Book Review: Out From Under You

“Love is an earthquake. It comes when you least expect it. It rips the ground clear away. Right out from under you.” The day Lia Smart met Grayson Walker, eight years ago, was the day she fell helplessly in love with him. Coincidentally, it was the same day Grayson fell in love with someone else: Lia’s smarter, sexier, superior-in-every-way older sister, Alex. Now, nearly a decade later, Alex and Grayson are long over and twenty-two-year-old Lia has finally managed to forget all those lonely nights she spent pining after her sister’s boyfriend. But when Grayson unexpectedly arrives back in town with Alex for Labor Day weekend and the two announce that they’re not only back together but engaged, all the feelings that Lia buried suddenly come bubbling back to the surface. But Lia is no longer the awkward, gangly tomboy she was at fourteen. Far from it. And Grayson is conflicted by the lustful thoughts he’s now having for her. He knows he could never act on those thoughts, however. Grayson has always prided himself on being one of the “good guys.” But as the weekend wears on, he’s finding this new grown-up version of Lia more and more impossible to resist... Heartbreaking and sexy with a dash of humor, Sophie Swift crafts a passionate, unforgettable tale about desire, growing up, and the kind of love that shakes us to the core. *Contains adult situations and explicit content. Recommended for ages 17+
Kath's thoughts: I love it. Well okay... To be honest I had a "love-hate relationship" with this book. Love because of the way how Sophie Swift wrote it. It's written in dual point of views. One for Grayson Walker and the other is for Lia Smart. I love how Sophie connected those two minds but also you can see the difference of the thoughts of the two characters. I also loved the flow of the story, there's some unexpected twist and turns just when I thought it'll be a happy ending. 

To the hate part, ok... I think I've never ever read a book with characters like this whose been so so so stubborn! I mean come on Grayson! Get it on already! Be a man and have the balls to choose which Smart girl are you choosing. It's like he's stuck in a Robert Frost poem that he cannot choose which road to travel by! And trust me I really hated that for playing with Lia's feeling (My feelings too!) and then there's Lia. Lia Lia Lia. I don't know... I understand her. That some admiration isn't just a simple crush like for others but some times an admiration can turn into a one sided love. (Oh trust me Lia I know the feeling) so I really couldn't imagine how she handle hiding it all those years that her long time crush, an on and off boyfriend of her sister Alex and a surprise news "we're engaged". 

Then there's Alex Smart. I mean these two siblings really? All those years you've been having a silent sibling rivalry and no one ever said "hey let's talk what is wrong with you?!" see what I mean? Anyways my point is while reading this it's a roller coaster ride of feelings for me. That is why I loved this book. Most especially I loved Sophie! Her words are amazing and i mean uh-may-zeeng! Like this quote for example "Love is an earthquake. It comes when you least expect it. It shakes your foundation to the core. It rips the ground clear away. Right out from under you." Sophie can deliver a great humor too especially Blake's line or Lia's "Lois Lame", have loads of drama, has steaming scenes (oh you'll get why it's steaming alright) :) so for people who's been irritated or hated the story well... Like I said it's a love/hate with this story but in the end I've gotta say it's love. I love it the most. And as Lia's mom said "The choices that lead us to happiness are never the easiest ones or the least painful." So give this a chance and try to understand this amazing characters that Sophie created.



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OUT FROM UNDER YOU – Author Dream CastI think almost every author dreams of his/her book being turned into a movie one day and I’m no exception! But until that glorious day comes, I’ll just have to dream it up in my imagination. And since in this fantasy movie, I am the director, producer, costume designer, music supervisor, AND casting director, I get to pick all the actors that star in it!
So here it is, my dream cast for the main characters of OUT FROM UNDER YOU!


Lia Smart - Brittany Snow After watching (and loving!) Pitch Perfect, I fell in love with Brittany Snow. I think she has the perfect mix of sexiness and adorableness. But she can also be snarky, witty, and comedic. This combination is the epitome of Lia Smart. I also think you could really have fun “dorking up” Brittany Snow for the younger flashback scenes before she grew up and “turned pretty.”






Alex Smart – Hayden Panettiere Hayden has such great sex appeal. She oozes confidence and sultriness on screen. This is exactly the kind of person I pictured when writing Alex Smart, Lia’s sexy, confident, intelligent older sister. I could see how someone like Hayden Panettiere could totally put a spell on Grayson!


Grayson Walker – Liam Hemsworth SWOOOOON! I just LOVE Liam Hemsworth! I will secretly be married to him one day, mark my words! I fell in love with him after watching The Last Song and I think he just embodies that perfect mix of steamy goodness and sweet-natured “nice guy.” That is Grayson Walker to a T! And don’t even get me started on his body. *&^$%#!!!!











Blake – Hunter Parrish In my mind Blake, the bartender at Lia’s restaurant, is this totally hot flirt with an undeniable boyish charm. I love Hunter Parrish for this role. He has this playful, jokester look about him. He would nail the role of Blake.








Danika – Mila Kunis Lia’s best friend, Danika, is spunky and charismatic. She’s Lia’s voice of reason. I could totally see Mila Kunis in this role. She has so much personality and spark on the screen. Plus I love picturing Mila and Brittany hitting up Hank’s bar together and playing with the hearts of all the local men. :)