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romancereader1's review
4.0
This is a new author to me.
I enjoyed the story. The characters are wonderfully written, I really enjoyed it them.
In the story Beth Ann is struggling with some issues. She finds out that family is not only that of blood, but those around that care for her.
Some of the characters that I didn’t enjoyed were Beth Ann’s parents.
I enjoyed the story. The characters are wonderfully written, I really enjoyed it them.
In the story Beth Ann is struggling with some issues. She finds out that family is not only that of blood, but those around that care for her.
Some of the characters that I didn’t enjoyed were Beth Ann’s parents.
onceuponalibrary's review
5.0
Oh my goodness! I could not put this one down! When Beth Ann returns to school after she saw Dylan with another girl, she starts a distraction fling with another guy, unknown to her, a surprise was coming her way. All of this while she is prepping for a fashion competition to win a scholarship. She goes through a lot of stress that helped the book feel more real.
It touches a bit on eating disorders, which may be tough for some to read. However, when I read books that included it how the author, Cait Marie, did, it helped it feel so real, heartbreaking, and honest. Eating disorders are a huge issue in fashion industries and I love it being brought to light more.
This story was my absolute favorite from the series and I plan to read it many many times.
It touches a bit on eating disorders, which may be tough for some to read. However, when I read books that included it how the author, Cait Marie, did, it helped it feel so real, heartbreaking, and honest. Eating disorders are a huge issue in fashion industries and I love it being brought to light more.
This story was my absolute favorite from the series and I plan to read it many many times.
proudtobeabookaholic's review
4.0
This book follows the events of "The First Holidays", so you should read that first if you haven't already.
The thing I love most is the family and friend relationships! Beth Ann's parents are not very supportive of her career choice (fashion), but she gets support and comfort from her friend's families instead. She has great friends in Lila and Gavin (who we met in "The Last Summer"), as well as in her roommate Manny. And of course, there's Dylan... Sure, he kind of broke her heart, but she still misses him, and the friendship they had.
Beth Ann struggles with both anxiety and eating disorder. The author doesn't go into details about that, and I would have liked her to develop a bit more. Instead the focus is on how stressful everything is for Beth Ann, and it's easy to see that it will eventually have consequenses. This is my very personal opinion, others may find the balance exactly right.
There were some things that surprised me along the way, but if I mention them I probably will give away too much... Usually these YA contemporary books are quite predictable, so it was nice to be surprised - even if not everything was positive in my book!
The thing I love most is the family and friend relationships! Beth Ann's parents are not very supportive of her career choice (fashion), but she gets support and comfort from her friend's families instead. She has great friends in Lila and Gavin (who we met in "The Last Summer"), as well as in her roommate Manny. And of course, there's Dylan... Sure, he kind of broke her heart, but she still misses him, and the friendship they had.
Beth Ann struggles with both anxiety and eating disorder. The author doesn't go into details about that, and I would have liked her to develop a bit more. Instead the focus is on how stressful everything is for Beth Ann, and it's easy to see that it will eventually have consequenses. This is my very personal opinion, others may find the balance exactly right.
There were some things that surprised me along the way, but if I mention them I probably will give away too much... Usually these YA contemporary books are quite predictable, so it was nice to be surprised - even if not everything was positive in my book!
pepa's review
4.0
Thank you to the author for kindly providing a review copy of the book.
You know, I often wish there were more university aged characters in a book and books centered around uni. I feel like it's an overlooked age category. I'm still at uni, so I don't really want to read that much about high school nor do I want to read about adults with adult problems and jobs.
So, this book hit a spot!
I like how realistic the uni environment was. The author thought of even small details like RAs etc. That's amazing.
The book is a loose continuation of a previous story which I have not read, but it wasn't an issue at all! I can also see some more stories coming up centred on different characters.
It's great to see books that don't deal with only one issue, one storyline. Life is rarely like that. And here, the characters dealt with multiple problems at once.
Perhaps what is slightly unrealistic is how... smoothly... everything goes from the beginning. I understand it's for plot advancement, but again, life is rarely like that. On the other hand, if we were to compare this to romcoms on TV, I don't think it's that different.
This is the type of book you read if you want to enjoy a nice storyline, agreeable characters and leave with a happy feeling. And who doesn't want that from time to time!
You know, I often wish there were more university aged characters in a book and books centered around uni. I feel like it's an overlooked age category. I'm still at uni, so I don't really want to read that much about high school nor do I want to read about adults with adult problems and jobs.
So, this book hit a spot!
I like how realistic the uni environment was. The author thought of even small details like RAs etc. That's amazing.
The book is a loose continuation of a previous story which I have not read, but it wasn't an issue at all! I can also see some more stories coming up centred on different characters.
It's great to see books that don't deal with only one issue, one storyline. Life is rarely like that. And here, the characters dealt with multiple problems at once.
Perhaps what is slightly unrealistic is how... smoothly... everything goes from the beginning. I understand it's for plot advancement, but again, life is rarely like that. On the other hand, if we were to compare this to romcoms on TV, I don't think it's that different.
This is the type of book you read if you want to enjoy a nice storyline, agreeable characters and leave with a happy feeling. And who doesn't want that from time to time!
leahsbooks's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
5.0
CONTENT WARNING: eating disorder, anxiety.
I can't even begin to explain how much I love Cait's writing in general, and this book specifically. I read this book multiple times over a short period of time as a beta reader, and never got bored of it.
The story itself was one that I was eagerly anticipating, after reading The Last Summer and The First Holidays, and I couldn't wait to find out what happened between Beth Ann and Dylan. I loved the dual perspectives, and while I definitely liked Dylan's character a lot more than Beth Ann's in the beginning, Beth Ann grew on me a lot over the course of the book. I felt like Beth Ann's character grew a lot over the course of the story, and she changed so much.
The whole cast of characters were awesome. I enjoyed seeing how they interacted with each other. I especially loved seeing Cait embody the spirit of NYC and bring one of my favorite cities to life on paper in my favorite season of the year. I flew through the book (yes, each time I read it), and loved every minute of every single time I read it. The characters growing up and falling in love against the backdrop of one of the most vibrant cities in the world is definitely an experience not to be missed.
I can't even begin to explain how much I love Cait's writing in general, and this book specifically. I read this book multiple times over a short period of time as a beta reader, and never got bored of it.
The story itself was one that I was eagerly anticipating, after reading The Last Summer and The First Holidays, and I couldn't wait to find out what happened between Beth Ann and Dylan. I loved the dual perspectives, and while I definitely liked Dylan's character a lot more than Beth Ann's in the beginning, Beth Ann grew on me a lot over the course of the book. I felt like Beth Ann's character grew a lot over the course of the story, and she changed so much.
The whole cast of characters were awesome. I enjoyed seeing how they interacted with each other. I especially loved seeing Cait embody the spirit of NYC and bring one of my favorite cities to life on paper in my favorite season of the year. I flew through the book (yes, each time I read it), and loved every minute of every single time I read it. The characters growing up and falling in love against the backdrop of one of the most vibrant cities in the world is definitely an experience not to be missed.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder and Mental illness
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