Take Me On by Katie McGarry-- Restarting December 15th 2014

[Amanda]

Holly and I are starting this on August 9th. Feel free to join us. :)

[Mishma]

I'll join you guys too.

[Holly]

Yay! I'll be starting this one later today. :)

[Mishma]

Started it.I love Hayley already.

[Holly]

Sorry guys, I'll be reading this one tomorrow! I got busy and had to finish another book.

[Amanda]

Holly I did the same thing.

[Holly]

Haha, I'm behind on my buddy reads right now. This is what I get for starting other books at the same time. Anyway, I finally started it! I'm at 14% and enjoying it. Though the beginning was a bit of an info-dump.

[Mishma]

I am really enjoying the story.I was a bit caught up with othrr books too.

[Mishma]

What do you feel about the main characters? I am in love with them already?

[Holly]

These characters have such broken lives. I just want them to be happy. :) Loving their POVs.

[Holly]

Okay, so I don't know if y'all kept reading it, but I finished the book finally! Man, it was very slow-paced, and loooong, but there was just a lot of story to tell. Sometimes it felt like too much. I remember thinking I would have liked Crash Into You more if it had a simpler story-line. But I just ended up loving this book. It might even be my favorite of the series.

What I loved the most were the relationships! Familial, romantic, friendship. Katie McGarry always writes the most amazing characters and their relationships with each other. I loved Jax's and Haley's the most, almost more than hers and West's. The family dynamic between her and her cousin and brother, and West's relationships with Ethan and Rachel, were some of my favorite parts of the book.

What a book! :)

[Christina]

Could we please restart this for 15th December? Irene and myself will be reading this :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting December 15th 2014. Happy Reading ☺

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[Sarah Elizabeth]

Got the 'take on me' song stuck in my head now!

[Irene]

I have to drop out of this one :( I have to help move for my boyfriend so I'm not sure I'll have that much time. So sorry! :(

[Rachael]

No worries... I will still be reading it, anyone else plan on joining?

[Christina]

Rachael

I'll still be reading this ! :)

[Rachael]

Yay :)

[Sophie]

I'm in!

Not sure if I'll be able to read it right on that day though since I'm on the waiting list at my library.

[Christina]

8% - (view spoiler)[Already quite obvious West and Haley are from two different worlds. Rich bad boy and poor good girl vibes going on. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

starting tonight :)

[Rachael]

Okay I JUST finished Crash Into You.. Starting this now. I wonder who it's gonna be about? I'm hoping for Abbey

[Rachael]

Chapter 2 - (view spoiler)[ darn it's West. I hate his name. I wish it was just Wes. Anyways.. Interesting that this book seems to start before the last one finished. Rachel is still in the hospital? Their mom is having an affair? Unexpected (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

@christina - Yep and messed up parental situations

[Ashley W]

Just got this one. Starting now :)

[Christina]

20%- (view spoiler)[West is getting into Haley's business when he barely knows her. Just that he wants to protect someone properly and she happens to be pretty. This only happens in books! (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Christina wrote: "20%- [spoilers removed]"
I know! And she is the type who can take care of herself.

[Rachael]

15% (view spoiler)[ Haley Williams? As in.. the lead singer of Paramore? (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

Christina wrote: "20%- [spoilers removed]"

Yep.. so does the whole "pretending to be dating which turns into real dating" thing

[Christina]

34% - (view spoiler)[Surely Haley knew inviting West wouldn't be a good idea... haha (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

44% - (view spoiler)[ The timing on this book confuses me.. Rachel is dying? She was never dying in .. She was at home recovering. So is she digressing (going backwards) in her recovery or was this still before the end of that book? (hide spoiler)]

[Sophie]

I'll start this soon, sorry!

[Rachael]

75% (view spoiler)[ Yay for safe sex and good grades! (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

78% (view spoiler)[ UGHHHHHHHHH why does West's dad have to be like that. RAWR I hate these parents (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

Finished! (view spoiler)[ Okay wow.. I didn't expect to like the fight club aspect as much as I did. The fight between Matt & West was my favorite part of the whole book. Even though he lost, he did it with dignity and class. He made a name for himself and put Matt in his place. I loved that "I already won" line West used during the fight and how the author turned around and used it again to conclude the book. Another happily ever after! I hope she does another book and makes it about Abbey. She obviously has a messed up home life too and could totally fit into this string of characters. (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

41%- (view spoiler)[west realises the perks of being rich lol (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

61% - (view spoiler)[I'm surprised West is still a virgin haha what can I say? it's hard to believe (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

65% - (view spoiler)[Oh my god.. don't tell me Haley's dad is the brother of West's mum.. because otherwise why would he be going to the mall?? (hide spoiler)]

I was way off the mark. A red herring :P

[Rachael]

I just had to look up the term "red herring" but I'm glad I did! Now I know :)

[Christina]

79% - (view spoiler)[That fight between West and Matt was intense.Even though Matt won, West was still a winner :) (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

Rachael wrote: "Finished! [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yea, West won in the end because Matt didn't really prove anything. He'll never get Haley back!

I felt the resolution of Haley going back without her parents/living with her grandpa. And West & Kaden residing in Isaiahs' foster parents place was a little sudden. But it's happy in the end so that's all that matters :) The relationship between Denny and West is unspoken but quite heartwarming

A book about Abby will definitely be interesting! (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

30%
(view spoiler)[ I'm not really feeling the romance go this one like I did in the other books in this series. I think that's why this one is taking me so long. But this is my prediction: Haley and West will bond over training, she will catch him in some compromising position with Jessica which he will claim was completely innocent, she will keep trying to get him out of the fight, his family won't approve me her but her cousin and brother will gain a I grudging respect for him. Am I close? (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

@Ashley
Not quite but that was exactly what I was thinking! hahah