Author: Hailey Abbott
Series: N/A
Format: Paperback
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Genre(s): Romance, YA, Fiction
Rating:
Summary
Eric: Loves surfing, has killer abs, an even better smile, and a heart
of gold.
Joe: A sarcastic goofball who gives great advice, which no one ever takes.
Zach: Sophisticated college boy, wise in the ways of French painting as well as other French things.
A California girl like Cassidy Jones should be out on the beach, not stuck in summer school! But her life heats up when she meets the worldly and romantic Zach – she can't stop thinking about him, even though she already has a boyfriend. Cassidy wishes her pal Joe were around to help her figure out the secrets of boys, but he's hundreds of miles away. Will she be able to ignore her feelings for Zach – or will temptation be too strong to resist?
Joe: A sarcastic goofball who gives great advice, which no one ever takes.
Zach: Sophisticated college boy, wise in the ways of French painting as well as other French things.
A California girl like Cassidy Jones should be out on the beach, not stuck in summer school! But her life heats up when she meets the worldly and romantic Zach – she can't stop thinking about him, even though she already has a boyfriend. Cassidy wishes her pal Joe were around to help her figure out the secrets of boys, but he's hundreds of miles away. Will she be able to ignore her feelings for Zach – or will temptation be too strong to resist?
Review
Plot: Cassidy is a very shy, timid girl working to get into the
best school. Her best friend is the craziest, most outgoing girl ever and her
boyfriend of two years is practically perfect. After her mom decides she has to
go away to summer school instead of working with her friend all summer she
starts leading a whole new life. She meets Zach. He’s the TA for her French
class and is amazingly gorgeous and charming. When she starts being with him, she
learns to be more outgoing and confident. But things get a little… complicated,
what with her real boyfriend and all.
Character(s): Cassidy- I have to say at first I
related with her. Shy, quiet, girl who cares way too much about her studies. A
serious boyfriend who’s just perfect for her. A fashionable, outgoing best
friend. All of it seemed relatable. But then she starts making some choices
that just bug the heck out of me! She cheats on her boyfriend and doesn’t even
officially dump him until way too late and it’s just very annoying to me. After
a while she seemed whiny and annoying. Although, I will give her that her best
friend is really not a good friend and it made me really happy when she finally
stood up for herself.
Cover: I liked the cover and I didn’t. I liked it because the
couple on the cover didn’t seem like the usual “picture perfect” book cover
models. In fact it just looked like a normal couple someone just snapped a
picture of. However, I did feel like I needed to hide the cover from the people
around me. Two people in their underwear? I felt like I needed to assure
everyone I wasn’t reading a dirty book!
Closing Thoughts: I only gave this a two because I think I’m more strict
about books than I used to be. It was a good read! I read it in only about a
day. But it just wasn’t amazing. The characters bugged me and really the only
character I liked was Joe. I liked Eric too, but he got dumped so I didn’t
really get stuck on him. It was realistic though which was nice. She learned
valuable lessons I think a lot of girls should learn from. So it’s a good read,
just nothing amazing.
Where
to find Hailey Abbott:
Sweet Daydreams,
Brooke
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