Review: Another Great Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
REVIEWED BY KATIEAt the end of book 1, FALLING FOR YOU, we learn that the heroine, Cassidy, and her friend Paige will appear on another reality show called Treasure Trekkers. It's like a hybrid of The Amazing Race and the hobby of geocaching (yes, I have friends who do this!). The contestants have a list of hundreds of caches they have to find, and the team that finds the most over the course of the competition wins.STUCK ON YOU begins with Paige arriving and being thoroughly excited about spending some quality time with Cassidy. The only problem is that Cassidy is clearly not dressed for hiking around and something is off. It turns out that Cassidy has a pretty good reason for not being able to do the show. Needing a replacement, the producer finds Paige a new partner: Zoe, the most hated contestant from Book 1. (Note: STUCK ON YOU can be read as a stand-alone book; it's not necessary to read the first book in the series to understand everything that happens.)Paige is great. She is nice and down to earth and seems like a very real character. I want to be friends with Paige! She was really just hoping for some fun with her friend - now she just wants to survive the month of filming.Jack Miles, on the other hand, has huge motivation to win the competition. Miles is an avid climber, and his friend and teammate, Ben, lost his leg on one of their major climbs. Miles has always felt responsible for the accident and wants to win and give the money to Ben for his medical expenses.Miles and Paige have great chemistry. Paige gets awkward and clumsy around him, which I love! It's actually pretty adorable and sweet. Even though Miles is infatuated with her right off that bat, Paige doesn't have enough confidence in herself, so she turns to Zoe for advice. Zoe convinces Paige to wear crazy high heels and a push-up bra for the rest of the competition. Paige wants Miles to notice her - and he does. He also has to catch her and carry her multiple times because of the shoes! Don't get me wrong, I love wearing heels. I'm pretty short, so the higher the better. I'm a huge advocate for them, BUT NOT FOR HIKING or running or repelling from a mountain! This part got a little ridiculous for me. Even after Paige gets the guy, her teammate sprains her ankle, and the competition grows fierce, SHE WOULD NOT STOP WEARING THE HEELS! I couldn't stand it!I did love that STUCK ON YOU included a few little mysteries. Miles and Zoe seem to know each other from the past somehow, and Zoe and Ben seem to get along really well and have some kind of understanding, which is also a little mysterious since Zoe is pretty mean to mostly everyone she comes in contact with. Zoe is the heroine in the next installment, so it seems like STUCK ON YOU sets up Book 3 very nicely.BOTTOM LINEThis is a cute story about gaining confidence in who you are and being yourself. I loved reading about the obstacles the contestants had to go through to find the caches as well as the strategies they used in the game and outside of the game! I loved the chemistry between Paige and Miles but got a little bit annoyed at Paige's actions toward the end...especially with her shoes!RATING: BNote: I received a review copy of this title courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review.