Review: good book but not great! 3 1/2 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2012
I read this book because it was free and I like these kind of stories.  I just couldn't give it 5 stars like everyone else because I thought it was just a good book, not great.  When I give a 5 star review the book has to blow me away and this did not.  I have not read the two previous books in this series but quickly caught on to the charaters.  I did go back and read the book descriptions to get an idea. One of the things I did not like with this book was there page after page of the character thinking.  I am all for reading what they are thinking but this was sometimes 4 pages on 1 thought and it got boring.  It seemed like there was more thinking than dialouge.  The dialouge in the book between all the friends was great, at sometimes funny.  I loved when Josiah gave Susan a surfing lesson.I liked the male character Josiah, but I did not feel a real connection between him & Susan.  For him just meeting her and her turning him down in many ways even though she seem to want him just made me wonder why he kept going after her.  I found Susan a little annoying and sometimes a little mean, I had a hard time liking her character too much.  I liked the group of friends and the beach setting and of course the happy ending.  I would recommend reading for a free book, but not sure I would pay money for it or read it a second time.