Nantucket Red (Nantucket Blue Series #2)
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| ISBN-13: | 9781423161400 |
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| Publisher: | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Publication date: | 05/05/2015 |
| Series: | Nantucket Blue Series , #2 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Sales rank: | 1,214,435 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d) |
| Lexile: | HL700L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 14 - 17 Years |
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I have reread it a couple of tines
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Amazing. I couldnt put it down
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Can someone please tell me why everyone in the world isn't going crazy over this series? I freaking LOVED this book AND it's
predecessor, NANTUCKET BLUE. As a matter of fact, Zack Clayton made my list of top book boyfriends of 2013. That's not an easy
feat, yo. I love a LOT of boys. His all around good-guy qualities make him highly desirable.
So, imagine my surprise when he does something VERY un-good guy like in the opening chapters of NANTUCKET RED. Pretty sure
the entire county heard my heart break when I read this. But sometimes. SOMETIMES, heart break has to happen before a person can
experience the growth they need to turn them into the adult they are to become. That's just what Cricket needed. And as much as I love
me some Zack Clayton, I love me some Cricket Thompson even more.
Cricket blossoms in this installment of the duology and her transformation is one that hit me right in the spot that makes me go crazy
over a book. I love her and I can't wait to share her story with my own teenagers. She's the kind of heroine that you want to hold up and
say "See! It's okay to make mistakes and not always choose the easiest path." Being true to yourself is more important than, well,
anything.
My policy of keeping reviews spoiler-free means that I can't share with you my favorite part of this book. I'll be cryptic and say that
relationships with boys aren't always the most important part of a girls life. Sometimes it's her friends that matter most. <3
You know, there's just enough time left of this summer to pick up this series. I encourage you, no wait. I INSIST that end your summer
on a high note and read this series today. It's a series that deserves so much more attention that it's getting.
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I wanted to read Nantucket Red because I really enjoyed the summer feel of Nantucket Blue. But not only did it have the fun and free feeling, there was also a romance I enjoyed, the tension with her friend, the loss of friend's mom, as well as Cricket having to work hard and how she grew as a result of her summer in this high end community.
When Nantucket Red started, we got to see Cricket at home, in her groove with the private school, an athlete as well as trying to still navigate the waters with Jules since their fights and tension the previous summer, and the fact that she was dating Jules' little brother Zack. They were so good together, but unfortunately distance and the time apart put a huge strain on their relationship. We had to see him with another girl, and the shaky ground of one person wanting one thing and the other another. I was still cheering for them, just wanted to get rid of Parker first, because I hate the cheating. They had such tender times and hot make out sessions as well as the shared history, since Cricket was with Jules so much and an honorary member of the family.
Cricket is accepted at Brown, and she ends up back in Nantucket trying to gain enough money, since her grandparents offered to match the money she made and help her actually be able to have the full college experience with dorms, eating on campus and feeling of freedom instead of living at home. Cricket meets up with her roomie from last summer and gets a job waitressing, which challenged her in ways that she didn't expect, and pairs her with Amy, another waitress who trained her and also seems to dislike her and not want to be around her. There is a weird tension between her, Cricket and guitar bartender guy that Cricket talked to on the ferry. I had my eye still on Zack, so even though they had the banter and teasing and a seed of possibility, the way that he only talked to her when Amy wasn't there had me wondering what was going on. I don't know though why I was holding out for Zack, because of who he started dating. I get that the pause button on their relationship didn't really work, and that teen relationships are dysfunctional and people make bad decisions, but I think he has a good heart and she loves him, so I guess there you have it.
So weird love situation aside, I do think that it worked out for the best and that it was pretty obvious where it was going after the book got going. I am happy with how things ended, not neatly wrapped, but laced with hope and possibilities as well as with their history, attraction and chemistry to fuel things along.
Nantucket caught my attention, I enjoyed Cricket, and watching her grow. She had to make some hard decisions as well as deal with a bunch of no fun stuff that not all teens have to. She all of the sudden felt so alone with the weird rift that is only semi healed at this point between her and Jules. She is learning to try and accept how things are and make the best out of what can be done or changed.
Her summer, and ultimately the ending of this book really shows that there isn't one right answer for everything and life isn't one size fits all. I love that Cricket is so passionate and how she fights so hard for the things that she wants. But she is also woman enough to admit when she has been wrong and work to change it. She grew so much more even in this book, and I loved watching her grow into a young adult making her own choices and way in life.
It was a fun read, with just the right amount of emotion, and drama to keep the plot going. I finished it in a day and would have done a one sitting if time would have allowed.
Bottom Line: Another summer with Cricket and even more character development.
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Nantucket Red is the second book in the Nanucket series by Leila Howland, a fun, fresh and addictive contemporary romance read.
We catch up with Cricket, home from her previous Summer at Nantucket and ready to tackle life at Brown University, after a misunderstanding where she asks Zack if they could put a pause on their relationship she soon discovers that Zack the brother of her best-friend Jules is dating Parker, a mean girl who has known both Jules and Zack from their many years spent together on Nantucket during Summer.
Heartbroken at the loss, she makes her way back to Nantucket to raise the money she'll need to stay in the dorms at University, she soon makes the acquaintance of Ben, a bartender at Breezes where she has scored herself a job as a waitress, they find they are kindred souls as they have both recently ended relationships, but Cricket finds herself struggling to let go of her first love and it doesn't get any easier when she realises that Zack is on the island with Parker and she tries her best to avoid them as much as possible.
With her friend Lisa suffering from relationship woes as well and falling into a state of depression, Cricket finds herself running the inn as well as waitressing, exhausted with no days off she makes the mistake of letting her hair down and getting drunk, and making a mistake that will jeopardise her place at Brown University, Cricket comes to realise that what she thought she wanted may not be what she actually wants after all.
I really enjoyed this sequel, it was just as good as the first book Nantucket Blue, I enjoyed catching up with all of these characters and this book wrapped the series up perfectly, I'll definitely be on the lookout for future releases from Leila, I thoroughly enjoyed her writing and I look forward to more books from her.
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I have to admit, I had some mixed thoughts going into this book. I adored Nantucket Blue mostly because of Cricket and Zack and I was heartbroken to discover they were having relationship problems in this book. But, after finishing I'm totally going to eat my words and say this was damn near perfect. Nantucket Red was far more than a love story and the focus extended far beyond Cricket's relationship with Zack to become a great coming of age story in which Cricket truly finds her way in the world.
When we begin Nantucket Red, Cricket and Zack are about to be separated as he goes off to college. They had an amazing summer together, despite the loss of his mom and the drama with her friendship with his sister. They fell in love and now they have a decision to make: stay together or breakup. Zack wants to have a long distance relationship. Cricket believes those never work, but she doesn't want to lose him completely either, so she offers up the idea of a "pause." No texts, no calls, no emails, no seeing each other on break. Until he returns for the summer, it's like neither exists to the other. You can see where this is going, right? Even at the time it was proposed I was screaming at them not to do it because I knew it wouldn't end well. Well, I hate to say "I told you so," but...
When Zack returns for the summer, things are strained. He's treating her more like a friend than a girlfriend. It's then Cricket finds out the truth – during their ill-advised "pause," Zack found someone else. That someone else? Her enemy, Parker, the most unlikable character in the first book. I was sick to my stomach by this point, but I read on because I just had to know what would happen. Cricket's summer was far less than charming, for the most part. After she made one stupid mistake, the threads in her perfect life plan began to unravel and it was really difficult to read as she fell apart. She started a friendship (and flirtation) with a super hot bartending surfer named Ben, but just couldn't get past Zack.
Friendships are a huge part of Nantucket Red, and they were one of my favorite things about the entire experience. Between Cricket and Jules finding a way to repair the one that was damaged last summer and Cricket's new, but no less amazing, friendship with Liz, all the bases were covered. I enjoyed watching the relationships between each of the characters grow. Everyone Cricket met and befriended that summer impacted her life in one way or another as she tried to put the pieces back together.
Without running this risk of giving too much away, Cricket's crusade to finish Nina's "bucket list" was a highlight of this book. Not only did it help bring Cricket and Jules back together, it helped lead Cricket to become the young woman she was at the end of this book. It gave her courage and direction and helped her when she was more than a little bit lost.
I can't say enough good things about this book. The characters were complex. The story flowed well and had a lot of substance. With a great mix of humor, heart and humility, Leila won me over completely with this series. The ending was left open enough that there could be another book and I really, really hope there is. I'd love to see Cricket's story deepen as she continues to find herself.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
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