Blog Tour Stop : Inspire by Heather Buchine
The Inspire Blog Tour was organized by Giselle @ Xpresso Tours.
Welcome to my tour stop for the Inspire Blog Tour hosted by Giselle at Xpresso Reads. For my tour stop, I'll be sharing with you guys my review for the book. Also, make sure to check out other tour stops if you're interested right here!
Happy reading!
Summary (from Goodreads)Title : Inspire
Author : Heather Bunchine
Publication Date : March 31st 2013
Publisher : Self-Published
Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble
18-year old Paige Rice, an exquisite beauty from East Hampton, NY, has just celebrated her high school graduation and is expecting to spend her summer living it up with all her socialite friends. But her parents have a different idea – she is being hauled away-literally- to the mountains of Vermont for the entire summer- in an RV!
Assuming she will be an outcast amongst the other teens at the campground still does not prepare her for the treatment she receives, which is far worse than she imagined. She also isn’t prepared for Travis, the campground owner’s son and the “Sexiest” guy she has ever laid eyes on. Travis is the only one who shows any interest in getting to know Paige. The only problem is that they have to explore what lies between them in secret. But once all the secrets are stripped away, the truth may be crushing.
Personal Thoughts
It's been almost 2 months since I've read Inspire and at this point, I'm not quite sure about my feelings for it. So for this review, I'm going to highlight what the positives were for me versus what the negatives were.
Positives
1. The main characterPaige wasn't one of those main characters who acted like she didn't know she was beautiful, but everyone else around her thinks she's an angel sent from heaven. No, she knew exactly how gorgeous she was and she wasn't afraid to flaunt it. I also liked her attitude to the mean girls at the camp who treated her with disrespect out of jealousy. She dealt with it beautifully, with her head high, not letting the mean girls get under her skin. I will admit that neither her nor any of the other characters were fleshed out enough for my liking.
2. The love interest in the first half of the book
Travis might have had that whole bad-boy tattoos thing going on for him, but he was a really sweet guy in the beginning and I really enjoyed his character. He was caring, down-to-earth and seemed like a fun guy. But my opinion of him changed in the second half of the book when his secret was revealed.
3. The camp setting
I'm not the most outdoorsy person. I don't hike, go camping or whatever. I'm just not suited to the outside because if I do one of those activities, I always end up with a broken arm or something. But I do wish I wasn't so prone to accidents. I love camp settings in books, so I can live vicariously through fictional characters. The author did a good job at describing the background and the different camp activities, so I really liked that part.
4. The main character's relationship with her mother
Although this mother-daughter relationship wasn't as developed as I wanted it to be, I loved the nature of the relationship. Paige and her mom had a beautiful relationship with trust playing a big role in it. She shared her secrets, crushes and insecurities with her mom. I loved how they would chat about gorgeous boys together and laugh about it. So often in New Adult, the characters' relationships with their parents are so strained. Hence, I was pleased by the portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship that didn't have anything negative about it.
Negatives
1. CheatingIf you have been following my reviews for a while, you already know how much I despise cheating in my books. Halfway through the book, when Travis and Paige were in the middle of a relationship, we find out that he had a girlfriend. Even though Travis and Paige don't have sex, I couldn't stand the idea of him cheating. I did like Paige's reaction to his cheating though : she broke up with him.
2. The love interest in the second half of the book
I knew Travis was hiding something from the beginning, but he was such a sweet-heart, so I never thought he would actually indulge in cheating. Because of that, I ended up really disliking his character by the end of the book. He also came up with some lame excuse for cheating on his girlfriend, which I did not appreciate at all. What's even worse to me than cheating is justifying cheating with some excuse. I also didn't like how Paige forgave him for his cheating after the truth came out.
Overall
I would have liked this book a lot better had there been no cheating involved. This is more of a personal preference, so if are tolerant towards cheating in your books, you might enjoy this title more.Rating
Cover : 3/5
Plot : 2/5
Characters : 3/5
Writing : 3/5
By no surprise my favorite hobbies are reading and writing. But beyond escaping into the written fantasy world, I love experiencing new things. Surfing, motorcycle riding, snow blading, glass blowing, parasailing, SUP boarding are just a few that I have checked off my bucket list, but there is still so much more to explore. Right now, being a mom is my biggest adventure and the best by far!! In the quiet calm hours of the night though, I can usually be found typing away creating a world of romance where drama still exists but love (hopefully!!) always prevails.Author Links:
Thank you to Giselle for letting me participate in this book tour!
Be sure to check out the Xpresso Book Tours page
Comments
Post a Comment