Open Road Summer Review

Title: Open road summer

Author: Emery Lord

Pages:342

Genre: Contemporary Romance, young adult

Publisher: Walker

Date published: April 15th 2014

Format: e-book

Synopsis:
After breaking up with her bad-news boyfriend, Reagan O’Neill is ready to leave her rebellious ways behind. . . and her best friend, country superstar Lilah Montgomery, is nursing a broken heart of her own. Fortunately, Lilah’s 24-city tour is about to kick off, offering a perfect opportunity for a girls-only summer of break-up ballads and healing hearts. But when Matt Finch joins the tour as its opening act, his boy-next-door charm proves difficult for Reagan to resist, despite her vow to live a drama-free existence. This summer, Reagan and Lilah will navigate the ups and downs of fame and friendship as they come to see that giving your heart to the right person is always a risk worth taking. A fresh new voice in contemporary romance, Emery Lord’s gorgeous writing hits all the right notes. (Goodreads synopsis)

Review:
I enjoyed this but the reason I did not give it 5 stars is because I found some things quite predictable which I will not say because otherwise it may ruin the book for those of you have not read it. Other than that it was great, the writing was really good and I was hooked form the start. I liked the friendship Reagan had with Dee, you could see that they would do anything for each other and they are never fake with anyone, they have a true friendship that some would be jealous of. There was a lot of great character development and you could really see Reagan change into a better person and not have to dwell on the past and just live. Matt Finch. Well most of the time a guy is quite confident comes of as arrogant but that is not the case with Matt, when Reagan talked to him with out all his banter he was pretty sweet and he was only hurting with the loss of his mother, it was his way of coping. You could see in the lyrics of the songs he wrote how much he cared for Reagan and even when he didn't know her he wanted to. He is the kind of guy that has his way with words but he means them. I liked that the Romance wasn't to heavy and it came of genuine which I liked.
If you are looking for you contemporary fix you will most definitely find it here. Reagan is overall badass and she spices things up a bit with her attitude. Even under all her attitude she is someone who cares a lot even if she doesn't show it.

Cover art: 5
Plot: 4
Characters:4
Writing:4
Level of interest:4
Total rating:4

To All The Boys I've Loved Before Review

 Title: To all the boys I've loved before

Author: Jenny Han

Pages: 288

Genre: Contemporary romance, young adult

Date Published: April 15th 2014

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Format: e-book

Synopsis:
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all. (Goodreads synopsis)
Review:
I was not sure what to expect going into this. I absolutely love Jenny's summer series and I own all 3 books in the trilogy. I have been waiting for this to come out for soo long and I'm glad to have finally read it. Although I prefer the summer series to this, I still really enjoyed it and I would re-read it. This is one of those summer reads, cute and light leaving you with a cheesy grin on your face. This book was a lot different to Jenny's summer series so I could hardly compare it, they are each to their own. To all the boy I've loved before was a sweet and compelling read of a girl finding love where she least expects it.  The book ends in a letter which doesn't really leave you with a conclusion so I can't wait to read the sequel but OMG do I really have to wait til 2015 :O

Overall:I Highly enjoyed this and if you have enjoyed jenny's work in the past you will definitely love this and if you haven't read her work then you will still love it if you like contemporary romance. I am going to have to buy a physical copy :)

Cover art: 5
Plot: 4
Characters:4
Writing:4
Level of interest:5

Total rating:4

 Happy Reading everyone, hope y'all are having a fab week :)
ps: so sorry about how absent I have been, have been really busy with assessments :(

Rebel Belle Review

Title: Rebel Belle

Author: Rachel Hawkins

Pages: 352

Genre: Young adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Date Published: April 8th 2014

Format: e-book

Synopsis:
Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.

Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.

With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more. (Goodreads synopsis)

Review:I quite like the cover for Rebel belle. This pink and the pearls make it look all girl and sophisticated whilst the dagger hanging up the pearls makes it look a bit edgy. I have to admit at the start of the novel I found Harper to be really annoying and stuck up but as the story progressed you really see her character development which was great and I ended up really liking her character. Even thought David posted mean things about Harper in the newspaper I liked him better that Ryan. There was just something about Ryan that annoyed me especially when it came to Mary Beth. I mean I liked Ryan but I felt even though he obviously cared for Harper, there was something that just wasn't working with their relationship. I've given this 4 stars because although I really enjoyed it quite a bit there was still things that I think could have been done differently but only minor things.  I can't wait for the next instalment because I want to find out what will happen with the big changes at the end of the novel and how harper will deal with everything :) might be a while though.

Overall:
If you have read Rachel Hawkins Hex hall series you will definitely love this. The first chapter will have you intrigued and I can guarantee you will read this in one sitting... I know I did haha :)

Cover art: 5
Plot: 4
Characters:4
Writing:4

Level of interest:4

Total rating:4

 
Happy Reading Everyone :D
-Jordan