About
this book:
“Grace Summer lands herself in a melon load of trouble when she becomes torn between the boy of her dreams and the boy almost next door. As the newly-crowned Watermelon Queen, she is thrust into the spotlight, meets the dreamy Warren Hartley, and continues trying to get over an accident that rocked her world. Mix in working with Beau Baron who Grace happens to fight with just about as much as breathing and the metaphorical sparks fly.
Like most things in life, Grace must learn to take the good with the bad. While the good is the handsome and fun Warren Hartley, the bad is Beau Baron—or at least being around his annoying and rude self way more than she would like. For Beau, Grace is nothing more than aggravating and an irritating reminder from the night of the accident. Tensions soar as Grace and Beau fight to love themselves and maybe, just maybe, each other.”
Series: As of now, no.
Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are mentioned & quoted; Prayers; Church going; Talks about God & His plans; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, services, sermons, hymns, a pastor (Grace’s Grandfather), & a mission trip; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of those in the Bible; A couple mentions of Christians; A couple mentions of blessings & being blessed; A mention of divine intervention.
“Grace Summer lands herself in a melon load of trouble when she becomes torn between the boy of her dreams and the boy almost next door. As the newly-crowned Watermelon Queen, she is thrust into the spotlight, meets the dreamy Warren Hartley, and continues trying to get over an accident that rocked her world. Mix in working with Beau Baron who Grace happens to fight with just about as much as breathing and the metaphorical sparks fly.
Like most things in life, Grace must learn to take the good with the bad. While the good is the handsome and fun Warren Hartley, the bad is Beau Baron—or at least being around his annoying and rude self way more than she would like. For Beau, Grace is nothing more than aggravating and an irritating reminder from the night of the accident. Tensions soar as Grace and Beau fight to love themselves and maybe, just maybe, each other.”
Series: As of now, no.
Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are mentioned & quoted; Prayers; Church going; Talks about God & His plans; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, services, sermons, hymns, a pastor (Grace’s Grandfather), & a mission trip; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of those in the Bible; A couple mentions of Christians; A couple mentions of blessings & being blessed; A mention of divine intervention.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shoot’, two ‘dumb’s, two forms of ‘shut up’, two ‘suck it up’s, three ‘stupid’s, and four ‘idiot’s; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Going to an under-twenty-one club; Mentions of an accident & deaths (up to semi-detailed, *Spoiler* Grace’s parents and twin brother died in a car accident & she deals with pain from it *End of Spoiler*); Mentions of clubs; A few mentions of injuries & bleeding; A couple mentions of lies & lying;
*Note: A couple mentions of
political people; A mention of Hollister clothing.
Sexual
Content- a hand kiss, a forehead kiss, a almost kiss, and a border-line
barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kiss; Touches & Embraces
(barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes; Noticing & Smelling; Grace sneaks
away with a boy (violation of her contract); *Spoiler* Catching a boy cheating
on his “girlfriend” & kissing another girl *End of Spoiler*; a ‘hot’; Mentions
of kisses, kissing, almost kisses, & having a first kiss; Mentions of a
player/flirt who’s got a reputation; Mentions of dates, boys, boyfriends, &
girlfriends; Mentions of crushes, feelings, winks, & flattery/flirting; A
couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of asking parents how having kids work
(no details); A mention of a guy only having one thing on his mind; A mention
of a married couple kissing; Some love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: A couple mentions of
wearing shorts & tanks; A mention of a figure-fitting tank top; A mention
of butting out of someone’s relationship.
-Grace
Summer, age 17/18(?)
1st person P.O.V. of Grace
224 pages
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1st person P.O.V. of Grace
224 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
I’m not
sure what it is about YA Contemporary books, but I typically really enjoy that
genre. This was a fun, light read that made me in the mood for summer and
watermelon eatin’. The writing did seem a bit choppy at times, but I did like
Grace. She was a bit stubborn at times, but I think it also had to do with
everything she’s gone through. It was a bit predicable with who Grace would end
up with and who the “bad boy” was, but that’s a YA contemporary for you! ;)
Overall,
it was really cute, clean, and a fun, relaxed read. :)
See y’all
on Wednesday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free
from the Publisher (Ambassador International) for this honest review.
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