"eXtreme Blindside" by Leslea Wahl

About this book:

 

  “Life is good for Jake and Sophie. After the incident at Silver Springs mine last year, things are getting back to normal. Or as normal as things get when you’re a famous snowboarder or getting your first big break as a journalist! But when strange accidents start happening on the slopes at the premiere extreme winter sports competition, Jake becomes suspicious. And it’s only a matter of time before he and Sophie are tackling another mystery together - one that may prove more dangerous than the Mountain Madness Games themselves. Can this couple unravel the clues before Jake becomes the next victim?

  Things are about to get EXTREME.”

Series: Connected to other books by the author. (Click on the titles to be taken to that review: “An Unexpected Role” ➡️ “The Perfect Blindside” ➡️ “eXtreme Blindside” ➡️ “Unlikely Witness”)

Spiritual Content- Prayers & Thanking God; A couple Scriptures are remembered; Talks about God, faiths, & gifts; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of Mass, going to Mass, & churches; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of Jake trying to have a Christian role-model image & sharing his faith; Mentions of a cross necklace & a Confirmation cross; A few mentions of being blessed; A few mentions of confirmation saints; 

             *Note: Mentions of superstitions & curses. 

 

 

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shoot’, a ‘where the heck’, a ‘what the...?’, two ‘darn’s, two ‘freakin’’s, two ‘give a rip’s, two forms of ‘idiot’, two ‘oh my gosh’s, two ‘shut up’s, three ‘dumb’s, three forms of ‘screw up’, and nine ‘stupid’s; A few mentions of curses (said, not written); Eye rolling and some sarcasm; Being attacked, being kidnapped, & Pain (up to semi-detailed); An accident & a bit of fighting (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of accidents & injuries (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of fighting & catfights; Mentions of criminals/burglars, stealing, & a stolen item; Mentions of alcohol, a bar, & social drinking (adults only); Mentions of alcohol & a minor drinking at a party; Mentions of drugs, a drug smuggling operation, & criminals (from “The Perfect Blindside”); Mentions of bets, gambling, & casinos; Mentions of threats & hatred; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of rumors; A few mentions of cursing; A couple mentions of cheating; A mention of a death after a crash; A mention of crude comments from guys; A mention of being old enough to go see R-rated movies; 

             *Note: A couple mentions of movies; [Trigger warning for accidental self-harm:] A mention of being tied up and not wanting to use broken glass to get the ropes for fear of “slash[ing] my wrists”. 

 

 

Sexual Content- a hand kiss, a cheek kiss, a head kiss, an almost kiss, a not-detailed kiss, and two barely-above-not-detailed kisses; Wanting to kiss (once); Touches, Embraces, Cuddling, & Nearness (barely-above-not-detailed); Hand holding; Blushes; Noticing; Jake pulls Sophie onto his lap and they share a kiss; A random girl tried to slip Jake her room keycard (he doesn’t take it and says he’s not interested); Dating; a ‘babe’; Mentions of hookups, Jake & Sophie not being interested in that, & purity; Mentions of teenage hormones & temptations; Mentions of girlfriends/boyfriends, dating, & dates; Mention of flirting & girls fawning over Jake; Mentions of shirtless guys, their abs, muscles, & women appreciating/gawking at pictures; Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of cute girls; A couple mentions of the phrase “leave room for Jesus”; A couple mentions of parents having “the talk” with their teen; A mention of someone possibly wanting a more physical relationship; Teenage love, being in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: A mention of kneeing a man in the groin; A mention of eating fried bull testicles.

 

-Jack Taylor, age 16-17

-Sophie Metcalf

                                P.O.V. switches between them

                                                        283 pages

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Pre Teens-

New Teens-

Early High School Teens-

Older High School Teens-

My personal Rating-

It’s no secret I enjoy contemporary YA the most out of all the genres of books. I don’t know what it is about it that makes my heart giddy. I decided to reread “The Perfect Blindside” before reading this sequel, and I’m glad I did because I think that helped my enjoyment of seeing these characters again. (Even if I do like Josie and Ryan a bit more. What can I say? I prefer baseball to snowboarding. Sorry, Jake. 😉 ) This book was relationship based in many ways like the first book, but I think this one had more about the characters’ faiths, which I liked seeing. It felt a bit cleaner too in certain aspects—probably because it wasn’t set during a school semester. This was an enjoyable read and good for reading during winter time. :) 

 

 

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*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 Author for this honest review.