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brendaguilarb's review against another edition
3.0
Me gusto el libro pero siento que la autora lo alargo mucho y despues el final fue muy sin chiste.
kippins's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't enjoy this as much as [b:Leaving Paradise|544424|Leaving Paradise (Leaving Paradise, #1)|Simone Elkeles|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347261834s/544424.jpg|531712] as there was a lot rehashed and I really wanted to punch Caleb in the face....A.LOT!
But all in all it was good to get more of their story and sort out everybody else's issue's.
I did find her "dad" story line very confusing also, he was coming he wasn't coming, he never visited her in Paradise but flew to Spain to see her??? lost.com.
I'd like to see Julio and Leah get their own story :)
But all in all it was good to get more of their story and sort out everybody else's issue's.
I did find her "dad" story line very confusing also, he was coming he wasn't coming, he never visited her in Paradise but flew to Spain to see her??? lost.com.
I'd like to see Julio and Leah get their own story :)
vanybunny's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't really like the second book. It was a constant back and forth between Maggie and Caleb. They both left on good terms, meet again in the program, agree to just be friends, get closer, push each other away again. Then Maggie wants Caleb and her to get back together, Caleb shows himself completely cold, then they both want more again. And so on, and so on. It pretty much got on my nerves after a while. Also, Leah, Caleb's sister, behaving like an ass and everyone just accepting that Caleb took the blame for the accident, I thought was really bad at some point. At first, ok, but even when Leah found out that Maggie knew who actually hit her with the car, she didn't even think to talk to Maggie about it. Well, that changed at the end. Because Julio, a total stranger, was able to convince her to confess. Very illogical.
But I loved the story about the group and the young people who took part in it. How they all slowly became a little family and were still friends after the program was nice.
But I loved the story about the group and the young people who took part in it. How they all slowly became a little family and were still friends after the program was nice.
lorilaws's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a huge Simone Elkeles fan. HUGE! So, I was extremely excited for Return to Paradise, because let's face it, Leaving Paradise really left us hanging. I was so anxious to read what was going to happen with Caleb and Maggie! I knew it wouldn't be easy for them. No, Elkeles is the queen of drama! Nothing is ever easy for her characters. Even knowing that this book left me the tiniest bit disappointed.
Return to Paradise picks up 8 months after the first book. Caleb and Maggie are thrown together by extenuating circumstances and forced to spend a month together on the road discussing their accident with other teens. Maggie and Caleb were the same Maggie and Caleb as in the first book. Always at odds with each other. Always having conflicting emotions. I was rooting for them the entire time! I kept thinking 'It's not that hard!! Just try!' Because they made things much harder than they had to be. That's Simone genius, though, she creates such excellent drama! It makes you want to shake the characters!
The reason I rated this book 3.5 stars instead of the 5 that Elkeles books usually get is that it all felt very repetitive. It felt like I had read it all before. The conflicts all felt very similar to her other books. That's not to say that I won't be reading everything she writes in the future, because have no doubt that I will! She the queen of teen drama and I can't get enough!
Return to Paradise picks up 8 months after the first book. Caleb and Maggie are thrown together by extenuating circumstances and forced to spend a month together on the road discussing their accident with other teens. Maggie and Caleb were the same Maggie and Caleb as in the first book. Always at odds with each other. Always having conflicting emotions. I was rooting for them the entire time! I kept thinking 'It's not that hard!! Just try!' Because they made things much harder than they had to be. That's Simone genius, though, she creates such excellent drama! It makes you want to shake the characters!
The reason I rated this book 3.5 stars instead of the 5 that Elkeles books usually get is that it all felt very repetitive. It felt like I had read it all before. The conflicts all felt very similar to her other books. That's not to say that I won't be reading everything she writes in the future, because have no doubt that I will! She the queen of teen drama and I can't get enough!
shubba_the_emo_reader's review against another edition
5.0
Original Post: http://thoughtsofamadhatter.blogspot.com/2011/04/return-to-paradise-leaving-paradise-2.html
Return to Paradise is the sequel to Leaving Paradise. Having really liked Leaving Paradise but finding it a little disappointing (see REVIEW) I was expecting to feel the same about Return to Paradise, Oh boy was I wrong. I loved loved this. I found so much better than Leaving Paradise and only disappointed that there won't be another book.
This picks up eights months after Leaving Paradise ends and it start with Caleb being handcuffed in the back of the police, soon he finds himself being forced in Re-START a programme for those affected by Drink Driving. For Caleb it was this or jail. However, upon his arrival he soon sees Maggie who is also apart of the programme. They both are forced to work together and pretty soon tension is building and the truth about the accident is revealed.
What a read this was. I loved Caleb and Maggie so much more in this book. Its very clear from the start that there is so much sexual tension between them that is makes the pages sizzle. Caleb is trying his hardest to push Maggie away as he doesn't want to fall for her and be involved with his Victim. And Maggie is trying to convince herself she has moved on and well she is failing miserably. I really connected with both of our main characters in this novel alot more. It would be really hard not to like them.
I really loved how we are introduced to some new characters. The kids in the Re-Start programme are all battling their own demons and yet they all care for each other and have a fun time. I think that is why I enjoyed this so much more than the first book. Even though it still hit hard on the serious issues of drink drive and the effects it has on people. It was a lot more lighthearted and I found my giggling at a few scenes.
Once again I am going to say Simone Elkeles you are a genius. She has created a wonderful story that flowed perfectly that I read in one day. Only stopping to eat or go to the bathroom. I also adored the ending. It was a very satisfying ending that ties up Caleb and Maggie's Tale. I am just sad that it has come to end and that there are no more books to follow in this series.
Please buy or borrow Simone's novels as an avid fantasy reader Simone turned me to new genres I would never have read before and I am so glad I did because I now love this genre and Simone Elkeles is my favourite YA Fiction/Contemporary author.
Return to Paradise is the sequel to Leaving Paradise. Having really liked Leaving Paradise but finding it a little disappointing (see REVIEW) I was expecting to feel the same about Return to Paradise, Oh boy was I wrong. I loved loved this. I found so much better than Leaving Paradise and only disappointed that there won't be another book.
This picks up eights months after Leaving Paradise ends and it start with Caleb being handcuffed in the back of the police, soon he finds himself being forced in Re-START a programme for those affected by Drink Driving. For Caleb it was this or jail. However, upon his arrival he soon sees Maggie who is also apart of the programme. They both are forced to work together and pretty soon tension is building and the truth about the accident is revealed.
What a read this was. I loved Caleb and Maggie so much more in this book. Its very clear from the start that there is so much sexual tension between them that is makes the pages sizzle. Caleb is trying his hardest to push Maggie away as he doesn't want to fall for her and be involved with his Victim. And Maggie is trying to convince herself she has moved on and well she is failing miserably. I really connected with both of our main characters in this novel alot more. It would be really hard not to like them.
I really loved how we are introduced to some new characters. The kids in the Re-Start programme are all battling their own demons and yet they all care for each other and have a fun time. I think that is why I enjoyed this so much more than the first book. Even though it still hit hard on the serious issues of drink drive and the effects it has on people. It was a lot more lighthearted and I found my giggling at a few scenes.
Once again I am going to say Simone Elkeles you are a genius. She has created a wonderful story that flowed perfectly that I read in one day. Only stopping to eat or go to the bathroom. I also adored the ending. It was a very satisfying ending that ties up Caleb and Maggie's Tale. I am just sad that it has come to end and that there are no more books to follow in this series.
Please buy or borrow Simone's novels as an avid fantasy reader Simone turned me to new genres I would never have read before and I am so glad I did because I now love this genre and Simone Elkeles is my favourite YA Fiction/Contemporary author.
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
2.0
This was an unnecessary sequel, with way to much back and forth between the main characters.
ayla_atwood's review against another edition
2.0
I read this book in high school and am currently on a YA kick right now so I decided to read it again. I remember liking the first book in this series and I could remember most of the plot. This book however I couldn’t recall anything that happened until the end (it’s possible I got bored and only read the last few chapters). I read both books in a matter of hours, but this one was definitely harder to get through. The plot was everywhere. Hate each other, like each other then hate each other again. I almost got whiplash with how quickly they were changing their minds. I think I just understood what the author was going for, just some of the things they got angry over were dumb. Very dumb. Weirdly the second half of the book was better than the first, more cohesive with a faster pace. It just felt like she was trying to paste together two different ideas and it just didn’t work.
briarsreviews's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
This was one book I somehow lost in my little library and just uncovered. I was obsessed with Simone Elkeles because all of the cool girls liked her when this came out. I wanted to be cool... It never happened. They still made fun of me for enjoying the book when THEY enjoyed the book. And somehow, that girl is now a mental health nurse and she was the biggest adult bully I knew... Go figure.
This contemporary romance follows Maggie and Caleb when they have to go on a juvenile detention-esque trip talking about how impaired driving and risky driving affected their lives. And man, there's DRAMA. I haven't read the first book in this series, but this book gives you enough details to understand what's going on. That being said, I need the first book now. I want to know how their relationship started. Anywho, their romantic feelings haven't gone very far and the two of them also have a strong passion lingering. They know their relationshj=ip isn't a good idea... Especially when a dark secret twist comes out...
I really liked this book! I missed YA books like this. They pack the drama yet are somehow realistic and have me binging the book. I love Simone and need to find more of her books. She needs to make a big comeback and soon. Ah, my teenaged self would have ate this book up!
Four out of five stars.
This contemporary romance follows Maggie and Caleb when they have to go on a juvenile detention-esque trip talking about how impaired driving and risky driving affected their lives. And man, there's DRAMA. I haven't read the first book in this series, but this book gives you enough details to understand what's going on. That being said, I need the first book now. I want to know how their relationship started. Anywho, their romantic feelings haven't gone very far and the two of them also have a strong passion lingering. They know their relationshj=ip isn't a good idea... Especially when a dark secret twist comes out...
I really liked this book! I missed YA books like this. They pack the drama yet are somehow realistic and have me binging the book. I love Simone and need to find more of her books. She needs to make a big comeback and soon. Ah, my teenaged self would have ate this book up!
Four out of five stars.
swimmer120x's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't quite as good as the first book, but it was still okay. It provided closure. I recommend reading the first book, as I think it is my favorite book that I have ever read...
abbyreads2's review against another edition
5.0
AAAHHHH!!!! I just about died from that ending. I loved every second and every page of this book. It was too amazing and officially one of my favorites. It's been a long time since I've read a book this perfect.