Review: Great Characters!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
Book Review- This is Now by Maggie GilbertJessica Carter lives with her mom and her two older brothers.  She is trying to make it through school and save money she earns from waitressing.  She wants to go to the university and study architecture.  Buildings are her passion.  She likes to inspect them and see how they are made.  She wants a life different than what she has now.  Her brothers deal stolen parts and her ex-boyfriend deals drugs.  She wants out.Her life changes when Anna, a new friend, wants to go to the clubs one night and invites Jess to go with her.  Before they go they need to make an appearance at a concert Anna’s brother is playing at.  Jess is not thrilled.  She is dressed for the clubs and sticks out.When the lights go out Anna’s brother, Sebastien, takes the stage and plays the cello.  Jess is spellbound as she watches him.  He is the hottest guy she has ever seen and feels an instant spark when she meets him.  However, he is from a rich family and he is so far out of her league. There is no way he could possibly be interested in her, but somehow he is.  Jess knows that any feeling he has will be killed when he learns what her life is truly like.  She works hard to keep everything going and separated until it all comes crashing down.I really liked this book.  It was a modern day Cinderella and I liked the author’s spin.  There were brothers and they really cared for Jessica.  Things that happened in the book were believable and I couldn’t put it down.  I wanted to see what else was thrown at Jessica and how she was going to handle it.She was a fabulous character and I wanted to see her succeed.  She worked so hard to get what she had and kept trying to better herself instead of sinking into the life her family had planned for her.  She was a great character that the reader could invest in and root for.  I recommend this book and give it a 4 out of 5.