3.5 Stars

Chance and Carter are opposites, one is a football star and the other is a unique photography student. Chance has embraced her quirkiness and Carter finds that she's exactly what he needs to break the mold and be is own person. Together they find happiness, but the happiness is new, undeveloped, like it requires more time to process in the dark room. When events happen in both of their lives that change everything they know they both seek clarity. That clarity may drive them apart or make them stronger.

Popular jock meets cute nerd and it's happily ever after, except sometimes it isn't. Moments of Clarity is similar in story line to many New Adult novels, but J.B. Heller writes in such a way that you connect for the characters and really feel for their plight. Chance, though a standout when it comes to her fashion sense, has very little experience in the real world and Carter has almost too much of it. The attraction they feel for one another becomes something more as they spend time together. J.B. Heller puts her characters through the wringer, but that's what ultimately makes them stronger. Their character growth comes from the events they experience and the friendships that help them through it.

Moments of Clarity has a lot of promise to it, as a series it has quirky characters, cliche but fun story lines, and dialogue that makes you laugh. It does read a bit younger than I expected it to and the story line feels disjointed in some areas, but flows well in others. The ultimate deciding factor in my rating is how the story actually made me feel. I teared up and I smiled, that is what is most important to me. If an author can make me feel, then the grammar and the flow doesn't matter as much. Moments of Clarity is sweet, funny, and a cute standalone from J.B. Heller. ( )