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Across The Hall
Sylvia O'Mara has spent the last four years trying to get over her high school sweetheart, who after breaking off their relationship left town without any reasons. With the help of her friends she has moved on and started dating a mysterious bad boy. She isn't happy, but she's content; until she meets the new neighbor.
Quinn Lobato has recently moved to Minneapolis to finish college close to his parents. His mother found the perfect apartment for him close to campus and assured him it has everything he needs. Quinn has had his own hurtful past and is looking forward to starting med school and a new life.
Little do they know that what they each need is waiting just across the hall.
Quinn Lobato has recently moved to Minneapolis to finish college close to his parents. His mother found the perfect apartment for him close to campus and assured him it has everything he needs. Quinn has had his own hurtful past and is looking forward to starting med school and a new life.
Little do they know that what they each need is waiting just across the hall.
301 pages, ebook
First published July 1, 2010
About the author
N.M. Facile
2 books100 followersNM Facile is the youngest of a large Midwestern family. Growing up in a small town, she learned early the quirks and charms of a small town and the lure of big city life. She shares the love of a lifetime with her husband and three children. She spends her free time lost in worlds where all cats are gray in the dark and love is just around the corner. Her everyday life is filled with the excitement of child development and the minutiae of the day-to-day. She colors any monotony with books, movies, crafts, and daydreaming; and leaves no room for downtime.
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July 30, 2012
If you don't already know, I thoroughly enjoyed Jamie McGuire's Beautiful Disaster, even though I was well aware of its problems. I couldn't help it, it was sort of a guilty pleasure book. So when a discussion popped up on my Goodreads homepage regarding books that were similar to Beautiful Disaster, I took a peek and wrote down a few suggestions. Across the Hall was one such suggestion, and I can honestly say that I will never take a recommendation that lightly again.
I'm assuming you've read the synopsis. Poor little college girl still heartbroken over her high school sweetheart. They broke up four years ago. Four years ago, and she's still a whimpering mess. I don't...I can't....look, I'm not against the idea that you can remain in love with someone after four years, but the way Sylvia acts, it's like the breakup occurred four months ago, not four years. But then you find out that her behavior directly following the break-up was even more pathetic, so then some of it makes a little sense. Kind of. But then the ridiculous factor is upped by the melodrama of all of Sylvia's friends, who make it seem as if someone breaking up with his high school sweetheart should be considered a capital crime.
I'll admit I was a little ways into this story before I wondered if perhaps it weren't more Twilight fanfiction parading itself around as actual writing. Turns out, it is. Oh, joy of joys. This doesn't automatically mean it's going to be bad, but I'm beginning to notice a pattern; those who like Twilight enough to write their own fanfiction based on it don't seem to know a whole hell of a lot about good writing.
This was another book where the writing style signaled fairly early on that I wasn't going to like it. I don't mind wasting my time on a book that's not that deep as long as it's relatively tolerable. For a book to be tolerable to me, there needs to be a minimum of cheese, likable characters, very small moments of stupidity (if there needs to be any stupidity at all), a relatively competent grasp of English, and an absence of overused phrases/cliche's. I also appreciate it when the author doesn't try to pretty up his/her simplistic writing and limited vocabulary with superfluous adjectives. This book violated every single one of those principles.
Issue #1 - Unlikable characters
I'm not unrealistic, I know that there are always going to be characters I don't like, but it's important to at least like the main character(s). The biggest stumbling block on the road to likable characters? Stereotypes. Each chapter alternates viewpoints between Sylvia and Quinn, and the first chapter is from Sylvia's perspective. The book starts off with a serious problem; massive info dump. We hear all about Sylvia's night, then her life, then her friends, then the sleaze she got slutty with at the bar, etc., etc. I already didn't like her very much, but when she went into her descriptions of her friends, I started to go a bit cross-eyed. Because here are her friends;
Alice Kai-ying:
Stereotype #1 - the perky, bubbly, funny fun fun fun Asian girl who's colorful and psychic and quirky and perky. Did I mention she's perky?
Rosalie Kerrington:
Stereotype #2 - the cool, collected, gorgeous rich girl who can be a bitch.
With the physicality (and stereotypical "quirks") of these two characters described to the reader in mind-numbingly boring detail, it apparently left very little room to expound on their actual characters. Sylvia's descriptions of her two best friends are almost entirely focused on their appearances, on how beautiful and poised they are, and how she, Sylvia, pales in comparison, both in looks and in personality.
Sylvia:
Stereotype #3 - the pale, skinny, redheaded, freckled, green-eyed, klutzy, petite social outcast that no one should like because she's just not cool enough to have friends, and she doesn't understand why anyone talks to her at all, much less why they don't just push her into the street and spit on her and call her names. She describes herself with such ridiculously pedantic self-deprecation that any sympathy I might have felt for such an insecure character quickly flew out the window as I too wondered how on earth she'd managed to make (much less keep) friends.
But it got worse. After describing how beautiful her friends are, and how sea-sluggishly hideous she was in comparison, she actually states the following:
"It didn't really matter to me that Kerri and Kai were so much more interesting than I was."
That. That right there. That is what's wrong with a lot of females these days. The very idea that I would need to explain to someone that being less attractive doesn't necessarily make one less interesting makes me want to hit something. I shouldn't have to explain that. And yet, here I am.
Can I just ask one thing? What is with the klutz angle being employed as some sort of charming endearment? I'm klutzy, and I can tell you in all honesty, there is nothing charming or endearing about it. It's constant toe-stubbing, ankle-twisting, arm-bruising madness. I've torn the ligaments in my right ankle so many times that the excess scar tissue has caused me to lose some range of motion in that joint. That being said, even I don't walk around tripping over my own damn feet like a drunken Clydesdale with a middle ear infection. Seriously, is it supposed to endear me to a character when she can't walk from the bar to a pool table without tripping and spilling half the beer she's carrying, then going all blushy and giggly and saying things like, "Well, that's me!"? No, that does not endear me to her. It makes me want to push her into traffic.
Aside from the fact that Sylvia is a walking cliche, her personality is just garbage. She's self-centered, spoiled, selfish, and resentful. She remains with a guy who is obviously not a good person merely because he's there, and she becomes angry when her friends are concerned for her and hatch a plan to keep her from getting hurt.
Problem #2 - Bad writing
I can overlook one or two transgressions, but offending sensibilities in nearly every area of writing is unforgivable. The writing in this particular book leaves a lot to be desired. Similes, metaphors, cliches, stilted dialogue, tense confusion, and unrealistic voices made for some uncomfortable reading. Quinn's POV is so overbearingly feminine that I couldn't at all place him within the confines of the male protagonist, and the interactions between the other men within the story was completely unrealistic. Men simply don't interact with one another in that way.
Here's an example of Quinn's stunningly masculine inner monologue:
"I knew I was being incredibly rude, but I was just too shy and self-conscious to talk to her. I was a skinny, geeky boy. She couldn't possibly have anything to say to me."
I'm not trying to say boys aren't ever shy or insecure, but does that sound in any way like something a guy would think/relate to someone? No. Sorry, no. Then at the end, there was this wonderful bit:
"She had just a light touch of make up on. Nothing over the top, just enough that it drew my attention to it."
Yeah, he's straight.
Then there was the presence of an ever-growing problem amongst wannabe authors; showing and telling. For example, if you write out an entire paragraph of slurred words to indicate someone is drunk, you don't need to then tell the reader that the speaker was so drunk they were nearly incomprehensible. We got it. Trust me.
Here are some examples of my favorite lines in regards to terrible grammar:
"It had been an exhausting week of end of the year tests added on top of that Sylvia had the flu."
"I just wanted the escape from my reality that sleep would provide me with."
"He asked me what growing up with a cop as a father was like. I told him that I guessed it was like any other father-daughter relationship would be like."
"Two places of my body involuntarily clinched..."
This one isn't grammar so much as basic research:
"...Alice in Wonderland theme. Kerri was Alice, Sloane and Reed were Twiddle-Dee and Twiddle-Dumb..."
It's called Wikipedia.
And now for some of my favorite bad lines. Not so much grammar as skill (or lack thereof).
"Sylvia, it's more than just the fever that has me burning."
Is it also syphilis? I think it might be syphilis.
"The kiss was hot but the fire didn't need to travel through me this time. I was already a raging inferno."
Yup, syphilis.
"I tasted his mouth on mine, his tongue again calling mine out to play."
Uh. Ew.
"I could feel the heat and hardness of his body against mine."
I would certainly hope so.
"It was a wet open mouth kiss with our tongues slithering around the other's, more outside of either of our mouths than in."
OK, is that supposed to be hot?
"In that moment, my heart began to cry again."
"Staring into those twin emeralds was a better morning pick-me-up than any caffeinated beverage."
She arched her hips to me every time I passed her pearl."
Yeah. Her pearl. The only time I've seen a worse euphemism for 'clitoris' was when one of my mom's Harlequin romances referred to it as a 'love kernel'.
"There was nothing on earth that smelled as wonderful as a recently fucked Sylvia."
"Kai held on to my hands and squeezed them gently letting me know she cared and was concerned."
No, really? That's what she was attempting to convey? I wouldn't have guessed had it not been spelled out for me.
It's just all so obvious and overstated and cheesy and irritating, and reading it is like having someone force bamboo shoots under your fingernails.
Oh, and the text messages! Every time a text message is sent or received, it is followed by the sender's initial. Why are they signing every single one of their texts? Who does that?
I'm not buying books any more. That's just all there is to it. This fanfiction nonsense needs to end, and people need to stop thinking that describing a sex act with words makes them an author. I'm sick of it.
I'm assuming you've read the synopsis. Poor little college girl still heartbroken over her high school sweetheart. They broke up four years ago. Four years ago, and she's still a whimpering mess. I don't...I can't....look, I'm not against the idea that you can remain in love with someone after four years, but the way Sylvia acts, it's like the breakup occurred four months ago, not four years. But then you find out that her behavior directly following the break-up was even more pathetic, so then some of it makes a little sense. Kind of. But then the ridiculous factor is upped by the melodrama of all of Sylvia's friends, who make it seem as if someone breaking up with his high school sweetheart should be considered a capital crime.
I'll admit I was a little ways into this story before I wondered if perhaps it weren't more Twilight fanfiction parading itself around as actual writing. Turns out, it is. Oh, joy of joys. This doesn't automatically mean it's going to be bad, but I'm beginning to notice a pattern; those who like Twilight enough to write their own fanfiction based on it don't seem to know a whole hell of a lot about good writing.
This was another book where the writing style signaled fairly early on that I wasn't going to like it. I don't mind wasting my time on a book that's not that deep as long as it's relatively tolerable. For a book to be tolerable to me, there needs to be a minimum of cheese, likable characters, very small moments of stupidity (if there needs to be any stupidity at all), a relatively competent grasp of English, and an absence of overused phrases/cliche's. I also appreciate it when the author doesn't try to pretty up his/her simplistic writing and limited vocabulary with superfluous adjectives. This book violated every single one of those principles.
Issue #1 - Unlikable characters
I'm not unrealistic, I know that there are always going to be characters I don't like, but it's important to at least like the main character(s). The biggest stumbling block on the road to likable characters? Stereotypes. Each chapter alternates viewpoints between Sylvia and Quinn, and the first chapter is from Sylvia's perspective. The book starts off with a serious problem; massive info dump. We hear all about Sylvia's night, then her life, then her friends, then the sleaze she got slutty with at the bar, etc., etc. I already didn't like her very much, but when she went into her descriptions of her friends, I started to go a bit cross-eyed. Because here are her friends;
Stereotype #1 - the perky, bubbly, funny fun fun fun Asian girl who's colorful and psychic and quirky and perky. Did I mention she's perky?
Stereotype #2 - the cool, collected, gorgeous rich girl who can be a bitch.
With the physicality (and stereotypical "quirks") of these two characters described to the reader in mind-numbingly boring detail, it apparently left very little room to expound on their actual characters. Sylvia's descriptions of her two best friends are almost entirely focused on their appearances, on how beautiful and poised they are, and how she, Sylvia, pales in comparison, both in looks and in personality.
Sylvia:
Stereotype #3 - the pale, skinny, redheaded, freckled, green-eyed, klutzy, petite social outcast that no one should like because she's just not cool enough to have friends, and she doesn't understand why anyone talks to her at all, much less why they don't just push her into the street and spit on her and call her names. She describes herself with such ridiculously pedantic self-deprecation that any sympathy I might have felt for such an insecure character quickly flew out the window as I too wondered how on earth she'd managed to make (much less keep) friends.
But it got worse. After describing how beautiful her friends are, and how sea-sluggishly hideous she was in comparison, she actually states the following:
"It didn't really matter to me that Kerri and Kai were so much more interesting than I was."
That. That right there. That is what's wrong with a lot of females these days. The very idea that I would need to explain to someone that being less attractive doesn't necessarily make one less interesting makes me want to hit something. I shouldn't have to explain that. And yet, here I am.
Can I just ask one thing? What is with the klutz angle being employed as some sort of charming endearment? I'm klutzy, and I can tell you in all honesty, there is nothing charming or endearing about it. It's constant toe-stubbing, ankle-twisting, arm-bruising madness. I've torn the ligaments in my right ankle so many times that the excess scar tissue has caused me to lose some range of motion in that joint. That being said, even I don't walk around tripping over my own damn feet like a drunken Clydesdale with a middle ear infection. Seriously, is it supposed to endear me to a character when she can't walk from the bar to a pool table without tripping and spilling half the beer she's carrying, then going all blushy and giggly and saying things like, "Well, that's me!"? No, that does not endear me to her. It makes me want to push her into traffic.
Aside from the fact that Sylvia is a walking cliche, her personality is just garbage. She's self-centered, spoiled, selfish, and resentful. She remains with a guy who is obviously not a good person merely because he's there, and she becomes angry when her friends are concerned for her and hatch a plan to keep her from getting hurt.
Problem #2 - Bad writing
I can overlook one or two transgressions, but offending sensibilities in nearly every area of writing is unforgivable. The writing in this particular book leaves a lot to be desired. Similes, metaphors, cliches, stilted dialogue, tense confusion, and unrealistic voices made for some uncomfortable reading. Quinn's POV is so overbearingly feminine that I couldn't at all place him within the confines of the male protagonist, and the interactions between the other men within the story was completely unrealistic. Men simply don't interact with one another in that way.
Here's an example of Quinn's stunningly masculine inner monologue:
"I knew I was being incredibly rude, but I was just too shy and self-conscious to talk to her. I was a skinny, geeky boy. She couldn't possibly have anything to say to me."
I'm not trying to say boys aren't ever shy or insecure, but does that sound in any way like something a guy would think/relate to someone? No. Sorry, no. Then at the end, there was this wonderful bit:
"She had just a light touch of make up on. Nothing over the top, just enough that it drew my attention to it."
Yeah, he's straight.
Then there was the presence of an ever-growing problem amongst wannabe authors; showing and telling. For example, if you write out an entire paragraph of slurred words to indicate someone is drunk, you don't need to then tell the reader that the speaker was so drunk they were nearly incomprehensible. We got it. Trust me.
Here are some examples of my favorite lines in regards to terrible grammar:
"It had been an exhausting week of end of the year tests added on top of that Sylvia had the flu."
"I just wanted the escape from my reality that sleep would provide me with."
"He asked me what growing up with a cop as a father was like. I told him that I guessed it was like any other father-daughter relationship would be like."
"Two places of my body involuntarily clinched..."
This one isn't grammar so much as basic research:
"...Alice in Wonderland theme. Kerri was Alice, Sloane and Reed were Twiddle-Dee and Twiddle-Dumb..."
It's called Wikipedia.
And now for some of my favorite bad lines. Not so much grammar as skill (or lack thereof).
"Sylvia, it's more than just the fever that has me burning."
Is it also syphilis? I think it might be syphilis.
"The kiss was hot but the fire didn't need to travel through me this time. I was already a raging inferno."
Yup, syphilis.
"I tasted his mouth on mine, his tongue again calling mine out to play."
Uh. Ew.
"I could feel the heat and hardness of his body against mine."
I would certainly hope so.
"It was a wet open mouth kiss with our tongues slithering around the other's, more outside of either of our mouths than in."
OK, is that supposed to be hot?
"In that moment, my heart began to cry again."
"Staring into those twin emeralds was a better morning pick-me-up than any caffeinated beverage."
She arched her hips to me every time I passed her pearl."
Yeah. Her pearl. The only time I've seen a worse euphemism for 'clitoris' was when one of my mom's Harlequin romances referred to it as a 'love kernel'.
"There was nothing on earth that smelled as wonderful as a recently fucked Sylvia."
"Kai held on to my hands and squeezed them gently letting me know she cared and was concerned."
No, really? That's what she was attempting to convey? I wouldn't have guessed had it not been spelled out for me.
It's just all so obvious and overstated and cheesy and irritating, and reading it is like having someone force bamboo shoots under your fingernails.
Oh, and the text messages! Every time a text message is sent or received, it is followed by the sender's initial. Why are they signing every single one of their texts? Who does that?
I'm not buying books any more. That's just all there is to it. This fanfiction nonsense needs to end, and people need to stop thinking that describing a sex act with words makes them an author. I'm sick of it.
April 22, 2013
I'm very disappointed in this book. I thought I'll like it or at least enjoy it to some point, but, honestly, it too cheesy and amoral.
What I didn't like?
*the change in POV's was really shitty, I didn't need to see through a whole day twice. The author should learn from Simone Elkeles.
*the idea- nothing new there
*TMI in descriptions, I got bored quite fast. I even started reading diognally at 18th chapter, so I'd fucking finish it already
*when Sylvia and Quinn finally got back together every chapter feautured how they have supposedly steamy sex. My eye started to twich at one point
*it's predictable
*if Sylvia lost her mother to a breast cancer and later had her heart broken by Quinn, why was she acting so ordinary? Nothing hinted that she even misses her mother. She didn't even name her kids after her, just after her father, Kelly. She seemed really two dimensional.
*Sylvia is SO naive, so fricking stupid. She infuriates me, so trusty, so easy to manipulate with, broken over a break up 4 YEARS AGO, unprotected and fucking stubborn at the same time. That's just fucking bullshit, kids. Still can't wrap my mind around the fast that she believed and trusted Beau
I'd have gotten someone to fucking whip his ass if I couldn't do it myself.
*the GR synopsis was a bit wrong, but that wasn't the book's fault
What I liked?
*it was seriously funny, even at the places not meant to be humorous.
*Cussing, I just love bad words
*the scene where Quinn beats Beau`s ass
*Reed, that dude is frickin' hilarious
But I'm kind of sorry I didn't like it, though, because I had my expectations high, too high. I'm sorry I spent two nights trying to read it.
What I didn't like?
*the change in POV's was really shitty, I didn't need to see through a whole day twice. The author should learn from Simone Elkeles.
*the idea- nothing new there
*TMI in descriptions, I got bored quite fast. I even started reading diognally at 18th chapter, so I'd fucking finish it already
*when Sylvia and Quinn finally got back together every chapter feautured how they have supposedly steamy sex. My eye started to twich at one point
*it's predictable
*if Sylvia lost her mother to a breast cancer and later had her heart broken by Quinn, why was she acting so ordinary? Nothing hinted that she even misses her mother. She didn't even name her kids after her, just after her father, Kelly. She seemed really two dimensional.
*Sylvia is SO naive, so fricking stupid. She infuriates me, so trusty, so easy to manipulate with, broken over a break up 4 YEARS AGO, unprotected and fucking stubborn at the same time. That's just fucking bullshit, kids. Still can't wrap my mind around the fast that she believed and trusted Beau
I'd have gotten someone to fucking whip his ass if I couldn't do it myself.
*the GR synopsis was a bit wrong, but that wasn't the book's fault
What I liked?
*it was seriously funny, even at the places not meant to be humorous.
*Cussing, I just love bad words
*the scene where Quinn beats Beau`s ass
*Reed, that dude is frickin' hilarious
But I'm kind of sorry I didn't like it, though, because I had my expectations high, too high. I'm sorry I spent two nights trying to read it.
October 10, 2011
I've read numerous reviews in which the reviewer has said "I really wanted to like this". I never fully comprehended what that meant until I read Across the Hall so here it goes... I so WANTED to like this book, unfortunately in the end it just didn't spin my wheel.
What I wanted to like about it... I love second chance romances. It is without a doubt my most favorite theme. In Across the Hall we have Sylvia who is a grad student and lives in a small apartment building. Four years ago her boyfriend Quinn, who she was utterly in love with and devoted to broke up with her immediately after graduation. Since then she's been a miserable shell of a girl who all though sleeps with pretty much every guy she goes out with, cannot find a boy who even comes close to Quinn. Quinn a med student, moves into a new apartment building shortly before discovering his across the hall neighbor is none other than his former girlfriend Sylvia. This premise is what drew me in, it sounds so sweet, and the characters, Sylvia and Quinn were very well fleshed out wonderful characters. I liked them, I cared about them and I wanted so much for them to end up back together and in love.
The main, well the only problem I had with Across the Hall was the delivery of Sylvia and Quinn's story. I am a show me don't tell me kind of reader. I felt that I was constantly being told, told, told what was going on in the character's heads. There were actual chapters that would go by when the characters didn't really do anything but we were simply told the internal monologue going on in their heads. I have a really hard time maintaining focus when nothing of action or significance is happening.
This particular novel simply didn't appeal to my reading style but I would gladly give NM Facile another chance. I enjoyed her character and plot development a lot. Overall I felt this was a excellent development from an indie author.
What I wanted to like about it... I love second chance romances. It is without a doubt my most favorite theme. In Across the Hall we have Sylvia who is a grad student and lives in a small apartment building. Four years ago her boyfriend Quinn, who she was utterly in love with and devoted to broke up with her immediately after graduation. Since then she's been a miserable shell of a girl who all though sleeps with pretty much every guy she goes out with, cannot find a boy who even comes close to Quinn. Quinn a med student, moves into a new apartment building shortly before discovering his across the hall neighbor is none other than his former girlfriend Sylvia. This premise is what drew me in, it sounds so sweet, and the characters, Sylvia and Quinn were very well fleshed out wonderful characters. I liked them, I cared about them and I wanted so much for them to end up back together and in love.
The main, well the only problem I had with Across the Hall was the delivery of Sylvia and Quinn's story. I am a show me don't tell me kind of reader. I felt that I was constantly being told, told, told what was going on in the character's heads. There were actual chapters that would go by when the characters didn't really do anything but we were simply told the internal monologue going on in their heads. I have a really hard time maintaining focus when nothing of action or significance is happening.
This particular novel simply didn't appeal to my reading style but I would gladly give NM Facile another chance. I enjoyed her character and plot development a lot. Overall I felt this was a excellent development from an indie author.
October 14, 2012
A tale of ex boyfriends, never-ending innuendo, crime mixed in with college romance, plus a dash of friendships, picnics, bowling and somehow teenage pregnancy.
I can't explain it. The plot just didn't click - none of the pieces matched up to me, as the plot flittered from one path to another. First it's about undying love, then about lust, then about 'hey I still love you', then it's about deciding who to love, then it's 'hey my not-so-boyfriend-boyfriend-was-actually-a-criminal', then the show down, then there's more kissing, then there's 'we're having a baby', then there's the whole NOW WE WILL FEATURE A EPILOGUE SKIPPING 40 SOMETHING YEARS INTO THE FUTURE WHEN WE'RE ALL OLD!! Yeah...it didn't work for me.
It didn't have that magic that, for e.g., Stephanie Perkins and Miranda Keneally books had - I expected this book to me so much better than it was.
I can't explain it. The plot just didn't click - none of the pieces matched up to me, as the plot flittered from one path to another. First it's about undying love, then about lust, then about 'hey I still love you', then it's about deciding who to love, then it's 'hey my not-so-boyfriend-boyfriend-was-actually-a-criminal', then the show down, then there's more kissing, then there's 'we're having a baby', then there's the whole NOW WE WILL FEATURE A EPILOGUE SKIPPING 40 SOMETHING YEARS INTO THE FUTURE WHEN WE'RE ALL OLD!! Yeah...it didn't work for me.
It didn't have that magic that, for e.g., Stephanie Perkins and Miranda Keneally books had - I expected this book to me so much better than it was.
November 18, 2010
50% through and loving this story! Takes me back to those early 20s when we think we know who we are and where we are going but later learn, we weren't quite there? Or, that we knew more than we gave ourselves credit for.
Great Chick-Lit book with a small love triangle!
Great Chick-Lit book with a small love triangle!
January 28, 2012
This was not the kind of story where girl and boy skate around their attraction and then they get together and BOOM end of story!!! NM Facile introduces us to the main characters, Sylvia and Quinn, and lets on that each one has had their life turned upside down by the one that got away. With a great cast of supporting characters, it was hard not to like this story. Quinn and Sylvia were high school sweethearts until after graduation Quinn breaks up with her out of the blue and breaks Sylvia's heart. Even though we learn later there was more behind it, both never fully recover from the breakup, and now here they are accidentally neighbors when Quinn moves in acrros the hall from Sylvia. After becoming quick friends with her circle of friends, also fellow neighbors, the plot thickens as we realize that Quinn is still madly in love with Sylvia and is hoping to reunite with his one true love, only to find out that Sylvia has just begun a relationship with Beau, a sexy bad boy bounty hunter. The plot thickens as Sylvia and Beau's relationship deepens, Quinn and Sylvia keep crossingg paths, and one night of hot steamy sex brings up a lot of unsolved problems and unrequited emotions. I love how this story takes it's time to progress, giving the reader time to relate to the characters and get a feel for what is actually happening. You actually start to feel the raw emotion from Quinn and Sylvia and find yourself not being able to put the book down as you curse one of them out for acting stupid or saying the wrong thing! It's like they were friends of mine!!!! I especially enjoyed the descriptive love scenes in the book, I felt they were very tasteful, not just sex but sensual and descriptive that actually left me breathless a few times!! Thoroughly enjoyed this book!!
May 16, 2018
Sylvia O’Mara has spent the last four years trying to get over her high school sweetheart, who after breaking off their relationship left town without any reasons. With the help of her friends she has moved on and started dating a mysterious bad boy. She isn't happy, but she's content; until she meets the new neighbor.
Quinn Lobato has recently moved to Minneapolis to finish college close to his parents. His mother found the perfect apartment for him close to campus and assured him it has everything he needs. Quinn has had his own hurtful past and is looking forward to starting med school and a new life.
Little do they know that what they each need is waiting just across the hall.
When books start off with "I'm so plain, my best friends are beautiful, me..not so much" I want to effing puke..Grow some damn confidence..jeez, bishes these days!
February 5, 2014
**re-read
I really liked this book. Quinn was perfect and swoon worthy, I loved Quinn and Sylvia together and rooted for them from the beginning. This book made laugh, cry, and made me full of joy. All the supporting characters were great and I loved them just as much as Quinn and Sylvia. I also realy liked that everyone's story got wrapped up perfectly. This book is definite worth it and excellent read!
I really liked this book. Quinn was perfect and swoon worthy, I loved Quinn and Sylvia together and rooted for them from the beginning. This book made laugh, cry, and made me full of joy. All the supporting characters were great and I loved them just as much as Quinn and Sylvia. I also realy liked that everyone's story got wrapped up perfectly. This book is definite worth it and excellent read!
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March 2, 2012
4 Stars
This was a good book. Pretty predictable, but a nice read. It was a bit long in certain parts - but I didn't skim .. at all. It pulled me along through to the end.
This was again, a story about the strength of love and how when you are young, do you really understand that the depth of some feelings doesn't just happen...? Being so young and new to relationships and the accompanying emotions... and a love so strong. Is it easy to assume this will happen again ... repeatedly? The two main characters in this book learned the lesson - love that makes your heart sing, your skin tingle, makes you sick at your stomach, and gives you such a deep sense of peace only happens if your lucky and may not happen for some. It is the love we all search for, and when found, you should hold tight and not let it just ... go.
** some spoilers **
When gone, do you always then search for it again? Do you give up and just go through the motions? Or, do you say to yourself, once I finish this phase in my life, I'll go back and pick it up again? Well, this is exactly what Quinn did. He broke things off with Sylvia for what he thought good reasons - being rather selfless [he thought]. He thought he could go back at some point, but in order to break it with Sylvia, and to preserve himself, it was "cold turkey". Sylvia didn't even see the huge truck hit her ... one day she had Quinn and the whole rest of her wonderful life ahead, and then BAAM - Quinn broke things off, with absolutely no contact. She had no idea why, and what she did wrong. She spent the next few years trying to get past it... you can only imagine.
Then, they meet again. Now what? They are really very different people, but not. What now...?? Sylvia's anger was phenomenal and the scene where she expressed it leaves you with a huge ... YES! She said things just like we would have said for her. She held nothing back and I was proud of her.
This is the premise of this book. It was a real journey and the author did a pretty good job. I like her style of writing. For me, how an author writes intimate portions of the story is very telling. What phrasing do they use ... do they describe things clinically, a bit trashy, or do they create a environment of sensual intimacy. This author does a very nice job. This book should not be considered YA, unless late teen/college age YA.
This was her first effort, so can expect she will evolve and look forward to reading more of her work.
Happy Reading!
This was a good book. Pretty predictable, but a nice read. It was a bit long in certain parts - but I didn't skim .. at all. It pulled me along through to the end.
This was again, a story about the strength of love and how when you are young, do you really understand that the depth of some feelings doesn't just happen...? Being so young and new to relationships and the accompanying emotions... and a love so strong. Is it easy to assume this will happen again ... repeatedly? The two main characters in this book learned the lesson - love that makes your heart sing, your skin tingle, makes you sick at your stomach, and gives you such a deep sense of peace only happens if your lucky and may not happen for some. It is the love we all search for, and when found, you should hold tight and not let it just ... go.
** some spoilers **
When gone, do you always then search for it again? Do you give up and just go through the motions? Or, do you say to yourself, once I finish this phase in my life, I'll go back and pick it up again? Well, this is exactly what Quinn did. He broke things off with Sylvia for what he thought good reasons - being rather selfless [he thought]. He thought he could go back at some point, but in order to break it with Sylvia, and to preserve himself, it was "cold turkey". Sylvia didn't even see the huge truck hit her ... one day she had Quinn and the whole rest of her wonderful life ahead, and then BAAM - Quinn broke things off, with absolutely no contact. She had no idea why, and what she did wrong. She spent the next few years trying to get past it... you can only imagine.
Then, they meet again. Now what? They are really very different people, but not. What now...?? Sylvia's anger was phenomenal and the scene where she expressed it leaves you with a huge ... YES! She said things just like we would have said for her. She held nothing back and I was proud of her.
This is the premise of this book. It was a real journey and the author did a pretty good job. I like her style of writing. For me, how an author writes intimate portions of the story is very telling. What phrasing do they use ... do they describe things clinically, a bit trashy, or do they create a environment of sensual intimacy. This author does a very nice job. This book should not be considered YA, unless late teen/college age YA.
This was her first effort, so can expect she will evolve and look forward to reading more of her work.
Happy Reading!
July 6, 2012
This may sound harsh but I honestly wish I could erase ever reading this book and could have spent that time doing something even marginally better like watching clothes dry. I really can't bring myself to write a review. Apart from the fact that the writing was terrible and the infodumps were endless, it looks the author just tried to slip in as many sex scenes as she could (with the most cliché descriptions).So with that, I'll just put a few random passages and let you decide for yourself. I wouldn'recommend this book.
'Beau was leaning against the left side of the door frame when I opened the door. I grinned in appreciation at him. His shiny black hair hung straight down to his shoulders framing his face, drawing attention to his sapphire blue eyes. Those eyes swept over me like I was his next meal and he hadn’t eaten all day. Even though I felt myself blush from such a predatory gaze, I still felt a shiver of excitement race through me. He let out a low whistle. “Damn girl. Are you ready to go?”'
'Looking over his shoulder at me I gave him an innocent smile. He asked me, “Do you like what you see?” I let my gaze linger over his lips before drifting lower. I took a deep breath, letting it out with a quiet, “Yeah, I do.” He hummed low in his throat, turning back to the table. He sank the next one as well. “Are you enjoying yourself with your little innocent teasing?” He growled.'
'I went back to my room and threw on a pair of jeans. I didn’t even bother with a t-shirt or shoes. I needed to talk to her. I needed to do it before anything could get worse. I knew Sylvia. She was probably just as scared and worried about what happened between us as I was. I would bet anything that she was internalizing it and finding everything wrong with it.'
'Beau was leaning against the left side of the door frame when I opened the door. I grinned in appreciation at him. His shiny black hair hung straight down to his shoulders framing his face, drawing attention to his sapphire blue eyes. Those eyes swept over me like I was his next meal and he hadn’t eaten all day. Even though I felt myself blush from such a predatory gaze, I still felt a shiver of excitement race through me. He let out a low whistle. “Damn girl. Are you ready to go?”'
'Looking over his shoulder at me I gave him an innocent smile. He asked me, “Do you like what you see?” I let my gaze linger over his lips before drifting lower. I took a deep breath, letting it out with a quiet, “Yeah, I do.” He hummed low in his throat, turning back to the table. He sank the next one as well. “Are you enjoying yourself with your little innocent teasing?” He growled.'
'I went back to my room and threw on a pair of jeans. I didn’t even bother with a t-shirt or shoes. I needed to talk to her. I needed to do it before anything could get worse. I knew Sylvia. She was probably just as scared and worried about what happened between us as I was. I would bet anything that she was internalizing it and finding everything wrong with it.'
August 26, 2012
I'm not going to be harsh in this review as I usually am for most 2 star books, I will be brutally honest though. Self-publishing has been an amazing thing for the world, we found authors and books that would never have come to light without self-publishing. Yet the downside to it is that publishing houses weed out authors who just aren't ready to be published, and Across the Hall would have been one of those books. From the writing, to the character development, to even the flashbacks this novel needed time and maturity. This author should really develop her own writing style than rather try to emulate others. The book wasn't horrible, it was mostly predictable, unrealistic in the way she handled some plot scenarios, and really immature. My recommendation would to be to take some writing classes, get your works peer-edited (most good authors do) and write more often and don't publish what you do write. This novel felt derivative of a Nora Roberts books except aimed at college kids. I would not read this again, it just isn't memorable and honestly the author really needs to develop her writing before she tries again. People have been too forgiving with this book, I'm not saying that in a few years this author won't be a best-seller but unless the author puts some care and dedication to her writing craft she never will be.
May 17, 2012
This book was tolerable for the first two chapters, and then it just got annoying. There were times when I felt like my brain was going to explode because of the stress the characters put me through.
The book could have been written a whole lot better. There were times when I wished that the characters weren't so stupid (Sylvia, my God, she was so stupid like 80% of the time).
Also, I found Beau to be such a horrible villain. I mean, what kind of villain would be a stalker ex boyfriend? Beau was scary and all, but seriously, what a horrible idea for an antagonist.
I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone, at all. I mean, if I enjoyed the story, even just a little bit, then I would recommend it, but I really just don't see myself doing so.
Lastly, I think that this book is the only book wherein the epilogue was better than the entire story. It was brilliant how she wrote the epilogue because it was unlike any other. I liked how they were looking at a photo album and all and reminiscing as it got me excited and sentimental for my own future like that. I guess that's the only nice thing I can say about this book, sorry.
The book could have been written a whole lot better. There were times when I wished that the characters weren't so stupid (Sylvia, my God, she was so stupid like 80% of the time).
Also, I found Beau to be such a horrible villain. I mean, what kind of villain would be a stalker ex boyfriend? Beau was scary and all, but seriously, what a horrible idea for an antagonist.
I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone, at all. I mean, if I enjoyed the story, even just a little bit, then I would recommend it, but I really just don't see myself doing so.
Lastly, I think that this book is the only book wherein the epilogue was better than the entire story. It was brilliant how she wrote the epilogue because it was unlike any other. I liked how they were looking at a photo album and all and reminiscing as it got me excited and sentimental for my own future like that. I guess that's the only nice thing I can say about this book, sorry.
October 18, 2011
I really wish I hadn't spent .99 on this book. I normally love indie books (where I first discovered Amanda Hocking and Jamie McGuire, both phenomenal story tellers) but this was just awful.
Sylvia is an extremely annoying and selfish main character. She is self centered and kind of a slut. Yes, I really did say that. I thought the story line dragged and I only read it so I could know what happened at the end. Even the relationship between Sylvia and Quinn was lacking in development especially after 4 years apart.
If you're looking for a good read with characters college aged, I recommend checking out any book by Jamie McGuire.
Sylvia is an extremely annoying and selfish main character. She is self centered and kind of a slut. Yes, I really did say that. I thought the story line dragged and I only read it so I could know what happened at the end. Even the relationship between Sylvia and Quinn was lacking in development especially after 4 years apart.
If you're looking for a good read with characters college aged, I recommend checking out any book by Jamie McGuire.
November 9, 2011
Really good debut novel...well thought-out plot and engaging characters. A totally hot beta hero and a heroine worthy of him. The sex scenes rocked as they were not only explicit but very sensual...the amazing chemistry Quinn & Sylvia shared was undeniable and explosive.
Across The Hall will suck you right into the story and run you through the gamut of emotions, concluding with a perfect epilogue - the kind romance readers yearn for in every novel but very rarely see. I am looking forward to reading more by this author!
Highly recommended!
4.5 stars
Across The Hall will suck you right into the story and run you through the gamut of emotions, concluding with a perfect epilogue - the kind romance readers yearn for in every novel but very rarely see. I am looking forward to reading more by this author!
Highly recommended!
4.5 stars
August 15, 2012
Unfortunately did not enjoy this as much as I hoped I would.
The main problem of Across the Hall is pretty typical of authors in this genre - too much emphasis on the romance and not enough on the actual plot line or background to the story. Most of the book was filled with lackluster love scenes that weren't all that inspiring.
The characters themselves were also 2D. I didn't sympathize all that much with either Sylvia or Quinn, which sucked because they were the main characters. After finishing this book, I STILL don't get why Quinn left Sylvia back in high school. They could have found some way to stay together and still be a happy couple slated for their HEA, but the misunderstandings were just plain stupid and petty, especially for people their age. I would expect this maybe for a MG novel.. Sadness.
And I'm sorry to say this, but Beau? SUCH a pathetic villain!
It was as if Facile included this "bad boy" in his clichéed leather jacket and beat-up jeans just so she could include a "bad boy" in his clicheéd leather jacket and beat-up jeans. *smh* He was a character to be pitied, not feared.
Also, Kerri. I get that Kai is pretty much Alice incarnate, but Kerri was a sadly pale imitation of Rosalie. There was no substance to her existence in the book.. She's pretty much there to be mean and add in some snarky comments every once in a while. Not saying that Rosalie is a character I esteem, but at least she had different facets to her personality.
The writing itself was.. bleck. Facile suffers from the author disease in which actions in the story are simply written about and not detailed in live action. Switching from two or multiple characters works in some books, but in this one, lots of scenes were repeated twice, just from different points of view. It was pure boredom to read through, especially when lines are copied verbatim from one chapter to the next.
And who signs EVERY SINGLE TEXT with their initial, anyways?
-L
The main problem of Across the Hall is pretty typical of authors in this genre - too much emphasis on the romance and not enough on the actual plot line or background to the story. Most of the book was filled with lackluster love scenes that weren't all that inspiring.
The characters themselves were also 2D. I didn't sympathize all that much with either Sylvia or Quinn, which sucked because they were the main characters. After finishing this book, I STILL don't get why Quinn left Sylvia back in high school. They could have found some way to stay together and still be a happy couple slated for their HEA, but the misunderstandings were just plain stupid and petty, especially for people their age. I would expect this maybe for a MG novel.. Sadness.
And I'm sorry to say this, but Beau? SUCH a pathetic villain!
It was as if Facile included this "bad boy" in his clichéed leather jacket and beat-up jeans just so she could include a "bad boy" in his clicheéd leather jacket and beat-up jeans. *smh* He was a character to be pitied, not feared.
Also, Kerri. I get that Kai is pretty much Alice incarnate, but Kerri was a sadly pale imitation of Rosalie. There was no substance to her existence in the book.. She's pretty much there to be mean and add in some snarky comments every once in a while. Not saying that Rosalie is a character I esteem, but at least she had different facets to her personality.
The writing itself was.. bleck. Facile suffers from the author disease in which actions in the story are simply written about and not detailed in live action. Switching from two or multiple characters works in some books, but in this one, lots of scenes were repeated twice, just from different points of view. It was pure boredom to read through, especially when lines are copied verbatim from one chapter to the next.
And who signs EVERY SINGLE TEXT with their initial, anyways?
-L
January 4, 2012
Across the Hall is basically about second chance on love. I am a sucker in reading about old couples who drift apart and once again found themselves back in each other’s arms. NM Facile made an amazing story of love and friendship in Across the Hall. The main characters Sylvia and Quinn were once high school sweethearts who broke up after graduation and things for them were never the same again.
Until four years later, they once again saw each other and found out that they just live Across the Hall. Sparks were once again flying all over the place. I love the two characters Quinn and Sylvia, including their set of friends. I think Sylvia is very lucky to have such great people surrounding and taking care of her. They were such great supporting characters that made this whole book more interesting. Beau, on the other hand, gave me the creep, the more he get into the story, the more movie-like-character he becomes.
Set in the first person, Quinn and Sylvia’s thoughts interchanged within the whole book. I wanted to give this one a 5 if not for the backtracking – I wish the story could just moved on flawlessly and not coming back, telling us one more time from the perspective of the other character.
Over all, I like Across the Hall – the Epilogue was amazing and shows a whole lot of love between two people who was given another chance and grabbed it whole heartedly.
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Until four years later, they once again saw each other and found out that they just live Across the Hall. Sparks were once again flying all over the place. I love the two characters Quinn and Sylvia, including their set of friends. I think Sylvia is very lucky to have such great people surrounding and taking care of her. They were such great supporting characters that made this whole book more interesting. Beau, on the other hand, gave me the creep, the more he get into the story, the more movie-like-character he becomes.
Set in the first person, Quinn and Sylvia’s thoughts interchanged within the whole book. I wanted to give this one a 5 if not for the backtracking – I wish the story could just moved on flawlessly and not coming back, telling us one more time from the perspective of the other character.
Over all, I like Across the Hall – the Epilogue was amazing and shows a whole lot of love between two people who was given another chance and grabbed it whole heartedly.
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November 3, 2011
I want to say a HUGE thank you to my Goodreads friend Chanda for lending me this e-book via kindle!
I absolutely loved this romance about two high school sweethearts that are seperated after graduation only to meet up years later after some growth, maturity and plenty of drama!
Sylvia and Quinn were together in h.s. (first loves I guess you could say) and broke up before they both went to seperate colleges. I love this story and how Quinn was brough back into Sylvia's life and all the ups and downs that came along with it!
I highly recommend this book for all contemporary romance fans. The pacing of the story was perfect and let us get to know the two main characters and the awesome supporting characters as well.
The epilogue was PERFECT! I don't want to give anymore away; I'm a shitty reviewer anyway. lol
BOTTOM LINE: BUY IT, READ IT, LOVE IT!
P.S. This book contains some steamy love scenes that will get you all hot under the collar!
Thanx to NC Facile for an amazing story!
*UPDATE 11/3/11* I forgot to mention in my original review that I really appreciated and LOVED the use of the word "asshat" on many occasions; and the fact that our main character, Sylvia, got up every morning, and instead of grabbing coffee...she grabbed soda or "pop" as Sylvia called it! A girl after my own heart. I love an ice cold coke in the morning! haha...
I absolutely loved this romance about two high school sweethearts that are seperated after graduation only to meet up years later after some growth, maturity and plenty of drama!
Sylvia and Quinn were together in h.s. (first loves I guess you could say) and broke up before they both went to seperate colleges. I love this story and how Quinn was brough back into Sylvia's life and all the ups and downs that came along with it!
I highly recommend this book for all contemporary romance fans. The pacing of the story was perfect and let us get to know the two main characters and the awesome supporting characters as well.
The epilogue was PERFECT! I don't want to give anymore away; I'm a shitty reviewer anyway. lol
BOTTOM LINE: BUY IT, READ IT, LOVE IT!
P.S. This book contains some steamy love scenes that will get you all hot under the collar!
Thanx to NC Facile for an amazing story!
*UPDATE 11/3/11* I forgot to mention in my original review that I really appreciated and LOVED the use of the word "asshat" on many occasions; and the fact that our main character, Sylvia, got up every morning, and instead of grabbing coffee...she grabbed soda or "pop" as Sylvia called it! A girl after my own heart. I love an ice cold coke in the morning! haha...
November 1, 2011
Across The Hall started strong. The main characters Sylvia and Quinn were likable enough and their backstory led to some drama filled scenes that kept me wanting more. Told in alternating points of view (which I always love) we were able to experience the thoughts and feelings of both Sylvia and Quinn seeing each other again since their breakup years earlier, sparks flying all over the place! I really loved all the secondary characters and the bad boy Beau was the perfect bit of conflict needed to stir up some Trouble and feelings from the past.
But then I'm not really sure what happened....a little over 60% in everything kind of stalled. The plot slowed down to a crawl and I found myself wanting to skip pages hoping to get back to the juicy storyline I was just in. The steamy scenes which at first fit In great and were pretty toe curling, began to seem forced and could have been implied to get the same affect.
With that said, Facile seemed to find her rhythm again and the story began to find it's pace in time for a sweet ending. I do think overall Facile has a talent for writing contemporary romance and will keep an eye out for future reads by her.
But then I'm not really sure what happened....a little over 60% in everything kind of stalled. The plot slowed down to a crawl and I found myself wanting to skip pages hoping to get back to the juicy storyline I was just in. The steamy scenes which at first fit In great and were pretty toe curling, began to seem forced and could have been implied to get the same affect.
With that said, Facile seemed to find her rhythm again and the story began to find it's pace in time for a sweet ending. I do think overall Facile has a talent for writing contemporary romance and will keep an eye out for future reads by her.
October 23, 2014
Ewwwwwwwww. I need a palate cleanser. Pronto. D:
August 2, 2012
Boy was this book bad.
August 1, 2012
"It surprised the hell out of me when the bad boy from across the bar came up to me and started dancing with me"
I want to open on this quote for a number of reasons;
a) This is something I might have written when I was 10.
b) Don't judge a book by it's cover, even if you end up right about the 'bad boy'; and
c) It's just hilarious.
I found a copy of this book because I read quite a negative review and for some reason, it's the bad books that intrigue and excite me more than the supposed good books that end up disappointing me. If I set my book standards so low, then I can't be disappointed. Honestly, I was not disappointed. This was as shit as I hoped it would be. To me, this beat 50 Shades of F*ck Off for the title of 'Worst Book I Have Ever Read'.
From the very first sentence I knew I was in for some fun times. I honest to god though this was written by a 10 year old, and I was shocked to learn the author was well over 30. In fact, I still secretly hope the author stole this from her daughter's dirty fanfiction folder or something.
We first get the standard character descriptions, whereby we learn her two best friends are a super happy fun bright and bubbly Asian with whacky hair and clothes, and the other is a slender and beautiful ice queen. Of course, the main character being a total Mary-Sue, she sees herself as not as beautiful or interesting as her friends, but this took the cake for me:
"My cheeks were dotted with freckles and my lips were puffier than I would have liked".
Hilarious, on so many levels.
So what happens next is she goes out and has a drink and meets this guy and acts like a slut while there's rumours of her ex boyfriend moving in Across The Hall (oh zing!). The way this story was told though, it felt as though the author was playing The Sims, and decided to just write down what happened to them on the game. It felt SO MUCH like a Sims Novel that people write, a bit of drama here, a bit of fun there, sex etc. What was missing were the in-game screenshots.
There is just so much dragging this book down plot-wise. Mundane, page long descriptions of things that don't matter. Every little detail included in every little thing Sylvia did. We also had a WHOLE PARAGRAPH on Sylvia failing to open a bottle of pain meds for her a hangover, and a WHOLE PAGE describing Quinn (the ex boyfriend's) Jeans!!!! HIS JEANS FOR CHRIST SAKE. AND WHERE EVERY LITTLE STAIN WAS PLACED! AND HOW SHE LIKED WHERE THE BUTTON AND ZIP WAS?? (?)??? (????)))!!!
And now for more quotes, because honestly, this book speaks for itself:
"He just flashed his dimple at her" ... (butt dimple?)
"No. I just realised I can now picture you naked" - said by either Sloane or Reed or some douche.
"His look and the way he growled the words out hit me at some base level' THIS DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
"It was a wet open mouth kiss with our tongues slithering around the other's, more outside of either of our mouths than in" .... what? Oh yeah I'm just rolling around on the ground with desire after reading that.... yuck.
"He ground into me, pushing his length harder against my ass"
"Beau scoffed at Kerri 'Bitch please. I can make her scream my name. That's what has her coming back' "
"His lips were parted just a touch as he leaned forward slightly and kissed the ice-cream as he took a bite" - that whole scene had me almost pissing my pants from laughing so hard.
"All my girly parts were absolutely alive..." < Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Modern Day Novel Writing.
Honestly, there was just SO MUCH wrong with the way this was written, but the Ice-cream scene took the cake for me.
So after all that, she's sleeping with her ex boyfriend Quinn who she broke up with 4 years ago, and dating this guy Beau who is a world class jerk but she won't break it off with him until he really starts getting scary and overbearing. Like he was stalking her and leaving all these messages on her phone and at one point I think he showed up unannounced at some family gathering and she STILL didn't think about breaking it off with him. Fucking hell COME ON YOU DUMB WHORE.
We also got a taste of things from Quinn's point of view, which was pointless because their character voices were exactly the same. Also Quinn seemed to think that Sylvia's breakup with him four years ago was a harder thing for her to go through than the possibility of her almost getting raped and kidnapped by this Beau character. Fuck off Quinn and keep your dick in your pants you pathetic douchebag.
And when shit got serious, I could NOT understand why Sylvia didn't call the police. YOU DUMB WHORE!
Then this other stuff happened and I stopped paying attention. I think her dad died but I don't know... was her dad's name Kelly? Because apparently a Kelly died too. But her dad died??? I don't know.
Then there was the standard 'I'm pregnant' to finish the book off and we get a snippet of happy married life. etc.
Like... are you serious?
I want to open on this quote for a number of reasons;
a) This is something I might have written when I was 10.
b) Don't judge a book by it's cover, even if you end up right about the 'bad boy'; and
c) It's just hilarious.
I found a copy of this book because I read quite a negative review and for some reason, it's the bad books that intrigue and excite me more than the supposed good books that end up disappointing me. If I set my book standards so low, then I can't be disappointed. Honestly, I was not disappointed. This was as shit as I hoped it would be. To me, this beat 50 Shades of F*ck Off for the title of 'Worst Book I Have Ever Read'.
From the very first sentence I knew I was in for some fun times. I honest to god though this was written by a 10 year old, and I was shocked to learn the author was well over 30. In fact, I still secretly hope the author stole this from her daughter's dirty fanfiction folder or something.
We first get the standard character descriptions, whereby we learn her two best friends are a super happy fun bright and bubbly Asian with whacky hair and clothes, and the other is a slender and beautiful ice queen. Of course, the main character being a total Mary-Sue, she sees herself as not as beautiful or interesting as her friends, but this took the cake for me:
"My cheeks were dotted with freckles and my lips were puffier than I would have liked".
Hilarious, on so many levels.
So what happens next is she goes out and has a drink and meets this guy and acts like a slut while there's rumours of her ex boyfriend moving in Across The Hall (oh zing!). The way this story was told though, it felt as though the author was playing The Sims, and decided to just write down what happened to them on the game. It felt SO MUCH like a Sims Novel that people write, a bit of drama here, a bit of fun there, sex etc. What was missing were the in-game screenshots.
There is just so much dragging this book down plot-wise. Mundane, page long descriptions of things that don't matter. Every little detail included in every little thing Sylvia did. We also had a WHOLE PARAGRAPH on Sylvia failing to open a bottle of pain meds for her a hangover, and a WHOLE PAGE describing Quinn (the ex boyfriend's) Jeans!!!! HIS JEANS FOR CHRIST SAKE. AND WHERE EVERY LITTLE STAIN WAS PLACED! AND HOW SHE LIKED WHERE THE BUTTON AND ZIP WAS?? (?)??? (????)))!!!
And now for more quotes, because honestly, this book speaks for itself:
"He just flashed his dimple at her" ... (butt dimple?)
"No. I just realised I can now picture you naked" - said by either Sloane or Reed or some douche.
"His look and the way he growled the words out hit me at some base level' THIS DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
"It was a wet open mouth kiss with our tongues slithering around the other's, more outside of either of our mouths than in" .... what? Oh yeah I'm just rolling around on the ground with desire after reading that.... yuck.
"He ground into me, pushing his length harder against my ass"
"Beau scoffed at Kerri 'Bitch please. I can make her scream my name. That's what has her coming back' "
"His lips were parted just a touch as he leaned forward slightly and kissed the ice-cream as he took a bite" - that whole scene had me almost pissing my pants from laughing so hard.
"All my girly parts were absolutely alive..." < Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Modern Day Novel Writing.
Honestly, there was just SO MUCH wrong with the way this was written, but the Ice-cream scene took the cake for me.
So after all that, she's sleeping with her ex boyfriend Quinn who she broke up with 4 years ago, and dating this guy Beau who is a world class jerk but she won't break it off with him until he really starts getting scary and overbearing. Like he was stalking her and leaving all these messages on her phone and at one point I think he showed up unannounced at some family gathering and she STILL didn't think about breaking it off with him. Fucking hell COME ON YOU DUMB WHORE.
We also got a taste of things from Quinn's point of view, which was pointless because their character voices were exactly the same. Also Quinn seemed to think that Sylvia's breakup with him four years ago was a harder thing for her to go through than the possibility of her almost getting raped and kidnapped by this Beau character. Fuck off Quinn and keep your dick in your pants you pathetic douchebag.
And when shit got serious, I could NOT understand why Sylvia didn't call the police. YOU DUMB WHORE!
Then this other stuff happened and I stopped paying attention. I think her dad died but I don't know... was her dad's name Kelly? Because apparently a Kelly died too. But her dad died??? I don't know.
Then there was the standard 'I'm pregnant' to finish the book off and we get a snippet of happy married life. etc.
Like... are you serious?
August 15, 2016
★★★☆☆
Genre: Young Adult, Romance
Recommend: Not really
SPOILERS
Review originally posted on Aoibh Reads
Sylvia had her heart broken when Quinn ended their relationship together before heading to college. 4 years later, Sylvia is still hurting but trying to move on with her life. But when Quinn moves to the same university, and is living across the hall, Sylvia has to struggle with battling her old feelings. Meanwhile, she is trying to move on with bad boy Beau, but she soon realises she got more than she bargained for by dating him.
Sylvia: I tried really hard to like her as the main character, but I failed. I found her to be insecure, dramatic and rather boring. Her relationship ended four years ago and she's still suffering like it was 4 weeks. Yes, he may have been the love of her life, but I doubt she has reason to still be so wrapped up in Quinn, especially as there was no contact between them to keep her hopes up. She is also extremely shallow; introduces the reader to her friends by describing them physically and on their looks alone, as if their personalities were irrelevant. I really don't understand why she stays with Beau for so long either, when dating him was such a chore for her to begin with. She needed to grow a damn backbone.
Quinn: the chapters in this changed POV between Quinn and Sylvia. I usually like this in this a novel as it allows the author to both give snippets away to the reader, and also deliver the story from two different personalities. But in this it didn't work. Quinn was to female minded. None of his inner dialogue was from a realistic male perspective. He was so cringe and yet meant to be a gorgeous hot guy with great confidence but yet came across as unsure and insecure.
Friends: The secondary characters in a story are always important for me. But in this, they were all insufferable. To be blunt, they were shit and cliché. They were all coupled off in serious relationships and everything was just too perfect. Kai is the typical quirky little Asian and Kerrington is a tall perfect blonde. They also believe being a good friend is acting like Quinn was a murder when he showed up. Give the guy a break!? Alright he broke her heart so take her side, but there's no reason to treat him so horribly before even getting to know him!
Writing: This was way too descriptive in showing but then also telling, there was nothing left for the reader to put together. In the end, there was so much internal monologue that I had to skip loads to just get on with the actual story. It opens with an info dump load of who Sylvia is, her past, her friends, what she does, her friends' boyfriends etc. Slow. It. Down.
Ending: it's nicely delivered so we slowly discover they're grandparents and all that they achieved in their life together. But again - huge information overload to which child belongs to who. We didn't need to know about Kai and Kerrie's children and grandchildren - it wasn't their story. I felt it was all too cliché in the end - especially with the accidental pregnancy drama.
Overall:
I wouldn't really recommend this. It's an ok story but both main characters are highly unlikeable. Everything was too immature and there was nothing left for the reader to piece together.
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Genre: Young Adult, Romance
Recommend: Not really
SPOILERS
Review originally posted on Aoibh Reads
Sylvia had her heart broken when Quinn ended their relationship together before heading to college. 4 years later, Sylvia is still hurting but trying to move on with her life. But when Quinn moves to the same university, and is living across the hall, Sylvia has to struggle with battling her old feelings. Meanwhile, she is trying to move on with bad boy Beau, but she soon realises she got more than she bargained for by dating him.
Sylvia: I tried really hard to like her as the main character, but I failed. I found her to be insecure, dramatic and rather boring. Her relationship ended four years ago and she's still suffering like it was 4 weeks. Yes, he may have been the love of her life, but I doubt she has reason to still be so wrapped up in Quinn, especially as there was no contact between them to keep her hopes up. She is also extremely shallow; introduces the reader to her friends by describing them physically and on their looks alone, as if their personalities were irrelevant. I really don't understand why she stays with Beau for so long either, when dating him was such a chore for her to begin with. She needed to grow a damn backbone.
Quinn: the chapters in this changed POV between Quinn and Sylvia. I usually like this in this a novel as it allows the author to both give snippets away to the reader, and also deliver the story from two different personalities. But in this it didn't work. Quinn was to female minded. None of his inner dialogue was from a realistic male perspective. He was so cringe and yet meant to be a gorgeous hot guy with great confidence but yet came across as unsure and insecure.
Friends: The secondary characters in a story are always important for me. But in this, they were all insufferable. To be blunt, they were shit and cliché. They were all coupled off in serious relationships and everything was just too perfect. Kai is the typical quirky little Asian and Kerrington is a tall perfect blonde. They also believe being a good friend is acting like Quinn was a murder when he showed up. Give the guy a break!? Alright he broke her heart so take her side, but there's no reason to treat him so horribly before even getting to know him!
Writing: This was way too descriptive in showing but then also telling, there was nothing left for the reader to put together. In the end, there was so much internal monologue that I had to skip loads to just get on with the actual story. It opens with an info dump load of who Sylvia is, her past, her friends, what she does, her friends' boyfriends etc. Slow. It. Down.
Ending: it's nicely delivered so we slowly discover they're grandparents and all that they achieved in their life together. But again - huge information overload to which child belongs to who. We didn't need to know about Kai and Kerrie's children and grandchildren - it wasn't their story. I felt it was all too cliché in the end - especially with the accidental pregnancy drama.
Overall:
I wouldn't really recommend this. It's an ok story but both main characters are highly unlikeable. Everything was too immature and there was nothing left for the reader to piece together.
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November 17, 2012
I downloaded this book months ago with the intention of reading it but there were so many other books I wanted to read, so I didn’t read it until now. I am sorry I waited! I loved it!
This is the story of Sylvia and Quinn- they were high school sweethearts until Quinn broke Sylvia’s heart. It is now 4 years later and Sylvia has finally moved on after being devastated. She attends school and lives in an apartment building where her good friends also live- Reed, Sloane, Kai and Kerry. Although she has tried to move on from Quinn, she has only been on a few dates on the years since they broke up and she has had no luck finding a great guy. She meets a guy named Beau out one night and starts seeing him. The apartment across the hall from Sylvia has been vacant for a while; one day she learns she has a new neighbor named Quinn. She wonders if it is her Quinn or just a coincidence that his name is Quinn. Sylvia finds out it is her Quinn and has such mixed feelings about it- she still loves him but is so angry with him. Unfortunately (or fortunately for Sylvia- she doesn’t think it is good in the beginning but it turns out to be a good thing) Quinn makes friends with her guy friends and fits right in the group. The more time they spend together the more they get back to talking and realize how much they still love each other. There are a lot of unresolved issues with them, but when things go bad in Sylvia’s life (and there are a few things that happen), Quinn is there for her. The tension between Beau and Quinn is very high. Beau is very possessive of Sylvia and is a little unstable. What transpires between Beau, Sylvia and Quinn is a big part of the story. Sylvia learns the real reason Quinn broke up with her and they let their love for each other overcome all.
I really loved this story- there is so much to love about it. I loved the characters- they were sweet, funny and there for each other. Sylvia was so sweet and I felt bad for her with all the things going wrong in her life. Quinn was perfect- I definitely had a crush on him. The only character I had mixed feelings for was Beau- he was hot and a bad boy and he started out somewhat good but he turns out to be bad news and I ended up not liking him. I loved the way the book was written- the point of view switched back and forth between Sylvia and Quinn. I think that makes the story more enjoyable. In addition, there was some backtracking on the story that I liked. Sylvia would tell what was happening and then when it switched to Quinn it didn’t just move on- it went back over the same scene but from Quinn’s point of view. I liked to see the different way two people can see the same thing.
This book has it all- love, anger, humor, drama, tension, friendship and steamy sex scenes. And there is a great epilogue that tells how the future ends up for them. A definite must read!
I reviewed this book for www.bookbitchesblog.wordpress.com
This is the story of Sylvia and Quinn- they were high school sweethearts until Quinn broke Sylvia’s heart. It is now 4 years later and Sylvia has finally moved on after being devastated. She attends school and lives in an apartment building where her good friends also live- Reed, Sloane, Kai and Kerry. Although she has tried to move on from Quinn, she has only been on a few dates on the years since they broke up and she has had no luck finding a great guy. She meets a guy named Beau out one night and starts seeing him. The apartment across the hall from Sylvia has been vacant for a while; one day she learns she has a new neighbor named Quinn. She wonders if it is her Quinn or just a coincidence that his name is Quinn. Sylvia finds out it is her Quinn and has such mixed feelings about it- she still loves him but is so angry with him. Unfortunately (or fortunately for Sylvia- she doesn’t think it is good in the beginning but it turns out to be a good thing) Quinn makes friends with her guy friends and fits right in the group. The more time they spend together the more they get back to talking and realize how much they still love each other. There are a lot of unresolved issues with them, but when things go bad in Sylvia’s life (and there are a few things that happen), Quinn is there for her. The tension between Beau and Quinn is very high. Beau is very possessive of Sylvia and is a little unstable. What transpires between Beau, Sylvia and Quinn is a big part of the story. Sylvia learns the real reason Quinn broke up with her and they let their love for each other overcome all.
I really loved this story- there is so much to love about it. I loved the characters- they were sweet, funny and there for each other. Sylvia was so sweet and I felt bad for her with all the things going wrong in her life. Quinn was perfect- I definitely had a crush on him. The only character I had mixed feelings for was Beau- he was hot and a bad boy and he started out somewhat good but he turns out to be bad news and I ended up not liking him. I loved the way the book was written- the point of view switched back and forth between Sylvia and Quinn. I think that makes the story more enjoyable. In addition, there was some backtracking on the story that I liked. Sylvia would tell what was happening and then when it switched to Quinn it didn’t just move on- it went back over the same scene but from Quinn’s point of view. I liked to see the different way two people can see the same thing.
This book has it all- love, anger, humor, drama, tension, friendship and steamy sex scenes. And there is a great epilogue that tells how the future ends up for them. A definite must read!
I reviewed this book for www.bookbitchesblog.wordpress.com
November 20, 2011
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I swear I should just rename my blog “THE ROAD TO FINDING THE NEXT BEAUTIFUL DISASTER.” Every single time I pick up a book, I compare it to Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. I don’t compare the characters, the plot or the author’s writing styles. Nope. I compare the way the novel makes me feel- while I am reading and after I am finished reading. There are very few novels (I can count them on one hand) that have made me feel as giddy/animated/ecstatic as Beautiful Disaster.
Unfortunately, Across the Hall by NM Facile didn’t make me feel that way, and it’s definitely not the next Beautiful Disaster.
I enjoyed the first half of Across the Hall. It held my attention because I was extremely curious to see where things were going. Sylvia, our leading lady, has five fabulous best friends and two guys hoping to win her heart. The love interests are Beau, the mysterious bad boy (heavy emphasis on the word BAD), and Quinn, the ex-boyfriend who shattered Sylvia’s heart four years ago. Quinn also happens to be Sylvia’s new next-door neighbor. The dynamic between Beau, Quinn and Sylvia kept things interesting.
I was very satisfied with everything until about half way through this novel because that ‘s when things started to drag on and on. This story alternates between Sylvia and Quinn’s perspectives. The multiple perspectives were a necessity. However, the author backtracking every time she switched back and forth between the character’s perspectives was not. I would have been a lot happier without all of the repetition. A couple days are told from Sylvia’s perspective, and then we see those days from Quinn’s perspective in the form of a re-telling or flashback. That got old very quick.
Are there people in the world today like Beau? Yes. However, his character got more and more dramatic as the story went on, and in exchange, his character felt less and less realistic.
I wish the whole post-Thanksgiving storyline would have been left out of this novel completely. The novel took a certain course after this event, and that is when things really started to go downhill. Everything felt forced, over dramatic and unrealistic.
I gave Across the Hall by NM Facile 3 STARS (2.5 STARS). Honestly, 3 STARS might be a little too generous.
-XOXO
READING, EATING AND DREAMING
I swear I should just rename my blog “THE ROAD TO FINDING THE NEXT BEAUTIFUL DISASTER.” Every single time I pick up a book, I compare it to Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire. I don’t compare the characters, the plot or the author’s writing styles. Nope. I compare the way the novel makes me feel- while I am reading and after I am finished reading. There are very few novels (I can count them on one hand) that have made me feel as giddy/animated/ecstatic as Beautiful Disaster.
Unfortunately, Across the Hall by NM Facile didn’t make me feel that way, and it’s definitely not the next Beautiful Disaster.
I enjoyed the first half of Across the Hall. It held my attention because I was extremely curious to see where things were going. Sylvia, our leading lady, has five fabulous best friends and two guys hoping to win her heart. The love interests are Beau, the mysterious bad boy (heavy emphasis on the word BAD), and Quinn, the ex-boyfriend who shattered Sylvia’s heart four years ago. Quinn also happens to be Sylvia’s new next-door neighbor. The dynamic between Beau, Quinn and Sylvia kept things interesting.
I was very satisfied with everything until about half way through this novel because that ‘s when things started to drag on and on. This story alternates between Sylvia and Quinn’s perspectives. The multiple perspectives were a necessity. However, the author backtracking every time she switched back and forth between the character’s perspectives was not. I would have been a lot happier without all of the repetition. A couple days are told from Sylvia’s perspective, and then we see those days from Quinn’s perspective in the form of a re-telling or flashback. That got old very quick.
Are there people in the world today like Beau? Yes. However, his character got more and more dramatic as the story went on, and in exchange, his character felt less and less realistic.
I wish the whole post-Thanksgiving storyline would have been left out of this novel completely. The novel took a certain course after this event, and that is when things really started to go downhill. Everything felt forced, over dramatic and unrealistic.
I gave Across the Hall by NM Facile 3 STARS (2.5 STARS). Honestly, 3 STARS might be a little too generous.
-XOXO
READING, EATING AND DREAMING
December 29, 2015
DNF at 79%
I couldn't go any further.
These quotes from the book are self-explanatory and I'm guessing they would justify my rating.
Terrible writing...
That's a very accurate answer...
Freaky future feeling, bubbly... Now, why does that remind me of Alice Cullen?!
Escape reality... Interesting..
Thing?! Seriously?
When you put it that way, it sounds really cool. I'm impressed.
INSECURE protagonists...
Epitome of how a masculine inner monologue should be:
Four words: I am outta here.
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I couldn't go any further.
These quotes from the book are self-explanatory and I'm guessing they would justify my rating.
Terrible writing...
“He asked me what growing up with a cop as a father was like. I told him that I guessed it was like any other father-daughter relationship would be like.”
That's a very accurate answer...
“My happy go lucky best friend, Kai-ying had insisted that I go out was going to find my Mr. Right very soon and no one argues with Kai and her freaky future feelings.”
Freaky future feeling, bubbly... Now, why does that remind me of Alice Cullen?!
“I just wanted the escape from my reality that sleep would provide me with.”
Escape reality... Interesting..
“I thought my bad boy may be just the thing for me to get over this.”
Thing?! Seriously?
“Staring into those twin emeralds was a better morning pick-me-up than any caffeinated beverage.”
When you put it that way, it sounds really cool. I'm impressed.
“It was a wet open mouth kiss with our tongues slithering around the other's, more outside of either of our mouths than in.”
INSECURE protagonists...
“I was nothing but your average, everyday girl. My Irish decent was clearly evident in my naturally curly light red hair and green eyes. Nothing could be done about my hair. If it wasn’t frizzy it was tangled in knots. My checks were dotted with freckles and my lips were puffier than I would have liked. I know celebrities pay big bucks to have lips like mine but to me they just seem too big for my face.”
“It didn't really matter to me that Kerri and Kai were so much more interesting than I was.”
Epitome of how a masculine inner monologue should be:
“I knew I was being incredibly rude, but I was just too shy and self-conscious to talk to her. I was a skinny, geeky boy. She couldn't possibly have anything to say to me”
Four words: I am outta here.
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June 10, 2012
I just finished Across The Hall and I was just amazed on how well developed the story was. There are some emotional rifts, but there are just so many good feeling moments as well; it was impossible to put this story down. It was absolutely wonderful. Towards the end, I have to admit, my heart tugged a little, for a good reason, and I was just very pleased on how things went at the end, to me like it should be, and was. The characters were well written, just so well written. Quinn and Sylvia: they are the main characters, and we read the story from both of their point of views, which I really liked, as we see both of their sides on same issues that they face. I think that was really helpful, and it just works for story. Speaking of the story itself, it was well described, very descriptive, for example, Facile explains why Quinn broke up with Sylvia after high school and why he... well why he broke her heart by leaving her behind while he went away to college. There were some raw moments, not going to lie, but those moments helped me, the reader, connect to the characters, and feel what they felt. Anyways, I hope you read this story; there are feelings of complete joy, of love, of sadness, of loss, of anger, frustration, and well...of desire (blush). This is a wonderful story, and I’m glad I was able to find some time to read this. This is one novel, I really really do Recommend!
June 29, 2014
Kind of a funny book for me, I found every character kind of irritating, but still had a hard time putting it down, and def got absorbed in the story. Sylvia comes to life, and is charming and realistically mixed up. Quinn, both too bad and too good to be true. Beau Dalton ... girls, if you ever meet someone with a name like this, run a background check BEFORE getting involved with him. Towards the end I felt like I was reading a Dickens novel where everything seemed to conspire against Sylvia's happiness. I almost expected her to go blind or be tied to the railroad tracks. Thanks goodness, she gets her HEA (if you think that's a spoiler, you're in the wrong genre!) If you liked Beautiful Disaster, you might like this one, too. The sex in this one is ... lovingly detailed, how's that for a nice way to say uber explicitly hot. A fun story and many romantic moments, great escape book.
March 19, 2012
Ok, the story wasn't BAD, but it's so obvious where the origins of this story lie, that even if I didn't know it started as Twi-fic, it was glaringly obvious.
The heroine is clumsy, she doesn't feel as pretty as her friends. She and the guy met in Biology class, where they got closer and formed a relationship. He broke up with her for her own good, and she slides into a deep depression, just going through the motions of life until her friend, Jason Bratt, manages to pull her out of her grief. The hero is good, protective, beautiful, strong, and drives like a maniac.
As fanfic, this story is decent, but I feel it is REALLY wrong for someone to make money on something so OBVIOUSLY cribbed off of someone else's work.
At least with Fifty Shades, the similarities to it's origins were fainter, and if you weren't looking for it, you'd probably not even figure out it started out as Twi-Fic.
The heroine is clumsy, she doesn't feel as pretty as her friends. She and the guy met in Biology class, where they got closer and formed a relationship. He broke up with her for her own good, and she slides into a deep depression, just going through the motions of life until her friend, Jason Bratt, manages to pull her out of her grief. The hero is good, protective, beautiful, strong, and drives like a maniac.
As fanfic, this story is decent, but I feel it is REALLY wrong for someone to make money on something so OBVIOUSLY cribbed off of someone else's work.
At least with Fifty Shades, the similarities to it's origins were fainter, and if you weren't looking for it, you'd probably not even figure out it started out as Twi-Fic.
September 20, 2012
I really enjoyed Across the Hall. I enjoyed Sylvia and Quinn’s love story, their reunion and their epilogue. Sure, it wasn't the best written book by all means, but come on, I highly doubt she was aiming to be compared to Shakespeare. Different strokes for different folks, and for this particular day, this was my kind of stroke.
I enjoyed every character ( with the exception of Beau obviously) the boys were hilarious and the girls were great. I will say concerning Beau, I did really like him at first. Even when he was all territorial. I liked he wasn't the typical band boy. Bounty hunter? Hella cool!! Then buddy just went banana's..... yikes!
The only part that I could handle throughout this whole book was the fever/cough/cold make out session. COME ON!!!! who does that? Ew!
I read it in a day, and felt very satisfied with the end result. Couldn’t ask for more out of a fluffy cute read.
I enjoyed every character ( with the exception of Beau obviously) the boys were hilarious and the girls were great. I will say concerning Beau, I did really like him at first. Even when he was all territorial. I liked he wasn't the typical band boy. Bounty hunter? Hella cool!! Then buddy just went banana's..... yikes!
The only part that I could handle throughout this whole book was the fever/cough/cold make out session. COME ON!!!! who does that? Ew!
I read it in a day, and felt very satisfied with the end result. Couldn’t ask for more out of a fluffy cute read.
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