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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
"I really don't even know you, and yet, in my life, you are forever entangled; to my history, inextricably bound."
I began this book in tears and ended it with a smile on my face. I was so connected to Anna, the narrator of the book and I felt and experienced her pain, happiness, hope... every emotion. I loved reading the process of her letting go of her pain and healing and being able to grow as a person. It was touching to read. Beautifully written!
I began this book in tears and ended it with a smile on my face. I was so connected to Anna, the narrator of the book and I felt and experienced her pain, happiness, hope... every emotion. I loved reading the process of her letting go of her pain and healing and being able to grow as a person. It was touching to read. Beautifully written!
My heart is still broken over Matt. An absolutely great novel, but I kind of want to read the rom com version where Anna falls in love with Matt, her best friend's older brother, and how they somehow make it through him going off to college, her and Frankie making it big at a film festival, and Anna and Matt's beach wedding as they say their vows inside a circle of sea glass and They All Live Happily Ever After. Maybe Frankie hooks up with Sam after the wedding, where she stops at the smoothie shop he owns after seeing Matt and Anna off at the airport.... yes, I'm completely mental.
This was such a cute summer read! I loved it!
Review: http://thesecretlifeofabookworm-x.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/review-twenty-boy-summer-by-sarah-ockler.html
Review: http://thesecretlifeofabookworm-x.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/review-twenty-boy-summer-by-sarah-ockler.html
Twenty Boy Summer was as predictable as the sun rising in the east. I expected it to be much more emotional and thought-provoking; more captivating. Instead, as I read it, I felt let down with each turn of a page, waiting for it to suddenly become more exciting and capture my attention. With most books, I find myself unable to put them down, eager to find out what happens next and live in the characters' worlds through their captivating journeys - so much so that I easily finish a lengthy novel in 24-48 hours. With Twenty Boy Summer, however, it took me a full week to finish reading, despite its brevity. For me, reading is never a waste of time and I'm grateful for each new story I get to unravel. In this case, I just wish I had chosen a different book (or rather books, in the plural, since I would have read three or four in the time it took me to complete this one) to fill the space of the past week.
This book appeared on some banned books list. I have no idea why. There was underage drinking and sex, but I am sure there are much worse out there!
I was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful and well written this book was. I was drawn in from the very beginning. For me, this was the type of story I could get lost in. It was heartbreaking, beautiful and full of the kind of love that can never really be broken or forgotten.
Anna and Frankie are best friends. Frankie doesn't know before her brother Matt died, a romance started between him and Anna. With this secret still hidden from everyone, Anna is still figuring out where she fits into the grieving process and the value of her grief. When Anna is invited to go along on Frankie's family summer vacation they make a plan to make this the best summer ever with the Twenty Boy plan. With hopes, dreams and secret loves Anna and Frankie find themselves and each other.
I absolutely adored this story. For some reason I expected something more fun and upbeat, however, this was so much different than I expected. It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. I experienced so many emotions throughout this book. It had me smiling, on the verge of tears and completely anxious over and over. It was a roller coaster of the very best kind.
This story isn't always pleasant, it's not always easy to read but it is totally worth the read. It will make you believe in the type of love that is rare and beautiful in all its forms. It's a story of friendship, healing, and growing up.
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Anna and Frankie are best friends. Frankie doesn't know before her brother Matt died, a romance started between him and Anna. With this secret still hidden from everyone, Anna is still figuring out where she fits into the grieving process and the value of her grief. When Anna is invited to go along on Frankie's family summer vacation they make a plan to make this the best summer ever with the Twenty Boy plan. With hopes, dreams and secret loves Anna and Frankie find themselves and each other.
I absolutely adored this story. For some reason I expected something more fun and upbeat, however, this was so much different than I expected. It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. I experienced so many emotions throughout this book. It had me smiling, on the verge of tears and completely anxious over and over. It was a roller coaster of the very best kind.
This story isn't always pleasant, it's not always easy to read but it is totally worth the read. It will make you believe in the type of love that is rare and beautiful in all its forms. It's a story of friendship, healing, and growing up.
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3.5 stars
I accidentally removed this - annoying I forgot what I wrote HAHA
I accidentally removed this - annoying I forgot what I wrote HAHA
20 Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler is a terrific beach read for older teenage girls and their mothers. Anna Reilly spent her entire childhood in love with best friend (and neighbor) Frankie's brother Matt. Anna's wish on her 15th birthday is for Matt to kiss her, and before the night is through, her wish comes true as Matt confesses his feelings for her. He makes her promise not to reveal their relationship to Frankie, because he will take care of that when their family goes to California for summer vacation. The day before the trip, Matt dies in a tragic accident, and the secret remains untold. Fast forward a year: Anna's going to California with Frankie and her parents, and the girls make a vow to meet twenty boys in their twenty days in the sun, but Anna's heart still belongs to Matt, and she doesn't know how to let go. Ockler does a wonderful job of depicting teenage love with its intensity and confusion. Her portrayal of the grief experienced by the girls is heartbreaking, from Frankie's acting out to Anna's withdrawal. Anna's emotions and hormones are running high, but Ockler handles that with sensitivity, while Anna doesn't always make the best choices, she has a good heart, and the reader can't help but ache with her. My fifteen-year old daughter Molly also read the book and said: I thought the book was good. It expressed a girl's thoughts very clearly, although it dragged at times. Molly finished the book almost as soon as she got it and has since reread some of her favorite scenes (like the birthday cake fight), which is always the mark of a book she truly likes. By the end of the novel, Anna learned a great deal about being a friend and in love and what it means to be true to yourself.
This book is full of adventures, love and heartbreak. What more do you want? I loved it!
Actual rating: 3.52
This book broke my heart, made me smile, and made me cry....a lot. There was just something very raw about the feelings that left me curled up in a little ball. I wasn't overly fond of any of the characters (not Frankie, Matt, Anna, Sam, or jake)...But Anna's feelings about everyone just ripped my heart into a dozen little pieces. There was so much love, anger, regret, and sadness....it makes my head spin.
Really, this book makes me want to hug all of my friends and family close and thank God for them.
In a way...I guess this book hit a little close to home, but I once again thank God and everything in the world that I didn't lose a very important friend.
This book broke my heart, made me smile, and made me cry....a lot. There was just something very raw about the feelings that left me curled up in a little ball. I wasn't overly fond of any of the characters (not Frankie, Matt, Anna, Sam, or jake)...But Anna's feelings about everyone just ripped my heart into a dozen little pieces. There was so much love, anger, regret, and sadness....it makes my head spin.
Really, this book makes me want to hug all of my friends and family close and thank God for them.
In a way...I guess this book hit a little close to home, but I once again thank God and everything in the world that I didn't lose a very important friend.