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I, Cassia Bernard, do solemnly swear to find pure red—my passion—this summer. Dad's passion is art. When he's painting, no one can reach him, not even me. My mom's passion was the ocean. She said the ocean allows you to see whatever you want to see. That was one of the last things she ever said to me...
Sometimes what your heart desires isn't what it needs. Over the course of a hot Miami summer, sixteen-year-old Cassia discovers that sometimes it takes bullies and basketball, a best friend, and a gorgeous guy to help you understand what you actually need—and to help you see that, maybe, everything isn't so black and white.
3.5 stars - this was an eas read. liked the meanings of the colors. liked how the book shows that you can have several passions. felt the romance with graham was a bit rushed and underdeveloped - felt like he was more interested in art and talking to her dad then her then they had one date and they are together? also liked the story about the dad and them resolving their issues.
6. baby it's cold outside by addison fox
After a frantic call, Sloan McKinley travels to the heart of the Alaskan wilderness to be there for her best friend, who's just inherited property in the small town of Indigo. The last thing she expects is to be lured by the town's matriarchs into their annual contest to get their grandsons married off.
But Sloan can't deny the appeal of the rugged local men-Walker Montgomery in particular. Soon she finds herself falling in love with the wild outdoors...and with one of Indigo's most beloved residents. There's just one question that remains: is the town's most confirmed bachelor ready to get caught?
4 stars - love the story between the different characters though it kinda hindered with the storytelling trying to introduce each pair while focusing on walker and sloan, but enough to be invested and eagerly anticipating the sequels. there's nothing new with the story... boy and girl meet in a small town, both afraid to love and both falling anyways. i guess it's how the autho wrote the story that kept it interesting and enjoyable to read.
7. black ties and lullabyes by jane graves
Bernadette Hogan doesn't make mistakes. Not when it comes to caring for her mother, and not at her job protecting Texas's most eligible--and infuriating--bachelor. Maybe that's why she's overcome with guilt after one tiny indiscretion: a passionate fling with her boss that's left her confused, intrigued...and pregnant.
To self-made millionaire Jeremy Bridges, women are like fine wine: if held for too long, they sour. But one wild night with Bernadette changed all that. She makes him laugh, she makes him think, and soon she's going to make him a father. For the first time, Jeremy wants to be a one-woman man. So how can he convince the fiercely independent Bernadette he's ready to change from partying playboy to dependable dad--and become the loving husband she deserves?
4.5 stars - amazing how many books i can read when internet is down and im sitting on the cool sandy beach without a care in the world. i started reading this book in the morning and didn't stop until i had to pack up and check out. love rich, handsome arrogant guys who fall mightily for the simple yet strong independent woman. though sometimes you tend to think if this really happens inreality or just in fiction. i guess this is what most girls want.. to feel like they caught the best man who thinks they are also the best woman. she may not be the prettiest, sexiest, smartest but that one man she is everything. the premise is very standard chicklit but this story still tugged my heart.
What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though- she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university.
But everything she's ever worked for is threatened when Ty Greeen moves to her school. Not only is he an amazing QB, but he's also amazingly hot. And for the first time, Jordan's feeling vulnerable. Can she keep her head in the game while her heart's on the line?
4 stars - i like books of girls falling in love with her best guy friend... as well as awkward girls getting the hottest guy in school. so this book for me could have gone either ways. i like the first part when jordan started liking ty. but then henry suddenly dropped the bomb that he loves her and suddenly she likes him back? the transition was too fast and the author never made the reader feel that they were more than best friends. also, why would jor have sex with ty even before they become a couple? call me prude but that's just icky. so now the book made me shift my attention to henry-jor and then henry stops speaking to jor! i was as confused with the book as jor!! it just didn't made sense to me and the no-speaking just dragged the story. on the other hand, i liked the development between the dad and jor and about football. i considered giving this book 3.5 stars but the feel-good ending and how the author didnt make ty a bad guy made me finally rate this a 4 stars.
9. getting over garret delaney by abby mcdonald
Seventeen-year-old Sadie is in love: epic, heartfelt, and utterly onesided. The object of her obsession - ahem, affection - is her best friend, Garrett Delaney, who has been oblivious to Sadie's
feelings ever since he sauntered into her life and wowed her with his passion for Proust (not to mention his deep-blue eyes). For two long, painful years, Sadie has been Garrett's constant companion, sharing his taste in everything from tragic Russian literature to art films to '80s indie rock
- all to no avail. But when Garrett leaves for a summer literary retreat, Sadie is sure that the absence will make his heart grow fonder - until he calls to say he's fallen in love. With some other girl! A
heartbroken Sadie realizes that she's finally had enough. It's time for total Garrett detox! Aided by a barista job, an eclectic crew of new friends (including the hunky chef, Josh), and a customized selfhelp
guide, Sadie embarks on a summer of personal reinvention full of laughter, mortifying meltdowns, and a double shot of love.
4 stars - i had pre-conceived expectations on how this book would go.. girl is in love with her best friend, bf goes away for the summer, girls meets boy at a summer job and fall in love, bf comes back but she eventually chooses new boy.. well.. it is mostly that but i was surprised that this isn't just about romance but more on self-discovery. all through out the book the story tackled on how girl and bf was in their own little world together. while that doesn't necessarily sound bad, it does tend to limit your self-growth when you close off all other relationships with other people and then you come off as obsessive... or when you try to follow or ship the other person so much you end up losing your identity. this book showed us a different side of being in love with a person.. the unhealthy kind and i loved how new and old friends helpe her have a new perspective in life. now while i expect that she ends up with josh, what i didn't expect was how garrett ended up being shown as a jerk who seems in love with himself more than being supposedly best friends with a girl. it made me ask myself if he really liked her or not. i think what the story lacked was a heart to heart talk between the two because it did seem like girl and her friends were analyzing garret's actions without the girl even talking seriously to him and how hurt she was. i thought as best friends they can have that talk and forgive each other but the story went on the total "let-go-and-move-on" scenario. on the other hand, there was little interaction between josh and girl and even less hints that josh liked her but i think the whole point of the whole story is for her to move on and realize there are other fishes in the sea.
10. bridesmaid lotto by rachel astor
Josie’s quite content to be single, much to her mother’s disappointment. So when a bizarre contest is announced where a socialite is holding a lottery to pick her bridesmaids (and rake in a little extra cash), she can’t roll her eyes fast enough, even if it does mean meeting Jake Hall, her one and only movie star crush. Obviously, Josie doesn’t enter the bridesmaid lottery, so you can imagine her surprise when her picture pops up among the winners, thanks to Mom. With a little prodding -- okay bribing -- Josie agrees to participate.
The wedding turns into the event of the year, and Josie finds herself in the middle of a paparazzi feeding frenzy, which gets even crazier after Jake Hall takes a special interest in her.
Can Josie handle the pressure in the spotlight? Is it possible she might really have a chance with Jake Hall?
3.5 stars - to enjoy this novel, one has to suspend disbelief and pretend the fantasy is possible and just go with the flow. i mean, who makes a lotto out of her own wedding? and who would want to attend a wedding where you dont know most people and even be a bridesmaid to a stranger? josie doesn' really exude a good heroine for me. people keep saying she is gorgeous but she has low self-esteem. not sure if the author wants to tell us that regular average girls can also date hot movie stars. next is jake hall. it would have been nice if the author gave his pov every now and then coz we can't tell what's on his mind. sometimes josie thinks he is ignoring her then a few beats later he approaches her and he seems interested. but then he never calls just emails or talks to her when they see each other. on the other hand, i was expecting jake to be the cynic playboy so i was surprised that he was the perfect nice guy. at first, i though putting matty as the gay best friend was so cliche and i thought it should have been calla who is close to josie so was surprised that matty was a great friend and calla was the twist in the story, though i felt bad that she had to be the bad person. emma van horn was pretty useless.. dont know why she was in the story other than to setup the whole premise. she didn't even bother befriending the bridesmaids and is just so fake. i like jennifer and hoped that she had her own story rahter than setting a trilogy of josie's disaster diary which i just skipped. oh, lastly the mom. i just want to wring her neck! first she pushes josie to join the lotto and is embarrassed by her? it's all her fault and josie wuldn't have agreed if she didn't pay for her vacation and she backs off at the last minute? i was planning to give this book 4 stars but after mentioning all the above i think im bringing the rating down to 3.5 stars.
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