Finding It by Cora Carmack
Series: Losing It #3
Published by William Morrow on October 15, 2013
Genres: Contemporary
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Source: Publisher
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Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find where you truly belong...

Most girls would kill to spend months traveling around Europe after college graduation with no responsibility, no parents, and no-limit credit cards. Kelsey Summers is no exception. She's having the time of her life . . . or that's what she keeps telling herself.

It's a lonely business trying to find out who you are, especially when you're afraid you won't like what you discover. No amount of drinking or dancing can chase away Kelsey's loneliness, but maybe Jackson Hunt can. After a few chance meetings, he convinces her to take a journey of adventure instead of alcohol. With each new city and experience, Kelsey's mind becomes a little clearer and her heart a little less hers. Jackson helps her unravel her own dreams and desires. But the more she learns about herself, the more Kelsey realizes how little she knows about Jackson.

Finding It is the third  book in the Losing It trilogy and it is by far my least favorite.  The first two books in the trilogy were some of my favorite new adult books but this one just did not measure up.

Kelsey is a spoiled brat, no other way of saying it.  She is travelling the world, paying with her dad’s money, and all she can do is complain about her life.  She hooks up with tons of random men and can’t understand why any guy would not be interested in her.  That’s the real appeal with Jackson Hunt.  He’s not interested (or doesn’t seem to be) and so of course Kelsey has to have him.  However, it really doesn’t take long for him to give in to Kelsey and from there the mystery lies in why he was so reluctant to get with her to begin with.

I was really let down with Kelsey as a character.  I liked her in Losing It (even though she didn’t have a huge role) but I couldn’t stand her in Finding It.  She was whiny and really immature.  She was always complaining and I thought it was pretty ridiculous.  Your life  must be so tough if you’re travelling all over Europe using your daddy’s money and not having to worry about a thing.  Jackson Hunt was also pretty disappointing.  Sure he seemed really attractive but he didn’t seem that deep.  I wanted to know a lot more about him.

The story was pretty typical of new adult.  There was some mysterious reason why Jackson couldn’t be with Kelsey.  That part was the only thing that really kept me reading.  I couldn’t figure out what he was hiding from her.  Other than that, I did enjoy the setting.  I haven’t left the United States (yet) so it was nice to read about some amazing places.

Overall, Finding It was a very disappointing ending to the Losing It trilogy.  Also, I was kind of hoping for some cameos from Bliss, Garrick, Max, and Cade.  There was a little bit of Bliss in the book but that was it.

What others are saying about Finding It:

NoseGraze’s review:  “The first thing you should know about Finding It is that it’s nothing like Losing It or Faking It.”

The Lit Girl’s review: “Finding It is definitely my second favorite in this group of books.”

Harlequin Junkie’s review: “Book three in the Losing It series by Cora Carmack, I think, is a great addition to the New Adult genre.”