I just love to read! For me, it is a way to escape and discover new worlds, to do things you never thought possible, to explore emotions and feelings through words, and I can do it all in the comfort of my imagination. And even though they are not real, I believe the characters you meet in books can change your life and the way you see the world, if you let them.



Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt

Synopsis:
There are two sides to every breakup. This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation. Then Jordan dumps Courtney for a girl he met on the Internet. It's too late to change plans, so the road trip is on. Courtney's heartbroken, but figures she can tough it out for a few days. La la la-this is Courtney pretending not to care. But in a strange twist, Jordan cares, a lot. Turns out, he's got a secret or two that he's not telling Courtney. And it has everything to do with why they broke up, why they can't get back together, and how, in spite of it all, this couple is destined for each other.

My Review:
I liked it. Lauren Barnholdt gave a very realistic illustration of how guys and girls behave through their thoughts, words, and actions. In many parts of the book I laughed out loud because of the absurdity of the situation because there were many things Courtney thought that matched my thoughts exactly. I enjoyed having the two different POVs between Courtney and Jordan which allows the reader to experience both sides of the story because as we know there always is one. There was a fair amount of the F-word thrown around in the dialogue (no more than what normal teenage boys use) which I am just stating so people that are offended by that can be warned ahead of time. I must say I hate how this book ended. Although it ended in a pretty realistic way (which is fine by me) I just wish there had been more so we could find out more about what happened and the status of the characters relationships. All in all it was a fast and easy read and I would be willing to read more books by this author in the future.

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