Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the romance and the fighting off feelings between both characters and the whole book in general. The last part of the book in my opinion was a lot better than the earlier parts, which is another reason why I gave it the rating I did. There were also aspects of Colin’s character that I did not enjoy and I wish he could have been portrayed in a better light. However, this aspect of Summer annoyed me because she is leading Hunter on even when she knows that Colin was the one who truly has her heart. All she ever wanted was to be wanted by somebody, which is something that I can heavily relate to. Even though she does have feelings for Hunter in the way that she has feelings for Colin, she still goes along with it. Colin does not make it apparent that he has feelings for Summer, so Summer decides to take a chance with Hunter. For instance, Hunter, one of her other roommates, has a crush on her. Throughout the story, Summer suffers from a lot of insecurities and this plays a part in how she made her decisions.

I also really loved this book because of how much I related to Summer. This push and pull made the story very interesting and pushed me to continue to read the book. Then there are other times where both Colin and Summer cause a digression in their relationship. There are times where they help each other out and progress their relationship further. One of my favorite aspects of the book was the constant push and pull and the slow burn between the two characters. As someone whose favorite genre of books is realistic fiction and as someone who also loves romantic books, I enjoyed The Chase. The Chase by Elle Kennedy is about a wealthy college student, Summer Heyward-Di Laurentis, and her life living with her crush, Colin Fitzgerald. This month we have a two-for-one deal with a book review and read-alikes list both by Elaina S., age 15. I've got my hands full dealing with a new school, a sleazy professor, and an uncertain future.By now I hope you’ve read our previous By Teens, For Teens blog posts and are starting to look forward to them! This series is all teen-created content and makes it that much more awesome (IMHO).

I'm not the kind of girl who chases after a man, though, and I'm not about to start. Fitzy has made it clear he's not interested in me, even though the sparks between us are liable to burn our house down. It doesn't help that he's buddy-buddy with my brother.Īnd that his best friend has a crush on me. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. I don't usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I'm flighty and superficial. And they must be right, because there's no logical reason why I'm so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald.

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