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kaitrosereads's review against another edition
4.0
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't read the first book in the trilogy this review may contain spoilers!
Wanderlust starts right where Beautiful Americans left off. It's winter break for the members of the Programme Americaine and that means new adventures for PJ, Alex, Olivia, and Zack. Where Beautiful Americans seemed like there wasn't enough going on, Wanderlust almost had too much going on.
PJ had run away to find her sister leaving nothing but a note behind. The note brings Jay, Alex, Olivia, and Zack together and sends them on a journey across France to rescue PJ. Olivia has to back out but that doesn't stop the other three. They may not find PJ but on the way they sure do discover some interesting things about each other.
What really disappointed me about Wanderlust was the lack of character development. I went into the book hoping to learn more about each of the characters but it didn't really happen. Towards the very end I started to see some maturing but it seemed to be more of an introduction and that more would happen in the next and final book.
Overall, Wanderlust was an entertaining story that left me guessing at what might happen next and what crazy things these teens will do. So far it's a really fun set of books and I can't wait for the next one to be released in the summer!
Wanderlust starts right where Beautiful Americans left off. It's winter break for the members of the Programme Americaine and that means new adventures for PJ, Alex, Olivia, and Zack. Where Beautiful Americans seemed like there wasn't enough going on, Wanderlust almost had too much going on.
PJ had run away to find her sister leaving nothing but a note behind. The note brings Jay, Alex, Olivia, and Zack together and sends them on a journey across France to rescue PJ. Olivia has to back out but that doesn't stop the other three. They may not find PJ but on the way they sure do discover some interesting things about each other.
What really disappointed me about Wanderlust was the lack of character development. I went into the book hoping to learn more about each of the characters but it didn't really happen. Towards the very end I started to see some maturing but it seemed to be more of an introduction and that more would happen in the next and final book.
Overall, Wanderlust was an entertaining story that left me guessing at what might happen next and what crazy things these teens will do. So far it's a really fun set of books and I can't wait for the next one to be released in the summer!
shutupnread's review
4.0
Wanderlust follows right after Beautiful Americans end - when PJ decides to leave in search of her sister, Annabel. So this is one of those books where you really need to read the first book before you'll understand the second.
The plot, as always, have a lot of "meat" in it and it's full of rich details and the writing is wonderful. I love how it flows and creates suspense between each of the character's point of view. Like the first book, I enjoyed reading the plot through Olivia, Alex, PJ and Zack's perspectives. It gives a more rounded experience and it really allows you to see how things really are.
The characters are superbly-written as usual.
Olivia, the one who I thought was supposed to be this goody-two-shoe type of girl ended up dumping her boyfriend, Vince, for the hot French guy, Thomas. However, I started to realize that she's very picky about the guys that she's with. Throughout the first half of the novel, she's completely content with Thomas and she doesn't really feel bad for Vince especially after he comes all the way to France to visit her. Then by the second novel, she's still very in love with Thomas but she's also starting to be annoyed with some of his aspects. This was what really annoyed me because she ditches probably the best guy in her life for the french guy, fine, but she starts to feel annoyed with him and then starts thinking about her ex-boyfriend? Not exactly the same girl that I had envisioned her for.
Alex, I found a different side to. In the first novel, you get the sense that she's a very needy girl. She tries to find love in all sorts of area and you never really figure out the main source of her problem. Well, in Wanderlust, you get the reason why and it allows you to pity her and it definitely allowed me to understand her side of the story better.
Zack, as always, is a wonderful guy. He'll be the perfect guy...if he wasn't gay. Unfortunately. :( I love how Zack becomes more open-minded about his sexual orientation and how he's more capable of going out there and trying to find what he wants. This is the Alex influence. However, despite his gradual comfortable level, he's still a bit withdrawn. And he's still my favorite character.
PJ is a mystery. Sometimes I get her. Other times, she confuses the hell out of me. She's also pretty selfish because she just walks off and leave her friends behind without realizing that they might want to go after her - to save her. She really doesn't understand friendship and it just makes me want to slap her. Or something. But she does have a lot of problems on her own because you finally understand the whole background information on her and, like Alex, it allows you to understand her better.
Overall, Wanderlust is a nice sequel to Beautiful Americans and I really hope that another book comes out soon because the ending was a huge cliff-hanger. :(
The plot, as always, have a lot of "meat" in it and it's full of rich details and the writing is wonderful. I love how it flows and creates suspense between each of the character's point of view. Like the first book, I enjoyed reading the plot through Olivia, Alex, PJ and Zack's perspectives. It gives a more rounded experience and it really allows you to see how things really are.
The characters are superbly-written as usual.
Olivia, the one who I thought was supposed to be this goody-two-shoe type of girl ended up dumping her boyfriend, Vince, for the hot French guy, Thomas. However, I started to realize that she's very picky about the guys that she's with. Throughout the first half of the novel, she's completely content with Thomas and she doesn't really feel bad for Vince especially after he comes all the way to France to visit her. Then by the second novel, she's still very in love with Thomas but she's also starting to be annoyed with some of his aspects. This was what really annoyed me because she ditches probably the best guy in her life for the french guy, fine, but she starts to feel annoyed with him and then starts thinking about her ex-boyfriend? Not exactly the same girl that I had envisioned her for.
Alex, I found a different side to. In the first novel, you get the sense that she's a very needy girl. She tries to find love in all sorts of area and you never really figure out the main source of her problem. Well, in Wanderlust, you get the reason why and it allows you to pity her and it definitely allowed me to understand her side of the story better.
Zack, as always, is a wonderful guy. He'll be the perfect guy...if he wasn't gay. Unfortunately. :( I love how Zack becomes more open-minded about his sexual orientation and how he's more capable of going out there and trying to find what he wants. This is the Alex influence. However, despite his gradual comfortable level, he's still a bit withdrawn. And he's still my favorite character.
PJ is a mystery. Sometimes I get her. Other times, she confuses the hell out of me. She's also pretty selfish because she just walks off and leave her friends behind without realizing that they might want to go after her - to save her. She really doesn't understand friendship and it just makes me want to slap her. Or something. But she does have a lot of problems on her own because you finally understand the whole background information on her and, like Alex, it allows you to understand her better.
Overall, Wanderlust is a nice sequel to Beautiful Americans and I really hope that another book comes out soon because the ending was a huge cliff-hanger. :(
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