The Rush

by Laura Leigh Abby

At the first rush meeting of her sophomore year, Laura and her sisters meet Sam, a reckless and secretive transfer student who quickly has the sorority girls on edge. Determined to forge a friendship, Laura finds herself more powerfully drawn to Sam than she has ever been drawn to anyone—and, to add to her confusion, she’s not the only one. In this memoir of unexpected romance, Laura Leigh Abby channels the turbulence, absurdity, and seriousness of self-discovery, growing up, and reaching out, painting a picture recognizable to anyone who has ever been young and in love; it hurts.Laura Leigh Abby is a writer and the creator of 2Brides2Be, an online wedding resource providing inspiration for the modern lesbian bride. She has written for Cosmopolitan, Upworthy, BuzzFeed, The New York Observer, Salon and other publications. She lives in New York City with her wife and two Pomeranians. Her website is lauraleighabby.com. You can follow her on @LauraLeighAbby. Cover design by Hannah Perrine Mode.

Genres: LGBT

37 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 18, 2016

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I want to know is: when do we get the rest!? Need more! Love.

[Miss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish it was longer!

I watched newlyweds,n came searching on amazon for any of your essays,books,anything you had written. You have such a gift for writing,with the first page I was completely immersed in your story. The only bad thing is that there wasn't enough! I want a whole collection of stories now,from college to wedding,then wedding to pregnancy,everything up to 2018. Geez,hope I'm not creepy,your story is so easy to feel like you're a part of it just by reading it. So naturally, I'd like every thought, feeling and emotion,because its addicting now that I've started reading.

[Nichole · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was the "just okay" read I needed to decompress from a previous heavy book. I also needed a one-hour story to catch up with my 2017 book goal. I am several books behind and this is already November.

The story itself? It was okay. I gave it 2 stars.

[JD Merrill · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wanted to like it.

[Liz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring

Sorry I was waiting for the plot to climax, but there ended up not being one. Still don't know the purpose of this book.

[Susan Plake · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read like a edited journal entry

I couldn't engage with the journey of the author. From the careful lifestyle of the financially rich to a sorority that only handfuls experience. The actual traipsing around Europe to a trist in Madrid, seemed surreal let alone having lemon ricotta pancakes and her father's distaste of truffle oil smell was not your average experience. To connect with readers, the commonality is why I gave a two star. The writer still seems detached from heartfelt experience. It seemed surface, and blah.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emotionally charged love story

The writer grasps the true emotions of a young couple falling in love. Her ability to make her writing relatable to all audiences is such a talent. Truly great story. Highly recommend it.

[Leira]

Perfectly summarizes college lesbian drama. Her feelings as she navigated through her new-found sexuality felt completely authentic. 11 years later, still relevant.

[Katya Jafari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Great read! I liked her character development and her college self explains what it's like to not fully know yourself, and what it means to loose faith in yourself too.

[La Harty · Rating 1 out of 5]

Passed the time on the plane- otherwise a waste of time

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet. Captured what it feels like to fall in love. Not a lot else to say about a 37 page book

[Tishy Wishy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reads like a confused, drama filled diary of a college student, which technically it is considering that it is a memoir-style book but it jumps around too much and lacks character development. Only tolerable because it was a short read.