Review of Return to Paradise (Leaving Paradise #2) by Simone Elkeles

Description
Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything. 

Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after Caleb broke her heart and disappeared. Somehow, she managed to move on. She's dermined to make a new life for herself. 

But then Caleb and Maggie are forced together on a summer trip. They try ignoring their passion for each other, but buried feelings resurface. Caleb must face the truth about the night of Maggie's accident, or the secret that destroyed their relationship will forever stand between them.
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This book is the second, and by looking at the cover of the book, I can tell that there's gonna be some romance and that got me to read it as soon as I found it in my room:) I borrowed this of my sister, she thought she didn't have it, or lost it, but I found in somewhere, and dust was covering it, and I was so happy I found it .


The author of this book sets a good pace to it, though I thought she was a bit too fast to start with, but I didn't mind. The writing style is the same as the first one, and I like it a lot, its either told by Caleb or Maggie and it takes turn each chapter so you do not get confused. I enjoyed this book allot, and every chapter I finished I wanted to read the next one.


My thought on the characters is I liked them allot and I felt for them, though the feeling they had were a bit jumbled up and confusing at times. Maggie was finally over him, and then she realised she weren't , same goes for Caleb.


My overall opinion on the book is, that it was excellent and that's why I give it : 5 STARS

Tara

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Review of Leaving Paradise (Leaving Paradise #1) by Simone Elkeles

Description

Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad—her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares—has been canceled.

After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers.

Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.

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My Thoughts

This book, was so different to books i have read before, but i really liked it, the fact they both are different but yet the same, and the characters are shown to be weak, but yet strong.

Maggie, is shown as a freak, because of what happened to her, but thought differently i thought she was a very nice and ordinary girl, and just because she's got a limp, it doesn't make her a freak..

Caleb was in prison for what he did to Maggie, but as the story goes on, we learn things, that changes everything, but yet the ending is so unexpected..

This books, is an amazing read and i found it quite easy to read :)

Tara

Rating: *****