Review of One Lonely Degree by C. K. Kelly Martin

Title: One Lonely Degree

Author: C. K. Kelly Martin

Description: Finn has always felt out of place, but suddenly her world is unraveling. It started with The Party. And Adam Porter. And the night in September that changed everything. The only person who knows about that night is Audrey—Finn’s best friend, her witness to everything, and the one person Finn trusts implicitly. So when Finn’s childhood friend Jersy moves back to town—reckless, beautiful Jersy, all lips and eyes and hair so soft you’d want to dip your fingers into it if you weren’t careful—Finn gives her blessing for Audrey to date him. How could she possibly say no to Audrey? With Audrey gone for the summer, though, Finn finds herself spending more and more time with Jersy, and for the first time in her life, something feels right. But Finn can’t be the girl who does this to her best friend . . . can she?

Review: In One Lonely Degree, Finn is a seemingly average high school girl, but under the surface, she is deeply affected by a scarring event that happened one night at a party. She has pushed it back in her mind for almost a year, denying to herself it ever even happened. But then her childhood friend Jersey moves back to town, and Finn develops feelings for him. However, these feelings are interrupted when her best friend Audrey dates him. She plays the supportive friend role until Audrey is shipped away for the summer and she finds herself running to Jersey with her problems. They grow closer and with Audrey gone the gap between friends and more than friends starts to fade. This brings memories of that terrible night flooding back, and Finn is forced to deal with these memories in order to move on with her life. I really enjoyed the plot line of this book, however the ending was a bit disappointing for me.

Bottom Line: I was pleasantly surprised by this book because I was a bit skeptical as to whether I would like it but I was pleasantly surprised until the ending which i feel is a bit of a let down.

Rating(1-5): 3

Review of The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

Title: The Six Rules of Maybe

Author: Deb Caletti

Description: When Scarlett Hughes's sister returns home from school pregnant and surprisingly married to a sweet man she has no interest in, Scarlett is forced to take a look inward for the first time. She discovers the necessity of dreams as well as the necessity of facing reality and speaking the truth.

Review: The Six Rules of Maybe is the wonderfully written story of Scarlett, a caring, incredibly kind girl who feels the need to help everything and everyone even when it's not her place. When her older sister Juliet returns home for the summer revealing she is pregnant and married to a man her family has never met before, as always Scarlett feels it is her duty to take care of and help Juliet. Soon, things get complicated as Juliet seeks out one of her former boyfriends and loses interest in her seemingly perfect husband, Hayden. Meanwhile Scarlett finds herself falling head over heels for him. Eager to help everyone and fix everything as usual, Scarlett stumbles her way through summer, realizing you can't control everything no matter how hard you try. I really love the kind character that Scarlett is and she inspired me to do more random acts of kindness in my life. I was also in awe of the mysterious character that is Juliet, wondering what it is about her that makes her so irresistible. 

Bottom Line: I am in love with the wonderful characters in this book and I had a hard time putting it down!

Rating(1-5): 4