Book Review: The Opposite of Nothing by Shari Slade

The Opposite of NothingShari Slade


SynopsisCallie Evans would rather hide out in her DJ sound booth than face the fact that she's in love with her best friend, notorious campus hottie Tayber King. 

Tayber turns hooking up into an art form--no drama, no commitment, no lies, and nobody gets hurt. Nobody but Callie, that is. When she sees an opportunity to explore his sexier side using a fake online profile, she grabs it. Now her uninhibited alter-ego 'Sasha' is steaming up the screen, and Callie is breaking all of Tayber’s rules.
As Callie and Tayber get closer, online and off, she knows she has to confess. And risk losing him forever.
**For mature readers, contains strong language and adult situations.**


Review
I like novellas if only for the fact that they can be read in one sitting without taking up your whole day. However, most of the novellas I read are part of a series. So you already know the characters and the book will get right down to business. I rarely read novellas that aren’t part of a series but I’m glad I did this time.

The Opposite of Nothing is about two friends. One is a man whore who sleeps around to prevent getting close to anyone. The other is a girl who was the outcast in high school and doesn’t trust easily. They became unexpected friends when Tayber was sleeping with Callie’s college roommate one night. After an awkward “can you guys keep it down” moment, he asked to take her out to apologize. They are both attracted to the other but neither has said as much. Callie has a secret. She’s been pretending to someone else online to get to know him better. Sasha, as she is called, is the sex bomb who holds nothing back…except for her voice and her presence. Sasha only talks to Tayber online and never calls. (For obvious reasons.) I’m sure you can see where this is heading. What happens when he finds out that Callie and Sasha are one in the same?

I enjoyed this book and kept picking it up throughout the day to read another page. (Instead of working.) It was a good, solid length for a novella, with great character development. I would have liked to see more on their background and why they are the way they are today. It could have been stretched to a full length novel had there been more back story given. However, it was great the way it was. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for other books from Shari Slade.

4 Stars

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