Book Review: Fling Club by Tara Brown

Forget about the nouveau riche billionaires you read about in romance novels. Welcome to old money and trust fund kids. These kids are legacies, so they have guaranteed slots in Ivy League schools. Their playground for the summer is the Hamptons and Fling Club is the name of the game.

These young adults might not even be 21 yet but the learn the art of the deal early. And that was what Ashley Jardine, MIT scholar and robotics prodigy found himself faced with. A deal that was too good to pass up. It was supposed no strings. Do the job and get paid $20,000 with all expenses paid.

What Ashley did not count on was that he will fall in love. And he was the one who wanted the strings. Except that he was dealing with the super-rich, and to them breaking hearts is part and parcel of the course.

This is a young adult novel, so its slow build. You almost know what was going to happen. But, author Tara Brown throws a monkey wrench and you find yourself wondering what will happen next.

It’s a comedy-drama. You root for Ashley. You also root for Cherry. Then you ask yourself, are all their plotting worth it in the grand scheme of things? Fling Club is a romance, but it is also a coming-of-age story. You’ll be surprise who grows up.

Fling Club is Rated T for Teens. There are a few sex scenes, but they are mostly implied. Parental guidance is strongly advised due to some adult themes.

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Description

It’s revenge—sweet and hot—in the first book of this sexy and wickedly funny series by international bestselling author Tara Brown.

For the young, rich, and beautiful, summertime in the Hamptons means one thing: Fling Club. Only this time, Cherry Kennedy won’t be selecting a boy for a fleeting romance. Nope, this season, Cherry is out for revenge. Her target? The Fling Club founder and society darling who slept with Cherry’s now-very-ex-boyfriend. And all Cherry needs is the perfect guy for her plan…

Ashley Jardine can’t afford to refuse. He scored almost a full ride to MIT. But that almost still costs a lot. And this is so much money for a little game of revenge and a chance—albeit short—to live the high life. Here, rich girls rule the shore, and everyone has a role to play. Only nothing in the job description warned Ashley that the redhead who’s running the scheme would be so crazy. And cute. Or that he wouldn’t be able to stop thinking about her.

Now, everything is going according to plan—until an unexpected attraction raises the stakes. It’s enough to turn the perfect payback into absolute heartbreak.