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L'été où ma vie a changé (Laguna Cove & Cruel Summer)

by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author)

3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 · rating details · 566 ratings · 52 reviews

Tome 1: Rendez-vous manqué
À quinze ans, Dorothy se prépare pour le plus bel été de sa vie: au programme, des journées entières avec ses amis et, pourquoi pas, une histoire d'amour avec le plus beau garçon du lycée! Mais le rêve tourne au cauchemar quand ses parents décident de l'envoyer chez sa tante Tinos, une île grecque perdue au fin fond des Cyclades. Adieu les plages...more

Paperback, Éditions Michel Lafon, 510 pages

Published July 5th 2012 (first published April 26th 2011)

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Feb 28, 2013 Inessa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, young-adult

My English review : http://betweendandr.blogspot.com/2012...

Mon avis en français : http://betweendandr.blogspot.com/2012...

Cet ouvrage comprend deux romans qui sont totalement distincts l'un de l'autre, donc deux histoires complètement différentes mais qui ont toutes les deux un point commun : l'action se déroule en plein été, à proximité de la mer (sur une petite île grecque pour la première et sur la côte californienne pour l'autre) ce qui en fait une excellente lecture en cette période d'été....more

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Aug 27, 2012 Julia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, as all of you probably know, this book is a 2-in-1. First off, let me just say that the cover art of this book is absolutely gorgeous. I love the body language of the models, and the sun shining down on them. So, onto the reviews:

"Laguna Cove": I really really didn't like this book. I hated how there was really no main character. Of course it was Anne, but the story seemed to focus too much on the other characters, so it didn't really seem like she was in the spotlight. Speaking of Anne, I h...more So, as all of you probably know, this book is a 2-in-1. First off, let me just say that the cover art of this book is absolutely gorgeous. I love the body language of the models, and the sun shining down on them. So, onto the reviews:

"Laguna Cove": I really really didn't like this book. I hated how there was really no main character. Of course it was Anne, but the story seemed to focus too much on the other characters, so it didn't really seem like she was in the spotlight. Speaking of Anne, I hated her!! She was such an irritating, whiny, bratty little bitch! Ellie was almost as bad, but, I felt sorry for her because I could totally understand why she didn't like Anne. I loved the whole Lola/Dean/Diago thing. I don't really remember Jade all that much. Jake sounded cool, and I never really got a full image of Chris in my head which was weird since he was the main guy. Overall, this story annoyed the heck out of me!

"Cruel Summer": I absolutely adored this book! Because I was pretty disappointed with "Laguna Cove", I was pretty anxious to read this one. And boy, did I love it. The story focuses around 17-year-old Colby who's parents are getting a divorce and who send her to live with her aunt on a Greek island for the summer while they sort out the divorce. Colby is furious because she just finally managed to become best friends with the most popular girl in school, and hook up with the hottest guy in school, so, she knows that she must stay connected with them throughout the summer. Problem is, the Greek island of Tinos doesn't have internet, TV, or cell phone service. Colby finally manages to find an internet cafe, where she starts up a blog to record all of the terrible and boring events that happen to her over the summer. However, she doesn't count on falling in love with the gorgeous Yannis...Many people have said that they didn't like this book because it was too predictable and Colby was too much of a complainer. And while I agree 100%, I still thouroughly enjoyed this book. While she did spend a good part of it complaining and making bad decisions, you can't really blame her. She's a 17-year-old girl who's trying to find her way in the world after all her parents' bad decision making. In the end, she definetely turns out to be a girl with a big heart. This book was really fast to read because it's written in the form of letters, postcards, blog posts, e-mails, and journal entries. I loved just about every character in this book: Colby, Yannis, Natalie, Tally, Tassos, and Petros. I also loved the atmosphere that the book provided. I think that a small Greek island was the perfect place to set it. I also truly loved Colby's relationship with Yannis. It seemed so real and genuine, and Yannis seemed like such a nice guy, not to mention totally good looking. I thought the ANONYMOUS thing was really sweet too. My one problem was that I thought that the climax was a bit too short, because the time of Colby going to Mykonos, and getting back together with Yannis seemed pretty short. All-in-all though, I totally loved this book. I have read it about 5 times now, and hope to read it at least another 10.

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Sep 12, 2012 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Book 1 – Laguna Cove
This was a quick and easy read. This is the first book by Alyson Noel I’m reading, just because I happened to find it on my shelf and decided to check it out. It was quick easy, fun read. Sure there are some points I liked and others I didn’t but overall a good book to wind down from reading something heavier.

We start off by meeting Anne who has recently moved to California from CT to live with her father. Here she meets a large group of friends who have been friends forever...more Book 1 – Laguna Cove
This was a quick and easy read. This is the first book by Alyson Noel I’m reading, just because I happened to find it on my shelf and decided to check it out. It was quick easy, fun read. Sure there are some points I liked and others I didn’t but overall a good book to wind down from reading something heavier.

We start off by meeting Anne who has recently moved to California from CT to live with her father. Here she meets a large group of friends who have been friends forever. But when something new is introduced anywhere it’s not always liked by everyone. The entire story is told through all their prospective. You have Ellie the athletic, popular smart girl who is in love with Chris, but he doesn’t seem to notice it because he only has eyes for the new girl, Anne. Then there is Jade who is the one trying to always help people, even if they aren’t asking for it. Lola aka Lolita who just wants to rebel from her parents and then there is the mysterious Jake who works for Anne’s dad, I wish I could have learned more about him. There was something to that mystery that I wanted to explore more. But he was just a background character.

We experience Anne’s first months there and how hard it is for her to adjust and deal with her parents and people who don’t particularly like her. All the while the other characters are all going through their own little dramas. The book was interesting and it was light and easy to read that’s why I picked it up and I wasn’t completely disappointed. Sure the girls in it seemed to be complaining about stuff that if I had I wouldn’t complain about it but they are characters in California, part of a rich neighborhood going to Hollywood premiers’ etcetera. So it’s understandable but still not reasonable. Oh the grass is always greener on the other side!

Book2 – Cruel Summer
This was another fun quick and easy read. It’s about a girl whose parents are getting divorced so to keep her out of the middle of the entire ordeal is sent off to Greece to live with her Aunt Tally.

She’s reluctant for quite a bit of time, only thinking about her friends back home, the guy she recently hooked up with and what is going on with them. Staying at an Internet Café the majority of the time in the beginning she is determined to try and get home early. But then something changes. She meets someone and rekindles her friendship with someone who was way more worth her time. She starts to become happy again and excited about living in Greece. Really who wouldn’t be?

Overall the story was told through journal entries, emails, texts, and hand written letters and of course a blog. All great forms of communications and it was an interesting way to read things through. The book was good and was something fun and easy to read.
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Nov 21, 2012 Annie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I bought this book on Kindle hoping to get a typical corny summer teenage romancey novel. However both stories had major flaws. I loved Laguna Cove and its storyline but it ended so abruptly that I did not even realize it was over until I was onto the next story and I was so disappointed with the lack of real closure that it was hard to appreciate the good parts during the story. Frankly, I found Cruel Summer very annoying. The main character, Colby is very immature and constantly complains abou...more

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Jun 16, 2011 Brookelynn rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First of all this actually has 2 books in one, the first one is Laguna Cove and the second is Cruel Summer. These were my first Alyson Noel books to read and I was actually very disappointed. Normally I like summery novels like these but I found both of these books so completely boring. It took me so long to finish and I had to force myself to finish both of these books. The book "Laguna Cove" felt to me like it moved so slowly and when I finally reached the end it didn't even resolve any of the...more

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Apr 11, 2011 Kelly Hager rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The first book, Laguna Cove, is about a girl named Anne who's moving to California to live with her dad. The second, Cruel Summer, is about Colby, who goes to Greece for the summer while her parents are going through an incredibly acrimonious divorce.

They're both about adjusting to what seem to be less-than-optimal circumstances (although can I just say that moving to California or spending a summer in Greece both seem pretty awesome to me?) and they're both incredibly fun. I liked Anne better...more

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Nov 01, 2011 Alice rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I haven't read Cruel Summer yet, so I'm just gonna talk about Laguna Cove. I really liked the beginning of the story and the fact that there are so many different characters and conflicts. The problem is the end. I mean, there are so many things left unsaid. It was like Alyson Noel got tired of the story and just wrote something to finish it faster. Also, I think the couples were all wrong. I didn't like how everything turned out to be. I really hope there'll be a second book. I think it's kind...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Alexandra rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was okay. I read the first 10 chapters so fair and it talks about these amazingly smart/gorgeus/popular girls that even with their stragight As theyre not called nerds. Anne is new and she already know one of the most popular/hottest guy in the school. I'm reading and then I go to the mirror and see:
1) im just 5'6 <--totally average height for a 14yr old
2) brown hair, brown eyes <---nothing special
3) I move ever 1-3 years and guess what? I''m never popular and I have a personality and c...more

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May 17, 2012 →kelly♥[: rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: breathtaking-cover, 2011-book

Overall Rating: 3.0

Forever Summer first attracted me with it's beautiful cover before I saw that it contained two novels Alyson Noel wrote before she wrote her Immortals series: Laguna Cove and Cruel Summer. Despite the beautiful cover, however, the two novels Forever Summer contained didn't impress me one bit.

Laguna Cove: click here.

Cruel Summer: click here.

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Jul 02, 2011 Riv rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: realistic, giveaway

HATED Laguna Cove. The character were all annoying and petty. I read some of it and skimmed the rest. This made me decide not to read The Immortals Series by Alyson.
Like Cruel Summer. The main character started off annoying and unlikable as well, but it was a cool format, and a cute plot, though the writing felt a little forced. This book made me decide to read The Immortals Series by Alyson. ;)

O stars for Laguna Cover (first time for that)
3 stars (on the Goodreads scale, not my blog's) for Crue...more

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Mar 03, 2012 Kayla rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Laguan Cove: I... really don't know what to say. I thought the plotline would somehow be a little more complicated... or maybe it's because of - once again - the boring fact that I've probably exhausted myself reading enough books that I find it quite challenging to find a good book to read. A book that can surprise me. Don't get me wrong - the book started out okay, but I just felt it spiralling down as it went on. It was all too predictable. Ellie won the surf competition. Anne and Chris are t...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love summer reads! This book contain two books of a great summer, filled with finding yourself, new loves, and new friends.

The first book, Laguna Cove is about a girl named Anne who moves half way across the country after her parents nasty divorce. Anne is dumped in an abandoned home and hates it. Let me say the both these stories deal with a divorce and finding peace in it. Anne had to learn to deal with her mom's new relationship and her dad's career. The parents I felt were selfish. For me,...more

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May 19, 2011 Kristin rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jul 30, 2011 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In the summmer I LOVE reading sweet summer romances and Forever Summer had double books in one, making me think of a double bonus book for the summer. But i have read better and sweeter. I did not even read the second book in the Foever Summer book. I thought they were somewhat boring. Although i love Alyson Noel as an author (the immortals series!!) i thought this was not one of her best.

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Dec 15, 2012 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So I picked this up because lately I have had an obsession with summer and surfing. It's a two in one book which also made it look promising. I enjoyed "Laguna Cove" but the ending felt rushed and in my opinion left a lot of loss ends. Which made me very disappointed. As for "Cruel Summer" I struggled to get through the first few chapters before giving up completely.

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May 07, 2013 Chelsea rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was an OKAY book. There are basically two books in one. The first is from the perspective of multiple characters. The second is written from the perspective of a journal/blog. I did not like the writing style of the second book. The title of the book makes you think that this is going to be an amazing summer read but it wasn't. I was very disappointed.

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Oct 17, 2011 Chrissy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love how it have two stories in one, and they both tell a story about how two girls realize that they can change, I love the first part of the book and I couldn't put it down, I don't like the way it ended though. the second part im not gonna lie I thought by just looking at it that it was gonna be boring but once you start to read it, its not boring, so I could put it down either. so overall very good book.

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Oct 06, 2012 Tabatha marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Not sure about this.. A maybe read I guess :/ I'm not particularly a fan of Alyson Noel's other novels and quite frankly I'm worried that if I read this I might just be disappointed :/

Over & Out, T xx

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Aug 19, 2011 Bookworm rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm currently on page 42 of the first part of this book and this is the FIRST book where it's really easy for me to put it down. With mostly every book I read I stay up, not sleeping because I want to finish the book so bad. Who knows, maybe it will get better in the pages to come.

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Mar 09, 2013 Holly rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was my first book that I read by Alyson Noel, and quite frankly it didnt impress me at all. I got bored of it fast and for some reason it just wasnt enjoyable to me. My friend had raved about how she loved Alysons books but this just didnt impress me.

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Nov 23, 2012 Jennifer Lee rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Do you want to read a cliche, corny romance that's not even set in summer? Perfect, then read Laguna Cove. There are a million things I didn't like about this book. After finishing Laguna Cove, it really stopped me from reading Cruel Summer because the first story sucked. A lot. It's the typical romance story: New girl has hot boyfriend, they fight, they make up yay they live happily ever after! Exept, the thing about this is Chris and Anne, they don't even make up. One chapter they're ignoring...more

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Oct 17, 2011 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved the first book. For some reason I just couldn't put it down. I loved Anne's story! It had a rough start, but I'm glad I decided to finish it.

Cruel Summer, however, had a WORSE beginning. It was very hard to get into the story for a while.

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Nov 16, 2012 Nicola Barton rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I can't say I connected with the characters, therefore was not caring about her dilemmas or choices. A short read, so it wont kill you to sit down for an hour or two with it, but there are much more compelling titles out there!

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Jan 04, 2013 Jane rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: People who would like something in one book but two stories

Recommended to Jane by: Putrajaya People

I think it is one of the best book that I ever had in my whole life and when I start reading it it wasn't so bad! Plus the story 'Laguna Cove' and 'Cruel Summer' were like a combination; like two story are in one book! Overall; a good book.

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Apr 22, 2012 YaReads Kikamack rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

LOVED IT. Such a great book, I loved each and everyone of the stories and ESPECIALLY the super adorable guys!!!!! One of my favorite authors too, so check it out! :)

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Apr 30, 2011 Mily marked it as to-read · review of another edition

I simply LOVE "Cruel Summer", so I'm more than ready to give Laguna Cove a chance and more than happy to repeat CS!!! Nice to read about 'normal' people again!!!!

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Jan 08, 2011 I heart MOLDY APPLES marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Lets see what this one will give us. Ever since giving up on the Immortal series, I kind of try to avoid her books. Doesn't hurt to give another chance.

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Jul 23, 2012 Andy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoy the first story called Laguna Cove but i hated Cruel Summer because i found it to be so boring and i didn't care about the character she was too whiny. The story of Laguna Cove was very fun and a fast read i would rather like this story to be more longer. overall it was an OK book.

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Aug 13, 2011 Harjeev Sidhu rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i thought this book was boring,
the first one was better then the second one, i couldnt read through the second one. IT WAS THAT BORING.

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Nov 02, 2011 Sevania rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Nice collection. However I really hate how Laguna Cove ends. It's just not a good ending. But I love Cruel Summer!

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