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City Love

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Author: Susane Colasanti
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books           city love
Genre: Contemporary Young Adult
Source: Won it!

 

 

 

Goodreads:  Sadie, Darcy, and Rosanna are living together in New York City the summer before their freshman year of college begins. With no parents, no rules, and an entire city to explore, these three girls are on the verge of the best summer of their lives.

Sadie is a native New Yorker. She is hopeful, romantic, and an eternal optimist who is ready to find her soul mate. Then she meets her dream boy: cute, funny, and quirky in all the right ways. The chemistry between them is unreal. Could he be the one?

Darcy is a free spirit from SoCal with rebellious tendencies and unlimited financial resources. Moving to New York City is just another adventure for her. Darcy wants this summer to be all about boy adventures—nothing serious. But how much fun is too much?

Rosanna leaves Chicago for NYC so she can put her past behind her and reinvent herself. The only thing standing in her way is the grand total of seventy-three cents she has saved. Then she meets a guy who wants to show her the glamorous side of New York—a side that she would never get to experience on her own. If Rosanna doesn’t resist, she may find herself in city love.

Told from alternating points of view, City Love captures the moments in each girl’s life when everything is thrilling, amazing, and terrifying all at once . . . in a way it will never be again.

Ope’s Opinion:  This is the first book in Susane Colasnti’s series.  You meet three girls Sadie, Darcy and Rosanna.  You will be able to identify with one of the girls or a part of each one.  

Susane Colasanti brings NYC alive through these girls eyes.  They explore the city and love.  They support each other through the ups and downs – they show a great example of friendship.

The ending was very open, since this the beginning of the series.  It will be fun to watch these girls grow and change in the next book to come.

Rating: 3.5 – I like the book enough to suggest it to a friend or two.

City Love

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Susane Colasanti’s new series starts tomorrow!!!!
Publication Date:   April 21, 2015

Publisher:  Katherine Tegen Books

Goodreads:   Sadie, Darcy, and Rosanna are living together in New York City the summer before their freshman year of college begins. With no parents, no rules, and an entire city to explore, these three girls are on the verge of the best summer of their lives.

Sadie is a native New Yorker. She is hopeful, romantic, and an eternal optimist who is ready to find her soul mate. Then she meets her dream boy: cute, funny, and quirky in all the right ways. The chemistry between them is unreal. Could he be the one?

Darcy is a free spirit from SoCal with rebellious tendencies and unlimited financial resources. Moving to New York City is just another adventure for her. Darcy wants this summer to be all about boy adventures—nothing serious. But how much fun is too much?

Rosanna leaves Chicago for NYC so she can put her past behind her and reinvent herself. The only thing standing in her way is the grand total of seventy-three cents she has saved. Then she meets a guy who wants to show her the glamorous side of New York—a side that she would never get to experience on her own. If Rosanna doesn’t resist, she may find herself in city love.

Told from alternating points of view, City Love captures the moments in each girl’s life when everything is thrilling, amazing, and terrifying all at once . . . in a way it will never be again.

Be sure to pick this one up tomorrow!!!!

Now & Forever

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Author:  Susane Colasanti           
Publisher:  Viking Juvenile
Genre:Contemporary Young Adult        now
Source:  BEA  

 

 

 

Goodreads:  What if your boyfriend was the world’s biggest rockstar?

Sterling is crazy in love with Ethan. Not only is he the sweetest boy she’s ever met, but he’s an incredibly talented guitarist, singer, and songwriter. And since forever, he’s believed he has what it takes to be a star.

When Ethan becomes an overnight sensation, he’s thrown head-first into the glam world of celebrity-and so is Sterling. Before she knows it, she’s attending red-carpet premieres, getting free designer clothes, and flying around the country to attend Ethan’s monumental sold-out concerts.

It’s a dream come true…but whose dream is Sterling living? And what do you do when “forever” comes to an end? 

Ope’s Opinion:  This book started out as a very simple young love story.  But I saw the characters grow apart and grow up at the same time.  It felt like an empowerment for girls book.  

It was great to see Sterling find out she needed to figure out what she wanted out of life before she shared her life with someone else.  I thought there was a lot of subtle advise to young women in this book –  the young girls need to find guys who adore them, not twist their lives around a boy.

One thing that was missing for me in this book was a positive adult role model.  Sterlings Gram was the only adult I read about that was available.

I have two granddaughters – I would want them to read this book and hopefully see that loosing yourself in a boy is not a great idea.  Hearing advice in a story is sometimes easier to absorb.

Rating:  Four Chairs – I like this book so much I know several friends to share it with.                    de9fc-4chairs

All I Need

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Author: Susane Colasnti                   Colasanti_AllINeed_PreSales.indd
Publisher: Viking Juvenile 
Pages: 240
Genre: Young Adult / Contemporary 
Source: Purchased

 

 

Goodreads:  The last night of summer is only the beginning.

Skye wants to meet the boy who will change her life forever. Seth feels their instant connection the second he sees her. When Seth starts talking to Skye at the last beach party of the summer, it’s obvious to both of them that this is something real. But when Seth leaves for college before they exchange contact info, Skye wonders if he felt the same way she did—and if she will ever see him again. Even if they find their way back to each other, can they make a long-distance relationship work despite trust issues, ex drama, and some serious background differences?

Teen favorite Susane Colasanti returns to the alternating-voice style of her beloved debut When It Happens in this Serendipity-inspired story about summer, soul mates, and the moments that change our lives forever.

 

Ope’s Opinion:  I really enjoyed reading this book.  I thought it was very realistic.  It is a carefree, quick, easy read.  I will be saving it for when my granddaughter gets older for her to read.

I really liked seeing what was going on from both Skye’s and Seth’s point of view.  In real life you can’t see what is going on with the other person, so it was fun to read it from both perspectives.

This is not a deep book, but I did not expect it to be. I enjoyed it for what it was – a wonderful light summer romance.  I have read other Colasanti books and I will read her again.

 

Rating:  Four Chairs – I like this book so much I know several friends to share it with.
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