Relatively Honest
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Relatively Honest

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Shocking. Disgusting. Deceitful. That's how some might have described Daniel Revelstoke's behavior even before he fell in love with his first cousin.

Previously a don't-tie-me-down Don-Juan type, Daniel doesn't know Julie is his long-lost cousin when he meets her and starts trying to lure her away from her long-distance boyfriend. And by the time his mum drops the family-r...more
ebook, 195 pages
Published September 15th 2011 by Central Avenue Publishing (first published September 11th 2011)

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Fred
Oct 28, 2011 Fred rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Lauren Barhnholdt, Jennifer Echols, Tammara Weber
OMG this is the awesomesauce! I'll write a real review a bit later, but wanted to enthuse, gush, emote and rave about this warm, intense, twisty, clever, winsome and lovely book while I'm still euphoric. Molly, you've written some good books before, but this one is a doozy!

So that was my initial reaction, written in the first blush of excitement after finishing this last night. I've spent lots of time chatting and thinking about it since then, and want to write a more elaborate and complete rev...more
WovenMyst
Eighteen year old, Daniel Revelstoke, is fresh out of England and about to go half way across the world to America to attend the University of Oregon. He’s ready for parties, college girls, and new experiences. Daniel’s a huge player; he’s not into the whole relationship, commitment type of thing at all. But when he sees Julie French, everything changes. Unfortunately, Julie’s got a boyfriend, Patrick, who is a bit of a jerk. But while Julie and Daniel are at University of Oregon, Patrick will b...more
Tatiana
let me start by telling you that i'm a very open-minded person and even though i wouldn't do what Daniel and Julie did, i don't judge them. It's love after all. All i can say is that all throughout the book i kept thinking "You are going to get caught you crazy SOB and then what?"
Liliana Saquicela
Firstly, I would like to give a big thanks to Molly Ringle for emailing her editor and making it possible for me to receive a copy of Relatively Honest to review, when she read how much I wanted to read it!!!THANK YOU!!!

This book had me hooked just on the blurb!....I did not see the plot twist coming until a few sentences before the big blow and have to say i just ate it up!...I wasn't really appalled in the tiniest bit by the twist (view spoiler)[(Read Forbidden and this book won't seem so shoc...more
Andrea at Reading Lark
Review Posted on Reading Lark 12/23/11: http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2011/...

There is just something about Molly Ringle's writing that I love. Her stories are compelling, her characters flawed yet lovable, and her writing flows. I was a bit nervous to tackle this one after loving What Scotland Taught Me so much. Sometimes authors can fail to live up to the expectations they set in previous books, but this isn't the cause with Relatively Honest. I loved it!

Relatively Honest took me by surprise...more
J.L. Campbell
STORYLINE: Daniel Revelstoke is all about fun and games in the relationship department. That’s until his family relocates from Britain to America and he falls in love with a family member. Things become even more complicated since his cousin doesn’t know she’s his cousin and Daniel hopes she won’t find out until she’s in too deep to end their relationship.

Daniel Revelstoke is eighteen and a girl’s man, who doesn’t tarry long in relationships. He first comes across as shallow, but doesn’t delibe...more
Scarlet
Relatively Honest is relatively good*. Which is probably pretty darn good given I read it the week while my beloved cat slowly slipped away. Written by seasoned Seattlite, Molly Ringle and published online by ireadiwrite (the same inspired people who signed Iain Thomas of hauntingly beautiful I Wrote This For You fame), it's a romantic, quirky coming of age tale about young Casanova, Daniel Revelstoke.

A veritable homme fatale with a penchant for American gals, the bad boy Brit leaves London with...more
OceMei Belikova♥
Daniel Revelstoke fell in love with his first cousin.

Because of that words I wanted to read this book so bad. I ever read about siblings who fell in love but then get caught and be secluded. It was a sad case. I kind of hope that this one will have a happy ending.

Daniel Revelstoke is the type of guy who hardly heard 'No' from girls for his entire life. So yes, this guy is so full of himself and the bad news is he knows it. Daniel doesn't believe in 'love at first sight', but he fell instantly...more
ALPHAreader
Daniel Revelstoke is leaving London with his hotelier parents, and kicking off his college life abroad. It’s perfect timing for Daniel, since his latest one-month girlfriend was getting a little too clingy (and even used the ‘L’ word), and Daniel has a particularly delicious weak-spot for American girls. Bring on the University of Oregon!

In his first week in the States, Daniel meets and begins an infatuation with Julie – a beautiful and sweet girl whose boyfriend is working at Daniel’s parent’s...more
Rich Mulvey
Another of Ms. Ringle's fun books! As previous reviewers have said, the male characters are so true-to-life. She knows how the male mind works. :-) I didn't see the plot twist coming at all, and it's handled very well indeed.

As I've read her books over the years, Ms. Ringle is clearly perfecting her craft. I really am looking forward to her next book!
Sarah Green
It's fun to get a break from all the paranormal and check out a new YA contemporary novel...and this baby does not disappoint!

First of all, this is not your average high school drama. This book comes from this new awesome emerging genre where the characters are a little older and doing the whole college thing. This makes for an exciting read, especially for older audiences that really enjoy all that YA fiction entails, but are ready for a little more mature characters. I really enjoyed this aspe...more
Ashley - Book Labyrinth
I definitely enjoyed reading this book which is written from the perspective of university freshman Daniel Revelstoke. Daniel is a bit of an idiot at times, but he’s just charming enough to get away with it, especially with his English slang and mannerisms. Even Daniel’s craziest decisions have the best of intentions, and as readers we can appreciate this fact. I enjoyed reading another book set in university, and I hope that more authors and publishers will continue with this trend.

I actually r...more
Ellen Ekstrom
I read this in two days - I couldn't put it down. Being the mother of two young men, I often wondered what was going on in their heads, especially when they looked at girls, and girls looked back. I remember what it was like to be 18, and Molly gives a fresh, real, look at the torture of being on the verge of complete independence and adulthood, in a new environment, and suddenly in love - yeah, not lust, but love, and discovering that it's wonderful and painful. All of the characters are deligh...more
Frezanda
I really like the style of writing. This is my first book by Molly Ringle and I like her style. It's light and funny and well editted.
This book is a romance story from a guy's point of view.
Daniel is those funny and charming guy who never take relationship seriously. He's not a chauvinist or anything. He respects women, he just avoids commitment at all cost. Now, he fell in love with Julie who actually has a boyfriend and seems faithful to him. The love and relationship build in a believably slo...more
Cyndi Tefft
Relatively Honest is told from Daniel's point of view, which I thought was unique and fun. I am ever curious about what goes on in the male mind. Daniel's voice is likable and endearing, and I really liked Sinter, his can't-quite-decide-what-I-am-but-I'm-going-with-it roommate. The characters felt real, as did the college setting. I could easily picture myself there, especially in the theater scenes, having done a fair amount of plays myself.

The Cyrano parallels lent themselves to the story lin...more
Anncleire
“Relatively honest” è finito nelle cose da leggere perché consigliatomi dalla mitica @fallsofarc, con cui ormai ci scambia consigli di lettura come fossero ricette culinarie. Io non so cucinare, ma sicuramente non dico mai di no ad un libro. Ammetto anche che lo avevo iniziato a leggere un po’ a scatola chiusa perché avevo dato solo una scorsa veloce alla trama e che avevo naturalmente rimosso quando ho iniziato la lettura. Peccato che non sia rimasta per niente soddisfatta e che abbia fatto fat...more
Vanessa
The whole time Molly played with my emotions with all the unexpected, if not wicked, twists in the plot when I wasn’t fully prepared for it. There was so much ‘Ouch!’ and unbearable secrets to deal with. Next minute I was on Daniel’s side, and the next I found myself angered by his foolishness and on his parents’ side instead.

Relatively Honest offered something new and delightful, perhaps even better than the normally-too-cheesy chick lit I’ve read before. And speaking of Daniel, I pitied him a...more
Amy
Oct 27, 2011 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Amy by: Fred
Shelves: favorites
Well I'll be! That was quite a ride. I haven't felt that twisted and torn since I rode Boomerang at Knotts Berry Farm.

First off, there's a short list of books with male narrators I've managed to finish and to love. Relatively Honest is now among them. It's something about writing the male POV that lacks the genuine emotion you get from reading the girls, and not all authors have been able to replicate it. Ringle did it flawlessly with MC Daniel. He was a multidimensional character who I instant...more
Heeta
I cannot believe that, I enjoyed this book as much as I did, considering the iffy taboo plot/subject in here. I was expecting to have to give up just in ten pages but I am glad I didn't. It really is a brilliant read. Though its the humor that did it. I am a sucker for sarcastic humor (especially) and this read is packed with it.

I mean here are some quotes-

"Halle-bloomin-lujah"

"Still a virgin, I hope? Just gave him a nice little "welcome-back" handjob?" (Crude, I know and really I'd usually fee...more
Angelic
This is the first ive read by this author and i want disapointed. I was hooked by the first chapter and as scandalous as it was i was rooting for the relationship to work. Julie changed Danniel from his womanizing ways. I always like to read books about simple girls changing hot womanizing guys. I loved Sintars charater and I hoped his relationship with Clare would have worked out. He was a true friend sticking by Daniel and being nonjudgmental. It was a crazy situation but I loved reading about...more
Pam Lestrange
Relatively Honest is about an English womanizer, Daniel Revelstoke, who moves to America to study, and to have exciting adventures with American girls. And then he meets Julie French, who's different from the girls he had met before... sounds like your sweet and typical love story, right? Except there are some secrets involved that might keep them apart and which they cannot escape from.

I think Daniel is a tame womanizer. Reading the summary, I thought he was going to be wild, and maybe a bit re...more
Carrie Secor
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Jolene Perry
This book was bizarre, but good.

I will say that it was fun to be surprised about plot twists, not just once, but several times.

There were some tiny things - like every once in a while the girl would say something that sounded very british, so it seemed like their "voices" should have been more distinguishable.

But it definitely kept me guessing.

I hovered between three and four stars, but I always swing up.
Rachel
A fluff read. While it poses some interesting questions of social norms, this is ultimately just another round about romance. Nothing of the story is really new and the writing was just average. Not a bad read, just nothing special.
Meenal
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Wendy
This story was definitely different. I read this for a challenge and the theme was "keeping it in the family". It fit the challenge perfectly as the couple are actually first cousins. So the subject itself was new for me. I was unsure of how well I would like it, but it was really good.
There were a couple plot twists that had my jaw dropping as well so that was also a plus. I will be revisiting this authors work at some point in the future.
BlebeTanja
Dec 24, 2011 BlebeTanja marked it as to-read
What's with the cover? Can't they produce something slightly more original?
Kristine


Wow... Surely not your typical ya novel. I just finished reading this, I haven't quite wrap up my brain about it. Lol.
Kelsie
Mar 01, 2012 Kelsie rated it 3 of 5 stars
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Halyna
Sweet, amazing book for your heart's delight written from the boy's pov, and I loved the point of view of that particular boy - Daniel was charming and adorable! I liked the pacing of the story, romantic tension and all the characters. There were many amusing episodes and funny situations, I grinned a lot reading it. Great style of writing - fluent, smooth, pleasant, sparkling and compelling. Highly recommended!!!
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Molly Ringle has been writing fiction for over twenty years. With her intense devotion to silly humor, she was especially proud to win the grand prize in the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest with one (intentionally) terrible sentence. Molly grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and lives in Seattle with her husband and children. Her studies include a bachelor of arts in anthropology and a master of...more
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