Review and Giveaway: Dizzy by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry

 Dizzy by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry
 Publisher: Self-published
 Publication date: November 20th 2012
 My rating: 4 stars

 

Dylan doesn’t do relationships. He and his older brother watched their dad go through hell and back, so they made a pact years ago—no girl would come between the Gibson boys. But his brother sells out. He's getting married anyway. To the sister of a chick Dylan met at a party, who's probably the angriest girl he's ever met. Unfortunately, she happens to be hot, too.

Ziah’s life is upside down—her safe boyfriend turns out to be not-so-safe, and now her sister is getting married before college is over to the older brother of a spoiled, party boy who drives her crazy. And also makes her heart beat too fast.

There’s no denying the attraction, but there's also no denying how much they irritate each other. When they’re thrown together as forced wedding planners, they find an ally in each other--neither wants this wedding to happen.

But instead of putting a stop to the crazy nuptials they find themselves at fittings and cake testing. And maybe even…a few dates?
Dizzy is a novel about what happens when two people who are determined not to fall in love, maybe do anyway. Maybe.

Dizzy was such a fun read!  It starts out with lots of chemistry and snark, and ends with a lot of heart, and maybe a couple of tears.  I just adored this story!

Ziah is finishing her senior year concentrating on good grades and moving onto to med school with her steady beau, James.  The last thing she wants to do is go some drunken party, but her boyfriend and best friend, Alyssa want to go, so she’s there.  This is where she runs into Dylan, or rather where he runs into her, spilling beer all over her shirt.  She saw him before and was mesmerized by his stunning good looks, but then saw him draped all over a girl, and dismissed him on sight. She knows his type, pretty, rich-boy used to having girls throw themselves at him.  So the whole beer spilling incident is just another point against him. 

Dylan doesn’t do girlfriends.  He likes girls, he just never lets them close.  His father and brother, Derrick, are a team and stick together, because they’re all they’ve got.  Dylan’s mother left them and they haven’t heard from her in years.  When Dylan sees Ziah from across the room at his party, he’s immediately attracted.  She’s gorgeous in a natural way.  Unfortunately, she has nothing but a scowl on her face as she looks back at him.  He goes to help her find a soda, and accidentally dumps his beer on her.  Who cares, he’s never going to see her again, right?  That would be a WRONG!

These two are about to be closer than they ever thought because unbeknownst to them their siblings, his brother, Derrick and her sister, Lora just got engaged.  So Dylan and Ziah are thrown together to help plan the perfect wedding, to their horror.  Dylan feels betrayed that Derrick would get married, and he’s afraid he’ll end up like their father, alone and miserable.  Ziah thinks her sister, Lora is crazy, getting married before she’s finished with college.  They’ve always said school first, career second, and boys third. There’s no way she’s going to support Lora’s insanity. 

It’s always fun to read about antagonistic relationships that turn into romance.  They irritate, affect, and push each other’s buttons, because there’s a spark there.  I love seeing the slow transition from hate, to like, to more.  There was heaps of chemistry in this story.  Here’s a little teaser:

I give her a cocky grin and then see the stupid strand of hair fall into her face. I don’t know what makes me do it, but I push it behind her ear. She does another of those little gaspy-breaths, and it makes me start feeling all sorts of things I shouldn’t for a whole list of reasons.

Their time together forces them to see each other in a new light.  Ziah has a lot of hurt to deal with because of her relationships, and Dylan deals with his issues of abandonment from his mom. Unintentionally, they each witness the other struggling with these issues, and because of this they become close.  I was sad for both Dylan and Ziah at different times.  Poor Dylan, it was just so heartbreaking when you find out everything about his mother.  I was in tears again!  I don’t know if I would’ve been as forgiving as Ziah was in her situation.  That was pretty messed up.  I have to say, Paul, Dylan’s close friend came off as sort of a moron at first but he was smarter than he seemed.  Although, there was this quote that had me laughing:

“Why? Why couldn’t I see it before?”

Paul shrugs. “I don’t know, man. Maybe it’s like Postpartum depression or something.”

Looking at him, I shake my head. “That’s for pregnant chicks, you idiot. It’s post traumatic.”
“That, too. Maybe you had both.”

This story was co-written by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry.  I think they did an excellent job bouncing off each other, crafting the story seamlessly.  The story flows perfectly, and at an addictive pace.  

Now for the good part.  The awesome Jolene Perry and Nyrae Dawn decided to generously sponsor a giveaway of two e-book copies of Dizzy!!  Thank you!  The giveaway is INTERNATIONAL.  The only requirement is that you follow the blog.  Just fill out the rafflecopter below.  Good luck! 
 

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