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My Life Next Door
by Huntley Fitzpatrick
3.5 Stars ⭐️
*This book contains drugs, alcohol, manipulation from the Clay guy, and somewhat smutty scenes. Nothing to graphic though.*
This book was pleasantly surprising. I enjoyed it a lot, and it was really sweet and fun contemporary romance. A girl and boy next door forbidden to be together, and finally work out their odds. Sounds fun right?
I had a few problems with this book though, hence why I gave it 3.5 stars. The book itself was fun, juicy, heartwarming, and a tint of sadness. But their were issues that I was bothered by when finishing this read.
• First off, was Samantha and Nan’s friendship rekindled? We really didn’t get to see if their friendship was made up or not, so the Fitzpatrick makes you assume it’s not. But, like I said we don’t know for sure.
• Next thing, did Samantha really make up with her mother? Honestly? Again it’s the same scenario with her mother. Fitzpatrick makes you assume one thing, but doesn’t tell you.
• Another thing is the author does more telling than showing in this story. It wasn’t all the time, but it was blandly obvious how Fitzpatrick didn’t really want to show us.
• Also, what happened with the Reeds and Garetts? Did the Garetts forgive Gracie? Do they resent her? Are they still angry? We don’t know because again Fitzpatrick didn’t show us.
• I have two more things. One being did Sam’s mom sell the house, or did she not? In the epilogue or chapter 53, we don’t know if she did or not. Tracy, Samantha’s sister, basically accuses their mom of running away from her problems and saying ‘Samantha has gone through enough this summer.’ But, we honestly didn’t know if her mom sold the house or not? This was another one of those instances where the author just made us guess.
• And finally, we didn’t really get closure. This just goes back to all of my bullet points. We didn’t really get a full on ending and we don’t really know what happened with Sam. We didn’t get a sequel either (not that we needed one) to tell us what happened, so this is again a case where we just have to end up assuming things.
But I gave it 3.5 stars because it was such an enjoyable and funny contemporary romance. I connected with the Garrets on so many levels, and I felt like sometimes I was indeed Samantha. The storyline and plot was very sweet, and while their were issues and I recognize them, I still enjoyed the book thoroughly.
I do recommend this book to people who can express these problems, and still enjoy the lighted hearted and fun filled contemporary about a boy and girl who have no experience in love and are figuring it out together.
*This book contains drugs, alcohol, manipulation from the Clay guy, and somewhat smutty scenes. Nothing to graphic though.*
*This book contains drugs, alcohol, manipulation from the Clay guy, and somewhat smutty scenes. Nothing to graphic though.*
This book was pleasantly surprising. I enjoyed it a lot, and it was really sweet and fun contemporary romance. A girl and boy next door forbidden to be together, and finally work out their odds. Sounds fun right?
I had a few problems with this book though, hence why I gave it 3.5 stars. The book itself was fun, juicy, heartwarming, and a tint of sadness. But their were issues that I was bothered by when finishing this read.
• First off, was Samantha and Nan’s friendship rekindled? We really didn’t get to see if their friendship was made up or not, so the Fitzpatrick makes you assume it’s not. But, like I said we don’t know for sure.
• Next thing, did Samantha really make up with her mother? Honestly? Again it’s the same scenario with her mother. Fitzpatrick makes you assume one thing, but doesn’t tell you.
• Another thing is the author does more telling than showing in this story. It wasn’t all the time, but it was blandly obvious how Fitzpatrick didn’t really want to show us.
• Also, what happened with the Reeds and Garetts? Did the Garetts forgive Gracie? Do they resent her? Are they still angry? We don’t know because again Fitzpatrick didn’t show us.
• I have two more things. One being did Sam’s mom sell the house, or did she not? In the epilogue or chapter 53, we don’t know if she did or not. Tracy, Samantha’s sister, basically accuses their mom of running away from her problems and saying ‘Samantha has gone through enough this summer.’ But, we honestly didn’t know if her mom sold the house or not? This was another one of those instances where the author just made us guess.
• And finally, we didn’t really get closure. This just goes back to all of my bullet points. We didn’t really get a full on ending and we don’t really know what happened with Sam. We didn’t get a sequel either (not that we needed one) to tell us what happened, so this is again a case where we just have to end up assuming things.
But I gave it 3.5 stars because it was such an enjoyable and funny contemporary romance. I connected with the Garrets on so many levels, and I felt like sometimes I was indeed Samantha. The storyline and plot was very sweet, and while their were issues and I recognize them, I still enjoyed the book thoroughly.
I do recommend this book to people who can express these problems, and still enjoy the lighted hearted and fun filled contemporary about a boy and girl who have no experience in love and are figuring it out together.
*This book contains drugs, alcohol, manipulation from the Clay guy, and somewhat smutty scenes. Nothing to graphic though.*