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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Anna and Frankie are best friends and before he died Matt was their other best friend. But Anna and Matt had a secret. They were more than friends.
For a year now Anna has been keeping their secret. Ever since Matt died, Frankie has changed and Anna feels like it would only upset her more to know the truth of their relationship. As the months pass, Anna hides her true feelings and is always there to help Frankie. When Frankie proposes the twenty boy summer, Anna feels obligated to go along.
On the trip to Zanzibar Bay the girls encounter many different boys and new feelings for each: disgust, hope, maybe even love. Will Anna be able to move on from Matt without forgetting the wonderful month they spent together? Will Anna ever have the courage to tell Frankie about what happened with Matt? And will their friendship be able to withstand the twenty boy summer?
Twenty Boy Summer was an absolutely wonderful debut novel. The characters, setting, and plot were fantastic. Sarah Ockler has created a gripping novel about lost love, grief, and moving on.
Anna and Frankie were fabulous characters. They both had very realistic personalities and quirks that came with them. While I wasn't impressed with Frankie at the beginning, her whole character really matures throughout the book and by the end, I loved her just as much as I loved Anna. Anna was definitely my favorite, though. Throughout the whole story, you can practically feel everything that she is going through. From losing her first true love, to finding out that new memories can't erase the old ones, you go through all her emotions and the growth that comes along with each.
While I did love the characters, the setting was the most amazing part of the book.The setting of this book is truly what set it apart from others that I have read. The fantastic descriptions, not only of what is seen of the ocean, but what is felt. I have never been to California or seen the ocean in my life but after reading Sarah Ockler's writing, I could almost feel the sea breeze on my skin and taste the salt water on my lips.
My only complaint about this book was how one's virginity was labeled as an albatross. Being a virgin is not seen to me as something to be ashamed of and it is not something that I think should be cast aside for the first boy you meet. At many points, Anna talks about how she would just like it to be over with so that she can join the exclusive club of girls who are no longer virgins. I can tell you right now that that is not how things are in my school and hopefully not in others. I just didn't like how this was portrayed in a YA book.
Overall, this is the perfect summer read and I would recommend it for just about anyone. While I did have one minor complaint, I loved the book. There are not enough good things I could say about Sarah Ockler's writing and if you would like to find out more, go find a copy of Twenty Boy Summer.
For a year now Anna has been keeping their secret. Ever since Matt died, Frankie has changed and Anna feels like it would only upset her more to know the truth of their relationship. As the months pass, Anna hides her true feelings and is always there to help Frankie. When Frankie proposes the twenty boy summer, Anna feels obligated to go along.
On the trip to Zanzibar Bay the girls encounter many different boys and new feelings for each: disgust, hope, maybe even love. Will Anna be able to move on from Matt without forgetting the wonderful month they spent together? Will Anna ever have the courage to tell Frankie about what happened with Matt? And will their friendship be able to withstand the twenty boy summer?
Twenty Boy Summer was an absolutely wonderful debut novel. The characters, setting, and plot were fantastic. Sarah Ockler has created a gripping novel about lost love, grief, and moving on.
Anna and Frankie were fabulous characters. They both had very realistic personalities and quirks that came with them. While I wasn't impressed with Frankie at the beginning, her whole character really matures throughout the book and by the end, I loved her just as much as I loved Anna. Anna was definitely my favorite, though. Throughout the whole story, you can practically feel everything that she is going through. From losing her first true love, to finding out that new memories can't erase the old ones, you go through all her emotions and the growth that comes along with each.
While I did love the characters, the setting was the most amazing part of the book.The setting of this book is truly what set it apart from others that I have read. The fantastic descriptions, not only of what is seen of the ocean, but what is felt. I have never been to California or seen the ocean in my life but after reading Sarah Ockler's writing, I could almost feel the sea breeze on my skin and taste the salt water on my lips.
My only complaint about this book was how one's virginity was labeled as an albatross. Being a virgin is not seen to me as something to be ashamed of and it is not something that I think should be cast aside for the first boy you meet. At many points, Anna talks about how she would just like it to be over with so that she can join the exclusive club of girls who are no longer virgins. I can tell you right now that that is not how things are in my school and hopefully not in others. I just didn't like how this was portrayed in a YA book.
Overall, this is the perfect summer read and I would recommend it for just about anyone. While I did have one minor complaint, I loved the book. There are not enough good things I could say about Sarah Ockler's writing and if you would like to find out more, go find a copy of Twenty Boy Summer.
It took me a while to actually get up the nerve to read this book. I bought this a long time ago and didn’t really have the inkling to bump it up my reading pile. The prospect of reading a book about two girls who were going to try to hook up with twenty guys in one summer was just not appealing to me.
I should know that I shouldn’t really judge the book by its synopsis.
Anna has been in love with her best friend’s brother since she was ten. And on the night of her fifteenth birthday, she found out that Matt actually felt the same. After that, they worked hard on hiding ‘what they were to each other’ behind closed doors – especially from his sister, Frankie. Matt made Anna promised she wasn’t going to say anything as he swore he was going to tell Frankie the truth when they leave for California.
But he never got to.
The day before his family left for their annual summer getaway to California, Matt died of a broken heart…literally. An undetected condition stopped his heart from beating and took his life instantly.
What followed was a story of a family crumbling under the weight of grief and a girl who had to remain strong because of a promise she made to her dead best friend.
The love story of Anna and Matt was beautiful and sweet. Although it was short-lived, I looked forward to reading Anna’s reminisces of the past. Matt would’ve been one of those unforgettable characters that I’d love to read more about. He was handsome, intelligent, loved books and poetic – over all swoon-worthy book boy friend. It was too bad that his character was killed.
Anna is one of those strong lead that you couldn’t help but love. She’s funny, smart, beautiful, sarcastic and she loved to a fault. It was frustrating to see her become a bystander to the mildly destructive way in which Frankie dealt with grief. I know she wasn’t meant to play her best friend’s therapist but she just kind of took the easy way out with her but indulging Frankie’s every whim and every rebellious route that she went on to take. Even so, I absolutely loved how perfectly imperfect Anna was. I also loved the way she was with Sam. The whole time, she remained true to her character and true to Matt even though she fought hard not to forget him. I was just sad that like the relationship she had with Matt, hers and Sam’s was short-lived as well. After all, summer romances only last as long as well…summer.
I did cry for a bit – only in the beginning when they were told of Matt’s death. I thought it was going to be a precursor to the theme of the book but I was glad it didn’t put me in an emotional blender. I’m not going to lie, I wanted to stop reading after page 18 but I trudged on; in some ways, the rest of the book made it easier for me to get over Matt’s death. The author combined humor and grief in such a realistic way that you’d find yourself coping with the characters’ sadness easier.
I read Ms. Ockler’s Fixing Delilah book and absolutely loved it. But I wonder, is she going to end all her books this way? You’d have to read Fixing Delilah and Twenty-Boy Summer to figure out what the heck I’m talking about!
I should know that I shouldn’t really judge the book by its synopsis.
Anna has been in love with her best friend’s brother since she was ten. And on the night of her fifteenth birthday, she found out that Matt actually felt the same. After that, they worked hard on hiding ‘what they were to each other’ behind closed doors – especially from his sister, Frankie. Matt made Anna promised she wasn’t going to say anything as he swore he was going to tell Frankie the truth when they leave for California.
But he never got to.
The day before his family left for their annual summer getaway to California, Matt died of a broken heart…literally. An undetected condition stopped his heart from beating and took his life instantly.
What followed was a story of a family crumbling under the weight of grief and a girl who had to remain strong because of a promise she made to her dead best friend.
The love story of Anna and Matt was beautiful and sweet. Although it was short-lived, I looked forward to reading Anna’s reminisces of the past. Matt would’ve been one of those unforgettable characters that I’d love to read more about. He was handsome, intelligent, loved books and poetic – over all swoon-worthy book boy friend. It was too bad that his character was killed.
Anna is one of those strong lead that you couldn’t help but love. She’s funny, smart, beautiful, sarcastic and she loved to a fault. It was frustrating to see her become a bystander to the mildly destructive way in which Frankie dealt with grief. I know she wasn’t meant to play her best friend’s therapist but she just kind of took the easy way out with her but indulging Frankie’s every whim and every rebellious route that she went on to take. Even so, I absolutely loved how perfectly imperfect Anna was. I also loved the way she was with Sam. The whole time, she remained true to her character and true to Matt even though she fought hard not to forget him. I was just sad that like the relationship she had with Matt, hers and Sam’s was short-lived as well. After all, summer romances only last as long as well…summer.
I did cry for a bit – only in the beginning when they were told of Matt’s death. I thought it was going to be a precursor to the theme of the book but I was glad it didn’t put me in an emotional blender. I’m not going to lie, I wanted to stop reading after page 18 but I trudged on; in some ways, the rest of the book made it easier for me to get over Matt’s death. The author combined humor and grief in such a realistic way that you’d find yourself coping with the characters’ sadness easier.
I read Ms. Ockler’s Fixing Delilah book and absolutely loved it. But I wonder, is she going to end all her books this way? You’d have to read Fixing Delilah and Twenty-Boy Summer to figure out what the heck I’m talking about!
I had heard a lot of good things about this book, but did not love it. It was well-written, and there was potential for a good story, but I felt that the description of grief comes off as a bit cliche and unauthentic at times, and that major issues that the main characters go through are handled without much depth or thoughtfulness.
I needed a book like this. Amazing story about love, lose, and friendship.
3.5 stars
I's not you...it's me. No really, it is. I put this book on hold for 2 weeks so when I finally picked it up I couldn't quite reconnect.
I's not you...it's me. No really, it is. I put this book on hold for 2 weeks so when I finally picked it up I couldn't quite reconnect.
This was a great book. In the beginning, you see the relationship between Anna and Matt and the tragic accident that took Matt's life. I was very upset about that. Just that part alone had me crying. I thought this would be more like the book [b:Boy Crazy|5969992|Boy Crazy|Hailey Abbott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1404834188s/5969992.jpg|6143016] by [a:Hailey Abbott|21913|Hailey Abbott|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-3498e835d024c789dd934a5c5fb5bdbc.png]. I thought there would be more boys but it all just landed on two boys, for some reason, I didn't really like that. It didn't feel like a Twenty Boy Summer at all.
- Anna
I really liked Anna's character. I thought it would be pretty hard for her to move on after Matt but I did not expect Frankie to do what she did. Anyway, back to Anna, I was happy for her for finding someone else after awhile, even though it was just one for summer. I am glad the ending didn't end like I thought it would, it ended very cute and I thought the book was really good.
- Frankie
I did not Frankie's character. I didn't think she was a great best friend and I guess I didn't like her character at all. She was a liar and she had the nerve to get all mad at Anna, I just couldn't believe how she acted. I did not like Frankie at all. Even though things worked out in the end I still didn't like her. I would have brought a star down because of her but I really liked the book so I kept it to 5 stars.
Overall, this was a great book. And this was another great contemporary summer romance read. I had a good feeling about picking this up from the library and I am glad that it wasn't a disappointment.
- Anna
I really liked Anna's character. I thought it would be pretty hard for her to move on after Matt but I did not expect Frankie to do what she did. Anyway, back to Anna, I was happy for her for finding someone else after awhile, even though it was just one for summer. I am glad the ending didn't end like I thought it would, it ended very cute and I thought the book was really good.
- Frankie
I did not Frankie's character. I didn't think she was a great best friend and I guess I didn't like her character at all. She was a liar and she had the nerve to get all mad at Anna, I just couldn't believe how she acted. I did not like Frankie at all. Even though things worked out in the end I still didn't like her. I would have brought a star down because of her but I really liked the book so I kept it to 5 stars.
Overall, this was a great book. And this was another great contemporary summer romance read. I had a good feeling about picking this up from the library and I am glad that it wasn't a disappointment.
It's been awhile since I devoured a book in one day. I loved this one. I can easily see why it is popular in my classroom.
I absolutely loved this book! This will be my all-time favorite for awhile. :)I love how caring and attentive Sam is, and how Frankie was such an interesting character. I advice all girls from ages 11-up to read this, exspecially if you want one of your old boyfriends to come back for you, like I have in the past. It made me realize that he's gone, and he's not coming back, unless your a lucky soul, but most aren't. So don't get your hopes up, just look for someone new, and go out on a limb once in awhile. :) Trust me, I have and look where I am now :)
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes