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The Secrets of Boys

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Cassidy Jones has her summer all planned out; she and her BFF, Larissa, have jobs lined up at a super-trendy clothing boutique and her gorgeous, surfer boyfriend, Eric, wants her to spend time in the sand with him. Sadly, her ultra-organized and goal-oriented parents have decided she should spend her summer in an intensive language program at a university.

Once classes start everything starts changing. Larissa is too busy to make time for her friend. Eric is suddenly jealous of everything. Cassidy is suddenly finding Zach, the worldly college boy, attractive, and she starts to question everything. The reintroduction of her childhood best friend, Joe, into the equation makes life even more interesting for her, even if he is all the way across the country. Throughout the summer she expands her horizons, but begins to wonder if she really knows anything about the real secrets of boys and life in general.

The thoughts and feelings that Cassidy experience will likely be familiar to readers. Abbott uses believable dialogue to help tell her story. Readers will be envious of the amazing wardrobes Cassidy and Larissa have access to. Some of the events seem a little unlikely, but they do not distract from the important lessons that Cassidy learns while finding herself. In the end, things wrap up in a satisfying way even if it is not what readers may hope for. There is a feeling that life is just starting to get good for Cassidy Jones.

Reviewed by: Allison M. Rotonda

Hailey Abott's Summer Boys novels are great and scandalous, so I was excited when I saw she came out with a new summer series.

The secrets of Boys was a good book, but it didn't have the same feel as her other series. The writing could be overly-descriptive sometimes and it was rather repetitive.

The main character, Cassidy, is supposed to have been this timid wallflower who blooms into this assertive, social girl by the end of the summer. I never got the feel that she learned anything or grew in the slightest because she always seemed to get off the hook with whatever bad thing she caused.

And then when Zach has to leave her behind, I felt like slapping her because she never tells both Zach or Eric the truth. The truth was she had a boyfriend (Eric) who was a great guy and she never tells Zach this, but then she ends up cheating and breaks up with Eric at the end of the book without really telling him the real deal.

It didn't have the summer feel, either, which was disappointing. I was hoping for a good, steamy summer book, but all I got was a novel of complaints.

i just finished reading this book and it was unelievable! i really really enjoyed it and i almost felt as if i was the main character, cassidy. i was getting so into the book because it was just that good! it had a really cute ending and overall it was just really reallyy great! i really dont know what else to say except tht if ur debating about reading this book,donttt! its sososo good and not a book that you should just pass right by! youll love it!

This was a great book! My favorite thing about it (without giving away too much) was how "realistic" this story actually is. I could truly invision this happening to a girl these days. I loved the way the author ensured that all decisions, good or bad, were worth it in the end.

This book does stand out from the rest of the series: it's better written and funnier. I enjoyed it from start to finish. It was great to read about a character who did realize some difficult truths about herself and about how to relate more honestly to the other important people in her life.