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Ever since high school, Kayla has been crazy for gorgeous football player Talon. But before she could muster the courage to tell him, he became a hot item with her beautiful BFF, Reagan. The only person who knows Kayla’s secret is Wesley, Talon’s best bud—and he’s got it bad for Reagan. Now they’re all in college together, hanging out 24/7. For Kayla, seeing the two lovebirds together is absolutely unbearable. So Kayla and Wesley hatch a plot to drive them apart before Talon has a chance to give Reagan the Christmas gift she’s been waiting for.
Soon enough, the once happy couple is fighting. Reagan suddenly can’t get enough of Wesley’s goofy sense of humor, and Talon seems to be paying more attention to Kayla than a guy who’s “only a friend” ever should. But just when everything seems to be falling into place, Kayla and Wesley accidentally spend a night together and discover a hitch in their plan they never considered: that switching partners may not lead to a perfect ending after all.
Soon enough, the once happy couple is fighting. Reagan suddenly can’t get enough of Wesley’s goofy sense of humor, and Talon seems to be paying more attention to Kayla than a guy who’s “only a friend” ever should. But just when everything seems to be falling into place, Kayla and Wesley accidentally spend a night together and discover a hitch in their plan they never considered: that switching partners may not lead to a perfect ending after all.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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Cassie Mae
46 books1,148 followersCASSIE MAE is the author of a few hundred—okay, maybe not that many—books, some of which became popular for their quirky titles, characters, and stories. She likes writing about nerds, geeks, the awkward, the fluffy, the short, the shy, the loud, the fun.
Since publishing her bestselling debut, Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend, she’s signed several Romance titles with Random House Loveswept, and founded CookieLynn Publishing Services. She is represented by Sharon Pelletier at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.
Along with writing, Cassie likes to binge-watch Once Upon a Time and The Flash. She can quote Harry Potter lines quick as a whip. And she likes kissing her hubby, but only if his facial hair is trimmed. She also likes cheesecake to a very obsessive degree.
You can stalk, talk, or send pictures of Luke Bryan to her on her Facebook page.
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Since publishing her bestselling debut, Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend, she’s signed several Romance titles with Random House Loveswept, and founded CookieLynn Publishing Services. She is represented by Sharon Pelletier at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.
Along with writing, Cassie likes to binge-watch Once Upon a Time and The Flash. She can quote Harry Potter lines quick as a whip. And she likes kissing her hubby, but only if his facial hair is trimmed. She also likes cheesecake to a very obsessive degree.
You can stalk, talk, or send pictures of Luke Bryan to her on her Facebook page.
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January 27, 2014
FIVE SWITCHED STARS.
Unrequited love, friends to more, i'm in love with my first crush, Love you so much it hurts, cute as a button, why can't you love me instead, butterflies in my tummy, didn't want it to ever end, so sweet it's loveable, heart in mouth love, It's always been you, ... Wondering what I'm doing? Well I'm turning a little nuts and making imaginary shelves for a book that has just won me over, I've fallen hook, line and sinker for a book that I happened to fall across by accident and I am now full to the brim with all the above descriptions of a book that quite frankly stole my five stars right from the beginning ... I better start putting some 'real' thoughts together. here are my jumbled up, I loved this story to bits book memories.
What's it all about ...
Welcome to Switched a story that is quite frankly one big, helpless love square. Kayla has been in love with talon for as long as her starry eyed high school hormones can remember, but there's one huge problem. Talon loves Kayla's best friend, Reagan. Think the confusion ends there? nope ... Talons best friend Wesley loves Reagan and the foursome are now at college together and spend what is almost every waking moment together. So what do you do when there is a tonne of unrequited love hanging around? Well you do what you heart demands and Kayla and Wesley hatch a plan to make them irresistible to the ones they love. Throw in a whole lot of confusion, falling in love and a heap load of sweet and you get this gorgeously hopeful story of finding love, where it was least expected.
What did I love?
This book was the perfect sweet escape. From page one it had an easy going feel to it. There is plenty of story line happening along with funny dramatics, and great friendships. You may think that a love square story may be angst filled and heavy on the drama but it's quite the opposite I loved every moment and as the story unfolded and I adored every single character. 'Switched' has something for everyone; the popular fluffy head cheerleader type, the gorgeous dark haired hero that every girl dreams of, the funny best friend who as an added bonus looks like an Abercrombie model and the reliable friend who doesn't quite realise how gorgeous she is inside and out. This author really taps into the unrequited love/friends to more genre with perfection and I gobbled up this book in one sitting, I was not able to put my kindle down until I'd got my answers for the loveable foursome. I would categorise this book in the less mature NA genre. The chemistry and sexual references were sweet and well thought out and there was more than one moment that had my tummy doing the favourite book butterfly dance. All the interactions between the characters were believable in a silly but sweet way and I loved the diary style delivery of the story told from Kayla's point of view.
Final thoughts ...
Anyone who likes a sweet NA genre story with plenty of giggles and full of heart need to add this to their 'to be read' shelf. I was in Lisa book heaven with this story and even as I'm typing my review i'm eager to re read my favourite parts of the story. Don't delay go grab it readers ... Enjoy, kisses
*ARC generously received by random house publishing via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Unrequited love, friends to more, i'm in love with my first crush, Love you so much it hurts, cute as a button, why can't you love me instead, butterflies in my tummy, didn't want it to ever end, so sweet it's loveable, heart in mouth love, It's always been you, ... Wondering what I'm doing? Well I'm turning a little nuts and making imaginary shelves for a book that has just won me over, I've fallen hook, line and sinker for a book that I happened to fall across by accident and I am now full to the brim with all the above descriptions of a book that quite frankly stole my five stars right from the beginning ... I better start putting some 'real' thoughts together. here are my jumbled up, I loved this story to bits book memories.
What's it all about ...
Welcome to Switched a story that is quite frankly one big, helpless love square. Kayla has been in love with talon for as long as her starry eyed high school hormones can remember, but there's one huge problem. Talon loves Kayla's best friend, Reagan. Think the confusion ends there? nope ... Talons best friend Wesley loves Reagan and the foursome are now at college together and spend what is almost every waking moment together. So what do you do when there is a tonne of unrequited love hanging around? Well you do what you heart demands and Kayla and Wesley hatch a plan to make them irresistible to the ones they love. Throw in a whole lot of confusion, falling in love and a heap load of sweet and you get this gorgeously hopeful story of finding love, where it was least expected.
What did I love?
This book was the perfect sweet escape. From page one it had an easy going feel to it. There is plenty of story line happening along with funny dramatics, and great friendships. You may think that a love square story may be angst filled and heavy on the drama but it's quite the opposite I loved every moment and as the story unfolded and I adored every single character. 'Switched' has something for everyone; the popular fluffy head cheerleader type, the gorgeous dark haired hero that every girl dreams of, the funny best friend who as an added bonus looks like an Abercrombie model and the reliable friend who doesn't quite realise how gorgeous she is inside and out. This author really taps into the unrequited love/friends to more genre with perfection and I gobbled up this book in one sitting, I was not able to put my kindle down until I'd got my answers for the loveable foursome. I would categorise this book in the less mature NA genre. The chemistry and sexual references were sweet and well thought out and there was more than one moment that had my tummy doing the favourite book butterfly dance. All the interactions between the characters were believable in a silly but sweet way and I loved the diary style delivery of the story told from Kayla's point of view.
Final thoughts ...
Anyone who likes a sweet NA genre story with plenty of giggles and full of heart need to add this to their 'to be read' shelf. I was in Lisa book heaven with this story and even as I'm typing my review i'm eager to re read my favourite parts of the story. Don't delay go grab it readers ... Enjoy, kisses
*ARC generously received by random house publishing via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
November 8, 2013
Note to anyone who decides they want their best friend’s significant: suck it up and deal, otherwise you end up like me – surrounded by your friends, but feeling 100% alone.
Switched is a fun little bit of YA goodness, all wrapped up in marshmallow fluff and cotton candy then sprinkled with sunshine. In other words, it’s a sweet, fun and easy read and once I allowed myself to just go with the flow I really enjoyed it.
Kayla’s in love with college freshmen football stud and superfine Talon, but unfortunately for her he’s already got a girlfriend…Kayla’s best friend, Regan. Wesley’s in love with angel sent from heaven Regan, but as luck would have it she’s dating his best friend Talon. **insert 18 year old angsty sigh** After being ditched for the umpteenth time so their besties can go make out, Kayla and Wesley become desperate and devise a plan to ever so gently push the couple towards a breakup, thus making it possible to swoop down later and pick up the pieces. What could go wrong?
Operation “break up our best friends” soon becomes complicated when it becomes painfully obvious that Kayla and Wesley have feelings for each other. The story’s told entirely from Kayla’s POV and to witness her utter cluelessness with regards to Wesley’s growing feelings towards her was both fun and bittersweet. Even when she was slowly starting to admit to herself that Wesley just might be the man (boy?) for her, she wouldn’t let go of the fact that Wesley wanted her best friend. Having been eighteen once I get that she’s just protecting her heart, but it didn’t stop me from feeling sorry for funny, nice and hot in an awkward eighteen year old way, Wesley.
I’ll be the first to admit that these types of YA books don’t always work for me. I like a little edge and a little more heat when it comes to my reading. Maybe it was a right time, right place kind of deal, but Switched felt like a breath of fresh air as I was reading it. This is a story about a group of realistic eighteen year olds. None of them are millionaires, into BDSM or hiding any deep, dark secrets that could destroy someone close to them. They have jobs at yogurt shops, drive hand me down mini vans and have unrequited crushes on inappropriate people. Nothing ground breaking there, but the realism and lack of over the top drama worked for me.
Switched is a cute, lighthearted piece of reading fluff and I’d highly recommend it to fans of the Young Adult genre or anyone looking for a break from the heavier reads.
ARC provided from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Switched is a fun little bit of YA goodness, all wrapped up in marshmallow fluff and cotton candy then sprinkled with sunshine. In other words, it’s a sweet, fun and easy read and once I allowed myself to just go with the flow I really enjoyed it.
Kayla’s in love with college freshmen football stud and superfine Talon, but unfortunately for her he’s already got a girlfriend…Kayla’s best friend, Regan. Wesley’s in love with angel sent from heaven Regan, but as luck would have it she’s dating his best friend Talon. **insert 18 year old angsty sigh** After being ditched for the umpteenth time so their besties can go make out, Kayla and Wesley become desperate and devise a plan to ever so gently push the couple towards a breakup, thus making it possible to swoop down later and pick up the pieces. What could go wrong?
Operation “break up our best friends” soon becomes complicated when it becomes painfully obvious that Kayla and Wesley have feelings for each other. The story’s told entirely from Kayla’s POV and to witness her utter cluelessness with regards to Wesley’s growing feelings towards her was both fun and bittersweet. Even when she was slowly starting to admit to herself that Wesley just might be the man (boy?) for her, she wouldn’t let go of the fact that Wesley wanted her best friend. Having been eighteen once I get that she’s just protecting her heart, but it didn’t stop me from feeling sorry for funny, nice and hot in an awkward eighteen year old way, Wesley.
I’ll be the first to admit that these types of YA books don’t always work for me. I like a little edge and a little more heat when it comes to my reading. Maybe it was a right time, right place kind of deal, but Switched felt like a breath of fresh air as I was reading it. This is a story about a group of realistic eighteen year olds. None of them are millionaires, into BDSM or hiding any deep, dark secrets that could destroy someone close to them. They have jobs at yogurt shops, drive hand me down mini vans and have unrequited crushes on inappropriate people. Nothing ground breaking there, but the realism and lack of over the top drama worked for me.
Switched is a cute, lighthearted piece of reading fluff and I’d highly recommend it to fans of the Young Adult genre or anyone looking for a break from the heavier reads.
ARC provided from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
November 16, 2013
♦ 3.5 STARS. ♦
Switched is the story of four friends in college who hang out together all the time. The only problem is, two of them are a couple and the other two are in love with the ones that are already taken. Even though they've tried to hide their feelings for over a year, it's becoming much more difficult for Wesley and Kayla to pretend their not in love with their best friend's significant other.
And so, Wesley and Kayla decide to make a deal. They're going to try to break up the happy couple and make them realize they're a much better match for either of them. After a while, their plan seems to be working better and better, but at the same time, Wesley and Kayla have formed a strong friendship as well. They're the only one's who know what it feels like to watch the person you love with someone else and that makes their connection all the more powerful. And they begin to realize that sometimes, you fall in love when you least expect it.
All in all, Switched was a cute, sweet, funny, lighthearted story that I really enjoyed reading. I loved the funny banter between Kayla and Wesley while they were busy foreign their "break up-plan" and al. Their little schemes made for some pretty hilarious but also awkward and sometimes emotional, situations. It's the kind of story that will make you laugh out loud and, even though there are some heartbreaking scenes, it will leave you with a happy smile once you've finished reading it.
**ARC courtesy of Random House Publishing Group - Flirt , via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review**
Switched is the story of four friends in college who hang out together all the time. The only problem is, two of them are a couple and the other two are in love with the ones that are already taken. Even though they've tried to hide their feelings for over a year, it's becoming much more difficult for Wesley and Kayla to pretend their not in love with their best friend's significant other.
"Talon likes Raegan, Ragon likes Talon, I like Talon, and Wesley likes Raegan."
And so, Wesley and Kayla decide to make a deal. They're going to try to break up the happy couple and make them realize they're a much better match for either of them. After a while, their plan seems to be working better and better, but at the same time, Wesley and Kayla have formed a strong friendship as well. They're the only one's who know what it feels like to watch the person you love with someone else and that makes their connection all the more powerful. And they begin to realize that sometimes, you fall in love when you least expect it.
All in all, Switched was a cute, sweet, funny, lighthearted story that I really enjoyed reading. I loved the funny banter between Kayla and Wesley while they were busy foreign their "break up-plan" and al. Their little schemes made for some pretty hilarious but also awkward and sometimes emotional, situations. It's the kind of story that will make you laugh out loud and, even though there are some heartbreaking scenes, it will leave you with a happy smile once you've finished reading it.
**ARC courtesy of Random House Publishing Group - Flirt , via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review**
November 8, 2013
This book was hilarious and such a fun read. A story of four best friends Talon, Wesley, Kayla and Reagan.
"Talon likes Reagan, Reagan likes Talon, I like Talon and Wesley likes Reagan "
Pretty much confusing for those two!! Hence what happens, they plan to separate Talon and Reagan and have them for themselves. Weslay and Kayla is out on mission!!!
What Kayla don't expect was to find Wesley cute and sexy in this mission.....What happens? Do they have a successful mission?
Only bit I didn't like being Kayla's best friend, Reagan was annoying, the fact she knew Kayla liked Talon too much, yet she failed to acknowledged that!
All for you to find out! If you need a good laugh with cute characters, this one is the book!
** ARC provided by publisher**
December 4, 2013
5 CUTE STARS!!
I just LOVE it when a book catches me unawares and delivers a satisfying story filled with fab fun, laughter, and the perfect amount of angst! From the very beginning, I was kept fully entertained and to be honest, the last time I laughed SO MUCH and SO HARD was back in July when I read Tara Sivec and Emma Chase’s books. So yeah, that says something.
Kayla
She’s sweet, fun-loving, and full of life. A bit on the shy side, but still a wonderful friend to have! Except for one teensy problem:
“I love my best friend’s boyfriend. But I swear, I saw him first.”
Kayla’s been carrying a torch for Talon, her best friend Reagan’s boyfriend since high school.
Wesley
He’s nerdy, witty, and down-to-earth. The perfect friend a guy could have. Except for one teensy problem:
“…Wesley came with Talon. The tag-along best friend who is hopelessly in love with someone who’s unavailable.”
Talon and Reagan
The star couple, and the crux of Kayla and Wesley's problems. They are blissfully oblivious to their best friends' crushes on each other...or are they?
In a nutshell:
Kayla likes ----> Talon
Reagan likes ----> Talon
Wesley likes ----> Reagan
Talon likes ----> Reagan
Nobody likes ----> Kayla
Nobody likes ----> Wesley
*sigh* And the circle of life continues...
Until Kayla and Wesley hatch a diabolical but HILARIOUS plan to break up Talon and Reagan, forcing the two to see what they're really missing. I don’t want to go into detail about what follows as a result of their plans, but boy, I was laughing and giggling at 5 in the morning!! I can't put my finger on it, but there is this special something about this book that has the ability to enchant and suck you right into the story. Though this book’s premise may be predictable and cheesy, the author totally turned it into something unique, and brought out a fresh NA story to the table. There’s even a nice twist that I never saw coming because I was so captivated by the story and more concerned with flipping the pages.
This book definitely went above and beyond my expectations, and that sensational feeling isn’t a common one if you’re someone who reads so many books per week. Cassie Mae is definitely a watch-out-for author, and I’ll be checking out her other books soon!
ARC kindly provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Please note all quotes are from an advanced copy and may be subject to change in the final edition.
I just LOVE it when a book catches me unawares and delivers a satisfying story filled with fab fun, laughter, and the perfect amount of angst! From the very beginning, I was kept fully entertained and to be honest, the last time I laughed SO MUCH and SO HARD was back in July when I read Tara Sivec and Emma Chase’s books. So yeah, that says something.
Kayla
She’s sweet, fun-loving, and full of life. A bit on the shy side, but still a wonderful friend to have! Except for one teensy problem:
“I love my best friend’s boyfriend. But I swear, I saw him first.”
Kayla’s been carrying a torch for Talon, her best friend Reagan’s boyfriend since high school.
Wesley
He’s nerdy, witty, and down-to-earth. The perfect friend a guy could have. Except for one teensy problem:
“…Wesley came with Talon. The tag-along best friend who is hopelessly in love with someone who’s unavailable.”
Talon and Reagan
The star couple, and the crux of Kayla and Wesley's problems. They are blissfully oblivious to their best friends' crushes on each other...or are they?
In a nutshell:
Kayla likes ----> Talon
Reagan likes ----> Talon
Wesley likes ----> Reagan
Talon likes ----> Reagan
Nobody likes ----> Kayla
Nobody likes ----> Wesley
*sigh* And the circle of life continues...
Until Kayla and Wesley hatch a diabolical but HILARIOUS plan to break up Talon and Reagan, forcing the two to see what they're really missing. I don’t want to go into detail about what follows as a result of their plans, but boy, I was laughing and giggling at 5 in the morning!! I can't put my finger on it, but there is this special something about this book that has the ability to enchant and suck you right into the story. Though this book’s premise may be predictable and cheesy, the author totally turned it into something unique, and brought out a fresh NA story to the table. There’s even a nice twist that I never saw coming because I was so captivated by the story and more concerned with flipping the pages.
This book definitely went above and beyond my expectations, and that sensational feeling isn’t a common one if you’re someone who reads so many books per week. Cassie Mae is definitely a watch-out-for author, and I’ll be checking out her other books soon!
ARC kindly provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Please note all quotes are from an advanced copy and may be subject to change in the final edition.
November 4, 2013
If you are looking for sweet fun and few hours of fluffy, entertaining read that will make you swoon, laugh and shake your head, Switched is perfect for you! This is a great’ read in one sitting’ book, that will take you onto a crazy journey with four friends, lots of unrequired love, hormones and tingles all over your body.
This cute story made me smile and grin and bite my lips from the first page to the very last, and I really had enough fun to was fully satified, despite the fact this story is a little bit too predictable. In this sweet, sugary new adult read I found a moment to relax, laugh, swoon and generally have fun.
This is a story about four friends. They are tight pack of buddies and two of them are hiding terrible secret. Talon and Reagan are a couple while Wesley (best friend’s of Talon) loves Reagan, while Mckayla (Reagan’s best friend) loves Talon. So this is a big love square on steroids. Yeah, it’s kind of complicated.
When Talon and Reagan are acting like soul mates and love birds, Wesely and Kayla have a hard time living in the shadows of their best friends. Life literally sucks for them. They have only each other to complain about and be miserable. As we know, misery loves company.
But Kayla and Wesely have enough of this. They want their chance at happiness too. So they plan to break their best friends up and then ask they loved ones out.
I really enjoyed reading this cute story. I was a little afraid I won’t be able to enjoy this, as I hate love triangles, but surprisingly Switched wasn’t what I expected. It’s not gritty, drama filled read that makes you frustrated with stupid, naive characters that only cry, whine and so on. Nope, Switched is light, definitely romantic and sweet novel about first love. In this ‘butterflies in tummy’ causing story Talon, Reagan, Wesely and Kayla find out what’s the difference between love and a crush as well as what means great friendship.
Overall, I highly recommed Switched for everyone who needs sweet escape into light world of first love and heart fluttering romances. Every reader will appriciate great sense of humor of Cassie Mae and her nice style of writing.
* ARC, provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for honest review
January 1, 2014
***3.75 Switched stars***
Talon likes Reagan | Reagan likes Talon | Kayla likes Talon | Wesley likes Reagan
Confused yet? This is a love-square.
Talon: is a college football player and best friends with Wesley. He's dating Reagan.
Reagan: is best friends with Kayla and Talon's girlfriend.
Kayla: has been in love with Talon since high school.
Wesley: likes playing his guitar and is a sweet guy. He likes his best friend's girlfriend, Reagan.
College sweethearts, Talon and Reagan, are dating while their best friends are secretly in love with them. 'We're the two who are in love with our best friends' significant others.' Kayla and Wesley come up with a plan to break up Talon and Reagan so they can be with them instead.
Standalone
**ARC courtesy of Random House Publishing Group via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
Talon likes Reagan | Reagan likes Talon | Kayla likes Talon | Wesley likes Reagan
Confused yet? This is a love-square.
Talon: is a college football player and best friends with Wesley. He's dating Reagan.
Reagan: is best friends with Kayla and Talon's girlfriend.
Kayla: has been in love with Talon since high school.
Wesley: likes playing his guitar and is a sweet guy. He likes his best friend's girlfriend, Reagan.
College sweethearts, Talon and Reagan, are dating while their best friends are secretly in love with them. 'We're the two who are in love with our best friends' significant others.' Kayla and Wesley come up with a plan to break up Talon and Reagan so they can be with them instead.
”Hey! Help me steal my best friend’s boyfriend. I promise I have good reasons.”Switched is a cute story with no angst. The pacing of the book is easy to follow and allows the reader a glimpse into Kayla's journal as she plots on how to break up her friends. The story feels like a PG movie. For those of you who are wondering does this book have cheating? -
Standalone
**ARC courtesy of Random House Publishing Group via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
August 10, 2016
What's to love about this book?
✔ Wesley. TRY NOT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. I DARE You.
✔ The chapter headings were great, I loved them.
✔ The humor in this story, and the awkward moments at times.
✔ The synchronized moments.
✔ How the four friends spent Christmas day and the embarrassing moment between Kayla and one of the guys earlier in the day.
✔ Put a smile on my face most of the book.
✔ Fast-paced story.
✔ The genre of this book felt like a great mix of: New Adult rolled in to Mature Young Adult. It was PERFECT for what I was looking for.
✔ No F word. VERY REFRESHING!
✔ A bit of a twist. You MAY or MAY NOT be able to guess it. Either way, I loved the twist just as much I loved Wesley.
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"I love my best friend's boyfriend. But I swear, I saw him first."- Kayla
Kayla met Talon FIRST when they were 10. She biffed it on her bike and he tells her "awesome" when he see's her scraped up knee.
Love at first sight, right?
Years go by and they don't ever speak again, until that fateful day, when her best friend Reagan gets smacked in the head with a football. Now it's love at first sight for Talon and Reagan.
Talon comes with his own best friend Wesley. And wouldn't you know it, he's in love with Reagan. So now we have two side kicks, a third and fourth wheel, and both very much stuck in the friend zone with their crushes, "soul mates", and love of their lives.
Wesley and Kayla do all they can to be noticed by Reagan and Talon in another form other than friend. It's so not happening though. Talon's football lessons aren't doing much to help Kayla out and Wesley's guitar playing and love serenading music isn't doing much to get him further with Reagan. So what do these two side friends do? What any one with a serious crush would do, right? They come up with a plan to make Talon and Reagan NOTICE them and hopefully break them up.
"That we'll all be a much happier love square if we're with the right people." -Kayla
Kayla does live a bit on cloud 9 in her head.
However...this plan has "BACKFIRE" written all over it in big flashing neon lights. But, do these two think they can pull it off? Okay mostly that's a yes.
It's a funny, awkward, sometimes fighting, big ball of jealousy mixed with sweet moments, of a ride. And there were plenty of times that Kayla felt like this: "They need a punch feature in the iPhone."
Talon may sound like the hot one in the bunch with his "hot butt", football playing ways, can be thoughtful and has sexy muscles, but it's Wesley who will win you over. He may be "dorky" at times however, he's the biggest loving, caring, thoughtful person any gal would love to be with. It doesn't hurt that he has piercings, can sing, play the guitar and is a pretty dang funny guy.
There were a lot of good moments in this book and quotes. I loved that this book had some great laugh out loud moments as well as plenty of sweet and awkward moments. I felt like this was a story out side of the box in the original idea department, and I really appreciated that.
I recommend this to anyone who wants: minimal drama/angst, cute, funny, fast paced and just a real feel good kind of a book that will keep a smile on your face pretty much the whole way through.
One of my favorite cute moments in the book:
"You officially get a thousand good boyfriend stars."
"What if I want high-fives instead?"
"You take what you can get."
Content: mild language and a few not overly detailed make out moments. ;)
✔ Wesley. TRY NOT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. I DARE You.
✔ The chapter headings were great, I loved them.
✔ The humor in this story, and the awkward moments at times.
✔ The synchronized moments.
✔ How the four friends spent Christmas day and the embarrassing moment between Kayla and one of the guys earlier in the day.
✔ Put a smile on my face most of the book.
✔ Fast-paced story.
✔ The genre of this book felt like a great mix of: New Adult rolled in to Mature Young Adult. It was PERFECT for what I was looking for.
✔ No F word. VERY REFRESHING!
✔ A bit of a twist. You MAY or MAY NOT be able to guess it. Either way, I loved the twist just as much I loved Wesley.
LOVE SQUARE:
Talon likes Reagan.
Reagan likes Talon.
Kayla likes Talon.
Wesley likes Reagan.
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"I love my best friend's boyfriend. But I swear, I saw him first."- Kayla
Kayla met Talon FIRST when they were 10. She biffed it on her bike and he tells her "awesome" when he see's her scraped up knee.
Love at first sight, right?
Years go by and they don't ever speak again, until that fateful day, when her best friend Reagan gets smacked in the head with a football. Now it's love at first sight for Talon and Reagan.
Talon comes with his own best friend Wesley. And wouldn't you know it, he's in love with Reagan. So now we have two side kicks, a third and fourth wheel, and both very much stuck in the friend zone with their crushes, "soul mates", and love of their lives.
Wesley and Kayla do all they can to be noticed by Reagan and Talon in another form other than friend. It's so not happening though. Talon's football lessons aren't doing much to help Kayla out and Wesley's guitar playing and love serenading music isn't doing much to get him further with Reagan. So what do these two side friends do? What any one with a serious crush would do, right? They come up with a plan to make Talon and Reagan NOTICE them and hopefully break them up.
"That we'll all be a much happier love square if we're with the right people." -Kayla
Kayla does live a bit on cloud 9 in her head.
However...this plan has "BACKFIRE" written all over it in big flashing neon lights. But, do these two think they can pull it off? Okay mostly that's a yes.
It's a funny, awkward, sometimes fighting, big ball of jealousy mixed with sweet moments, of a ride. And there were plenty of times that Kayla felt like this: "They need a punch feature in the iPhone."
Talon may sound like the hot one in the bunch with his "hot butt", football playing ways, can be thoughtful and has sexy muscles, but it's Wesley who will win you over. He may be "dorky" at times however, he's the biggest loving, caring, thoughtful person any gal would love to be with. It doesn't hurt that he has piercings, can sing, play the guitar and is a pretty dang funny guy.
There were a lot of good moments in this book and quotes. I loved that this book had some great laugh out loud moments as well as plenty of sweet and awkward moments. I felt like this was a story out side of the box in the original idea department, and I really appreciated that.
I recommend this to anyone who wants: minimal drama/angst, cute, funny, fast paced and just a real feel good kind of a book that will keep a smile on your face pretty much the whole way through.
One of my favorite cute moments in the book:
"You officially get a thousand good boyfriend stars."
"What if I want high-fives instead?"
"You take what you can get."
Content: mild language and a few not overly detailed make out moments. ;)
January 13, 2014
LOVED LOVED LOVED this one!!
FIVE STARS!!!!
This story was in a word....PERFECT!!!
I never thought when I started reading again, that I'd want to read about kids in HS or College.
YA didn't sound appealing to me, but, I'm glad I gave them a chance, because sometimes I come across a gem like "Switched".
This book had me smiling and floating on a cloud of happiness throughout.
I was transported back to my teenage years and it was a lovely journey.
We have four teenagers, who are all close friends and a couple have secret crushes on each other.
Kayla is Reagan's best friend, but she's also been secretly in love with Talon for YEARS, and Talon is Reagan's boyfriend.
Wesley, is Talon's best friend, and he's been secretly crushing on Reagan.
Kayla and Wesley are each other's shoulder to cry on over their crushes.
They decide to try and break Talon and Reagan up, because they believe that they are Talon and Reagan's true loves.
When they actually succeed in breaking them up and start relationships with the objects of their affections, something's missing.
Is is the guilt over betraying their best friends?
Or could it be that their soulmate was right under their noses the whole time?
Kayla's wondering why the thought of Wesley kissing Reagan has her so upset.
Wesley is obsessed over what Talon and Kayla are doing on their first date.
At first I wanted Kayla to be with Talon.
There were moments on their road trip home and then at Talon's house that I could see the chemistry, but then that night Wes came over to Kayla's and they fell asleep in her living room, I knew these two had to be together.
That also turned out to be the funniest scene in the story for me!!!!
You pretty much figure out these two had it all wrong from the beginning but there was a twist that I didn't see until the end.
I really just adored this story.
Young love always leaves you with those wonderful butterflies in your stomach.
I would definitely read anything by this author.
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who wants a light hearted, feel good read!!
FIVE STARS!!!!
This story was in a word....PERFECT!!!
I never thought when I started reading again, that I'd want to read about kids in HS or College.
YA didn't sound appealing to me, but, I'm glad I gave them a chance, because sometimes I come across a gem like "Switched".
This book had me smiling and floating on a cloud of happiness throughout.
I was transported back to my teenage years and it was a lovely journey.
We have four teenagers, who are all close friends and a couple have secret crushes on each other.
Kayla is Reagan's best friend, but she's also been secretly in love with Talon for YEARS, and Talon is Reagan's boyfriend.
Wesley, is Talon's best friend, and he's been secretly crushing on Reagan.
Kayla and Wesley are each other's shoulder to cry on over their crushes.
They decide to try and break Talon and Reagan up, because they believe that they are Talon and Reagan's true loves.
When they actually succeed in breaking them up and start relationships with the objects of their affections, something's missing.
Is is the guilt over betraying their best friends?
Or could it be that their soulmate was right under their noses the whole time?
Kayla's wondering why the thought of Wesley kissing Reagan has her so upset.
Wesley is obsessed over what Talon and Kayla are doing on their first date.
At first I wanted Kayla to be with Talon.
There were moments on their road trip home and then at Talon's house that I could see the chemistry, but then that night Wes came over to Kayla's and they fell asleep in her living room, I knew these two had to be together.
That also turned out to be the funniest scene in the story for me!!!!
You pretty much figure out these two had it all wrong from the beginning but there was a twist that I didn't see until the end.
I really just adored this story.
Young love always leaves you with those wonderful butterflies in your stomach.
I would definitely read anything by this author.
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who wants a light hearted, feel good read!!
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December 1, 2013
4 stars
The love square goes like this:
•Kayla likes her best friends boyfriend, Talon
•Wesley likes his best friends girlfriend, Reagan
•Talon and Reagan are a couple
•Kayla and Wesley are working together to break them apart
Sounds complicated and angsty but wasn't at all. The direction of the story was pretty clear and you knew how everything was going to work out. I loved how comfortable and easy it was for Wesley and Kayla to talk to each other
The story was told entirely from Kayla's POV. It was like reading a diary. Though there was times I wanted to get the other characters POV.
This is young adult and was cute and light to read x
ARC provided by NetGalley
Quotes subject to change
The love square goes like this:
•Kayla likes her best friends boyfriend, Talon
•Wesley likes his best friends girlfriend, Reagan
•Talon and Reagan are a couple
•Kayla and Wesley are working together to break them apart
Sounds complicated and angsty but wasn't at all. The direction of the story was pretty clear and you knew how everything was going to work out. I loved how comfortable and easy it was for Wesley and Kayla to talk to each other
...we're brilliant actors. What with you and the drool and the sighing, I'm sure if you keep that up, they'll never know
The story was told entirely from Kayla's POV. It was like reading a diary. Though there was times I wanted to get the other characters POV.
This is young adult and was cute and light to read x
ARC provided by NetGalley
Quotes subject to change
July 20, 2014
ARC received on behalf of Random House Publishing Group - Flirt from NetGalley.
5 freaking adorably cute (like puppies and kittens cute) stars!
Kayla fell in love one day with a boy on a playground, but that boy grew up one day and fell in love with her best friend, Reagan. Now Kayla spends her days pining away for Talon while watching her best friend live out every one of her fantasies. But when Talon's best friend Wesley, who just so happens to be in love with Reagan, agrees to the crazy plan Kayla's come up with, they set out to show their friends the error of their ways. They just need to make sure that their friends see what has been right in front of them the whole time, what could go wrong?
Kayla can't seem to control her reactions when she's around Talon. One look from him sends her into a drooling & sighing frenzy. It's like her brain just stops working.
Wesley might be able to control his drooling around Reagan, but he can't help but stare just a little too long and of course there's the constant guitar playing. Who doesn't fall in love with a boy with a guitar!
Reagan is confident and isn't afraid to be in the spotlight. She's everything that Kayla isn't.
Talon is the quarterback, the boy that is effortlessly handsome and sweet.
This story had a bit of everything I love about a coming of age romance, did I mention it was sweet? Like it will give you a toothache, sweet. The plan is simple. Ensure that you can get the one you love to see you for more than a friend, but at the same time make them realize that the one they are with just isn't the right one for them. Being that they are all best friends, they have to be careful not to cross any lines and wade through the guilt that comes with their crazy scheme. Kayla and Wes are certain that once they realize that the two of them don't belong together they'll notice them and there won't be any hard feelings. Everyone will move on with the person they are meant to be with.
Even as things start to fall into place, there are new feelings developing and their love square gets a bit more complicated (if that was even possible). There is one major unexpected complication with their plan of ensuring that Talon & Reagan see what's right under their noses, they start to see each other for the first time in a way they never expected.
Every now and then you need a break from the normal romance story that is filled with over-the-top scenarios with steamy sex and angst. This was it for me. I fell completely in love with these four and the crazy plan. I was worried at first about the whole 'I'm gonna steal your man' set up, but the fact that these two constantly had to deal with their own bits of guilt over their whole plot wiped those worries away. The writing was just about perfect and was put together in an unconventional way that just worked perfectly with the story.
With Switched you get a very nicely put together young adult romance where the characters are realistic; no shocking painful past, no broken souls or heartbreaking abuse. Just four normal college students who happen to be completely screwed up when it comes to love. Four friends that have grown up together, stayed friends and all went away to college so they could ensure they stayed close. This is that book, the one that just makes you smile and sigh as you read it. Filled with so many little bits of goodness that you just can't put it down.
5 freaking adorably cute (like puppies and kittens cute) stars!
Kayla fell in love one day with a boy on a playground, but that boy grew up one day and fell in love with her best friend, Reagan. Now Kayla spends her days pining away for Talon while watching her best friend live out every one of her fantasies. But when Talon's best friend Wesley, who just so happens to be in love with Reagan, agrees to the crazy plan Kayla's come up with, they set out to show their friends the error of their ways. They just need to make sure that their friends see what has been right in front of them the whole time, what could go wrong?
Kayla can't seem to control her reactions when she's around Talon. One look from him sends her into a drooling & sighing frenzy. It's like her brain just stops working.
Wesley might be able to control his drooling around Reagan, but he can't help but stare just a little too long and of course there's the constant guitar playing. Who doesn't fall in love with a boy with a guitar!
Reagan is confident and isn't afraid to be in the spotlight. She's everything that Kayla isn't.
Talon is the quarterback, the boy that is effortlessly handsome and sweet.
This story had a bit of everything I love about a coming of age romance, did I mention it was sweet? Like it will give you a toothache, sweet. The plan is simple. Ensure that you can get the one you love to see you for more than a friend, but at the same time make them realize that the one they are with just isn't the right one for them. Being that they are all best friends, they have to be careful not to cross any lines and wade through the guilt that comes with their crazy scheme. Kayla and Wes are certain that once they realize that the two of them don't belong together they'll notice them and there won't be any hard feelings. Everyone will move on with the person they are meant to be with.
Even as things start to fall into place, there are new feelings developing and their love square gets a bit more complicated (if that was even possible). There is one major unexpected complication with their plan of ensuring that Talon & Reagan see what's right under their noses, they start to see each other for the first time in a way they never expected.
Every now and then you need a break from the normal romance story that is filled with over-the-top scenarios with steamy sex and angst. This was it for me. I fell completely in love with these four and the crazy plan. I was worried at first about the whole 'I'm gonna steal your man' set up, but the fact that these two constantly had to deal with their own bits of guilt over their whole plot wiped those worries away. The writing was just about perfect and was put together in an unconventional way that just worked perfectly with the story.
With Switched you get a very nicely put together young adult romance where the characters are realistic; no shocking painful past, no broken souls or heartbreaking abuse. Just four normal college students who happen to be completely screwed up when it comes to love. Four friends that have grown up together, stayed friends and all went away to college so they could ensure they stayed close. This is that book, the one that just makes you smile and sigh as you read it. Filled with so many little bits of goodness that you just can't put it down.
November 10, 2013
***ARC courtesy of Random House Publishing Group, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review***
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December 4, 2013
I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I can't even begin to finish this one. 20% in and I want to gouge my eyeballs out with a rusty grapefruit spoon. I realize this is YA, but I feel like I'm reading the diary of a prepubescent child. It's ridiculous.
The premise is this: Talon and Reagan are a couple. Kayla "loves" Talon. Wesley "loves" Reagan. Talon and Wesley are besties. Kayla and Reagan are besties. So Kayla and Wesley are the two WORST BFFs in the world and devise a plan to break Talon and Reagan up. THEN, Wesley and Kayla end up realizing THEY like EACH OTHER. (I assume)
First of all, Talon is the THE MOST ridiculous name I've ever heard! Secondly, Kayla is TOTALLY stuck in middle school! And they all grew up together but didn't seem to know each other until senior year of high school. Okay... And Kayla has OBSESSED over Talon since elementary school and she's been best friends with Reagan since they were in diapers but she NEVER ONCE, in all that time, told Reagan of her crush on him? What kind of friendship did they have, exactly???
I just can't torture myself with one more word from this story so I'm throwing in the towel on this one. Read at your own risk.
I can't even begin to finish this one. 20% in and I want to gouge my eyeballs out with a rusty grapefruit spoon. I realize this is YA, but I feel like I'm reading the diary of a prepubescent child. It's ridiculous.
The premise is this: Talon and Reagan are a couple. Kayla "loves" Talon. Wesley "loves" Reagan. Talon and Wesley are besties. Kayla and Reagan are besties. So Kayla and Wesley are the two WORST BFFs in the world and devise a plan to break Talon and Reagan up. THEN, Wesley and Kayla end up realizing THEY like EACH OTHER. (I assume)
First of all, Talon is the THE MOST ridiculous name I've ever heard! Secondly, Kayla is TOTALLY stuck in middle school! And they all grew up together but didn't seem to know each other until senior year of high school. Okay... And Kayla has OBSESSED over Talon since elementary school and she's been best friends with Reagan since they were in diapers but she NEVER ONCE, in all that time, told Reagan of her crush on him? What kind of friendship did they have, exactly???
I just can't torture myself with one more word from this story so I'm throwing in the towel on this one. Read at your own risk.
September 14, 2017
Kayla ve Wesley süper şapşiklerdi. Hiç aklımda yokken tavsiyeyle okudum, beklentim sıfırdı. Ama çok naif, sevimli bir kitap çıktı. Okurken gülümseten kitaplardandı. İki karaktere de sevimliliklerinden sarılmak istiyor insan. Sonunda çok eğlendim özellikle 😃
December 7, 2013
I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Overall, this was a very meh book for me. It's a decent romance, but the overall style grated on me. I didn't exactly hate Kayla as much as she annoyed the shit out of me. Maybe I would have liked Switched more if it had been told in someone else's POV. There is a lot of drama. The plot does become more subdued towards the end, but it also descends into such silliness that I stopped caring altogether. While the relationship dynamics were okay when it came to the romances, I wanted a stronger portrayal of friendship. If I had to summarise it in a sentence I would say that this book was okay.
DO YOU LIKE MAGIC? Well. You'll definitely want to switch places with Kayla then. She's constantly fawning over Talon's magic eyes or Wesley's magic hands. Moments with Talon are magic, both guys have magic lips, her whole life consists of magic here and magic there. It is a miracle that this is classified as contemporary NA. Speaking of that label, I'm personally a little confused as to why someone would think this a New Adult book. Maybe it's because Kayla's inner monologue can be infuriatingly juvenile, but everything about this story reads very YA to me. It really doesn't matter that they're in college. In my opinion, this is 100% YA contemporary romance.
DO YOU WANT TO LICK THINGS? Like, EVERYTHING? And, ALL THE TIME? Well. You'll want to switch places with Kayla even more. She wants to lick Talon's muscles all the time. When she's baking, she throws flour in his face and immediately starts fantasising about licking it off. I'm all about being open with your sexuality, but this just became plain weird. This wasn't the only aspect where it felt like Kayla was trying too hard. I quickly became annoyed by her language. There are so many exclamations. There are words like "droolable" and "love-sessed", which I normally wouldn't take issue with, but they didn't work for me in the context of this story. Everything is "oh-so delicious", especially Talon's "sexy man hands". We don't do kissing here. No, no, tongues are "mating". Kayla made me laugh a lot, actually, but I'm pretty sure it was for all the wrong reasons.
Read the rest on The Random Transliterator.
Overall, this was a very meh book for me. It's a decent romance, but the overall style grated on me. I didn't exactly hate Kayla as much as she annoyed the shit out of me. Maybe I would have liked Switched more if it had been told in someone else's POV. There is a lot of drama. The plot does become more subdued towards the end, but it also descends into such silliness that I stopped caring altogether. While the relationship dynamics were okay when it came to the romances, I wanted a stronger portrayal of friendship. If I had to summarise it in a sentence I would say that this book was okay.
DO YOU LIKE MAGIC? Well. You'll definitely want to switch places with Kayla then. She's constantly fawning over Talon's magic eyes or Wesley's magic hands. Moments with Talon are magic, both guys have magic lips, her whole life consists of magic here and magic there. It is a miracle that this is classified as contemporary NA. Speaking of that label, I'm personally a little confused as to why someone would think this a New Adult book. Maybe it's because Kayla's inner monologue can be infuriatingly juvenile, but everything about this story reads very YA to me. It really doesn't matter that they're in college. In my opinion, this is 100% YA contemporary romance.
DO YOU WANT TO LICK THINGS? Like, EVERYTHING? And, ALL THE TIME? Well. You'll want to switch places with Kayla even more. She wants to lick Talon's muscles all the time. When she's baking, she throws flour in his face and immediately starts fantasising about licking it off. I'm all about being open with your sexuality, but this just became plain weird. This wasn't the only aspect where it felt like Kayla was trying too hard. I quickly became annoyed by her language. There are so many exclamations. There are words like "droolable" and "love-sessed", which I normally wouldn't take issue with, but they didn't work for me in the context of this story. Everything is "oh-so delicious", especially Talon's "sexy man hands". We don't do kissing here. No, no, tongues are "mating". Kayla made me laugh a lot, actually, but I'm pretty sure it was for all the wrong reasons.
Read the rest on The Random Transliterator.
January 19, 2018
2.85 estrellitas
Que loquera este libro jajajaja
Debo decir que tenía raaaaato que no leía un historia en que no me agradara la protagonista, me pareció falsa e hipócrita con su mejor amiga (y viceversa, creo nadie se salva ¬¬ bueno, solo Wes!!).... bueno, en verdad, la amistad de todos me pareció rara, yo no entendí eso!!
Pero a pesar de todo es un libro que te entretiene y se lee muy rápido. También hubo partes que me aburrió algo cuando ella se ponía toda ridícula (que es en casi TODO EL LIBRO jajajaja).... que Talon aquello, que Talon lo otro, que su sonrisa, que si sus ojos....
Ay no chama YA, que fastidio vale!! y por más que NO quieras seguir te da curiosidad saber como va a terminar ese embrollo, y continuas.
Creo que otra razón por el que me aburrió algo, fue que la sinopsis te lo dice casi que todo, y estas todo el libro queriendo llegar a la parte en que se pone interesante... entonces todo lo demás es como fastidioso y no te interesa mucho!! :/ y eso fue lo que me pasó a mí!!
Y a pesar, de todo lo que no me gustó, no puedo negar que Wesley me logró conquistar, fue el único personaje, de los cuatro, que puedo rescatar en esta loca historia. Fue muy lindo y dulce, con sus bromas y sentido del humor y como trataba a Kayla, todo eso me encantó!!
Le doy casi 3 estrellitas por ese giro LOCO (como casi todo el libro) que dio en el ultimo capitulo. De verdad no lo vi venir, por lo que me tomó desprevenida.
Que loquera este libro jajajaja
Debo decir que tenía raaaaato que no leía un historia en que no me agradara la protagonista, me pareció falsa e hipócrita con su mejor amiga (y viceversa, creo nadie se salva ¬¬ bueno, solo Wes!!).... bueno, en verdad, la amistad de todos me pareció rara, yo no entendí eso!!
Pero a pesar de todo es un libro que te entretiene y se lee muy rápido. También hubo partes que me aburrió algo cuando ella se ponía toda ridícula (que es en casi TODO EL LIBRO jajajaja).... que Talon aquello, que Talon lo otro, que su sonrisa, que si sus ojos....
Ay no chama YA, que fastidio vale!! y por más que NO quieras seguir te da curiosidad saber como va a terminar ese embrollo, y continuas.
Creo que otra razón por el que me aburrió algo, fue que la sinopsis te lo dice casi que todo, y estas todo el libro queriendo llegar a la parte en que se pone interesante... entonces todo lo demás es como fastidioso y no te interesa mucho!! :/ y eso fue lo que me pasó a mí!!
Y a pesar, de todo lo que no me gustó, no puedo negar que Wesley me logró conquistar, fue el único personaje, de los cuatro, que puedo rescatar en esta loca historia. Fue muy lindo y dulce, con sus bromas y sentido del humor y como trataba a Kayla, todo eso me encantó!!
Le doy casi 3 estrellitas por ese giro LOCO (como casi todo el libro) que dio en el ultimo capitulo. De verdad no lo vi venir, por lo que me tomó desprevenida.
December 7, 2013
4.5 stars
I have no clue why I had this ARC on my Kindle for so long without taking the plunge! Saw a friends review yesterday and decided it was time!
I loved this book. I loved all the characters (except for Ray). I have to say I was team Wes from the first chapter. I loved him. Not saying Talon was a bad guy, he seemed like a really nice well mannered guy. I just had a "thing" for Wes from the get go.
I thought the plot was very original. It was a love triangle but not really. My heart broke for Kayla at times and then I wanted to shake her.
I did not see the "twist" coming. That's very unusual for me. I can spot them a mile away.
I was happy with the ending and loved the author's writing.
*Received an ARC via Netgalley for an honest review*
I have no clue why I had this ARC on my Kindle for so long without taking the plunge! Saw a friends review yesterday and decided it was time!
I loved this book. I loved all the characters (except for Ray). I have to say I was team Wes from the first chapter. I loved him. Not saying Talon was a bad guy, he seemed like a really nice well mannered guy. I just had a "thing" for Wes from the get go.
I thought the plot was very original. It was a love triangle but not really. My heart broke for Kayla at times and then I wanted to shake her.
I did not see the "twist" coming. That's very unusual for me. I can spot them a mile away.
I was happy with the ending and loved the author's writing.
*Received an ARC via Netgalley for an honest review*
May 29, 2020
I enjoyed this book very much! It was funny & heartwarming. I loved Wesley and Kayla's relationship, it felt so real and I especially loved the ending. A great light read ❤️.
June 15, 2018
Ergen dramasına boğulmak için birebir. “Senelerdir Talon’a aşığım ama o arkadaşımın aşkı”, “keşke ayrılsalar” “ne kadar kötü arkadaşım” “sanırım wesley’e aşık oldum” vs vs. Ben çok bunaldım. YA romanlarına zaten gelemiyorum ama NA da geçti galiba benden.
December 3, 2014
5/5
este libro lo encontré por casualidad, me encanto desde el principio la historia. West es el chico perfecto, lo ame!
la amiga de Kayla me pareció una perra en toda la historia. Me agrado todo el libro principalmente los momentos de West y Kayla (mas cuando west la llamaba Mickey)...
El libro se lee rapidísimo,es una historia entretenida y nada ame el final!!!!
Deben leer la historia, se las super recomiendo!
este libro lo encontré por casualidad, me encanto desde el principio la historia. West es el chico perfecto, lo ame!
la amiga de Kayla me pareció una perra en toda la historia. Me agrado todo el libro principalmente los momentos de West y Kayla (mas cuando west la llamaba Mickey)...
El libro se lee rapidísimo,es una historia entretenida y nada ame el final!!!!
Deben leer la historia, se las super recomiendo!
January 26, 2015
I think Cassie Mae has an extra fan. I don't know how she pulls it off but I always end up liking her obnoxious heroines. I'll write a full review later!:)
January 31, 2018
çok tatlıydı :)
November 11, 2017
Not what I'd call good, and once I decided these weren't really college-aged kids, it was easy enough to go with.Mindless and cutesie, I considered DNFing at 15%, but don't regret reading it. I certainly do not recommend it-unless you are 13-15.
September 8, 2014
4.5 CUTESY AND FUNNY STARS!!
Kayla and Raegan are best friends. Wesley and Talon are best friends too. Kayla is in love with her best friend boyfriend. Wesley is in love with his best friend girlfriend. Kayla and Wesley are working together to break them apart. Its the cutest love square. AWKWARD.
Its a light, funny, good humored and refreshing read. The plot is cliche and expected. But still interesting. Its kinda obvious who will end up together at the end and thats make the story more enjoyable and enticing to find out how will they figure out who is the right person for them to fall in love. The story is about unrequited love. Well at the beginning. But getting far and deeper from the story its about getting a little help to fall in love with the right person and the difference between infatuation and true love.
I SHIP KAYLA AND WESLEY!! <3
Kayla and Wesley are both funny, gut busting and hilarious. Even though they have evil plans and trying to break Talon and Raegan apart i'm still rooting for Kayla and Wesley together. They are both likeable characters. The romance between Kayla and Wesley was slow build. But i really think Wesley like Kayla at the beginning. Wesley is my favorite character in the book. He is sweet, funny,adorable compassionate and loyal. He's not your typical romance book with alot of experience with oh so many girls. Kayla and Wesley are both innocent and pure. I ship them so hard. I'm so happy they figure it all out they they belong together and live happily ever after lol. PS.I expected the plot twist at the ending. I KNEW IT! hahahahaha
"Talon likes Raegan, Ragegan likes Talon, Kayla likes Talon, and Wesley likes Raegan."
Kayla and Raegan are best friends. Wesley and Talon are best friends too. Kayla is in love with her best friend boyfriend. Wesley is in love with his best friend girlfriend. Kayla and Wesley are working together to break them apart. Its the cutest love square. AWKWARD.
Its a light, funny, good humored and refreshing read. The plot is cliche and expected. But still interesting. Its kinda obvious who will end up together at the end and thats make the story more enjoyable and enticing to find out how will they figure out who is the right person for them to fall in love. The story is about unrequited love. Well at the beginning. But getting far and deeper from the story its about getting a little help to fall in love with the right person and the difference between infatuation and true love.
I SHIP KAYLA AND WESLEY!! <3
Kayla and Wesley are both funny, gut busting and hilarious. Even though they have evil plans and trying to break Talon and Raegan apart i'm still rooting for Kayla and Wesley together. They are both likeable characters. The romance between Kayla and Wesley was slow build. But i really think Wesley like Kayla at the beginning. Wesley is my favorite character in the book. He is sweet, funny,adorable compassionate and loyal. He's not your typical romance book with alot of experience with oh so many girls. Kayla and Wesley are both innocent and pure. I ship them so hard. I'm so happy they figure it all out they they belong together and live happily ever after lol. PS.I expected the plot twist at the ending. I KNEW IT! hahahahaha
December 14, 2013
Here's a sneak peek at Wes' POV. Ahhhhhhh, this wasn't enough but it was still great. I loved Wes! He's so sexy!
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Absolutely brilliant 5 Stars!!!! I loved this book hardcore! I wanna squeeze it and kiss it and read it all over again! Such a fun and easy read! It's going on my favorites shelf and I plan to buy the paperback too.
Really, I couldn't stop laughing and swooning and cursing and wondering what's gonna happen next. These characters were loads of fun and witty. Never leaving me bored.
Kayla. Wesley. Raegan. Talon. I loved them all. But Wes was definitely my favorite. As if you couldn't tell from my updates. He was just such a kind-hearted, sexy guy. And he's a musician. SCORE! I loved Kayla too. Man, her inner dialogues were so funny. I found myself saying, "Yep, I do that too." Or, "Omg, how humiliating. Poor girl."
I have more to add, but give me a few days to write a longer gushy review. Just know, this is a must read.
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Absolutely brilliant 5 Stars!!!! I loved this book hardcore! I wanna squeeze it and kiss it and read it all over again! Such a fun and easy read! It's going on my favorites shelf and I plan to buy the paperback too.
Really, I couldn't stop laughing and swooning and cursing and wondering what's gonna happen next. These characters were loads of fun and witty. Never leaving me bored.
Kayla. Wesley. Raegan. Talon. I loved them all. But Wes was definitely my favorite. As if you couldn't tell from my updates. He was just such a kind-hearted, sexy guy. And he's a musician. SCORE! I loved Kayla too. Man, her inner dialogues were so funny. I found myself saying, "Yep, I do that too." Or, "Omg, how humiliating. Poor girl."
I have more to add, but give me a few days to write a longer gushy review. Just know, this is a must read.
March 22, 2015
5/5 stars
This wasn't a perfect read, with little things that I didn't like. But I really liked wesley and Kayla. I enjoyed their interactions and they were very cute. I also liked the little mini twist at the end and so based mostly on the happy feelings this book gave me, I'm just going to give it 5 stars!
This wasn't a perfect read, with little things that I didn't like. But I really liked wesley and Kayla. I enjoyed their interactions and they were very cute. I also liked the little mini twist at the end and so based mostly on the happy feelings this book gave me, I'm just going to give it 5 stars!
February 22, 2018
This book still had Cassie Mae's writing style, great humour, and cute characters (some of them anyways), but the whole concept and the story just did not work for me.
So, to start out, there is a love-square. Reagan and Talon are together, but Reagan's best friend, Kayla, is also in love with Talon. And Talon's best friend, Wesley, is also in love with Reagan. So Kayla and Wesley get together and make a plan to break up Reagan and Talon and steal their best friends' SOs. Horrible people and worst BFFs of all time? Yep.
So not only was this a horrible plan for moral reasons, but its pretty obvious from the beginning that Kayla and Wesley have great chemistry. So I could see from a mile away where this was going to lead, even though I hadnt read the blurb before starting the book.
The best part of this book was definitely Wesley. There is no denying that Cassie Mae is great at creating adorably awkward male characters with great senses of humour. Her books are for people who enjoy realistic stories with real guys. Her books (the two that I have read so far anyways) dont have larger than life, too-good-to-be-true love interests. Almost every scene with Wesley was worth reading, and I enjoyed seeing him and Kayla falling in love. But it just took too damn long!
Even while Kayla was thinking, "Has Wesley always been that cute? Why does he give me butterflies?" she still refers to Talon as her soul mate. It really got tedious after like 20%. Not only was the obvious shouting in their faces, they were pretty much admitting it to their own faces, and still not realizing what it was they were admitting! Gah! I wanted to pull my hair out. And at the end, they both admit that they want each other several times more than they ever wanted Reagan or Talon. Yet they wanted Talon and Reagan enough to fight dirty for them. To come up with their evil plan. Yet they never really fought for each other. It didnt really make sense.
Then of course there is the little twist.
Not to mention the fact that I hated Reagan. She was so annoying! And kind of a bitch. Seriously, what did either of those guys see in her? Although Kayla clearly belonged with Wesley, I could kind of see her with Talon. He was a nice guy. But Wesley or Talon with Reagan? Not really.
This book is listed as NA, but I am listing it as YA. Even though the characters are all in their first year of college, it reads like a YA, and the immaturity level is pretty extreme. There is nothing graphic either. Lots of making-out, but that's it. I really would have loved this book if it was about Wesley and Kayla in a completely different scenario. And I still really look forward to reading How to Date a Nerd, because I really enjoy Cassie's style.
ARC provided by NetGalley on behalf of Random House Publishing, in exchange for an honest review.
So, to start out, there is a love-square. Reagan and Talon are together, but Reagan's best friend, Kayla, is also in love with Talon. And Talon's best friend, Wesley, is also in love with Reagan. So Kayla and Wesley get together and make a plan to break up Reagan and Talon and steal their best friends' SOs. Horrible people and worst BFFs of all time? Yep.
So not only was this a horrible plan for moral reasons, but its pretty obvious from the beginning that Kayla and Wesley have great chemistry. So I could see from a mile away where this was going to lead, even though I hadnt read the blurb before starting the book.
The best part of this book was definitely Wesley. There is no denying that Cassie Mae is great at creating adorably awkward male characters with great senses of humour. Her books are for people who enjoy realistic stories with real guys. Her books (the two that I have read so far anyways) dont have larger than life, too-good-to-be-true love interests. Almost every scene with Wesley was worth reading, and I enjoyed seeing him and Kayla falling in love. But it just took too damn long!
Even while Kayla was thinking, "Has Wesley always been that cute? Why does he give me butterflies?" she still refers to Talon as her soul mate. It really got tedious after like 20%. Not only was the obvious shouting in their faces, they were pretty much admitting it to their own faces, and still not realizing what it was they were admitting! Gah! I wanted to pull my hair out. And at the end, they both admit that they want each other several times more than they ever wanted Reagan or Talon. Yet they wanted Talon and Reagan enough to fight dirty for them. To come up with their evil plan. Yet they never really fought for each other. It didnt really make sense.
Then of course there is the little twist.
Not to mention the fact that I hated Reagan. She was so annoying! And kind of a bitch. Seriously, what did either of those guys see in her? Although Kayla clearly belonged with Wesley, I could kind of see her with Talon. He was a nice guy. But Wesley or Talon with Reagan? Not really.
This book is listed as NA, but I am listing it as YA. Even though the characters are all in their first year of college, it reads like a YA, and the immaturity level is pretty extreme. There is nothing graphic either. Lots of making-out, but that's it. I really would have loved this book if it was about Wesley and Kayla in a completely different scenario. And I still really look forward to reading How to Date a Nerd, because I really enjoy Cassie's style.
ARC provided by NetGalley on behalf of Random House Publishing, in exchange for an honest review.
August 18, 2018
İşte kitabımızı anlatan en kısa ve öz cümle: "Talon likes Raegan, Raegan likes Talon, I like Talon, and Wesley likes Raegan."
Kayla ve Raegan çocukluklarından beri yakın arkadaştır. Wesley de onlarla uzun zamandır arkadaştır ve Wesley'in çok yakın arkadaşlarından biri olan Talon da bir süredir arkadaşlarıdır. (Kitaptaki bu karmaşık durumlar hiç bitmiyor, HİÇ.) Kayla, en yakın arkadaşının sevgilisi Talon'a platonik aşıkken Wesley bu durumu bilen, birebir hisseden tek kişidir. Zira o da Raegan'a platonik aşıktır. Bu iki şapşal, sevimli aşığın birbirleriyle dertleştiği, arkadaşlarının aşkını sorguladığı ve işi abartıp onları ayırmaya çalıştığı tuhaf öykümüzü okurken bir hayli eğlendiğimi itiraf etmeliyim. Çok tahmin edilebilir olması bir parça üzmüş olsa da yazarın hiçbir karakteri incitmeden ve aşağılamadan bu karmaşaya son vermesi olumlu yanıydı.
Çok beklentiye kapılmadan, akıcı ve eğlenceli bir gençlik kitabı okumak isterseniz tavsiye ederim.
October 31, 2023
5+++ Great Fun Stars!!
Still loved this the fourth time around!
Original review from 2015 below...
A fun romance that sweeps you off your feet.
Kayla and Raegan have been best friends since they were children. But Kayla has had a secret crush on Talon for as long as she can remember. She counts the precise number of minutes spent in his company, gets tongue tied whenever he asks her a question, and totally melts to goo if he so much as touches her elbow. Except that Talon is Raegan's boyfriend, and he's mad about her. But to top it all off: Talon's best friend, Wesley, also has a secret crush.... on Raegan! It's a very holy-hormones-flying-in-all-directions square-some!
So, after being a third wheel (or is it fourth?) one too many times, and after witnessing too many nauseating kisses and embraces, Kayla and Wesley decide to join forces and split the happy couple up, in the hope that everyone can end up with their rightful "soul mate."
As Kayla and Wesley begin to spend more time together, Kayla realises that it's Wesley who makes her laugh, who helps her through anxiety attacks, who never judges her, who talks (and texts) about anything and everything, and who can make her blush like no other. Except now it seems Raegan might be returning Wesley's affections and could it be... Talon is flirting with Kayla too?!
Best Bit: Oh, this was such a fun, easy read. Nothing heavy or dramatic, just a bit of... FUN. Wesley and Kayla's friendship was so natural: the way he teased her and the way she'd call him on all his crap and call him an ass.... the tickling fights, the food cravings, and the secret eye rolls at Reagan and Talon. The first kiss is one of the best first kisses... yeah, I read that bit twice coz it was THAT good!
Funniest bit: You read this romance with a smile on your face because there are so many funny/sweet moments. But one that I liked best was when Kayla had fallen asleep on Wesley's lap and wakes to his morning woody under her cheek, only to freak out over the wet patch on his jeans, which she first assumes may have been from a wet dream, only to find out she'd been drooling in her sleep and leaving a massive, wet patch across his crotch. Their mortification followed by their hysterical laughter, followed by Kayla's father walking in, followed by Wesley's mortification and Kayla's continued laughter...well, it was awesome. He he he.
Worst bit: Yeah, trying to split your friends up is not cool and can make the main characters less likeable if you think about it too much. But there's much guilt and hesitation, and not too much evil-doing. And if you don't take it too seriously, but rather take it in the vein of some crazy Shaekespearean comedy, you'll be fine, and you'll enjoy it so much more!
Best character: Wesley: Tall, blonde, great abs, Guitar playing, calloused handed jokester, who always eases the tension in the room with his care free attitude.
Villain/Obstacle: What would you do if you believed the people you loved were with your soul mate?
Recommendation: this NA romance is perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers romances. A great frollic!!
5+++ Stars - loved it!
Still loved this the fourth time around!
Original review from 2015 below...
A fun romance that sweeps you off your feet.
Kayla and Raegan have been best friends since they were children. But Kayla has had a secret crush on Talon for as long as she can remember. She counts the precise number of minutes spent in his company, gets tongue tied whenever he asks her a question, and totally melts to goo if he so much as touches her elbow. Except that Talon is Raegan's boyfriend, and he's mad about her. But to top it all off: Talon's best friend, Wesley, also has a secret crush.... on Raegan! It's a very holy-hormones-flying-in-all-directions square-some!
So, after being a third wheel (or is it fourth?) one too many times, and after witnessing too many nauseating kisses and embraces, Kayla and Wesley decide to join forces and split the happy couple up, in the hope that everyone can end up with their rightful "soul mate."
As Kayla and Wesley begin to spend more time together, Kayla realises that it's Wesley who makes her laugh, who helps her through anxiety attacks, who never judges her, who talks (and texts) about anything and everything, and who can make her blush like no other. Except now it seems Raegan might be returning Wesley's affections and could it be... Talon is flirting with Kayla too?!
Best Bit: Oh, this was such a fun, easy read. Nothing heavy or dramatic, just a bit of... FUN. Wesley and Kayla's friendship was so natural: the way he teased her and the way she'd call him on all his crap and call him an ass.... the tickling fights, the food cravings, and the secret eye rolls at Reagan and Talon. The first kiss is one of the best first kisses... yeah, I read that bit twice coz it was THAT good!
Funniest bit: You read this romance with a smile on your face because there are so many funny/sweet moments. But one that I liked best was when Kayla had fallen asleep on Wesley's lap and wakes to his morning woody under her cheek, only to freak out over the wet patch on his jeans, which she first assumes may have been from a wet dream, only to find out she'd been drooling in her sleep and leaving a massive, wet patch across his crotch. Their mortification followed by their hysterical laughter, followed by Kayla's father walking in, followed by Wesley's mortification and Kayla's continued laughter...well, it was awesome. He he he.
Worst bit: Yeah, trying to split your friends up is not cool and can make the main characters less likeable if you think about it too much. But there's much guilt and hesitation, and not too much evil-doing. And if you don't take it too seriously, but rather take it in the vein of some crazy Shaekespearean comedy, you'll be fine, and you'll enjoy it so much more!
Best character: Wesley: Tall, blonde, great abs, Guitar playing, calloused handed jokester, who always eases the tension in the room with his care free attitude.
Villain/Obstacle: What would you do if you believed the people you loved were with your soul mate?
Recommendation: this NA romance is perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers romances. A great frollic!!
5+++ Stars - loved it!
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