Frigid

Harta estoy ! Hartaaaaaaaaaa !

Siempre la misma historia , mierda carajo ! Se creen que una tiene quince años y disfruta leer la misma trama una y otra vez .

Como lectora , me encantan los romances , me encantan las historias de amor de calidad ... por eso leo esta clase de libros , por eso sigo estos géneros por más que me decepcionen . Tengo la esperanza de que algún día me encuentre con algo distinto o , al menos , con personajes queribles .

Pues no . Siempre termino con cosas como estas .

Siempre es la piba tímida y virgen (por supuesto , porque sino es casta y pura nadie la va a querer) que se saca todo diez y de la que todos se burlan (porque en el fondo la envidian porque es hermosa ....PFFFFFF !! ) , y que es super inteligente show more y supuestamente tiene respeto por si misma pero cuyas acciones demuestran lo contrario .

La piba es una enamorada no correspondida . Si , puede acaso ser más trágica su vida??????

Está enamorada de un pibe que es HERMOSO (obvio , la fealdad no existe en estas historias) , MUJERIEGO (más vale , un hombre que no es promiscuo y machista no vale la pena) y CONTROLADOR (no sabías que la ternura se basa en los celos??... nada más tierno que un tipo que te espanta las citas sin razón ) . Un pibe con todas estas cualidades horribles que es perdonado al final porque en el fondo estaba enamorado de la muchachita (porsupu , cuando uno está enamorado de alguien , lo primero que hace es cogerse a todo el barrio como muestra de cariño . Seguro que todos hacemos eso , no?) .

La combinación perfecta (en realidad , no) para una historia de amor (amor para qué?) inolvidable (el próximo libro que lea será lo mismo con distinto nombre ).

HARTA ESTOY . Devanense un poco el cerebro y piensen un variaciones , en cambios , en amores honestos y no estas lujurias que sólo son entretenidas en los romances eróticos . show less

After finishing Frigid, I can't help but wonder how people were even able to digest it and rave about what an awesome book it is! Really, people? This book was nothing but plain boring and predictable , and annoying and I'm already being really generous by giving this a one-star rating. If not really for the minor characters and some funny moments, I would've totally dnfed this already.

Frigid is just yet another clichéd story between two best friends who are secretly in love with each other and all that shit. Sydney's been in love with Kyler since like forever and though he feels the same way, too, instead of pursuing her, he did exactly the opposite and screwed around with other girls because he feels that he's not "good enough" for show more her and she's the kind of girl who deserves someone "better."

Seriously???

Well you know what, I think that is just bullshit. If my bestfriend was secretly in love with me, I think I'd pretty much notice it. I also wouldn't deprive myself the opportunity of being with him because I'm not good enough for him or because he deserves someone better. If I wasn't good enough for him, we'd never even be best friends in the first place so that reason Kyler has there is a total bullshit.

And if the guy and I had been best friends since preschool, I don't think it would take until we're both stranded at a ski resort for us to declare our undying love for each other. And it certainly wouldn't begin with me - for goodness' sake - begging the guy to do me like he does the other girls. Yes, Sydney is pathetic like that. And stupid, too. Ugh, I have never hated a main character as much as hate Sydney. She begged Kyler! To treat her like one of his one-night stands! She didn't even complain when Kyler unawarely felt her up in his sleep! Have some dignity for yourself, woman! Oh, I take that back. Sydney, despite being 21-years old, is not even close to being a woman. She's like a child! All she ever did was whine and overthink worthless things such as "Oh, Kyler must regret what happened to us last night." Kyler this, Kyler that. Blah blah blah.

Congratuwelldone J. Lynn for making a character who is the epitome of stupidity. I think I just found my newest most-hated main character of all time. I think she'd be sticking in the first place for a while.

I am practically done. There's even more actually, a lot more that I despised about this book and if I let myself recall and write them all here, I think I'd totally destroy myself. I'd be so done than I already am now. No, thank you. I've had enough already. show less

Jennifer never fails to leave me breathless and wanting more, and Frigid is no exception. She is a wonderful story teller, and crafts heroines that are easy to relate to and although they have their flaws, they are strong people and these boys that are protective, sexy, charming and swoon worthy.
Frigid is in dual narration but we spend the majority of the time in Sydney's head. The glimpses into Kyler's head though bring a lot to the table, and helps get both sides of the story.
I love how far back Sydney and Kyler's friendship goes, and the mostly easy going banter and nature between them, but you can quickly tell that there is a lot of sexual tension brewing under the surface but they are both afraid to speak up because they don't show more want to ruin their friendship and lost the other person. Due to this non-communication there are some remarks on both sides that are completely taken the wrong way and hurt ensues, but even with this, it adds a realistic and emotional side to the story.
I love all the awkward positions they find themselves in and Sydney's dry sense of humor, and watch out for mailboxes when she's drunk. Some of her one liners had me cracking up and trying to die of laughter without waking up my husband.
Some of the scenes are intense and had me blushing, so def for mature new adults or those who can handle it. It had me breathless and wanting to curse when the scene was inevitably interrupted.
The mystery and danger that were an element in this one I was totally not expecting but I think it was handled and written really well.
The ending tied everything up really well and I can't wait to read more in this world.

Bottom Line: Breath taking! Hot romance and great characters. show less

What an intense story written by J. Lynn, and I'm sure I don't have to say she who goes by another name. I am a big fan of 'her' young adult novels and as J. Lynn her new adults novels have find a place in my heart as well. Frigid was a quick but absorbing read.

I liked that the story was able to pull me in and kept me interested, even with most of the book was just Sydney and Kyler. They were both snowed in alone with rare interaction with other people and the sexual tension between them was so tangible I was anxious for something to happen. Speaking of snowed in, the title of the book was very sly of Ms. Lynn, there is a definite double meaning there.

Kyler was the usual man whore you find in some of these new adult novel, I have to say show more I didn't see why he chose to be that way. When he said why he was it was the stupidest reason ever. Not that there are good reasons to be a man whore. I didn't think he did a good job at making sure his 'skanks' respected Sydney since he care so much for her. He really could have done a better job at protecting her from their dismissing of her existence in his life. Why did he think it was best to not seek out a relationship with Sydney when he feels so strongly for her? He was also as clueless as a guy can be when a girl is so in love with him.

Sydney has been in love with Kyler forever. She doesn't think he likes her as more than a best friend even though he always chase away any interested guy. Sydney was also the typical insecure girl, well I should say woman but she comes across as more of a teenager. She never says what's really on her mind to Kyler and I'm not sure but maybe her being a psychology major should have clued her in on the importance of communication if not common sense.

There was a bit of a suspense/mystery feel to some parts of the story. While stuck at the lodge Sydney and Kyler were being stalked and attempts were made on their life. It was pretty easy to figure out who the culprit was right away, even though I thought I might be wrong. That alone added some of the intense feeling to the story for me.

Frigid was a good book with very good writing, and interesting characters. I always love it when a lead character have a supportive gal pal that can knock some sense into her. And Sydney did have that in Andrea. And Kyler wasn't all bad, he really cared for Sydney and did get his head out of his ass and did man up eventually. show less

Swoooooon!!

Sooooo, here's what I think.

I think I love pretty much all the words Jennifer writes, and I love the way she creates and writes her characters. And her boys are more often than not hot, sexy, adorable, sluts (this one is only sometimes) and annoyingly attractive, including sometimes just plain annoying. Then again, they're boys.
Kyler is no different. Manwhore is a rather nice description of him. But when you add the gorgeous, protective and all around swoony, the manwhore is pretty easy to forget.
And then we have his best friend. Sydney. A girl. A pretty girl. Nerdy girl. A girl very much in love with her childhood best friend. That manwhore we were talking about.
This is a classic story, very well written, and a very fun show more read. However, you will find a little twist in this one, and that's what sets it apart from other stories like it. That and the fact that it's Jennifer's. Can't go wrong.

A little more careful editing job (a few typos and a little inconsistency) would've been great *cough cough, editor* show less

Somehow I jumped into another "just friends" rom. That's like three in a row.

First off, can we take a moment to reflect on the lead guy's name: "Kyler". Like his parents couldn't agree on Kyle or Tyler. Sigh...

Anyway, this was cute and fluffy. I honestly could have done without the whole side story with Zach, I didn't think it was necessary. For me, I would have preferred to see that time spent on growth from Kyler regarding his man-whore ways which are going to be hard to break, regardless of what his "reasons" were. It was a bit hard for me to see this relationship working out at the end, and much easier for me to see him slipping up and ruining the whole thing down the road.

This book wasn't perfect, but I have admit that I adored this story. I think because the characters had been friends for so very long. I'm a sucker for romances where the couple starts out as friends or have known each other forever. It was a pretty spot on look at the wild side of college life, but it was woven into the overall plot. If you haven't read J. Lynn, I recommend picking this one up. She's on fire. :)

Update: I just re-read this book and actually liked it better the second time. Like I said in my original blather, I really like books that the romance develops out of a strong friendship. This was one of those books. It did take an odd turn into suspense that seemed a little unrealistic, but that never diminished my enjoyment show more of the book. If you like angsty college kids, then this one is for you. show less