Mouthful by C.R. Grissom

Review by Meaghan C.R. Grissom’s debut novel Mouthful is a contemporary, college romance which looks into the effects verbal and online bullying can have on a young woman and the length it takes to overcome trust issues while developing new relationships. Faith has been through the wringer at high school and has a hard time trusting any man (with the exception of her father) after a football-playing jerk humiliated her online. Since then she has found ways to protect herself from the inevitable hurt from the outside world, hiding behind her baggy clothes. Caleb is the attractive football player who walked in on his girlfriend getting a little too friendly with another man. Keen to get to know Faith he introduces her to his friends from the football team and Faith makes fast friends with his teammates. Throughout the book we see Faith struggling to trust Caleb and that he might just be different from the men in her past. And on the flip side, we see a frustrated Caleb who hates how hard he has to work to earn her trust. A misunderstanding and some poor communication between the two disrupts the bond they have built and it takes a friend to help them see the light. “I need to know what happened to her. It had to be a guy. But females can be vicious with each other, too. I’ve never had to work this hard to earn anyone’s trust.” This was a beautifully written book, which was easy and fun to read. I did find the ending and resolution was a little rushed but that didn’t take away from the enjoyment of reading Faith and Caleb’s story. I am keen to see what C.R. Grissom does next! ***ARC provided for an honest review***

Release Date: March 9th 2020

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