I liked getting Nate's side of things since, according to this, we missed out a lot of it from Liv. It's kind of blah and dramatic at parts, but I liked getting to know Nate more. 
 Merged review: 
 Sigh. I was hoping to like this one as much as the others, but I definitely didn't have quite the same connection. 
 Before Jamaica Lane falls around the time of the novella Castle Hill, where we have a pregnant Jo, happy Jo and Ellie, and a very despondent Olivia. Olivia left her entire life back in Arizona to move to Scotland with her father. While she didn't leave much behind more than friends and her mother's grave, she still had some trouble adjusting. Luckily for her, the super hot Nate was there to help her through the transition. 
 Instant friends, they began a relationship built on the mutual love of movies and horrid snacks. Before long, the two of them were seated next to each other with all the other couples paired off. Initially, Olivia didn't mind this so much but after being around so much romantic happiness, she wanted a little bit of it herself. Incredibly self-conscious and insecure, she didn't think Nate would ever go for her so she set her sights on someone more attainable. Too bad she was a flubbering mess around him, as well. 
 That's where Nate came in. He agreed to help her get over the problem with the most logical solution: to sleep with her. In an effort to prove how beautiful she is, she suggested he teach her the ways around the bedroom. Nate agreed (albeit reluctantly) as long as she promised it wouldn't change their relationship and she wouldn't fall in love. 
 Nothing could possibly go wrong! 
 I wish I could say that my disappointment didn't run deep, but it did. This plot is so familiar and I don't mind that, but much of it became so cliche it was painful: she felt herself falling but didn't tell him; he took her home to meet his family and they loved her; she believed she wasn't good enough for him; she worked up the nerve to confront him and he shut her down. It's what made the rating go down for me. 
 Her insecurity lent to a lot of other female characters that I haven't liked in the past. It was a mixture of Bella Swan and every new adult character around the block. However, there were some gem moments every long while. 
 "Because of that and my sometimes cocky sense of humor, Jo saw me as this self-assured, strong, confident, and sassy woman. I knew this because she told me so all the time. She told me she admired me. With Jo, I liked myself so much more than I usually did. She was the only mirror I liked looking into." (pg. 96). 
 Here she admits that she's seen as something she isn't and strives to be that girl. Generally those characters are down-trodden and everyone knows they're insecure. That's not the case with Olivia - in fact, it's the opposite. So that was a good change of pace with the monotony. 
 Just all in all, I didn't love it as much as the first two books. It was a cute addition, but not as special. I hope the next one doesn't disappoint me!