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My Life Next Door

Huntley Fitzpatrick

Start date: September 1, 2013

Finish date: September 30, 2013

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Mar 01, 2012 Annie Brewer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: absolutely-amazingly-awesome, favorite, irresistable-hot-guys, fell-in-love-with-the-cover, books-on-my-shelf, favorite-authors, tearjerker

FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC!!!!!! That is how I describe this book!!! The characters, the plot, the romance, the emotion, the tension, the writing, EVERYTHING about this book was incredible!!! It was well worth the long wait to read. When I first heard about this, I knew it was going to be a good one. IT. DID. NOT. DISAPPOINT.

First of all, the cover. My God, the cover is gorgeous! I love the fence in the background that separates the two families with Jase and Sam standing there in an embrace. HOT!!!!! ...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Erin Lynn rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, young-adult, pifm, 3-month-fall-challenge, summer-reading-2015, owned-books-hardcovers, owned-books-paperback

A full review (AND A GIVEAWAY) can be seen on my blog, The Hardcover Lover.

Just saying that I enjoyed My Life Next Door isn't enough to convey everything that I felt while reading this seemingly flawless book. I felt like I was transported into a dreamy, yet busy Connecticut town and immersed into the day-to-day life of the neighborhood where Samantha Reed lives and works.

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If you haven't already, do yourself a huge favor and read this book! As I'm writing this, I'm wishing that I would have re ...more

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Jan 27, 2012 Megan (The Book Babe) rated it really liked it

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My Life Next Door was one of those books that paints you a picture of exactly what's going on at any given moment, in terms that almost anyone can understand. I, for one, found it very true-to-life, and full of little heart-breaking moments, and not-so-heart-breaking ones.

I can imagine a house full of eight kids, where the mom and pop love each other, and sit on the porch while the mom breast-feeds on Other reviews like this at The Book Babe

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My Life Next Door was one of those books that paints you a picture of exactly what's going on at any given moment, in terms that almost anyone can understand. I, for one, found it very true-to-life, and full of little heart-breaking moments, and not-so-heart-breaking ones.

I can imagine a house full of eight kids, where the mom and pop love each other, and sit on the porch while the mom breast-feeds on the pop's lap. My best friend has a family like that. Where the mom and pop ain't afraid to talk about sex at the dinner table, (not that my parents are afraid of that subject either) or to calmly talk about the benefits of breast-feeding. We're used to it, so it doesn't seem so odd when we encounter it in books.

We find it normal. And it is, to us. We see it all the time, and we're not afraid of it. For some reason, Samantha's mom is scared to death of it. She wants the Garrett's to leave. Says it lowers real-estate value, but really, she's just scared of that kind of love in a family. She's never seen it, and it scares her. She doesn't understand it. She's had her 2.5 kids, and she's done.

Samantha, on the other hand, watches the Garrett's. She doesn't want them to leave, because she wants to observe their lifestyle. Everything she doesn't understand, right down to the mom and pop having a working relationship. She wants that kind of love, that kind of family, so she watches them for years.

Lo and behold, Samantha and Jase meet! Here's her ticket to that kind of love. But she doesn't know it. They're just friends, for the time being. Then, they're more than friends. They're dating, and things couldn't be going better for them.

I get it. And I loved it. Samantha's character wasn't particularly strong, or kind, or out of the box in any way, but in the end, you realize how different she is than she was in the beginning. She's changed, and she's never going back to who she was before (hopefully). Because she was a follower. She listened to her mother for her entire life, then she broke her mother's law. In the best way possible.

I enjoyed Jase's character, because of all the danger, but also all the kindness that he brought to the table. He was a real sweetheart, and I appreciate that in a guy. All in all, I'd say that I really enjoyed this book, and I'll be reading it again.
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Which is fine, because even the more important ones--I love you. I'm sorry. Forgive me. I'm here--are only stand-ins for what you can say better without talking at all. ...more

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Dec 18, 2012 Renuka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, romance, realistic, chick-lit, e-book, owned, contemporary, reviewed, my-fictional-boyfriends, fav-couples

You know those times in your life when you just need the cheesiest novel you can imagine? Read this. It's fluffy and cute. It has adorable romance, characters you want to wrap in a hug, a dramatic rising action, and a perfect ending. It's basically chocolate ice cream for the soul.

It follows the story of Samantha who watches the neighbors, the Garretts, to escape from her own prderly life. Her obsessive, politician mother overshadows every aspect of her life, and so Sam watches the disorder and ...more

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Apr 04, 2012 Anna rated it it was amazing

Super cute. I really thoroughly enjoyed this book, perfect summer read!

I really felt for Samantha most of the time, and the Garrett family was just too cute. LOVED IT.

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