As many of you know, I’ve been deep in the editing hole for weeks now, which has meant little to no free time to do anything other than…well…edit. In fact, I’m a little embarrassed to say there is way too much truth in this:
Um, yeah.
So anyway, if I’m going to sacrifice even more sleep than I already have to read a book “just for fun” while on deadline, I basically demand that it be freaking awesome. All I can say is, thank goodness for Shannon Stacey! I got an eARC of All He Ever Desired, prayed it would be great, and friends, I’m happy to report that the book gods smiled on me.
Here are the deets:
Kindle Gal’s Review
YES!!!! This is the book I’ve been waiting for Shannon Stacey to write.
All He Ever Desired is Book 5 in Stacey’s series about the Kowalski family. Truth be told, I’ve been rating the books in this series pretty tough. Don’t get me wrong, I think Shannon Stacey is a fantastic writer; I love her voice and sense of humor, and this big family she’s created is just so awesome and one you can’t help but adore. But there was always something I took issue with in the earlier books that kept me from falling head over heels in love with them.
But this one…I literally could not put this book down. I was maybe a third of the way into the book when our family went to see a movie. I read all the way to the theater, and while Kindle Guy was finding a parking spot, I actually considered for a moment (or two or three) how I could bring my Kindle inside and read during the movie. I mean, that wouldn’t be distracting to anyone at all, right??
All He Ever Desired opens with single mom Lauren Carpenter having a bad feeling that something not so great is going on with her 16-year-old son, Nick, who has just started a new school year and already landed in detention. I immediately connected with Lauren. She’s a working mom, doing the whole day-to-day thing and trying to make ends meet. As soon as Nick gets caught vandalizing the Kowalski property, you can’t help but feel for the woman. Not only is she furious he’s engaged in criminal activity, but now she has to see the one person she has what-if fantasies about and feels the most awkward around several times a week, all thanks to her son’s idiocy. Lovely.
Ryan Kowalski, a successful business owner of a custom building company, is back in his hometown for a month to do remodeling work on the family’s lodge. He has purposefully stayed away from Whitford as much as possible ever since graduating college, mostly because he doesn’t want to run into Lauren. Like, ever. And for good reason, because when he inadvertently runs into her when he first gets into town, they have a painfully awkward “conversation” that makes you wonder how in the world they’ll ever be able to converse normally. Rest assured, it all gets better; yet, I really loved the initial awkwardness between them, because it felt so real.
The way the relationship between Ryan and Lauren develops is so great, and it’s not your typical “second chance at love” kind of story. They have AMAZING chemistry, and I’m just going to come out and say it: Ryan is definitely my favorite Kowalski hero which, if you’ve read any of the other books in this series, you know is quite an endorsement. I think his character is so well developed and complex. I mean, the guy made me laugh, made me swoon, made me cringe, made me cry…all of it. Gah!
Even beyond Ryan and Lauren, there are so many relationships in this book that I loved: Ryan and his brothers, especially Josh, who stole the limelight every single scene he was in (and whose story is coming in early-2013!); Rosie, the matriarch, and pretty much anyone she encountered, particularly the Kowalski brood; Lauren and her girlfriends; Ryan and Nick; Lauren and Nick; etc. I’m sorry, but this caring about every stinking character and relationship in a book just doesn’t happen very often for me.
All He Ever Desired was exactly what I had hoped it would be: sweet, romantic, laugh-out-loud hilarious, sexy, fun, and incredibly satisfying.
Favorite Lines/QuotesShe was, no question, the sexiest woman in the whole world and, by the time he was done with her, she was going to know without a doubt that he thought so.
“I don’t harass you kids. I persistently guide you in the right direction.” ~ Rosie
“Jesus, no wonder Rosie bakes so much. This support shit is hard.” ~ Josh
“I really need a fucking cookie.” ~ Ryan
Bottom LineI totally LOVED this book!!! I thought it had the perfect balance of family, friendship, romance, real-life-ness, and hilarity that I look for in a contemporary. If you’re looking for a series to fall in love with, give the Kowalskis a chance. They are definitely turning out to be one of my favorites.
Rating: A
Wine/Beverage Pairing: A Gewürztraminer, which is a sweet wine, lush with fragrant flavors and a hint of spice, because this book is both sweet and hot. 
All He Ever Desired eARC Giveaway
Can’t wait until next week to get your hands on this book? You might be in luck! The ever-fabulous Shannon Stacey is generously offering a digital advance reading copy (eARC) of All He Ever Desired to ONE Kindles & Wine reader.
To enter for your chance to win, you must:
- Be a follower of our blog (click the floating Follow button in the lower-right corner of your browser), AND
- Hit the comments and tell us something stupid you did as a teen that resulted in detention, a trip to the principal’s office, and/or being grounded.
Please note: This contest will close on Tuesday, November 6 at 11:59 PM (CST) and the winner will be notified via email on Wednesday, November 7.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Shannon Stacey lives with her husband and two sons in New England, where her two favorite activities are writing stories of happily ever after and riding her four-wheeler. From May to November, the Stacey family spends their weekends on their ATVs, making loads of muddy laundry to keep Shannon busy when she’s not at her computer. She prefers writing to laundry, however, and considers herself lucky she got to be an author when she grew up.
You can contact Shannon through her website where she maintains an almost daily blog, or visit her on Twitter or Facebook.
This couldn’t come at a better time. I literally just discovered Shannon last week and just finished Sean’s story and can’t find the rest anywhere in my town! That’s just not right.
Believe it or not, I never went to the principals office or got grounded. I was too afraid of getting in trouble (yes, a goody-goody). The only thing I did was keep dating the wrong guys who DID get in trouble for things like drinking on school trips. I wouldn’t do the bad things that get people in trouble, but somehow thought it was ok to date the boys who did. I was a dumbass.
Hi, Rachel! I loved Sean’s story, and you’ll need to look for Mitch’s story too (All He Ever Needed). Some of them are digital only still (Carina Press is a digital-first publisher), so that might be why you’re having trouble finding them. But the great news is that they are ALL eventually getting a paperback release, so never fear!
Woot! I’ve been waiting for this book for a while– glad you enjoyed it so much!
Hmm, let’s see… I was pretty much a goody two-shoes growing up (still am, in fact), so I didn’t get in much trouble. But one thing I did when I was really young that got me grounded for a while (in the middle of summer! no pool! no ice cream!) was hide from my parents & a big group of neighbours on our way back from a get-together. The parents thought I’d been abducted or something; needless to say, they were not amused
BTW, in case you need it, I make my home at stalkers00(at)yahoo(dot)com. Yes, that is indeed a Starcraft reference
Yikes, Cris! Your poor parents. I can definitely see why you were grounded. But wow, no ice cream…that’s HARSH!!
When I was in high school you got a one time chance (if you got caught doing something wrong you parent where not notified as long as it was not against the law). Well the first time I ditched school I got caught. Needles to say I learned my lesson and didn’t do it again. I’m not good at being bad. Lol.
Hi, Lori! This one-time chance idea is interesting. Although schools would never get away with not notifying parents anymore. Times have definitely changed…
I love this family. I was sooo shy as a teenager, I basically flew under the radar. I did get talking in class and.had to stand in the hall (Yup, we were sent there to just stand, and we stayed there!). The principal (I did so look up to him) walked by and just shook his head. I wanted to cry. I know ,,, a whole different era, right? Love to win a copy of this book.
Hi, Trish! Yes, things were so different back when we were kids. I think it’s awesome you looked up to your principal like that.
In fifth grade we had a reading break, we could read at our desks for some amount of time. I was really enjoying what I was reading and didn’t realize that the class started again. Mr Schute stood next to me and told me that I had to go stand out in the hall.
Getting in trouble for READING! I love it!!! Thanks, Jody!
I am going to have to get this book and All He Ever Needed in ebook format. I can’t wait for the paperbacks to come out. I have to say that I was a goody two shoes. In fact my mother tried to encourage me to do something, anything but hole up with a book.
Great review Kristi – I can’t wait for the release. Another winner by Shannon.
Thanks, Lynne! Yes, you definitely need to read both. I’d also add Yours To Keep (Sean’s story) to this list. Although I already have them as eBooks, when they are released as paperbacks, I’m buying a copy so they can go on my keeper shelf!
I love Shannon’s “family”. I come from a small family but it is so much fun to hear about a large family and all the issues that happen. I can’t say I did anything to crazy in HS to get grounded for except the usual HS stuff. There is one problem, I do want to win, but I have a NOOK? Would love to win a Kindle though if you are giving one away? Maybe you could send a paperback version…thanks. I love Shannon’s books!
Hi, Linda! Yes, the big Kowalski family is one of my favorite parts in all these books. They are as loud and nosy as they are fun and lovable!
As far as the giveaway goes, Shannon can send the eARC in any e-format (PDF, ePUB, MOBI), one of which you can read on any e-device, including a Nook. So no worries…you’re covered.
You’re review has totally sold me on this book. I can’t wait to read it! I was basically a good kid in school so I never got into too much trouble. I got several detentions for being tardy.
And by you’re I meant your… naturally. Heh.
Lol, Jenny! I do the same thing… the “your/you’re” silly mistakes drive me insane and I HAVE to fix it or I start to obsess!
I think I read online somewhere that good grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.
LOL! I am an editor, so knowing the difference between your/you’re wins you extra points in my book.
Thanks, Jenny! I honestly can’t wait for everyone to read it too, so I have other people to gush over it with!
Amazing review, KG! This looks like one hell of a book!
I, too, was a pretty good kid in school. I was home by curfew and called my mom if I was going to be late! That’s the “official” story… The real story is probably not fit to print, know what I mean? …wink, wink… Lol!
Thanks, blogmate Liz! And you can message me offline to tell me ALL your unprintable tales of misbehavior.
i love the kowalski’s! these books are just love, ive been waiting for ryan’s!
one of the stupidest things i did was play hooky by forging a doctor’s note
Hi, Mari! Trust me, Ryan is WELL worth the wait!!
And I did the whole forging a doctor’s note thing too, only I did it to get my little sister out of HS when I was home from college so we could spend quality time together (read: go shopping). Aren’t I an awesome big sister?
I snuck out late to see Pretty Woman at a movie theater. It was a school night.
Nice, Vi! For me, that would’ve been totally worth getting into trouble.
I spent many days in ISAP (our version of detention), for a variety of reasons tardies, skipping, & of few other unmentionables – Heck I even got ISAP for skipping ISAP.
LOL, what a trouble maker!! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Great review. If I have to pick just one time I got into trouble….I went to boarding school and got caught sneaking off campus after curfew on a week night. To see a boy of course and got detention for a few days.
And I’m sure I’m not the only one who wants to know, Tala: Was he worth it??
Oh yes! A wonderful memory to keep close.
I really like really need this book…k??
Okay, It was the first day of 10th grade. A friend talked me into skipping 2nd period, however I went to all of my other classes. Well, my 2nd period and 7th period was the same teacher..BLAh Caught….I got detention and grounded..
LOL, Melissa! This is something that would’ve TOTALLY happened to me, too. Thanks for sharing.
Great review – this book really sounds good! I might have to give it a try.
Something stupid I did as a teen? Well, my sister and I were both pretty hard to discipline. Mom or Dad would say, “go to your room!” and we’d both gladly go (even as younger kids) because it meant we’d be holed up there for awhile…reading. It wasn’t really a punishment, right??
Stupidest thing I remember the most clearly (because I’m sure there were other things!!) was driving the car to the casino when I was strictly told I couldn’t. Totally lied and said I was leaving the car at a friends, totally drove there anyhow, totally busted by my dad who gave me the whole sternly disappointed speech (“we’re not going to tell your mother about this”). Stupid car odometers. Stupid parents checking before you go somewhere…. LOLOLOL
Ha, busted by the car odometer! I love it!!
Oh, I couldn’t find the “follow us” button so I subscribed via email….Is that okay???
Yes, that works too!
Thanks, Melissa.
You don’t have to enter me in the giveaway, but wanted to chime in and say this was one of my favorite Kowalski books. I just love Shannon’s writing. I also love your reviews, KG. They are so good! Congrats to Shannon on this book. Whoever wins this will love it!
Aww, thanks Amy! I’m so glad you stopped by to read it and leave a comment.
I never got detention, but I did get a day of in school suspension for smoking in the bathroom Senior year. It was stupid to because I moved out of the way for another girl to come in, and she was barreling in with a teacher behind her. Could have used a little warning, Julie.
LOL, I love that you’re still blaming the other girl for this! Thanks for sharing, Stephanie.
Oh, I love Shannon Stacey and her Kowalski family!! Great review and I knew that it would be wonderful!
Let’s see my teenage years were a series of events that often ended me in some sort of trouble. My parents went out of town for a few days and I chose to ditch school (and have a party or two) the whole time they were gone. I thought I was pretty clever and had escaped getting caught, but the school sent a letter and I ended suspended for three days and grounded for a bit. How did I actually think that I was not going to get caught?
Whoa, Lori… I think you might win the “K&W reader who was the biggest trouble maker as a teen” prize for that 3-day suspension!! (We should totally make a plaque for you for this!)
I love the Kowlaskis and after reading the first chapter on Shannon’s website I can’t wait much longer! My high school was right next to lake and you could leave campus for lunch, well one gorgeous May day I decided to skip the afternoon and take a swim instead. I promptly got busted the next day- hard to sneak when there’s only 100 kids in your grade.
Oh, thanks for reminding me about Shannon having Chapter 1 up on her website, Emily!
Here’s the link, if anyone else wants to get a jump-start on the book before it releases: http://shannonstacey.com/books/all-he-ever-desired.
I was always a pretty good girl in school. My brothers were the trouble makers, but I do remember one time in High School being in detention, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was for. I remember two of my friends being there with me, Susan and Diana. I think it was one of the only times I had detention.. High School was a long time ago…
Funny what our brains choose to remember, isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
I happened upon Shannon Stacey’s Kowalskis & I’m hooked! I never really did anything to get in trouble in school. I do however remember getting grounded as a child for not accepting an apology from my cousins after they broke one of my favorite toys. I didn’t see the point is forgiving them when I knew they weren’t really sorry they broke my favorite toy. This may be why I recommend my favorite authors work but refuse to loan anyone my copy of the book!
LOL, that is hilarious, Emily! And I don’t blame you for not wanting to loan out your books. I will only loan mine to very specific people who I know will love and care for them as much as me.
Great review KindleGal! This sounds like my kind of book! I can honestly say I never went to detention or got into trouble in school as a teenager. I was your typical bookworm, straight A student. Boring I know, but it is what it is =)
Hi, Scarlet! I don’t think you’re boring at all. In fact, if we had gone to school together, you probably would have been one of my closest friends. (I wasn’t a trouble maker either.)
First of all, I love this series! I”m so excited to continue reading about the Kowalski family!
Okay, I was a sophomore in high school. I was a people pleaser and tried to never do anything wrong. One day, we had a sub in math class. She attempted to teach something new to us, but no one got it – not even the smart kids. Obviously, she wasn’t a great teacher. She said, “You guys are too stupid to be in this class.” I was so shocked that she said that to us that I blurted out, “You’re such a bitch!” (Looking back, I see this as one of the first times my filter shorted out. We all know my filter is completely broken now.) I was sent to the principal’s office, but he had a soft spot for me. I used my baby blues and he smirked at me, told me not to call teachers bitches and I went on my way.
Nice one, Kristy. And that’s a good takeaway message: Kids, don’t call teachers bitches.
I love Shannon Stacey! I never got detention or in trouble with the principal, but in junior high I had a teacher call my mom because I wss quietly reading a book in class after I finished my work.
Another person getting in trouble for doing something so amazingly atrocious: reading. Sheesh! I hope your parents properly punished you with a trip to the library afterward, Leanna!
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I never got in actual trouble, because I didn’t get caught. I was full of the mischief once. Also? Completely inappropriate. One of my most notorious adventures was when I went out drinking with my…wait for it…guidance counselor…the night before the ACT’s. He called me the next morning to remind me to haul my hungover butt in to take them.
WHOA!!? So I’m curious, how’d you do on the ACT?
I rarely got in trouble as a student, but as a teacher? Well, that’ll be our little secret.
I love this series, and I am looking forward to downloading as soon as it’s available to take on a Thanksgiving vacation.
Oh yes, teachers are by far the biggest trouble makers of them all! (I used to work in the schools. I know things.
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This will be a perfect read over vacation! You’ll have to let me know how you like it, Nikki.
I never got caught getting in any trouble! I was a good kid…and not a big risk taker, which I suppose kept me from getting caught
That, or you were also very, very sneaky.
Thanks for stopping by, Lisa!
I love this series so I’m making a comment. I actually never got sent to the principle’s office or did anything to really get in trouble. I was a shy teenager who read a lot during classes…..
Thanks for commenting, Erin!
The last day of 8th grade I decided to fill some water ballons to take on the bus the next day. I was hiding them in my school bag and then sneaking them to school. My friends and I loved doing crazy stuff. If caught in tons of trouble. As I got done finishing the last balloon, around 20 of them, I went to step off the porch and fell, broke all the balloons and twisted my ankle. I ended up breaking it and and the ballons. Had to be taken to the ER and had a cast and crutches the last day of school. I did not get grounded, my mom felt that breaking my ankle was punishment enough because I had to miss out on all the last day fun activities.
I have read one of Shannon’s books and loved it. Definately want to read this one. It looks great. I love series and this one looks like a good one.
That’s what we call in our house a “built-in consequence,” Chris. As a parent, I secretly love those.
So which book of Shannon’s have you read?
When I was in 5th grade, I forged my mom’s signature. The teacher caught me and sent me to lunch detention.
What’s lunch detention? That doesn’t sound too bad…unless you don’t get to eat lunch. O.o
It’s not that bad. You ate lunch and then had to write and re-write a paper they gave you. The paper was typed. You had to write it by hand. I just went super slow to not have to write it all…
Nice.
In elementary school I was always sent out to the hall to sit…..because I couldn’t stop talking. It seemed to be a weekly habit LOL
LOL, you obviously had a lot to say! Thanks for stopping by, Josie.
Looking forward to this one! Especially any new info on Josh and Katie. One thing that got me into trouble in school was eating candy in class! I know, how crazy.(grin) Thanks for the great review and contest. I can’t wait to get my hands on this one.
Hi, Carol! After reading Mitch’s story, I had been hoping Josh’s would be next, but he is featured very nicely in All He Ever Desired. So I think you’ll get your “Josh fix” with this one.
I was a really good kid in high school and was never even tardy until the last month of school of my senior year, and only because I had to pick up my friend and take her to school because her mom took the spare keys to the other car on accident =/.
In elementary school however, I got caught passing a note, lied about it, had the little shit next to me tell the teacher I was lying, and had timeout during recess the whole week and had to write a three page essay on why lying is bad. I will never forget that teacher lol or the kid who told.
LOL, I love it! Although what in the world did you fill 3 pages with on lying??!
My sister, who is six years older, actually wrote it for me and I copied it onto another piece of paper :O Oh the days before elementary school kids could use a computer lol
Awesome review, this made me get excited for this book to read myself
As for me doing something that got me in trouble… well, the one incident that really sticks out would be me accidentally kicking a hole into my brother’s bedroom door – hey, who knew those wooden doors are hallow? They looked pretty solid and study to me and all I wanted to do was get into his room and to get at him ’cause he made me so angry that time. Looking back, we find it pretty funny now lol
LOL, I loved your story, Winnie! Thanks for stopping by!
Wow…favourite ever Kowalski…I have a hard time deciding between Joe and Sean, mostly I think Sean is an inch in the lead…so looking forward to Shannon’s next release although I’ve pre-ordered them from Book Depository in print not knowing at the time that the print release is still months away!!!
I don’t think I ever did anything terrible enough to get detention, I did a couple of sneaky things when I was a teenager but unbelievably never got caught. I hope I have such an easy time with my kids when they become teenagers!
I know, right? I thought the “favorite Kowalski hero” comment would grab people’s attention! I do love Sean, too, though. He is probably #2 in my book.
Thanks for stopping by, Karen!
Goodie Two Shoes, that was me. Never got in trouble and now I see I never had any fun! A favorite quote now ….”if you follow all the rules, you miss all the fun”. Moving this series to the top of my TBR!
Nah, there’s still good, clean fun to be had, I think.
Can’t wait for you to read this one, Janet!
I can’t wait to read the next Kowalski!
I’m not sure I was grounded for anything all that exciting. What sticks out the most was sometime in elementary school, I decided it would be fun to try and throw buckeye’s under cars as they drove by. I didn’t really think about that my aim might not always be perfect and did manage to hit a car. It didn’t break anything but it definitely made the driver very angry. She came back to my house and yelled at my sister (thinking it was my mother) and I was grounded.
Yikes. Jane! I’d say that’s at least a little bit “exciting.” Thank goodness she just yelled. That could’ve ended up so much worse!
All these stories are making me nervous as to what kinds of “fun” my boys are going to try in the coming years…Eek!
I LOVE the Kowalski clan and can not wait for this book
In high school my friends and I were out driving around and someone thought it would be a good idea to take an orange road cone. Of course we got pulled over by the cops with the orange cone in the backseat and no explanation as to why we had it. Needless to say the parents were called and we had to be picked up at the station. I’m pretty sure I was ground for a month (at least that’s how long it felt)
Hi, Alesha! I’m impressed you were pulled over and taken in for stealing a construction cone. Must’ve been a super slow crime night!
Love, love, love the Kowalski’s and can’t wait to read this new one. And I must admit that I never had a trip to detention or the principal’s office. Either one would not have gone over well with my mother and I did not want to face that wrath! I did, however, have one time where a D on my report card become a B before it got handed off to mom. I swear I’m totally innocent and have no clue how that happened. I blame it all on my older sisters.
LOL, I love it! That’s what sisters are for, right Sabrina?
Great review! I haven’t read any books in this series. I can’t wait.
Uhh… I was a depressingly good teenager. I only became my sparkly, fun self in college. That’s when I did all of those things you’re happy you survived and make great wine-induced stories. Some friends and I climbed a 10′ tall fence and went exploring in some caves on state park land at 2am one time. Had we gotten caught, I’m sure there would have been some sort of punishment. Luckily, I’m a great climber and we didn’t
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Oohh, yay…a Kowalski series newbie! I think you’ll really like it, LB!
Also, I want to hear more wine-induced stories about sparkly you. This wasn’t nearly enough to satisfy me.
Put me on the people pleaser goody-goody category. My brother was so wild that I was afraid to so much as jaywalk for fear it would push my parents over the edge. Of course, no one would ever tell me what he did so who knows. Maybe that was parental manipulation. Since he is a lawyer now, I assume nothing went on his “permanent record.”
I am so glad Shannon linked to this blog on GR. Looks like my kind of place.
Hi, Renda! Welcome! I’m so glad you found us, too!!
So you still don’t really know all the wild things your brother did? I want to know, and I’ve known you for 15 seconds!!?
I am a little sister. Therefore, my older brother and I got in tons of trouble picking on each other and pulling pranks.One of my best ones (and boy, did I get in trouble) was when I used a stamp pad to dye gross rain water. I told my brother I had made him Kool-Aid. He drank it and it dyed his mouth this horrid shade of blue. Worse was the fact that I didn’t check to see if the ink was toxic so we had to call poison control (it was non-toxic). I was grounded for the whole summer. He got me back a few months later by rigging the throttle on the riding mower to maximum speed when I was on it. I had to crash it into a tree to get it stop. Needless to say, my parents had their hands full with us!
P.S. I have read this whole series so far and love, love, love it!
OMG Christina, that is crazy! You two and your escapades belong in a book. Your poor, poor parents…
Hmm… I remember being a freshman in high school and getting detention because I refused to do push ups in gym class. There were several girls that would dress a little skimpy and suck up to the gym teacher – note that they were NEVER required to do push ups. Being the tactful teenager that I was, I stormed off one day and sat on the bleachers for the duration of class. I think the cause was admirable, but the execution could have been better. If I would have apologized for my disrespectful behavior and/or completed the requested number of push-ups, I would have been off the hook. However, I was in it to win it at that point. I wasn’t sorry, so why should I pretend? Even though I went detention, my parents had several discussions with school personnel on my behalf! On the bright side, I was able to sit at the detention table with all the senior regular detention attendees (which was kinda cool at the time).
Can’t wait to read the next Kowalski book!
Love it, Sarah! Standing up for the principle!!
I can’t wait for you to read the next Kowalski book either! I need someone to gush over Ryan with me!!
Great review- this sounds great!! Another add to the TBR list.
As for naughtiness, I plead the fifth. What is the statue of limitations in Jr high misbehavior? I was naughty enough that I am terrified of my own kids being the method that karma strikes me back. Seriously, it was not good. The only positive is that I had pretty much gotten it all out of my system before college, so was pretty mellow for that!!
LOL, you weren’t that bad, Em! Wait. You said junior high. I didn’t know you ’til high school, so maybe you WERE that bad!!
You definitely need to add this one to the TBR. You’d love it!
This sounds like a book I would love – but you all get me with have eARCs so early then I get it in my head to find the book and then I figure out its not out yet! Oh Well…
I was a geek and too scared my Mom would kill me if I got in trouble.
Hi, Kame! This one comes out next week, so it’s not too long of a wait. Plus, isn’t that what the preorder button is for?
Hey KG! Well now I know what you were reading
I’ve heard great things about this series, would love to win!
Ok, so 2 weeks before my 15th birthday I decided to do a really dumb thing: I lied to my parents about where I was so I could go out on a date. I told them I was at a friend’s house, but I really went out with a 19 year old guy named “Knuckles”. LOL yeah, I know. I wasn’t too smart because the whole thing started out badly when he came to the door to get me, and my mom started asking questions. I ran out really fast, jumped in the car and we left. Fast forward a few hours later, the jig was up. My mom was furious, she had called all my friends and knew I wasn’t where I was supposed to be. I tried to talk my way out of it but it didn’t work. Bottom line, I was grounded forever, lol, but it only lasted 2 weeks. They had mercy when my birthday came around.
If I found out my 14 year old daughter went out with a 19 year old guy, I would strangle her, and my husband would kill the guy!
OMG, Steph! A 19 year old? Named Knuckles?? I’m speechless…
I got grounded after teepeeing a coworker’s house. The police had called my mom., of course my mom denied that I would do such a thing. When I got home had to tell the truth. Our mother’s. Took us back to the house where they watched us try to take down the toliet paper from the trees. Then had to go and apoligize to the family and police. No charges pressed. I cant wait to read Shannon’s new book.
Hi, Shari! That’s a pretty good punishment. TP is not easy to take down. (Not that I have any personal experience with this…
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Can’t wait for you to read the book too!
I once got in trouble for slapping a boy… and now we’re married. Haha, no, my life isn’t a romance novel! He was being a jerk and deserved to get slapped. And I got my trip to the dean’s office. WORTH IT.
LOL, Maggie! Love it!!
KG, you are soooo bad for my TBR pile. Adding this series to it.
Ok, I was grounded, can’t remeber why. I had a date, so I cleaned the whole house hoping to be able to go out, but was told no. Sooo, in all my 16yr old wisdom, I had him come get me and I snuck out. My dad saw me leave and he got in the car and chased us down. And yes, I was grounded even longer.
Sorry, Granny. But in my defense, it’s not my fault…it’s the authors! They have to stop writing such awesome books!!
So I want to know, did your dad chasing you and your date down scare the boy away forever?
Yah, he stuck around for a few more months. he was mad I snuck out and didn’t tell him.
Aww, I like that he stuck around.
Great review. When I was a teenager I cut class and took off with my friends. We went down to the waterfront in our city to have a smoke. We didn’t think that we’d be caught, but we definitely got busted. We were taken to the principal’s office, put on detention, and got grounded.
Thanks, Janna! And we never think we’ll get caught, do we? That delusion is clearly hardwired into a teen’s brain.
Got caught smoking one of my dad’s non-filter camel cigarettes. i was 15. grounded. not my finest hour.
Ooh Kyla, you JUST made it under the wire for the contest! (Blog clock hasn’t gone back to standard time yet.)
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The other students made up a mean poem about the teacher – I was the only one stupid enough to write it down. Doh.