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The Boys Next Door #1-2
Endless Summer
Two irresistible boys. One unforgettable summer.
Lori can’t wait for her summer at the lake. She loves wakeboarding and hanging with her friends—including the two hotties next door. With the Vader brothers, she's always been just one of the guys. Now that she’s turning sixteen, she wants to be seen as one of the girls, especially in the eyes of Sean, the older brother. But that’s not going to happen—not if the younger brother, Adam, can help it.
Lori plans to make Sean jealous by spending time with Adam. Adam has plans of his own for Lori. As the air heats up, so does this love triangle. Will Lori’s romantic summer melt into one hot mess?
Lori can’t wait for her summer at the lake. She loves wakeboarding and hanging with her friends—including the two hotties next door. With the Vader brothers, she's always been just one of the guys. Now that she’s turning sixteen, she wants to be seen as one of the girls, especially in the eyes of Sean, the older brother. But that’s not going to happen—not if the younger brother, Adam, can help it.
Lori plans to make Sean jealous by spending time with Adam. Adam has plans of his own for Lori. As the air heats up, so does this love triangle. Will Lori’s romantic summer melt into one hot mess?
587 pages, Paperback
First published May 25, 2010
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Jennifer Echols
36 books4,890 followersJennifer Echols was born in Atlanta and grew up in a small town on a beautiful lake in Alabama—a setting that has inspired many of her books. She has written nine romantic novels for young adults, including the comedy MAJOR CRUSH, which won the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the drama GOING TOO FAR, which was a finalist in the RITA, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Book Buyer’s Best, and was nominated by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults. Simon & Schuster will debut her adult romance novels in 2013, with many more teen novels scheduled for the next few years. She lives in Birmingham with her husband and her son.
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May 24, 2013
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Oh God, this book was bad. I could tolerate the first book especially because it was told in Lori's point of view and I understand a little bit of the thinking behind her scheme to get the guy she wanted. But in the second book, oh gosh-it was crazy!
First Adam and Lori went from dating with the support of her parents to Adam getting threatened with military school and the two being forbidden to see each other. Which Teen Parenting 101: was their parents first mistake. Although I do understand some of the reasons behind it, I feel like Lori's dad over-reacted and should've slept on his decision and gave Lori a lot of rules, Bella's dad in Twilight style. But after hearing the problems Adam had with listening to his parents, it started making sense to me the reasons his parents wanted to send him away.
And regarding Lori and Adam's relationship? Oh man, you could completely tell that they were inexperienced and relationship-immature. I swear, I felt like they were in 5th grade or something (except for all the hormones going around)! They both were extremely stupid in their regarding towards one another.
I know that the author was hinting that Adam's ex (I forget her name) and Lori were becoming friends at the end of the first book, but the way they just rapidly almost became best friends in the second and how Adam's ex conveniently gave up on her feelings for Adam in turn for his brother was completely unrealistic. I don't know how she and Lori are still friends after the little staged-shirtless scene she and Adam created! A plan, I might add occurred to make Lori and Sean jealous after Lori and Sean kissed in her latest plan. This current version of Lori's plan being to date a guy who was worse than Adam so that her father would see the error of his ways and beg her to start dating him again. But this backfired two or three times, I believe.
Not to mention that the book was half in Lori's POV and the other half was in Adam's. Only I had to hunt for instances in which Lori or Adam were spoken of in 3rd person so I could figure out who was speaking.
Anyway, the future I see for this couple is no longer the one full of the potential I saw after the first book. Adam has a lot of issues and his relationship with Lori just seems toxic now. I feel like the future that Lori painted in Book #1 with the two of them marrying other people is sooooo relevant.
Oh God, this book was bad. I could tolerate the first book especially because it was told in Lori's point of view and I understand a little bit of the thinking behind her scheme to get the guy she wanted. But in the second book, oh gosh-it was crazy!
First Adam and Lori went from dating with the support of her parents to Adam getting threatened with military school and the two being forbidden to see each other. Which Teen Parenting 101: was their parents first mistake. Although I do understand some of the reasons behind it, I feel like Lori's dad over-reacted and should've slept on his decision and gave Lori a lot of rules, Bella's dad in Twilight style. But after hearing the problems Adam had with listening to his parents, it started making sense to me the reasons his parents wanted to send him away.
And regarding Lori and Adam's relationship? Oh man, you could completely tell that they were inexperienced and relationship-immature. I swear, I felt like they were in 5th grade or something (except for all the hormones going around)! They both were extremely stupid in their regarding towards one another.
I know that the author was hinting that Adam's ex (I forget her name) and Lori were becoming friends at the end of the first book, but the way they just rapidly almost became best friends in the second and how Adam's ex conveniently gave up on her feelings for Adam in turn for his brother was completely unrealistic. I don't know how she and Lori are still friends after the little staged-shirtless scene she and Adam created! A plan, I might add occurred to make Lori and Sean jealous after Lori and Sean kissed in her latest plan. This current version of Lori's plan being to date a guy who was worse than Adam so that her father would see the error of his ways and beg her to start dating him again. But this backfired two or three times, I believe.
Not to mention that the book was half in Lori's POV and the other half was in Adam's. Only I had to hunt for instances in which Lori or Adam were spoken of in 3rd person so I could figure out who was speaking.
Anyway, the future I see for this couple is no longer the one full of the potential I saw after the first book. Adam has a lot of issues and his relationship with Lori just seems toxic now. I feel like the future that Lori painted in Book #1 with the two of them marrying other people is sooooo relevant.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 12, 2011
When browsing my local bookstore the other day I came across Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols, I literally had to do a double take as my bookstore never stocks books by Jennifer Echols, I picked the book up and went straight to the tills, no way was I passing this missed opportunity, who knew when they’d have some more books by Echols in? I was excited to have found this book (well actually its two books in one The boys next door & Endless Summer) as I’d wanted to read it for some time. But also because the blurb sounded quite similar to The Summer I turned pretty series (a series I held really close to my heart).
Book one The boys next door tells the story of two brothers Sean and Adam Vader who live next door to Lori (there’s actually three brothers altogether including Cameron, but the story largely focuses on Sean and Adam) Sean is drop dead gorgeous, has most of the girls after him and Lori has been infatuated with him as long as she can remember. Whereas Adam is sweet, can be a little impulsive at times but is also more of a friend to Lori. Lori loves the summer vacation, as it’s the only time she gets to work at the marina all summer long with the Vader brothers. Since Lori’s mum passed away Lori’s known that she meant to be with Sean. After pining for Sean for so long she’s finally decided to go for it, after all this may be her last opportunity with Sean going off to college soon. Lori starts by trying to get Sean to notice her anyway possible; innocently swanning around in her bikini and trouncing the boys in wakeboarding. But Sean still remains as clueless as ever, the only attention she seems to be getting is from the wrong Vader brother; Adam. So Lori comes up with an ingenious plan to pretend to hook up with Adam to make Sean jealous. What follows is a comical ploy full of disaster, mistaken identity and endless fun.
To me it was blatantly obvious that . But Lori was so besotted with Sean that she didn’t pick up on the potential in front of her.
Adam and Lori’s fake relationship depicted what summer relationships are all about; it was sweet, warm, delicious, had a sense of forbiddenness about it and just left me with goose bumps all over.
I really enjoyed The Boys next door, it was a perfect summer read, it summed up perfectly what the summer should be like, it left me with a longing for the summer days, lounging around in the sun, goofing around with friends and just having endless fun.
Book two; Endless Summer, kicks off straight after The boys next door,
Personally I think The boys next door would have been the perfect ending to the story, whilst the fake relationships and mind games slightly aggravated me in the first book, Endless Summer took it to a whole another level. I know Lori and Adam hated being away from each other, but pretending to date other people again? It just created a lot of misunderstandings which were fun at times but also unnecessary. I think this was my only real issue with the book, other than that it was a great read, but may be not as good as the first book. What I liked about Endless Summer was the alternative pov’s we got from Lori and Adam, before in The boys next door we had everything from Lori, it was interesting getting into the mind of Adam and understanding how he was thinking. There were also some absolutely hysterical scenes caused by miscommunication; Lori and Parker’s fake date McGillicuddy (I still have no idea how to pronounce this) and Adam assuming Cameron was trying it on with Lori. I loved the camaraderie and banter between the boys; Sean, Adam, Cameron and McGillicuddy. However both books were wholly focused on Sean and Adam, I would have liked to see more of McGillicuddy and Cameron.
Jennifer Echols is one of many authors that I have discovered only this year. Her writing has a way of keeping you easily riveted and leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling after finishing her book. I look forward to more of Jennifer Echol’s books, I’m sure the next books Echols has coming out The one that I want and Such a rush I will devour with as much enthusiasm as I have done already with her books I’ve read so far.
Book one The boys next door tells the story of two brothers Sean and Adam Vader who live next door to Lori (there’s actually three brothers altogether including Cameron, but the story largely focuses on Sean and Adam) Sean is drop dead gorgeous, has most of the girls after him and Lori has been infatuated with him as long as she can remember. Whereas Adam is sweet, can be a little impulsive at times but is also more of a friend to Lori. Lori loves the summer vacation, as it’s the only time she gets to work at the marina all summer long with the Vader brothers. Since Lori’s mum passed away Lori’s known that she meant to be with Sean. After pining for Sean for so long she’s finally decided to go for it, after all this may be her last opportunity with Sean going off to college soon. Lori starts by trying to get Sean to notice her anyway possible; innocently swanning around in her bikini and trouncing the boys in wakeboarding. But Sean still remains as clueless as ever, the only attention she seems to be getting is from the wrong Vader brother; Adam. So Lori comes up with an ingenious plan to pretend to hook up with Adam to make Sean jealous. What follows is a comical ploy full of disaster, mistaken identity and endless fun.
To me it was blatantly obvious that . But Lori was so besotted with Sean that she didn’t pick up on the potential in front of her.
Adam and Lori’s fake relationship depicted what summer relationships are all about; it was sweet, warm, delicious, had a sense of forbiddenness about it and just left me with goose bumps all over.
I really enjoyed The Boys next door, it was a perfect summer read, it summed up perfectly what the summer should be like, it left me with a longing for the summer days, lounging around in the sun, goofing around with friends and just having endless fun.
Book two; Endless Summer, kicks off straight after The boys next door,
Personally I think The boys next door would have been the perfect ending to the story, whilst the fake relationships and mind games slightly aggravated me in the first book, Endless Summer took it to a whole another level. I know Lori and Adam hated being away from each other, but pretending to date other people again? It just created a lot of misunderstandings which were fun at times but also unnecessary. I think this was my only real issue with the book, other than that it was a great read, but may be not as good as the first book. What I liked about Endless Summer was the alternative pov’s we got from Lori and Adam, before in The boys next door we had everything from Lori, it was interesting getting into the mind of Adam and understanding how he was thinking. There were also some absolutely hysterical scenes caused by miscommunication; Lori and Parker’s fake date McGillicuddy (I still have no idea how to pronounce this) and Adam assuming Cameron was trying it on with Lori. I loved the camaraderie and banter between the boys; Sean, Adam, Cameron and McGillicuddy. However both books were wholly focused on Sean and Adam, I would have liked to see more of McGillicuddy and Cameron.
Jennifer Echols is one of many authors that I have discovered only this year. Her writing has a way of keeping you easily riveted and leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling after finishing her book. I look forward to more of Jennifer Echol’s books, I’m sure the next books Echols has coming out The one that I want and Such a rush I will devour with as much enthusiasm as I have done already with her books I’ve read so far.
October 1, 2021
’Sean charged past the windshield into the back of the boat, eyes full of tears. “She broke up with me!” he wailed. “She broke up with me because she’s still in love with Adam!”
how anyone could find this kid attractive is beyond me. anyway overall i didnt really connect w the writing style (including the 3rd pov one). there were so many scenes that coulda been cut off but werent. they draggeddd. imma just stick w/ jenn bennett then. adam’s not bad
how anyone could find this kid attractive is beyond me. anyway overall i didnt really connect w the writing style (including the 3rd pov one). there were so many scenes that coulda been cut off but werent. they draggeddd. imma just stick w/ jenn bennett then. adam’s not bad
August 8, 2021
actual rating: 3 stars
nostalgia rating: 5++
proud to announce that adam vader, my fourth crush ever, could most definitely still get it <3 😏
this was prob the first romance book i ever read, along w The Summer I Turned Pretty series, and this book is so good y'all 🤡 it still holds up to this day, you can't tell me shit about it.
an embarrassing memory it resurfaced tho is i was giving a presentation on it in middle school english class (don't ask me why i chose this book to do a book project on, that's already strike 1 for embarrassment), but i hate public speaking and was so nervous that when i was trying to explain that the heroine works at a marina, i kept saying marinara instead 🤦🏽♀️ i said it so many times before the teacher finally corrected me.... it haunts me to this day.
anyway🥴 this was a fantastic book, adam is still one of my favorite heroes ever, he is so hot from the first page i really can't believe lori wasn't checking for him. lori (h) was doing the most w all her plots and plans especially for SEAN who is honestly king of the himbo's. but it's okay cause i still love her, i think she's so relatable and actually felt like a real life high school girl from the 2010s. and i know this is a YA story and it's made for like 13 year olds... but i wanna read them fuck so bad LMAO. judge me all u want but lori and adam have chemistryyyy, no other contemporary YA couple is doing it like them (MY opinion). hell, most NA couples aren't doing it like them either.
also this book has the only fake dating trope i like where the girl goes into it for whatever purpose they've agreed on, but for the guy it's just a pretense and he's gonna use the fake dating to make her fall in love w him. like yasss gimme more of that pls and thanks. these kids are honestly crazy tho, all they ever do to get their significant other back is make out w someone else. it's unsanitary and also, ridiculous
all in all tho, STILL love this book, even as an adult, love the nostalgia and also the summer lovin marINa setting 🐠☀️🛶
nostalgia rating: 5++
proud to announce that adam vader, my fourth crush ever, could most definitely still get it <3 😏
this was prob the first romance book i ever read, along w The Summer I Turned Pretty series, and this book is so good y'all 🤡 it still holds up to this day, you can't tell me shit about it.
an embarrassing memory it resurfaced tho is i was giving a presentation on it in middle school english class (don't ask me why i chose this book to do a book project on, that's already strike 1 for embarrassment), but i hate public speaking and was so nervous that when i was trying to explain that the heroine works at a marina, i kept saying marinara instead 🤦🏽♀️ i said it so many times before the teacher finally corrected me.... it haunts me to this day.
anyway🥴 this was a fantastic book, adam is still one of my favorite heroes ever, he is so hot from the first page i really can't believe lori wasn't checking for him. lori (h) was doing the most w all her plots and plans especially for SEAN who is honestly king of the himbo's. but it's okay cause i still love her, i think she's so relatable and actually felt like a real life high school girl from the 2010s. and i know this is a YA story and it's made for like 13 year olds... but i wanna read them fuck so bad LMAO. judge me all u want but lori and adam have chemistryyyy, no other contemporary YA couple is doing it like them (MY opinion). hell, most NA couples aren't doing it like them either.
also this book has the only fake dating trope i like where the girl goes into it for whatever purpose they've agreed on, but for the guy it's just a pretense and he's gonna use the fake dating to make her fall in love w him. like yasss gimme more of that pls and thanks. these kids are honestly crazy tho, all they ever do to get their significant other back is make out w someone else. it's unsanitary and also, ridiculous
all in all tho, STILL love this book, even as an adult, love the nostalgia and also the summer lovin marINa setting 🐠☀️🛶
January 4, 2012
I liked the whole idea of the book but it is not something that I haven't already read. I liked Adam and his relationship he had with Lori but their relationship did not seem like a close friend rather than a flirting close friend thingy. Regardless, when they plot to date I was excited to see how it would turn out. The most problem that I had was that Lori kept kissing both brothers. I get that she wanted to make one jealous but man, if I was a guy and my girlfriend kept kissing my brother I'd probably be pissed off and annoyed. Adam changed toward the ending which was so unlike him, he said mean things he was just off. I did not like that at all. And most of all, when it finally ended I was like yay! But why another sequel? let me just say that while I did not like that there was a sequel, I guess this second part showed what would of happened. I liked that she went deeper into the relationship. It also showed that most happy endings aren't always going to stay happy. But anyways, I was also annoyed with the fact that Adam got controlling, Lori kept kissing Sean making Adam jealous and then Adam starts fooling around with another girl. At one point I was like IS ANYONE GONNA GROW UP? But after all the kissing and dissing, I'd have to say the story does all go well together, just some minor annoyance and some really stupid character decisions.
June 18, 2013
I personally am frustrated with the entire book. I started reading it at a friend's suggestion that this book would change my perspective of teenage love. I read the first book (The Boys Next Door) quickly and thought it was entertaining. I'll admit it... I liked the prospect of having a guy sincerely head over heels with a tomboy turned hot. That being said, the writing style wasn't impressive and Lori, the main character, was frankly annoying. The one reason that I would recommend the book was the description of the hot guys and the ending (not to give anything away, but it fills readers with cheesy romantic gooiness). The moment I started the second book, I knew that it was going to be a bit more than disappointing. Continuing the use of a mundane writing style, the events and characters became more outrageous and stupid. I mean who thinks that kissing a boy's brother will get your father to agree to let you date the boy?-aside from Lori. The book honestly made me annoyed of the portrayal of teens (I know we have "raging hormones" but these teens take it beyond that). Enough of my rant (my mom and the readers who continue to read this realize I show detestation towards the book)... The book is an easy read that fills its readers with emotion- whether it be rage, reminisce or hope that out of a series of idiotic events a dreamy boy will stand waiting for you. I personally think that the book is a bad teen novel and is a regrettable purchase. If you're still wanting to fill the craving of reading about teen woes, here are my suggestions (which obviously doesn't include Endless Summer): The Lovely Bones, 13 Reasons Why, Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars, Along for the Ride, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight or Perks of Being a Wallflower.
*I realize I am the worst a spelling and grammar, so please forgive.
*I realize I am the worst a spelling and grammar, so please forgive.
June 29, 2010
I love Jennifer Echols, who knows just how to write YA romantic comedy. It's the kind of book where you just settle in and go along for the ride - which is a rollercoaster kind of ride - fun and funny and a little bit wild.
I loved Adam. he was really well done and very crush-worthy and a little vulnerable. I love how in touch with his emotions he is :) haha. Lori is also very cool - definitely blonde, but in the best of ways.
Like most rom-com's you kinda know who the guy is supposed to be and what the happy ending will involve, so the main fun is seeing how it all goes down. Echols writes in such a way that keeps the pages turning.
It has to be said - Echols is the queen of the make-out scenes. Whoah. some pretty hot stuff in there. teens world-wide will be fanning themselves LOL.
This is a hard one for me to rate b/c I thought the first book was much more compelling than the sequel (second half of this book). The second book, for me, felt a little endless. I just didn't buy the premise (even though in this genre I will normally go along with most things) the conflict felt a little contrived and I didn't have that sense of the stakes being raised in such a way that it kept me turning the pages. it just felt more like a series of misconstrued events that frustrated me rather than amused me.
Still, definitely a fun read and teens probably wont have the same frustrations as I did in the the second half (had to remind myself who the intended audience was). While I'm here though - giving a shout out to Going Too Far - which earned a huge 5 stars from me :) Echols is still up there as a fave of mine :)
I loved Adam. he was really well done and very crush-worthy and a little vulnerable. I love how in touch with his emotions he is :) haha. Lori is also very cool - definitely blonde, but in the best of ways.
Like most rom-com's you kinda know who the guy is supposed to be and what the happy ending will involve, so the main fun is seeing how it all goes down. Echols writes in such a way that keeps the pages turning.
It has to be said - Echols is the queen of the make-out scenes. Whoah. some pretty hot stuff in there. teens world-wide will be fanning themselves LOL.
This is a hard one for me to rate b/c I thought the first book was much more compelling than the sequel (second half of this book). The second book, for me, felt a little endless. I just didn't buy the premise (even though in this genre I will normally go along with most things) the conflict felt a little contrived and I didn't have that sense of the stakes being raised in such a way that it kept me turning the pages. it just felt more like a series of misconstrued events that frustrated me rather than amused me.
Still, definitely a fun read and teens probably wont have the same frustrations as I did in the the second half (had to remind myself who the intended audience was). While I'm here though - giving a shout out to Going Too Far - which earned a huge 5 stars from me :) Echols is still up there as a fave of mine :)
June 7, 2020
“He tied the skull and crossbones around my neck… Turning back to him, I murmured, ‘you’re giving me a piece of you.’ ... He closed his eyes and said in a rush, ‘I’m in love with you.’”
Hidden GEM alert! This is a twofer...Two books in one: The Boys Next Door (FAVE-squeal) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️& Endless Summer⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Hello, cute neighbor boys! Vader brothers! Team Sean 🥰 or Team Adam 🥰? Lori is one of the guys. Now that she’s turning sixteen, she wants to be seen as one of the girls. She’s been obsessed with Sean since forever. So she plans on making Sean jealous by fake dating his younger brother Adam. Insert love triangle. There are SO many cute and fun moments: wakeboarding at the lake, piggy back rides, secret handshakes, learning how to drive a truck, and sharing a soda and cheese fries. TBND was an adorable young adult summer read! Ps. Endless Summer picks up right where TBND ends and it’s way too spoiler-y for a review. There’s no more love triangle! Just prepare your heart for a roller coaster ride with some precious moments in between the mess. And remember this is a young adult novel 😜
Hidden GEM alert! This is a twofer...Two books in one: The Boys Next Door (FAVE-squeal) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️& Endless Summer⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Hello, cute neighbor boys! Vader brothers! Team Sean 🥰 or Team Adam 🥰? Lori is one of the guys. Now that she’s turning sixteen, she wants to be seen as one of the girls. She’s been obsessed with Sean since forever. So she plans on making Sean jealous by fake dating his younger brother Adam. Insert love triangle. There are SO many cute and fun moments: wakeboarding at the lake, piggy back rides, secret handshakes, learning how to drive a truck, and sharing a soda and cheese fries. TBND was an adorable young adult summer read! Ps. Endless Summer picks up right where TBND ends and it’s way too spoiler-y for a review. There’s no more love triangle! Just prepare your heart for a roller coaster ride with some precious moments in between the mess. And remember this is a young adult novel 😜
August 18, 2010
I bought this book on a whim before going on vacation since it looked like a nice read for sitting by a lake.
The Boys Next Door (first half) was pretty good. I would probably give it 3 and a half stars. It sometimes fell into cliches (such as the overused 'childhood neighbor= one true love') and I felt like some of the plot was just random and not developed enough. However it was entertaining and pretty cute.
Endless Summer was really a sort of unnecessary addition. It kinda ruined the whole thing for me to be honest, because I started to feel the urge to bash Lori's head in. Her actions and ideas bordered on ridiculous and petty, and when I start disliking a main character the whole thing starts to go downhill. The ending also seemed rushed, and I couldn't help feeling disappointed by it, not to mention the cheesy dialogue on the last page.
The Boys Next Door (first half) was pretty good. I would probably give it 3 and a half stars. It sometimes fell into cliches (such as the overused 'childhood neighbor= one true love') and I felt like some of the plot was just random and not developed enough. However it was entertaining and pretty cute.
Endless Summer was really a sort of unnecessary addition. It kinda ruined the whole thing for me to be honest, because I started to feel the urge to bash Lori's head in. Her actions and ideas bordered on ridiculous and petty, and when I start disliking a main character the whole thing starts to go downhill. The ending also seemed rushed, and I couldn't help feeling disappointed by it, not to mention the cheesy dialogue on the last page.
November 19, 2012
At this point in my life, I've given up on young adult.
Lori is the girl next door to a family of three boys, Cameron, Sean, and Adam. She's been in love with Sean since she can remember and will do anything to get with him. Like, seriously, anything. She pretends to go out with ADAM, the youngest brother, in attempts to make Sean jealous.
Unfortunately, Adam has been in love with Lori since he was four or something. Also Adam had a girlfriend that he kept just to get Lori jealous. Also Adam has ADHD. And all five of them (including Lori's older brother) have grown up on this lake and can wakeboard and do all the water sports.
The story only goes downhill from there. Adam also has anger problems, and Sean is the WORST older brother ever, so the two have fights nearly ever single time they run into each other.
Then Adam confesses and Lori is confused, and I don't know how but they magically end up together.
Yikes. Adam is not your typical male ya main character. And for good reason. He's angry all the time, he makes dumb mistakes, and does not think about Lori's good will at all.
Also Lori is a terrible planner. She creates mishap after mishap, all for these harebrained schemes of hers. Not to mention I'm not exactly sure what she is doing, flaunting herself in front of Sean. If Sean wanted you for just your body, Lori, he would have had you a long time ago.
So anyway, not much depth to this story. Main characters are honestly more annoying than they are productive at garnering any sympathy. I think because of that reason alone, they are perfect for each other.
Lori is the girl next door to a family of three boys, Cameron, Sean, and Adam. She's been in love with Sean since she can remember and will do anything to get with him. Like, seriously, anything. She pretends to go out with ADAM, the youngest brother, in attempts to make Sean jealous.
Unfortunately, Adam has been in love with Lori since he was four or something. Also Adam had a girlfriend that he kept just to get Lori jealous. Also Adam has ADHD. And all five of them (including Lori's older brother) have grown up on this lake and can wakeboard and do all the water sports.
The story only goes downhill from there. Adam also has anger problems, and Sean is the WORST older brother ever, so the two have fights nearly ever single time they run into each other.
Then Adam confesses and Lori is confused, and I don't know how but they magically end up together.
Yikes. Adam is not your typical male ya main character. And for good reason. He's angry all the time, he makes dumb mistakes, and does not think about Lori's good will at all.
Also Lori is a terrible planner. She creates mishap after mishap, all for these harebrained schemes of hers. Not to mention I'm not exactly sure what she is doing, flaunting herself in front of Sean. If Sean wanted you for just your body, Lori, he would have had you a long time ago.
So anyway, not much depth to this story. Main characters are honestly more annoying than they are productive at garnering any sympathy. I think because of that reason alone, they are perfect for each other.
December 7, 2011
Endless Summer was one of the best books i've read in a long time. I don't really like to read and for me to actually finish a book that's over 300 pages long is saying something. There must be something interesting or intriguing about it. I highly recommend this book to people that like drama, love stories, or summer flings. Endless Summer can relate to any ages but mostly ages around 16. The novel is about summer love and a teen love triangle. Lori is ready to turn 16 and is ready for a relationship. She's had her eye on the older Vader brother, Sean. She's always been just one of the guys but now summer is here and she's getting older and she wants to be seen as one of the girls. One of her many strategies to making Sean fall for her is to use his younger brother, Adam, to make him jealous but Adam has plans of his own. Maybe Lori isn't the only one with a secret crush. Will everything end up happily ever after or will this love triangle crumble to pieces? Read the book and I promise you you won't want to put it down.
May 30, 2010
I'm already a huge fan of Jennifer Echols works, so I already knew that I would love this book. Endless Summer is the sequel to The Boys Next Door, but if you haven't read the first one yet, your in luck, since this books binds both, so you can fall in love all at once.
And fall in love I did.
Jennifer has a flawless flow to her writing, making an easy connection to her characters.
I love the boys, Sean and Adam, both very yummy-worthy while Lori is rather an amusing and enthusiastic character.
A sweet and irresistible romantic comedy perfect for reading outside on a long summer weekend.
Boys next door & Endless Summer will melt your heart!
And fall in love I did.
Jennifer has a flawless flow to her writing, making an easy connection to her characters.
I love the boys, Sean and Adam, both very yummy-worthy while Lori is rather an amusing and enthusiastic character.
A sweet and irresistible romantic comedy perfect for reading outside on a long summer weekend.
Boys next door & Endless Summer will melt your heart!
September 16, 2024
Revised Rating for 25/7/21 Reread: 4 stars
Original Rating for 6/9/20 Read: 4 stars
Not as good as the first book, but enjoyable nonetheless.
June 7, 2020
Cute boys next door, a fun lake setting, lots of kissing and a friends to lovers/fake dating trope… I LOVED IT!!! I wish I lived where they did. I would have gotten into so much trouble with my boy craziness. So this book is actually 2 books in one and I'm going to focus more of the first one because it's definitely the best!!
This was cheesy and very YA but goodness it was all I love in an adorable YA summer Romance. So many butterflies and swoony moments!! While it may feel a little too immature for some because it definitely feels younger YA. It made me feel so nostalgic and like I was 16 again. Plus the lake vibes were so fun!!!!!
This definitely had love triangles but the guy I was rooting was PRECIOUS. They had such an adorable relationship. I loved how he gave her piggy back rides, taught her drive and even shared his cheese fries! It was all so cute and I loved them so much even when they made me mad.
I will say the 2nd book was not needed. I feel like it was SO frustrating. There was way too much of the same annoying immature teen, "make them jealous stuff". I really wish she had instead just focused on their relationship and kept it cutesy. The only saving grace was the cute scenes and all the kissing we got. Also, I WANT AN EPILOGUE SO BAD!!!
I'm going to give this 5 stars because I loved the first book that much and I got so swept up into this ADORABLE YA Romance. I want more of them later in life. Even though, the 2nd book was so frustrating I'm focusing on the first book! If you love a cute YA romance and can enjoy the fact that they're 16 and act like it, then I definitely recommend this one. So happy to find this hidden gem!!
This was cheesy and very YA but goodness it was all I love in an adorable YA summer Romance. So many butterflies and swoony moments!! While it may feel a little too immature for some because it definitely feels younger YA. It made me feel so nostalgic and like I was 16 again. Plus the lake vibes were so fun!!!!!
This definitely had love triangles but the guy I was rooting was PRECIOUS. They had such an adorable relationship. I loved how he gave her piggy back rides, taught her drive and even shared his cheese fries! It was all so cute and I loved them so much even when they made me mad.
I will say the 2nd book was not needed. I feel like it was SO frustrating. There was way too much of the same annoying immature teen, "make them jealous stuff". I really wish she had instead just focused on their relationship and kept it cutesy. The only saving grace was the cute scenes and all the kissing we got. Also, I WANT AN EPILOGUE SO BAD!!!
I'm going to give this 5 stars because I loved the first book that much and I got so swept up into this ADORABLE YA Romance. I want more of them later in life. Even though, the 2nd book was so frustrating I'm focusing on the first book! If you love a cute YA romance and can enjoy the fact that they're 16 and act like it, then I definitely recommend this one. So happy to find this hidden gem!!
August 1, 2024
This book was my “the summer I turned pretty” and the first book is cute and nostalgic but the second is just idiot teenagers being brash idiots so minus 1 star for the second book but plus one for nostalgia
May 2, 2011
3.5 stars for the two books together. I liked Lori and Adam, and I thought they were cute together when they were not mad at each other because of some sort of overblown misunderstanding. Sometimes, though, it felt like all of the characters were caricatures, and a little flat. Especially the secondary characters--Adam's and Lori's brothers, the parents. But Adam and Lori were better, as much as they might have annoyed me anyway. They both had negative qualities that were hard to swallow sometimes. And as much as I liked them together and happy, they couldn't seem to ever embrace honesty with each other and so were constantly telling little white lies (or sometimes not so little) or going behind each other's backs trying to inflict jealous pain on each other, basically following that age-old argument of "he started it" or "but he/she did it to me first". It got a little tiring after awhile. Adam at least had kind of a reason for his erratic behavior and temper (ADHD), but Lori...nothing. I had a hard time figuring out if Lori was supposed to actually be as clueless as she seemed or if she was really stupid like a fox. I have a feeling that it was meant to be the latter but mostly it came off as the former. It was as irritating as you might imagine. But, honestly, sometimes I'm guilty of forgetting the the characters in YA books are actually...young. Lori is just 16 in these books, and she acts like it. Her crazy-bad ideas were typical teen girl silliness, so points for keeping it real, I guess. I did think it was a bit of a stretch that she always fell back on the "fake dating" plan, which was really a total failure every time; that I didn't really understand. Could she honestly not come up with anything else? Did she really think that Adam wouldn't get mad about it *this* time? Especially when her fake dates often included his two older brothers (eew and DUMB)? Who he kind of hated? They both had some maturing to do, though, as most 16-year-olds do.
Her dad's reaction to the whole "staying out too late" issue at the beginning of the second book that sets all of the shenanigans in that book in motion also seemed really harsh and a little out of left field. The reactions of all the adults at the beginning of Endless Summer seemed incredibly harsh for a first offense, I thought. I had a hard time believing how angry they all were and that they would go from 0 to 60, it seemed, when it came to demanding that two kids who lived next door to each other and worked together every day could not even speak or else one of them would go to military school. Teensy bit crazy.
You know what's really crazy though? Despite characters that were annoying and shallow (mostly Lori, surprisingly enough, and Adam's brother Sean), I liked these books. The chemistry between Adam and Lori was really good and I could totally evoke the lake and their town and the atmosphere of the story in my mind. The first book, The Boys Next Door, was less annoying and a little better than the second book, mostly because the plot devices of fake dating and white lies with good intentions were not yet retreads. But they were both enjoyable. I guess that's the mark of a good story: even though I was giving the characters major eye rolls pretty frequently, they were still likable enough that I kept reading about them and wanted them to sort through their mess.
Her dad's reaction to the whole "staying out too late" issue at the beginning of the second book that sets all of the shenanigans in that book in motion also seemed really harsh and a little out of left field. The reactions of all the adults at the beginning of Endless Summer seemed incredibly harsh for a first offense, I thought. I had a hard time believing how angry they all were and that they would go from 0 to 60, it seemed, when it came to demanding that two kids who lived next door to each other and worked together every day could not even speak or else one of them would go to military school. Teensy bit crazy.
You know what's really crazy though? Despite characters that were annoying and shallow (mostly Lori, surprisingly enough, and Adam's brother Sean), I liked these books. The chemistry between Adam and Lori was really good and I could totally evoke the lake and their town and the atmosphere of the story in my mind. The first book, The Boys Next Door, was less annoying and a little better than the second book, mostly because the plot devices of fake dating and white lies with good intentions were not yet retreads. But they were both enjoyable. I guess that's the mark of a good story: even though I was giving the characters major eye rolls pretty frequently, they were still likable enough that I kept reading about them and wanted them to sort through their mess.
May 23, 2012
Alors que l'été approche, Lori décide d'en faire un été inoubliable- elle adore le wakeboard, passer du temps avec les garçons d'à côté. Mais cette année, elle a décidé d'arrêter d'être vue comme l'un des garçons: maintenant qu'elle approche de ses seize ans, elle veut s'affirmer comme fille, surtout aux yeux de Sean, sur qui elle craque depuis toujours.
Mais si le frère de Sean, Adam, a son mot à dire, cela ne risque pas d'arriver. Lori essaie de rendre Sean jaloux en sortant avec Adam, qui lui a ses propres plans concernant Lori.
J'ai acheté ce livre après avoir lu 'The One That I Want', du même auteur, qui m'avait beaucoup plus dans l'écriture et la narration (quoique moins au niveau de l'histoire). Eh bien, laissez-moi vous dire qu'il était vraiment beaucoup mieux.
Au niveau des personnages, tout d'abord. Celui de Lori est très attachant, beaucoup plus que l'était Gemma dans The One That I Want: elle a toujours été une sorte de garçon manqué, et décide de se transformer totalement. Au cours du livre, c'est un personnage qui évolue beaucoup, ce qui je pense permet de mieux la comprendre puisqu'on suit cette évolution après avoir lu les évènements la faisant changer... De plus, c'est un personnage qui a une vraie profondeur et du contexte, ce qui m'a permit de la comprendre encore mieux...
Certains autres personnages, surtout les mineurs, manquaient toutefois de vraie profondeur et faisaient plus figure de décor, quand ils auraient pu être mieux exploités.
Le seul point presque négatif est la trame; bien que celle-ci soit très bien dans le premier volume de ce livre, elle commence à devenir répétitive dans le second: Lori et Adam se tournent autour, sont constamment jaloux, pour une raison ou une autre, et s'embarquent très (trop) souvent dans des fausses relations amoureuses (à différents buts, certes, mais au bout de trois, ça devient légèrement lassant).
Cette répétition rend l'histoire malheureusement un peu prévisible par endroit, surtout une fois qu'on connait les personnages... Mais l'idée de départ était très bonne, étant donné que ça apportait beaucoup de changements et de rebondissement à l'histoire. Et puis, je ne peux jamais résister à une tension amoureuse comme celle-ci. Au final, ça ne m'a donc pas trop dérangée.
Il y avait un élément que j'ai toutefois trouvé peu crédible...
La narration était également bien construite... Le second volume était d'autant plus intéressant qu'un chapitre sur deux était narré par Adam, ce qui apporte un autre point de vue sur l'histoire... Surtout à des moments ou la tension entre Lori et lui est au plus haut. Le point de vue de Lori était également très bien réalisé, et assez drôle.
Une bonne lecture d'été, assez légère et amusante à lire si vous aimez la romance pour adolescents/jeunes adultes sans trop de complications.
Mais si le frère de Sean, Adam, a son mot à dire, cela ne risque pas d'arriver. Lori essaie de rendre Sean jaloux en sortant avec Adam, qui lui a ses propres plans concernant Lori.
J'ai acheté ce livre après avoir lu 'The One That I Want', du même auteur, qui m'avait beaucoup plus dans l'écriture et la narration (quoique moins au niveau de l'histoire). Eh bien, laissez-moi vous dire qu'il était vraiment beaucoup mieux.
Au niveau des personnages, tout d'abord. Celui de Lori est très attachant, beaucoup plus que l'était Gemma dans The One That I Want: elle a toujours été une sorte de garçon manqué, et décide de se transformer totalement. Au cours du livre, c'est un personnage qui évolue beaucoup, ce qui je pense permet de mieux la comprendre puisqu'on suit cette évolution après avoir lu les évènements la faisant changer... De plus, c'est un personnage qui a une vraie profondeur et du contexte, ce qui m'a permit de la comprendre encore mieux...
Certains autres personnages, surtout les mineurs, manquaient toutefois de vraie profondeur et faisaient plus figure de décor, quand ils auraient pu être mieux exploités.
Le seul point presque négatif est la trame; bien que celle-ci soit très bien dans le premier volume de ce livre, elle commence à devenir répétitive dans le second: Lori et Adam se tournent autour, sont constamment jaloux, pour une raison ou une autre, et s'embarquent très (trop) souvent dans des fausses relations amoureuses (à différents buts, certes, mais au bout de trois, ça devient légèrement lassant).
Cette répétition rend l'histoire malheureusement un peu prévisible par endroit, surtout une fois qu'on connait les personnages... Mais l'idée de départ était très bonne, étant donné que ça apportait beaucoup de changements et de rebondissement à l'histoire. Et puis, je ne peux jamais résister à une tension amoureuse comme celle-ci. Au final, ça ne m'a donc pas trop dérangée.
Il y avait un élément que j'ai toutefois trouvé peu crédible...
La narration était également bien construite... Le second volume était d'autant plus intéressant qu'un chapitre sur deux était narré par Adam, ce qui apporte un autre point de vue sur l'histoire... Surtout à des moments ou la tension entre Lori et lui est au plus haut. Le point de vue de Lori était également très bien réalisé, et assez drôle.
Une bonne lecture d'été, assez légère et amusante à lire si vous aimez la romance pour adolescents/jeunes adultes sans trop de complications.
July 10, 2011
This book drove me crazy. I mean I hated and loved it because I love Adam and Lori and I think it developed them and their relationship more and in a way the first book didn't, but I also hated it because Lori and her damn plans are so DUMB and so are some of Adam's. I also thought Adam was uncharacteristically silent for the middle part of the book, which struck me as bizarre, but not completely bizarre like it could never happen.
But I guess I get Lori too. Her breakdown in the end with Sean made sense. I guess both books came to that, didn't they?
I think there were some deeper implications in this book. I'm not sure if Echols meant for it to turn out that way, or she intended for it to happen but just didn't delve deep enough into it, but the bottom line is that Adam and Lori got together because of one of her plans. So it makes sense that when she continues her plans even after they're together, he would be scared out of his mind that it's going to backfire on him in the same way it backfired on Sean in the first book, since he knows firsthand that it's possible of happening. I think this was a key point that should have been explored deeper but wasn't.
I also didn't like that bitter taste that the Nanny left us with either. I felt like she was consistently way too hard on Adam and I feel like half the stuff she says isn't true. It also pissed me off that like Lori felt, she seemed to change 180 after she started dating Lori's dad.
Lori's dad also seemed a bit unreasonable to me. He was the one who suggested military school in the first place. His entire character honestly seemed to flip flop to however it would best suit the plot, which would be fine, if it was actually consistent and made sense. Maybe they do things differently in Alabama but seriously? He completely flipped out and was completely fine with Adam before. I know in the end he said it was Adam's personality that was the reason he opposed to him, but how could that be when before shit went down, he was fine with everything?
So after this review I can't decide if I should change my rating back to a 3, as I originally intended while reading through the book, halfway. It would be a 3 because Lori's freaking plans and her insistence in them pissed me off half the time. But at the end of the day Lori and Adam's relationship is sweet and I love them together and they did grow in this book. So I guess we'll stick with the 4.
EDIT: I have to give this a 3. There were just some things in here that weren't addressed, such as Lori's insecurities about Adam's feelings for her, her fears about his past relationships, the fact that Adam asked Rachel to lie and cover up for him.
But I guess I get Lori too. Her breakdown in the end with Sean made sense. I guess both books came to that, didn't they?
I think there were some deeper implications in this book. I'm not sure if Echols meant for it to turn out that way, or she intended for it to happen but just didn't delve deep enough into it, but the bottom line is that Adam and Lori got together because of one of her plans. So it makes sense that when she continues her plans even after they're together, he would be scared out of his mind that it's going to backfire on him in the same way it backfired on Sean in the first book, since he knows firsthand that it's possible of happening. I think this was a key point that should have been explored deeper but wasn't.
I also didn't like that bitter taste that the Nanny left us with either. I felt like she was consistently way too hard on Adam and I feel like half the stuff she says isn't true. It also pissed me off that like Lori felt, she seemed to change 180 after she started dating Lori's dad.
Lori's dad also seemed a bit unreasonable to me. He was the one who suggested military school in the first place. His entire character honestly seemed to flip flop to however it would best suit the plot, which would be fine, if it was actually consistent and made sense. Maybe they do things differently in Alabama but seriously? He completely flipped out and was completely fine with Adam before. I know in the end he said it was Adam's personality that was the reason he opposed to him, but how could that be when before shit went down, he was fine with everything?
So after this review I can't decide if I should change my rating back to a 3, as I originally intended while reading through the book, halfway. It would be a 3 because Lori's freaking plans and her insistence in them pissed me off half the time. But at the end of the day Lori and Adam's relationship is sweet and I love them together and they did grow in this book. So I guess we'll stick with the 4.
EDIT: I have to give this a 3. There were just some things in here that weren't addressed, such as Lori's insecurities about Adam's feelings for her, her fears about his past relationships, the fact that Adam asked Rachel to lie and cover up for him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 28, 2010
***Spoilery-ish if you haven't read The Boys Next Door***
SO cute! Endless Summer is actually a combination of 2 books. It begins with The Boys Next Door. For those who have read it, you know how the story goes. It's summer and Lori decides to drop her tomboy ways and seduce Sean, the middle Vader boy. She goes out of her way to get Sean to notice her, but doesn't quite catch him. She decides the best solution is to make Sean jealous. Lori and Adam (the youngest Vader) come up with a plan and pretend to date. The only thing is, Lori ends up falling for Adam. Throw in a few complicated situations, awkward moments and teen angst and you'll have the jist of the story. In the end, Lori and Adam end up together.
Now, on to Endless Summer. The story picks up right where The Boys Next Door leaves off. After spending a very long day at the Crappy Festival, Adam decides to take Lori to his secret make-out hideout. They end up accidently falling asleep. When Lori comes home in the morning, her dad flips out and forbids her to date Adam. The solution? Lori decides the best way to convince her dad Adam's a good guy is to date guys far worse than Adam himself. Take, for example, Adam's brothers Cameron and Sean. If you know Adam, you know he LOATHES this idea. He doesn't want to share his girlfriend with his brothers. So, what's the youngest brother with ADHD suppose to do? Come up with a sneaky plan of his own? Hmmm...
Guess you'll have to read Endless Summer to find out.
What I loved about Endless Summer is, instead of being only Lori's POV like in The Boys Next Door, it alternates between her and Adam. Booth voices are distinctive and transitions smooth.
It's funny to see how Adam views everyone. From jealous moments, to ADHD, crazy love, Adam is never boring. He keeps you on your toes. It's hilarious to see Lori's very "blonde" and tomboyish moments through Adam's eyes. And lets just say I laughed the hardest during moments involving the word "monkey."
One of my favorite characters is McGuillicudy. He's Lori's older, very protective brother. You can see by how Lori and Adam view McGuillicudy that he's just a great guy, good brother and awesome friend. He's very loyal and understanding.
I would recommend Endless Summer to anyone looking for a great summer read. There is a handful of profanity, but not much. Very PG, thus making it suitable for teens of all ages.
Grab a pair of sunglasses, towel, refreshing beverage, sunblock, and a copy of Endless Summer and enjoy it by the beach, lake or pool.
SO cute! Endless Summer is actually a combination of 2 books. It begins with The Boys Next Door. For those who have read it, you know how the story goes. It's summer and Lori decides to drop her tomboy ways and seduce Sean, the middle Vader boy. She goes out of her way to get Sean to notice her, but doesn't quite catch him. She decides the best solution is to make Sean jealous. Lori and Adam (the youngest Vader) come up with a plan and pretend to date. The only thing is, Lori ends up falling for Adam. Throw in a few complicated situations, awkward moments and teen angst and you'll have the jist of the story. In the end, Lori and Adam end up together.
Now, on to Endless Summer. The story picks up right where The Boys Next Door leaves off. After spending a very long day at the Crappy Festival, Adam decides to take Lori to his secret make-out hideout. They end up accidently falling asleep. When Lori comes home in the morning, her dad flips out and forbids her to date Adam. The solution? Lori decides the best way to convince her dad Adam's a good guy is to date guys far worse than Adam himself. Take, for example, Adam's brothers Cameron and Sean. If you know Adam, you know he LOATHES this idea. He doesn't want to share his girlfriend with his brothers. So, what's the youngest brother with ADHD suppose to do? Come up with a sneaky plan of his own? Hmmm...
Guess you'll have to read Endless Summer to find out.
What I loved about Endless Summer is, instead of being only Lori's POV like in The Boys Next Door, it alternates between her and Adam. Booth voices are distinctive and transitions smooth.
It's funny to see how Adam views everyone. From jealous moments, to ADHD, crazy love, Adam is never boring. He keeps you on your toes. It's hilarious to see Lori's very "blonde" and tomboyish moments through Adam's eyes. And lets just say I laughed the hardest during moments involving the word "monkey."
One of my favorite characters is McGuillicudy. He's Lori's older, very protective brother. You can see by how Lori and Adam view McGuillicudy that he's just a great guy, good brother and awesome friend. He's very loyal and understanding.
I would recommend Endless Summer to anyone looking for a great summer read. There is a handful of profanity, but not much. Very PG, thus making it suitable for teens of all ages.
Grab a pair of sunglasses, towel, refreshing beverage, sunblock, and a copy of Endless Summer and enjoy it by the beach, lake or pool.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 28, 2020
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was funny and the story was good.
Except it really got on my nerves how Lori kept playing the jealous game. She thought she had to use Adam to make Sean jealous and realize he liked her. Then she finally gets with Adam after realizing she suddenly likes him, and there's some conflict there, so she concocts a scheme to make it look like she's with Sean so her dad will realize Adam is a good choice. Then she gets with Adam and things are going good, and for some reason I can't remember, she ends up going out with some guy from school on a fake date that her dad doesn't even see, so it was pretty much pointless and unnecessary.
I really think Jennifer Echols should have left off after the first book instead of making a sequel, because it definitely ruined the first book. And she said she made it for the guys, and I'm just thinking that there are NO guys out there that would read a romantic comedy book called Endless summer. I'm not sure why she would gear this book towards the male audience.
The comments in there really got to me. Come to find out Lori isn't the only girl he took to his secret spot, totally ruining the sweetness of bringing Lori to a spot where he supposedly never brought any other girl. If that wasn't enough HE just has to go out on a date with his ex-girlfriend who would you look at that! suddenly likes his brother Sean. They're in the truck together and he wants to make Lori jealous so he removes his shirt or something like that to make it look like they had been doing stuff in his truck.
The characters were completely annoying and just plain mean in the 2nd book. Adam throws the ball really hard at Lori and she's gasping for breath and all that (really sweet by the way). Then he throws the necklace she gave him into the water like a real jerk.
Basically, this story lost its charm in the sequel and I wished I had never read it because it completely ruined the 1st one for me.
Their future together in the ending wasn't certain enough for me. I felt like they'd be fighting all the time and disagreeing and they would end up breaking up.
Except it really got on my nerves how Lori kept playing the jealous game. She thought she had to use Adam to make Sean jealous and realize he liked her. Then she finally gets with Adam after realizing she suddenly likes him, and there's some conflict there, so she concocts a scheme to make it look like she's with Sean so her dad will realize Adam is a good choice. Then she gets with Adam and things are going good, and for some reason I can't remember, she ends up going out with some guy from school on a fake date that her dad doesn't even see, so it was pretty much pointless and unnecessary.
I really think Jennifer Echols should have left off after the first book instead of making a sequel, because it definitely ruined the first book. And she said she made it for the guys, and I'm just thinking that there are NO guys out there that would read a romantic comedy book called Endless summer. I'm not sure why she would gear this book towards the male audience.
The comments in there really got to me. Come to find out Lori isn't the only girl he took to his secret spot, totally ruining the sweetness of bringing Lori to a spot where he supposedly never brought any other girl. If that wasn't enough HE just has to go out on a date with his ex-girlfriend who would you look at that! suddenly likes his brother Sean. They're in the truck together and he wants to make Lori jealous so he removes his shirt or something like that to make it look like they had been doing stuff in his truck.
The characters were completely annoying and just plain mean in the 2nd book. Adam throws the ball really hard at Lori and she's gasping for breath and all that (really sweet by the way). Then he throws the necklace she gave him into the water like a real jerk.
Basically, this story lost its charm in the sequel and I wished I had never read it because it completely ruined the 1st one for me.
Their future together in the ending wasn't certain enough for me. I felt like they'd be fighting all the time and disagreeing and they would end up breaking up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2010
3.5 stars
This edition of Endless Summer includes both The Boys Next Door and Endless Summer. As I mentioned in my previous review, I really enjoyed The Boys Next Door, the he sequel, Endless Summer picks up right where The Boys Next Door leaves off, which I really liked.
In my attempt to keep this spoiler free, I will say I enjoyed reading more about Sean and Lori, though at times I became very irritated at Lori due to her lack of thoughtful planning. This stems from Lori's father, who becomes completely overbearing when Adam and Lori fell asleep together and ended up coming home at sun rise. I can understand the worry and frustration from her father, but he ends up going over board and I felt so bad for Adam and Lori, as no one believes them that nothing happened.
I felt the worse for Adam, as Lori's plan always seem to back fire and she doesn't always take his best interest to heart, and no one believes him about the night he and Lori fell asleep. While some of the story irritated me, others parts were very enjoyable, as Lori and Adam are such a cute, inner nerdy couple who are learning to be together and transition from close childhood friends to being in a romantic relationship.
I enjoyed the alternating points of view from Lori to Adam. I was able to understand some of Lori's thought process, as she really does love Adam and why Adam made some of the decisions he does. I liked seeing more of his relationships with his brothers. One of my favorite scenes are when he and his brothers are having a heart to heart brotherly talk. Underneath all the jabs and teasing, they truly are there for each other. Through all the things that Adam has to deal with, he really makes a surprising move that earns him the respect he's always deserved.
If you're looking for a fun, summer read on cold fall day or to take to a warm beach, I recommend picking Endless Summer. You can find out more about these romantic-comedy books and Jennifer Echols by visiting her site here http://jennifer-echols.com/
This edition of Endless Summer includes both The Boys Next Door and Endless Summer. As I mentioned in my previous review, I really enjoyed The Boys Next Door, the he sequel, Endless Summer picks up right where The Boys Next Door leaves off, which I really liked.
In my attempt to keep this spoiler free, I will say I enjoyed reading more about Sean and Lori, though at times I became very irritated at Lori due to her lack of thoughtful planning. This stems from Lori's father, who becomes completely overbearing when Adam and Lori fell asleep together and ended up coming home at sun rise. I can understand the worry and frustration from her father, but he ends up going over board and I felt so bad for Adam and Lori, as no one believes them that nothing happened.
I felt the worse for Adam, as Lori's plan always seem to back fire and she doesn't always take his best interest to heart, and no one believes him about the night he and Lori fell asleep. While some of the story irritated me, others parts were very enjoyable, as Lori and Adam are such a cute, inner nerdy couple who are learning to be together and transition from close childhood friends to being in a romantic relationship.
I enjoyed the alternating points of view from Lori to Adam. I was able to understand some of Lori's thought process, as she really does love Adam and why Adam made some of the decisions he does. I liked seeing more of his relationships with his brothers. One of my favorite scenes are when he and his brothers are having a heart to heart brotherly talk. Underneath all the jabs and teasing, they truly are there for each other. Through all the things that Adam has to deal with, he really makes a surprising move that earns him the respect he's always deserved.
If you're looking for a fun, summer read on cold fall day or to take to a warm beach, I recommend picking Endless Summer. You can find out more about these romantic-comedy books and Jennifer Echols by visiting her site here http://jennifer-echols.com/
March 27, 2020
books like this is what summer is all about.
my sister told me to read it and im glad it did!
i loved how she was a tomboy and her and the boys did all the wakeboarding together.
and how adam spraypainted their names on the bridge.
this was a funny and unique book.i've never read another one like it and i really saw how good of an author jennifer echols is! i hope all her books are this way!
there were some things i didn't like about it,though.
like how the girl gets this pretend date to go with.she didn't actually have to go on the date.she could have made her dad think she was leaving with him,and then just went seperate ways.
***SPOILER ALERT!!
also,she didn't have to kiss sean either!
&when adam said she wasn't the first girl he's taken to that spot i was like wth?! how can you love someone and then take another girl out??
also the main character always thought her mother was talking about sean when she said they'd end up together,but it was actually adam.it's like she was basing which guy she would get with off of what her mother said.she liked sean(or thought she did)just because of what her mother said basically.
&i dont like when characters say they're in love with someone,fall in love with someone else and then realize they weren't ever in love with the first person at all! its a little fickle and unrealistic.
theres just not enough books with tomboys in them. if you wanna read about a tomboy, summer, or comedy, this is the book for you.i'd definitely recommend this.
my sister told me to read it and im glad it did!
i loved how she was a tomboy and her and the boys did all the wakeboarding together.
and how adam spraypainted their names on the bridge.
this was a funny and unique book.i've never read another one like it and i really saw how good of an author jennifer echols is! i hope all her books are this way!
there were some things i didn't like about it,though.
like how the girl gets this pretend date to go with.she didn't actually have to go on the date.she could have made her dad think she was leaving with him,and then just went seperate ways.
***SPOILER ALERT!!
also,she didn't have to kiss sean either!
&when adam said she wasn't the first girl he's taken to that spot i was like wth?! how can you love someone and then take another girl out??
also the main character always thought her mother was talking about sean when she said they'd end up together,but it was actually adam.it's like she was basing which guy she would get with off of what her mother said.she liked sean(or thought she did)just because of what her mother said basically.
&i dont like when characters say they're in love with someone,fall in love with someone else and then realize they weren't ever in love with the first person at all! its a little fickle and unrealistic.
theres just not enough books with tomboys in them. if you wanna read about a tomboy, summer, or comedy, this is the book for you.i'd definitely recommend this.
December 10, 2011
So this is the second time I read this book, but I think it was even better than the first time! I love Jennifer Echols sosososo much, so it's kind of impossible for me to hate her books. I first fell in love with The Boys Next Door (the first book in this series) a long time ago and I've read it at least five times since then. When I heard that a sequel was being written, I freaked out because I love Adam and Lori so much. So, of course, when I read Endless Summer, I fell in love all over again.
The best part about this book was that I was finally able to see Adam and Lori officially together. Yes, Lori has more stupid plans and Adam messes up with his temper, but they're so cute together and I LOVED reading about their relationship :) And their story never got boring because both of them kept on coming up with these plans that we all know are ridiculous and are bound to backfire. Even though they keep on being stupid when it comes to being with each other, they're so cute that I just can't get enough of them.
So if you haven't already, pick up this book, or any book by Jennifer Echols for that matter. Her stories are so cute and will honestly keep you reading all day and night. So get one of her books. Now. You won't regret it :)
The best part about this book was that I was finally able to see Adam and Lori officially together. Yes, Lori has more stupid plans and Adam messes up with his temper, but they're so cute together and I LOVED reading about their relationship :) And their story never got boring because both of them kept on coming up with these plans that we all know are ridiculous and are bound to backfire. Even though they keep on being stupid when it comes to being with each other, they're so cute that I just can't get enough of them.
So if you haven't already, pick up this book, or any book by Jennifer Echols for that matter. Her stories are so cute and will honestly keep you reading all day and night. So get one of her books. Now. You won't regret it :)
June 11, 2017
I really like Jennifer Echols, Going Too Far is a great read, and her romantic comedies are hilarious and adorable. This one is no exception, but I really wish the characters did not have to behave in such crazy ways in order to create the conflict in the story (make your dad angry by dating guys who he disapproves of more than your boyfriend, while your boyfriend has to sit around watching; forbid your kids from talking to one another based on a mistake, even though these kids are neighbors and work together every single day, etc, etc). If Echols was not such a good writer, and so great at dialogue and characterization, I would be rolling my eyes all over the place. To her credit, Echols does show some character basis for all this crazy behavior, plus these characters are pretty young which might explain some of it. Ultimately, I did love these characters despite their shenanigans, as I do in all of her books.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 6, 2011
I liked The Boys Next Door abundantly more than Endless Summer, but it was not the greatest either. I could handle how superficial the first book was, but the second one was just too much. The author should have left well enough alone. I'm a firm believer that an author should not do a sequel purely because fans beg you for one; this is a prime example of how bad it Endless Summer was just one stupid problem after another. The entire story felt so contrived I could barely make it through it. The dialogue made me roll my eyes so much that I ended up with a headache.
If you are planning on reading The Boys Next Door, do yourself and just stop after that one.
The rating is an average of the two. Three stars for The Boys Next Door, one for EndlessDrivel Summer.
I really enjoyed Going Too Far, but the more books I read by Jennifer Echols, the more disappointed I become.
If you are planning on reading The Boys Next Door, do yourself and just stop after that one.
The rating is an average of the two. Three stars for The Boys Next Door, one for Endless
I really enjoyed Going Too Far, but the more books I read by Jennifer Echols, the more disappointed I become.
July 28, 2020
This book wasn't for me, that's for certain. But, if the prospect interest you, go ahead and read it!
It was enjoyable at times, especially the plot twits, and I won't deny that it has some moments of thoughtless entertainment.
However, the main character Lori is just SO annoying! It was a boring perspective to read from and also not that great for young readers. Waiting around for years for the boy next door to notice you and believing that you must change completely who you are to get him.... Where is the agency and self-worth?
It was enjoyable at times, especially the plot twits, and I won't deny that it has some moments of thoughtless entertainment.
However, the main character Lori is just SO annoying! It was a boring perspective to read from and also not that great for young readers. Waiting around for years for the boy next door to notice you and believing that you must change completely who you are to get him.... Where is the agency and self-worth?
March 31, 2012
2.5
Endless Summer definitely felt Endless. I know I'm not the target audience, but the neverending story feel... Not so fun. It was like a crazy soap opera, i.e. Passions. Where anything that can go wrong does go wrong. And the parties are hopeless and slow.
The Boys Next Door was funny and cute. Rated that on it's own in its single book. Personally, I felt the story could have stopped there.
Endless Summer definitely felt Endless. I know I'm not the target audience, but the neverending story feel... Not so fun. It was like a crazy soap opera, i.e. Passions. Where anything that can go wrong does go wrong. And the parties are hopeless and slow.
The Boys Next Door was funny and cute. Rated that on it's own in its single book. Personally, I felt the story could have stopped there.
August 4, 2010
BEST BOOK EVER!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! I WANT TO READ THIS BOOK OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! I LOVE IT! JUST THE TYPE OF BOOK I LIKE TO READ! you can like feel the way adam and lori love each other! i want a boyfriend like adam! :)
May 4, 2011
4 stars for the first book, 3 for the second. Unnecessary sequel, but enjoyable nonetheless.
May 18, 2012
why the hell does everyone turn everything to Adam and manage to blame him? it's Lori! she's a freakin' idiot! and everyone else! why can no one see that!
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