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Monroe's grandmother made me laugh a lot at some scenes. She was a cool cold lady. I enjoyed reading with her in it. Trevor's Dad was in this book.

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I understand why, but Trevor definetly wouldn't have wanted him to act the way he was acting towards his best friend. Monroe got to him though. That's when I truly started liking her more. That pain could become an every day kind of thing, and that the thought of happiness was just a word that didn't mean anything. They can be hard, painful things, and it's those ones that will live with you forever, bound to you soul in layers that grow thicker each year.

Hopefully those layers will eventually dull the pain. The writing was beautiful. I really enjoyed the cute fluffy scenes.

Not a big fan of instalove though I would have loved it more. Apr 18, Netta rated it it was amazing. Provided by the publisher via NetGalley A book about two broken-soul teenagers, Monroe and Nathan, being tormented by their pasts, trying to find a way to help each other get through it all To be honest, even it was not a bad read, there wasn't much about this book that made it special.

There are way too many books out there with so much similar plots as this one. Therefore, I have to say that I wasn't impressed. It was a decent book, anyway. The characters were nice; though, I wasn't too keen on perfect characters. Based on the descriptions from the book, they both were absolutely perfect, living picture-perfect lives if their broken souls were not mentioned. Hard to say, this is not the only book with perfect characters, so I think I can let that slide. As for the romance, I don't think I was into that much either.

While it was sweet a little bit cheesy and all, it felt a little too fast for me. They moved from barely saying more than a few sentences to completely in love in just a few weeks. The writing and the pace were okay, I guess. It wasn't neither draggy nor too fast-paced. However, the story was not that realistic in my idea. I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Monroe and Nathan are both hiding secrets, deadly secrets. Can they help each other to work their way through their problems over the summer? And maybe find love on the way?

This was an okay story, but it took a while to get good. I liked Monroe and Nathan, although it took me a while. The storyline was okay, but again, it took a while to get going. When Monroe confessed all though, I finally understood what she was going through, and began to like her. The romance also took a while to find its feet, but once we got there I did like it.

The ending was good, and I was glad that we got a happy ending. It was just a shame that this book took so long to get interesting! Overall; okay story, but took a long while to get interesting, 7 out of People who need a book to read during the summer. For me, it's not summer yet, but reading this, I did feel like I was in summer. Everything was so cute and wonderful. So in a nutshell, Boys Like You is a fun summer read with some cliches and flaws, but still enjoyable.

Monroe and Nathan both have their secrets. Nate's secret is known from the very beginning, that he put his friend into a coma when they were driving hone. However, we don't know Monroe's secret until the third quarter of the book. I get that there's supposed to be some suspense, but keeping something like this away for this long of a time just gave me no connection to Monroe during the time I didn't know her secret, and her character wasn't so interesting to me.

However, things improved when her secret was revealed. So the two main characters are both physically attractive. In fact, that's the first thing they notice about each other. And they love each other too. I wasn't a big fan of the romance. I saw the chemistry in the beginning, but when they actually were a couple, I didn't really see it. They mostly seemed to notice how hot their opposite was, and had this sort of "we both have dark secrets so we'll get along perfectly" sort of thing going on. The thing that bothered me was that in the beginning, building up to the first kiss, their was no building up.

And the romance is just wayyyyyy tooo perfect. Like Monroe has to go back to New York at the end, since she just stayed wherever Nate was over the summer, but later, we see an all too perfect ending. Don't get me wrong, I hate sad endings, but this was all rainbows and sunshine and laughter and puppy dogs, but I wanted rainbows and sunshine and clouds. Like a sort of bittersweet ending.

I could really relate to Monroe and Nate. Maybe I don't really get their actions, but I get what they feel, they're interesting characters, and they could be people I know. Especially Nate and Trevor, the guy he put in a coma. How Trevor's family treated him and all that stuff was so well written-all the pain the family was going through. I could sympathize with each characters. Especially at the end, view spoiler [where Trevor's dad and Nate have a talk, it was just so heart-warming. And I wish there was more music involved, as Nate DOES play the guitar but how typical of him to play the guitar in the first place.

Even with all those things, I highly enjoyed this book. Maybe it's not the highest in quality, but it does make you feel things and it's a great summer read. View all 6 comments.

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An incredible story full of hope, Boys Like You is a heart-breaking read that is impossible to put down. Monroe Blackwell makes one mistake and everything changes with devastating results that has left her family a broken mess, struggling to move on with their lives. Spending time in Louisiana with her gran might be just what her fami An incredible story full of hope, Boys Like You is a heart-breaking read that is impossible to put down.

Spending time in Louisiana with her gran might be just what her family think she needs, but Monroe disagrees. Struggling to deal with his guilt, Nathan pushes everyone away. It is simply an amazing read, full of pain, angst and real life situations that make your heart ache. I loved the dual narratives really worked great together and I absolutely loved both Monroe and Nathan.

They are both dealing with so much and I was glad that together they could finally find some relief and peace. Their story is well written, swoon worthy and so sweet. Like we were already a part of each other. And my oh my are we off to a rather spectacular start. Boys Like You is basically what I hoped it would be, with a few minor infractions. Monroe made a mistake and because of it she is consumed by a guilt she can't seem to drag herself out from. Anything besides sleeping is more work than it's worth.

Then she meets Nathan. She meets Nathan when she moves down to her Grandmother's home for the summer in order to heal. At least that is what her family and friends are hoping for. She meets Nathan and she finds herself reflected in his eyes. Or her finds himself reflected in hers. It the same hollowness and the same sadness and the same hopelessness. Julia Stone composed a fantastic tale of It felt a whole lot like redemption. Monroe and Nathan have lost hope in themselves because they believe that they caused the tragedies that sort of destroyed what they used to be.

They tragedies changed them- I mean how can tragedies not change a person? And people react to tragedies in different ways. But neither of these characters were able to keep themselves healthy. I think it took seeing the other- Nathan seeing Monroe and Monroe seeing Nathan- for them to realize how far they fell. So, lovely reader, why should you read this book? Although the story- I felt- should have been slowed down, it was heart-breakingly real and totally butterfly inducing. And honestly, what could be better? I mean, yes, of course there were things I wish I could change.

The story pace too rushed.

Okay, so maybe it's really only a thing. I think if it had been slowed down a bit, all the reactions by the characters would have been slowed down a bit as well. Which I would have appreciated. I loved the character interactions. I love the friends, I love Monroe's grandmother, I love the angry father and the sad mother and the nostalgic girlfriend. This was just a genuinely good book. It wasn't fantastic and isn't going to stop the world, but it was totally worth trading for and totally worth reading. Monroe leaves NYC and moves in with her grandmother to Louisiana for the summer. She meets Nate who is working on her grandmother's plantation.

Both Monroe and Nate have had something tragic happen to them and this kind of bonds them. It was a nice read but nothing that I have not read before AND it just kind of ended. I guess as a reader I am supposed to come up with my own epilogue. The story ends three months after Monroe moves back to NYC. Will there be a sequel?? May 30, Abbie rated it really liked it. I liked both the main characters in this. They were both dealing with a lot of guilt, and I'm glad they could help each other sort through it.

This was a good read, which had likable characters, a sweet romance, and a nice ending. Oct 05, Brenden Deasy rated it it was ok. For more reviews and giveaways, go to http: I keep notes now when I read a book, it makes reviewing it easier and helps me remember specific parts I liked, disliked or want to quote. Now, on average, most books will have pages filled with notes, but Boys Like You just got one.

I can't decide if that's because not very much happens in it or because I just didn't really have many feelings about what happened in it. It was an okay read, but I guess it just didn For more reviews and giveaways, go to http: It was an okay read, but I guess it just didn't make me really invest in the story. Monroe has gone to spend the summer with her Grandmother in Louisiana, and it's clear that she is dealing with a death that she feels somehow responsible for.

But we don't know the who, why, where, when or what as far as that event is concerned. I liked that mystery surrounding it and the wanting to discover and find out more about Monroe and what she had done. I thought her pain felt realistic and how she handled it, for the most part, seemed realistic too. This book is told in both Monore's and Nathan's point of view, which I think was really important for this story. This allows you to get inside Nathan's head and see exactly how he feels about what he did and how much responsibility he feels for driving drunk, resulting in his best friend being in the hospital in a coma.

Their romance kind of falls into the insta-love territory but when you take into account what they are both going through it kind of makes sense why they instantly connect. They both seem to latch on to eachother because they recognise their own pain and suffering in the other, and I guess when you feel all alone in that it must be nice to find someone you think might actually understand what you are going through.

This book got a little preachy nearer the end, and I really, really, really hate being preached too. It just went a little too much into the God aspect when it came to what they went through. It was basically saying that if anything bad happens in your life then that's on you, not God I mean, come on, please don't get me started on that logic and don't preach to me, don't need it and don't want it.

Clearly, me and religion in books just don't get on. My other main issue with the book was the romance. It wasn't bad or anything, it was just a bit too much for me. This is so sickly sweet and romantic, especially nearer the end, and I know it will have so many people gushing and swooning. I'm just not one of those people, I'm not. I come from a family that go out of their way to buy funny birthday cards for each other instead of the gushy, gag-inducing ones. So, technically, that isn't a problem with the book it's more a problem with me.

I can't handle when a romance gets too heavy in books and the whole I love you down to my soul crap. I actually cringe when I read that stuff, but I know a lot of people will really love that aspect of it. I was going to give it a three, which would be that I liked that book but had some problems with it. But, ultimately, this didn't leave much of an impression on me. I almost forgot to review it and only remembered I'd read it after seeing my notes in my book.

It was an okay read, but it just wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I thought it would make me feel something for the characters and their situations, but I didn't. I thought I might get wrapped up in the romance aspect, but I didn't. It just wasn't what I was expecting at all. I don't like being preached at and I don't like when a romance makes me cringe. I feel it's one that just wasn't for me, but others may absolutely love. A young girl and a young boy. Both who made mistakes that will forever change their lives. Each struggling with the consequences.

Only together can they step out of the dark and reach for the possibility of forgiveness that they so desperately seek. Boys Like You was a wonderful story from Juliana Stone. Full of heart-wrenching emotion; it's a story of pain, desperation, 4. Full of heart-wrenching emotion; it's a story of pain, desperation, hope and forgiveness.

Driving drunk has left Nathan's best-friend in a coma and not only his best-friend's parents hating him, whom have been a second home for him, but Nathan hating himself as well. Living life on auto-pilot, Nathan is wracked with guilt over the fact that he walked away from the wreck and his friend didn't.

Monroe lives in a zombie like state, not evening bothering to change out of her pajamas most days and visiting her grandmother for the summer isn't likely to change that. Never did Monroe or Nathan expect to meet another as broken as they felt, but as they know one choice can change a lifetime, so can one summer. Boys Like You is told from alternating view-points.

Right away readers know Nathan's story and pain but Monroe is a mystery until farther into the story-line and when her secret is revealed, it hits you right in the gut. Both Monroe and Nathan are living in darkness, a darkness that eats away at them. But somehow, when these two come together they shine bright and together they learn to forgive themselves.

There is a blatant chemistry between Monroe and Nathan but the romance is slow to build. That doesn't stop Monroe from supporting the Nathan she sees under the player persona he puts out. Each character was multi-layered and even the supporting characters were nice to read about. There was just the right amount of sensuality between Monroe and Nathan for a Y. Enough to leave me satisfied but written so it was suitable for younger readers as well. I wouldn't wince at my teenage step-daughter picking up this one.

The ending left me smiling and I can't wait to read the sequel to this story. Boys Like You makes for a great contemporary romance perfect for summer reading. This book is a great read about two damaged teenagers. When Nathan puts his best friend in a coma from a drinking and driving accident Nathan spends the rest of his time praying for his best friend to be back with him, and thinking he should be the one in a coma not his best friend.

When Nathans friend is in the hospital he stops playing guitar in which he would only do if his friend was there. Nathan begins to hide things and not become as open as he was with his friends. Nathan hides out at h This book is a great read about two damaged teenagers. Nathan hides out at his uncle's work all summer helping with painting jobs. When Nathan gets a job at Mrs. Blackwell's house he meets Monroe. Blackwell lived behind the main house in oak run plantation and behind Mrs. Blackwell's house is a garden where Nathan had to paint for his summer job. Monroe is forced to spend the summer at her grandmas because Monroe has had depression problems since a mistake she made back in New York and has felt as if she tore her family apart.

Monroe is a caring teenager that hides her feelings like Nathan. They both didn't want to socialize or even talk but when they're forced to talk they find out each others dark secrets and warm up to one another. The both of them both made mistakes in there past and are ready to help each other look passed it. They both were looking for someone to help them in life forget about their mistakes.

Nathan and Monroe have a connection unlike any other couple, both of them have tragic stories and that's what draws them together. This book is a fantastic heroic read , it teaches the readers a lot, it teaches them that there is always hope and to never give up on life. I enjoyed reading this book because it was a quick read and a good romance book. I would recommend this book for ages 13 and up because at first I didn't quite understand the book and some of the text content is violence.

If you're looking for a light romance read this book is a great book for you. I feel like you almost get everything that you need to know about Boys Like You from the summary. It isn't very brilliant and despite it's attempt at getting deep, I still think it's very shallow. I knew from very early on that it wasn't going to be the book for me.

I didn't like the voice and it was one of those attempts at getting having a secret that was supposed to carry the novel on and once Monroe's secret gets revealed I believe it but I don't believe the emotions behind t I feel like you almost get everything that you need to know about Boys Like You from the summary. I believe it but I don't believe the emotions behind the secret. I felt like Stone should've gone deeper. The same goes for what makes Nathan feels extremely guilty. He feels responsible because of his best friend is in a coma and doing poorly. I just didn't believe the emotions despite their guilt.

I also didn't like how Monroe and Nathan got together. I believe the obstacles. There's the whole their opposites thing. Which I can possibly believe. But there's also Nathan has a girlfriend in the beginning of the novel and even though he's lackluster about that relationship, I don't feel like it was utilized properly. Basically it's like, "hey, here's this big obstacle, but turns out it's not really a problem". Maybe Stone deliberately chose to downplay that angle because everything that was going on in the novel, but I wasn't impressed with everything else that was going on.

I ultimately wouldn't recommend this book, but from the reviews that I've seen around, others have enjoyed it.

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I don't normally pick up books like this, I tend to shy away from the heartfail and angst, but there was just something about the synopsis that I couldn't resist. I loved Monroe and Nathan. They're both struggling alone, but find strength in each other. There's some banter, some swoons and some hot as hell kisses. There's also lot of emotion and a whole lot of healing. Gran is a fantastic character. I loved her feistiness and the way she could put someone in their place with just a look or the t I don't normally pick up books like this, I tend to shy away from the heartfail and angst, but there was just something about the synopsis that I couldn't resist.

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I loved her feistiness and the way she could put someone in their place with just a look or the tone of her voice. All in all, it was a bit of a roller coaster on the feels, but absolutely worth it. Dec 30, Laura's Book Addiction rated it really liked it Shelves: I've learned in my sixteen and half years that there are things that will surprise you because you don't see them coming. They can be hard, painful things, and it's those ones that will live with you forever, bound to your soul in layers that grow thicker each year.

I have a giant crush on Nathan. Jul 07, Laurel rated it liked it. A sweet young adult romance. If you're looking for easy, light and fluffy, this is definitely not it, but if you're looking for something that will move you and challenge you then proceed. It is a painful, touching and sweet story of how these two kids manage to find their way back after going through separate tragedies in their lives and, in a sense, it is the stories of all those others who were touched by the circumstances. Monroe Blackwell has arrived in Louisiana to spend the summer with her Gram. It is a relief to her If you're looking for easy, light and fluffy, this is definitely not it, but if you're looking for something that will move you and challenge you then proceed.

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It is a relief to her in ways but for the most part it is just a change of scenery and a new place to 'not care' and 'not feel'. From her perspective, nobody understands what she is going through and she is alone. Her parents react to what happened in different ways, but both leave Monroe angry and irritated. Not even her best friend can touch her. Then she encounters the hired guy who is there to fix things up around her Gram's family plantation property. Monroe bristles and gets snarky. She is a rude Princess B because she knows just what kind of guy this is and she won't be the next victim of his devastating looks and charm.

Nate Everets feels the need to stay isolated from everyone. The whole town knows what he did and they all believe that he should be rotting in juvie for it. They can't blame him more than he blames himself for what happened to his best friend that night he got behind the wheel drunk. His girlfriend just wants to party and get wasted, but that's the last thing that Nate wants.

It's pretty much over between him and Rachel and has been for some time. It has little to do with what sparks between him and that rude girl from NYC that has the same expression or lack of expression in her eyes that he knows is in his own. Over time, Nate and Monroe slowly reach out and discover that shared pain and understanding allow them to open up a little when nothing else has worked. It's one painful baby step at a time. Monroe swears she'll never talk about her pain, but fears when Nate starts talking about his that it will force open her own floodgate.

And when that happens? Glance back flirtatiously, and wink. Give him a friendly smile. I went with a few guys and some of my friends. Of course, I've been on dates before. Sure, but only as friends. I never hear the end of it. I prefer guys as friends. If they said that, they'd be making fun of me. You're doing a group project in history class and wind up with a bunch of guys. How do you deal? I start up a conversation with them, and flirt endlessly with the cutest.

I make up an excuse to visit the nurse. I crack jokes with them and goof off. I casually come up with ideas, make small talk, and flirt a little. You're into this guy who's not in any of your classes at school. How do you let him know? I walk up to his locker and start a flirty conversation. You tell a mutual friend you like him, and hope for the best. I find him in the lunch line and make small talk, but still act flirty.

I dress a little more girly than usual, but I depend more on personality than style to win him over. Sweet little skirts, cute tees, and sassy accessories. I want to be noticed, without looking slutty. I glam up my look a little bit, and take more time doing my hair.

I want to spark his interest. Regular jeans and a hoodie, maybe a pair of cool earrings once in a while. Laugh nonstop, and ask him to help me up. Start talking to him like it never happened. Pull myself together and RUN! Laugh and say, "Whoops!