Summary-
Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one.
Environmental issues, civil rights, corrupt corporations, and politicians you name it, she's probably been involved in a protest. When her latest cause lands her in jail overnight, she meets Silas Moore. He's in for a different kind of fighting. And though he's arrogant and infuriating, she can't help being fascinated with him. Yet another lost cause.
Football and trouble are the only things that have ever come naturally to Silas. And it's trouble that lands him in a cell next to do-gooder Dylan. He's met girls like her before fixers, he calls them, desperate to heal the damage and make him into their ideal boyfriend. But he doesn't think he's broken, and he definitely doesn't need a girlfriend trying to change him. Until, that is, his anger issues and rash decisions threaten the only thing he really cares about: his spot on the Rusk University football team. Dylan might just be the perfect girl to help.
Because Silas Moore needs some fixing after all.
Review-
I had read and loved Cora Carmack's All Lined Up, the first book in the Rusk University series, so I was pretty excited for All Broke Down. All Broke Down is the story of Dylan and Silas. We'd met Silas in the previous book and he was quite the jerk there but we do get to see that there is so much more to him and Dylan. All Broke Down was a pretty good read.
Dylan is your typical do gooder or so it seems when we first meet her. She loves fighting for lost causes and one of those times makes her land up in jail where she meets Silas. I really liked Dylan. She was a sweet girl who was genuinely trying to prove that she deserved to be where she was. I loved how she wanted to help Silas and her intentions were always good.
Then we have Silas. Like I said previously, Silas was a jerk when we'd met him in the previous book and he is still is to an extent but he had his reasons. Silas has a very unstable childhood which makes him doubt his position on the team. He screws up but he does make it right too. I really liked Silas after understanding him.
Dylan and Silas have chemistry since the first moment they meet. Like all Cora Carmack books, the connection the hero heroine share is lovely and one which I thoroughly enjoyed. They may look like complete opposites on the surface but Dylan and Silas understood each other really well. Their love story was sweet and genuine.
While I cannot say that Dylan and Silas are my favorite couple and that All Broke Down is one of Cora Carmack's best works, I did enjoy All Broke Down. We get to meet many other characters as well, some of whose stories have already kinda started and I'm curious to see how they go forward. All Broke Down shouldn't be missed by new adult fans.
Summary-
In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.
Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers, and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.
But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football star ex wasn’t bad enough, her father, a Texas high school coaching phenom, has decided to make the jump to college ball… as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.
Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting line-up. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It's obliterated.
Dallas doesn't know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn't know that Dallas is his new coach's daughter.
And neither of them know how to walk away from the attraction they feel.
Review-
I had liked Cora Carmack's Finding It series. All Lined Up looked like a really cute read when I picked it up and I am surprised by how much I ended up loving it. It was much more than just a cute read. All Lined Up is a true new adult book, it was about discovering yourself and figuring things out. It actually passed all my expectations with flying colors.
Dallas hates football. She did love the game at one point of time in her life but then she always felt as though she had to share her father with football. I loved Dallas. She was a really sweet heroine. Having had guys talk to her to come in her father's good books, she was rightly hesitant. I also liked that while she looked like she had everything under control she still had issues and insecurities.
Then we have Carson. God, Carson was one of the most sweetest, genuinely nice heroes I've read till date. Move over bad boys, this nice guy made me swoon. Carson has just moved to Rusk University. He knows the only thing he is good at is football and he cannot afford any distractions. When he meets Dallas there is instant attraction but they both get the shock of their lives when he finds out that she is his Coach's daughter and when she finds out that he is a football player.
I loved how Carson and Dallas meet. There was instant attraction but not insta love. They had chemistry but both were not willing to jump in without thinking. I also loved the fact that they both understood each other the way people in their lives didn't. They made for a really cute couple with all their flaws and faults.
We also get to meet a nice set of characters from Rusk University. I really hope everyone gets a book because I am hooked. Cora Carmack writes new adult perfectly without going over board with the romance. She portrays the mind of a college student authentically. I really loved reading All Lined Up.
