Title: Nantucket Red
Author: Leila Howland
Series: 2nd (Nantucket Blue)
Pages: 288
Published: May 13th 2014
by Disney-Hyperion
ISBN: 9781423160953
Source: Publisher via Netgalley
Description: When Cricket is offered the chance to earn enough cash to afford a real college experience, she heads back to Nantucket for the summer. But the faraway island challenges Cricket in ways she hadn't anticipated. It's hard to focus on earning money for next year, when she finds her world opening up in entirely new ways-to art, to travel, and, most unexpectedly, to a future completely different from the one she has been working toward her whole life. A friendship blossoms with Ben, the gorgeous surfer and bartender who encourages Cricket to be free, even as she smarts at the pain of seeing Zack, her first love, falling for her worst enemy. But one night, when Cricket finally lets herself break all her own rules, she realizes she may have ruined her carefully constructed future with one impulsive decision. Cricket must dig deep to fight for her future, discovering that success isn't just about reaching goals, but also about listening to what she's been trying to ignore-her own heart.
I Give This ...
I'm a sucked for the word red in a title for some reason. Chances are that if it's in the title, I will pick it up and read the description. That's what happened here and realizing I needed to read Nantucket Blue first. Well worth the mistake.
This one picks up right were the first one ended. But, then we are rushed right through Cricket's senior year. It kind of through me off a little at first, but I adjusted when I realized the important time frames were there. Zack went off to an exclusive boarding and school and Cricket decided absolutely no contact (they even deleted each other off Facebook). They saw each briefly at Thanksgiving and Zack tried to rekindle their romance. Cricket basically blew him off, so I didn't blame him for moving on. For Cricket to expect him to wait was putting a lot of pressure on him.
I liked how Cricket was handed this opportunity. She's worked really hard to earn a scholarship, but we all know Ivy League are pricey. She's willing to live at home just to make sure she can do it. But, she's given the chance to live the whole experience, if she can make the money to pay half the balance. And this is were she ends up at Nantucket, because were else can she make that much money in a short summer.
I felt that Cricket really grew in this book. She realizes what she wants in love and that maybe she was wrong to push away Zack. I don't think she every really cared for Ben either. I think it was the older guy thing and hoping to make Zack jealous. And think she also learned that you have to have a little fun in your life or you might let loose too much at the wrong time. Every choice you make has consequences even if at the time it seems like no big deal.
A great second book in the series and a great summer beach read. I'll have to put this author on my watch for list!
ISBN: 9781423160953
Source: Publisher via Netgalley
Description: When Cricket is offered the chance to earn enough cash to afford a real college experience, she heads back to Nantucket for the summer. But the faraway island challenges Cricket in ways she hadn't anticipated. It's hard to focus on earning money for next year, when she finds her world opening up in entirely new ways-to art, to travel, and, most unexpectedly, to a future completely different from the one she has been working toward her whole life. A friendship blossoms with Ben, the gorgeous surfer and bartender who encourages Cricket to be free, even as she smarts at the pain of seeing Zack, her first love, falling for her worst enemy. But one night, when Cricket finally lets herself break all her own rules, she realizes she may have ruined her carefully constructed future with one impulsive decision. Cricket must dig deep to fight for her future, discovering that success isn't just about reaching goals, but also about listening to what she's been trying to ignore-her own heart.
I Give This ...
I'm a sucked for the word red in a title for some reason. Chances are that if it's in the title, I will pick it up and read the description. That's what happened here and realizing I needed to read Nantucket Blue first. Well worth the mistake.
This one picks up right were the first one ended. But, then we are rushed right through Cricket's senior year. It kind of through me off a little at first, but I adjusted when I realized the important time frames were there. Zack went off to an exclusive boarding and school and Cricket decided absolutely no contact (they even deleted each other off Facebook). They saw each briefly at Thanksgiving and Zack tried to rekindle their romance. Cricket basically blew him off, so I didn't blame him for moving on. For Cricket to expect him to wait was putting a lot of pressure on him.
I liked how Cricket was handed this opportunity. She's worked really hard to earn a scholarship, but we all know Ivy League are pricey. She's willing to live at home just to make sure she can do it. But, she's given the chance to live the whole experience, if she can make the money to pay half the balance. And this is were she ends up at Nantucket, because were else can she make that much money in a short summer.
I felt that Cricket really grew in this book. She realizes what she wants in love and that maybe she was wrong to push away Zack. I don't think she every really cared for Ben either. I think it was the older guy thing and hoping to make Zack jealous. And think she also learned that you have to have a little fun in your life or you might let loose too much at the wrong time. Every choice you make has consequences even if at the time it seems like no big deal.
A great second book in the series and a great summer beach read. I'll have to put this author on my watch for list!
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