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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
~I received a copy of this from netgalley~
Kasie West books are a hit or miss for me. This one wasn't bad but I didn't love it. I really enjoyed the character growth in this. I think the singing was a great way to show that growth. It even showed the character opening up more and realizing things that she didn't think about like her sister's vlogging thing. She didn't think it was as huge as it actually was until she started noticing more things around her. I think the love interest and her were pretty cute, as well.
Kasie West books are a hit or miss for me. This one wasn't bad but I didn't love it. I really enjoyed the character growth in this. I think the singing was a great way to show that growth. It even showed the character opening up more and realizing things that she didn't think about like her sister's vlogging thing. She didn't think it was as huge as it actually was until she started noticing more things around her. I think the love interest and her were pretty cute, as well.
My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
Thank you to Delacorte Press for providing the ARC for an honest review.
Kasie West is the queen of young adult contemporary novels. She's great at writing stories that help you check out of reality and into someone else's. This latest release definitely checks that box, but it also adds a level of escapism that we could all use right now. Rather than focusing on quarantine, this book lets you drop into a world where avoiding one another and viruses isn't the norm. We could all use more of that.
Thank you to Delacorte Press for providing the ARC for an honest review.
Kasie West is the queen of young adult contemporary novels. She's great at writing stories that help you check out of reality and into someone else's. This latest release definitely checks that box, but it also adds a level of escapism that we could all use right now. Rather than focusing on quarantine, this book lets you drop into a world where avoiding one another and viruses isn't the norm. We could all use more of that.
YA Lovely sweet romance --Avery goes to a summer camp with the family and meets Brooks who plays in the dinner band at the camp. They meet and fall in love as Avery helps Brooks by writing a sog and agreeing to sing at the music festival with him. Music; Romance: Summer; Family; Friendship
This book is so freaking adorable! It’s bubbly, fun and easy to read, but has some surprising emotional moments.
Even though it’s been awhile since I was a teen, I felt like I was back in high school reading this. That version of me could so easily relate to everything that Avery feels throughout this book.
I loved the different relationships and how each one went through difficult periods before communication and emotional growth helped these characters mend things.
I highly recommend this if you’re looking for something quick, easy and enjoyable.
Even though it’s been awhile since I was a teen, I felt like I was back in high school reading this. That version of me could so easily relate to everything that Avery feels throughout this book.
I loved the different relationships and how each one went through difficult periods before communication and emotional growth helped these characters mend things.
I highly recommend this if you’re looking for something quick, easy and enjoyable.
This sweet story about crushes and breaking out of your shell centers around two sisters, Avery and Lauren. Avery is a budding social media influencer who plans on making a documentary about the band that plays during the camp dinners. Avery is trying to get over the pain of her best friend kissing her ex-boyfriend and is pleasantly distracted by the cute guitarist of the camp band, Brooks. What camp, you ask? Well, Sunkissed takes place in a summer camp for entire families, complete with luxury cabins and amenities such as a store and a spa. The girls’ parents are both in education and are therefore also free for the summer. So, the family will be at this camp for two whole months.
Avery and Lauren spend the majority of their time at the camp with the bandmates – Lauren, filming her documentary of these rising stars, and Avery, helping Brooks develop song lyrics for a music festival at the end of the summer. The social circle also expands to the rest of the employees, who are fairly close in age to Avery, who is seventeen and the eldest sister. Weeks of activities and parties ensue, despite the rule that employees are not allowed to fraternize with guests outside of working hours. Ah, to be young, free, and sneaky!
The entire summer is laced with a “will they, won’t they” between Avery and Brooks and drama crops up when the lead singer of Brooks’ band suffers an injury and has to return home to recover. The band is in dire need of a singer for the festival, and dun dun dun, Avery can sing but she has severe stage fright. And so begins another journey of overcoming her reluctance to be in the limelight, mixed with learning how to navigate her crush on Brooks with the pain of her best friend’s betrayal constantly in the background.
Filled with all the emotional tragedies teens can experience all in a backdrop I love to read about made this a perfect read.
Avery and Lauren spend the majority of their time at the camp with the bandmates – Lauren, filming her documentary of these rising stars, and Avery, helping Brooks develop song lyrics for a music festival at the end of the summer. The social circle also expands to the rest of the employees, who are fairly close in age to Avery, who is seventeen and the eldest sister. Weeks of activities and parties ensue, despite the rule that employees are not allowed to fraternize with guests outside of working hours. Ah, to be young, free, and sneaky!
The entire summer is laced with a “will they, won’t they” between Avery and Brooks and drama crops up when the lead singer of Brooks’ band suffers an injury and has to return home to recover. The band is in dire need of a singer for the festival, and dun dun dun, Avery can sing but she has severe stage fright. And so begins another journey of overcoming her reluctance to be in the limelight, mixed with learning how to navigate her crush on Brooks with the pain of her best friend’s betrayal constantly in the background.
Filled with all the emotional tragedies teens can experience all in a backdrop I love to read about made this a perfect read.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Things I Liked: asking for consent, external rather than internal pressures on the relationship, healthy family dynamics, likable protagonist
Things I Didn’t Like: ending a bit rushed, dialogue/writing style a bit simplistic/cringy at times (this is my first West though so)
Things I Didn’t Like: ending a bit rushed, dialogue/writing style a bit simplistic/cringy at times (this is my first West though so)