Review: Most Likely to Succeed by Jennifer Echols

Most Likely to Succeed
By: Jennifer Echols
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Series: Superlatives #3

Description:
In this sexy conclusion to The Superlatives trilogy from Endless Summer author Jennifer Echols, Sawyer and Kaye might just be perfect for each other—if only they could admit it.

As vice president of Student Council, Kaye knows the importance of keeping order. Not only in school, but in her personal life. Which is why she and her boyfriend, Aidan, already have their lives mapped out: attend Columbia University together, pursue banking careers, and eventually get married. Everything Kaye has accomplished in high school—student government, cheerleading, stellar grades—has been in preparation for that future.

To his entire class, Sawyer is an irreverent bad boy. His antics on the field as school mascot and his love of partying have earned him total slacker status. But while he and Kaye appear to be opposites on every level, fate—and their friends—keep conspiring to throw them together. Perhaps the seniors see the simmering attraction Kaye and Sawyer are unwilling to acknowledge to themselves…

As the year unfolds, Kaye begins to realize her ideal life is not what she thought. And Sawyer decides it’s finally time to let down the facade and show everyone who he really is. Is a relationship between them most likely to succeed—or will it be their favorite mistake?

Review:
It's always sad to see a series end, and I love Jennifer Echols and think she definitely came back with this super cute series about high school and of course superlatives. I don't even think I would have been nominated for any, but if I was I wouldn't mind being nominated for Most Likely to Be Happy. Because really in the end, isn't that something we all strive for, happiness. Sometimes in the case of Kaye, her happiness comes second to all her obligations, and that’s definitely a sad thing.

We are here with Kaye and Sawyer’s story. I’ve been waiting for Sawyer’s story he’s just always there and keeps things interesting, in and out of his Pelican costume. There’s something about him he’s got some confidence to him but still there is something understated about him and I just loved exploring his past his present and his possible future. But what is Sawyer without his Kaye. She’s strong willed and I think wears herself too thin with so many obligations and needs to succeed and please everyone. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a 17 year old, but that’s exactly what her mother does. But something happens when Kaye and her boyfriend break up. This all has to do with the superlatives but she starts seeing Sawyer for something more than just a flirt. She starts to finally take him seriously. 

Overall this was a super cute story about two really great people who couldn’t be more different but the same in other ways, and they really do complement one another very well. I love seeing interracial couples in stories, it always seems to be very one note or just all Caucasian. Me being of Hispanic decent, it’s good to see some color in books sometimes. I think authors should do it more often. With that said it was a great little love story, and there were actually some pretty great love scenes in this book, I will never look at the ocean the same again LOL jk, but I won’t. Will keep my mind wandering off now. 

The characters were great, I’m really sad to see the series end, but the Superlatives have caused their ruckus and turned six people’s lives upside down in the best way possible. Very cute cover and great story. Make sure you check out the series. Great quick reads that will put a smile on your face. 

Review: Perfect Couple by Jennifer Echols

Perfect Couple
By: Jennifer Echols
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Series: Superlatives #2

Description:
Perfect Couple is #2 in the Superlatives series about seniors at a Florida high school who are selected for their class's superlative categories in the yearbook, and how the labels change the way they view themselves and alter the course of their lives.

Can your heart be put to a popular vote?

As yearbook photographer, Harper is responsible for capturing those candid moments that make high school memorable. But her own life is anything but picture perfect. Her parents' bitter divorce has left her wondering what a loving relationship would look like. And ever since the senior class voted her and star quarterback Brody the “Perfect Couple That Never Was,” her friends have been on her case to ask Brody out.

Brody doesn’t lack in female admirers, but Harper can't see herself with him. He seems confused about why they were matched together, too. They’re total opposites—the last people in the world who would ever be compatible, let alone the “perfect couple.” Yet ever since the class paired the two of them, they've found themselves drawn together--first by curiosity, then by an undeniable bond.

The trouble is, though they're very attracted to each other and both of them admit this, they have a hard time getting along or even communicating clearly. If they’re the perfect couple, this shouldn't be so difficult! Soon it becomes clear their class was wrong, and they throw in the towel. But after they walk away, both of them feel so changed from making the effort that they can’t forget each other. What if that means this match made in hell is the perfect couple after all?

Review:

Oh how I adore Jennifer Echols and when she writes about adorable teenagers and their adorable lives.  There was not much seriousness in this book but it didn’t matter because really it was just a fun, easy, breezy happy go lucky make you smile kind of read. These are the kinds of books you just need to read sometimes to clear your mind and go to your happy place.

We are back in the world of the Superlatives, and this time we are talking about the Couple that Never was.  It’s an interesting superlative and really made the two people who were voted wonder about the other.  We are talking about the quarterback of the football team Brody and the super artistic and retro dressing Harper.  They couldn’t be more opposite but somehow they find a connection and run with it.  Or at least try to considering they are both dating other people, hello the category was called Couple that Never Was.  Let’s just say their significant others are so lacking and not meant for Brody and Harper, hence their connection.

It was a really cute love story about these two, and even though I wouldn’t have minded a little more drama the story line kept me reading from page to page.  The characters were interesting and it was great to see the characters from the first book bought back in here with a little preview of how well they are doing, and really this book leads up to the next one as well cause I can’t wait to read it.  I know who it’s about and I would love to know more about them.

Overall the book was definitely a quick read, the characters were great but there was not a lot of dimension to them, Brody seemed a little stiff but still likeable.  I just really wanted more as I didn’t get much of a connection to them but I still wanted to know what happened regardless.  It’s almost as if this was a B-movie and I’m ready to watch the A-movie.  The cover is super cute and adorable but not how I pictures the characters at all, but still again cute.  I heart Jennifer Echols and am hoping the next one is better than this one which felt like a stepping stone but even still I liked it.

Review: Such a Rush

Such a Rush
By Jennifer Echols
Release Date: July 10, 2012

Description:
A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers.

High school senior Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying. While she’s in the air, it’s easy to forget life with her absentee mother at the low-rent end of a South Carolina beach town. When her flight instructor, Mr. Hall, hires her to fly for his banner advertising business, she sees it as her ticket out of the trailer park. And when he dies suddenly, she’s afraid her flying career is gone forever.

But Mr. Hall’s teenage sons, golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie Grayson, are determined to keep the banner planes flying. Though Leah has crushed on Grayson for years, she’s leery of getting involved in what now seems like a doomed business — until Grayson betrays her by digging up her most damning secret. Holding it over her head, he forces her to fly for secret reasons of his own, reasons involving Alec. Now Leah finds herself drawn into a battle between brothers — and the consequences could be deadly.

Review:
I was enthralled from the second I started reading this book in the lives of these characters.  My heart would race when theirs raced, it would hurt when they hurt.  This book was simply perfect.  It had so many different elements to it that I literally stayed up until three in the morning wanting to finish this book as soon as possible so that I could read it again more leisurely. 

We start out when Leah was fourteen just moved to yet another trailer park with her mother by yet another airport, but this time she lucked out because she was able to get a job at this small airport.  There she met Mr. Hall and a deep friendship grew.  He was like the father she never had and their friendship and relationship was just something relate able and beautiful to see the rawness and realness of how much they really needed each other.  Then enter his three sons who would only come during school breaks or summers.  She was automatically drawn to the more daredevil son Grayson, but throughout Mr Halls life they never really spoke and she just dreamed from afar.

After Mr. Halls death though the boys came back, minus one as he died in the military.  So there were just two broken brothers but she just didn't know how broken they really were about losing both their brother and father so close together.  She was heart broken as well and there are points where even I cried with them because it was all so much.  Echol's really makes you feel for her characters and I love that about her books. 

After the three of them are together (at the age of eighteen now) and throw in Molly, Leah's best friend there are lies and secrets between all of them that eventually all come out and it's all really such a rush.  You feel like your flying one of those ancient planes carrying the banners around with all the highs and lows and all those special moments shared between the characters.  I was in love with Leah and Grayson from the very beginning of the book and it was beautiful to see their relationship and hardships fall into place.

I can't really say enough good things about this book.  The setting was great because I could totally picture it in my mind, the characters were all relatable and real which is always a plus in my mind.  The story and plot was just amazing as always reminded me of the perfect combination of Echol's earlier books Going too Far and The Boys Next Door combined together like a perfect concert.  The daredevil and excitability of The Boys Next Door and the perfect story between the two main characters like in Going too Far.  I'm in love with this book and I hope you all give it a try.

I think I would probably read anything Jennifer Echols writes there is something about her style that just always gets to me right in the gut where it matters most.  I get butterflies, I gasp, I laugh, I cry and just every emotion possible she makes me feel it through her writing and I already cannot wait for her next book.  But alas I will have to wait until 2013 to read Star Crossed!

Happy Birthday to Me Giveaway!!!

Today is my Birthday!  Yah Happy Birthday to me!!  Isn't that cake amazing?  Wish I had that but I really don't need a cake that big but it's so darn pretty, one day I'll be making me some topsy turvy cakes.  Click on the picture if you want to see more amazing cakes. So yes back to me lol. I want to do a giveaway and it's not for a new book out there because well today is my day and I want to give away my most favorite book. With Such a Rush coming out next month (7/10 my daughters birthday so this will be a present to me lol) I could not resist giving out Jennifer Echol's first book Going too Far! This will be the ebook version, so please make sure to let me know what format you want this in. I'm so excited for so many things! Too many great books coming out and so many wonderful new books to be discovered. I hope this year will be as good as the last year was for me! Ok so enough of the me me me lol. Hope everyone is having a great day and yah for Jennifer Echols and my Birthday!

How Far Would You Go?

All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away from her parents who seem determined to keep her imprisoned in their dead-end lives. But one crazy evening involving a dare and forbidden railroad tracks, she goes way too far...and almost doesn't make it back.

John made a choice to stay. To enforce the rules. To serve and protect. He has nothing but contempt for what he sees as childish rebellion, and he wants to teach Meg a lesson she won't soon forget. But Meg pushes him to the limit by questioning everything he learned at the police academy. And when he pushes back, demanding to know why she won't be tied down, they will drive each other to the edge -- and over....

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Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: •Grab your current read •Open to a random page •Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page •BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) •Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser for the week:

And then I was flying down the slalom course, staying tight and tucking in, dodging around the gates as fast as possible.  I knew my time would be good because I was in the zone.  My body went on automatic, feeling exactly what to do when.  I enjoyed the bright sparkling day, the white snow, the spectators in crazy-colored gear lining both sides of the course, the too-blue sky.  There was no feeling in world like this, having a body that worked.

Winter's Kiss (The Ex Games and The Twelve Dates of Christmas)
By Jennifer Echols and Catherine Hapka
Release Date: January 3, 2012
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Review: The One That I Want

The One That I Want
By Jennifer Echols
Release Date: December 6, 2011

Description:
Gemma can’t believe her luck when the star football player starts flirting with her. Max is totally swoon-worthy, and even gets her quirky sense of humor. So when he asks out her so-called best friend Addison, Gemma’s heartbroken.


Then Addison pressures Gemma to join the date with one of Max’s friends. But the more time they all spend together, the harder Gemma falls for Max. She can’t help thinking that Max likes her back—it’s just too bad he’s already dating Addison. How can Gemma get the guy she wants without going after her best friend’s boyfriend?

Review:
Jennifer Echols has to be one of my favorite authors, I can't boast enough about on her on here.  Any chance I get I will mention her first book and make sure everyone knows about it.  This book did not disappoint either.  Her writing style and the story she tells keeps you captivated because you have to know what's going to happen next in the characters lives.  Let's get into the book a little.

Gemma seems like the kind of girl who doesn't believe in herself enough and her best friend Addison, which really I don't know why they are even friends doesn't encourage her only puts her down every chance she gets.  This irritates me because I hate it when people get run over like that over and over again.  They are both at Majorette camp when Gemma notices a boy (but it seems Addison happened to be looking at the same guy at the same time).  But he seemed to be noticing only one of them.  Addison pulls Gemma with her to go talk to the two guys (his friend is there with him now) and they end up grabbing something to eat.  Sure enough one thing leads to another and Gemma is told that Max (the one she likes) is going out with Addison but they all have to go out together on a double date since Addison's mom is so strict.  This is how the book begins.

Throughout the book you go out with the four of them and you just know that the balance is all wrong.  Gemma doesn't like Carter and Max doesn't like Addison.  They all try to make each other jealous and it's really quite ridiculous how much they each want the other's guy but won't voice the opinion.  In the end everything works out as it should be and discussions are had between all friends, conversations that should have happened a long time ago.  All in all the book was a great read and I already can't wait for the next one.  I know some people were complaining about this being an ebook version only - don't fret I believe the print out comes out next year on 2/7/12.  I will probably buy it because I have to have all her books in my collection.

Have you read this yet?  What did you think?

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

by Jennifer Echols

Synopsis:

Lori lives for summertime on the lake. She spends all season wake boarding, swimming, and hanging with her friends -- including the two hotties in the house next door. With the Vader brothers, Lori's always been one of the guys.
But while Lori and the "baby" brother, Adam, are inseparable friends, she can't deny a secret crush on Sean, the older Vader boy. This year Sean's been paying Lori a lot of attention, and not in a brotherly way.
But just as Lori decides to prove to Sean she's girlfriend material, she realizes that her role as girl friend to Adam may be even more important. And by trying so hard for the perfect summer romance, she could be going way overboard....

Review:

Imagine being young and growing up surrounded by nothing but boys, and then you want to be noticed by one but they only thing of you as one of the guys so you put a plan together to bring the sexy out. This is Lori's life. Three brothers, one she kissed when she was young, one she is in love with and the other is her age and like her close friend. I'm sure this is many a girl's fantasy to have this dilemma with boys next door, I know I've always wished there was a boy next door I could like. The book was great it really shows the growth of a great relationship and how it's been there all along and just needed to be discovered by everyone. I absolutely adore all of Jennifer Echol's books and will definitely be rereading this book over and over again. Now I'm reading the continuation of this story - can't wait to see what Lori and Adam are up to now.

5 out of 5 stars

Forget You

Forget you
by Jennifer Echols

I have been waiting for this book for so long, this author never disappoints. I read her first book "Going too Far" probably more than ten times already and I believe this book will be the same until the next one comes out. There is something about the way she develops her characters that makes you want to be them and see them win in the end. Very realistic and relate able. Zoey is a girl who prides on trying to be perfect, but when her mom goes crazy and then Zoey gets in a car crash and remembers nothing that's when things get interesting. She remembers everything but that one night what happened after a football game. She is torn between two boys, she doesn't remember who she went with but she tries everything to find out without letting people know she has amnesia. You see this relationship develop into something that feels like it should have been there all along, I don't know what I can say about this book other than I can't wait to read it again. And again.
5 out of 5 starts i just heart jennifer echols.