First Comes Love

Jul 23, 2012 Eunice rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary, cool-covers, death-tragedy-suicide, damn-gorgeous-males, favourites, multiple-pov, out-2012, realistic-fiction, taught-me-lessons, ya-romance, young-adult

I had the impression that this was an emotional book when I first saw the blurb. But turns out it was actually the opposite. Because not long after I started reading the book I find myself laughing with the characters. It was actually a fun, sweet and highly amusing read. And although that may sound like this is just an ordinary light and fluffy read this book never lacks the depth most emotional books carries. It was delivered in a way that would make you think and understand life lessons and i...more I had the impression that this was an emotional book when I first saw the blurb. But turns out it was actually the opposite. Because not long after I started reading the book I find myself laughing with the characters. It was actually a fun, sweet and highly amusing read. And although that may sound like this is just an ordinary light and fluffy read this book never lacks the depth most emotional books carries. It was delivered in a way that would make you think and understand life lessons and insights easily without having to feel and encounter intense or sad emotions. And Katie Kacvinsky really did an amazing job in doing that.

The characters in this book are just really remarkable. I adore Gray and Dylan. They're both relatable and genuine characters. Dylan is a very interesting girl. She's fun, does a lot of random things, and could be really weird and crazy most of the time but in a really good and refreshing way. Gray was a very real and lovable character. His problems and the emotional baggage he carries forced him to close himself to other people. He built up walls around himself and kept people at arm’s length and thought that he would never need anyone. Not until he met Dylan and his walls started coming down.

Although this was narrated in both povs of Gray and Dylan, I think the story focused more in Gray's development and growth and how upon meeting Dylan everything started to change in him. His pov, even with all those things I describe about him that would make you think he's an emotional or fragile kid, was actually very fun to read. I had a lot of laughs with his thoughts and idea and I just love the realness and honesty with it. Here are some of Gray's lines I really loved:

“First I thought she was crazy. Now I'm crazy about her.”

"She smirks as she applies some Chap Stick to her lips. I'm jealous of Chap Stick."

"We slump down on the leather couch and contemplate what to get my mom. Well, she contemplates what to get my mom. I contemplate kissing her."

"I turn the light off and catch my trophies out of the corner of my eye and I think of all the award I would give to her. Best Kisser. Best Lips. Best Everything."

It was amazing to see the story of these two different people unfold. How they first met, how their relationship grew from companionship, to friendship then lovers. How both their characters and personalities developed through each other, how they discovered things and how their take and perspective in life changed after meeting each other. Kate Kacvinsky wrote it in a way that is just so utterly endearing and so natural with the right mix of humor and fun.

Their love story didn't come easy, there were ups and downs too especially coming from their differences and different goals in life but through with that they were able to realize what they really wanted, what to do with their feeling, decide and take chances and make everything work. The ending felt like a bit cut short for me or maybe it's just me wanting more. But really, I wouldn't mind if this was longer. I would be more than happy to see more of Gray and Dylan's story.

To conclude, this was such a fun, sweet but also really insightful read. I laughed a lot with Gray and Dylan and was touched by their relationship and how they overcome problems through the help of each other. And yes, of course I swoon a lot with them too, there were some pretty hot moments actually here that I, of course, devoured. And just to tease you, I'll leave you a quote from one of those moments:

"I take a step toward her and reach out to take the warm, damp washcloth from her hand. It has smears of makeup all over it. I stare down at her soft lips, puffy from all the scrubbing, and hesitantly run my thumb across them. I feel Dylan shudder when I touch her. Or maybe it's me. I hold her face in my hand and look in her eyes and she offers me the smallest grin, and that's all I need. My eyes fall back to her lips. They look warm and soft and inviting..."

So there it is, if you want more of swoon-worthy and hot moments I recommend you start reading this now! LOL! Read this! :D

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Sep 21, 2012 Sharlaine Salas rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-romance, 5-stars, 2012-read, favorites

The first thought after reading:
Damn, It could have been made longer.

I swear I was feeling that glorious moment when they finally reunited , hoping that the blissful feeling has been defined more and then the next thing I knew, it's done. No more extended sappy moments. And that is what's holding me back from clicking that full 5 stars rating. But I guess when you've learn to love a book from page one 'til the last, how each word made an impact to your perspective and ideals in life, you'll...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Jude rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, favorites

When I saw the cover of First Comes Love I said Yes. When I read the summary, I said Hell Yes. When I read the book I was like Huh? Now do not get me wrong, it was a great story, but different from what I pictured. In my opinion, the cover has this sort of epic-passionate-romance feeling, and the summary makes Grey seem like such a dark and mysterious person and that Dylan is so full of life - which is true but, they don't seem like the extraordinary-human-being sort of characters. He isn't this...more

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Sep 25, 2012 ♥Rachel♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

3.5 Stars

Dylan is a free spirit looking for anything new to experience, and relishing the random in life. Noticing what others overlook, like Gray. She is intrigued by him, notices him even though he does his best to blend in, and this is what makes him stand out even more to Dylan.

Gray, appropriately named, is in a cloud still reeling from the loss of his twin sister, he goes about life trying to keep everything and everyone out. If he stays numb, he won’t get hurt. That is until Dylan forces...more 3.5 Stars

Dylan is a free spirit looking for anything new to experience, and relishing the random in life. Noticing what others overlook, like Gray. She is intrigued by him, notices him even though he does his best to blend in, and this is what makes him stand out even more to Dylan.

Gray, appropriately named, is in a cloud still reeling from the loss of his twin sister, he goes about life trying to keep everything and everyone out. If he stays numb, he won’t get hurt. That is until Dylan forces her way into his life, much to Gray’s annoyance. His first impression of her is: awkward, bizarre, and disheveled. She doesn’t care what people think, she was born with a “judgment proof shield.” Gradually, Gray’s feelings change from annoyed to fascinated. Dylan opens life up to Gray again, getting him to look at the world again, and open up about his sister. He starts to remember the good things and celebrate her life instead of remembering the pain, and this is exactly what he needs to heal. Soon Gray looks at Dylan with fresh eyes and falls hard. But can anyone hold down the free spirit that is Dylan?

While I did enjoy this story, there was something I felt that was lacking. At the heart of the issue is Dylan. For some reason I didn’t connect with her character, she felt a little contrived, and I had a hard time feeling she could be an actual person. I had no such problems with Gray. Even though he was moody and prickly at first, you could easily see why. I felt for him, I got him, and when he opened up and let Dylan in, I was in love! Dylan’s words: “I don’t let myself get attached to people, but Gray does. That’s why he hardly lets anyone in.” Every quote that I was swooning over was from his head, his POV. Let me tease you with one:

I stare down at her soft lips, puffy from all the scrubbing, and hesitantly run my thumb across them. I feel Dylan shudder when I touch her. Or maybe it’s me. I hold her face in my hand and look in her eyes and she offers me the smallest grin, and that’s all I need. My eyes fall back to her lips. They look warm and soft and inviting. My heart is pounding. I close my eyes and lean down and press my lips against hers.

Even with my issues with Dylan, the writing in this story was beautiful, unique, and moving. Ms. Kacvinsky’s descriptions were almost poetic without being over the top. She clearly has talent, and I would like to pick up more of her work in the future. I must say something about the cover, because that's what initially drew me into reading this story. Isn't it the most swoon-worthy thing you ever saw?! *sigh*

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Mar 26, 2013 Zemira Warner rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: my GR girls

Shelves: contemporary, romance, college, new-adult, best-of-2013, i-want-to-write-like-this, something-else, surprised-me

Oh,wow. This story is something else. Something I've never read before. Really special.

The blurb doesn't begin to describe how awesome Gray and Dylan are.
These characters! I love them! They are so real! I could gush about them for ages.

Oh, this lovely, lovely book! It was so wise and quotable! If I persuade only one person to read this book I'd be so happy.

That cover is misleading and distracting. Don't get me wrong, I like it but it doesn't really show Gray and Dylan as they really are. Som...more

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May 15, 2012 Keertana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rating: 3.5 - 4 Stars

Katie Kacvinsky, the author of First Comes Love, describes her book by saying, “this book is half dream and half reality, half experiences I've had and half experiences I would love to have,” and she couldn’t be more right. First Comes Love is a love story unlike any other – not because of its originality, but because of its characters. The GoodReads summary of this novel barely provides the reader with a true glimpse of the depth and potential of this story, so I began thi...more Rating: 3.5 - 4 Stars

Katie Kacvinsky, the author of First Comes Love, describes her book by saying, “this book is half dream and half reality, half experiences I've had and half experiences I would love to have,” and she couldn’t be more right. First Comes Love is a love story unlike any other – not because of its originality, but because of its characters. The GoodReads summary of this novel barely provides the reader with a true glimpse of the depth and potential of this story, so I began this novel barely knowing what to expect. Surprisingly, I found myself caught up in the unique writing style, provocative perspective, and refreshing young romance.

After the death of his twin sister Amanda, Gray has closed himself off from the world. Now, he has no friends, his relationship with his parents barely exists, and he’s quit baseball, the very thing that kept him tethered to life. So, when he meets a strange young girl over the summer requesting him to give her a ride home, the last thing he expects is for his life to change. Dylan however, is unlike any other girl Gray has ever met. She pushes aside common clichés and stereotypes, living each moment as if it’s her last and not caring about what the rest of the world thinks. She puts others ahead of herself and when she meets Gray, she is struck by his enigmatic personality. Slowly, an unlikely friendship and eventual romance begins to form between the two. Yet, the summer is coming to a close and Dylan is on vacation in Phoenix, the sweltering town that Gray calls home. When it comes time for them to part ways will they be able to do it? Or is what they have truly just the emotions of young first love?

This novel perfectly captures the emotions, feelings, and confusions over a first love. I really enjoyed reading it and the love story was original, compelling, and believe-able. I loved the way it slowly unfolded and the pacing was perfect. The relationship between Dylan and Gray transitioned perfectly from strangers to friendship to attraction to love. Furthermore, I loved that this book was about more than the romance. Dylan is a whirlwind of life, philosophies, and vibrancy and she is able to re-awaken the inner Gray who seems to have disappeared after his sister’s death. The death of Amanda truly shaped not only Gray and his family, but also his relationship with Dylan which I thought was very important. It made their connection that much more real and tangible to me. Yet, despite loving the plot and the romance of this novel, there were still a few faults with it that tended to grate on me.

First and foremost: the writing. Kacvinsky writes in a unique manner which can come off as juvenile at first. In a few scenes, she tends to revert to paragraphs describing what Dylan and Gray spoke about or what they did opposed to writing out their full dialogue. “We did this…and then this…and then this…” or “She said this…and then this…and then I said this…” At first this didn’t affect me too much, mostly because I didn’t notice it at first. However, as the story progressed, this method was employed more often. That’s not to say that there wasn’t dialogue in the novel, because there was, especially during the first half. After that, I felt as if the dialogue was selective and whatever the author revealed to us through the dialogue was important, special, and very purposefully worded. In some instances, this worked very effectively. The reader does not want to know their entire dialogue about coming up with interesting questions to pose to strangers or their conversation about the random acts Dylan decides to do every day. The important aspects were in dialogue and all their conversations appeared that way too, but towards the middle I felt as if this style caused the writing to drag a little. I began to skim through the paragraphs, jumping straight to the dialogue. However, this style was used very selectively and rarely and although I enjoyed it for the most part, other readers may not like it as much or it may become slightly cumbersome.

First Comes Love switches perspectives between Dylan and Gray and to me, I always felt as if Dylan’s perspective was distant. It was so hard for me to relate to her. I enjoyed this book as much as I did because I could see why Gray loved Dylan, what made her unique and special through his eyes, but I couldn’t quite see the same way in Dylan’s perspective. Gray’s point of view dominated the story, which was fine with me, but I almost wish the entire story was written from his perspective. There were some critical and important scenes that needed to be told from Dylan’s point of view, but either than that, I enjoyed Gray’s perspective a lot more. Another aspect of this book that I was slightly upset about was the explanation of Dylan’s decisions. Dylan is hyper, she constantly needs to move, and she wants to travel the world. Love and being tied down by relationships don’t fit into her plan, but reading this novel, I would have never comprehended this part of her. I felt as if the only reason I understood Dylan’s decision so well was because it was, in many ways, similar to Katsa’s decisions in Graceling by Kristin Cashore. The two novels and characters are completely different, but in regard to their decisions about relationships, they were a little similar.

Nevertheless, I really enjoyed First Comes Love. The love story is bittersweet and will tug at your heart, the relationships are tight and well-written, the plot is engaging and slow to develop, and most importantly, the characters are memorable and unique. A small part of me wishes that there was a chapter or two more before the ending since it was a tad bit rushed, but overall I really liked the conclusion. Perhaps what I loved most about this book was the character growth and development. Both Dylan and Gray go through immense transformations because of their relationship and that was truly heart-warming to see. Furthermore, their relationship is so real. It’s not all hearts and flowers; they struggle through their problems, but they overcome them. Also, the understanding between these two was unbelievable. They both accept each other for who they are and change one another’s lives for the better, which, in my opinion, is an important aspect of true love.

First Comes Love had a lot of potential to be a better book, but I thought it was beautiful just the way it was too. There are definitely parts of it that I wish were better written, tighter, or had been expanded, but ultimately, I really enjoyed reading this. I simply couldn’t put it down and was kept all night reading this gripping love story. Kacvinsky’s characters will make you think and ponder your own life and, more than simply having read a book by the end of it, you will feel as if your life has changed a little too.

So many people worry their lives away. They take themselves so seriously. They try to fight time and aging and gravity and death. They spend so much time stressing and planning and over planning that they miss out on living. I never want to be like that. I never want to waste time. After all, we’re just passing observers, as insignificant to these giant formations as a speck of dust. So we might as well appreciate the view and enjoy the journey.
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Jun 22, 2012 Belkis rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: beautiful-covers, love

I really enjoyed reading this quirky but interesting book. The characters were nicely layered and the story believable and nicely paced or easy flowing. I fell absolutely in love with Gray's character. His personality and literary voice were moving; they felt honest and real. Dylan's character was quirky and unique in comparison from others that I've read and I find that refreshing. Yes, I think that Gray's character was more relate-able and emotionally grounded but I think that it had a lot to...more

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May 11, 2012 Joy (Cheery♡Reads) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Joy (Cheery♡Reads) by: Maria

Shelves: i-own

Wow. This was so awesome. I love everything about it and I just can't pick one quote to share. The whole book itself is a memorable quote. It made me laugh, cry and fall in love with it all over again.

This is one hell of a book and Dylan is one crazy, lovable character. She has all these eccentric and insane ideas. She is full of life and is literally living life to the fullest. She is like a hurricane that tosses you inside out and upside down. She is like the sun that shines so bright you have...more

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Oct 14, 2012 April rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: for-review, ya, vine

We all remember our first love and how it unfolded. Katie Kacvinsky captures all of the firsts with her sophomore novel First Comes Love. Set in Arizona, First Comes Love moves through the progression of Dylan, a girl, and Gray’s relationship from the first time they meet at community college to their first fight and beyond.
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Sep 24, 2011 Natasha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: get-for-kids-collection, favorite, read-again, wish-list

Wow, I am the first one to review this book, UMMM no pressure. LOL.

Dylan and Gray are very strong characters! This book has so much great life advice in it. Kudos to Katie for such a great imagination and writing ability. I love how Dylan "suffers from creative outbursts!" :)
One paragraph from this book really stuck with me and I relate to it so much in my own life.

" I think everyone's caught up in these tiny narrow minded-minded worlds and they're deluded enough to think their world exists i...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Kim rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: made-me-think, no-politer-word-for-porn

This book is a light, enjoyable read. For the hopeless singles who've had no experience being anything else before (ohmigosh I can't believe I've just admitted that) this book can be insightful to the art of dating.
Firstly - woah, nice cover! It's no surprising nor unfair that the girl's face took up more than half the page since she looks sooo hot. I cannot vouch for the guy though.
The story was ok, a typical meet, greet, and date. I did feel that the friendship-to-love bit came a bit too fast....more This book is a light, enjoyable read. For the hopeless singles who've had no experience being anything else before (ohmigosh I can't believe I've just admitted that) this book can be insightful to the art of dating.
Firstly - woah, nice cover! It's no surprising nor unfair that the girl's face took up more than half the page since she looks sooo hot. I cannot vouch for the guy though.
The story was ok, a typical meet, greet, and date. I did feel that the friendship-to-love bit came a bit too fast. I would have liked a slower and steadier pace of courtship rather than the speedy jump-in. And for a person who hates any mention of fornication, especially the details of it, those parts were a ripoff for me. But that's just a personal preferance.
There were some issues raised by the female lead, Dylan, which were pretty thought-provoking. I liked that. Here's one I really liked:
"Dylan: In my baggy jeans and messy hair, I know I don't fit into this plastic place. But I don't want to fit in. That's when no one notices you. You leave a longer impression when you're brave enough to stand out."
Not that I expect Dylan to want anyone turning into the biggest asshole or whatever, but taken correctly, I think some of her messages and opinions are really worth adhering to. Her thoughts are deep, though sometimes, what she chooses to say (or rather, ask) can seem rather shallow sometimes. To me.
I liked both Dylan and Grey, they were really unique and refreshing on the page. What was great about them was that each were aware of each other's flaws. They aren't perfect, but then they compromise. They accomodate. And I think that was really sweet of them, both worked with each other to make their relationship work. However, in reality, I think Dylan would have been slightly scary to befriend. Her quirkiness, though enchanting, might need some decorum in real life.
On the whole, this book has a typical love-story plot but paired with good development and delivery, wonders work on the page.(less)

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May 14, 2012 Brandi Kosiner rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First Comes Love is told in dual perspectives and Katie Kacvinsky totally pulled it off. Both voices were distinct and I appreciated seeing both sides of the love story, what each was thinking and both perspectives on love, sex, and problems.
I am a sucker for characters and in this character driven story, Ms. Kacvinsky nails them. When I say its a character driven story, that is not dismissing the plot. There is definite emotions, themes and actions that keep the story going.
Dylan is a chara...more

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Jan 25, 2012 Damaris (GoodChoiceReading) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First Comes Love is an emotional and beautiful story.

First Comes Love has crawled into my heart and will never leave. For such a tiny book, I had no idea it would make me feel the way that it did while reading it. It’s now days later and I can’t stop thinking about the two main characters.

First Comes Love is a beautiful story about two young teens who discover themselves through one another. Dylan lives in the moment. She doesn’t care what others think about her and she is a very adventurous p...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Aishah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bad-ass-heroïne, college-romance, favorites, tear-jerkers, book-boyfriends

This was so beautiful. Very inspiring. I felt so touched by their journey. I just have no words to describe the awesomeness of the story told by Gray and Dylan. Man just talking about it makes me want to cry. I might attempt to write a proper review when I'm not as emotional I now am.

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Apr 23, 2013 Pinkie Pie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: tour

No. Just... no. This book serves one purpose and that is to irritate the hell out of me.

Maybe it's because I don't generally read books that are centered solely on a romance, but this book bored me nearly to tears. I literally could not read more than maybe three pages at a time before I just wanted to fall asleep in the middle of the day, jump off a cliff, and then have a root canal. Seriously.

I really wanted to read First Comes Love because it seemed like there was something darker lingering u...more No. Just... no. This book serves one purpose and that is to irritate the hell out of me.

Maybe it's because I don't generally read books that are centered solely on a romance, but this book bored me nearly to tears. I literally could not read more than maybe three pages at a time before I just wanted to fall asleep in the middle of the day, jump off a cliff, and then have a root canal. Seriously.

I really wanted to read First Comes Love because it seemed like there was something darker lingering under the surface, and that the characters would be strongly defined. I'm sorry, but 'putting up walls' and wearing a baseball cap, and being tall and thinking only in metaphors does not a strong character make. Gray is everything we've seen before; he is every stereotype rolled into one. He's the hot guy who doesn't know he's hot, he's the awkward virgin who doesn't know how to talk to girls, he's the slacker who takes 'easy-A' courses, he's the popular jock, he's the broody mysterious guy who doesn't let anyone in. Puke.

Dylan is no better. She's got a strange name, she's pretty but doesn't realize it, she dresses 'weird' and asks 'weird questions.' Every time we're stuck reading from her point of view, I want to strangle a kitten. She only speaks, acts, and thinks in cliches. Of course, as cool and pretty and wild and different as she is, she's a virgin too, because if she wasn't chaste that would be baaaaad. Just like every other YA book, I'm tired of the slut-shaming that's going on here.

Another thing that really affected my reading experience was the alternating points of view. Mid chapter, we would switch up the POV. I'm talking mid-freaking-conversation. Because of this I felt wholly disconnected from the characters, and anything I might have found in common with them was lost in translation.

The book's saving grace was definitely the ending. While the entire budding relationship and the whole dead family member thing was slow and honestly pointless, the end brought it back to reality. I never really understood why the characters fell in love in the first place (probably because I couldn't connect with or identify any of their motivations -- seriously, if you hate someone you're not going to be spending time with them) but the last maybe 40 pages of the book rang true and really seemed how two real people who loved each other would act. Especially if they were separated.

All in all, I just felt like the entire plot itself was a plot device. If that makes any sense. The characters were obvious cliches, and I couldn't connect with them at all. Dylan made no sense -- no one thinks in metaphors 100% of the time -- and Gray was just plain boring. Maybe if Kacvinsky didn't try so hard to make her girl 'different' and her boy 'wounded' then I would have enjoyed the book a lot more.(less)

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Feb 28, 2013 Shirleen Chang rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

“First Comes Love” By Katie Kacvinsky is one of the cutest stories I’ve ever read. Dylan, a spontaneous, odd-ball and unique girl meets a close-minded, dark, and mysterious boy named Gray. Gray’s got a dark past that causes him to not open up, but Dylan comes along and changes his world. The pace of this book’s plot was very flowing
I felt like I could really relate to Dylan, because of how creative and crafty she was. my favorite part is the character development, how they slowly grew feelings...more

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Feb 16, 2013 ɑƨħŵɑɡ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-reads, 2013-favorites, fantastic-couples, inpirational, rl-loveydovey, yabr-feb-love

This was such a big surprise. It started somehow hard to get into and dull but the unfolded into this magnificent and inspirational love story.

The plot simply is the old fashioned depressed messed-up guy meets optimistic happy-go-lucky girl. Only to change that guy's life and help him actually live. That's basically Gray and Dylan (I never got over the Dylan name). Anyways, Gray lost his twin sister Amanda 8 months ago, that brought misery to him and his family. They basically stopped living and...more This was such a big surprise. It started somehow hard to get into and dull but the unfolded into this magnificent and inspirational love story.

The plot simply is the old fashioned depressed messed-up guy meets optimistic happy-go-lucky girl. Only to change that guy's life and help him actually live. That's basically Gray and Dylan (I never got over the Dylan name). Anyways, Gray lost his twin sister Amanda 8 months ago, that brought misery to him and his family. They basically stopped living and closed-off each in their own world, including Dylan. He spends most of his time hiding behind his hat and listening to music not even caring about watching people. But a girl, Dylan, catches his eye one day, little did he know this girl had her eyes on him too. They become friends and do a lot of stuff together. Eventually, Gray opens up to her on more than his issues that includes how he is in love with her. But will this girl feel the same?

I am not gonna ruin this book because it's best if you know as little as possible about it. What's so amazing about this book is how deep and thought-provoking it was. There were some really awesome quotes I wanted to quote but this one stands out like this:

"I told Gray to keep on loving. To love as many people as he could. I promised it would come back to him if he did. He shook his head. He told me he could only love me, and it scared me because I knew he meant it.

“I’m not your only love, Gray,” I insisted. “I’m just your first love.”

That marks a huge step in Gray and Dylan relationship. You'd understand this once you read how Katie Kacvinsky was inspired by this story. Let me say, it's based on parts on real life story. Another quote I liked was by Gray:

"I don’t know much, but this is what I’ve learned. You’ll fall for the last person you ever thought you’d be interested in. That’s the tricky part. You might not even notice her at first. And she usually comes around just when you’ve stopped looking. But if you pay attention, you’ll know it’s her because she’ll stand out from everybody else. She might even scare you. But if you’re lucky enough to meet this girl, be smart enough to realize it and try not to screw it up,” I tell him.”

“When everything comes easily to you, it never challenges you to change.”

This book has the power to change you and how you look at things. I know I did. & I loved the ending it was soooooooooooooo good <3(less)

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Jan 06, 2013 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gray ist Wasser - Dylan Feuer. Gray ist wortkarg - Dylan redet ohne Punkt und Komma. Gray spricht nicht über Gefühle - Dylan erlebt in einer einzigen Minuten ca. fünfundzwanzig verschiedene Gefühlsarten und kommentiert dieses auch. Gray ist schwermütig und verbringt seine Zeit am liebsten auf der Couch - Dylan ist ein Freigeist, der die Welt erobern will. Gray liebt Dylan - Dylan liebt Gray.
Doch hat eine Beziehung zwischen zwei so unterschiedlichen Menschen wirklich eine Chance?

Schon nach dem Le...more Gray ist Wasser - Dylan Feuer. Gray ist wortkarg - Dylan redet ohne Punkt und Komma. Gray spricht nicht über Gefühle - Dylan erlebt in einer einzigen Minuten ca. fünfundzwanzig verschiedene Gefühlsarten und kommentiert dieses auch. Gray ist schwermütig und verbringt seine Zeit am liebsten auf der Couch - Dylan ist ein Freigeist, der die Welt erobern will. Gray liebt Dylan - Dylan liebt Gray.
Doch hat eine Beziehung zwischen zwei so unterschiedlichen Menschen wirklich eine Chance?

Schon nach dem Lesen der ersten Seite hat man das Gefühl, dass dieses Buch etwas überaus Besonderes ist und wenn man das Buch nach dem Lesen zuklappt, hat sich das Gefühl bestätigt.

Die Geschichte wird aus abwechselnden Erzählperspektiven erzählt, die sich zwischen Dylan und Gray abwechseln. So erhält der Leser einen wunderbaren Einblick in die Gefühls- und Gedankenwelt dieser sowas von unterschiedlichen Persönlichkeiten.
Die beiden Hauptprotagonisten können gar nicht unterschiedlicher sein und doch schließt man die Beiden sofort ins Herz. Begleitet sie auf ihrer Entdeckungsreise durch Amerika, zu sich selber und zu einander.
Die Mischung ist Katie Kacvinsky mehr als nur gelungen. Dylan, wie auch Gray, waren natürlich, glaubwürdig und vor allen Dingen überzeugend. Ich habe ihnen jedes Wort geglaubt, alles was sie gefühlt oder gedacht haben, konnte ich vollkommen nachvollziehen. Es war stellenweise ein Wechselbad der Gefühle.

Durch den fesselnden, leichten, lockeren und, ganz wichtig, den humorvollen Schreibstil, sind die Zeilen nur so verflogen und ich konnte gar nicht mehr genug kriegen von Dylan und Gray. Ich musste einfach wissen, wie es mit den Beiden weiter gehen wird und in welche Richtung sie sich denn nun entwickeln werden.
Der Schreibstil war voller Poesie, regt dabei zum Nachdenken an und ist tiefgründig. Auch ein kleiner Hauch von Melancholie war stets präsent. Eine bittersüße Mischung, die dieses Lesehighlight ausmacht.

Das Ende war für mich sehr zufrieden stellend, weil es glaubwürdig und nicht übertrieben war. Es hätte meiner Meinung nach auch ein perfekter Abschluss der Geschichte sein können, jedoch wird diese in zwei weiteren Bände fortgesetzt.

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Ein mehr als gelungener Auftakt einer Trilogie, der es versteht zu unterhalten, jedoch auch als Einzelband überzeugen kann. Ich hatte wunderbare Lesestunden und kann dieses Buch nur aus tiefstem Herzen weiter empfehlen. Dieses Buch wird zu meinen Highlights im Jahr 2012 gehören.

Der zweite Teil "Second Chance" ist bereits als Ebook bei Amazon erhältlich.(less)

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Dec 31, 2012 Whatchyareading added it · review of another edition

Shelves: christine, contemporary, series, young-adult

You may recognize Katie Kacvinsky’s name from her dystopian series Awaken, which came out last year. This time it’s a contemporary book centered around two newly graduated teens who are trying to figure themselves out over the course of one summer.

Yes, I know they just used the line from Love Story at the end of the summary, but it’s not really like Love Story. I thought it would be (especially concerning the ending), but it’s not. Just needed to put that out there. Moving on…

Told in back and fo...more You may recognize Katie Kacvinsky’s name from her dystopian series Awaken, which came out last year. This time it’s a contemporary book centered around two newly graduated teens who are trying to figure themselves out over the course of one summer.

Yes, I know they just used the line from Love Story at the end of the summary, but it’s not really like Love Story. I thought it would be (especially concerning the ending), but it’s not. Just needed to put that out there. Moving on…

Told in back and forth POVs, we are introduced to first Gray, and then Dylan as they meet, become friends, and then become something more. I really liked how Gray and Dylan notice each other before they meet. And no insta-love or insta-lust on either side. This felt like a natural progression for both characters. Neither one was looking for something more. Gray is as emotionally cut off from the world as a person can get, and Dylan is only in town for the summer and is not ready to be tied down to one spot after just gaining her freedom.

Their friendship lends the better part of themselves to the other person. For Gray, he gives Dylan some stability and a reason to keep coming back. For Dylan, Gray intrigues her and she wants to help him be involved in the world, so she lends him some craziness and spontaneity.

I really liked Dylan. Not so much her randomness, even though it’s rather funny to see Gray’s reactions to some of the things she does, but more her awareness of people. She’s able to help Gray out so much because she notices the things in him that other people don’t. During their first hang-out, he treats her like a normal girl, but Dylan treats Gray exactly how he needs to be treated. It’s the first time in a while someone’s surprised Gray, I think, so he starts looking at her differently. And then it all snowballs for them as the summer progresses.

This isn’t your typical YA contemporary book. The characters are still teens, but they’re no longer in high school at the start of the book. I’m surprised more books don’t cover that summer between high school and college. It’s one of the most nerve-wracking, life-changing summers a person can experience. Because you know everything is about to change and you have no idea what’s in store for you and as much as you plan and organize and seek out advice, you’re never quite prepared enough for the start of college and just how DIFFERENT everything is from high school.

I liked how Katie dealt with Gray and Dylan’s growing feelings for each other and how they handled the next step in their relationship. It was realistic enough to be believable, which is always nice. There’s nothing graphic, but the issue of sex is brought up several times toward the end of the book. And the way Katie writes Gray’s reaction to everything was pretty funny. Very guy-ish.

There is some angst mixed in there toward the end, which I always hate to see between two characters I really like. I understand the necessity of it, though. Just… *sigh* I wish everyone could always figure out what they need to when they need to instead of weeks or months later. It would make us all much happier, I think. Alas, that’s not how life works, thus the angst. But the ending was good.

This a standalone, which I’ve come to very much like in my books. It’s also a quick read at just under 200 pages, but a good one.

Overall, I’d recommend it to anyone who likes older teen books dealing with romance and life in a contemporary setting.

This book was reviewed at WhatchYAreading.net on June 4, 2012.(less)

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Dec 12, 2012 Cathy Givans rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First Comes Love is one of those books that I’ll never forget. While I couldn’t give it five stars, there was so much I loved about this coming of age love story.

The book starts out with Gray, a loner who’s tired of all the “pretty people” around him, and Dylan, a free-spirited nomad that notices the guy (Gray) that no one else sees. Dylan tries to befriend Gray but Gray isn’t looking for a friend, especially not one like Dylan. The author, Katie Kacvinsky, then takes you to the next level, sha...more First Comes Love is one of those books that I’ll never forget. While I couldn’t give it five stars, there was so much I loved about this coming of age love story.

The book starts out with Gray, a loner who’s tired of all the “pretty people” around him, and Dylan, a free-spirited nomad that notices the guy (Gray) that no one else sees. Dylan tries to befriend Gray but Gray isn’t looking for a friend, especially not one like Dylan. The author, Katie Kacvinsky, then takes you to the next level, sharing why Gray and Dylan are who they are and how they got to where they are in life. Slowly but surely, Gray starts to open up. Eventually, Gray falls in love with the strange, free-spirited Dylan (whom I was already in love with from page one). But it’s not ahappy ending yet. Dylan’s free spirit pulls at her, which just so happens to be in the opposite direction of the amazing, blossoming young man that has allowed himself to fall in love with her.

This really is a sweet story. It reminded me of how sweet first loves can be and how complex and confusing life can be when disaster strikes at a young age. Gray and Dylan fit together like puzzle pieces, each one complementing the other. I related to Dylan’s free-spirited nature but also despised her for it. I empathized with Gray after learning about the loss of his twin sister and the havoc that loss wreaked on his family. I enjoyed the journey of healing that Dylan took him on and fell head over heels in love with him when he realized that he wanted to spend every day of the rest of his life with the girl he fell in love with.

Unfortunately, there were some things that kept me from giving First Comes Love five stars, none of which had to do with the amazing characters or the beautiful story held within the pages of this book. It actually had to do with some of my own Arizona experiences. I’ve lived in Arizona for a total of six years. To me, the state is more of a melting pot than a display of beautiful people. Plus, I’ve never seen a house in the Phoenix vicinity with a basement, which is where Gray stayed in his parent’s house. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t any basements in the Phoenix area, they’re just very, very rare. Anyway, those are the weird insider things that kept me from giving the book a five star review, so don’t read it for the factual information, read it for the story.
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Nov 11, 2012 Zoe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, below-the-belt

I stare at Dylan and feel a tug on my heart, like she’s holding a string attached to it and giving it a yank. She reminds me of someone I used to love. Someone so incredibly original, I was positive no one else like her existed in the world.

And I thank her for loving me enough to say the hard things.

Dylan - You know you love someone when he makes all the ordinary moments feel extraordinary.

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Nov 05, 2012 Sarika Patkotwar rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Katie Kacvinsky's First Comes Love is a super cute read that makes you think about the simple things in life. I really enjoyed reading every single page and found it hard to put the book down.
First Comes Love is the story of Gray and Dylan, two completely different teenagers. Gray is finding it hard to get back to life after his twin sister dies in an accident that leaves him devastated and his family is torn apart. Dylan is a cheerful and positive person, who always looks at the brighter side...more
Katie Kacvinsky's First Comes Love is a super cute read that makes you think about the simple things in life. I really enjoyed reading every single page and found it hard to put the book down.
First Comes Love is the story of Gray and Dylan, two completely different teenagers. Gray is finding it hard to get back to life after his twin sister dies in an accident that leaves him devastated and his family is torn apart. Dylan is a cheerful and positive person, who always looks at the brighter side of life.
At the beginning, it seemed nearly impossible for the two protagonists to get along, but as they get to know one another, it was a total fun ride. I loved reading the conversations between Gray and Dylan.
Gray had this tortured hero aspect to him that made him all the more irresistible and Dylan was so much of fun to have around. I loved her randomness. The way she sees life and does what she does was absolutely adorable.
Gray and Dylan balance each other out perfectly. They were just perfect, for each other and as individual characters. All the times they hung out or went on dates were such innovative and creative ideas. I found myself going 'aww!' many number of times, it was that cute.
Keeping aside the fun part, First Comes Love is all about finding love in places you never thought you'd even come across it. Contrary to many YA contemporary romances, that usually follow the same story-line where the girl and boy meet each and eventually fall in love, First Comes Love was so much more than just that. It was about making love work and how it takes efforts form both the sides for that to happen. It was a refreshing read.
First Comes Love is one of those stories that's surely going to remain with me for a very long time.
The second book in the series is called Second Chance and honestly, I'm so happy with the abrupt and fast way in which First Comes Love ended (again contrary to many other opinions), I'm a little apprehensive about reading book #2, but I guess I will read it only for more Gray and Dylan.
I highly recommend First Comes Love simply because it is a cute, emotional and fun read that absorbs you completely in the world of Gray and Dylan.(less)

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Oct 20, 2012 Kari rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 stars

I picked up this book at Wordstock in Portland last weekend after hearing the author read from the sequel and seeing her on a panel with Lisa Burstein and David Levithan about "keeping it real" in writing/YA. This is a super quick read and has two strong characters that I enjoyed reading about. Gray has lost a loved one, and Dylan is the one who helps him realize there's life to be living. There are some great insights/realizations from the characters for the reader, as well as sweet st...more 3.5 stars

I picked up this book at Wordstock in Portland last weekend after hearing the author read from the sequel and seeing her on a panel with Lisa Burstein and David Levithan about "keeping it real" in writing/YA. This is a super quick read and has two strong characters that I enjoyed reading about. Gray has lost a loved one, and Dylan is the one who helps him realize there's life to be living. There are some great insights/realizations from the characters for the reader, as well as sweet storytelling about falling in love, dealing with loss, and being separated from the one you love. I particularly enjoyed Gray, the male protagonist, and after reading about Katie's inspiration at the end of the novel that makes sense to me. I think she put a lot of heart, soul, and personal experience into his character. Dylan, the female main character, was a typical "I'm different/I-don't-care-what-you-think-of-me/free spirit" girl that I feel like I real a lot of in YA so I didn't enjoy her chapters as much as Gray's. She initially reminded me of STARGIRL. :-) Kacvinsky does a great job with dual POV--each character definitely has a distinct voice.

I love books about music or that pay homage to music, and this one does! I often wonder if "kids" in present-day would admire Bob Dylan, The Eagles, U2, etc. The most contemporary bands mentioned are The Killers and Cold War Kids. I suppose if Gray is a true music-loving indie rock kind of guy (which he is), he would have love and appreciation for some old school bands. I just think about this when characters have pseudoanachronistic taste in music.

I love a good contemporary YA romance and this book delivered. It isn't insta-love, which made reading about the growing relationship more special for me. Some might consider this New Adult, as the characters are no longer in high school. I love reading about characters in college and figuring out life post high school, so that part of the setting was fresh for me, although it made me wonder about the absence of parents a couple times. Gray's parents are emotionally absent while Dylan has literally been allowed to wander the planet (or at least the states) and somehow has an endless supply of money. Overall, Gray's and Dylan's relationship was sweet, authentic, endearing and full of discovery. But, everything isn't totally perfect for the two of them.

I think I'm one of the few (checking out the reviews for this book) that doesn't care for the cover. I LOVE book covers when they're good, and this one doesn't do it for me. I think it's the male model's chin hair? Katie commented on her book cover at Wordstock about how the story is set in the summer in Phoenix and the cover makes it look like it's a vampire novel with two pale teens set in the winter. ;-) Just ordered book 2 for my Kindle and will start it tonight!(less)

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Oct 11, 2012 The Fictionators rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I received this book as part of Around the World ARC Tours, and I have to say that the first thing that grabbed my attention was the cover. It's beautiful, right? And sensual. I was the last stop on the tour and anxiously awaited receiving it. It's short. At just under 200 pages, you'll be able to breeze through this in no time. But size doesn't mean everything. *grin* Good things come in small packages.

I seem to have a problem with many book summaries lately. And in my opinion, this one doesn'...more

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Sep 20, 2012 BAYA Librarian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a touching look at the thrill of first love between two (mostly) non-standard YA characters. While the book treats its characters - and love - seriously, there is plenty of humor and fun here too. The book feels like a more mature and less fantastical version of Bridge to Terabithia or Stargirl wherein a quirky and imaginative girl gets a more emotionally cautious boy to come out of his shell and reject conformity for creativity.

Gray notices Dylan at his community college campus and wond...more This is a touching look at the thrill of first love between two (mostly) non-standard YA characters. While the book treats its characters - and love - seriously, there is plenty of humor and fun here too. The book feels like a more mature and less fantastical version of Bridge to Terabithia or Stargirl wherein a quirky and imaginative girl gets a more emotionally cautious boy to come out of his shell and reject conformity for creativity.

Gray notices Dylan at his community college campus and wonders why this new girl is always acting so conspicuously weird and different from all the students who try to blend in (like he does). When they finally meet, Gray is both fascinated and repelled by this confident, strange girl, while Dylan feels it is her personal mission to get Gray to lighten up and have some creative fun. Over time they become friends - and more than friends - but can a relationship between such different people last? The book is told in alternating first person narratives from Gray and Dylan. Due to its many sex scenes, this book is recommended for mature readers.

There is definitely a bit of a philosophical vibe in this book. These two older teens sometimes seem perceptive beyond their years about life, but it is believable because both characters are very much the observer-types. Here's Gray relating Dylan's thoughts on high school:

"She told me she grew up in a small town where life was safe, but that was the problem. It was too known, too predictable. It's hard to feel adventurous when you know where every road leads. It's hard to be unique when everyone in high school is grouped together and pre-labeled, like a packaged brand.

Then Gray continues:

"I nod because I can relate. In high school so much of your life is already scheduled out for you, you barely feel like you are living it - more like you are assigned it. Your future doesn't loom - it just sways lazily like an old familiar blanket drying on a clothesline in the sun."

Cynical, yes, but there is definitely a lot of truth in all the above quotes. Fortunately, Dylan and Gray find a way to move beyond these narrow ways of behaving and are able to be emotionally open and up-front to each other.

This book’s depiction of sex and love is one of the most honest in YA. Once Dylan and Gray eventually have sex, they have a lot of it. Most of the sex scenes are told from Gray's perspective, and as a teen boy, Gray is very enthusiastic to tell you all about it. It's not graphic but it’s not euphemistic either. The decision to have sex together is reached by the characters in a mutually respectful way and the book shows how two people who love and respect each other can have a wonderful time in a sexual relationship.

The book also depicts love very realistically. Most of the falling in love emotions are shown through Gray's narration and the book captures those emotions perfectly. After the characters part, both Gray and Dylan accurately show how painful it is to lose a great love. Dylan eventually breaks up with Gray because she wants to explore the world, learn who she is, and not get trapped by Gray's choices in life. If the book had ended here, it would have been a bittwersweet but realistic and empowering ending. Unfortunately the author made a different and less brave choice about how to end the story which does disservice to the characters she created.(less)

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Aug 22, 2012 Liz Cope rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

1.5 stars
I try to consider myself a reasonable person who has empathy for others, but the goal of this review is to make the author cry, and no not tears of joy. I want her to cry so she can actually feel some of the emotion she is trying to emit in her writing,because it will take serious trauma and self-reflection for her to grow as an author. Now I am a forgiving reviewer, I always round up and overlook flaws (which is why the book has 1.5 stars not 1) The only saving grace of this novel was...more 1.5 stars
I try to consider myself a reasonable person who has empathy for others, but the goal of this review is to make the author cry, and no not tears of joy. I want her to cry so she can actually feel some of the emotion she is trying to emit in her writing,because it will take serious trauma and self-reflection for her to grow as an author. Now I am a forgiving reviewer, I always round up and overlook flaws (which is why the book has 1.5 stars not 1) The only saving grace of this novel was that the ending was somewhat well written. The opening was horrible, there were so many cliches within the first 20 pages I almost couldn't finish the whole book. Do you know how I did finished the book? SKIM READING, I hate skim reading I'm against it but 20 pages through the book I started to wonder if this book is as bad as the beginning,- it was. First of all 14 year olds write more realistic novel, Dylan says something once and magically Grey is fixed! Or the fact he gets something back because of a LETTER! Now continuing on the book was heavy handed, every single plot device was overdone (and done better by someone else) and the dialogue was only trumped by one book for the worst dialogue I have ever read. I can forgive a lot but laziness is not one of them, an I don't know if the author was lazy or just rather pander to what the audience wants but I'm leading towards lazy. Also if a random girl I just met created a huge lie to an old acquittance I'd be pissed not amused. The characters rant the whole novel about society and the author degrades commercialism and any woman who looks prettier than her characters. I feel like this is a children's novel, it is written that simplisticly, and the fact that the author is shoving morals down your throat every page is not amusing. Did she never hear of layering the plot? For the sake of thousands of years of a proud literary tradition please don't write the sequel, I BEG OF YOU! Your characters are boring and annoying, you give us just a little back plot, and honestly I can't believe I'm saying this but go take writing classes you need it.(less)

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Aug 08, 2012 Jennie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-august

For some reason I put this book on hold at the library. This wasn't a bad book at all, but it was pretty much the typical boy-meets-girl-and-falls-in-love book, and I am not so into that plotline, so I was a tad disappointed. Also, (and I think this is the reason the book was put on hold), there was some "mystery" or "big event" that the description of the book talked about, and I finished the book feeling tricked, because I didn't get that vibe at all.

Also, the characters go to LA for a day or...more For some reason I put this book on hold at the library. This wasn't a bad book at all, but it was pretty much the typical boy-meets-girl-and-falls-in-love book, and I am not so into that plotline, so I was a tad disappointed. Also, (and I think this is the reason the book was put on hold), there was some "mystery" or "big event" that the description of the book talked about, and I finished the book feeling tricked, because I didn't get that vibe at all.

Also, the characters go to LA for a day or so, and there is nothing more jarring than reading a book and getting thrown out of the narrative, because two teenagers are NOT going to be able to walk in and afford a hotel that is literally on the beach in Santa Monica. Just...no. If it were on Main St., and therefore a few blocks away from the ocean, then maybe. But there are only a few hotels set right on the beach in SM, and they're all incredibly expensive and not exactly easy to get a room at, especially in the summer. Also, people do walk in LA (I do, I also take the busses). I'm also curious how a guy from Arizona who's only been in LA for a handful of concerts can look out at the cityscape of LA and identify South Central. Downtown, Century City -- with the skyscrapers, I can buy that. But South Central does not have skyscrapers. South Central is not really known for its businesses or architecture -- it's not the best area, and the businesses there are maybe a few stories high at the most, but you're not going to see skyscrapers or anything, and someone who doesn't know LA really isn't going to be able to identify it on sight, especially from Mullholland Drive.

Dylan is also not quite a Maniac-Pixie-Dream-Girl, and to be honest I have no empathy and/or sympathy for that type of character. I did like Gray, but I felt that since the book focused largely on his relationship with Dylan and how he pined for her when she wasn't around and couldn't get over her, I began to dislike him just a bit towards the end of the book.

Therefore, I give this book an "okay" because not only did I get thrown out of the book, but there just wasn't really anything in the book that really spoke to me. I have pretty much no feelings about this book.

Oh, and author? Please tell me where in LA there are people walking around dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and other characters that are not in a theme park, because that would be totally awesome, but I have never seen something like that (except maybe during a convention, but definitely not randomly on the streets, okay?). And that would totally make my day, but...yeah. Doesn't happen.
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May 14, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: good-romance, young-adult-romance

I picked up this book from the library because the cover is so enticing. Then, I saw all the other reviews on Goodreads (all raving about this book) and I knew I had to read it as soon as I could. And boy, am I happy I did!

Dylan is honestly one of my favorite characters I've ever read about. She reminds me of Lola from Lola and the Boy Next Door in how she just does whatever she wants, but she's even MORE carefree. Dylan doesn't care what anyone says and find beauty in what others walk by every...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Amy Jacobs rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

I don't know where I have been, but I hadn't even heard about this book until I received it in the mail. I am not sure if there is much buzz going on about it, but I thought I would give it a try and see if it might be a beautiful gem hidden in the bountiful amounts of young adult books on the market right.

The start was okay. The middle was okay. The ending was okay. That about sums up my feelings for this book. While I liked reading about Gray and Dylan, it wasn't as great as I was hoping. It i...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Misty Baker rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Katie oh Katie…please write more books!

I’m not sure if many of you remember, but last year I went a little crazy (in a good way) about a book called Awaken. It was the first book that (because of its “richly devloped characters”) made me change the way I looked at my own life. I stopped bringing my phone to lunch, I realized that happiness isn’t Twitter statuses and YouTube videos, and that if you open your eyes there IS a world around you. “Awaken” inspired change in people’s (hell…in MY) circu...more

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