4.5 stars 
 Sabrina James is driven to succeed. Trying to leave behind a shameful past, she works 2 jobs in order to finance her education goals that will lead her to a successful career. With all that work though, she doesn't have a lot of time for social activities. Her 2 best friends are her only fun. She doesn't do relationship, only using men when she needs the release. 
 John Tucker is the "mom" of his group of roommates. He cooks, he cleans, he offers advice. Generally, he is the guy they turn to when they need help. He has a plan -- graduation, return to his small Texas hometown and purchase a business. But as graduation approaches, he still isn't sure what kind of business he wants, and his plans lose some of their original appeal. 
 I loved the push and pull between these two. Sabrina is so set on her path that she doesn't know how to react when it looks like it could be derailed. Tucker has the patience of the saint. As a believer in love at first sight, he has his work cut out for him chasing Sabrina. He quickly learns that if he pushes too hard, she'll run, and he doesn't want her to run at all. 
 Tucker has long been one of those guys I loved to watch in the background. Now that he is the foreground, his "darlin's" and his nature had me falling even harder for him. His reactions to everything she throws at him were the perfect to compliment her reactions. 
 The story had great pacing. As with all the Off-Campus novels, there is a lot of back and forth between the two main characters. This one had me wishing I could read it straight through rather than having to put it down when I needed to get things done around the house. 
 There was great tension throughout the story, and the source continually changed. The timeline overlapped nicely with The Score, echoing parts of Tucker's story that readers already learned in the previous book without making either book feel like you need one in order to understand the other. This one just cleared up all the sneaking around that Tucker seemed to suddenly begin during The Score. 
 Told as a dual point-of-view, it was great to see both first person perspectives, especially as they went through the ups and downs of their relationship. Knowing what each was thinking kept me from being frustrated with either one of the characters as things went back and forth between them. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.