Cherry's plan is simple-work at her parents' arena for the summer, go to school for business in the fall. Everything is set. That is, until she meets Richie. The attractive nephew of the arena's former Zamboni driver, Richie turns Cherry's world upside from the moment that they meet. Not only does he question her decision to study business, but he also makes her rethink her decision to stay close to home. If only Richie hadn't filled in for his uncle, maybe then things would have stayed perfectly on track. But life is never that clean cut and Cherry's about to find out that plans and fate can coincide if she's willing to let them.
Natasja is a librarian and the self-published author of the Swapped Lives series, the Knockout Girl series, the Onepian Chronicles, the Less than Perfect series, the Building Bridges series, and the CanEdania Chronicles. She is an avid fan and participant of NaNoWriMo and has completed several novels over the past few Novembers.
In 2019, Natasja received two Indie Original awards for Knockout Girl, one for Best New Author and the other for Best Young Adult Novel.
When she's not working on her many unfinished novels, she can be found playing video games with her husband and three kids, singing, or curled up with a good book. Natasja lives just outside of Toronto–close enough for good shopping and far enough to avoid the traffic.
If you want a quick read that will make you smile, read this. Despite the protagonist’s sassy nature, the story is emotional and sincere, and might make you want to travel…
Cherry's not my favorite character in this series, but after everything that she's gone through, it's interesting to finally get inside her head. It's kind of amusing that she leans so heavily on her ex-BF and her former arch-rival. I think she's a little young for a whirlwind romance, yet her fella is kind, considerate, and not much older than she is.
This story about Elli's best friend (from Knockout Girl) was good. I loved seeing how things were going for Cherry and learning a little more about her. As a quirky character in book 1, she already had a special place in my heart. If you haven't read any of the other books in the series, it would still be ok to read this one, I think. You learn a little about the characters from the previous three books, but not much. I also believe this series is great for ages 13 and up. So if you enjoy shorter stories with characters who are interesting and growing and learning while they live life, and if you enjoy young love stories give this one a try. It's clean in a refreshing way.