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lyrareadsbooks's review against another edition
2.0
From another author this might be a three star, but the busy plot and plethora of perspectives didn't play to Cabot's core strengths. Not a bad read, but I'd recommend any of the "Boy" or "Size" series over this one. Her author voice (which is brilliant) is stronger in other works.
hpitcher15's review against another edition
good but i still dont understand about their parents...?
katreadingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I have yet to find a Meg Cabot book I don't love.
bikes_books_yarn's review against another edition
4.0
Read: October 2005
Re-read: February 2009
This was a great book! I have decided to put this in the hallowed Keepers pile because it is the perfect girly indulgance.
The main character is Lou Calabrese - a screenwriter who dated actor Barry Kimmel until he ran off with the co-star of the movie he was working on and married her. Lou is broken hearted and pissed off. Lou has to fly to Alaska to work on the movie she wrote - Copkiller and ends up in a helicopter with Jack Townsend - the star of Copkillers - and the jerk who changed her writing in the movie. (He was supposed to say It's always funny until someone gets hurt and instead he changed it to I need a bigger gun and of course it stuck and the whole world is saying it like they are Clint Eastwood or something.)
So of course Jack and Lou end up crashing in a helicopter in the Alaskan Wilderness together. They hole up in a cabin alone together (que Barry White) and OH - Did I mention people are trying to kill Jack?! Yeah. So that's kind of exciting too.
Yummy.
Re-read: February 2009
This was a great book! I have decided to put this in the hallowed Keepers pile because it is the perfect girly indulgance.
The main character is Lou Calabrese - a screenwriter who dated actor Barry Kimmel until he ran off with the co-star of the movie he was working on and married her. Lou is broken hearted and pissed off. Lou has to fly to Alaska to work on the movie she wrote - Copkiller and ends up in a helicopter with Jack Townsend - the star of Copkillers - and the jerk who changed her writing in the movie. (He was supposed to say It's always funny until someone gets hurt and instead he changed it to I need a bigger gun and of course it stuck and the whole world is saying it like they are Clint Eastwood or something.)
So of course Jack and Lou end up crashing in a helicopter in the Alaskan Wilderness together. They hole up in a cabin alone together (que Barry White) and OH - Did I mention people are trying to kill Jack?! Yeah. So that's kind of exciting too.
Yummy.
simira's review against another edition
1.0
Just a silly girl book. Mindless read. Horrible, overused plot: boy and girl hate each other, are stuck out in the middle of nowhere with people trying to kill them, and fall in love. Most of the writing consisted of the 2 main characters thinking how hot the other was...that's it. And a little unbelievable storyline: stuck in woods of Alaska for 2 days (and 2 blizzards) dressed barely appropriate for the area and no one gets frostbite or hyperthermia? Just ridiculous.
bookhoarding's review against another edition
3.0
Meg Cabot can do no wrong. Sure, it's a typical boy/girl hatred turns to love story, but at least there was a ton of mystery and suspense.
phantomeyer's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t know how this book found its way onto my bookshelf as early as it did, perhaps a relative recognised Meg Cabot’s name and assumed this was another YA book. Suffice to say it retains a special place in my heart as my first ever romance novel. A tame introduction, but an introduction all the same.
_rebeccareads_'s review against another edition
3.0
Just going to say this for now: I can't stand how Meg Cabot writes sex scenes in some of her books. It's just so horrible to read and unnecessary. That aside, this book didn't really appeal to me.
penandpencil's review against another edition
1.0
I normally like Meg Cabot, but characters here were just a bit too one dimensional and shallow. Situations are totally unbelievable, like getting all hot and heavy in the Alaskan wilderness while waiting to be rescued int he freezing cold wilderness!
apfel_cake's review against another edition
3.0
Predictable, sweet, and somewhat cantankerous, Lou Calabrese is a good main character for this easy beach read. Her relationship with Jack is obvious from the start, but all in all, still hot when it comes around.