Laura Johnston
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Between Now & Never par Laura Johnston
Some books are a hit and others are a miss and for me this book was a miss. I was bored by both the characters and the story to the point that I was planning my day whilst reading it.
Austin made this book for me. Sienna was an alight character but Austin I simple loved. Sweet love story, gripping tragedy and an all and all enjoyable read.
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't influence my review in any shape or form.
It wasn’t just the title that caught my eye, it was the blurb that really made me want to read this. A FBI agent’s son hanging out with the daughter of a criminal his father put behind bars? Talk about interesting and different.
I had some high hopes for this book which unfortunately fell flat for me. But it was still a good book.
Our Story
Cody Rush has just moved to Gilbert, Arizona for his senior year. He had it all made for him back in his old high school he was even on the verge of getting a scholarship to play basketball. But now, he has to go to another school and play for another team and hope that some college offers him a scholarship. The only upside to moving is that Vic one of the most talented basketball players will be on this team. Meaning his chance at a scholarship might just become a reality.
That is until Cody discovers the truth about Vic. That talented basketball player who never played club ball ever only street ball, the one who has the raw talent is a drug addict. We’re talking full blown drug addict. Cody wants no part of it but somehow he is thrown into the mess and so is Vic’s sister Julianna.
One thing leads to another, Cody has a broken leg and can’t remember a thing only that he has photo booth pictures of him and Julianna together the night of the accident. Will she help him remember? Why isn’t she speaking to him? What happened that night?
That sounds so interesting right? The first part of the book had me on the edge of my seat but the middle part had me putting down the book and not wanting to pick it back up. To be honest I put it down for like a week and guess what? I forgot practically everything that had happened. It wasn’t memorable.
Our Characters
Cody Rush is a sweetheart, loyal and sympathetic. I loved that he played basketball. I’ve been searching for books with basketball in them but unfortunately this did not have a whole lot of basketball like I would’ve liked. But I did find him adorable.
Julianna was hard to connect with. She seemed to be the only responsible character in this book. Her mom is in jail, her dad is just doing who knows what and Vic is a drug addict. So she’s the one doing everything, plus working and going to school. I felt sorry for her but other then that I didn’t care for her.
I personally liked reading the story more from Cody’s point of view versus Julianna’s. I guess it was because I felt like he really did grow as a character throughout the whole book whereas I didn’t feel the same for Julianna.
Overall
Like I mentioned I had things come up and had to put the book down for a week and I ended up forgetting like everything that happened. This is not a memorable book, it’s a good book but not a great book.
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It wasn’t just the title that caught my eye, it was the blurb that really made me want to read this. A FBI agent’s son hanging out with the daughter of a criminal his father put behind bars? Talk about interesting and different.
I had some high hopes for this book which unfortunately fell flat for me. But it was still a good book.
Our Story
Cody Rush has just moved to Gilbert, Arizona for his senior year. He had it all made for him back in his old high school he was even on the verge of getting a scholarship to play basketball. But now, he has to go to another school and play for another team and hope that some college offers him a scholarship. The only upside to moving is that Vic one of the most talented basketball players will be on this team. Meaning his chance at a scholarship might just become a reality.
That is until Cody discovers the truth about Vic. That talented basketball player who never played club ball ever only street ball, the one who has the raw talent is a drug addict. We’re talking full blown drug addict. Cody wants no part of it but somehow he is thrown into the mess and so is Vic’s sister Julianna.
One thing leads to another, Cody has a broken leg and can’t remember a thing only that he has photo booth pictures of him and Julianna together the night of the accident. Will she help him remember? Why isn’t she speaking to him? What happened that night?
That sounds so interesting right? The first part of the book had me on the edge of my seat but the middle part had me putting down the book and not wanting to pick it back up. To be honest I put it down for like a week and guess what? I forgot practically everything that had happened. It wasn’t memorable.
Our Characters
Cody Rush is a sweetheart, loyal and sympathetic. I loved that he played basketball. I’ve been searching for books with basketball in them but unfortunately this did not have a whole lot of basketball like I would’ve liked. But I did find him adorable.
Julianna was hard to connect with. She seemed to be the only responsible character in this book. Her mom is in jail, her dad is just doing who knows what and Vic is a drug addict. So she’s the one doing everything, plus working and going to school. I felt sorry for her but other then that I didn’t care for her.
I personally liked reading the story more from Cody’s point of view versus Julianna’s. I guess it was because I felt like he really did grow as a character throughout the whole book whereas I didn’t feel the same for Julianna.
Overall
Like I mentioned I had things come up and had to put the book down for a week and I ended up forgetting like everything that happened. This is not a memorable book, it’s a good book but not a great book.
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A beautifully written and highly emotional older YA read. A chance meeting on the streets of Savannah has the power to alter the course of two lives. He's worked hard and overcome stereotypes and obstacles to get to just this place in his life. Everything is good. She's still an emotional mess after a horrible life loss but trying hard to make her way. The summer after their senior year is one neither is ever likely to forget...
This is a great read and one I recommend to all.
This is a great read and one I recommend to all.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 51
- Popularité
- #311,767
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 9
- Langues
- 1