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Boy Down Under

1 rating: -1.0

A book by Sally Farrell Odgers

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Author: Sally Farrell Odgers

Publisher: Smooch

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Poor writing with a creepy stalker love interest.

Oct 24, 2008

by Abigail_ATUF
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

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Another failure in my quest to find another book like Twilight. The description sounded promising:

All-American girl, Rowena - Ro - Maven, isn't completely excited when her Mother, Dr. Mold, informs her that the two of them will be heading to Sydney, Australia for a year, so that she can conduct a series of lectures in the great Down Under. However, Ro knows that she can try to make the best of it. After all, there are sure to be tons of hot guys with abs of steel, who surf daily along the beach in the bright sunshine. But boy is she wrong. In fact, everything in Aussie is completely boring - or gross, meaning the Roach Hotel she's forced to stay in - until she meets Patrick Carroll, who appears out of nowhere one day. Soon, Ro has her very own boyfriend, but there's something strange about Patrick. In the blink of an eye the two of them are transported to secluded areas where they exchange ethereal kisses. But the strangest fact is that no one but Ro can even see Patrick, and she can't tell anyone about him, making her think that she could be imagining his presence completely. Then she does the ultimate wrong-doing. She tells her best friend Hallie, and suddenly he's gone. Leaving her to do nothing more than guess about where he could possibly have gone.

Sadly, this story works better as a summary than an actual book. The writing is very poor and feels like a first effort. The romance between Ro and Partrick was really bizarre. Patrick comes across as creepy and stalker-ish. The real issue I had with this book was the explanation for Patrick; It was ridiculous and unsatisfying.

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