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My Life Next Door

Huntley Fitzpatrick

Start date: August 1, 2012

Finish date: August 8, 2012

Why we're reading this: wow! this is an amazing summer read! Couldnt put it down! Fitzpatrick did an amazing job making these cha…more
[close] wow! this is an amazing summer read! Couldnt put it down! Fitzpatrick did an amazing job making these characters sound so real! Best part was shopping for condems and their first time had me thinking wow this is so real not some fake SEXY sex scene.. but an actual 1st time nervous oh crap I cant get my sock off opps we bumped heads... ARE YOU OK?! sex. This is a perfect summer love with some drama and sadness at the end!

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Feb 16, 2014 A Book Vacation rated it really liked it

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When I started this novel, I quickly found it to be a very cute read, but pretty much like all the boy-next-door romance novels I've read. There's a sweet little "wrong side of the tracks" romance, a snobby uptight parent from hell, a misunderstood and lonely young teen... it's the perfect mix for this type of cute romance. And it's a fairly slow budding romance, at that. Sam’s mother is a single parent running for senate—she’s basically unavail To see my full review:

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When I started this novel, I quickly found it to be a very cute read, but pretty much like all the boy-next-door romance novels I've read. There's a sweet little "wrong side of the tracks" romance, a snobby uptight parent from hell, a misunderstood and lonely young teen... it's the perfect mix for this type of cute romance. And it's a fairly slow budding romance, at that. Sam’s mother is a single parent running for senate—she’s basically unavailable. It's summer, and Sam is once again on the roof watching the her intriguing neighbors, the Garrets, live their complicated lives next door. The Garrets have lived next door to Sam for quite a while, but due to Sam’s mother, they’ve never actually introduced themselves to each other, that is… until now. Romance quickly ensues once Jase and Sam actually meet and begin speaking with one another, and their interactions brought a smile to my face... but as far as I was concerned, it was just a run of the mill, summer romance, fluffy read.

And then, around 70%, the story began to take off. And I mean, a sit up straight in bed and start tearing through the pages, yelling, “NO, NO, NO” type of take off. I wasn't expecting it--in fact, I had completely forgot about the synopsis stating that Sam’s “bottom drops out” of her world and she’s faced with an impossible decision, and I was just… floored. Livid, in tears, screaming--I was not happy with a certain character in the novel, and you know, it was the perfect twist to set this novel apart from all the rest. I tore through the last 30% of the story, dying to know the resolution; would the truth come out? How would the characters deal with it? Was this the end of their summer romance? Why was a certain character such an arrogant awful explicative? And with all these thoughts tearing through my head, I flew through the rest of the novel. Truth be told, it was an amazing end that definitely upped the star value for me on this one, and I highly suggest you pick this up for a read—the end is mind blowing.
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Jul 20, 2012 Jessica rated it it was amazing

wow! this is an amazing summer read! Couldnt put it down! Fitzpatrick did an amazing job making these characters sound so real! Best part was shopping for condems and their first time had me thinking wow this is so real not some fake SEXY sex scene.. but an actual 1st time nervous oh crap I cant get my sock off opps we bumped heads... ARE YOU OK?! sex. This is a perfect summer love with some drama and sadness at the end!

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Oct 30, 2012 Ellon rated it really liked it

I really liked reading about Sam and Jase. At first, Sam being so perfect was a little bit annoying but she ended up being really down to Earth.

I loved Sam and Jase's relationship and seeing it grow. I got a little disinterested in the 'big event' as I just wanted to hear more about Sam and Jase. I did like the ending.

I keep going back and forth between whether I should give this a 4 or a 5. I really really liked the book but I'm not sure it totally blew me away like 5-rating books have done in ...more

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