- Chasing Boys
Summary (from Barnes and Noble’s website):
El Marini just isn’t fitting into the new life she’s been forced to create without her dad. Her mom and sister have accepted his absence and moved on, but El is convinced things will get back to normal if she just keeps her feelings of loss to herself and waits it out.
Life at her new public school would have been unbearable if weren’t for Eric Callahan. As her crush grows to epic proportions, she’ll do anything to be more like the popular girls he notices, even buying the first pink top she’s ever owned. But then she meets Dylan, a quiet artistic-type who is both unnerving and annoying as he shines a light on El’s misguided attempts to attract Eric. El’s need for acceptance will hit home with teens as she finally sees that chasing boys has distracted her from making peace with the past and finding herself. El Marini just isn’t fitting into the new life she’s been forced to create without her dad. Her mom and sister have accepted his absence and moved on, but El is convinced things will get back to normal if she just keeps her feelings of loss to herself and waits it out.
I was very mad at first that this book was only in hardcover. First of all, all hardcover books are super expensive, and most of the time they aren’t worth the money. But i bought it anyway, and when i read it-i knew it wasn’t worth the eighteen or so dollars i had spent on it. I don’t regret buying it, but still. No book is really worth eighteen bucks (except The Hunger Games, and Catching Fire).
The ending i wasn’t quite sure about. Either it needs a sequel or just overall has a bad ending. So hopefully a sequel will be present in the near future.
I did enjoy reading it though, just incase that part wasn’t clear. It just didn’t make my top ten list.
82/100 B-
