Book in Focus: First Love by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

Book in Focus: First Love by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

Sunday, March 29, 2015

I know I haven't been kind enough with this book with my review, but I still want a place for it in my Book in Focus feature because for one, the feature does not solely focus on the content, but with the beauty of the book, though it's an added bonus if it's also a great read. I guess I have a thing for books with red designs because they attract me so much, and that's why I considered putting this here.

But as I said, I recommend this for the people who haven't read The Fault in our Stars yet (hmm, there are people who haven't?? :O).
You can read my review here.

First Love

by

James Patterson & Emily Raymond

This little note in the beginning is so high school, right? Have you tried passing notes with your besties way back? Because I sure did.

I just took a picture of this because 28 is my favorite number. :D

That's it for my Book in Focus today, hope you enjoyed the dirty flowers I used as props. HAHA

Book Review: First Love by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

Book Review: First Love by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Title: First Love
Author: James Patterson & Emily Raymond
Published By: Little, Brown and Company on 13th January 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary
Setting: Klamath Falls and somewhere around U.S.
Format: Trade Paperback, 278 pages
My Copy Source: Bought [Powerbooks]

Axi Moore is a "good girl": She studies hard, stays out of the spotlight, and doesn't tell anyone that what she really wants is to run away from it all. The only person she can tell is her best friend, Robinson--who she also happens to be madly in love with.
When Axi impulsively invites Robinson to come with her on an unplanned cross-country road trip, she breaks the rules for the first time in her life. But the adventure quickly turns from carefree to out-of-control...
A remarkably moving tale with its origins in James Patterson's own past, First Love is testament to the power of first love--and how it can change the rest of your life.

"The best thing in the world is to know how to belong to someone else"

I have a lot of issues with this book, I didn't love it because as a reader, one would definitely try to find all the back stories to every situation; one would always want to know! And this book did not gave me the satisfaction of knowing everything! It's such a short story with very short chapters. It would have been more of an adventure if I knew the characters well, but I think the adventures solely depended on their trip around U.S. and the nefarious activities they have engaged in while on their trip.

To get this out of the way, this book is a rather compressed journey. It doesn't make you want to go places, it's not an invitation for a reader to plan a road trip on the places they've been to.

Please stop right here if you haven't read it yet so as not to spoil you with anything. I just can't get this review through without saying these things!