I LOVED IT SOOOOOO MUCH!!! ( )

Clash is the eagerly awaited sequel to Crash, picking up where we left Jude and Lucy at college. Jude had followed Lucy to a college 5 hours away from Julliard, hoping that there was a chance that they could reunite their broken hearts.

Clash changed direction a bit for me and it was Lucy this time that let all her issues cloud her better judgement and continually come between Jude and her relationship. She kept fighting against the rollercoaster that is their relationship. I had an ongoing dialogue with her while reading, rolling my eyes in frustration at some of her decisions and wanting to shake some sense into her.

Throughout Clash she fights her feelings and is so conflicted about where she wants the relationship to go. All through it though, she couldn’t deny the attraction and love she felt for Jude.

”Baby”. I said, freeing the last button right before I tugged the shirt from his pants, “your words never fail to make me want to swoon and squirm at the same time.”

She just couldn’t decide which way to turn (even though I was yelling at my reader, telling her exactly what she should be doing!)She frustrated me and she took me on that emotional roller coaster right to the end.

Jude had really tried to turn his life around, settling in at his new college and football team, of which he was the star. He loves Lucy and wants her so bad, he will do anything to keep her. This task is made very difficult, however, when Adriana comes on the scene, Jude’s “spirit sister”. And so the rollercoaster is thrown into motion again.
Can I just say now, that I did not like Adriana. How low can someone go? Well she went pretty low, the conniving, manipulative, little *%^&$. Well you get my drift.
Adriana's presence causes some very difficult moments for Lucy and Jude and it tests their trust in each other and also their decision making. Lucy is jealous and it really clouds her judgement but Jude is still there reassuring her of his love.

”When I look at Adriana, or any other girl for that matter, that’s all I see. Some other girl who isn’t my girl. I don’t see them Luce, I see you,”he continued, his skin lining between his brows. “I’ve only ever seen you.”

I really felt for Jude at these moments but could also totally put myself in Lucy’s shoes and understand her reactions, if not agreeing with them. Jude is so patient, well he has the patience of a saint where Lucy is concerned, especially considering how far he has come since first meeting Lucy.

Sometimes, though, Jude would not make the best choices. He is so consumed with Lucy that he let a few things happen with Adriana, without thinking how Lucy could react. At times he would slip back into old habits and I wanted to give him a good talking to, but how could you not love his intensity, his devotion, his protectiveness and his passion. He really did make me swoon.
"Tell me what to do. Luce. Tell me what you want from me. Because I'll dot it. I'd do anything."

Overall I really liked this book, even though it was shorter than Crash. It really sucked me in to all the emotional angst, into the characters heads and into living each scene with them. I read it in one sitting, finishing at 2am.

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Great follow up to Crash. Jude and Lucy make it through freshman year with lots of soul searching and success in their respective schools. ( )

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In Short
- Clash follows on perfectly from Crash.
- I love that Nicole tested Jude and Lucy's relationship in Clash and didn't give them an 'easy ride'
- Both Jude and Lucy's characters continued to grow and develop in Clash.
- It's an emotional and raw read that is near impossible to put down!

In Long
I finished Crash, the first book in the series, feeling quite satisfied and was unsure whether to read Clash. I think I was a bit nervous I would feel let down by it after loving Crash so much and not knowing if Nicole could write another book on them which I would love as much as I did as Crash. I am pleased to say that Clash most definitely was not disappointing and I loved spending more time with Jude and Lucy.

I loved that Nicole tested Jude and Lucy’s relationship in Clash by putting them in quite a testing living situation. Lucy and Jude are living 5 hours away from each other as Lucy is at dance school. I was really intrigued to see how their relationship would cope with this big challenge as well as the other challenges they faced.

Clash is quite an emotional and raw read. I really loved that Nicole went deeper into both the characters lives and I felt like I got to know them even more than I did in Crash. Their characters have definitely made both Crash and Clash amazing reads, even more so because both characters have likable personalities. The pace of the storyline changes throughout the book but there wasn't any point I got bored and I struggled to put the book down each time I had to!
Final Thoughts
I am so glad that I chose to read Clash straight after Crash, I loved getting to see where Jude and Lucy’s relationship went next and to see them face their next challenges together. ( )

Wow this book pissed me off I just wanted to scream at Lucy & shake her.
She just keeps walking away from Jude over & over in this ..........read more on my blog iloveladyporn.blogspot.com ( )