Forbidden Boy

by Hailey Abbott

Julianne's Summer Rules:
• Finish all art projects by August
• Survive summer job surrounded by cute boys
• Hit the beach every day
• Avoid the new neighbors (even though their son is hot!)

When Julianne falls for Remi at a bonfire party, her summer is off to a perfect start. Sure, her obnoxious new neighbours are muscling her family off their beachfront property, but she has weeks of fun in the sun to look forward to, a painting to finish, and an amazing guy to get to know. Then Jules discovers that her awful new neighbors are Remi's parents. That makes him a forbidden boy; but she can't seem to let him go. What do you do when your worst enemy is also the boy of your dreams?

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Summer, Chick Lit, High School, Teen

258 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2008

About the author

Hailey Abbott grew up in Southern California, where she split her time between creative writing and creative beaching. She is the author of Summer Boys, Next Summer: A Summer Boys Novel, The Bridesmaid, Getting Lost with Boys, and The Secrets of Boys. Hailey now lives in New York City.

Her first book was Summer Boys, published in 2004, the first of a series. It was described as "escapist beach reading" by the School Library Journal.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don’t know, maybe I’m too old for these kind of books but IMO this is completely ridiculous.

For one thing, the dialogues between the two sisters, Jules and Chloe, as well as the ones with their dad feel completely forced and plastic. Seriously, the way they talk makes me want to puke or poke myself in the eye with a sharp object.



I’m sorry, I’m being a little overdramatic today.

Then there’s the plot. It goes something like this:

Jules meets Remi at a beach party and they feel an instant connection and they just know they have found something special. Unfortunately their new found love is overshadowed by the fact that Remi is the son of the much hated neighbors who are destroying the public beach section in the process of expanding their already gigantomous glass palace. Ergo: Remi is the son of the enemy and therefore off-limits. So, what’s the logical consequence for Jules? It’s obvious, really.

---> She’s going to stalk him! <---

Makes total sense, right? And do you know how stalking works in Jules’ world? She’s avoiding him and complaining whenever he's near her. Um, I think someone hasn’t fully grasped the concept of stalking. And why is she stalking him anyway? Obviously the plan is to gather information about the neighbors in order to find something to stop their building project but honestly, I think this plan sucks. Maybe I’m only being difficult and refuse to see the logic behind this plan because I’m so annoyed with this book but you know what? I don’t care. I’ve had enough.

[Shxrxn · Rating 3 out of 5]

So you can enjoy yourself or you can pretend to enjoy yourself, but those are your only options
- Chloe
You can learn to love it or you can learn to fake it.
- Chloe
And you know what’s a great stressreliever? Making out.
- Chloe
Summer is totally a time of infinite possibilities. We’ll work hard; then we’ll beach harder.
- Chloe
Guys are such drama queens.
- Julianne
There are a lot of different interpretations of beauty,Julianne.
- Remi
If you’re meant for each other, all the pieces will come together somehow. That’s all. That’s just how it is. No worries.
- Lucy
I don’t need you trying to take care of me right now.
- Julianne
I love summer.
- Julianne
All you can do is try to listen closely and follow what your heart is telling you.
- Dad
I guess the scientific black-or-white thing isn’t always the best way to approach emotional questions.
- Chloe
But nothing. You deserve to be happy. So go. Go and be happy with your boyfriend.
- Chloe
I’m a very temperamental note, so you’d better do it my way or my feelings will be hurt.
- Remi

[Krista · Rating 1 out of 5]

So I do not like to give bad reviews and I'm usually a sucker for cheesy romance, but this was just painful. Not only was the whole story line a little too cliche, but also incredibly unbelievable. I grew up with 5 sisters and let me tell you, the sister banter in this story was ridiculous! And the guy meets girl, barely say 2 words to each other and then they're madly in love... a little too over the top. Not worth the read.

[Summer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forbidden love in the modern since of it can be quite entertaining, and that's exactly what Forbidden Boy did. I didn't really know what to think or expect because I haven't read a book that's not full of angst and intensity in forever. That's not to say this book didn't have it's own twists and turns, because it did, but it wasn't on the same intensity level as Beautiful Disaster.

Meet Remi. He's an architecture major. He surfs. He knows all about art. And he's hot.



Meet Julianne. She's an artist. She's into cross country running, and anything outdoorsy.



As fate would have it they met at the first party of the summer and found out they were so meant to be. Especially, after that first kiss, but this love story is anything but simple.




What if you were forbidden to see the guy of your dreams? What if you wanted to be with him, and he with you, but you were just not aloud? What if you were doing the forbidding yourself?

That's right. After Julianne finds out that Remi lives right next door to her and his parents are the people making major changes, which are practically demolishing the beach they live on, she decides it's best if they part ways while they still can.



Slight Problem. Can you leave the person made for you? Even if you're not in the most ideal scenario, can you still leave the person who gets you? That person who understands all of you?

Well, Julianne may not have to worry about that. Especially when she finds out her new project manager happens to be none other than Mr. Remi Moore. No need to sweat it. They can be professional. They'll just avoid each other. There that should work out perfectly! But when Chloe, Julianne's sister, decides that they could find out a lot about the plans next door, their handy spy work may just uncover the truth that they hadn't considered yet- that Remi may not be a bad guy.



What's the harm in being with the person you're suppose to be with? Oh, right. Your families would be very pissed at you for fraternizing with the enemy and this would turn into a cheesy remake of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

Not being able to stay away, and not wanting to anyways, Remi and Julianne decide to try this thing out. So let the sneaking begin. Between stolen kisses and time at work, at night, and every other time in between, they both take their fair share in sneaking and potential discovery, but that's not enough to keep them away from each other. But with things getting worse between their parents and having to hide their feelings from everyone, Remi and Julianne may be done after just beginning. Can love really be severed that easily? We'll find out when they're put to the test.








I actually really liked Remi! The book as a whole was really good. It did have drama, but mellowed out drama. Like I said before it wasn't on the same level as Beautiful Disaster or anything like that, but it was still really good. I liked it! I'm still pissed at Chloe, even if she did apologize! You don't talk to your sister like that or make those kind of statements! Just saying.

[Luz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enoyed reading this book. It was sort of romantic, kind of like a modern version of Romeo and Juliet except not too much tragedy. It's about these two teenagers, Julianne Kahn and Remi Moore. They meet at this bonfire party at the beach and there's a spark between them instantly. Then after they find out that they are eachother's enemies because of Remi's parents are planning to take away the Kahn's home. After that they go through so many obstacles to be together no matter what. I think this book has really sweet and sad at parts (because Julianne's mother passed away) that make the story great. It shows that in the end love can make you do crazy things and that it conquers all in the end. I think this might be one of Hailey Abbott's best book yet.

[Jillyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's summer, and Julianne has some serious plans for fun and relaxation. She's going to try and ignore the tensions at home.... Mansions are being put up each and every day, and the owners are trying to bully the family into selling their home to be part of another vast expansion that they don't need. Their newest neighbors are especially pushy, but who needs them? She's got her projects, and her beach, and summer is calling her name. That is until she meets this dreamy boy, Remi. She's so excited and smitten, but there's one problem- Remi is the son of their bullying neighbors. What's a girl to do, and what's the cost of the perfect summer romance?

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I don't really know where to begin, but I'm going to try and keep this short and professional. Even though I'm raging on the inside and want to rant for the rest of my review.

-The relationship Julianne has with her sister in this story is ludicrous. Who are all of these authors that think that sisters are either absolute best friends or sworn enemies? There is a middle ground, you know. Her sister tries to get her to make out with boys in order to relive stress, and Julianna doesn't find this at all strange or intrusive. Ew. Maybe it's just me, but if my sister was like that, I'd probably flip her off and walk away, not grab a beer and have a giggle fest.

-All of the conversations in this book sound forced and fake. The slang between characters is awful, like something in a Saturday Night Live skit. I never bought into the realism that this realistic fiction eluded to, and preferred the plot when no one was talking.

-The title of this book is Forbidden Boy. That would lead the reader to assume that a boy is, well. Forbidden. I enjoy this type of romance. Take the book Forbidden, where the lovers in question are brother and sister. Or even Romeo and Juliet, which also involved feuding neighbors. Only, they'd die. That makes their love a bit more forbidden. Just a smidge. This has cranky neighbors. There's nothing forbidden about him. Frowned upon, perhaps. But this isn't at all my definition of "forbidden."

-Instant love. That magical moment when everything in the universe aligns and a boy and a girl, in the most hormone filled time of their life, know that everything will be perfect with that other person. Sigh.

+The cover is pretty. I give it that.

All in all I found this to be a bad attempt at a quick beach/summer read. Maybe I'm just getting old or maybe it's because I'm not a "prep", but I didn't care much for this at all. I'd recommend it for maybe the younger end of young adult. If you read true forbidden romance, or are any kind of alternative stereotype (goth, punk, what have you), I would skip this.

Thank you to Cover2Cover blog for my copy.

This review can also be found on my new blog, Bitches n Prose.

[Nicole Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's the beginning of summer and Julianne and her sister Chloe go to a bonfire party on the beach. Julianne has just finished her junior year of high school and Chloe is home from college for the summer. Julianne meets Remi after he is sent careening into Chloe and knocking her down. They are instantaneously mesmerized by one another. A love at first sight if you will. They bump into each other the next day and spend time together until around dinner time, when Remi has to head home for dinner with his parents. Julianne sees him go into a huge mansion that has recently been erected next the house her family lives in. Not a good thing...

Now there is the problem. Remi's parents have been pressuring her family to sell their property to them so they can add another wing onto their huge glass house. When they refuse to sell his parents take it even further and sue them over their property rights. Which moves Remi into forbidden territory.

I really don't believe in love at first sight. Lust at first sight? Sure, but not love. That aside though I really was entertained with this book. It's sweet, comedic, and wistful at turns. Really, a very good read. A good beach read. For a rating I would give it a 4.

[Natshane · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all, this book is very entertaining. Even the name of the book is entertaining, haha. Hey, interesting titles is vital to attract readers, LOL. Okay, maybe it's just me because I love reading about forbidden love, that's why I love the Twilight Series, LOL.

Back to this book, falling in love with the boy next door whose parents are planning to demolish your house, not exactly the perfect boyfriend now wouldn't it? But what made me fall for this book is that, the boy next door is a total opposite of his parents, as if he was the adult and his parents are the kids, he's responsible, loving, caring and funny. Now who would give up on someone like that? But the girl has so many doubts, and she was afraid of her feelings towards him because she fear that her family wouldn't approve of, and his family wanted to destroy her last memories of her mother.

Am I giving away too much already? Well, i didn't mean to, but overall it is a good read.

[Klaudia]

Klauida Szlosek
14/15
Forbidden Boy
Hailey Abbott
lexile 870
234
11/03/09

In this book there were three minor characters that had big impact on this book. The characters with the most mainor impact were boy and a girl. The boys name was Remi. He fell in love with a girl named Juliane. They both relly loved each other untill the girl found out that he was living next to them and they were neighbors. The girl didnt like her neighbors because they took over the beach. She was doing everything to faind out if the boy had to do something with his parents ideas. The boy was important too because he wanted to do everything to be in a relationship with Juliane but on the other hand he was standing with his parents idea of bulding a big house is the beach. Both of theme were fighting for a long time but then they stoped because they thought it was a stupid idea.

[Andi (Andi's ABCs) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not one of Abbot's best. I didn't really relate with the characters at all nor did I find myself caring what appended to them. I thought it was a little rushed with parts missing so things just didn't add up. I will say that Remi was adorable, if not a little too old for his age, and I'm now officially dying for summer.

[Konica Sh · Rating 1 out of 5]

Can I sue the writer for wasting 3 hours from my life?

[Graciela · Rating 2 out of 5]

*****1.5 stars*****
Slight spoilers.
Okay. So there was a lot wrong with this book. I was looking through some of the other reviews and people said that they liked Remi. I didn't. He was a no-boundaries type of person and didn't wait or ask for consent, just went right ahead and did whatever he wanted. Let's start with him. He took advantage of Julianne when she was at her most fragile, made up some stupid apology and boom they were a couple. Remi was creepy and disrespectful towards Julianne and her wishes, not listening when Julianne said no 3 times, and hardly being there for her at all. All that he did for Julianne was cause her stress after she hung out with him. Remi also made the worst jokes that I have ever heard in my life. He wasn't funny and every time he told a joke, I wanted to smash my head into a wall.
Chloe.
Chloe was Julianne's sister. She was selfish and stupid and didn't support her sister at all. She was more of a friend than a sister, almost never talking to her sister about anything but boys, even though she was a med student or something. Julianne needed her as a friend though, because she didn't have any. Kat was gone and never responded to Jules's messages (that we know of) and Lucy didn't count. The author added in Lucy because she wanted to make it seem like Julianne had friends and wasn't a total loner recluse. If she could have she would have made it look like Julianne had no friends and only talked about the phoney construction site thing.
Julianne.
I didn't mind Julianne, but she was too much of a ditz, in my opinion. Her character wasn't there and neither was the arc. The one thing I did like about her was how connected the text made her seem to her mom. It made her look like she genuinely missed her, which it didn't do for Chloe. Julianne was gullible and would have done anything that Remi or the guys from the site told her to do.
Edward Kahn. (The Dad).
He was a hippie and a zombie that was barely in their lives and didn't do anything about getting sued.
He seemed like he missed his late wife, but it didn't go into depth on that, so we don't know.
The lawsuit.
The lawsuit was stupid. The Moores had no right over the Kahn's land and the suit didn't even go through anyway so it didn't matter. The Moores had been living in their house for 2 months and the Kahns in theirs for 30 years, so if anything the Kahns should be suing the Moores for making such a big disturbance.
The construction site.
No. I didn't like how this was her job. Especially that she was the only girl. It made it sound like Julianne was only working there because there were hot guys and she would be working outside. I also find it a bit sexist that there aren't any other girls at the job. If Julianne only applied for the job because she wanted to be with all these hot boys, then a lot of other girls would have had the same idea and they would have all gone to the construction site also. Or if you want to be more realistic, other girls would just want to go and be at the construction site because it's a good job and that's one of their strengths. It's definitely unrealistic that there's literally no other girl there at all and she's the only one. A construction site would be way more tight and harsh than what this text is insinuating. There are a lot of things that I find unrealistic, including the point above and this; Okay some of the guys are going to be nice to her, but others would be rude, sexist and downright awful towards her, hitting on her and making her feel uncomfortable. Others still would be close minded and think that a girl doesn’t belong on a construction site. Keeping in mind she is the only girl. I think the author should have put a serious instance where one of the guys was being sexist towards her. It's like the author didn't do any research.
Good things.
I like the details that were in this. All of the references to art and architecture were great too. I don't know much about these topics, so it was great to hear about them. The book did a good job at making me want to go to the beach and swim or just go outside in general.
General bad things.
One bad things that I would like to mention is how it failed at being a lot of things; the book failed at being funny, meaningful, sexy and relatable. The dialogue was fake-sounding or wooden and it was hard to read. The characters were hard to figure out and half of the time I didn't know what was going on. It wasn't enjoyable. There was nothing forbidden about Remi, therefore erasing the title of the book and changing it to “Love and Property Wars.” In the end the dad was just sad that she kept her relationship from him.

Nothing that Julianne did made me like her, in fact nothing that anyone in this book did made me like them, making my favourite character the dead mother. The book was a messy, rough and bumpy story with a boring beginning, a boring end and a chaotic middle with no space to breathe. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, totally slow and boring, please refrain from reading it,
G.H

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I realized pretty quickly that I read this book once before but couldn't remember what I thought of it then. This is just as cheesy as all the other hauler Abbott books but I tolerated it better because the problem the main characters family has is legitimate. I just didn't like how the main focus of an entire book was resolved and wrapped up in like a split second couple page long scene. I also didn't like the writing style. The narrator would refer to the main character by her full name most of the time but would randomly use a nickname in the middle of paragraphs where the rest of the time she uses the full name. The inconsistency really irked me.

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Once upon a time I was a teen, but, now, I’m not. The end. Okay, so when I was a teen, I probably would have liked this book. Now, not so much. Found it incredibly annoying which then made me mad for even reading this book! I don’t think I would have liked this even as a teen. The main character was so wishy washy. She was supposed to be an older teen (somewhere around 18 or 19?) but she acted like she was 16 maybe 17. I need to stop reading in the teen section if the women characters aren’t strong leading ladies!

[Heather Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book enjoyed story. I really like the relationship between Remi and Juliana they just clicked from the beginning. I really wanted to kick her sister.
The book was good again it was predictable but I still liked it.

[OCHS Library · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute beach read.

[Heidi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was torture to read, I rushed thru it just to finish it and I should have just given up, I don't think that I will torture myself with another book by this author.

[meagreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5 Stars*

[Kaitlyn Gares · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a cute summer book

[Julianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hahahahaha

[Stacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little romance book, on the beach. Makes me feel like summer. I thought it was a good book, took me back to my younger days.

[Ruby Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it!!!

[Litzarina]

Memory unlocked

[Ashley · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you know any little bit about construction the book will be a disappointment. I dont even consider myself knowledgeable on the subject and i was able to spot things that dont make sense. The author clearly did not do proper research and I was sadly too distracted by the incorrecr details to enjoy an otherwise cute modern Romeo & Juliet. Its the little things, the details that matter.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every now and again, I find myself wanting to read a summer love story - I used to read a lot of them growing up and some of my favorite YA books have revolved around coming of age summer stories with a dash of romance, drama, and light hearted laughs. Sure, there were lessons to be had in the books I read, but at the same time, there are certain books where you feel like you just want to go along for the ride - catch the wave and see where it takes you.

I haven't read any of Hailey Abbott's other books, but this one I came across as a library read. I picked it up and finished it in a two hour read. First, I'll give it to Abbott in that she knows her characters very well and knows how to write a sweet summer romance. Unfortunately, I can tell that this was quite a few years old with quite many of the music references and allusions here - so to say it shows its age and carries the pop culture references a little too heavily - that's one thing I'll say.

The story revolves around a young woman named Julianne and her family. The immediate problem in the novel has Julianne noticing her new neighbors are taking over her beach, forcing people to move out and building a gym that defaces the beach she's enjoyed with her family for years, even when her mother was alive. A random encounter (or rather collision) finds her coming across and subsequently falling in love with the neighbor's son, Remi. Julianne feels torn between loving "the enemy" and wanting to keep her memories of her mother and home alive. I did have to suspend disbelief in a few points in the novel, but once I did, I found it a smooth and sweet coming of age story where Julianne has to come to terms between what she thinks is the best thing to do, and what she wants. I did like the character chemistry between Remi and Julianne. While it is somewhat "love at first sight", it is substantiated with genuine interactions and moments where you feel the characters know and understand each other.

I enjoyed it, though I think with respect to the revolving conflict, it was a bit easily resolved and the conflict between Julianne and her sister did seem somewhat juvenile for their respective ages. Still, I think it was worth the read and teens will find something to enjoy in it, as long as they're not expecting too much.

Overall score: 3/5

[Nicole Skaggs · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has been read and reviewed for Reading Thru the Library.

In Forbidden Boy, the Great Millennial Novel, Julianne and her family try to cope with the ever-developing beachfront that their deceased mother loved, while our protagonist also admittedly stalks the son of the family that's developing the beach. The boy, Remi, also happens to be her boss at the construction site where they both hold summer jobs.

I decided that, in order to curb my ranting about horrible writing and horrible characters and horrible dialogue and horrible everything, I would just make a short list of some comments I made in media res.

• "This book has dating and real estate development as subject headings?"
• "Well sweetheart, 'turning into a big robot' is a lot less crappy than your life, guaranteed."
• "Ah, these pages have glitter all over them?! That's adding insult to injury!"
• "I like this line. This is acceptable." (Re: "The gates themselves were aggressively orange - like they were there specifically to tell every other part of the color wheel to go to hell." (82).)
• "Who puts eighteen-year-old kids in charge of a construction project?"
• "Do all the clothes brands have to be pointed out every single time a character enters a scene? Really?"
• "'...warring families...Shakespearean tragedy?' Give me a break!"

Girl meets boy. Girl likes boy, but dislikes boy's house. Girl and boy work together on construction site? Girl and girl's sister stalk boy via Myspace. Girl gets angry when reprimanded for not doing construction site things properly. Girl pretends power tools are spy toys.

I think I understand what this book was attempting to do, with the whole 'dead-mother-loved-beach-which-is-being-developed' thing, but it was not applied well at all. I rated this one star simply because I am sick of this author's publishing discharge.

On the off chance that you actually want to read this book, here's a heads up - pages 80 and 81 are a glitter bomb.

This book has been read and reviewed for Reading Thru the Library.

[Jodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I picked Forbidden boy up for two reasons, the first one is that l have had this on my shelf way too long! Secondly l wanted a nice easy read which was a light heart book with a cute little romance in. Forbidden Boy was just what the doctor prescribed, it had everything that l needed at the point in time which l picked this up. The romance, beach, sun, friendship, family and summer!
Before l start to tell you my feelings on this book let me just explain what not to expect from this book. Don’t expect anything which will keep you on the edge of your seat or surprise you. What l liked about this book is that although a lot of it is predictable in the romance sense, it’s still a great read.
Jules and her sister Chloe are my main favourite characters in this book. As soon as l had read the first page they had me smiling and l could already tell how close they were. I don’t read enough books with strong sister connections so this was a nice change. Jules herself, at times, seems quite confident then at another time is quite a shy person but l felt like l could relate to this as l am sometimes like this. Remi is a cute guy but sometimes l felt like l wanted him to make himself a bit harder to get, at some points he was just too cute! I did find the further into the book the less l thought this.
The whole storyline probably wasn’t a really unique one but l liked it and felt that it was written in a way which made everything flow. I enjoyed seeing how certain things would effect a friendship/relationship and then how they would deal with it from there.
Overall Forbidden Boy is a great summer read which is perfect to pick up if you want to read and relax.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Julianne lived in a peaceful neighborhood since she was small until one day her mother died leaving behind a garden for Julianne. But then as Julianne grew up, her neighborhood became more wealthy. Rich snobby people came to her neighborhood and bought many houses, some even came knocking on Julianne's door giving her an offer. But Julianne refuses to sell her house even when the seller give her a great offer. Then suddenly one day a new neighbor moved in. From that day on Julianne hates her neighbor since they always try to sell away that garden her mother left behind. Will the garden be sold away to snobby rich neighbors?
Julianne attend a beach party and bump into a really cute guy Remi. Remi was like Julianne's dream prince. Both have lots of things in common. As everything was going up hill for Julianne her obnoxious new neighbors are forcing her family off their property trying to obtain the garden and that house Julianne has been living in since she was young.
Julianne found out that Remi actually was the son of the obnoxious new neighbors. Julianne prevented herself from seeing Remi since he's the son of the obnoxious neighbors. But this has hurt Julianne deep in the heart. Now Julianne can only count on herself to not sell away her property and prevent herself from seeing her enemy. Can Julianne prevent herself from seeing her dream prince?
Hailey Abbott is the greatest novelist ever. The words she put down in the book contain lots of feelings these feelings comes out of the book. The feelings are contagious whoever read her novel will be attacked with her feelings and you can feel the emotions Hailey Abbott tries to show.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forbidden Boy
By: Hailey Abbott
256 pgs
Harper Teen NewYork, NY
ISBN:0061253820

When something is "Forbidden", it makes not wanting it even harder. Just like the love between Romeo and Juliet, it shouldn't happen because it goes against everything their families stand for. Although their families kept them apart, they still found ways to declare their love for each other, because the just couldn't help it.

In stolen kisses and under the dock, Julianne doesn't care for the rich neighbors. When she meets Remi, his personalitity grabs her and makes her want more. There are so many twists and turns to something so simple. With the disouragement of her father and sister she realizes that it's his personality that determines him.

Although this book was similar to many other, there are plenty of reasons that make you want to read it. The idea that Julianne doesn't care for the fact he has money and actually wants the opposite. Her artistic side misses her mother and in a way helps her realize the reason it's okay to be with Remi.

Love is something that makes you think differently and if you are like Julianne, it can make you change your opinions or feelings drastically.

This book was entertaining yet a little bit on the cliche side. It was really sweet how Julianne was able to rely on her family for the support that she needed to get through that tough time and to be able to be with this guys she really liked. I understand just how she feels when she gets that support even if it is for something else.

[Sol González · Rating 1 out of 5]

El libro es sencillo, con un final feliz y bonito.
Nada de complicaciones, es como un libro para llevar a leer durante el verano (aunque yo me lo acabé en dos sentadas).

Julianne esta por pasar uno de los mejores veranos de su vida, vive a las orillas del mar en una pequeña casa, consiguió un trabajo temporal en donde hará lo que más le gusta (pintar), y tiene en mente terminar varios proyectos de arte relacionados con su fallecida madre.

Claro que para siempre hay un frijol en el arroz y eso fueron sus nuevos vecinos. Desde que su distrito se comenzó a vender como punto turístico han tenido interminables ofertas para vender, sin embargo ella y su familia adoran su casa, hasta que llegaron sus nuevos vecinos que intentan privatizar la playa, gobernar las vistas y finalmente demandarlos hasta poder sacarlos (ya que no pudieron hacer que vendieran la propiedad).

Lo único malo de ello es que el hijo de sus vecinos es terriblemente guapo y acaba de descubrir que será su jefe. No puede evitar sentirse atraída hacia él, aunque en realidad están jugando en bandos contrarios.