The Intern (Book 1, Lust, Sins07 / Seven Deadly Sins Series) [Kindle Edition]

Good girl, bad boy, dancing...and lust.

When I first read about this book I was hooked with the hole idea of sins. The Intern is the first book in the new series called Sins07, and it's about Lust.

It has been a while since I couldn't relate to a character, but Suzie made that possible. She is a 17 years old girl, very much like me. The good girl. Intelligent, student of one of the best schools, always does the right thing. But inside, she likes other stuff...like dancing. So when she goes to another city for a internship with her partner, the boring and always safe Chester, she instantly grabs this as an opportunity to have an adventure.

Who haven't wished for an adventure? For good girls...a little adventure could change their life. She finally has the freedom to do what she likes, and that includes taking dancing lessons with the super hot and famous Jo.Zee.

Of course, a good girl in a unknown big city isn't always safe.

Suzie could be any girl. She may be very intelligent, but when she sees a hot guy, she can't think straight. Nothing is more important than having him on her hands. Hormones also join in, and it's a party. And when you're growing up and trying to figure out who you're, it can be a very confusing ride. Specially if your thoughts aren't so innocent but in real life, you have no experience.

At first I wasn't sure it was the usual good boy versus bad boy, because Josh Zee wasn't the topical bad guy. But of course then I started to see all of his flaws, and I wanted to kick him!. Chester is always the good one, and he was such a sweet guy, I wanted to hug him. I can understand why Suzie didn't saw him in a romantic way...but his feelings were so obvious. I wished the author would have focus more on him and the past between them to understand him better.

The writing style was good. Maybe at the beginning it was a little bit slow but after reading the first couple of chapters it gets more interesting and fast-paced, and in a playful way the author manages to make you feel the music and the dancing. Even when I'm not a fan of that kind of music (hip hop), I really wished to start dancing right away! Music can be so....liberating.

So...Lust. For some people, Lust may be one of the most dangerous sins....but who doesn't like a little danger in life? For other, it may be a synonymous for fun. But, is it going to last? Is it enough? Are you willing to pay the price? (I'm a little intense over here!) Definitely the author make you understand the way Suzie lusts for this boy, but don't worry, she may not be very naive in her head, but she's very shy. There aren't sex scenes or something like that, but Suzie is definitely dreaming with them, so maybe it isn't your book if you don't feel comfortable with teens thinking about sex.

Overall, it's a great book, and I enjoyed it a lot. It has this chick-lit feeling, and the end wasn't at all what I was expecting! (which is always good, because I like plot twists). Definitely going to be attentive for the next book in this series.

Posted at Oh My Books!: [...]

This was a fun book! I think Ms. Scott series is going to take off like a rocket. Ms. Scott's writing flowed well and her descriptive were excellent. The characters had depth and I felt like they were realistic with all the trials and tribulations of todays youth.

I loved the protagonist, Suzy Q. and her foray into the world of hip-hop! Jo.Zee, her dance instructor is not only gorgeous, he's mysterious and a way sexy dancer!

The story takes Suzy Q. away from the safe environment of Chester, her best bud and her hometown to the big city where everything is exciting and well, just...BIG! It's everything that Suzy's dreamt of and now, she's caught the attention of Jo.Zee and she has to make a big decision whether or not to let lust override her sense of what she knows is right.

Another thing I really enjoyed about this book was the pop culture aspect. The description of the dance moves had me trying a few myself (blush), the music, the art... all of it. It's part of what made it such a fascinating read.

I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

Suzie Q has the internship opportunity of a lifetime, heading off to the big city of Roxeth (love that name--it reminds me of "Gotham") with her best friend Chester to spend two weeks working for the Lysistrata museum. Little does she know that most of her free time during these two educational/enriching weeks will be spent with the heart-stoppingly handsome dance instructor Jo.Zee. Is Jo.Zee as perfect as he seems, or will Suzie find that happiness lies in a calmer, more familiar direction?

Suzie's on the brink--her life has been devoid of any big excitements or risks, and she's hoping that during her internship she'll find something or somebody will transform her dull existence and help her really experience life. When she signs up for an introductory hip-hop dance class offered at her hotel, she meets the embodiment of the living-life-to-the-fullest philosophy, Joshua Zee, a 21-year-old dance expert who thinks she's got good enough moves to be one of his backup dancers in the hip-hop fitness DVD he's about to film. Suzie falls head over heels for hip-hop dance, for the big city with all its opportunities, and for Jo.Zee, who is the single most tempting guy she's ever met.

Suzie is very likable, and though she's completely consumed by thoughts of Jo.Zee for most of the novel, that's basically the point of the story, since The Intern is the first book in series based on the seven deadly sins, and Suzie's following the "lust" theme. And though she's not always eying Jo.Zee in a raunchy way, she's definitely deep in lust, because her feelings for him are based on desire more than affection or companionship. Suzie's always thinking about his looks, his moves, his accomplishments, his advice, his potential reactions to her. Normally, this kind of guy-obsession would make me lose respect for a heroine, but Suzie is so adorable, I never stopped liking her. It's like she's had such a narrow band of experience that she doesn't recognize that the feelings she has for Jo.Zee aren't exactly healthy ones. Jo.Zee represents excitement, the complete opposite of Chester, who she's known forever, and who is constantly mistaken for her boyfriend in public, but who's normal, predictable, and almost like a brother to her. Chester's always there in the background of the story, doing small, thoughtful things like caring for her ankle when she sprains it, but whenever Suzie's with him, no matter how hard she tries to pay attention, she finds her mind turning to thoughts of Jo.Zee.

Once I stopped offering mental advice to Suzie and just let the story take me on a journey, I really enjoyed it. I absolutely loved the dance scenes and the description of the movements, and I even caught myself browsing Youtube, looking up the eclectic, cool music artists that were mentioned (never heard of the singer/dancer BoA? How about Korean pop star Rain? You should know both, without delay! ) The delights of the big city and the facts about various artworks from the museum were also fantastic additions to the story which really made for a fun, unique reading experience. Also, the ending twist was incredible--I didn't see it coming at all, but it was set up from the very beginning. Good stuff.

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 15 reviews  4.0 out of 5 stars