Getting Lost with Boys

by Hailey Abbott

Cordelia Packer hates the unexpected, but she's in for a surprise when Jacob Stein offers to be her travel companion, all the way from San Diego to her sister's place in northern California. Before she knows it, her neatly laid out summer plan has turned into a wild road trip, where anything can—and does—happen. Who knew getting lost with a boy could be so much fun?

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Road Trip, Summer Reads, Teen

231 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

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

[Katrina Passick Lumsden · Rating 1 out of 5]

I purchased this book the other night, and it took me all of two hours to read it. When I was finished, I was so disappointed by the complete lack of coherent reviews on Amazon, I knew I had to write one of my own. I know this is teen fiction, but I've read a lot of teen fiction that I thoroughly enjoyed. Susane Colasanti, Jennifer Echols, and Sarah Dessen are great teen fiction authors. Hailey Abbott? Not so much.

First of all, this book reads like a catalog or a teen fashion magazine. I was 13% through when I began to wonder if I'd made a mistake and downloaded an issue of Teen Vogue. I had been so inundated with product placement at that point that it inspired me to begin highlighting every brand name I stumbled across so that I could compile a list. The worst part is they aren't even used in a way that makes sense. No realism such as, "Cordelia drank a Coke". That would be fine. Instead, the readers are treated to passages like, "The sun had gone from blazing to blistering so she had proceeded to sweat through her pale blue striped Lacoste polo shirt. Her lips were in desperate need of some L'Occitane shea butter tinted lip balm..." One of my other favorites is when Cordelia "locks herself in the bathroom with all of her favorite products". When she finished soaking in the tub, she "patted herself dry and smoothed on some Elizabeth Arden Green Tea body lotion."

Just to give you an idea of what you're up against as far as the rampant commercialism in this book, here's my compiled list of brand names:

Excel
Tom's of Maine
Treo
Marc Jacobs
Jimmy Choo
Juicy
Jansport (this was particularly infuriating as Cordelia didn't just put things in her "backpack", but in her "Jansport")
Listerine
Urban Outfitters
Taco Bell
The Container Store
Elfa
Origins (specifically, Cordelia washes herself with Origins Pomegranate Wash)
Powerbook (again, couldn't she have just turned on her laptop? Oh, no, that would be too vague)
Google
MapQuest
Yahoo!
Swatch (she couldn't just look at her watch, either)
iPod
Elizabeth Arden
Victoria's Secret
Gucci
Holiday Inn Express
Doritos
Combos
Toyota Prius
Cargo
Tarte
Steve Madden
Aeropostale
Hold Everything
Williams-Sonoma
Absolut Vodka
Gymboree
Mandalay Bay Hotel
Travelocity
Lacoste
L'Occitane
Us Weekly
In Touch
Tommy Hilfiger
Twix
Purell
Anthropologie
Bliss Lemon and Sage Soapy Sap
Joe's Jeans
J. Crew
Converse
Quaker Rice Cakes
Malia Mills
Prada
Kors
Love Sac
Aerobed
Seven
Guess?
MAC
Dolce & Gabbana
ABC Carpet & Home
Oral-B Brush Ups

This is all crammed into a book that took me a couple of hours to read. I think there's a brand name on every page. I may have missed some.

Commercialism aside, this book is just not well-written. First is Ms. Abbott's apparent indecision when it comes to the age of her female protagonist. Cordelia is supposedly 16 years old, yet she at one point gets herself a room at the "Holiday Inn Express". I'm sorry, but I don't know too many 16-year-old girls who can do that since you have to be 18 to get a hotel room. At the end of the book, Cordelia goes to a club with her sister and Jake and all three proceed to not only get in, but also get a hold of alcoholic drinks. Yes, it may be a college town, but I kinda think they'd still have a problem serving a 16 year old girl a rum and Coke (gasp! I missed Coke!).

The characters are two-dimensional and sloppily portrayed cliche's. Cordelia's boyfriend, Paul, is the ultimate cliche with his vegan lifestyle, his arrogant assumptions that everyone would be perfect if they were just like him, his over-zealous concern for the environment, etc. The guy reads like a cartoon character. Cordelia is infuriating. She's supposed to be an "uptight, type A personality", but honestly, for the first half of the book, she's just a raging bitch. We watch as Jake's character goes from "Devil-may-care goofball" to slightly serious guy with his own issues. His character is the most inconsistent overall.

I was a little flabbergasted at the ending, as well. After spending the entire book highlighting Cordelia's fear of flying, Abbott decides that the key to getting over your fears is just....having the right guy there with you? I thought we were supposed to be teaching young girls independence and self-sufficiency? But after being literally phobic of flying, Cordelia is able to sit on a plane with Jake and be calm and unafraid. Sorry, I have an anxiety disorder and various phobias and one does not just "get over it" that easily.

I don't mind fluff, that's why I read these kinds of books from time-to-time. This book, however, is inconsistent, poorly-written, slightly offensive tripe.

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a few of Hailey Abbott's books now and love them because they are so quick to read. I first bought the summer boys series last year and have since bought four more books by her. This was the third one of these and I liked it.
I started this earlier today and knew I wanted to finish it quickly so I can begin on some other books in my TBR list.
Cordelia Packer hates the unexpected, but she's in for a surprise when Jacob Stein (her sister's ex boyfriend) offers to be her travel companion, from San Diego to her sister's place in northern California. Before she knows it, her neatly laid out summer plan has turned into a wild road trip, where anything can - and does - happen. Who knew getting lost with a boy could be so much fun?
So, I was excited to begin this one because I just finished Two-way Street which also has a road trip plot and thought I would continue the theme. Now I related to Cordelia straightaway because although I hate to admit it, I'm a bit of a control freak and hate the unexpected too, so it also meant I hated Jake at the beginning too so I thought I wasn't going to enjoy the relationship between them both but I begin to like how he was with her and in the end I did enjoy it.
This book is a real easy read so I would suggest that people shouldn't expect loads from it except for a happy light tale of Girl and Boy.
I would recommend this to other YA contemporary fans and those have read books by Kate Brian and Miranda Kenneally.

[Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Getting Lost With Boys" is definitely a chick-lit romance novel to the tee, complete with a road trip and enough sexual tension for two people who don't want anything to do with each other, at first. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this despite a few qualms I had through the book. The story revolves around Cordelia, a young woman who decides to spend the summer in Eureka with her sister. But Cordy's parents decide it would be a lovely thing for her to be driven by one of her older sister's old boyfriends rather than take a bus there.

Enter Jacob. Cordy can't stand Jacob because she believes him to be manipulative and kiss up to anyone around him, but when she sees him for the first time after quite a while - she can't help but notice he's gotten...hot. Not much has changed about his pretentiousness, however. The two have their fair share of mishaps and wacky experiences on the road trip, but in the end, they learn a bit more about each other and develop something more than Cordy thought possible.

The ending was somewhat Hollywood-ish, in my opinion, but I liked the fact that the book is self contained and the story seemed to tie up the ends it established. The relationship between Cordy and Jacob, in spite of its beginnings, was plausible and even sweet. I did have issues with the brand/product dropping that Abbott does in this book, but it didn't bother me as much as some of the other works I've read from her.

In sum, it was an enjoyable story, a light read that I think those who like chick-lit, coming of age romances will enjoy. Unfortunately, for a road trip novel, it's not very atmospheric, but I think the story is decent enough that people will likely find something to like in it for the journey taken.

Overall score: 2.5/5

[Carmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cordelia is sixteen. She is very, very organized and controlling. She is dating a seventeen-year-old named Paul. She thinks he's great. But he leaves to work in Yosemite. She is going to spend the summer with her sister, and end's up getting a ride from her sisters ex-boyfriend, Jake. Cordelia thinks Jake is obnoxious. But slowly, on the road trip, the start to bond. He is nineteen or twenty. When they get to Yosemite, she starts to see Paul in a different light (and Jake too, for that matter).

I like this book because it doesn't try to moralize teenagers' actions. Cordelia is presented as being able to make her own sexual decisions. There is no discussion about her dating a college guy even though she is only 16. It also presents the question of knowing who is the right person for you. So many people end up having sex with or marrying the first person who shows interest in them, instead of realizing that there are a lot of options available out there. Even though every main character in the book is ridiculously attractive, a lot of other things are true to life. There is no clear right answer. People make mistakes (at one point Cordelia illegally enters a casino and gambles away all her money). I like how Abbott's book treat mistakes as just something that happened: learn from it and move on. She doesn't make it seem that a mistake is the end of the world, or that you have to dwell on it forever, or that you have to make a big moral lesson out of it. I like that message.

[Shxrxn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never let a boy know you’re crazy about him. He’ll lose interest, and then you’ll be a loser.
- Molly Packer’s Rules to Getting Any Guy You Want
I poke because I care.
- Jake
You only hear what you want to hear, regardless of what someone is actually saying to you.
- Jake
There aren’t any clocks in here for a reason, dude. So we won’t know what time it is.
- Mike
You can’t risk more than you’re willing to lose. That’s how you get into trouble.
- Jake
I thought I should tell you that I believe taking risks and letting go are good things, when you’ve made a conscious choice to do so and weighed all the options.
- Jake
You’re saying that balance is important in life.
- Cordy
As important as breathing.
- Jake
I think it's sad when people can’t be loved for who they are.
- Cordy
Like, two people fall in love, okay? Then one of them tries to change the other one, to make him or her into someone else. Not the person that the person was to begin with. So why did they fall in love in the first place?
- Cordy
What was the basis for the original attraction between two people? And why can’t that be enough?
- Jake
If you love someone, why would you want that person to change?
- Cordy
Resistance is futile.
- Molly

[Ivory · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, this book was full of designer craps! Like:
>Cordy's Treo
>Cordy's Swatch
>Marc Jacobs yellow slingbacks
>pink Jimmy Choos slingbacks
>white Juicy halter top
>Origins Pomegranate Wash
>Victoria's Secret pink satin cami and boxers
>Cargo bronzer
>Tarte glistening powder
>strappy Steve Madden platform sandals
>red two-piece Tommy Hilfiger swimsuit
>lime green Malia Mills bikini top
>dark indigo Sevens
>Guess asymmetrical tunic tank top
>MAC cosmetics line
>a pair of gold Dolce & Gabbana platform strappy sandals
>pair of red Kors espadrilles

I could go on and on...

This book was okay but not memorable. This was just a quick read.

I was debating for a long time regarding what Hailey Abbott book I should read for the first time and I decided "Getting Lost With Boys." I think I made a wrong choice since it didn't really make me tingle-like-first-kiss-feeling and made me doubt to read more of her books... but I'm still willing to read anyway (out of curiosity)

And really? The airport scene was not believable. People without tickets can't just get into the plane even if you happen to know a pilot.

[Mei · Rating 1 out of 5]

Road trip books are so rare that on the idea of finding such, especially if it's a gem, excites me!

Unfortunately, this isn't so much of a gem nor was it any good. My original rating of this was two stars, but I was struggling to remember what I liked about the book, and well... I found none.

I was just starting chapter one when I read these:

But even weirder was the fact that she was out here camping. Cordelia never slept on anything except a queen-size bed fitted with two layers of four-hundred–thread-count sheets and a goose down comforter. Frankly, I could not express my reaction in English. It's easier saying in my local language! Ang arte ha! Magcacamping ka, malamang hindi komportable ang kondisyon ng hihigaan mo. Eh di sana di ka na lang nag-camping!

God, Paul was a good kisser—“good” as in he had the power to make her forget some pretty important things, like what time it was, her first name, and what planet she was on.

Cordelia had to restrain herself from climbing all over him as if he were a rock wall. HOW EXAGGERATED ARE THESE? Forget your first name, and planet??? Climb over him?! I've never realized that the term ‘head over heels’ in these lines so literal and ridiculous.

“You take my breath away, you know that?” he whispered. UM, THIS IS SO CLICHE, and really corny.

All right, it seems like I have the right guy, chirped the voice inside Cordelia’s head. After all, they had been going out for a few months and he was super-hot and incredibly nice. And this is how girls like her are stupid. That logic, ugh -_-'

Honestly, that was only in chapter one, and it was enough to make me stop. I swear, I could have DNF'ed it at that moment but I thought I'll see the rest of the story first.

And what a regret that was. I wish I could've stopped there, because my eye rolling and annoyance towards the characters not only ended with that.

The overusage of name brands by the author irritated me. Sara Shepard does this also, but considering that the Pretty Little Liars series contained a lot of fashion references, it was understandable. But here, Hailey Abbott throughout the novel, calls Cordelia's phone a Treo instead of just a 'phone', Cordelia's bag as a Jansport, Cordelia's shoes as a Marc Jacobs and whatnot. She refers to the motel as a Holiday Inn Express, instead of simply, just a motel. Others included Jimmy Choo, MapQuest, Toyota Prius, Prada, Guess?, and specially the Oral B Brush Ups!!! It was intolerable.

All the characters are two-dimensional. I couldn't connect or sympathize with them. There was no depth in their personalities and to be honest, some are hard to figure out like they're bipolar. They didn't stay with me nor did I get attached with them. They were, basically, not memorable. The love interest, Jake, was wholeheartedly hated by Cordelia at the start and middle of the novel, and I could see why. But then Jake warming to her just that was unbelievable. Clearly, the romance was, for me, a fail build-up, the guy saying things like Cordelia changed him in a way no one did and that he never felt this way with anybody that kind of shit. It didn't fit well.

The ending also was cliche, too perfect that it was hard to believe and impossible. Cordelia was afraid of flying and just because a 'guy she was meant to be with' came in the picture, she suddenly forgets her fear? It was sending out a wrong message. Also, even if you know somebody in the airport, they couldn't just let you pass easily. How quickly Cordelia passed through was really unbelievable. I believe airports have witnessed a lot of these I-need-to-let-him-know-I-love-him-before-he-takes-off-and-we'll-never-see-each-other-again kind of interruptions but it's still against the rules.

Anyway, I won't be reading any more of this author's books. Not recommended if you don't want your time wasted.

If you are looking for a better road-trip book, I recommend or .

[Natshane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book of all HA books I’ve read so far! I am a very emotional person, and this book had me going. I nearly cried! And laughed at the jokes! I stayed up all night just to finish the book. I had to know the ending! And when I went to sleep last night, a smile was on my lips. That’s why books affects me on an insane level.
Unlike her other books, this one was written more maturely, no childish games of playing hard to get, or dwelling on why I felt different than how I supposed to feel kind of thing. I love the story how a drive could change one’s life.
The thing I believe is vital in every relationship, which romance comes second to is understanding. How could you say I love you where else you had no idea who the person is?

[Mimi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well for starters I did not get all the product placement in the book. It did not enhance the story at all. I have no idea what a red Tommy Hilfiger two peice looks like, is it cute or slutty? None of The name brand items painted a vivid picture. As for the story it was alright. This is a story that has been told over and over in books and movies. There was nothing amazing in this story that made it stand out from all the others like it.

[bianca]

It's midnight on a school day and I don't feel the slightest bit tire even though I woke up at 6 today. An amazing book can do that to you.

I never thought i would love chick lit like this so much. If you're not sure if you'll like the short girly books, start out with something like this and you'll fall in love in an instant.

[Devin]

I couldn’t bring myself to give this book a rating. Let me explain . . .

I read this book back in probably 2007 or 2008, and I remember enjoying it. However, upon re-read, this book is definitely a product of its time. It is very much in the time of books like Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and the Au Pairs/Beach Lane series by Melissa de la Cruise. The writing is simple, all the characters have shallow personalities, and there are a million references to high-end brand names. All of which make this book feel very dated.

Some of the lines in this book felt very dated. In 2019 some of these themes and statements would be questioned.

For example,

On page 4! The main character Cordelia and her boyfriend, Paul, are making out in a tent and the narration mentions that “[Paul] only been with one person, which is very respectable for a seven-year-old guy. And noble too.” Like, why is that noble? I am so confused . . .

At another point, Paul tells Cordelia she is “high maintenance.” The narration mentions, “He hadn’t called her a slut or a retard or anything, but whatever. For some reason what he’d said seemed just as bad.” I also don’t think this was the only time the “R” word was used.
These are just two cringy instances that stood out to me the most.

There were also parts of the story that were hard to believe and impossible. The ending was the worst offender of this, Cordelia literally gets on a plane and doesn’t have a ticket! The FAA would fine that airline so hard for having a passenger not on the manifest and not having a ticket! That would never happen!!!

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was so cheesy. Not sure if I can read anymore hailey Abbott books

[amandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute!

[Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
It was a cute teen road trip romance. It did not age well, a lot of outdated references. Fun banter.
I liked the twist of instead a brother's friend, it was her sister's ex.

[Katelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute! Romance story, she has a bf and falls for someone else, her older sisters ex!

[Stephanie Propson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A YA book. I read it in a few hours. Typical girl dislikes boy then likes boy romance as they bond on a road trip. Dumb but good quick read

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not horrible, this novel had more of a realization of life in my opinion.

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was about a girl named Cordelina that had a wonderful boyfriend named Paul. But, when she has to spend the summer aways from her boyfriend to see her sister in her college some where else. So, she was about to take a bus to her sister, but her mom bumped into her sister's old boyfriend, Jake. He offered to take her to her sister since he was going to past by there going to Seattle. When the road trip started, Cordelina didn't like Jake that much. But, when Jake told Cordelina that
he only broke up with her sister because he didn't like the feeling of her sister changing him to make the relationship go well. that was when Jake got Cordelina thinking that her boyfriend was only trying to change her to make them work out. So at the end, they broke up, and she falls deeply in love with Jake.
I agree with Paul because when you know that you have found the right person to date, you know that you don't have to change yourself to have a good relationship. It's like everything was put there and nothing has to be change to make it better. In a relationship, no one has to change them self to be a couple.

[Taylor Fenner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book so many times that I had to tape the book together to keep it from falling apart.

Overly-organized Cordelia Packer is less than thrilled that her flighty sister's obnoxious ex-boyfriend is giving her a ride all the way to her sister's college town where she'll be taking a summer course. The only thing getting her through it is that she's going to stop and see her boyfriend Paul, who is doing tours for the summer at Yosemite, on the way.

What Cordelia did not plan for on her spreadsheets or itineraries was that Jake would suddenly turn hot since the last time she saw him or that they could actually almost be...gasp... friendly to each other.

Soon Cordelia finds herself feeling confusing emotions for Jake, only made worse when they finally (after lots of car trouble and misadventures) reach Yosemite and Cordy begins to see that maybe Paul isn't the "Best Boyfriend Ever".

Can she really be interested in Jake? And could Jake be interested in her too? How will her sister react? Is it worth taking a "calculated risk" and finding out?

This book is cute and funny and I've loved it since the first time I read it.

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

Cordelia Packer is going to see her sister in northern California, leaving from her home in San Diego, but she doesn't have a travel partner. Until Jacob (Cordelia's older sister's ex-boyfriend), who is totally obnoxious but cute, offers to travel along with her.

Cordelia has the trip all planned out, with an itinerary -- there are even scheduled rest stops. This is how she does everything.

But that's not how Jacob does anything! He likes to take his time and not rush through anything. Cordelia knows that the trip is off to a bad start when Jacob shows up at noon when he was supposed to be there at nine!

While they are in the desolate, California desert -- the car breaks down. How will perfectionist Cordelia and wild child Jacob handle the situation? And will Cordelia be able to stay faithful to her perfect boyfriend?

I really liked reading this kind of predictable book. There were enough twists and turns to keep you interested! GETTING LOST WITH BOYS is a very fun book to read while basking in the sun!

[Ashley Dawson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have read Hailey Abbots Summer Boys Novels as a young girl and enjoyed her very much. She would have me on the edge of my seat one minute and in tears the other.

This book was just not good at all

She names drops a million different products in this book
and its so distracting. The main character Cordelia is probably one of the most annoying characters and I couldn't relate with her. She is a type A personality. By the middle of the book she does lighten up a little but even so the story in general is lacking anything interesting.

The ending is very unbelievable and I think it sends the wrong message out to young girls

She suddenly forgets all together her deathly fear of flying just because a guy is with her holding her hand? puullleeeazeeeee

I was very surprised that on Amazon there is only one bad review. I will no longer use Amazon as a resource for book reviews because this is like the 3rd shitty book ive read because of their inaccurate reviews.

Don't waste your time.

[Lana]

Hailey Abbot, author of Getting Lost with Boys, creates a set of characters who seem to be completely opposite, but find they have so much in common. 16 year old Cordelia, is grounded, lives by itineraries, and cannot breathe without her palm trio, but this all changes when she is put in the hands of her sister's ex-boyfriend, Jacob Stein, who is never on time and never admits to being wrong. This book takes place in modern day California, on the road trip of a life time, where they let their guard down and let go of everything normal. I truely enjoyed this book, so far I have been very satisfied with the books I have read of Abbot's, the realistic fiction is captivating and exilerating. If you love books or movies with teen love affairs, this is definitely the book for you.

[reem a · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought, blame the cover, that it would be a very inspirational book, you know like Sarah Dessen and stuff. But when I started it, it's really actually a funny, fluffy one. I read it in one day, though not a exactly a quick read, somewhere in between. I'm going to read the rest of the series and see how it goes.

What surprised me more, was that it was 3rd person point of view, which I can't stand, but actually, the book was amazingly written. I actually comprehended it. It only showed what was in the MC's mind instead of a thousand people at once, like other 3rd person POVs I read.

If you wanna good laugh, mixed in with romance, this is probably the great book for you.

But still. It did not come up to the best road trip book I have ever read. That status still and probably will always remain for Two Way Street.

Cheerios!

[Fanoon Janahi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short But PERFECT!!

the title doesn't really matches the ingredients of the book it self, but yeah its better then a sloppy book, it was a really "PURE" Love story … at the beg i thoughts its going to be a lousy book because the main character is a kid "16YrsOld", but after getting deeper in the book i really changed that thought, Ps its an old book Published in "2006" soo I'm sure you'll like it more in that year, i found it really funny when she uses "The Treo" she acted like its this amazing gadget, But since were in 2013 it felt like a joke since Smart Phones exist, plus she mentioned lots of brands like Gucci and etc which i thought wasn't really necessary but yeah that didn't change the good parts in the book

[Daniel · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’ve read this book three times. Once when I was thirteen, and I loved it. Again when I was seventeen, and realized it was complete garbage, but could consider it some type of guilty pleasure read. It’s cheesy and stupid. The third and probably last time, I was nineteen and I really don’t like this book. I should just give it away really. Can still see how I used to like the cheesy and stupid bits, and really understand why my little puberty brain loved it so much back then. Not now though.
Edit: Forgot to mention how heated I was when rereading this. The main character is a sixteen year old girl, and the love interest is at the very least nineteen, but most likely in his early twenties. It made me uncomfortable.

[Maranda Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was going to go with one star but I threw out 2 because i actually enjoyed the storyline. My downfall was how much I HATED these characters. Cordelia is the most stuck up, control freak, annoying 16 year old Ive ever heard of. Her sister is a complete ditz with no personality outside if boys and clothes and partying. Shes also super slutty. Paul is... I dont know what the crap Paul is but hes no 17 year old boy thats for sure. And last but not least Jake... is he laid back? is he careful? is he reckless? heck if i know.. the kid changed his personality atleast 5 times. If this story had differnt characters It could have been atleast a 3.5 stars but atlas, these fictional people suck.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m a fan of road trip stories so I was kind of psyched in reading this book. It was a good read... but it didn't knock my socks off. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the story, it was the characters that I wasn't such a fan of. The MC, Cordelia, was interesting enough, but most of time I was just annoyed with her. I guess it wouldn't be such a problem if the guy can 'carry' the story, but that was the problem. Jake’s character lacked the 'oomph' that the story needed. But still, I had a fun time reading the story. There were some LoL moments. And I’m also a sucker for a happy ending so I’m one happy camper.

[Kate baggett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cordelia, wanted to go visit her sister that lived in Northern California. She has a travel companion named Jacob Stein. Cordelia makes a neatly laid out plan to get there as soon as possible. Cordelia doesnt really like Jacob, so she is really dreading this whole trip, but is optimistic about getting to california. They end up taking a longer than expected road trip and end up liking and getting to know eachother in the end. He really isnt the person that she thought he was.

[Yona Racheva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hmm this was one good book, although in places Cordelia annoyed me a lot, but in the end of the book when she managed to change everything wad forgotten. And the end was very cool how she put Jacob in first place. And how she changed thanks to him in something really better.

Molly - Cordelia sister was so funny she leaves for the day, everyone loves her and she is amazing, I want a sister like her, there wouldn't be even one boring day.

So I liked the end and the story and the book.

[Maria Morey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good summer read. I like stories where the love interests don't quite get along to start with, it shows that people can change their views and look differently at things and people. There was a whole lot of designer names thrown around which I feel is a cop-out to actually describe anything, but other then that it was fun. I like that Cordy was super uptight to start with and sort of let loose as the book went on but not to an unrealistic point, and Jake was just great.