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Synopsis
When Jade Fulton and Ethan Garrett, the two most mismatched seniors at Walt Whitman High School, find themselves locked in an aerobics room overnight, their confinement forces them to push past the labels they’ve given each other. Amid hours of arguing, philosophizing, and silly game-playing, Ethan and Jade learn there’s a lot more to the other person than meets the eye.
But after their night in confinement, they return to their comfort zones—Ethan’s football prowess and longstanding romance with the school beauty, and Jade’s cerebral pursuits and close friendship with the quirky Gia. Still, they find themselves inexorably pulled back to the connection they formed that night, a bond they increasingly value as Jade struggles with her dad’s cancer diagnosis and Ethan tries to distance himself from his alcoholic father. As tensions rise for both teens at home and school, Ethan and Jade learn that even though that one night changed everything, they’re going to have to make some changes themselves if they want to find their way back to each other.
But after their night in confinement, they return to their comfort zones—Ethan’s football prowess and longstanding romance with the school beauty, and Jade’s cerebral pursuits and close friendship with the quirky Gia. Still, they find themselves inexorably pulled back to the connection they formed that night, a bond they increasingly value as Jade struggles with her dad’s cancer diagnosis and Ethan tries to distance himself from his alcoholic father. As tensions rise for both teens at home and school, Ethan and Jade learn that even though that one night changed everything, they’re going to have to make some changes themselves if they want to find their way back to each other.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐
It's hard to say, but this book just wasn't for me. It was at times very predictable and much on par with pretty much all teen contemporary romances. I feel this because I have read so many similar books to these over the years. This book would appeal to those though that haven't read much of this genre before and I would have probably enjoyed this more also if I hadn't. Although, overall it was a very feel-good story and a quick read.
This novel is written in first person and split between the two main characters; Jade and Ethan. The two narrations were constantly changing and this, sometimes was annoying and confusing. However, I did like that we saw the book through both Ethan and Jade as we could connect with both the characters more. As I may recall the author originally was going to just keep the book in the perspective of Jade and I'm glad she didn't. Without the two perspectives, we wouldn't have been able to see the two different lives that were portrayed in the book.
The book displays, what most teens tend to always do, including judging people without actually knowing them. It was one of the things that I most liked about the book as it was something I could also relate to (I used to do it a lot and probably still do). Both Ethan and Jade judge one another, thing either lives are perfect, when really neither are.
I think what really annoyed me the most was how predictable the storyline was for me. I mean I had seen this so many times before; boy and girl are put together in a difficult situation and hate each other due to misjudgement. This caused me at times feeling like I wanted to DNF it. Although the more I got into the book, the more I was digested into it. Which was causing me not to want to put it down.
Ethan is strongly faithful to God although after getting to know Jade, he starts to question it. I like how the author added a character who was Christian as we don't normally see much about this in YA.
Even though I had some issues with this book, I stilled enjoyed this. It was unfortunate that because I have read similar books that unfortunately didn't quite enjoy it as much. I would, however, recommend this book to those who would like to start reading this genre or enjoy a lot of books with this premise.
Release date: 18 September 2018
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It's hard to say, but this book just wasn't for me. It was at times very predictable and much on par with pretty much all teen contemporary romances. I feel this because I have read so many similar books to these over the years. This book would appeal to those though that haven't read much of this genre before and I would have probably enjoyed this more also if I hadn't. Although, overall it was a very feel-good story and a quick read.
This novel is written in first person and split between the two main characters; Jade and Ethan. The two narrations were constantly changing and this, sometimes was annoying and confusing. However, I did like that we saw the book through both Ethan and Jade as we could connect with both the characters more. As I may recall the author originally was going to just keep the book in the perspective of Jade and I'm glad she didn't. Without the two perspectives, we wouldn't have been able to see the two different lives that were portrayed in the book.
The book displays, what most teens tend to always do, including judging people without actually knowing them. It was one of the things that I most liked about the book as it was something I could also relate to (I used to do it a lot and probably still do). Both Ethan and Jade judge one another, thing either lives are perfect, when really neither are.
I think what really annoyed me the most was how predictable the storyline was for me. I mean I had seen this so many times before; boy and girl are put together in a difficult situation and hate each other due to misjudgement. This caused me at times feeling like I wanted to DNF it. Although the more I got into the book, the more I was digested into it. Which was causing me not to want to put it down.
Ethan is strongly faithful to God although after getting to know Jade, he starts to question it. I like how the author added a character who was Christian as we don't normally see much about this in YA.
Even though I had some issues with this book, I stilled enjoyed this. It was unfortunate that because I have read similar books that unfortunately didn't quite enjoy it as much. I would, however, recommend this book to those who would like to start reading this genre or enjoy a lot of books with this premise.
Release date: 18 September 2018
Preorder | Book Depository |
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