Today I have for you my review of Three Daves by author Nicki Elson. A New Adult, Contemporary Romance bordering on Chick Lit, which I absolutely LOVE (shhhh, not many people know that), Three Daves, released February 16, 2010 by Omnific Publishing, will have you up late at night, or totally making you forget to do the housework during the day!
Jennifer Whitney was the last American virgin. At least that’s what she felt like in 1986 as she began her sophomore year at Central Illinois University. She was proud of her decision to wait for the right guy, and yet she was getting restless. It seemed like everyone around her was doing it... and having fun doing it, too. She didn’t want to become the campus slut or anything, but surely there was a difference between a trashy skank and a nice girl with a little experience. Perhaps it was time to stop relying on fate to guide her and instead take matters into her own hands. And with that realization, Jen decided to find “the one” and lose her virginity, although not necessarily in that order...
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Talk about a
flashback of memories. Three Daves
starts off in 1986 as Jen is started her sophomore year. Personally, I was starting the 11th grade at
that time so the music, bar scenes, mixed tapes, movies and the fashion of that
time is all something I could relate to.
I was extremely into music during my high school years and, without my
parents knowledge, go to the local music venues where I would mix with the
local college crowds.
An
interesting story. When it first started
off and the whole David, religion, Bible and Psalms lessons were going on, I
was really unsure where the story was going to lead. I was like, hmmm, I didn’t think this was a
Christian Fiction novel. In all reality,
it’s not. Get past all that, and skim
past the Psalms at the end of each chapter, and you will find yourself wrapped
in a coming of age book filled with honesty, curiosity, hurt and
discovery. Jen starts out pretty
wholesome and comes to a realization that there is something she really wants
to know more about and finds a way to do so.
Three Daves
actually has three different Dave’s in it; David, Dave and Big D. Three relationships that bring something to
the table while in the end coming full circle.
A learning experience for Jen, the Dave’s involved and her friends who
are there with her through everything.
Some of her friends are the typical stand-by-you’s while some are also
the typical all about themselves type.
Now back to
the whole religion bit. Please get past
that point, this is NOT a religious book.
This is NOT a chasity is the way to go book. When you are at that point the story has
barely even started. You will be
surprised where and how far the story takes you. I do suggest to the author that if she ever
thinks of a rewrite, taking the Psalms out completely and toning down the
religion lesson a bit. I have a feeling
that she may have lost more than a few readers with the way that part was
done. It started to feel like an after
school special instead of a coming of age New Adult Contemporary Romance.
I recommend
this to anyone who likes to see a character evolve and likes the New Adult
genre. I do not suggest this to anyone
under the age of 17 due to the mature sexual content. Like the big hair, underground music,
carefree feel of the 80s? This book is
for you. For those of that generation,
you will be having flashbacks of those times and finding yourself truly
connecting with the characters, especially Jen.
I'm feeling so nostalgic right now that I'm ready to dig out my own
mixed tapes and rock the night away with the Ramones, Cure and more.
About
the Author
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Writing wasn't something Nicki set out
to do; it just sort of happened when she realized writing reports was by far
her favorite part of her investment consulting position. She traded stock
allocation and diversification for story arcs and dialogue and now weaves her
creative writing time in with the other activities of her busy life with her
family in the Chicago suburbs. Nicki writes with two goals in mind: #1 to keep the characters realistic, even when their circumstances are anything but, and #2 to make the reader feel. Her published works include Three Daves, a light-hearted romantic romp through a 1980s college campus, Divine Temptation, a romantic novel of angelic proportions, and short stories “Sway” (available as a single), “I Don’t Do Valentine’s Day” (part of A Valentine Anthology), and “Impressionism 101” (included in the debut issue of Insatiable: The Magazine of Paranormal Desire).
Author
Social Media Links:
Website: http://nickielson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickiElson3D
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/by.NickiElson
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