Review: A good deal of the books that I've read lately involved ...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I found this book rather refreshing. A good deal of the books that I've read lately involved a struggle for the main characters to get together. Here, however, we had a boy and a girl that were attracted to each other and, gasp, went on a date, which lead to a relationship! I know, it's almost unheard of.I thought Kaleb was super sweet, most of the time. There was that incident I didn't really get where (Spoiler at the end if the review). Lori was pretty well adjusted considering her past. She made friends for the first time in her life and I was happy that she was getting to experience that.It's not often I can say that I read books that contain a message (at least that I've actually paid attention to). In this case, it seemed to be a message of overcoming fears and insecurities. Lori had to learn to trust others and believe in herself. It was nice to see her gradually gain confidence in herself.Why only three stars? This may sound weird, but there was maybe too much detail put into the ski lessons and too many ski lessons. I will say that the author sounds very knowledgable about the subject and I understand that the ski lessons were a way for Lori's friends to help her overcome her fears (about skiing and, eventually, in life). However, I could have done with fewer lessons and I still would have received the same message.All the same, I did like this book and I especially enjoyed that brief period where it became suspense-y!......Spoiler[ he broke up with Lori after her stalker attacked them. First, I didn't know they were broken up until someone else mentioned that they'd heard about the break-up. It basically ended with him just telling her he had to get back to work. No actual discussion about a break-up or reason why he couldn't be with her anymore. We later learn why but it was super confusing for me at the time.]