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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Not the best of Jenn Bennett’s but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
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
I love Jenn Bennett with all of my heart. Her books bring out so many emotions and this one was no different. I loved photography being the center hobby focus because it's one of my personal favorite things to do. I thought Josie's character development was the strongest and I enjoyed her healing her relationships with the people around her. The small town New England setting was so cute and I thought it fit the vibe perfectly. The reconnection of Josie and Lucky from their childhood friendship into getting to know each other again and becoming romantic was so sweet to me. I also thought all of the minor characters really added to where the book was going. I absolutely adored this book and I'm so glad I picked it up.
One would think I’d be over the grumpy misunderstood bad boy but no I’m still a sucker for it! Loved it!!
Aaaarh dur à évaluer, celui-là. Je dirais 3,5 étoiles, mais un peu plus vers le 4.
Mon dieu, j'avoue que je réalise que des fois, le genre New Adult, c'est peut-être un peu too much pour moi. C'est TELLEMENT mélodramatique.
Donc on dirait que touuuut le mélodrame (assez inutile honnêtement) autour de l'histoire de Lucky et de Josie n'était pas tellement intéressant.
Par contre, j'ai bien aimé les deux héros principaux et leur chimie, j'étais assez investie dans leur histoire d'amour pour lire le livre à très bonne vitesse (malgré que c'était un roman audio et que je le lisais presque juste en me rendant au bateau-dragon).
Mon dieu, j'avoue que je réalise que des fois, le genre New Adult, c'est peut-être un peu too much pour moi. C'est TELLEMENT mélodramatique.
Donc on dirait que touuuut le mélodrame (assez inutile honnêtement) autour de l'histoire de Lucky et de Josie n'était pas tellement intéressant.
Par contre, j'ai bien aimé les deux héros principaux et leur chimie, j'étais assez investie dans leur histoire d'amour pour lire le livre à très bonne vitesse (malgré que c'était un roman audio et que je le lisais presque juste en me rendant au bateau-dragon).
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s been awhile since I read a Jenn Bennett book so I was happy to find this one at my library!
Josie and her mother return back to their hometown after leaving years ago. Her mom and grandma doesn’t have the best relationship and Josie’s dad is a famous photographer who she hardly sees but Josie has a plan to one day leave and go be with him.
Coming back to Beauty, Josie runs into her old best friend, Lucky. He is the town’s bad boy now mostly due to some rumors and the way he dresses (leather jacket) and he rides a motorcycle (these boys always get the bad rep). From the first staring contest between them you can feel the sparks flying. But something happens and Lucky takes the fall for her and Josie doesn’t know why.
There’s a lot of family drama in Josie’s life. Her mom has a bad woman reputation in the town, her grandma and mom have a tense relationship, and she has a dad who is basically non-existent in her life but she wants a relationship with him. This whole story was about communication or the lack there of – Josie and her mom doesn’t communicate, her mom usually flees a town and dates a lot to avoid problems. Josie hasn’t really had close relationships since bouncing from town to town – so the closest friend she has is her cousin Evie. Josie’s lying to her mom about a lot of things too. And of course, the communication between Lucky and her is sometimes good, sometimes bad when there are walls between them. But Josie learns to get better at communication and that’s the main thing.
The thing I loved about Lucky and Josie was that they stuck it out and talked – even when it was difficult to get a conversation started. They got angry with one another and even would push so much that one person would shut down (usually Lucky)…but they also cared about one another so much that they couldn’t stay away from one another and wanted to make it work.
Random Notes:
Triggers: Bullying, Slut-Shaming
Why was Evie with Adrian? He was such a jerk yet she kept going back to him but he really had no redeeming qualities. He played the villain I suppose but honestly Josie already had enough issues to deal with her mom and dad situation that even without Adrian it would have been enough drama for her to sort through.
Some of the family drama felt unnecessary like the mystery of who Drew was – did Josie and Lucky really have to fight about that?
There is a sex scene but it is not detailed and really it’s like a paragraph long.
Final Thoughts:
Josie has a lot on her plate with high school coming to a close and her plans of leaving her mom is stalled by some events. But these events and Lucky teach her that running away isn’t the only way to deal with a situation. I liked Josie, and I loved Lucky. The drama might have been a tad bit too much for me at times but I still enjoyed the story. It’s not my favorite of Jenn Bennett’s but she definitely has a way of making me want to read a book to the end just to watch two characters fall in love.
Josie and her mother return back to their hometown after leaving years ago. Her mom and grandma doesn’t have the best relationship and Josie’s dad is a famous photographer who she hardly sees but Josie has a plan to one day leave and go be with him.
Coming back to Beauty, Josie runs into her old best friend, Lucky. He is the town’s bad boy now mostly due to some rumors and the way he dresses (leather jacket) and he rides a motorcycle (these boys always get the bad rep). From the first staring contest between them you can feel the sparks flying. But something happens and Lucky takes the fall for her and Josie doesn’t know why.
There’s a lot of family drama in Josie’s life. Her mom has a bad woman reputation in the town, her grandma and mom have a tense relationship, and she has a dad who is basically non-existent in her life but she wants a relationship with him. This whole story was about communication or the lack there of – Josie and her mom doesn’t communicate, her mom usually flees a town and dates a lot to avoid problems. Josie hasn’t really had close relationships since bouncing from town to town – so the closest friend she has is her cousin Evie. Josie’s lying to her mom about a lot of things too. And of course, the communication between Lucky and her is sometimes good, sometimes bad when there are walls between them. But Josie learns to get better at communication and that’s the main thing.
The thing I loved about Lucky and Josie was that they stuck it out and talked – even when it was difficult to get a conversation started. They got angry with one another and even would push so much that one person would shut down (usually Lucky)…but they also cared about one another so much that they couldn’t stay away from one another and wanted to make it work.
Random Notes:
Triggers: Bullying, Slut-Shaming
Why was Evie with Adrian? He was such a jerk yet she kept going back to him but he really had no redeeming qualities. He played the villain I suppose but honestly Josie already had enough issues to deal with her mom and dad situation that even without Adrian it would have been enough drama for her to sort through.
Some of the family drama felt unnecessary like the mystery of who Drew was – did Josie and Lucky really have to fight about that?
There is a sex scene but it is not detailed and really it’s like a paragraph long.
Final Thoughts:
Josie has a lot on her plate with high school coming to a close and her plans of leaving her mom is stalled by some events. But these events and Lucky teach her that running away isn’t the only way to deal with a situation. I liked Josie, and I loved Lucky. The drama might have been a tad bit too much for me at times but I still enjoyed the story. It’s not my favorite of Jenn Bennett’s but she definitely has a way of making me want to read a book to the end just to watch two characters fall in love.