wperdue92's review
5.0
Missy has her life all planned out and her best friend by her side. Unfortunately, life doesn't always go according to plan. Her father uproots her and everything changes. She struggles to adapt to her new life and is determined to make it through with as little attention as possible. After meeting Adam, she realizes that won't be as easy as she thought. Will Missy be able to move forward with a relationship with Adam? Will her secrets ruin everything?
I fell in love with this book from page one. Ava Wood is an amazing new author. I'm so glad that I found her and look forward to more from her. Make sure to pick this one up!
I fell in love with this book from page one. Ava Wood is an amazing new author. I'm so glad that I found her and look forward to more from her. Make sure to pick this one up!
saschadarlington's review
4.0
Melissa (Missy) has just lost her mother in a car accident and because her alcoholic father is unable to cope, they move to her aunt’s home in Florida while her aunt is on assignment as a photographer. Melissa is resistant to the change because all of her friends, mainly Karley who has been a tremendous support as well as her best friend, are in Kansas and she has a place on the basketball team. And she’s really, really good. All of the upheaval feels like too much and she’s positive she won’t have any friends in Florida.
On her first day she literally bumps into a boy and his cute friend, Adam Miller, helps her pick up her things. Adam is a basketball player as well, but he is also in her photography class and it is here where they work together on an assignment and bond.
Meanwhile, Missy is trying to keep her father’s alcoholism a secret so that social services doesn’t become involved and she isn’t taken away from him.
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2017/01/11/review-of-forgetting-yesterday-book-tour-for-remnants-of-yesterday-and-giveaway/
On her first day she literally bumps into a boy and his cute friend, Adam Miller, helps her pick up her things. Adam is a basketball player as well, but he is also in her photography class and it is here where they work together on an assignment and bond.
Meanwhile, Missy is trying to keep her father’s alcoholism a secret so that social services doesn’t become involved and she isn’t taken away from him.
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2017/01/11/review-of-forgetting-yesterday-book-tour-for-remnants-of-yesterday-and-giveaway/
marissa_writes's review
4.0
This is a very raw story, and I appreciated that honest look into the life so many keep hidden behind closed doors. Missy is in a horrible situation, one that no child should ever have to be in, yet this world is not always the sunshining happy place we hope for. And yet, she continues to try. And isn't that all we can ask for?
I enjoyed the characters tremendously. Missy was well developed, as well as Adam. While the story is told from Missy's perspective, there is still quite a bit of Adam's personality revealed. I am hoping that the second book in the series gives us more on his life, as there is clearly more happening.
While the story itself started slow, the opening scene of Missy's mother's death forces you to attach yourself to her and hope for the best. There are many scenes that follow where I questioned when the story would pick up, but it does. And for a YA romance, it was actually quite sweet, and a wonderful set up for a series... rumor is there will be three?
I do feel it is necessary to caution people that the story could be a trigger for those who are sensitive to alcoholism, physical abuse, verbal abuse, and the like. While Ava Wood did a very good job of making a realistic story, that could be an issue for some readers. And as far as audience, I would recommend this to more mature teenagers, simply because the subject matter is heavy. While this can be a sensitive subject, literature and fiction is an excellent way to develop empathy, and such a story is a wonderful place to start.
**While I received a copy of this book as part of a book tour through YA Bound Books, my thoughts and this review are my own opinion.
I enjoyed the characters tremendously. Missy was well developed, as well as Adam. While the story is told from Missy's perspective, there is still quite a bit of Adam's personality revealed. I am hoping that the second book in the series gives us more on his life, as there is clearly more happening.
While the story itself started slow, the opening scene of Missy's mother's death forces you to attach yourself to her and hope for the best. There are many scenes that follow where I questioned when the story would pick up, but it does. And for a YA romance, it was actually quite sweet, and a wonderful set up for a series... rumor is there will be three?
I do feel it is necessary to caution people that the story could be a trigger for those who are sensitive to alcoholism, physical abuse, verbal abuse, and the like. While Ava Wood did a very good job of making a realistic story, that could be an issue for some readers. And as far as audience, I would recommend this to more mature teenagers, simply because the subject matter is heavy. While this can be a sensitive subject, literature and fiction is an excellent way to develop empathy, and such a story is a wonderful place to start.
**While I received a copy of this book as part of a book tour through YA Bound Books, my thoughts and this review are my own opinion.
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