Girl Abroad by Elle Kennedy
New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy brings her signature angst, drama, and humour to a new standalone romance.
When nineteen-year-old Abbey Bly gets the opportunity to study abroad for a year in London, it’s the perfect chance to finally slip out from under the thumb of her beloved but overbearing retired rock star father. She’s ready to be free, to discover herself – but first off, to meet the girls she’s rooming with. That is, until she arrives at her gorgeous new flat to discover those roommates are actually all boys. Charming, funny, insufferably attractive boys. And off-limits, with a rule against fraternizing between housemates after unwanted drama with the previous girl.
Abbey has never considered herself a rulebreaker. But soon, she’s lying to her father about her living situation and falling for not one, but two men she can’t have: her rugby-player roommate and a broody musician with a girlfriend. Not to mention, her research for school has gotten her tangled in a deeply hidden scandal of a high nobility family, surrounding her in secrets on all sides.
If there’s any hope of Abbey finding love, answers, or a future in London, she’ll have to decide which rules – and hearts – might be worth breaking . . .
I enjoyed this, but I’ll admit that Abbey made me crazy at times.
Abbey is a nineteen year old daughter of a retired rock star. He’s super overprotective, but lets her do a year in London for college. She’s supposed to be rooming with three girls. But Lee, Jamie, and Jack are all male. At first Abbey freaks out, but she feels at home quickly. All three become her friends quickly and she has an attraction to Jack right away. He’s a rugby player from Australia. Abbey meets a boy Nate because of his girlfriend. She’s attracted to Nate right away. He’s a bass player in a band and opposite of Jack. Nate makes her feel free and reckless. Jack makes her laugh and feel safe. A huge part of the book is Abbey falling for both boys.
What I really loved about the book was the research story. I found myself really invested in it and wanted to know what happened to the woman in the painting. I liked all the school and library stuff. There were some steamy sex scenes, but nothing major.
I gave this book 4 stars.
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