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charmaineac 's review for:
The Boy Next Door
by Katie Van Ark
This book was so cute!! I am such a sucker for figure skating stories. Gabe and Maddy are so sweet together. It was nice to see them learn to cross that bridge from friendship into something more.
That being said, some parts were a little TOO much. Wedding bells?!?! Someone getting pregnant? Illness? Finances? Why throw that all at us at the END? Each answered question led to a few new ones. There were also a few loose ends that I wish were tied up (e.g. what's up with the hockey bros?). I really enjoyed the journey they went through though. There were fun times between them, which is often missing in YA novels (they normally have too much insta-love/lust/desperation/angst to be enjoyable). It was nice to read about them going over favourites and sharing jokes. I enjoy reading about people who are PASSIONATE about things, and that's definitely the case here.
Katie Van Ark's voice was easy, breezy, and fun. I'm excited to read more of her stories (and more "Swoon Reads," too)!
That being said, some parts were a little TOO much. Wedding bells?!?! Someone getting pregnant? Illness? Finances? Why throw that all at us at the END? Each answered question led to a few new ones. There were also a few loose ends that I wish were tied up (e.g. what's up with the hockey bros?). I really enjoyed the journey they went through though. There were fun times between them, which is often missing in YA novels (they normally have too much insta-love/lust/desperation/angst to be enjoyable). It was nice to read about them going over favourites and sharing jokes. I enjoy reading about people who are PASSIONATE about things, and that's definitely the case here.
Katie Van Ark's voice was easy, breezy, and fun. I'm excited to read more of her stories (and more "Swoon Reads," too)!