A review by beckymmoe
Falling for the Girl Next Door by Tera Lynn Childs
4.0
Tru and Sloane are back!
I really enjoyed their second installment, even though I couldn't get behind one (okay, two) of the big decisions they made in the book. They saw the error of their ways eventually, and really, who hasn't made dumb decisions while in their teens and beyond? Far be it from me to be pointing fingers!
FFTGND starts out with Sloane and Tru in a happy place--Sloane's actually liking Austin now (though she's counting the days until she's back in NYC for Christmas), and she and Tru are all kinds of cute together. You know that's not going to last, though, otherwise what would be the point of having another book? ;)
And yep, soon the drama starts (I swear, half the reason I read YA is so I can be grateful I'm no longer a teen)--one problem is a carryover from book one: it gets worse, and thankfully the person most involved decides to do something about it (yay, Tru!); another problem develops more slowly, though the reader could really see it coming way before Sloane ever does (denial. Not just a river in Egypt.) And then there's the cyber threat to out Sloane's identity as the creator of Graphic Grrl...
All in all we end up in a pretty good place again by the last page, though not everything is resolved and I'm still anxious to see how it'll all end up (though at this point, I'm more anxious for Willa and Finn's #2. When will it be released? When?? When??? Finn....)
FFTGND could probably be read as a standalone, though I'd really recommend reading book one first ([b:Ten Things Sloane Hates About Tru|26101040|Ten Things Sloane Hates About Tru (Creative HeArts, #1; Sloane and Tru #1)|Tera Lynn Childs|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439823868s/26101040.jpg|46044274]) because there's definitely some elements of the story that carry over, and you'll know the characters better. Both of the Sloane and Tru books can be read independently of the other Creative Hearts series books, but why would you want to do that? Do yourself a favor and read them all! ;)
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I really enjoyed their second installment, even though I couldn't get behind one (okay, two) of the big decisions they made in the book. They saw the error of their ways eventually, and really, who hasn't made dumb decisions while in their teens and beyond? Far be it from me to be pointing fingers!
FFTGND starts out with Sloane and Tru in a happy place--Sloane's actually liking Austin now (though she's counting the days until she's back in NYC for Christmas), and she and Tru are all kinds of cute together. You know that's not going to last, though, otherwise what would be the point of having another book? ;)
And yep, soon the drama starts (I swear, half the reason I read YA is so I can be grateful I'm no longer a teen)--one problem is a carryover from book one: it gets worse, and thankfully the person most involved decides to do something about it (yay, Tru!); another problem develops more slowly, though the reader could really see it coming way before Sloane ever does (denial. Not just a river in Egypt.) And then there's the cyber threat to out Sloane's identity as the creator of Graphic Grrl...
All in all we end up in a pretty good place again by the last page, though not everything is resolved and I'm still anxious to see how it'll all end up (though at this point, I'm more anxious for Willa and Finn's #2. When will it be released? When?? When??? Finn....)
FFTGND could probably be read as a standalone, though I'd really recommend reading book one first ([b:Ten Things Sloane Hates About Tru|26101040|Ten Things Sloane Hates About Tru (Creative HeArts, #1; Sloane and Tru #1)|Tera Lynn Childs|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439823868s/26101040.jpg|46044274]) because there's definitely some elements of the story that carry over, and you'll know the characters better. Both of the Sloane and Tru books can be read independently of the other Creative Hearts series books, but why would you want to do that? Do yourself a favor and read them all! ;)
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.