Review: Attention grabber!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
I had the honor of receiving this book as a gift for an honest review. Cushing Summer has to be the oddest book that I've read in a long time. Odd, not in a bad way, but like a "What the hell!?" type book. Although it did take me a few chapters to really get into it, I did eventually get sucked in because with so much going on in the book, you couldn't turn away without finding out what happened next!Chloe Summers home town has an odd summer tradition called "The Assignment", during the summer months all law enforcement and parents turn a blind eye. Every child ages 13-18 participate, voted into school "politics" and have to behave as their assigned part...King, Queen Bee, Crush, Heart throb, Jock, Outcast etc. Although some take this a little TOO seriously. Last year the "Crush" was murdered, yet the towns police wrote it off as nothing but an accident!!Chloe wants absolutely no part in the "assignment" this year, especially after meeting the new kids in town, Julie and her brother, Casper. Yet, someone has put in her name, and she is crowned "Crush". Everyone in town is to "want her", to "be her"... she is chased around town with flowers, love notes and chocolates..Julie is a young year old girl who is terminally ill, and Casper does everything in his power to make sure that she is safe. Except, the town voted Julie as "Outcast"... All of the kids in town are to treat her as such. She gets tomatoes thrown at her, her house egged and TPed.. Ridiculous behavior!!There are way too many characters to name in this review, but Chloe is torn between building a relationship with Casper, protecting Julie, staying close to the "King" for protection, and getting to the bottom of last year traumatic events. Like I said there is a lot going on all at once.I didn't pay too much attention to the love relationship side of the book because there was just so much else going on. This is my first C.M. Stunich novel but she has certainly grabbed my attention with this one!