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Julie Mccullough juliemstudios — Bu kitabı sevdim, çünkü kesinlikle genç bir öfkeli romantizm olsa da, farklı bir ritmle yürüdü (pun amaçlı). Hikaye, şimdi okulunun bandosu için yardımcı davulcu olan eski bir kız arkadaşı Virgina'yı takip ediyor. Grup geek'in klişesine rağmen, gruptaki herkes iyi görünüyor ve popüler görünüyor. Virginia'nın sorunu, davul büyük partnerinin yıllardır sevdiği ama hiç konuşmadığı adam olması. Şu anki kız arkadaşı onun düşmanıdır ve kendi başına davul olmaktan aldattığını hisseder, böylece Virginia ile çalışmayı reddeder. Grup bir düşüşe başlar ve davul binicileri ilginç grup liderleri Bay Rush (muhtemelen en sevdiğim karakterlerden biri olan) tarafından birlikte çalışmaya zorlanır. Birlikte çalışmaya başladıklarında, her ikisi de görünüşleri yargılayamayacağınızı öğrenir. Herkesin sorunları var ve insanların sahip olabileceği derinliği öğrendikten sonra onları yargılamak daha zor. Bu öngörülebilir bir genç romantizmdi, ancak para, kolej ve ebeveyn sorunları gibi (sadece kısa bir süre için) gerçek yaşam sorunları ile uğraştı. Ana karakterleri beğendim. Virginia benzersiz ve çok yönlüdür ve Drew biraz can sıkıcı olsa da, hala okumak ilginçti. En iyi YA kitap değil, ama ben okumaya harcadım zaman keyif aldım.

Uira Nao uira1c16 — ** spoiler alert ** You can find other reviews, along with this one on my blog Hope, Faith & Books OMG!!!! For me this was the best of the three books!!! I couldn't stop reading this!!! Like seriously, I was even ignoring my boyfriends texts until the end of a chapter just cuz it was so hard to put this book down.I was experiencing so many emotions while reading this book! I mean I was grinning like no freakin' tomorrow at some points, laughing so hard at others, and then I was crying or in complete shock. I seriously could not get enough of this book! I loved finally getting to here Luis' story. I mean we always got tid bits of him in Alex & Carlos' stories but we never got to learn a whole lot about Luis. I really enjoyed seeing how he was different and the same as his brothers. I also cant deny that I did enjoy seeing Alex, Brittany, Carlos & Kiara in the book as well! It was awesome seeing what was happening in their lives in the background of Luis' story. Luis... I don't know whether to classify him as a good guy or a bad guy. Lol. I mean yeah, he was just like his brothers in the way of looking for the next thrill, chasing after the girl and dealing with the gang but on the flip side, he had a conscious right from the start. He tried hard to get good grades, he didn't try as hard as his brothers to hide from his feelings, and he didn't want to be a part of the gang for the most part (until all the sudden events in the second half of the book) unless he had to be. And Nikki... I felt really bad about what she went through at the beginning with losing a baby. I mean yeah, she was only 15, but still, that kind of trauma doesn't go away, and it really affects your future. Nikki and Luis!!! AHHH! I seriously loved them together!!!! I mean, I couldn't help but smile every time something good happened between those too. I was even smiling when they were fighting after they broke up and all of the truth came out because after that they really didn't have any secrets between them anymore and it would just make their relationship that much stronger when they got back together. I totally related to Nikki in a way. With all that had happened in her past I could completely understand her trust issues and why she was always so scared of relationships, especially since Luis did seem like a player when they first met. But even though he acted like it, I could tell right from the beginning he really wasn't. It bugged me a little that Nikki waited so long to finally trust Luis. I mean there was so many times way before she finally decided to completely trust him that he put himself completely out there for her and she blocked him out and shut him down. And omg! Luis! She kept doing that when his life was going downhill, which made things ten times worse for him! Especially with what he learned, that the guy he always thought was his father really wasn't. That must have sucked so much for him!!! He felt betrayed by his brothers and his mom and then on top of that Nikki cuz of how she was acting. He was so alone when he found that out. I felt so bad for him!! I was so glad that things worked out in the end for him and Nikki (even though what Nikki had to do to save Luis and his brothers at the end sucked big time). And omg! The epilogue! I was shocked at finding out the Fuentes brothers had a new step-dad. A certain someone I wasn't expecting (even though I should have seen it coming from the story). Overall the book was great, if you haven't read this entire series, I suggest you do so!

Kellie Clifford kelliececilia — My favorite book on Africa. Insightful analysis on the use of foreign aid and non-profit group programs in Africa. Overall, great travelogue.

Hi If hiif1992 — Read it again after seeing Catching Fire. I'm sticking with four stars :-)

Kim Jihyun _i_yun_esign — A short cozy mystery, which I enjoyed for a quick read.