Lefty Lowdown: Coming Up for Air by Miranda Kenneally

Coming Up for Air by Miranda Kenneally
(Hundred Oaks #8)
Published: July 4, 2017 by Sourcebooks Fire
Source: I received an eARC of this book for free from the publisher via Netgalley. All the opinions stated in this review are my own.

Summary from Goodreads: 
Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat.

All of Maggie’s focus and free time is spent swimming. She’s not only striving to earn scholarships—she’s training to qualify for the Olympics. It helps that her best friend, Levi, is also on the team and cheers her on. But Levi’s already earned an Olympic try out, so she feels even more pressure to succeed. And it’s not until Maggie’s away on a college visit that she realizes how much of the “typical” high school experience she’s missed by being in the pool.

Not one to shy away from a challenge, Maggie decides to squeeze the most out of her senior year. First up? Making out with a guy. And Levi could be the perfect candidate. After all, they already spend a lot of time together. But as Maggie slowly starts to uncover new feelings for Levi, how much is she willing to lose to win?

Real talk: I'm not, like, a fan of this series. I've read 3 of the books and I got them all for free. I thought the other 2 books I've read were merely okay, nothing I'd spend money on. However, I enjoyed Coming Up for Air a lot. This novel managed to give me the fluffy, romantic fix I needed, along with depth and characters I ended up becoming very invested in.

In this installment, we're introduced to Maggie, swimmer of pools, eater of many foods, and kisser of nobody. She has spent so much of her time being focused on swimming and qualifying for the Olympics, that she never took the time to think what she could be missing. Until now. Until she realizes that she's off to college soon and she's never even kissed a boy. She doesn't want to go to college completely inexperienced, so she asks her hot, swimmer, best-friends-since-they-were-kids best friend to show her the ropes a lil bit. He's wary at first but eventually agrees and things get STEAMY and COMPLICATED and I loved it. They're relationship was absolutely wonderful! Of course, it's friends-to-lovers so it's destined to be great. You can tell how much they genuinely care about each other and respect each other.

They were great characters on their own, too. While I'm not a swimmer, I could really relate to the conflicts Maggie struggled with, whether it be issues with ex-friends or comparing her success to others'. And Levi was just honest and caring and he makes some mistakes but you can tell he feels so bad about them and if I were to ever have a daughter, he's the kind of boy I'd want her to date.

This novel also deals with topics like bullying, double standards for men and women, and females owning their sexuality! It really has some wonderful messages in it, and it's a quick, light read! I really do recommend this one to contemporary fans! Even if you're not into sports or you haven't read any of the other books in the series. This one can be read completely on its own!

My rating: 

4/5 stars

Lefty's Lowdown: Follow Me Back by A.V. Geiger

Follow Me Back by A.V. Geiger

(Follow Me Back #1)

Published: June 6, 2017 by Sourcebooks Fire

Source: I received an eARC of this book for review from the publisher via Netgalley, but that had no influence on my review or opinions. 

Summary from Goodreads: 
Tessa Hart’s world feels very small. Confined to her bedroom with agoraphobia, her one escape is the online fandom for pop sensation Eric Thorn. When he tweets to his fans, it’s like his speaking directly to her…

Eric Thorn is frightened by his obsessive fans. They take their devotion way too far. It doesn’t help that his PR team keeps posting to encourage their fantasies.

When a fellow pop star is murdered at the hands of a fan, Eric knows he has to do something to shatter his online image fast—like take down one of his top Twitter followers. But Eric’s plan to troll @TessaHeartsEric unexpectedly evolves into an online relationship deeper than either could have imagined. And when the two arrange to meet IRL, what should have made for the world’s best episode of Catfish takes a deadly turn…

Told through tweets, direct messages, and police transcripts.

 Here we go again with a celebrity book. I'll admit, I was skeptical about this one. Partially because it was originally a Wattpad book and partially because it just seemed a bit like the "I'm not a regular mom, I'm a COOL mom" kind of book with the hashtag on the cover and "IRL" and "troll" in the synopsis. Now I have some really mixed feelings about this book, but I did end up enjoying it!

Okay, so this book has two points of view. Tessa, who is agoraphobic after a mysterious traumatic event and wrote a famous fanfiction about our other narrator, pop star Eric Thorn. Eric took me a long ass time to warm up to. He got famous after posting singing videos on Youtube for 2 years and now all he does it whine about how famous he is and how his fans are obsessed with him. Like, do I think he has a point that his fans are more in love with his abs than his music? Yes. But honestly WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM BEING FAMOUS????? This is actually one of my pet peeves, not only in books but in life as well. You worked so hard to be famous, okay? Don't complain about how hard life is once you're there. You poor thing, people think you're attractive.

Anyway.

Once he and Tessa started to get closer and he cut down on all the woe is me crap, he grew on me more and more. But one of the problems I had with this book was that I couldn't suspend disbelief for some of the characters' logic and decisions. Like, did Eric really think that creating a fake Twitter account and calling himself rude names would make his fans see him in a different light? That's ridiculous. I guess that's how I could sum up parts of this book: ridiculous.

HOWEVER. As the end approached, I found myself reading with increasing ferocity to figure everything out. Was it a mind boggling thriller? Absolutely not. It was fairly predictable and bit drawn out, if you ask me, but I still wanted needed to know what happened to the characters in the past, present, and future. They both experienced a lot of change over he course of the novel and I was rooting for them and their relationship more and more as the final page grew nearer.

And then the final page happened. And my jaw dropped. I wasn't ready for the ending, and now I'm desperately waiting to see what comes next. Also, I just need to mention that this is another mixed media book, which, as you may or may not know, I am a complete sucker for. There are police transcripts and tweets and DMs and it was all good fun.

So, no, this isn't the best book I've ever read, but it is an addicting read. A quick read. An exciting read. And honestly, it stuck with me. I can't wait to see where this story goes next, though I do have an idea.

My rating: 

3.5/5

Sunday Post #25

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! I hope everyone had the very best holiday!! I can't believe Christmas is over and, OH YEAH, it's officially 2017. Like, that's insane to me. I'm not particularly sad to see the year go, but I feel like it went by so quickly. I've been at my sister's house in Florida since Christmas Eve. I'm leaving tomorrow and I just don't wanna go. But at least when I get home I'll have more time to read and blog and what have you.

Reviews:
- My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows - ★★★★★

Memes:
- Top Ten Books I Read in 2016

Features/misc:
- YA Look Book #1: Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- 2016 End of Year Survey

Reviews:
(very tentative)
- A Series of Unfortunate Events #1-3 by Lemony Snicket
- Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley (re-read)

Memes:
- Top 10 2017 Debuts I'm Excited For
- Sunday Post #26

Features/Misc:
- Reader Resolutions
- Book Aesthetics #2: 2017 Edition

From Netgalley:



- Follow Me Back by A.V. Geiger - Thanks Sourcebooks Fire!
Published: June 1, 2017

- In the Hope of Memories by Olivia Rivers
Published: March 21, 2016

- Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman - Thanks Sourcebooks Fire!
Published: May 1, 2017

- Coming Up for Air by Miranda Kenneally - Thanks Sourcebooks Fire!
Published: July 1, 2017

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Lefty's Lowdown: You Before Anyone Else by Julie Cross by Mark Perini

You Before Anyone Else by Julie Cross and Mark Perini
(standalone)
Published: August 2, 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire
Source: I received an eARC of this book for review via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This has not influenced my opinion of the book.

Summary from Goodreads: 
Model Finley needs someone to help her shed her "good girl" persona, so she'll try Eddie on for size.

New York City model Finley is fed up with hearing the same feedback at castings: she needs to take some serious action to wipe the "good girl" stamp from her resume if she wants to launch to stardom.

Enter Eddie Wells. He's shallow, predictable…and just as lost as Finley feels. Deep down, Finley is drawn to Eddie's bravado, his intensity. Except Eddie is hiding something. A big something. And when it surfaces, both loving and leaving Finley will become so much harder.

 Y'all, books like this are my guilty pleasure. This is not what anyone would consider top-notch literature. It's got tropes coming out the wazoo. AND YET--I ate up every word. I read the novel in one day.

Okay, so this book is told from two points of view: Finley, the too-sweet model losing out on jobs because she's not edgy enough, and Eddie, the new, gorgeous, mysterious model on the block. They meet at a party, shouldering their own separate burdens, and have a one night stand. Except afterward, instead of going about their lives and looking fondly back on that one night of spontaneity, their lives continue to collide. Like I said, this book is brimming with tropes, starting with these characters and their romance. There is nothing particularly special about any of it (I didn't even remember the characters' names until I read the summary), but when I was actually reading, I was incredibly absorbed in the story. I wanted to see them finally confess their love for each other; I wanted to know the secrets they were keeping; I was rooting for them to get their shit together.

That's not to say that this story had no depth or anything, because it did! Finley and Eddie both had to work through some personal issues and figure out what they wanted for their futures. They struggled with vastly different familial issues. They both grew a lot by the end of the novel and I was satisfied by the conclusion.

Some other smaller things that helped me enjoy this story are 1) the minor characters--I just adored Finley's family! I thought every time her dad & brothers were in a scene, the book just got so much more interesting--and 2) the modeling. I know that Mark Perini actually is a former model, so it created this authentic insight into the world of high-fashion modeling, which is something I've not really seen a lot of in novels.

This is basically just another "trashy" (I only say this because I don't know what other word to use. It's not really trashy, but I hope you get what I mean) new adult book. I'd say it is similar to Abbi Glines's work (a little less steamy, though) so if you're a fan of the types of books shes writes, then I definitely recommend this one. It's really a great book if you just want to get lost in some fictional drama for a few hours.

3.5/5 stars

Lefty's Lowdown: Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally

Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally
(Hundred Oaks companion series)
Published: July 5, 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire
Source: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions in this review are my own.

Summary from Goodreads: 
There are no mistakes in love.

Captain of the soccer team, president of the Debate Club, contender for valedictorian: Taylor's always pushed herself to be perfect. After all, that's what is expected of a senator's daughter. But one impulsive decision-one lie to cover for her boyfriend-and Taylor's kicked out of private school. Everything she's worked so hard for is gone, and now she's starting over at Hundred Oaks High.

Soccer has always been Taylor's escape from the pressures of school and family, but it's hard to fit in and play on a team that used to be her rival. The only person who seems to understand all that she's going through is her older brother's best friend, Ezra. Taylor's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. But it's hard to trust after having been betrayed. Will Taylor repeat her past mistakes or can she score a fresh start?

 I've only read one other book by Miranda Kenneally, but I knew to expect a fairly light contemporary read from this book. That's exactly what I got, so I should be pleased, right? Well...I don't know. I wanted more from this novel, if I'm being honest. There were some parts that made me smile, and then there were parts that made me roll me eyes. All in all, I'd say this was a meh read for me.

Taylor's dad is a senator, and her siblings are "perfect" and successful so she strives to be too. She goes to this fancy private school and has a 4.2 GPA, is the captain of the soccer team, and basically has a flawless resume. Then, she takes the blame for something stupid that her boyfriend Ben (who is on scholarship at the private school) did, thinking her dad would be able to keep her from getting kicked out. He doesn't. So, she gets kicked out and has to go to *gasp* public school, meanwhile destroying her father's political career and bottling up the truth about what Ben did so she doesn't get labeled a snitch.

So, one of my least favorite plot lines in YA is the whole "Oh, I regret lying about something but it's too late to tell anyone the truth because that will just make things worse." NO NO NO. Maybe it's because I'm an honest-to-a-fault type of person, but I just think this trope is stupid and unnecessary. Which brings me back to the primary plot point in this novel. I just got so irritated that Taylor refused to tell anyone the truth about Ben. I don't see how being honest with her boyfriend or her family would have made the situation worse. There was no justification that made sense to me.

Ignoring the shaky foundation of the story, I liked Taylor well enough, but she wasn't the most interesting narrator. She loves soccer and dogs and she was pretty much perfect except for getting kicked out of school and lying about the whole situation. Ezra, the love interest, was okay too. He was really sweet. The problem is that this novel was very glossed-over. I feel like there wasn't a whole lot of depth to anything, so I had trouble connecting to the characters or really caring about them a whole lot. So, like I said, Ezra was okay. His and Taylor's relationship was cute and had some moments that made me smile, but it all felt very rushed. I liked them together, though.

My favorite part of this novel was the family dynamics. Their family was not perfect. They got mad at each other, but at the end of the day, you could see the love they had for one another, and that's what's important. I was really happy with the way everything ended in this regard.

If this book had been longer and more fleshed out, I probably would have enjoyed it much more. As it is, Defending Taylor felt rushed and a little superficial. It makes a good quick, fluffy read, though. It was easy to just get lost in it for an hour or so, and I came away from it feeling good.

3/5

Lefty's Lowdown: This Song Is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin

This Song Is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin
(standalone)
Published: January 5, 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire
Source: I received an eARC for review from the publisher via Netgalley, but that hasn't influenced my opinion at all!

Summary from Goodreads:
Bandmate, best friend or boyfriend? For Ramona, one choice could mean losing them all.

Ramona and Sam are best friends. She fell for him the moment they met, but their friendship is just too important for her to mess up. Sam loves April, but he would never expect her to feel the same way--she's too quirky and cool for someone like him. Together, they have a band, and put all of their feelings for each other into music.

Then Ramona and Sam meet Tom. He's their band's missing piece, and before Ramona knows it, she's falling for him. But she hasn't fallen out of love with Sam either.

How can she be true to her feelings without breaking up the band?

This book is weird. There is no other way to put it. The characters are weird and the romance is weird. But weird isn't always a bad thing. I requested this book because it was about teenagers and music and I'm a teenager who likes music, but I had no clue what I was getting myself into. In This Song Is (Not) For You, Laura Nowlin uses quirky outcasts to explore ideas that we don't often see in YA lit. 

I wasn't lying when I said these characters are weird. Ramona is this ball of energy. She gets these ideas in her head that she is usually right about, but she feels so strongly about things she won't let anyone tell her she's wrong. She plays the piano and the drums. Her best friend (and the guy she loves) is Sam. He is pretty quiet and thoughtful and he plays basically every stringed instrument known to man. He is in love with Ramona, but he's too afraid to tell her. Then they meet Tom who is truly a unique character. He feels very strongly about changing the way people look at the world. He likes art and glitter. All three of these characters have very distinct voices and are very interesting to read about. It was really enjoyable to see them grow and figure themselves out and break out of social expectations. 

Here's a fun fact about me: I absolutely loooove when people challenge society's expectations and viewpoints. I love when people learn to accept themselves even though every one else tells them there is something wrong with them. That's a very prominent aspect of this novel, and I just adored it. I especially loved that this novel deals with asexuality. The author doesn't explicitly use the word "asexual" but that's what it is. I think that this book is really important because of this. I have a friend who is asexual and I still have a really hard time wrapping my mind around the concept. The thing is, I think there are a lot of people who don't understand the concept all that well, even though it's really important. I just think that This Song Is (Not) For You is great because it brings attention to asexuality (among other things), helps widen our understanding, and makes us think. 

Like I previously stated, the romance is really weird (again, not bad) and different and you might not fall in love with the situation, you might not ship it very much. I know I didn't. But I just can't stress enough how important I think this book is and the ideas in it. 

I'm very happy I read this book. I know I say that about pretty much every book I read, but that doesn't make it any less true. I think a lot of teens who are struggling to figure themselves out could benefit from reading this book. It's quick, it's fun, and it's riddled with music talk and self-discovery.

My rating:

actually 3.5/5

Lefty's Lowdown: Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame

Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame
(The DIMILY Trilogy #1)
Published: December 1, 2015 by Sourcebooks Fire
Source: Received an egalley for review via NetGalley, but I promise this hasn't influenced my opinion of the book at all!

Summary from Goodreads:
When sixteen-year-old Eden Munro agrees to spend the summer with her estranged father in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for. Eden's parents are divorced and have gone their separate ways, and now her father has a brand new family. For Eden, this means she's about to meet three new step-brothers. The eldest of the three is Tyler Bruce, a troubled teenager with a short temper and a huge ego. Complete polar opposites, Eden quickly finds herself thrust into a world full of new experiences as Tyler's group of friends take her under their wing. But the one thing she just can't understand is Tyler, and the more she presses to figure out the truth about him, the more she finds herself falling for the one person she shouldn't – her step-brother.

Throw in Tyler's clingy girlfriend and a guy who has his eyes set on Eden, and there's secrets, lies and a whole lot of drama. But how can Eden keep her feelings under control? And can she ever work out the truth about Tyler?

Did I Mention I Love You is the first book in the phenomenal DIMILY trilogy, following the lives of Eden Munro and Tyler Bruce as they try to find their way in an increasingly confusing world. 

Okay, when I decided to start blogging again, I made a promise to myself that I was not going to let any part of this be unpleasant. I wasn't ever going to let any part of blogging feel like a chore, because that is what really killed me in my previous blogging endeavors. A big part of that promise includes not forcing myself to read books I'm not enjoying. Unfortunately, that brings me to Did I Mention I Love You.

Obviously I was really hoping to love this book, or else I wouldn't have requested it. However, hopes are not always met. I DNF'ed this book. I hate writing negative reviews with all my heart, but even more than that, I hate writing DNF reviews. Is it really fair to write a review for a book I didn't even complete? 

So let me make this very clear. I got 38% through this novel--I DID NOT FINISH READING THIS BOOK. I am only judging the parts I did read, and I can only give my reasons for not being able to finish it. 

The primary reason is that I hated all the characters, and that kind of leads into all the other stuff I disliked about this story. Every. Single. One. At first, I thought I was going to like Eden, the narrator, a lot. I thought I could relate to her. She was uncomfortable in social settings and seemed like a straightforward person. But she turned out to be a pushover, judgmental, hypocritical, and annoying as shit. I have so much rant to say about this girl that I honestly don't know where to start. She lets all her new friends convince her to do things and go to things she doesn't want to do, and then she complains about it the whole fucking time. She also criticizes everything everyone does and gets in their business when it is not at all her place. Like, I get that what your step-brother does is shitty, but how can you sit there and lecture him and get mad at him when you've known him for a total of two days? 

But oh boy! The step-brother/obvious love interest, Tyler. I never reached the point where they got together, but I don't want to, because everything about him is horrible. He is a teenage brat, acting like a total asshole just because he has a rough past. I get misbehaving, but this is a whole new level. He treats everyone like crap. The very first scene he's in, he interrupts a neighborhood barbecue, cusses at everyone, and insults them. No! And the little scenes where he is actually showing a bit of humanity do not excuse that kind of behavior. I don't want to read about the Eden, I don't want to read about Tyler, so I especially don't want to read about the relationship between them. 

All the secondary characters are more-or-less irrelevant. They party all the time. They care about sex and drugs and alcohol and they have no depth whatsoever. I don't like any of them, I don't care about any of them.

Honestly, I don't think there was a single meaningful interaction in the whole first 38% of the book. In fact, I feel like most of what I read were pointless arguments between Eden and Tyler. Like honestly stupid, melodramatic arguments. I don't need deep philosophical life lessons or anything, but I want something more than empty conversations and shallow interactions between characters. I don't care if that stuff comes later. It shouldn't be lacking throughout the entire beginning. I was bored, and I didn't care about what I was reading. I've read reviews on the book, so I know that there is a lot revealed about the characters in the part I didn't read, but I simply am not interested enough to read on and figure out what they are. 

I really wish I had something good to say about this novel, but I did not enjoy reading this even the slightest. I didn't look forward to picking it up, and I knew I needed to call it quits. 

Sunday Post #2

Join the fun at Caffeinated Book Reviewer!!

• Well, Thanksgiving break was fantastic, but it's back to college for this girl. And back with a bang. The semester is winding down, so not only is finals week approaching at rapid speeds, but professors are also assigning final projects and essays and whatnot beforehand. Soooo, it's been stressful and it's been busy. 

Reviews:
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Fever by Lauren DeStefano

Memes: 
Sunday Post #1
Top Ten Tuesday: 2016 Debuts I'm Excited For

Features: 
Flashback Friday #1: The Hex Hall Series

Reviews:
The Trouble With Destiny by Lauren Morrill (Wednesday, 12/09/15)
Ghostboy, Chameleon, and the Duke of Graffiti by Olivia Wildenstein (Thursday, 12/10/15)

Memes:
It's Monday! What are you reading?
Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Read for the First Time in 2015
Sunday Post #3

Features:
Flashback Friday #2

 Borrowed:

Sever by Lauren DeStefano - Borrowed from my best friend!

Netgalley: 

Did I Mention I Love You by Estelle Maskame - Thank you Sourcebooks Fire!
Publication Date: December 1, 2015

Ghostboy, Chameleon, and the Duke of Graffiti by Olivia Wildenstein 
Publication Date: April 16, 2015

The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill - Thank you Delacorte!
Publication Date: December 8, 2015

Under the Dusty Moon by Suzanne Sutherland - Thank you Dundurn!
Publication Date: January 23, 2016

Edelweiss:

Beyond the Red by Ava Jae - Thank you Sky Pony Press!
Publication Date: March 1, 2016

Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman - Thank you Simon Pulse!
Publication Date: February 9, 2016

The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith - Thank you Margaret K. McElderry Books!
Publication Date: March 22, 2016

 What has your week in books and blogging looked like?

Lefty's Lowdown: Boys Like You by Juliana Stone

Boys Like You by Juliana Stone
(Standalone)
Published: May 6, 2014 by Sourcebooks Fire
Source: received from Netgalley for review (ages ago, so sorry)

Summary from Goodreads:IF
If I hadn't fallen asleep.
If I hadn't gotten behind the wheel.
If I hadn't made a mistake.

For Monroe Blackwell, one small mistake has torn her family apart--leaving her empty and broken. There's a hole in her heart that nothing can fill. That no one can fill. And a summer in Louisiana with her grandma isn't going to change that...

Nathan Everets knows heartache firsthand when a car accident leaves his best friend in a coma. And it's all his fault. He should be the one lying in the hospital. The one who will never play guitar again. He doesn't deserve forgiveness, and a court-appointed job at the Blackwell B&B isn't going to change that...

There's No Going Back

Captivating and hopeful, this achingly poignant novel brings together two lost souls struggling with grief and guilt--looking for acceptance, so they can find forgiveness. 

The best way I can think to describe this book is as a guilty pleasure. Boys Like You is by no means a fantastic work of literature, but it's not bad either. It's one of those books that is really interesting when you're reading it, but doesn't leave much of an impression. And I mean it--I just read this book for the second time because I don't remember reading it the first time. I have no clue when I first read it, and I didn't remember anything that happened in it. That doesn't happen to me often. Still, it is an engaging enough read. Easy to get lost in for a few hours. It's filled with teen angst, much kisses, and a feel-good ending. 

Told in dual POV, the two narrators are Monroe and Nathan. They've got some serious darkness swirling in those noggins of theirs, and they use each other to try to move on from the traumatic events of their pasts. They've got decent chemistry, but they're no OTP. I was still rooting for them to be together, to find happiness in each other, and to makeout! They both had interesting voices. A lot of times, when there are multiple narrators, I find myself wanting to read one more than the other, but that wasn't really the case here. I just kind of wish there were more to these characters, and that the secondary characters played a larger role in the novel. 

Which brings me to my second point...the plot. I get that the point of the novel was for these two characters to seek solace in each other and get over their serious depression. But like the plot is entirely based on their relationship. A good majority of the scenes are just scenes of their relationship developing. There is really not a whole lot else happening in this novel. 

All in all, this is just a very simple book. Nothing to really fangirl at. It's lacking intricacies, that's for sure, but I still enjoyed reading it. It's an easy, romantic-heavy story that will provide a good distraction from the world for a little while.

Rating:

3/5