liine95's review against another edition
3.0
divertida. original. tierna. una buena historia de amor ;)
geo_ix's review against another edition
5.0
What a fantastic book! I'd heard so many good reviews about this, and downloaded it, but after I read my first book from this author, I had to read this, and I'll probably read another soon too. The writing style is just what I like, fun and cheeky. I love characters like these!
I think what I liked most was the fact it was written like a science experiment would be, fitting the book. Also those epilogues and prologues. Yes plural. Graysons are cheeky, and written more like someone's talking to you than the author is. It was refreshing.
I think what I liked most was the fact it was written like a science experiment would be, fitting the book. Also those epilogues and prologues. Yes plural. Graysons are cheeky, and written more like someone's talking to you than the author is. It was refreshing.
sandyfrancesca's review against another edition
4.0
Hmmm... Interesting read. I did get irritated at Avery, but couldn't help but fall in love with Grayson, he totally deserved better and i was routing for him the whole way through.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
tjasap's review against another edition
5.0
This book was awesome.Made me laugh out loud so many times..I really do Love Kelly Oram books.
joliendelandsheer's review against another edition
5.0
Synopsis
When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically.
The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.
Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. But when Avery recruits the lovable Grayson to be her “objective outside observer,” she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for, because Grayson has a theory of his own: Avery doesn’t need to grieve. She needs to live. And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest.
Review
I absolutely adored this book! It was such a cute, contemporary read. Avery, the main character, is someone who is really relatable: a normal teenage girl, with her own fears and a broken heart. Then there is Grayson, the kind of guy every girl would want to be with.
If you are looking for a book with a complicated storyline and lots of mysteries, you're at the wrong address here. This book is definitely a light read! But even though it is such a light read, I found myself staying up till 2 am just to finish it and know how it ends. Afterwards, I immediately wanted to reread it, which is something that doesn't happen very often.
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes a cute romance, to everyone who is a fan of the YA genre and in fact, to the entire human population. You all need to read this book!
When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically.
The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.
Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. But when Avery recruits the lovable Grayson to be her “objective outside observer,” she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for, because Grayson has a theory of his own: Avery doesn’t need to grieve. She needs to live. And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest.
Review
I absolutely adored this book! It was such a cute, contemporary read. Avery, the main character, is someone who is really relatable: a normal teenage girl, with her own fears and a broken heart. Then there is Grayson, the kind of guy every girl would want to be with.
If you are looking for a book with a complicated storyline and lots of mysteries, you're at the wrong address here. This book is definitely a light read! But even though it is such a light read, I found myself staying up till 2 am just to finish it and know how it ends. Afterwards, I immediately wanted to reread it, which is something that doesn't happen very often.
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes a cute romance, to everyone who is a fan of the YA genre and in fact, to the entire human population. You all need to read this book!
mrose21's review against another edition
3.0
Quick Info
Standalone/Cliffhanger?: Standalone
Part of a Series?: Yes
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Meeting the Characters
Avery Shaw
Grayson Kennedy
Aidan Kennedy
Libby
Owen
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What happens?
Avery has been best friends with Aidan since they were in the womb. Grayson is his older brother who has only looked at Avery as his younger not-so sister. However when Aidan breaks Avery's heart by telling her he needs space and he has a girlfriend she freaks out and ends up in the shower with a very naked Grayson who is suddenly seeing her as not a sister and as a potential girl.
Grayson decides he needs to help Avery get over him and the perfect opportunity to do this happens when he is failing science and the suggestion to help him pass is to help Avery with the Science club and Science fair.
Final thoughts
I enjoyed this. I wasn't sure I was going to because its for a younger audience so if you're over 18 this isn't going to be perfect for you but this is a good read. I thought Grayson was so sweet and Aiden was like every boy in his teenage years being stupid for a girl. I thought it was sweet and I liked the outcome. I wouldn't necessarily read this again because I'm out growing mentally YA so this is just too young for me but its a feel good read. The teenage angst is rampant and I did cringe at Libby but I don't hate that I've finally read this.
Would I read again?: Probably not
Would I read this author again?: Yes
Standalone/Cliffhanger?: Standalone
Part of a Series?: Yes
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Meeting the Characters
Avery Shaw
Grayson Kennedy
Aidan Kennedy
Libby
Owen
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What happens?
Avery has been best friends with Aidan since they were in the womb. Grayson is his older brother who has only looked at Avery as his younger not-so sister. However when Aidan breaks Avery's heart by telling her he needs space and he has a girlfriend she freaks out and ends up in the shower with a very naked Grayson who is suddenly seeing her as not a sister and as a potential girl.
Grayson decides he needs to help Avery get over him and the perfect opportunity to do this happens when he is failing science and the suggestion to help him pass is to help Avery with the Science club and Science fair.
Final thoughts
I enjoyed this. I wasn't sure I was going to because its for a younger audience so if you're over 18 this isn't going to be perfect for you but this is a good read. I thought Grayson was so sweet and Aiden was like every boy in his teenage years being stupid for a girl. I thought it was sweet and I liked the outcome. I wouldn't necessarily read this again because I'm out growing mentally YA so this is just too young for me but its a feel good read. The teenage angst is rampant and I did cringe at Libby but I don't hate that I've finally read this.
Would I read again?: Probably not
Would I read this author again?: Yes
noura_rizk's review against another edition
5.0
1/11/2014
I finished this year reading challenge, so I thought about reading my favorite books again, and I started with this one I LOVE IT, and I'm sure I'll read it again and again i'm addicted like that :D :D
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This is my second read for "Kelly Oram's" novels, and she's definitely one of my favorite "YA" Authors now. I absolutely loved this one :)
Oh,and I'm sure I'm going to read this again isA ^_^
I finished this year reading challenge, so I thought about reading my favorite books again, and I started with this one I LOVE IT, and I'm sure I'll read it again and again i'm addicted like that :D :D
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This is my second read for "Kelly Oram's" novels, and she's definitely one of my favorite "YA" Authors now. I absolutely loved this one :)
Oh,and I'm sure I'm going to read this again isA ^_^
michellesantiago's review against another edition
2.0
I saw this when I was looking for my next YA contemp read but I didn't buy it despite it sounding like something right up my alley--3 bucks for an e-book written by a new-to-me author? I thought it was too expensive to give it a chance. But I kept coming back to it so I finally gave in and read it. I'm crossing my fingers it doesn't disappoint.
Finish reading 7/23/2012:
It was just okay. It was a quick, easy, fun read a lot of stuff didn't work for me.
Grayson's character was too good to be true and too lovestruck silly in my opinion. And Avery? She basically blushed and cried the entire book and was too much of a wide-eyed, innocent type. It was too much.
Also, the entire book was around their science experiment/case study. Avery was trying to prove that a person goes through the seven stages of grief to get over a heartbreak with herself as the test subject and Grayson as the supposed “objective outside observer.” Umm... yeah. It's not good science and I didn't buy it. It's too subjective, there's no control subject and I'm sure you need more than one test subject for the results to be valid.
If you're looking for cute, mindless fluff, then this book is for you but it required much suspension of disbelief for me.
Finish reading 7/23/2012:
It was just okay. It was a quick, easy, fun read a lot of stuff didn't work for me.
Grayson's character was too good to be true and too lovestruck silly in my opinion. And Avery? She basically blushed and cried the entire book and was too much of a wide-eyed, innocent type. It was too much.
Also, the entire book was around their science experiment/case study. Avery was trying to prove that a person goes through the seven stages of grief to get over a heartbreak with herself as the test subject and Grayson as the supposed “objective outside observer.” Umm... yeah. It's not good science and I didn't buy it. It's too subjective, there's no control subject and I'm sure you need more than one test subject for the results to be valid.
If you're looking for cute, mindless fluff, then this book is for you but it required much suspension of disbelief for me.
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Avery Shaw, a girl who loves (as in real love) her best friend. He breaks her heart, and asks for more space.
That is the beginning of a new relationship between them. Avery is mostly denying it for a big part of the book. :)
I loved the science fair project. Science fair sounds like fun (wish we had that here). Using the 7 stages of grief, to get through her heartbreak and be totally fixed at the end. And who is going to help her? Well ofcourse our lovely, handsome Grayson. He will be making the tests/experiments, or as he calls them, dates.
The book is written in both Grayson's and Avery's perspective, switching every chapter. I at first didn't like Grayson that much, he seemed like a pervert and dirty, but in the end, I really liked him, he was cute, and funny and he tried everything he could to make Avery happy, to get her through the 7 stages.
Avery, was a really cute, geeky and quite innocent (maybe naive) girl. I really liked how she grew, first she only loved Aiden, only wanted him and felt guilty every time Grayson did something, but in the end, she got over Aiden and went for Grayson all the way. I was cheering for Grayson a lot in the book. Hoping Avery would just understand it, would just dump that rotten boy named Aiden (yes, I don't like Aiden, even after they made up).
This book had everything. Geeks, Science, Love, more Love, and 2 people who are just made for eachother. :)
Just would like to say this: I would recommend this book to everyone, it is a wonderful, sweet story.
Spoiler
She totally breaks down, and in her panic attack goes in the shower, were Grayson (ah Grayson, how great he is) is showering. In her panic she hugs and holds her to him, as soon as she regains her senses she notices he is naked (and has a hard-on, yes, details I didn't want to know).That is the beginning of a new relationship between them. Avery is mostly denying it for a big part of the book. :)
I loved the science fair project. Science fair sounds like fun (wish we had that here). Using the 7 stages of grief, to get through her heartbreak and be totally fixed at the end. And who is going to help her? Well ofcourse our lovely, handsome Grayson. He will be making the tests/experiments, or as he calls them, dates.
The book is written in both Grayson's and Avery's perspective, switching every chapter. I at first didn't like Grayson that much, he seemed like a pervert and dirty, but in the end, I really liked him, he was cute, and funny and he tried everything he could to make Avery happy, to get her through the 7 stages.
Avery, was a really cute, geeky and quite innocent (maybe naive) girl. I really liked how she grew, first she only loved Aiden, only wanted him and felt guilty every time Grayson did something, but in the end, she got over Aiden and went for Grayson all the way. I was cheering for Grayson a lot in the book. Hoping Avery would just understand it, would just dump that rotten boy named Aiden (yes, I don't like Aiden, even after they made up).
This book had everything. Geeks, Science, Love, more Love, and 2 people who are just made for eachother. :)
Just would like to say this: I would recommend this book to everyone, it is a wonderful, sweet story.
trin_ney18's review against another edition
2.0
2/5 Stars
Definitely not a favorite anymore. I've read quite a few books since 2013 and have a better understanding of what I think constitutes a good book (in my own opinion completely)
This one was a little cringe-worthy but still a lot of fun. It's always nice to have a more light-hearted read.
I also really love when romance novels have a portion or chapters in the opposite perspective because I love knowing when they end up falling for the other person too.
Definitely not a favorite anymore. I've read quite a few books since 2013 and have a better understanding of what I think constitutes a good book (in my own opinion completely)
This one was a little cringe-worthy but still a lot of fun. It's always nice to have a more light-hearted read.
I also really love when romance novels have a portion or chapters in the opposite perspective because I love knowing when they end up falling for the other person too.