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samantha_randolph 's review for:
The Lonesome Young
by Lucy Connors
Short and Sweet:
I LOVE THIS BOOK. Full of action, delicious romance, and a modernized version of the Hatfields and McCoys, this is a wonderful, wonderful story, and I LOVEZ IT.
To Elaborate...
After a suspicious fire, Mickey Rhodale and Victoria Whitfield get their first look at each other and undeniably like what they see. The more they get to know each other though, the more a not-so-buried feud rises and threatens to tear them apart. Dangerous family members and hidden schemes surround them, and they will both have to choose what cost they are willing to pay to be together.
Though I've been pining over this book for a while, it got off to a slow start for me. The action was already there, with the fire happening in the first chapter, but for some reason, I was struggling a bit (I was also marathoning Gilmore Girls which admittedly does nothing for my concentration). However, after a few more chapters, I couldn't put this book down. Victoria and Mickey are intrigued with each other (and attracted to each other) early on, but until they really hang out a few times, they have no idea how much serious chemistry there is between them. They understand each other on a level they never expected to, what with coming from completely separate backgrounds and all. I hard-core adore how much strength and bravery they find in each other, but even more so, how much they learn to grow as individuals. Both face some serious problems at home, and I was constantly amazed at how well they learned to fight through their obstacles.
The setting is so rich in this. It's Southern, but rarely falls into any stereotypes or cliches about the area (thank goodness! #southerngirl). The families are both so complex, and it's easy to see how the bad blood between them has grown and really snowballed over time. The drug dealing and suburban development also feel so realistic and overall just create a super intense backdrop for the characters.
All in all, this is now a new favorite of mine. I highly recommend it for fans of Katie McGarry.
Originally posted at I Heart YA Fiction: http://iheartyafiction.blogspot.com/2014/07/review-lonesome-young-by-lucy-connors.html
I LOVE THIS BOOK. Full of action, delicious romance, and a modernized version of the Hatfields and McCoys, this is a wonderful, wonderful story, and I LOVEZ IT.
To Elaborate...
After a suspicious fire, Mickey Rhodale and Victoria Whitfield get their first look at each other and undeniably like what they see. The more they get to know each other though, the more a not-so-buried feud rises and threatens to tear them apart. Dangerous family members and hidden schemes surround them, and they will both have to choose what cost they are willing to pay to be together.
Though I've been pining over this book for a while, it got off to a slow start for me. The action was already there, with the fire happening in the first chapter, but for some reason, I was struggling a bit (I was also marathoning Gilmore Girls which admittedly does nothing for my concentration). However, after a few more chapters, I couldn't put this book down. Victoria and Mickey are intrigued with each other (and attracted to each other) early on, but until they really hang out a few times, they have no idea how much serious chemistry there is between them. They understand each other on a level they never expected to, what with coming from completely separate backgrounds and all. I hard-core adore how much strength and bravery they find in each other, but even more so, how much they learn to grow as individuals. Both face some serious problems at home, and I was constantly amazed at how well they learned to fight through their obstacles.
The setting is so rich in this. It's Southern, but rarely falls into any stereotypes or cliches about the area (thank goodness! #southerngirl). The families are both so complex, and it's easy to see how the bad blood between them has grown and really snowballed over time. The drug dealing and suburban development also feel so realistic and overall just create a super intense backdrop for the characters.
All in all, this is now a new favorite of mine. I highly recommend it for fans of Katie McGarry.
Originally posted at I Heart YA Fiction: http://iheartyafiction.blogspot.com/2014/07/review-lonesome-young-by-lucy-connors.html