Review: One of the best YA contemporaries of 2014!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
Full review on: http://athousandwordsamillionbooks.blogspot.inOkay, okay- where to start… Ex-Factor is the first contemporary (YA) romance novel I’ve read in a while that actually struck a chord within me- that will stay with me for at least a little while to come.I wasn’t expecting much, to be very honest- the lack of new good contemporaries in the book-y world are completely to blame- but Ex-Factor had me pleasantly surprise! If you don’t get all you need to via the synopsis, then read on. If you have- then go ahead and get your copy for this series has my official approval seal (OK, I don’t have one literally, but you get the picture.)The very first thing that struck me- about twenty pages into the book- was that our heroine, Nevaeh- is not whiny. Or insecure. Or even some “I-only-care-about-the-guys” type of person. She is in fact, pretty level headed (well, as much as one can be after the trauma she’s going through) rather down to earth and a nice person all together when you get into her head. She is going through some of the most horrific stuff- with her mother suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s and her father dying in a drunk driving accident that she feels terribly guilty about. So, she is living with her aunt, which brings us to Bodie…Bodie is pretty much going through the same c**p that Nev is, except it’s his baby sister and best friend that passed away into the realm of the unknown in an accident. He comes across as well, a bit rash a bit hot-headed but at the end of the day- he IS the guy every girl (I think) secretly pines for! You simply can’t help but fall in love with him! <3Okay, not much about the actual storyline- but it’s no fun if I were to tell you! All I can say is-My Verdict:My (Latest) favourite YA contemporary novel! I LOVED the gymnastics/ cheerleading element!