Review: Such a gorgeous ending for April!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.April Showers left us with quite the cliff-hanger! The ending was pure torture! April Fools more than makes up for the emotional terrorism that the end of AS inflicted upon readers. I was so excited to see a continuation of April's story. I love April. She may be one of my favorite characters. She's not perfect, she makes mistakes, she doesn't have a great life, but she lives her life. She doesn't wallow in self-pity. She isn't terribly self-deprecating. She's honest, and funny, and compassionate.April Fools really ties up a lot of loose ends from book one. I was wondering what role and how big of a role the fire would play in this book. I really wanted answers. Was it arson? Who did it? The one thing I didn't want was a story revolving around this little mystery though. Perrin artfully weaved the fire into the story without overshadowing other elements.I was so, so happy to see April and Isaac's relationship get its turn to shine. I love them. Their relationship has such a normalcy to it. It's refreshing. Isaac is so sweet and he's so patient with April. I really, really love him. Plus he has the whole sexy professor thing going for him. There was never any contest for me between Isaac and Lukas. It was always Isaac. But it was nice to see two normal, nice guys trying to win April's heart.Lukas is a really great character. He made some pretty big mistakes in book one but deep down it's apparent that he didn't make those mistakes with malice in his heart. He's equally as kind and wonderful but I never felt the same chemistry between him and April as I did between April and Isaac. The spark just wasn't there for me. It would be nice to see if Lukas gets his own happy ending (wink, wink).April Fools also introduces us to a new character; Brody. I am such a sucker for a musician. I love, LOVE Brody and I really want a Brody spin-off! I don't want to say much about him since it keeps an air of mystery about him but he is amazing! Honestly, I don't think it's really fair that Perrin can write 3 amazingly awesome guys in one book but I won't complain.The other thing I love about Perrin's writing is her ability to make friendship an important aspect of the story. Katie and Lucy aren't background characters. They have a voice and their respective friendships with April are well-developed. I always think it's important when friendship is an important part of the story and not just the romance. It's nice when an author can highlight healthy, stable friendships. I love Katie and honestly, I would say half the things she says to April to my own friends.Overall, I loved April Fools. It was a wonderful wrap-up to a fantastic story. I love the characters and I felt a little mopey when my time with them concluded but I couldn't have asked for a better ending. I would highly recommend the April Series.