Rolling across America on the YA book tour and the next stop is Connecticut with Huntley Fitzpatrick's My Life Next Door. This is one of those just perfect YA books about dealing with life.
Samantha Reed's mother runs a strict and sterile home. Everything has its place and schedule are made, and kept. Chaos is not tolerated in the Reed house. The neighbors, the Garretts, are none of that. Chaos seems to reign over there, and it is definitely not sterile. Naturally, Samantha spends most nights on her roof outside her window watching them.
Samantha has her summer all planned out because that is how things are done in the Reed house. Then one night, her mother comes home with a man, Clay, who appears to be here to stay for a while. Clay is a bossy prick from the beginning, which annoys Samantha to no end. But her night meeting Clay is not all bad, because it is the same night she meets Jase Garrett.
Jase brings her in to the Garrett house, where she thrives and really learns the meaning of family. As the summer moves along she is faced with best friend issues and most importantly how to do what is right, even when someone you love may be hurt by it.
I absolutely love the characters of Samantha and Jase. They are both so well developed and deep characters. I couldn't help but wish I could be their friend. Samantha is a mature and loyal young lady, who doesn't seem to know her own beauty, which makes her all the more enduring character.
And Jase, who would not love to have a guy like that to take home to mom. He is smart, caring, and can fix just about anything. Oh, and he loves animals, which makes him a star in this vet student's heart. I love that his snake is named Voldemort (any author who can make a Harry Potter reference gets a kudos from me).
The rest of the Garrett family is pretty fantastic, too, especially George. Adorably cute and paranoid George, and love the nickname he gives to Samantha, Sailor Supergirl.
The story is engaging without being over the top. It keeps you interested from beginning to end, and I just loved it.
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