ARC REVIEW: Just One Year by Penelope Ward
TITLE: Just One Year
AUTHOR: Penelope Ward
GENRE: Romance
PUBLICATION: February 24th, 2020
Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.
The beginning of my sophomore year in college was off to a rough start.
On the first day of orientation, I had an altercation with an infuriating British dude in a campus bathroom.
(The ladies’ room was out of order. So, I used the men’s room. Don’t judge.)
I got home later that night and realized that the foreign student we were expecting to rent a room in my parents’ house was allergic to our cat.
So, the spare room went to someone else: Caleb—the British guy from the men’s room.
And so it began…my love-hate story with Caleb Yates. Or was it hate-love in that order?
The guy knew how to push every one of my buttons.
Sometimes I’d email him to express my aggravation and disdain.
He’d actually rewrite my own words and send them back to me.
That was the type of infuriating person Caleb was.
So frustrating.
And…
Sometimes incredibly funny and endearingly sweet.
And hot.
He eventually grew on me, and Caleb soon became one of my best friends that year.
Too bad he was headed back to England soon, so nothing could happen between us—for so many reasons.
I definitely couldn't fall in love with him, especially since all we had was just one year.
The beginning of my sophomore year in college was off to a rough start.
On the first day of orientation, I had an altercation with an infuriating British dude in a campus bathroom.
(The ladies’ room was out of order. So, I used the men’s room. Don’t judge.)
I got home later that night and realized that the foreign student we were expecting to rent a room in my parents’ house was allergic to our cat.
So, the spare room went to someone else: Caleb—the British guy from the men’s room.
And so it began…my love-hate story with Caleb Yates. Or was it hate-love in that order?
The guy knew how to push every one of my buttons.
Sometimes I’d email him to express my aggravation and disdain.
He’d actually rewrite my own words and send them back to me.
That was the type of infuriating person Caleb was.
So frustrating.
And…
Sometimes incredibly funny and endearingly sweet.
And hot.
He eventually grew on me, and Caleb soon became one of my best friends that year.
Too bad he was headed back to England soon, so nothing could happen between us—for so many reasons.
I definitely couldn't fall in love with him, especially since all we had was just one year.
My Review
'JUST ONE YEAR':
Is a full length stand-alone romance novel by Penelope Ward. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives.'
Wow I inhaled this, devoured it. enjoyed it. swooned during it, and giggled like there was no tomorrow..
The very first day of orientation at Northern University did not go so well for Teagan. I was in stitches! Do not read in a public place! Because I guarantee you'll be trying to smoother those giggles from escaping!!
This British hot boy sure taught nineteen year old Teagan a few home truths, life lessons that she either took on board or raged via email, which yet again wrung some giggles out of me.
I FLOVED the beginning, I've never enjoyed a book so much at the start as I did this one, the middle kind of fell a wee bit flat but towards the end the author managed to close it up all nicely.
Wow I inhaled this, devoured it. enjoyed it. swooned during it, and giggled like there was no tomorrow..
The very first day of orientation at Northern University did not go so well for Teagan. I was in stitches! Do not read in a public place! Because I guarantee you'll be trying to smoother those giggles from escaping!!
This British hot boy sure taught nineteen year old Teagan a few home truths, life lessons that she either took on board or raged via email, which yet again wrung some giggles out of me.
I FLOVED the beginning, I've never enjoyed a book so much at the start as I did this one, the middle kind of fell a wee bit flat but towards the end the author managed to close it up all nicely.
Both have baggage which we see bonds these two towards each other, which I didn't think was possible, because let's just say these two didn't have the most heartwarming first greet that we've ever come across.
Nineteen year old Teagan is a happy stay at home introvert, but she's also kind of a genius too, she's working towards her degree in marine biology. When it comes to family she has a few wee hangups. Always feeling as though she doesn't fit in, and never really engages with them. But when Caleb divulges something that he went through when he was younger it cemented these two more than they understood.
Twenty-two year old Caleb is a freshman at Northern and is an exchange student from London and will be going back to his home land after his one year is up. He strives to not get attached to anyone within that time. But nothing prepared him for Teagan.
* Teaser used is off the authors facebook page *
Nineteen year old Teagan is a happy stay at home introvert, but she's also kind of a genius too, she's working towards her degree in marine biology. When it comes to family she has a few wee hangups. Always feeling as though she doesn't fit in, and never really engages with them. But when Caleb divulges something that he went through when he was younger it cemented these two more than they understood.
Twenty-two year old Caleb is a freshman at Northern and is an exchange student from London and will be going back to his home land after his one year is up. He strives to not get attached to anyone within that time. But nothing prepared him for Teagan.
* Teaser used is off the authors facebook page *
