The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland by Rebekah Crane
Posted: 13 Dec 2016, 21:00
published: December 1st, 2016 by Skyscrape
pages: 272
genre: YA contemporary romance
This book started out great. Zander (a girl) is sent to a summer camp for teens in emotionally heightened states. The camp is 5 themed weeks to help the kids deal with their problems. The different characters are unique enough that the story feels like its about the whole group of characters, not just Zander. The story takes on a tone which is both serious and lighthearted at the same time. It was executed so well for the first part of the group that I was immediately engrossed with the read.
By about halfway, however, the tone started to change a little bit. The romance that wasn't the forefront of the story up until this point became the forefront for awhile. The serious tone that I loved so much started to be touched on more lightly than before instead of becoming more serious (like I had anticipated). As I got closer to the end, the book became more and more of a fluffy, feel-good read and started to become even more unrealistic. The beginning was so believable, but by the end it was just another everything-works-out, happily ever after kind of novel that was trying a bit too hard.
That's not to say it wasn't a good read. It was an easy, fast paced read that was very compelling. I loved the even mix of tone at the beginning. I still enjoyed the book; I was just a little disappointed by the end when it started with such great potential.
Rating
I would give this book a 3 out of 5. If you like a light contemporary that's got more going on than just a romance, then this is a great book. If it looks like your kind of book, then I would definitely recommend. It's worth a read through, but it's nothing amazing that I'll have the desire to give a second read.
pages: 272
genre: YA contemporary romance
This book started out great. Zander (a girl) is sent to a summer camp for teens in emotionally heightened states. The camp is 5 themed weeks to help the kids deal with their problems. The different characters are unique enough that the story feels like its about the whole group of characters, not just Zander. The story takes on a tone which is both serious and lighthearted at the same time. It was executed so well for the first part of the group that I was immediately engrossed with the read.
By about halfway, however, the tone started to change a little bit. The romance that wasn't the forefront of the story up until this point became the forefront for awhile. The serious tone that I loved so much started to be touched on more lightly than before instead of becoming more serious (like I had anticipated). As I got closer to the end, the book became more and more of a fluffy, feel-good read and started to become even more unrealistic. The beginning was so believable, but by the end it was just another everything-works-out, happily ever after kind of novel that was trying a bit too hard.
That's not to say it wasn't a good read. It was an easy, fast paced read that was very compelling. I loved the even mix of tone at the beginning. I still enjoyed the book; I was just a little disappointed by the end when it started with such great potential.
Rating
I would give this book a 3 out of 5. If you like a light contemporary that's got more going on than just a romance, then this is a great book. If it looks like your kind of book, then I would definitely recommend. It's worth a read through, but it's nothing amazing that I'll have the desire to give a second read.