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Just a Little #6
Just a Little Surprise
PART SIX in a series of novelettes.
I hate surprises. Always have, always will. And that’s not me being stubborn; that’s just me telling it as it is. There’s nothing—I repeat nothing—good that has ever come from a surprise.
Julie’s eighteenth birthday is just around the corner, and there’s nothing she’d like more than to just forget about showing up for the (not-so-surprise) “party of the century” that her uncle has been planning for weeks. So between dodging Charlie, avoiding Luke, and ignoring nearly every one of her deep-seated feelings for the men in her life, she has more on her plate than she’s ever willing to admit. But when an unexpected phone call from an old friend comes completely out of the blue, Julie can’t help but wonder if every surprise is really all that bad….
I hate surprises. Always have, always will. And that’s not me being stubborn; that’s just me telling it as it is. There’s nothing—I repeat nothing—good that has ever come from a surprise.
Julie’s eighteenth birthday is just around the corner, and there’s nothing she’d like more than to just forget about showing up for the (not-so-surprise) “party of the century” that her uncle has been planning for weeks. So between dodging Charlie, avoiding Luke, and ignoring nearly every one of her deep-seated feelings for the men in her life, she has more on her plate than she’s ever willing to admit. But when an unexpected phone call from an old friend comes completely out of the blue, Julie can’t help but wonder if every surprise is really all that bad….
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Tracie Puckett
32 books560 followersTracie is an award-winning stage actress, an international bestselling author, and the proud mother of two beautiful boys.
Her debut novel, Breaking Rules, was selected as one of iBooks Best of 2014 in Young Adult.
In the rare occasion that she's not playing matchmaker to fictional characters, you can likely find Tracie zooming down the hills of America's greatest roller coasters!
Her debut novel, Breaking Rules, was selected as one of iBooks Best of 2014 in Young Adult.
In the rare occasion that she's not playing matchmaker to fictional characters, you can likely find Tracie zooming down the hills of America's greatest roller coasters!
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February 8, 2023
So I'm not sure where I stand on this one. First off Julie and Luke are still not together. Which I think should be a crime. Even though I have a love/hate relationship with Luke. Meaning I love to hate him. He's so passionate about so much, but it's not all good. Sometimes he just goes a little far.
We do find out the story behind Rebecca and the kid. But we don't find it out from Luke, because he says he can't trust Julie with the truth. Dude...you say you're in love with her, how can you not trust her? It may be due to Julie not trusting him, but I feel that with all the stuff he's kept from her, she has every right not to trust him.
Why can't these two just be open and honest with each other?
Then Derek shows back up.
I'm still not sure if I like him or not. There's just something about him that rubs me wrong. But Julie started thinking that she's in love with him or whatever. Although, she's not ready for a relationship with him yet or anything. Yet.
And it seems as if Luke destroyed his and Julie's chance of ever being together. Since he finally came clean with what he told Derek when he left. Julie was not happy. I wouldn't be happy either. Though, from an outside point I view, I see where he's coming from...but that doesn't mean it's right.
I don't know how the next one is going to be. And I'm not entirely sure how I want/would like it to be. But I think I'm leaning more towards Julie having a happy ending with Luke.
Even if it would be just to hate him a little more.
We do find out the story behind Rebecca and the kid. But we don't find it out from Luke, because he says he can't trust Julie with the truth. Dude...you say you're in love with her, how can you not trust her? It may be due to Julie not trusting him, but I feel that with all the stuff he's kept from her, she has every right not to trust him.
Why can't these two just be open and honest with each other?
Then Derek shows back up.
I'm still not sure if I like him or not. There's just something about him that rubs me wrong. But Julie started thinking that she's in love with him or whatever. Although, she's not ready for a relationship with him yet or anything. Yet.
And it seems as if Luke destroyed his and Julie's chance of ever being together. Since he finally came clean with what he told Derek when he left. Julie was not happy. I wouldn't be happy either. Though, from an outside point I view, I see where he's coming from...but that doesn't mean it's right.
I don't know how the next one is going to be. And I'm not entirely sure how I want/would like it to be. But I think I'm leaning more towards Julie having a happy ending with Luke.
Even if it would be just to hate him a little more.
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February 24, 2022
Meh! Este tomo fue totalmente prescindible, no exagero cuando digo que no pasa absolutamente nada. La historia no avanza, los personajes no evolucionan lo mas minimo y lo que es peor, aburre hasta a las ovejas.
Asi como en la novela anterior me gusto la actitud de Julie, en esta me cayo muy mal, me es imposible entenderla con su postura respecto a Derek, realmente no me parece natural.
Luke como en el libro anterior sigue sin ser de mi agrado, no entiendo su actitud bipolar, en un instante quiere estar con Julie y en el siguiente sufre un cambio de personalidad y actua como un imbecil, ademas, su empeño en que Derek no es una buena noticia no se si es debido a sus celos o si realmente se hara realidad su presentimiento.
En resumen, Just A Little Surprise me recordo porque no es buena idea leer esta saga de golpe, termino saturada.
Pasara un tiempo hasta que lea el proximo tomo, ahora mismo tengo un sabor amargo con esta serie.
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April 27, 2013
I hope she doesn't end up with Derek. I really don't like him.
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May 5, 2013
Done with this book. Definitely 5 stars. Finally Julie knows the secret that Luke was hiding, but not from Luke. Luke didn't trust her enough. And it was a terrible secret about Luke's family and maybe he was right that it wasn't Julie's business. But I just hate how he treated her, like he knows everything what's best for her without asking her approval or talking to her first, just like he did to Derek. And once again, maybe Luke is right about Derek, but how Luke talked about him, about himself as a local hero and Derek as a villain, I didn't like it. This man has an ego as big as a mountain.
I think Julie did the right thing, she should clear herself from Luke to decide where her trully heart is. I still want a happy ending for Luke and Julie, but I really hope that Derek won't end as a bad guy or something. I do really like Derek and I hope he's sincere with his feeling to Julie.
Can't wait for the next part :)
I think Julie did the right thing, she should clear herself from Luke to decide where her trully heart is. I still want a happy ending for Luke and Julie, but I really hope that Derek won't end as a bad guy or something. I do really like Derek and I hope he's sincere with his feeling to Julie.
Can't wait for the next part :)
April 9, 2015
This one was mainly about the question of whether new girl Rebecca’s daughter Molly was actually Luke’s biological daughter. There was also some stuff about Derek in there again, and Julie’s birthday party.
6 out of 10
6 out of 10
April 23, 2015
this was okay. it turned out that molly wasn't lukes child, but his half-sister's daughter or something.
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March 5, 2019
Al acabar el libro anterior no estaba muy segura sobre lo que pensar de la supuesta hija de Luke. Al empezar este, se me pasó por la cabeza una teoría que al final ha acabado siendo cierta: Rebecca es la medio hermana de Luke y la supuesta hija la sobrina. Entre que el ADN compatible no era mucho y una frase de Luke, ya lo tenía todo medio resuelto.
Este libro comienza con el cumpleaños de Julie. Ella se está tomando una ducha por la noche y Luke aparece, como si nada, como si no hubieran roto, como si no hubiese pasado absolutamente nada, y se cuela en el cuarto de baño porque tienen que hablar. La besa y la abraza; menos mal que Julie entra en razón y se acuerda de todo lo que se han dicho mutuamente, el control que intentaba imponer Luke sobre su vida.
En esta conversación, Luke intenta hacerla entrar en razón de volver juntos. Que sabe por qué está molesta con él (por lo visto, es por lo de Derek nada más) y que él la puede ayudar. Da a entender que el problema, en todo momento, es de Julie. Que no confía en él (y después de todo, no me extraña que la chiquilla tenga sus dudas). Ella le pregunta por Rebecca, a lo que él responde que "no puede contárselo porque no confía en ella".
Entonces, me pregunto yo, ¿en qué clase de relación están si ninguno de los dos confía en el otro?
En una situación normal, cuando Luke se enteró que tenía una medio hermana y una sobrina, lo más lógico es ir a contárselo a tus seres más cercanos, a tu pareja, a tus padres (que en este caso eso está fuera de discusión), a tus amigos... No vas y esquivas y evitas a tu pareja para pasar tiempo con tu nueva familia y no le cuentas nada "porque si el secreto sale a la luz su familia se rompe".
Muy. Fuerte.
Así que se vuelven a pelear.
Luke le dice a Julie que es una persona tóxica.
Mmmm...
Y entonces Julie, al día siguiente, piensa:
Amén.
Tengo que admitir que el resto del libro me lo he medio leído, porque no me resultaba interesante, sobre todo la parte de Derek.
¿En serio, Julie? ¿Salir con el hijo del hombre que asesinó a tus padres, con el hermano de la chica que intentó matar a tu amor verdadero?
Lo peor de todo ha sido que Luke, por fin, ha admitido que echó a Derek del pueblo (aunque él ya tenía la idea de irse). Literalmente le dijo "o te vas o te mato", really.
Gracias a Dios Julie tiene la cabeza bien puesta con respecto a algunas cosas, y le contesta: "eres un monstruo". Porque Luke iba total y completamente en serio.
El propósito de este libro es que Julie se de cuenta que, aunque ame a Luke, hay veces que se hace más daño que se ama. Que lo tiene que dejar ir, porque al final quien está saliendo herida es ella, intencionadamente o no. Tiene que alejarse de Luke porque es lo mejor para ella. No necesita a nadie que la manipule, ni que la controle, ni que tomen decisiones por ella; y Luke es todo eso.
Me ha dado la sensación que Julie ha madurado bastante.
Tampoco es que hubiera mucha comunicación entre los dos como para que Julie le dijera lo que necesitaba, y viceversa. A lo mejor, si hablaran las cosas, no hubiesen llegado a este extremo. Espero que este tiempo que pasen separado sirva para que recapaciten y maduren separados para poder crecer juntos en una relación sana, no como la que han estado teniendo en estos últimos libros.
Y no me gusta la actitud tan arrogante de Luke. Uff es insoportable. Deberían bajársele un poco los humos porque está muy subidito.
Este libro me ha dejado bastante frustrada. Quiero que los dos estén juntos, pero no así, porque todo es muy tóxico y no solo Julie. En serio, espero que aprovechen el tiempo separados para aprender, madurar, crecer, amarse, confiar y luego ya, estar juntos.
Este libro comienza con el cumpleaños de Julie. Ella se está tomando una ducha por la noche y Luke aparece, como si nada, como si no hubieran roto, como si no hubiese pasado absolutamente nada, y se cuela en el cuarto de baño porque tienen que hablar. La besa y la abraza; menos mal que Julie entra en razón y se acuerda de todo lo que se han dicho mutuamente, el control que intentaba imponer Luke sobre su vida.
En esta conversación, Luke intenta hacerla entrar en razón de volver juntos. Que sabe por qué está molesta con él (por lo visto, es por lo de Derek nada más) y que él la puede ayudar. Da a entender que el problema, en todo momento, es de Julie. Que no confía en él (y después de todo, no me extraña que la chiquilla tenga sus dudas). Ella le pregunta por Rebecca, a lo que él responde que "no puede contárselo porque no confía en ella".
Entonces, me pregunto yo, ¿en qué clase de relación están si ninguno de los dos confía en el otro?
En una situación normal, cuando Luke se enteró que tenía una medio hermana y una sobrina, lo más lógico es ir a contárselo a tus seres más cercanos, a tu pareja, a tus padres (que en este caso eso está fuera de discusión), a tus amigos... No vas y esquivas y evitas a tu pareja para pasar tiempo con tu nueva familia y no le cuentas nada "porque si el secreto sale a la luz su familia se rompe".
Muy. Fuerte.
Así que se vuelven a pelear.
Luke le dice a Julie que es una persona tóxica.
Mmmm...
Y entonces Julie, al día siguiente, piensa:
I could’ve told him to stay.
But then I wouldn’t have been true to myself. I would’ve given in to a man who’d learned how to expertly manipulate my emotions. And that’s just what he’d been doing…. Right?
(...)
What he’d said was true—I was hurting, and he could help me. But Luke was just the type of guy to work alone; he relied only on himself to determine what was best for other people. He never communicated with me, never consulted me. He never took the time to ask me what I thought or felt. See, call me crazy, but I thought that I should get some kind of say in my own life.
Amén.
Tengo que admitir que el resto del libro me lo he medio leído, porque no me resultaba interesante, sobre todo la parte de Derek.
¿En serio, Julie? ¿Salir con el hijo del hombre que asesinó a tus padres, con el hermano de la chica que intentó matar a tu amor verdadero?
Lo peor de todo ha sido que Luke, por fin, ha admitido que echó a Derek del pueblo (aunque él ya tenía la idea de irse). Literalmente le dijo "o te vas o te mato", really.
Gracias a Dios Julie tiene la cabeza bien puesta con respecto a algunas cosas, y le contesta: "eres un monstruo". Porque Luke iba total y completamente en serio.
El propósito de este libro es que Julie se de cuenta que, aunque ame a Luke, hay veces que se hace más daño que se ama. Que lo tiene que dejar ir, porque al final quien está saliendo herida es ella, intencionadamente o no. Tiene que alejarse de Luke porque es lo mejor para ella. No necesita a nadie que la manipule, ni que la controle, ni que tomen decisiones por ella; y Luke es todo eso.
And for the first time in several weeks, I felt like I'd finally found some sense of clouse with Luke.
I wanted to be free to make my own decisions, and he was finally letting go of his control.
Me ha dado la sensación que Julie ha madurado bastante.
Tampoco es que hubiera mucha comunicación entre los dos como para que Julie le dijera lo que necesitaba, y viceversa. A lo mejor, si hablaran las cosas, no hubiesen llegado a este extremo. Espero que este tiempo que pasen separado sirva para que recapaciten y maduren separados para poder crecer juntos en una relación sana, no como la que han estado teniendo en estos últimos libros.
Y no me gusta la actitud tan arrogante de Luke. Uff es insoportable. Deberían bajársele un poco los humos porque está muy subidito.
Este libro me ha dejado bastante frustrada. Quiero que los dos estén juntos, pero no así, porque todo es muy tóxico y no solo Julie. En serio, espero que aprovechen el tiempo separados para aprender, madurar, crecer, amarse, confiar y luego ya, estar juntos.
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September 15, 2013
I decided to read this book because I really like this series of books that I have been reading because I find them interesting and fun to read.
On the bingo board this book comes under 'a book written by a female author'. I suppose this makes it interesting because the main character is a female and the author can connect with that rather than if the main character were a male.
My favourite quote from this book is “Things are about to change for all of us, Derek. I can feel it.” This is my favourite quote because it ends the book on a high and you don't know what s going to happen in the next book.
Something new that I have learnt from this book is to give people space if they want it because it is up to them and you do not want to be pushing them into something that they don't want to do by being around them. From the book this is between Julie and Luke.
A character in this book that I think is interesting is Matt. Matt is working two jobs so he can afford a ring to purpose to his girlfriend. I think he is interesting because he is doing such a nice thing and stepping up as a man and a boyfriend.
On the bingo board this book comes under 'a book written by a female author'. I suppose this makes it interesting because the main character is a female and the author can connect with that rather than if the main character were a male.
My favourite quote from this book is “Things are about to change for all of us, Derek. I can feel it.” This is my favourite quote because it ends the book on a high and you don't know what s going to happen in the next book.
Something new that I have learnt from this book is to give people space if they want it because it is up to them and you do not want to be pushing them into something that they don't want to do by being around them. From the book this is between Julie and Luke.
A character in this book that I think is interesting is Matt. Matt is working two jobs so he can afford a ring to purpose to his girlfriend. I think he is interesting because he is doing such a nice thing and stepping up as a man and a boyfriend.
May 1, 2013
YAYYY! GO JULIE!! I may be the only one, but I really like Derek. I'd rather have Julie end up single in the end of all this then her end up with Luke though...that guy is way too manipulative and acts way too 'high and mighty'. Also I didn't understand AT ALL why Luke couldn't tell Julie about Rebecca and the kid??!?! If he loves Julie as much as he claims then he should have been able to tell her about that right away..I didn't even find it to be that big of a deal. Ugh I just can't stand Luke.
Fav of the series so far!! (:
I am really hoping this series doesnt end with Derek hurting Julie...then Luke being the hero and saving her...THEN Julie and Luke end up together. I think I will flip if it ends that way, I don't want Derek to prove Luke right. Derek seems like such a nice guy ):
Can't wait for the next one! ((:
Fav of the series so far!! (:
I am really hoping this series doesnt end with Derek hurting Julie...then Luke being the hero and saving her...THEN Julie and Luke end up together. I think I will flip if it ends that way, I don't want Derek to prove Luke right. Derek seems like such a nice guy ):
Can't wait for the next one! ((:
December 30, 2013
After Webster Grove I wanted to read more from Tracie Puckett. Here the rating will be for the overall series since I can't remember which installment I preferred or why.
I found the Webster Grove characters had somehow more depth. Had I read the Just a Little series first, I may have rated it higher. For me there was too much on again, off again thing going on between the main characters. And the uncle who started nice became quite annoying.
That being said it's still a nice read and a good way to cheer up one's mood.
I found the Webster Grove characters had somehow more depth. Had I read the Just a Little series first, I may have rated it higher. For me there was too much on again, off again thing going on between the main characters. And the uncle who started nice became quite annoying.
That being said it's still a nice read and a good way to cheer up one's mood.
July 13, 2013
As always, this installment kept me on the edge of my seat, riveted to the story. I'm seeing lots of character development, and lots of changes -- and enjoying every minute of it. I can't wait to read the next one!
May 11, 2015
At this point in the series I'm just like ... I don't even know where to begin. Tracie Puckett just continues to amaze me, I've never felt so frustrated and overjoyed at the same time in one sitting over a short story.
Luke and Derek and Matt ... ugghh!
Luke and Derek and Matt ... ugghh!
October 17, 2013
upsetting but amazing
November 30, 2016
i hate love triangles!
September 8, 2013
All I can say is WOW!
September 8, 2013
I loved it, it may not work how I wanted it to but I still love these stories.
October 1, 2013
iBook. 4-8 in series.
January 4, 2016
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
December 30, 2016
Getting real with the feelings
November 26, 2015
Wowwwwww
September 16, 2015
Can't believe that Derek came back!!!!
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