lisaluvsliterature's review
4.0
The story started out pretty much how you'd expect a story like this to go, and continued that way for quite a while. But not in a bad way, in a familiar enjoy this kind of story way. As much of a bad boy as Darius was supposed to be, there were some really cute things that he did in his wooing of Alicea. When it came to her ex, Ty, there was a moment or two when I was afraid he was going to go back and try to get her by saying they'd been on a break. And with the way she kept going on and on about how he was really the perfect guy for her, I was so afraid she'd go right back to him. And she did make some questionable decisions about how she handled it. But I liked seeing that it was realistic, that she actually realized how she felt with him, and how she'd come to start feeling about Darius when Ty started trying to get her back. Towards the end, I thought we were going to have a long time left for our couple to just keep going happily, and I was right. The author threw in one more obstacle in the way. And it made me sad! But it also made me very happy when we still got our happily ever after for our two characters. I want to go back and read the first book, and I'd love to see another in this series as well!
Maybe 4.5 instead of just a 4 star rating, but Goodreads won't let me do half stars.
Review originally posted on Lisa Loves Literature.
Maybe 4.5 instead of just a 4 star rating, but Goodreads won't let me do half stars.
Review originally posted on Lisa Loves Literature.
ariellereads's review against another edition
4.0
Before this book I swear I haven't read a YA contemporary in what feels like ages. Over the last few years I've kind of stopped trying because a) a lot of them lately seem to be pretty morose and dealing with suicide and that's just not something I really want to get into and b) now that I'm in my late 20s and a mom I feel like I can relate more to the parents of these characters than the actual characters themselves. I don't want to ruin the book because I'm spending too much time thinking about all of the dumb decisions that the MC is making and wondering why the parents are never around and don't seem to realize their children always being shady lolol.
ANYWAYSSSS, when Linda approached me asking if I wanted to read and review this early, I said sure, why not! I like staying up to date with all YA genres so I can recommend things better to people at the library and lately, like I said, I've been lacking in the contemporary department. This really was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed the writing and it was a simple but sweet story that I flew through in a day. While I found myself getting super annoyed at Alicea's hangup with Ty for the first half of the book (because why she thought she couldn't do any better is beyond me--but again, high school), when she finally made the decision to leave that idiot behind for Darius, I was satisfied. I loved Darius's interactions and relationship with his sister, Jaycee too! I don't know if this is a trope, per say, but I do enjoy when the love interest has a younger sibling that ends up really liking the girl and they end up having a sweet relationship. Darius was probably actually my favorite character in the whole book. He was always sweet, had some unique interests, and was funny, too. This book does have its share of dramatic teens (well mainly just Alicea, lol) but it's nothing out of the ordinary that really impacted my thoughts of the book. Overall, if you're looking for a sweet, quick YA contemporary, give this one a try!
Big thanks to Linda Budzinski and Swoon Romance for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review ♥
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ANYWAYSSSS, when Linda approached me asking if I wanted to read and review this early, I said sure, why not! I like staying up to date with all YA genres so I can recommend things better to people at the library and lately, like I said, I've been lacking in the contemporary department. This really was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed the writing and it was a simple but sweet story that I flew through in a day. While I found myself getting super annoyed at Alicea's hangup with Ty for the first half of the book (because why she thought she couldn't do any better is beyond me--but again, high school), when she finally made the decision to leave that idiot behind for Darius, I was satisfied. I loved Darius's interactions and relationship with his sister, Jaycee too! I don't know if this is a trope, per say, but I do enjoy when the love interest has a younger sibling that ends up really liking the girl and they end up having a sweet relationship. Darius was probably actually my favorite character in the whole book. He was always sweet, had some unique interests, and was funny, too. This book does have its share of dramatic teens (well mainly just Alicea, lol) but it's nothing out of the ordinary that really impacted my thoughts of the book. Overall, if you're looking for a sweet, quick YA contemporary, give this one a try!
Big thanks to Linda Budzinski and Swoon Romance for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review ♥
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theestherhadassah's review against another edition
5.0
I think what I enjoyed most about this book is this moral: Not everyone is what their reputation portrays them to be. Also, opposites attract. North, meet South. Darius' character is undoubtedly my favorite. I love misinterpreted(or misunderstood) characters. It is very hard to not start liking Darius, and totally shipping him with Alicea. And while I have never been to prom (or any sort of big dance like that) no girl wants to get dumped a week before the big event. It didn't even happen to me, but what Ty did sucks!
While this book can be read as a stand-alone, but it is the second installment to Linda Budzinski's The Boyfriend Whisperer series. I have read and loved the first book. I am so thrilled to have had the chance to read this book.
I RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR MY PARTICIPATION IN A BLOG TOUR WITH CHAPTERxCHAPTER BOOK TOURS. THIS IS MY HONEST REVIEW.
While this book can be read as a stand-alone, but it is the second installment to Linda Budzinski's The Boyfriend Whisperer series. I have read and loved the first book. I am so thrilled to have had the chance to read this book.
I RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR MY PARTICIPATION IN A BLOG TOUR WITH CHAPTERxCHAPTER BOOK TOURS. THIS IS MY HONEST REVIEW.
arielle_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Before this book I swear I haven't read a YA contemporary in what feels like ages. Over the last few years I've kind of stopped trying because a) a lot of them lately seem to be pretty morose and dealing with suicide and that's just not something I really want to get into and b) now that I'm in my late 20s and a mom I feel like I can relate more to the parents of these characters than the actual characters themselves. I don't want to ruin the book because I'm spending too much time thinking about all of the dumb decisions that the MC is making and wondering why the parents are never around and don't seem to realize their children always being shady lolol.
ANYWAYSSSS, when Linda approached me asking if I wanted to read and review this early, I said sure, why not! I like staying up to date with all YA genres so I can recommend things better to people at the library and lately, like I said, I've been lacking in the contemporary department. This really was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed the writing and it was a simple but sweet story that I flew through in a day. While I found myself getting super annoyed at Alicea's hangup with Ty for the first half of the book (because why she thought she couldn't do any better is beyond me--but again, high school), when she finally made the decision to leave that idiot behind for Darius, I was satisfied. I loved Darius's interactions and relationship with his sister, Jaycee too! I don't know if this is a trope, per say, but I do enjoy when the love interest has a younger sibling that ends up really liking the girl and they end up having a sweet relationship. Darius was probably actually my favorite character in the whole book. He was always sweet, had some unique interests, and was funny, too. This book does have its share of dramatic teens (well mainly just Alicea, lol) but it's nothing out of the ordinary that really impacted my thoughts of the book. Overall, if you're looking for a sweet, quick YA contemporary, give this one a try!
Big thanks to Linda Budzinski and Swoon Romance for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review ♥
For more of my reviews, please visit:
ANYWAYSSSS, when Linda approached me asking if I wanted to read and review this early, I said sure, why not! I like staying up to date with all YA genres so I can recommend things better to people at the library and lately, like I said, I've been lacking in the contemporary department. This really was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed the writing and it was a simple but sweet story that I flew through in a day. While I found myself getting super annoyed at Alicea's hangup with Ty for the first half of the book (because why she thought she couldn't do any better is beyond me--but again, high school), when she finally made the decision to leave that idiot behind for Darius, I was satisfied. I loved Darius's interactions and relationship with his sister, Jaycee too! I don't know if this is a trope, per say, but I do enjoy when the love interest has a younger sibling that ends up really liking the girl and they end up having a sweet relationship. Darius was probably actually my favorite character in the whole book. He was always sweet, had some unique interests, and was funny, too. This book does have its share of dramatic teens (well mainly just Alicea, lol) but it's nothing out of the ordinary that really impacted my thoughts of the book. Overall, if you're looking for a sweet, quick YA contemporary, give this one a try!
Big thanks to Linda Budzinski and Swoon Romance for allowing me to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review ♥
For more of my reviews, please visit:
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