Young adult romance by Melissa Veracruz
THE BLURB:
One mistake sends Ashlyn
Ramos plummeting from popular naiveté and into the outskirts of the
social order. She’s had a great life so far. So many things were going
right! Now, she has a wrecked car, a parentally confiscated cell phone,
and ex-friends making life miserable. Not the way she wanted to start
the best year of her life. And walking to school was totally going to
suck. Until she saw him on the sidewalk ahead of her.
Kiel Fuller has a past he’d prefer to keep to himself. He’s had several rough years. His own fault, admittedly, for screwing up. Now, he’s settled in a small town and ready to make the most of senior year. However, his dad is borrowing his Jeep. Walking to school won’t suck too much, though. He could blast his iPod and think. What he didn’t count on was Ashlyn walking up beside him.
It is not love at first walk. Kiel’s heard the rumors about her. And Ashlyn can’t make herself heard over his blaring iPod. They’re both facing demons, but they learn it’s better to face them together.
Kiel Fuller has a past he’d prefer to keep to himself. He’s had several rough years. His own fault, admittedly, for screwing up. Now, he’s settled in a small town and ready to make the most of senior year. However, his dad is borrowing his Jeep. Walking to school won’t suck too much, though. He could blast his iPod and think. What he didn’t count on was Ashlyn walking up beside him.
It is not love at first walk. Kiel’s heard the rumors about her. And Ashlyn can’t make herself heard over his blaring iPod. They’re both facing demons, but they learn it’s better to face them together.
MY THOUGHTS:
The young adult romance situations I tend to read about usually involve
the supernatural. As much as I love those kinds of books, I admit the
market is saturated with them now, so this purely human tale of a high
school romance is somewhat refreshing. It incorporates many real issues
faced by that set, including underage drinking, the excitement of
homecoming, and most notably the problem of bullying.
This is not my usual type of book, but it was well-written and an admirable example of its kind. I enjoyed seeing the relationship through the eyes of both characters, and there is a good dose of humor in these pages. If you like a good old-fashioned romance that has you just as breathless as the characters, odds are you will enjoy this book.
This is not my usual type of book, but it was well-written and an admirable example of its kind. I enjoyed seeing the relationship through the eyes of both characters, and there is a good dose of humor in these pages. If you like a good old-fashioned romance that has you just as breathless as the characters, odds are you will enjoy this book.
MY RATING:
3.5 booksies
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