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“Good, Good, good book its one of my Favorits”
Allison M wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“havnt read it yet..but i know its good cuz Rachel Hawthorne is an awesome author. I've read two book from her and both are awesome....
Kiana K wrote this review 11 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I've read it!! i love it! Josh is so sweet!! i love Rachel Hawthorne's books! ”
“It's soooooooooooooooo cute!!!!”
Isabelle B wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i love this book so much! it is so good. this is one of my favourite”
nadira wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Monday, July 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
How would you like to move from Texas, where an ice storm is a major news story, to a remote island in the Great Lakes that has no cars, but does have store signs that say "Return after the first thaw"? And to find out that the junior class will have a mere six students when the winter break is over?
Ashleigh's parents are recently divorced, and to make a clean start, Ashleigh and her mother have moved to a small island to open a bed and breakfast named Chateau Ashleigh. Their first day in town, Nathalie and her mom come and introduce themselves. Ashleigh immediately has a new friend.
Through Nathalie, Ashleigh explores her new town and meets various kids her own age. Of particular interest is Chase, who works at the local fudge shop. Nathalie warns Ashleigh that Chase is a player, but Ashleigh isn't too worried about that. She's just looking to make some new friends and fit in.
One morning, Ashleigh wakes up to find a strange boy knocking on her bedroom door. In enters Josh, the son of the local handyman. Ashleigh's mom has hired them to help do some general repairs around their new house to get it ready for patrons. Ashleigh is immediately drawn to Josh, and a tentative friendship forms.
However, it turns out that Josh is actually Nathalie's boyfriend. Nathalie, however, never refers to him by name, only as "my boyfriend." Ashleigh finds this odd but respects the boundaries and doesn't pursue Josh. As the story develops, Ashleigh suspects that Chase has romantic interests in Nathalie, Nathalie might not really like Josh, just the idea of a boyfriend, and could Josh possibly be interested in her???
As the winter months on her new island home pass, Ashleigh finds that she likes the quaintness of her new life, and maybe the move might just have been the best thing for her.
I always enjoy Ms. Hawthorne's stories, and this was no exception. I'll admit that I would never want to live on such a cold island during the winter. But Ms. Hawthorne has a way with describing all the charm of the village and almost makes me want to go there, too! Watching the tentative romance develop between Ashleigh and Josh make the story very appealing to all.”
“There aren't many teen romance paperbacks that I like but I enjoy almost all of Rachel Hawthorne's. This is my favorite by her so far. Really sweet. ”
Arielle wrote this review Sunday, June 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ This book starts off when a girl named Ashleigh moves to a new house with her parents. At first she is very unhappy with the fact that the town is so small,boring and cold.
MOLLIE W wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
However, when she meets an attractive guy at her new job, the town seems a lot better! As the book goes on, the boy and her start to hang out and eventually go out.
I really enjoyed this book because it is something that i feel that i can relate to. Another reason why i like this book is because it is one of my favorite genres. I look forward to reading more books like this one in the future!!”
“I love reading books by Rachel Hawthorne. There really isn't much to them and they're always predictable. I think that's what I really like about them, I know what I'm going to get and I always fall in love with the stories so I can't really be that dissapointed. This was one of her shorter novels though.”
Lauren T wrote this review Wednesday, May 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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MagicalMaria wrote this review Tuesday, May 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was very short. I have found that these teeny bopper books have become shorter and shorter. I don't really know the reason for that and i wish that wouldn't be the case. I like it when they are longer so it takes me longer to read them. They simply don't hold my interest for long enough.”
NICOLE S wrote this review Sunday, January 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
