Alex, Approximately
Author: Jenn Bennett
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online by “Alex.” Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.Oh. My. Sweet. Holy. Gods. You guys. THIS BOOK.
Faced with doubts (what if he’s a creep in real life—or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. Or that she’s being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth—a.k.a. her new arch-nemesis. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever-it-is she’s starting to feel for Porter.
And as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Porter is Alex…Approximately.~Goodreads.
I can’t. I can’t even.
Bailey’s point of view was relatable, engaging, and over all just freaking awesome. This girl has an epic sense of style, she’s sassy as heck and she’s a total movie buff, it’s impossible not to like her! I LOVED how she had to get a summer job, not this whole, “girl moves to beach, spends all her time at the beach, never has to work” kind of business. Her job?! The Cavern Palace, was so freaking cool.
Then, there is Porter. Guys. YOU GUYS. This boy!!! He is SO damn cocky. And it’s so damn sexy. NOT TO MENTION, he is smart as hell, talented as eff and built like a sun-kissed, God. The boy is a surfer AND a security guard, can you say TOTAL SEX POT?! He is hardworking, loyal, patient and OH MY GOD. JUST. I CAN’T. I loved how layered he was.
Put him and Bailey together—BAM—MAGIC. Sexually charged MAGIC. Watching their relationship develop was the most frustrating/satisfying thing I’ve ever experience in my whole entire reading life.
This book isn’t a must read. YOU GUYS. It is a NEED TO READ. If you don’t you pick this one up you are denying yourself unfathomable pleasure. No exaggeration.
45 stars out of 5!!
45 stars! lol I love it! I cannot wait to read this one and meet Porter! Thanks for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteI think it would be "Fly, you fools!" by Gandalf from the LOTR trilogy. It's not swoony or anything but it's so epic, I just really love the movies XD
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this giveaway! I've been hearing amazing things about this one and your 45 stars is making me super excited for it :D
"There's no place like home" Wizard of Oz or "I'm the king of the world!" Titanic that's a classic lol must be said while standing on the bow of a boat :). But this one gets me every time. "I'll never let go. I'll never let go Jack." I just watched Titanic so those stick out but there are so many more lol. I could never pick just one!!
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't know what my favorite movie quote is, to be honest - I don't watch a lot of movies.
ReplyDeleteI'm super glad to see that you liked it...45 stars must be really good, lol. Thanks for the giveaway!
Nice review! I've seen this around and I'm SO EXCITED to read it! Every review I've seen of this is amazing, it sounds like a plot I'd really enjoy and the characters sound amazing 💖
ReplyDelete"Everything is uglier up close" From Paper Twons
ReplyDeleteAHHH! Wonderful review! My fave quote has got to be from Star Wars: "Chewie, we're home! "
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Agreed!! I hope Bennett continues to write YA because she's so damn good at it and writes characters, relationships that we don't often see in YA. Especially with family.
ReplyDeleteP.S. <3 U!
Karen @For What It's Worth
I think my favorite quote from one of my favorite movies, Titanic, is "it was called the ship of dreams. and it really was." it gets me every time!
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