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laurenm2111's review
5.0
TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH CARMEN JENNER!! This was her debut novel, and you wouldnt have guessed it!!
It was fantastic! Loved Elijah - he was tough, loyal, aplha AND sweet. There is many sweet moments with Elijah - to make you fall for him. Then there is a moment and I was like WTF?? But that just made me love him more!! I want Elijah, Carmen.....please make that happen!!
I really enjoyed the conversations between the characters - especially the secondary characters Holly and Jackson.
There was a huge hype surrounding this release - which I totally particpated in, but this story more than made up for it!! Definate must read book of 2013.
So now that Ms. Jenner has us so enthralled with Sugartown - we are now panting for more! Bring us more Carmen!!
It was fantastic! Loved Elijah - he was tough, loyal, aplha AND sweet. There is many sweet moments with Elijah - to make you fall for him. Then there is a moment and I was like WTF?? But that just made me love him more!! I want Elijah, Carmen.....please make that happen!!
I really enjoyed the conversations between the characters - especially the secondary characters Holly and Jackson.
There was a huge hype surrounding this release - which I totally particpated in, but this story more than made up for it!! Definate must read book of 2013.
So now that Ms. Jenner has us so enthralled with Sugartown - we are now panting for more! Bring us more Carmen!!
jetenold's review
4.0
read this one in the anthology Born to Ride - A Clubhouse Collection. This was probably one of my favorites in the anthology and i immediately bought the next one. i loved the fact that they struggled and didn't just immediately get together. really good.
jen286's review
2.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookend
Welcome to Sugartown was not my favorite read. It was meh in the beginning and turned into an annoying read by the end. It just was not for me.
**Some spoilers ahead**
Ana is tired of her life in Sugartown. She dreams of getting out one day. She has a horrible ex who spread false gossip about her (that she is easy and gives it up for everyone), a dad who somehow believes that, a step-mother she hates (who is not much older than her) and a bff who is only there for comedic relief. As I have said before in other "comedy" reviews that is a hard one for me. Usually it is not my sense of humor and that was the case with the first half of this book. It just...can the bff not have an actual personality? Can she not be a character instead of just there to make jokes? I didn't like that much.
Then we have Elijah who just moved to town and is working with Ana's dad. They have some "fun" conversations, back and forth, and it was just meh for me. I mean I didn't actually see the connection between the two of them. It was just an instant he/she is soooo hot!! I want to get with them!! and that was the basis of their so called relationship. It was just...meh.
So Elijah has a bad past. He has secrets that he can't share with Ana, and Ana doesn't want to let him in. She is a bit afraid of getting hurt like she did with her horrible ex. So it takes a little bit, but she starts to cave. Then Elijah's past catches up to him and there are some bad things that happen and then Ana got super annoying to me. After bad things happened she was just like I cannot be with Elijah!! He LIED to me!!! How could he?!?! So she refused to see him. It was just...she would be all mopey, poor me, yet he never really lied and what about the bad stuff that happened? Why are you not upset because of that? It was just odd as she should have been more concerned about what actually happened as I could understand her not wanting to be with him because of that. So she was just kind of super annoying for the rest of the story.
Oh and there is a really not cool scene where Elijah basically rapes Ana. No means no, but he doesn't stop when she asks him to. And afterwards when she says she didn't want it he tells her something like I would have stopped if I thought you meant it. Our hero...not cool. Not cool at all. So this is like in the middle of the story so at this point I am not a fan of either of them. And it just kept getting worse.
Ana decides that it will be a super great idea to go drinking and hang out with her dirtbag ex. I mean why wouldn't you? He sounds super! And super bad stuff happens, and Elijah avenges her in a really not cool way, he does get locked up, but Ana is all I want to be with him, but I can't, but he is so hot, but I can't, but can I? Oh poor me. Poor poor me. Ugh. Not cool. Not good at all. Of course we get out happily ever after and by that point I was kind of like whatever. Maybe you two should be together - then no one else has to be. See not my book.
Welcome to Sugartown was not my favorite read. It was meh in the beginning and turned into an annoying read by the end. It just was not for me.
**Some spoilers ahead**
Ana is tired of her life in Sugartown. She dreams of getting out one day. She has a horrible ex who spread false gossip about her (that she is easy and gives it up for everyone), a dad who somehow believes that, a step-mother she hates (who is not much older than her) and a bff who is only there for comedic relief. As I have said before in other "comedy" reviews that is a hard one for me. Usually it is not my sense of humor and that was the case with the first half of this book. It just...can the bff not have an actual personality? Can she not be a character instead of just there to make jokes? I didn't like that much.
Then we have Elijah who just moved to town and is working with Ana's dad. They have some "fun" conversations, back and forth, and it was just meh for me. I mean I didn't actually see the connection between the two of them. It was just an instant he/she is soooo hot!! I want to get with them!! and that was the basis of their so called relationship. It was just...meh.
So Elijah has a bad past. He has secrets that he can't share with Ana, and Ana doesn't want to let him in. She is a bit afraid of getting hurt like she did with her horrible ex. So it takes a little bit, but she starts to cave. Then Elijah's past catches up to him and there are some bad things that happen and then Ana got super annoying to me. After bad things happened she was just like I cannot be with Elijah!! He LIED to me!!! How could he?!?! So she refused to see him. It was just...she would be all mopey, poor me, yet he never really lied and what about the bad stuff that happened? Why are you not upset because of that? It was just odd as she should have been more concerned about what actually happened as I could understand her not wanting to be with him because of that. So she was just kind of super annoying for the rest of the story.
Oh and there is a really not cool scene where Elijah basically rapes Ana. No means no, but he doesn't stop when she asks him to. And afterwards when she says she didn't want it he tells her something like I would have stopped if I thought you meant it. Our hero...not cool. Not cool at all. So this is like in the middle of the story so at this point I am not a fan of either of them. And it just kept getting worse.
Ana decides that it will be a super great idea to go drinking and hang out with her dirtbag ex. I mean why wouldn't you? He sounds super! And super bad stuff happens, and Elijah avenges her in a really not cool way, he does get locked up, but Ana is all I want to be with him, but I can't, but he is so hot, but I can't, but can I? Oh poor me. Poor poor me. Ugh. Not cool. Not good at all. Of course we get out happily ever after and by that point I was kind of like whatever. Maybe you two should be together - then no one else has to be. See not my book.
stumpfed's review
5.0
Good to know that MC guys are hot "down under" too! LOL! Seriously though, a great read.
xvicesx's review against another edition
I genuinely don't know what happened with this book. The cover didn't allude in any way to the weird way it turned. It's like at about the 50% mark, the author decided that things weren't angsty enough so something weird and freaky had to happen. I'm not sure what I was meant to be reading. Was it an MC book? Was it a small-town cute romance? (Hard no on this one, trust me.) Was it meant to be dark? Hells. I have no clue. I was really enjoying it until I started wondering what the actual F was going on.
Character wise, Ana may as well have been 12, rather than 19. As for Elijah, he should never have chased whatever he thought they had going on. Holly was impossible to put up with, the parents through this book are just theoretical... Again, what did I read?
Character wise, Ana may as well have been 12, rather than 19. As for Elijah, he should never have chased whatever he thought they had going on. Holly was impossible to put up with, the parents through this book are just theoretical... Again, what did I read?
rieska's review
5.0
this book had me going #$$%#@???!?!?!?
Firstly, Elijah Cade.
Hot? Check. Tatoos? Check. Badass? Check.
Hot guy has issues, afraid to fall in love. Typical but I still love him.
And of course, Ana Belle.
I love her! Even though some parts I wanted to shake and scream at her!!
oh and her friend holly is hilarious!!! Fierce and spunky! i love when she's being all protective of Ana. She seems more like a sister than a friend.
Overall, I love this book!Intense, fast paced and drama! Some parts had me going "NOOOOO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING, JUST FUCKING NO!!!" Now I can't wait for the next book.
Firstly, Elijah Cade.
Hot? Check. Tatoos? Check. Badass? Check.
"Holy mother whoring nuns she's hot. Fuck! I haven't just crossed the border into boner territory, Mr Happy's erected a tent from my jeans and is setting up camp there."
Hot guy has issues, afraid to fall in love. Typical but I still love him.
And of course, Ana Belle.
"I know he's provoking me, any idiot could see that, and yet the way his voice lowers and his dark eyes seem to hood over when he says the word "eat" makes me want to offer up myself as an all-night buffet."
I love her! Even though some parts I wanted to shake and scream at her!!
oh and her friend holly is hilarious!!! Fierce and spunky! i love when she's being all protective of Ana. She seems more like a sister than a friend.
Overall, I love this book!Intense, fast paced and drama! Some parts had me going "NOOOOO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING, JUST FUCKING NO!!!" Now I can't wait for the next book.
inkwellofwords's review
5.0
Omg! This book was amazing! It was so goooood! If you like a lighthearted read with lots of sexual descriptions, this book is for you!
gayle78's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book. I laughed my ass off and yelled at the characters. One of the best reads this year. Can't wait for the next book.