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A review by jen286
My First: Jason & Katie by Melanie Shawn
3.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
I have been reading through Melanie Shawn's books recently and have been enjoying them. I decided to give My First a try and at first it was just okay. Really I did not find this story as good as her other books, as good as the Hope Falls books, but there were parts that I did like.
Katie hasn't been home for ten years. Ever since her high school boyfriend died she has been making a life for herself elsewhere. When she has to come back to her hometown for a friends wedding she is dreading seeing Jason. Jason her friend who she just left without saying goodbye to. Jason who was her ex's best friend as well. Jason who something happened the night she ran away that made her run.
Jason has always loved Katie. He might not have known it at first, but from the moment he lays eyes on her he is done. That is the part of the story I loved. It was so cute! He meets Katie his first day of kindergarten! Adorable. As the story goes along you get to see all the great things he does for Katie growing up that she didn't even realize.
Katie is irrationally angry with Jason for a lot of the book. She feels guilty for liking him, even though it has been ten years! Ten years since her ex died, ten years since she has seen him, ten years when everyone else has moved on but she has not yet. She still hasn't fully dealt with his death and everything that happened. She is a bit...I didn't really like her. I liked Jason a lot as he is such a great guy, but Katie was just...I don't know why Jason would stick around and try so hard to be with her. They do have this energy between them. They can't quite stay away, and Jason is so sweet. He tries to take it slow, to not push Katie as he doesn't want her to run again. It was an alright story with some really cute parts. The writing just wasn't as good as I was expecting for this author. Really if I hadn't read her other books I probably wouldn't search out more of her works based on this one.
I have been reading through Melanie Shawn's books recently and have been enjoying them. I decided to give My First a try and at first it was just okay. Really I did not find this story as good as her other books, as good as the Hope Falls books, but there were parts that I did like.
Katie hasn't been home for ten years. Ever since her high school boyfriend died she has been making a life for herself elsewhere. When she has to come back to her hometown for a friends wedding she is dreading seeing Jason. Jason her friend who she just left without saying goodbye to. Jason who was her ex's best friend as well. Jason who something happened the night she ran away that made her run.
Jason has always loved Katie. He might not have known it at first, but from the moment he lays eyes on her he is done. That is the part of the story I loved. It was so cute! He meets Katie his first day of kindergarten! Adorable. As the story goes along you get to see all the great things he does for Katie growing up that she didn't even realize.
Katie is irrationally angry with Jason for a lot of the book. She feels guilty for liking him, even though it has been ten years! Ten years since her ex died, ten years since she has seen him, ten years when everyone else has moved on but she has not yet. She still hasn't fully dealt with his death and everything that happened. She is a bit...I didn't really like her. I liked Jason a lot as he is such a great guy, but Katie was just...I don't know why Jason would stick around and try so hard to be with her. They do have this energy between them. They can't quite stay away, and Jason is so sweet. He tries to take it slow, to not push Katie as he doesn't want her to run again. It was an alright story with some really cute parts. The writing just wasn't as good as I was expecting for this author. Really if I hadn't read her other books I probably wouldn't search out more of her works based on this one.