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bookdragon226's review
4.0
I really liked this book. It's crazy that someone would pack up their life and just move to a whole different city just for a boy. She goes through a lot of stuff. There are people who question how her friends from back home and her just stop talking and they think how can that happen? It's really easy actually I recently moved and I talk to maybe 3 of my many friends. It's easy to get wrapped up in your own lives and just forget about each other. I have a love/hate relationship with the end, I would really love if there were a sequel. I doubt there will be but overall this book was good and I think i'm going to read more Susane Colasanti!
jonireads's review against another edition
5.0
Brooke is in love with Scott Abrams even though they have barely spoken to each other before. She believes with all her heart that they are Meant To Be. She finally works up the courage to tell him she loves with but before she can he drops a bombshell: He is moving to New York City.
What's a girl to do? Why, follow him of course.
This book could have gone two very different ways. Brooke could have been an extremely creepy girl who stalks Scott. Or she could have been an extremely headstrong girl who knows what she wants and it not afraid to go after it. Thankfully, in this book she is the latter. I loved how determined Brooke was to make Scott see her and be with her. I found myself wishing I had the courage to risk it all for the guy that I have been pining for.
Brooke's love of New York City was awesome. The way she described the city made me feel as though I was there with her. So often books are either about the super trendy parts of the city or the incredibly bad crime ridden parts of the city. This book focused on the normal every day sites of New York that life time residents would walk by daily and not notice. A magical city was made even more magical when seen through the eyes of the main character.
What I love about Susane Colasanti's books are that they are easy reads. I can pick up one of her books intending to read only one chapter and be half way through it before I know it. But they don't move so fast that you are left confused at the end, wondering what on earth you just read. Also, I was able to read this book while having a 2 year old running around crazy in the back ground, so it's not a book that requires your full attention, which is good for those out there who are super busy and still try to fit reading in their lives.
I can't wait to find out what is next for this author.
What's a girl to do? Why, follow him of course.
This book could have gone two very different ways. Brooke could have been an extremely creepy girl who stalks Scott. Or she could have been an extremely headstrong girl who knows what she wants and it not afraid to go after it. Thankfully, in this book she is the latter. I loved how determined Brooke was to make Scott see her and be with her. I found myself wishing I had the courage to risk it all for the guy that I have been pining for.
Brooke's love of New York City was awesome. The way she described the city made me feel as though I was there with her. So often books are either about the super trendy parts of the city or the incredibly bad crime ridden parts of the city. This book focused on the normal every day sites of New York that life time residents would walk by daily and not notice. A magical city was made even more magical when seen through the eyes of the main character.
What I love about Susane Colasanti's books are that they are easy reads. I can pick up one of her books intending to read only one chapter and be half way through it before I know it. But they don't move so fast that you are left confused at the end, wondering what on earth you just read. Also, I was able to read this book while having a 2 year old running around crazy in the back ground, so it's not a book that requires your full attention, which is good for those out there who are super busy and still try to fit reading in their lives.
I can't wait to find out what is next for this author.
booksandbosox's review against another edition
2.0
Brooke Knows that she belongs with Scott. Too bad he doesn't know it, too. When Brooke discovers that Scott is moving away for their senior year, she realizes that she will have to take drastic measures so that he can discover that they belong together. So, she follows him to New York. But chasing your dreams and getting what you want are not always the same thing...
Wow. I feel like I should remove the "realistic" tag from this simply because it is utter bullshit. There is nothing about this novel that would happen in a sane person's life. I must be a) too cynical and/or b) too old to enjoy this book. Which is a huge disappointment to me. I was so looking forward to an enjoyable and lighthearted teen romance - a very welcome change from the dark and paranormal romances that I usually end up reading. But what I got instead was a novel centered around a completely unlikable - not to mention, delusional - character. For some reason, Brooke has no idea how the world works. And yes, I've considered that perhaps this is supposed to be a clever juxtaposition - her acknowledged genius and her lack of real world smarts - but, let's face it. That idea is not so clever anymore. And I can't in good conscience believe that Colasanti was actually trying to do this while she was writing this character. And yes, I understand that Brooke is still hurt from her parents' divorce and this maybe makes it difficult for her to empathize with other people. But, if she's such a genius that she knows her mother has been lying to her, she should be smart enough to figure out that bottling up her feelings, ignoring and lashing out at her father, and completely disregarding how her actions might affect the people around her is not the way to deal with that hurt. In all honestly, I can't believe I'm this pissed off about this book. It was just so excruciating to think that I was supposed to identify with this character. As I said, I'm very disappointed. I've always thought Colasanti's titles looked like a nice fluffy and harmless version of a teen romance. I can only hope that they're not all filled with the stupidity of this one.
Wow. I feel like I should remove the "realistic" tag from this simply because it is utter bullshit. There is nothing about this novel that would happen in a sane person's life. I must be a) too cynical and/or b) too old to enjoy this book. Which is a huge disappointment to me. I was so looking forward to an enjoyable and lighthearted teen romance - a very welcome change from the dark and paranormal romances that I usually end up reading. But what I got instead was a novel centered around a completely unlikable - not to mention, delusional - character. For some reason, Brooke has no idea how the world works. And yes, I've considered that perhaps this is supposed to be a clever juxtaposition - her acknowledged genius and her lack of real world smarts - but, let's face it. That idea is not so clever anymore. And I can't in good conscience believe that Colasanti was actually trying to do this while she was writing this character. And yes, I understand that Brooke is still hurt from her parents' divorce and this maybe makes it difficult for her to empathize with other people. But, if she's such a genius that she knows her mother has been lying to her, she should be smart enough to figure out that bottling up her feelings, ignoring and lashing out at her father, and completely disregarding how her actions might affect the people around her is not the way to deal with that hurt. In all honestly, I can't believe I'm this pissed off about this book. It was just so excruciating to think that I was supposed to identify with this character. As I said, I'm very disappointed. I've always thought Colasanti's titles looked like a nice fluffy and harmless version of a teen romance. I can only hope that they're not all filled with the stupidity of this one.
thaymisan's review against another edition
3.0
So Much Closer it's a simple book. Quick reading, in fact. The book passes a message that every girl could catch. We all have a broken heart in one point, so, it's a very popular theme. Also, the story it's in NY! That's right, the big apple!
But Brooke, hm, how can I put this? She's an idiot. Who the hell move out just for a boy that she even didn't know about? Oh right, her. And the story keeps getting better. Don't believe in me? Go read.
As usual, I liked the boy, John. He's sweet and has a very unnatural vision of the things.
But Brooke, hm, how can I put this? She's an idiot. Who the hell move out just for a boy that she even didn't know about? Oh right, her. And the story keeps getting better. Don't believe in me? Go read.
As usual, I liked the boy, John. He's sweet and has a very unnatural vision of the things.
anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition
2.0
This review has been hard for me to write. Let me start by saying that I absolutely LOVE Susane Colasanti's previous novels. I mean, I adore them. I re-read them all the time, and I love them every single time. I can always expect Colasanti's novels to be fun, flirty, and cute.
However, So Much Closer let me down. I found it to be very unrealistic. How many teenage girls would really follow a guy to New York City after she had just talked to her once? I know I wouldn't uproot my whole life just for a guy that didn't know I existed.
I also found it very hard to relate to the main character. Her thinking was just so... weird. I didn't understand why she was acting the way she was, and her thinking was never really supported in the novel. She just didn't make sense sometimes.
I guess those were my two main issues in this novel. The one positive that I did enjoy was that Colasanti had the setting described extremely well. While I was reading, even though I couldn't relate to any of the characters, I felt as if I could see everything they were seeing, because the setting was described very well.
Overall, if you want to read a Susane Colasanti novel, I don't recommend this one. It was just very unrealistic, and I couldn't relate to the characters. That being said, I do recommend all of her previous novels.
However, So Much Closer let me down. I found it to be very unrealistic. How many teenage girls would really follow a guy to New York City after she had just talked to her once? I know I wouldn't uproot my whole life just for a guy that didn't know I existed.
I also found it very hard to relate to the main character. Her thinking was just so... weird. I didn't understand why she was acting the way she was, and her thinking was never really supported in the novel. She just didn't make sense sometimes.
I guess those were my two main issues in this novel. The one positive that I did enjoy was that Colasanti had the setting described extremely well. While I was reading, even though I couldn't relate to any of the characters, I felt as if I could see everything they were seeing, because the setting was described very well.
Overall, if you want to read a Susane Colasanti novel, I don't recommend this one. It was just very unrealistic, and I couldn't relate to the characters. That being said, I do recommend all of her previous novels.
snarkywench's review against another edition
3.0
Channels Felicity with a girl following a boy she knows very little from New Jersey to New York. I liked Brooke's journey into owning her intelligence and finding direction....I just wish it had been weighted more heavily in that direction. The romance stuff was good...in that it was a disappointment to the main character ... so much more plugged into real life.
justkeyreads's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a quick, realistic contemporary read that I loved. It was realistic and relatable to rraf about.
Warm fuzzies for all...
Warm fuzzies for all...
randiroo's review against another edition
4.0
When I started reading this book, I had to suspend my disbelief quite a bit. However, once I got into the story and started liking Brooke (the narrator), I really liked it! I loved seeing Brooke's growth as a character. Definitely a good message. Another book recommended to me by one of my eighth graders.
xallroyx21's review
3.0
Part of Brooke's story totally reminded me of my high school life. I had a crush on the same guy for like 3 years and thought about him so much. Unlike Brooke, I didn't really ever tell him. When Scott reciprocated her feelings it was like every girl's wish, but was it really it? You have to read to find out. One thing that bothered me about Brooke was the fact she was lazy about her genius IQ. This is so frustrating as a teacher. It also showed me that we really have to challenge students like this so they realize that everything in high school leads to what they really want to do in life.
madispeyer's review
2.0
2.5 stars.
This book was really bad in the beginning. The main character Brooke was pretty much a stalker. The reason this didn't get 1 star was because of the last 50 pages. They were so much better. Brooke finally stopped being an idiot and pretty much transformed. She realized how much Scott sucked and how much John meant to her. I liked her character in the end. My favorite character was John. I loved his personality and the way he thought. Sadie is like that one friend that you don't know why you're friends with them but you love them anyways. This was okay but I've read much better by Susane Colasanti.
This book was really bad in the beginning. The main character Brooke was pretty much a stalker. The reason this didn't get 1 star was because of the last 50 pages. They were so much better. Brooke finally stopped being an idiot and pretty much transformed. She realized how much Scott sucked and how much John meant to her. I liked her character in the end. My favorite character was John. I loved his personality and the way he thought. Sadie is like that one friend that you don't know why you're friends with them but you love them anyways. This was okay but I've read much better by Susane Colasanti.