Cover Love: It's okay, but with the themes of this book I think they could've done a lot more.
Why I Wanted to Read this:
This was brought to my attention on Edelweiss earlier this spring. I "flipped" through the egalley, and then bought it for my library. My son is in a production of Peter Pan right now and it brought this book back to mind, so I picked it up! Here's the synopsis from GoodReads:
A twisty story about love, loss, and lies, this contemporary oceanside adventure is tinged with a touch of dark magic as it follows seventeen-year-old Wendy Darling on a search for her missing surfer brothers. Wendy’s journey leads her to a mysterious hidden cove inhabited by a tribe of young renegade surfers, most of them runaways like her brothers. Wendy is instantly drawn to the cove’s charismatic leader, Pete, but her search also points her toward Pete's nemesis, the drug-dealing Jas. Enigmatic, dangerous, and handsome, Jas pulls Wendy in even as she's falling hard for Pete. A radical reinvention of a classic, Second Star is an irresistible summer romance about two young men who have yet to grow up--and the troubled beauty trapped between them.Romance?: Yes
My Thoughts:
I have to admit, the way they talked about how surfers will give up everything to chase waves left me uncomfortable. I am not sure why because I live by very popular ski hill so I have seen people who feel that way about skiing. I raft with people who would rather be on the river than anywhere else in the world and my husband would fish everyday if he could. I just have never felt that way about anything in my life--except reading. It's truly a passion. I guess I just get irritated with people who refuse to have any responsibilities because they are always chasing their passion--they refuse to grow up. Ah, that's the theme of the book!
There was a lot left unanswered with this book is one reason I didn't give this more cookies. And neither Peter and Jas were that wonderful. I understand why Wendy fell for both of them, but they just weren't great YA boys. She fell for them because they were a connection to her brothers and each offered her something different that she was searching for, but neither of them were good for her. And I imagine that they were both quite a bit older. For all that Jas told her he did I would put his age at least at 23 or more. I just don't get their attraction to Wendy either!
I did like this book, the writing caught me early and was the reason I kept going. Plus I wanted resolution for Wendy.
To Sum Up: I will get this book for my library because I think many of my readers would like the romances and the updated version of Peter Pan, but overall this hasn't been my favorite read or YA romance.
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