_marinainwonderland_'s review
5.0
If you like romance novel this is a must. I really enjoyed reading the thoughts of the two characters. Very nice for a summer read!
missprint_'s review
3.0
Skye has great parents, good friends, and even a summer friend near her family's summer house on the Jersey Shore. Still, Skye knows something is missing. She's still waiting to find the right guy--the one that will make her feel complete and be the icing on the proverbial cake. That's all Skye needs for her life to really be perfect.
Every summer Skye and her friend Adrienne joke that the summer will be different; something exciting will finally happen. Usually that isn't the case. Then Skye sees him at the party and she knows, at last, that something big really is going to happen.
Seth didn't want to join his friend at the beach party. His family doesn't rent a house on the shore--his dad owns a roller rink there. Totally not the same. But then Seth sees her and he knows he was wrong and coming to the party was the exactly right thing to do.
After one magical night Skye and Seth know they're meant to be. But before they get to a happy future they'll have to deal with a present filled with missed connections, worried parents, troublesome friends, and the difficult realities of college (and long distances) in All I Need (2013) by Susane Colasanti.
All I Need is Colasanti's sixth novel. Like her other books it is a standalone (though attentive readers might spot a cameo or two).
All I Need is written in the first person with dual narrations by Skye and Seth. Between the two narrators, Colasanti offers a nuanced story about the starts and stops of Skye and Seth's fledgling relationship. Although the novel spans a wide space of time, this story is very grounded in the distinctive sense of possibility that summer brings. Colasanti expertly opens up both Skye and Seth's futures as together (and apart) they realize the world has a lot to offer.
With a frothy blend of romance and fate Colasanti plays with the ideas of serendipity and inevitability as Seth and Skye work to find each other after their first fateful meeting. The two narratives cleverly overlap and intertwine throughout All I Need to create a delightfully romantic and thoughtful story.
Possible Pairings: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley, What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen, Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg, Just One Day by Gayle Forman, Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins, The Statistical Probability of True Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Every summer Skye and her friend Adrienne joke that the summer will be different; something exciting will finally happen. Usually that isn't the case. Then Skye sees him at the party and she knows, at last, that something big really is going to happen.
Seth didn't want to join his friend at the beach party. His family doesn't rent a house on the shore--his dad owns a roller rink there. Totally not the same. But then Seth sees her and he knows he was wrong and coming to the party was the exactly right thing to do.
After one magical night Skye and Seth know they're meant to be. But before they get to a happy future they'll have to deal with a present filled with missed connections, worried parents, troublesome friends, and the difficult realities of college (and long distances) in All I Need (2013) by Susane Colasanti.
All I Need is Colasanti's sixth novel. Like her other books it is a standalone (though attentive readers might spot a cameo or two).
All I Need is written in the first person with dual narrations by Skye and Seth. Between the two narrators, Colasanti offers a nuanced story about the starts and stops of Skye and Seth's fledgling relationship. Although the novel spans a wide space of time, this story is very grounded in the distinctive sense of possibility that summer brings. Colasanti expertly opens up both Skye and Seth's futures as together (and apart) they realize the world has a lot to offer.
With a frothy blend of romance and fate Colasanti plays with the ideas of serendipity and inevitability as Seth and Skye work to find each other after their first fateful meeting. The two narratives cleverly overlap and intertwine throughout All I Need to create a delightfully romantic and thoughtful story.
Possible Pairings: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley, What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen, Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg, Just One Day by Gayle Forman, Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins, The Statistical Probability of True Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
que_bella's review
5.0
OH MY GOSH I LOVE THIS BOOK IT MADE ME CRY AT THE BEAUTIFUL TOUCHING ENDING!!!( says the girl who never reads realistic fiction or crystal over books or movies) THIS IS A WONDERFULLY WRITTEN BOOK ABOUT HOW THE LOVE OF SOULMATES CAN OVERCOME!!!! *waits on beach for soulmate to come along*
thegraduatedbookwormblogger's review
3.0
3.5 I think that this book was really cute. You could see that there was an age gap between the two, and the hardships they had to face being apart from one another. It did go a little fast jumping from one summer to the next, but it did the the point across to show how much time had passed before anything started happening. Seth and Skye were such a cute couple, and I can't believe what happened at the very end of the book....IS THERE A SEQUEL TO THIS???!!!!! Because there needs to be!
carleania's review
2.0
I liked the beginning of the book, but I honestly hated the ending. For someone who isn’t a teenager, it seems a bit ridiculous that a girl gave up on going to an awesome college and settled for something close to her boyfriend.
lazygal's review
1.0
Hmmm... there's a huge fan base for Ms. Colasanti so my "meh" won't affect anyone. But really, this is just an average love story filled with missed opportunities. There wasn't anything here that grabbed me about either Skye or Seth that made me want to read more.
Copy provided by publisher.
Copy provided by publisher.
untitledfornow's review
3.0
It's a cute book and will be a good novel to devour by the beach. But I found it lacking in something.
It's essentially about two people who know each other for a matter of days, immediately thin they've found their soul mate and then leave without exchanging contact information, to go back to their own lives, which by the way they are at completely different points in life, and spend he next year pining for someone they hardly knew...
I love Susane Colasani's writing and while the book was fun to read it wasn't my favorite.
It's essentially about two people who know each other for a matter of days, immediately thin they've found their soul mate and then leave without exchanging contact information, to go back to their own lives, which by the way they are at completely different points in life, and spend he next year pining for someone they hardly knew...
I love Susane Colasani's writing and while the book was fun to read it wasn't my favorite.
booklover143's review against another edition
3.0
Insta love and very cheesy! A very fast read! If you like fluffy contemporaries you will definitely like this one
They met at the beach one summer and they knew they were meant for each other. They went to the roller skating rink that sets dad owned.
Seth kisses someone when he is off at college.
She forgives him and chooses a college close by.
They met at the beach one summer and they knew they were meant for each other. They went to the roller skating rink that sets dad owned.
Seth kisses someone when he is off at college.
She forgives him and chooses a college close by.