428 reviews for:

That Boy

Jillian Dodd

3.65 AVERAGE

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caeklin's review

5.0

Damn fucking AMAZING

Couldn’t stop reading was so happy to have other books to read im the series!

Good book

It was a good book but it took forever, for the couple to get together. Overall I think it was a really sweet romance book, can’t wait to read next book.

A solid 4 star book. This book was a surprise for me I expected to like it but I did not expect it to grab a hold of me like it did. I was made to feel so many things while I was reading this. It really picks up at about the 40-45% mark and from that point on it was hard for me to put down.

First of all, I love that JJ is such a tomboy. I have always been that girl playing football with the guys and have pretty much always had closer male friends than females so it was great to read about someone like that as well. I loved seeing her grow up and fall into a friendship with these two amazing guys. I read on someone else's review how much better it would have been to have a chapter or two from the perspective of Danny and Phillip. I agree with this I think it would give the story a bit more depth and allow the reader to better understand why JJ is so special to them.

I also like that it is written in a way that is not your typical YA love triangle. While there are two separate guys who love JJ there isn't that need for her to pick one over the other that most YA books seem to have these days. While she has feelings for both they progress in a logical and more realistic way. She dates other guys and does stupid things that we all have done or will do while we are young.

"Come to think of it, enjoying a ride on a swing is very much like stopping to smell the roses" This story was also a good reminder that we need to enjoy the little things and not take them for granted. It may have taken JJ some time to really grasp this but she tried and grew and came to see the small things as the most important pieces of our daily lives.

My biggest pet peeve was the nonstandard English use of the word drug as a past tense for drag. It bothered me every time I read it. However that is just personal preference. Otherwise the story was pretty well done, it did drag a little bit in parts which is why it gets four stars rather than five. I'd recommend this book, it is most definitely a worth while read. I own That Wedding and will be reading it shortly.

It was a fun, quick read. Nothing about it really stood out as fantastic, but I still felt compelled to read the whole book.

couldn’t put this down!

Sitting on the beach reading and crying over this amazing story. This should become a movie!!! The author should just take all my money now because I will be buying all of her books!

purplemaggie26's review

5.0

Love this book.made you laugh , cry and cheer for jj.

What a fantastically well written love story. I laughed, I cried and I fell in LOVE with J.J, Phillip, and Danny.

Beaitiful story of JJ's life growing up with her friends and family and the impoetant moment that changed her. wishing that Danny and Philip were my best friends!

This is the first time I read this author and most likely last. We were in the h head for majority of the book. If Jillian writes like this for all her books I have to say I'm not a fan. The reason I gave 2 stars bc I listened to the audio and the narrator wasn't the best either.