I'll meet you there by Heather Demetrios book review

Hello Everyone, 

how are you today? I wanted to write this review since the minute I finished reading this book, but I didn't had the time back in August, so I finally decided to do it. Throughout last week I tried to collect all my thoughts about the story and the characters, so here we are. I'll meet you there by Heather Demetrios is not just a contemporary romance book as I heard it before. Going into it I thought it will be a fluffy, typical, YA romance book, but soon it turned out it, is so much more than that.

What the book is about:

If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double-wide trailer, a baby on her hip, and the graveyard shift at Taco Bell. But after graduation, the only thing standing between straightedge Skylar and art school are three minimum-wage months of summer. Skylar can taste the freedom―that is, until her mother loses her job and everything starts coming apart. Torn between her dreams and the people she loves, Skylar realizes everything she's ever worked for is on the line.

Nineteen-year-old Josh Mitchell had a different ticket out of Creek View: the Marines. But after his leg is blown off in Afghanistan, he returns home, a shell of the cocksure boy he used to be. 

What brings Skylar and Josh together is working at the Paradise―a quirky motel off California's dusty Highway 99. Despite their differences, their shared isolation turns into an unexpected friendship and soon, something deeper.

My thoughts on the book:

Yes, there is  romance in this book, a cute one actually, but for me it was the least significant part of the story. It deals with so many, more important topics. Let's start with Josh, since he was by far one of my favorite characters in this book. His personality is the most interesting. I don't see young "boys" coming back from war in YA often. Or I haven't read a book, which featured a character like this. I think Josh is one of the toughest characters I read in YA. He translated to me as a fighter, as a person who has a goal in life, who found a cause he would die for. Not a lot of people find that goal in their lives. And not a lot of people would continue fighting for it after loosing a leg. Especially not as a 19 year old young person. And I especially found his chapters interesting. I wish there was more from his point of view, but at the same time I liked it was just peek into his mind from time to time.

Skylar is a young person, who wants to get out of her little town. And I have to say I understood her really much. I think at age, almost every person feels like exploring a world. At some point everyone wants to be independent. And that's why Skylar is so relatable to me. 

And my other favorite character was Dylan. While every friend of hers wants to get out, she is perfectly happy where she is. She doesn't have much, but she loves it. It couldn't be easy to watch all of your friends complain about the place you'll probably live for the rest of your life. But she is strong and knows what she wants. I liked that there was friend like this in Skylar's life.

And the Paradise motel... I loved, that it was differently themed in every room. I would totally go there, if it would be an existing place. Also, somehow it seemed like the center of everything to me and I was always toying with the idea of hanging out in a motel or in a hotel all the time (hello, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody), I think I got that from my Dad. We both would move into a hotel or even to airport, because there are so many people from different places and it's so good to talk with all these different people.

Altogether I really enjoyed this book, although I didn't necessary think the romance was needed in order to tell the story of these two characters. It was a cute addition to the story and it just made it enjoyable.

So this was my short review, I hope you enjoyed it. If you have read this book feel free to share your opinion in the comments and I'll see you next week.

Bye,

Bianka

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August Wrap-Up

Hey Everyone, I am officially back from vacation and also I had bit of "writing-slump" as well, so today I am going to share all the books I have read in the month of August. It's been quite a busy month, but I now I am saying that all the time. This month was I think the best reading month I have had in a long time. I read eight books this month and I could finally catch up on my Goodreads reading challenge. Most of these books I read during my vacation, so the lesson is I should go on vacations more often. But hey, who doesn't?! Without further do, let's see what I read in the month of August and also my favorite memory from this moth.

Illuminae by Amie Kaufmann and Jay Kristof: 

I have already talked about this one in my July wrap-up post, but I wasn't finished with it at the time. After finishing it I think this book is genius. I am not a huge sci-fi fan and I am not a big audiobook fan either, but this book made me like both of these things. I have a review about this one up on the blog, if you want to read it, just click here. 

The Siren by Kiera Cass:
I was a little disappointed by this book, honestly. It was't what I was expecting. And I also had a few problems with it. Altogether I enjoyed reading it, if you want to read my review about it, please click here.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone by J. K. Rowling: 
This was my first time reading any Harry Potter books and I have only seen the first movie, so although I had high expectations, I really didn't know what to expect from this book. Everyone knows what this series is about, butI didn't know, whether I am going to love the writing or not. I enjoyed reading it, but I don't think I can form an opinion just after one book.

P. S. I like you by Kasie West:

Kasie West never let's me down. This was a real fluffy contemporary romance and although the characters are still in school in this book, for me it was the perfect summer-read. Especially now, when I don't have to go to high school anymore. I will write a review about this one, so keep an eye out for that.

Flat out love by Jessica Park: 

I don't give a book one star often, but in this case I had to. I didn't like this book and I am so sad, because I had such big expectations for this one and it had such good reviews on Goodreads....I didn't like the writing and the main character Julie annoyed me on a whole new level. But I really liked Celeste in this book, she was so weird and I think there is another series by Jessica Park, where she is a teenager and I think I am going to read that and maybe I will like it a little bit more....

I'll meet you there Heather Demetrios: 

Yes, another contemporary romance on the list. I have been feeling a little bit down lately, so I think the best way to cheer me up, is reading fluffy romance books and it totally works. This book was not what I expected it to be. Yes, there was a romance in it, a cute one actually. But the more captivating thing for me was Jake's character. Seeing a teenage guy back from war, after loosing his leg is not something you see in YA often. I'll also do a review about this book sometime in the near future.

Anna and the french kiss by Stephanie Perkins: 

I don't think I have to talk about this book, because we all know this is my all time favorite book. I brought this with me, because if this wasn't going to cheer me up, then nothing could. And also I couldn't go on vacation without Étienne St. Claire....I know, my obsession with this book is unhealthy.....Don't judge me, please....

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen: Honestly, I liked this book at the beginning, but it became slower and slower towards the end. I don't know if it was because of the translations (I read it in Hungarian) or the original is so slow as well, but this just wasn't for me. I am not planning to do a review about this book, but if you want me to, leave a comment and I will do it.

Highlight of August:

I started university!!!!!! Okay I haven't had any classes yet, but I got to know a lot of people already and they are all so friendly and nice. I have never made friends so easily before. It's definitely not high school anymore. Also, my brother just turned 18 this month, so that was a big highlight of the month as well.

August was a really fun month and also exciting, I pretty much think this was my favorite month of the summer. I am very excited for what's coming in the next months. How was your  summer? Are you ready for back-to-school? Tell me in the comments, because I am really curious.
Until next time,
B