Lola and the boy next door- 14/10/14 ****
Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion...she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit—more sparkly, more fun, more wild—the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.
When Cricket—a gifted inventor—steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.
I really like these books, they are not only contemporary romances, but they are well researched and explore areas of passion that really makes the story real. Anyone else would just say, "I like costumes and I wore this today," but without being able to explain the characters train of thought and the reasoning behind this, this entire book is well thought out and put together. At first glance it looks like another flimsy romance, but it is done really well.
Not sure what I thought about Cricket, he is a little bit strange, and their romance is a little all over the place, but I enjoyed Anna and Etienne's appearances, as they fit in well to the story. The Max-factor is very believable, as it is the standard practice for someone not completely in control of their emotions. She isn't all "Cricket is back, I need to dump Max." She really tries to make it work with Max, despite his douche-y behaviour. She really believed she loved him and struggled with that in a very realistic way. All together the story is well put together, the characters like-able, even Cricket's sister is understandable to an extant.Happy to give this one 4 stars.
When Cricket—a gifted inventor—steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.
I really like these books, they are not only contemporary romances, but they are well researched and explore areas of passion that really makes the story real. Anyone else would just say, "I like costumes and I wore this today," but without being able to explain the characters train of thought and the reasoning behind this, this entire book is well thought out and put together. At first glance it looks like another flimsy romance, but it is done really well.
Not sure what I thought about Cricket, he is a little bit strange, and their romance is a little all over the place, but I enjoyed Anna and Etienne's appearances, as they fit in well to the story. The Max-factor is very believable, as it is the standard practice for someone not completely in control of their emotions. She isn't all "Cricket is back, I need to dump Max." She really tries to make it work with Max, despite his douche-y behaviour. She really believed she loved him and struggled with that in a very realistic way. All together the story is well put together, the characters like-able, even Cricket's sister is understandable to an extant.Happy to give this one 4 stars.