Hannah Bloom arrives on campus for her senior year of college a new woman. No more mortifying acne–though she still bears the scars–and no more trying to be invisible. She has two goals: get into med school and have sex before graduation. But getting into med school may prove easier than having sex, because Hannah has a secret–she’s never even been kissed. What she needs is a tutor who’ll … who’ll give her lessons in all the things she’s missed out on, and Casey Grant is the perfect candidate. Her dorm’s resident player, he’s not only the hottest guy she’s ever seen, he already knows her secret.
The only trouble is, nothing goes according to plan. Their lessons don’t feel like lessons, they feel like the real thing. She tries to date other guys, but nothing can compare with what she has with Casey. If she’s not careful she’ll fall for him just like every other girl on campus–and have her heart broken like them, too.
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I really tried I swear. But I got this book in March and ever since then I have been slowly trying to finish it. Finally, I did and I could only go to 3 stars. Usually, I would just do a DNF on a book, but I hate doing that.
Just because I gave this one a 3 star does not mean I won’t try Isabel again. But this book did not connect for me. Sorry.
I really enjoyed this college romance book. It brought back many fond college memories of friends, parties, and awkward dates. I fell in love with Hanna and all her insecurities. She came back her senior year of college a changed woman. In looks and attitude. She was determined to make college memories by going to parties and not missing anything this year. She was also determined to lose her V card. She has a partner in crime with her roommate and best fried Audrey. Her first day back, a handsome guy helps her with her bag. She attends a party that does not end well, but gives her an idea. The stud of the college, Casey, which every girl wants, is going to help Audrey with her new plan. I don’t want to spoil anything about this book. But Hanna and Casey are adorable together. And hot! I loved how this whole story played out. This is a great college romance with an extremely happy ending for all the characters involved.
This is my first read from this author and I found the story to be quite enjoyable. I would have liked it to be dual POV just so I could get his side. Hannah and Casey were so good together. She wanted to lose her virginity before she graduated college so she turned to Casey since he already knew her secret and he was a player in every sense. What she didn’t expect was that in losing her virginity she was going to be gaining a relationship. Loved this friends to lovers’ romance.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I really, really loved this new adult romance about Hannah and Casey.
I really could relate to Hannah and all of her insecurities toward guys and how to be around them and her need to isolate herself from everyone around her.
It is really though to change The thinking of you not being good enough to be friends with the people around you and especially the beautiful jock who can get any girl or friend he wants.
Hannah has had acne since high school and has hidden herself away from everyone for years but now she has come back to her senior year of college with clean skin and a changed outlook on life.
She suddenly goes to parties, hang out with friends and become friends with the very popular jock Casey and she gets asked out by a gorgeous guy. But Hannah has never been on a date, has never been kissed and she is a virgin so how can she get over all her insecurities before her date and who can she ask to help her;)?
Casey is a rugby player on the college team and he is a player who has a new girl every day. He has also been with one of Hannah’s best friends which creates a problem for Hannah because her friend still has a crush on him. But he would be the perfect candidate to ask because he doesn’t fall in love and she just needs a friend to teach her! Will he help her out?
Hannah and Casey are so great together and their friendship is really special. I loved when he knocked on her door to ask if she wants to watch “I love Lucy” with him in the common room or when she takes care of him while he is sick. Their chemistry is also really hot and sensual.
Her friends kind of annoyed me and got a lot of her insecurities out in the open again and that didn’t have to happen.
I loved the HEA and that Hannah also helped Casey out with his problems figuring out what he wants to do with his life. She finally goes after what she wants and let’s go of all of her insecurities!
I can definitely recommend this book and if it becomes a series I will definitely continue.
I got this book from Entangled Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much.
This is a beautiful coming-of- age story which is about Hannah who shy and lacks confidence in herself, and Casey the popular playboy who she enlists to teach her how to overcome all her firsts. This is a well written story which is a relatable and sweet story and I was totally hooked and intrigued throughout. I highly recommend for all readers.
From the moment I read this blurb I was hooked! From its charming and crackling premise to its immensely appealing characters, both main and secondary, this was a story that sucked me in and held me captive until the last turn of the page. In a story with a bit of humor, a bit of angst, and a lot of heart and soul, readers will find this a gem in the New Adult genre and will be clamoring for Ms. Morin to revisit this world and its easy to relate to characters.
Until her senior year of college Hannah Bloom had always tried to stay hidden, tried to hide her severe acne and battered self-esteem behind a reserved personality. Smart and studious she’s on course to go to med school where she truly wants to help people, but in her final year of college she wants something else too…a life. Having never yet been kissed, and with her v-card still intact, Hannah’s starting to feel angry and frustrated and desperate to feel like the strong-willed woman she’s becoming through taking more chances. After a disastrous first kiss though she turns to the dorm’s playboy, Casey, to tutor her in matters of sex and it’s not long before their hearts become involved. Hannah’s a wonderful heroine with a kind heart and insecurities that were easy to relate to, years of hurt feelings that had me aching for her while rooting for her to overcome her past. She pushed through the insecurities though to start experiencing life and started to realize that putting herself out there was worth a few bruises along the way, not only in her interactions with Casey but with her circle of friends too. She was down-to-earth and didn’t mince words either, a truthful woman that I respected and admired and who I could easily call my friend. The romance between her and Casey was a slow-burn that had them starting out as friends before becoming oh so much more and their journey was one that warmed my heart and put a smile on my face.
With this story being told from Hannah’s POV, much time is spent digging into her emotions but that doesn’t mean that Casey Grant’s put on the back burner. He’s far too sexy with a larger than life personality to ignore and with each turn of the page I fell for him even further. To many on campus he’s a playboy flitting from one conquest to the next, leaving a trail of broken hearts behind, with a smoldering smile and a life that seems carefree. Behind that facade though is someone far more complex, with doubts about his future, that are slowly revealed through his interactions with Hannah. Their early scenes were sweet with moments of flirtiness that put Hannah at ease and made her comfortable enough to ask him to be her tutor. From there their time together turned sizzling with moments that also allowed for heartfelt talks that helped readers become even more invested in them. Not only did Hannah grow during this story, but so too did Casey. Things had always come easily to him courtesy of a powerful family name and good looks, but with Hannah he found something that he had to work hard to claim. He had to earn her love after finally discovering that he did want love and commitment instead of the casual relationships he used to engage in. There’s a big heart hiding under Casey’s playboy act and it made him a delectable hero that I wish we could’ve spent a bit more time with as he’s a delicious morsel that I’m still dreaming about at night.
This was an entertaining read from start to finish with crackling banter and a scorching romance. The characters were appealing, both the main ones as well as the secondary ones, and were easy to relate to as they all reminded me of my own college years. The journey to HEA had a few tiny bumps along the way, as insecurities are hard to overcome, but it just had me rooting for them all the more while hoping that the secondary characters will soon take center stage. Among this couple’s circle of friends the one who left the biggest impression was Audrey, a strong-willed and straight talking heroine whose demeanor is very similar to Casey. She enjoys her casual flings, makes no excuses, and is very protective of those she calls friend. She too has family issues and I’m hoping that Ms. Morin knows was a treasure she has with this heroine and is already plotting out her story. Readers looking for a sweet and sexy tale where the teacher learns wwwwaaaayyyy more from the student will definitely want to grab this romance the moment you’re done reading this review!
I loved this story and just in case you don’t follow me/know me, that is huge because this age group normally has drama running amok in their lives that make my eyes twitch which makes me want to do violent things LOL Casey and Hannah did not make me want to burn things down. In fact, quite the opposite happened. Isabel Morin wrote a well thought out growth story about two people who on paper seem to be complete opposites but deep down they’re two pieces of a puzzle that fit perfectly together! Two people who both grew in the story because of each other!!
If I’m being honest, I knew the story would entertain me because of the premise. I mean the whole virgin getting lessons from the hot guy is impossible not to be entertaining! What I didn’t expect, and I embraced with open arms, was how endearing not only the story was but also both Hannah and Casey! These two kids owned my heart and it was just glorious!
Hannah Bloom is starting her senior year of college, ready to have a year of firsts. For the past three years, she has stayed away from everyone due to terrible cystic acne. Thankfully, her doctor put her on some medication and except for some slight scars, her skin looks great. I felt for Hannah because you could tell she had scars on the inside which hadn’t been healed by medication.
Wanting to put herself out there, but maybe not all the way, she asks Casey Grant who she’s sure she won’t fall for. For one, he’s a huge player and second, her friend dated him and still likes him. Of course, she didn’t count on the fact feelings begin to develop for both of them. She wanted Casey, yet didn’t want to be one of many and Casey wanted Hannah, but was confused by his feelings for her.
I enjoyed reading A First Time For Everything because it was pretty realistic, especially Hannah’s ordeal with acne and her feelings of insecurity. Ms. Morin is a new-to-me author and I look forward to reading more of her work. I give A First Time For Everything four stars and recommend it to those who love New Adult or college romance.
This is a good book for a young adult to read. It digs into the insecurities college and young adults can feel as they try to fit what they think the crowd wants. Casey is living the dream life of a young college male. Hannah has been living the nightmare of a young college female. As the two becomes close friends they find that nothing is really perfect and that they can both be good for each other. It touches on friendship and the love of parents. It is a touching story which will be good for a young person struggling with self esteem and making life decisions.
Tender and sweet college romance
Hannah’s new-found confidence leads her into her senior year determined to check the remaining college experiences of her list. After inadvertently sharing her secret with the hottest guy on campus, she recruits him to tutor her on everything she’s been missing out on.
I admired Hannah’s restraint, vowing to herself to keep her feelings for Casey simple and transactional, not willing to be just another girl who pines for what she can never have. I loved the way Casey wrestled with his own feelings for Hannah, and it was sweet to watch his confusion about how to keep a girl who was pulling away from him, after always having been the one to walk away before.
Written entirely from Hannah’s first-person POV, this story layers all the emotions with surprising insight and depth. The brilliant use of dialogue and observation gives the reader a clear view of Casey’s heart even as Hannah struggled to figure it all out.
There is plenty of steam in this book as Casey tutors Hannah on all aspects of intimacy, but they are also developing a surprising friendship that proves to be the foundation they didn’t know they needed. It’s a beautiful coming-of-age story, one I highly recommend for every romance reader. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
A First Time For Everything by Isabel Morin a five-star read that needs to come out of hiding. Hannah Bloom is the perfect name for the main character in this story as she blooms from the first page to the last, she uncurls like a beautiful flower on a sunny morning to absorb the beautiful sunny rays. I liked Hannah and found her to be real, you could see how she would keep herself tucked away having such a physical attribute that you cant hide as acne means you do hide yourself, it was nice watching her realise just how good looking she is and come to terms with it, know it and still have doubts its made her such a deep character. Casey Grant the eternal player, and why not he’s good looking, has life on a plate, who wouldn’t eat it all. He surprised me in more ways that I could imagine from his first appearance to his last. This is a great coming of age and coming into yourself read, if you want an easy read that’s heartfelt, with a little funny and lots of sweet and a little naughty then pick this up as you won’t be disappointed.
I loved Hannah and Casey!
Pre-med student Hannah Bloom tried to be invisible her first three years of college because she was self-conscious of her severe acne but now that it’s gone, she is ready to actually experience college life when she’s not studying for a test. Hannah has a slight problem with experiencing everything because she’s never even been kissed so she asks Casey Grant who is with a different girl every weekend to help teach her.
Hannah first considers Casey off limits because he dated a friend of hers and she’s still interested in Casey even though he doesn’t do repeats but when she finally got to know him as a friend her feelings slowly started to change.
I loved reading A First Time For Everything because it really reminded me of my college years when you feel awkward and out of place with other students and how Hannah finds herself.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.