Review: Smart clean YA book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 10, 2012
This is my 2nd Emily Evans book. I read Do Over and loved it. It was a quick light-hearted read and I thought this would be the same. Oh this is definitely a great book like her other, but this one is much more.... involved.... action-packed?.... than the other.This book had a teeny tiny hint of Hunger Games to me. Once you get into the plot a bit, there is no putting this book down! There was a depth to this book I wasn't expecting and I loved it! I can definitely see this being made into a movie.Elena is in her last year of high school. To save her friend, Piper, from being sent away to an experimental boarding school for smart kids in Alaska Elena switches some paperwork to put herself in Piper's place. And out of revenge toward the annoying Thane Trallwyn, she (sneakily) makes him switch places with another student causing him to be sent away as well. But what Elena finds out in Alaska is that Thane isn't as annoying as she thought. And speaking of surprises and mysteries... what is up with this weird school?And trust me- you'll want to read to find out what the secrets are in this attention-grabbing book. There was even one part in here that took me by surprise. I love it when author's do that. Kudos Emily.I loved her writing style. I liked the dialogue between characters, the character development, all the action that took place, the way we learned about characters without having a bunch of boring prose, and the way I was rooting for Elena and Thane to get together. I seriously could.not.put.this.book.down. The author is very talented and offers us a great story in this book.I didn't want it to end! I'm hoping there is going to be another one. I felt like it ended kind of open-ended. If this is a stand alone book, then I would say the ending could have used a little more. It didn't feel final.There's only like 2 cuss words used in the entire thing. And while her kissing scenes leave you breathless and with butterflies, that's the extent of those romance scenes. I LOVE books like this! There is a broad spectrum among YA today and this is on the safer side. :o)Would I recommend this? Heck yeah!I can't wait to check out her other books. :)