A review by confusedetc
Cruel Summer by Alyson Noël

3.0

I have seen this book a couple times in my school library. I have read Alyson Noel's Immortals series, and I did not enjoy it, because of many reasons, but mainly the fact that Ever is annoying selfish brat. And from what I have been reading here on Goodreads, I will have the same problem here. I have looked at the book and read the blurb, which makes me want to read it, and yet at the same time turns me off. Why? Because every single freaking time there is a book where the main character is transported to some gorgeous, exotic, interesting place, they turn there noses up and want to go home. And this is very annoying to me, because that is just about my dream summer. If my parents were to send me off to Greece, I would be so excited. Bring on the delicious food, sexy boys with sexier accents and some of the most beautiful scenery and hospitable people in the world!!! Let me tell you, I would not, under any cicumstances be complaining! Why would you choose to miss out on such an amazing oppurtunity to see the world and experience a culture that is so different from yours? I just don't get it. This girl, Colby, is living my dream, and I'm pretty sure most people's dream, and she doesn't even want it. And that would drive me absolutley crazy the entire time I would be reading this book. I would want to smash her head in, or abduct her and take her place. (less)