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It's the summer after college graduation, and three best friends must navigate the real world for the first time. Join Erick, Rhys, and Joey, as they spend the first summer after graduation trying to discover who they are outside of school, while not losing themselves. Along with their friends, the boys experience a summer full of joy, heartbreak, and humor on a journey that will test the bonds of friendship.
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First published June 22, 2013
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January 18, 2014
I read this book in a day. When I first opened it and began reading I wasn't sure I was going to like the characters, but in what felt like only the passing of a moment, I was already well into the 100+ pages. John Wiley does a wonderful job of crafting characters that remind the reader of actual people in their own life. The book is a funny, riveting and accurate take on early 20's life and is one I recommend for everyone to read.
December 15, 2015
*** ARC provided to Bayou Book Junkie in exchange for a fair and honest review. ***
Three recently college graduated friends from Ohio are ready to start the rest of their lives. Two of them move to LA and one stays behind in Ohio, they each will have to overcome obstacles that will test them and their friendship.
Rhys is the optimist of the group, an aspiring actor that moves to LA with Erick to try to make his aspiration into a career. Erick is the career man, willing to do whatever it is needed to get to where he needs to go. Joey, the artist, who stays behind in Ohio with his girlfriend.
I have to admit at first I wasn't sure this was the story for me, but as I read, little by little I became involved in these boys lives and wanted to see where destiny might take them. I adored Rhys and Joey, they were awesome, well-rounded characters, with flaws and dreams, that despite the distance never lost contact with each other. Erick, was another matter altogether. I didn't like him at all throughout the story. He was selfish and when Rhys really needed him, he pushed him away, and tried to put it all on Rhys, saying he was needy and overly dramatic. That's definitely not the kind of friend I'd like. Never mind that while Rhys and Joey made the effort to stay in touch, Erick was too busy making new friends to bother with his old ones. So yes, no love for Erick from me.
Other than that, I absolutely loved the way this story was written, interlacing three different lives and giving us a very realistic view into after-college life. Very recommendable!
Rating: 4.5 Stars!!!
Three recently college graduated friends from Ohio are ready to start the rest of their lives. Two of them move to LA and one stays behind in Ohio, they each will have to overcome obstacles that will test them and their friendship.
Rhys is the optimist of the group, an aspiring actor that moves to LA with Erick to try to make his aspiration into a career. Erick is the career man, willing to do whatever it is needed to get to where he needs to go. Joey, the artist, who stays behind in Ohio with his girlfriend.
I have to admit at first I wasn't sure this was the story for me, but as I read, little by little I became involved in these boys lives and wanted to see where destiny might take them. I adored Rhys and Joey, they were awesome, well-rounded characters, with flaws and dreams, that despite the distance never lost contact with each other. Erick, was another matter altogether. I didn't like him at all throughout the story. He was selfish and when Rhys really needed him, he pushed him away, and tried to put it all on Rhys, saying he was needy and overly dramatic. That's definitely not the kind of friend I'd like. Never mind that while Rhys and Joey made the effort to stay in touch, Erick was too busy making new friends to bother with his old ones. So yes, no love for Erick from me.
Other than that, I absolutely loved the way this story was written, interlacing three different lives and giving us a very realistic view into after-college life. Very recommendable!
Rating: 4.5 Stars!!!
December 6, 2015
The concept of the story was interesting, three young men becoming adults and facing life on their own. The approach was fresh and engaging. There were a bit too many secondary characters that didn't bring much to the story in my opinion, but that wasn't too big of an issue in the end.
What did bother me, making the story hard to follow, was the fact the the book is written in present tense. This is in fact the reason I'm rating it 3 stars and not more.
What did bother me, making the story hard to follow, was the fact the the book is written in present tense. This is in fact the reason I'm rating it 3 stars and not more.
February 14, 2016
A wonderful contemporary drama featuring a wide range of engaging characters.
Disclaimer: I was involved in the editing of this book.
Disclaimer: I was involved in the editing of this book.
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