Review: Loooved this one!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
My original review can be found on Sizzling Hot YA Bookswasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up Seasons in the Sun. For one, it was a novella, and I’m not typically a fan of them. Another? Book one had already been released, therefore this was a prequel. I was also sort of scared to become invested in a story that was a series. (One that I may or may not have the time to finish.) But alas, have no fear I was taken under Ms. Strassel’s writing spell and indeed fell head over heels in love with the story that was fourteen year old Callie and seventeen year old Tristan.One summer there lived an innocent, sheltered girl named Callie, who discovered what it meant to finally fall in love. Only, it wasn’t with a good boy, or a friend turned something more. Instead it was Tristan, a guy who’d been unknowingly sent away for the summer because his famous parents could barely handle him anymore.The connection between Callie and Tristan was instant, but the discovery of their feelings for each other was a slower build. One that I really appreciated, especially for first love. Although the story was told in just Callie’s point of view, I truly got as sense of who both of these characters were. I felt their emotions, loved the fact that they could just “be” together, even if Callie’s parent’s weren’t exactly okay with their relationship. I sped through this book so fast, that when I got to the end, I immediately had to purchase book one. I haven’t yet read it, and am not sure what to expect since it is supernatural based, but I will say I’m all for anything that Ms. Strassel writes because she truly has the gift of being able to tell an amazing story.Overall, if you’re looking for a novella to take you away from real life,  then Seasons in the Sun is perfect. A sweeter YA tale, with a deeper meaning at heart: never judge that person by their past. And even though Tristan did have a tendency to make me want to grit my teeth and smack him upside the head with his ways, I also couldn’t help but love him because he had this uncanny ability to bring Callie out  of her shell. So do me a favor, take a day out of your schedule, and pick up this book. Read the heck out of it too. I dare to to say you won’t love it like I  did.Well done Ms. Strassel. You have earned a VERY big fan in this reviewer.