Typical isn’t the word you would use to describe Sophia Ann Marshall’s life. Is she the parent? The daughter? The caretaker? Or the one who ruined it all? Is there really a white knight that could come rescue her? Sophia’s not so sure anymore. When her mom’s latest breakup and firing causes them to move the summer before her senior year, Sophie is devastated. Until she meets star QB, Alexander Matthews. Alex is the beginning of all the firsts Sophie has been dreaming of. Moving has turned her life, and the life of her mom around to exactly where she wanted it to be. Everything is great but will the price of happiness be too high? Can she really give up her dream? Why is life always filled with choices? But he wants her to choose….Will she give him up to follow to dreams, or give up her dreams to follow him…
Carla’s Review:
*I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in
exchange for an honest review.
4 stars for Learning to Fly by Misha Elliott. This is a really good book,
but it ends with a huge cliffhanger!
Sophie Marshall’s life so far has been anything but easy. Her mother gave
birth to her at a young age and to say that she wasn’t ready for motherhood
would be the understatement of the century! Due to her mother’s flighty
ways, Sophie has been forced to move multiple times over her short life.
She is finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. She
has just completed her junior year of high school and is looking forward to
the end of her senior year, so she and her best friend, Heidi, can go away
to college together. So, when her mom tells her that they are once again
moving, Sophie is devastated. However, things start to look up when she
meets Alex. He is the oh so handsome quarter back for her new high
school. The two start dating, and it doesn’t take long for them to fall in
love. Because Sophie believes that Alex is the first person to ever love
her, she is desperate to keep him. She gradually starts changing to become
what she thinks will make Alex happy. Ultimately, Sophie must decide if
giving up on the dreams that she has had for so long will lead her down a
path to happiness or heartache.
In my opinion, the story line flowed well, and the characters were very
well developed. I would have given this book five stars if it hadn’t ended
so abruptly. I found myself anxiously searching for the follow up story on
my Kindle only to find out that there was a delay with it’s publication.
Man oh man, I really really need to know how this story ends! With that
said, I would still recommend this book, but in order to avoid frustration,
I would wait until the 2nd book, Come Fly With Me, is published.
Christina’s Review:
*I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in
exchange for an honest review.
That’s it! I’m such a sucker. Yep, I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for High School romance novels. Geez, it’s like I’m trying to relive my past or something…lol
This is the first book I’ve read from Misha and I was completely hooked from the very beginning. The story just felt….real. It didn’t feel forced or that she “needed” to add drama to make it what it was…awesome!
Sophia spends the majority of her adolescent years raising herself because her mother, having had Sophia at the age of 16, didn’t know how to be a mom. One day, that was supposed to be the beginning of the end for Sophia, her mother shocks her with news that will completely alter her senior year.
Who didn’t think that the senior football quarterback was the hottest guy around when they were in high school? Well, after moving to a new town and starting a new school, Sophia not only thinks he’s hot, but he’s got his eyes set on her as well. Their newly found relationship sets things in motion that completely change everything Sophia has spent the last 3 years planning for.
When their love is tested, words are said and actions seem to be speaking louder than words, at least until an event brings things full circle.
Wow, this review is really hard to write without giving the story away. Oh wait, I can’t possibly give it away because I was left with the craziest cliffhanger, argh!!! No time like the present…opening second book….now…to be continued…
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