what i thought was true by huntley fitzpatrick

The mention of Breakfast Ahoy! (For those of you who haven’t read MLND, Sam worked there!) made me super happy, because I love any and everything MLND related, and I loved that we got to see another side of the town from that novel.Actual rating: 3.5 Just sex. Gwen’s cousin Nic and her best friend Vivien was a great addition and contrast to Gwen’s love life, and how they ended up at the end of the story felt more realistic - although I can’t say much else without giving the ending away! The contrast of Cass going from preppy socialite to yard boy on the island I found really cool and interesting, because it allowed us to see how much depth he had as a character, and his relationship with Gwen’s little brother Emory was really positive, not to mention adorable! Also the fact that she’s half Portuguese was really great as well! Her quick wit really rounded out her personality, and I loved how she stood up for herself when people talked crap either to her, or about her. I actually liked the past that she had with Cass and some of the other characters, because it made her seem more realistic (at least to some of the people who I knew in high school) and made her feel more dimensional.

What I loved is that she was flawed from the start, or at least she felt that way. But what will it mean for Gwen’s now life? Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to come to terms with what she thought was true-about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself-and figure out what really is.įans of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s ‘My Life Next Door’ will not be disappointed with this summer beach read!! Gwen dreams of getting off the island, and a summer job working for one of the elderly residents might just be her ticket to the good life.

He’s a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners to her island’s summer population. The eagerly anticipated follow-up to My Life Next Door is a magnetic, push-me-pull-me summer romance for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han.ġ7-year-old Gwen Castle’s Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer.

What i thought was true by huntley fitzpatrick