Review: The Ivy by Lauren Kunze and Rina Onur
Title: The Ivy
Hardcover, 320 pages
Authors: Lauren Kunze and Rina Onur
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication Date: August 31, 2010
Source: Book Expo America
Review:
I picked up The Ivy at BEA, and was very happy to have gotten it because it was during one of my mad crazy rush hours of being in 10 lines in an hour!
The summary sets up the book at a college, which is perfect for me because it’s one of my favorite settings to read about. This fact alone made it one of the first BEA books I picked up to read, and guess what – I really loved it!
I didn’t love it for the same reason I loved Courtney Summer’s Some Girls Are (excellent character development) or Susan Beth Pfeffer’s This World We Live In (outstanding post-disaster world building) – what you should know, before I go any further, is that books can get a great score from me for very different reasons – The Ivy is a great book purely for the entertainment factor.
A good amount of drama, but it wasn’t unrealistic. I got to love and hate some characters, and the plot really kept me wanting to read – perfect combination for a lighter read.
The Ivy was a great “college life” book that kept me entertained throughout. While I may not be happy that it ended in a bit of a cliffhanger, I can’t wait to read the sequel!
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Great review! I'm definitely looking forward to reading this
This book is new to me, but I really want to read it now! I also love the cover – simple but eyecatching.
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I snagged this one at BEA also and I keep picking it up to look at the pretty cover lol. Glad you liked it!
Great review, I've been dying to read this one and have been really hoping that it would be a good, fun read, thanks for the rec!
I absolutely loved this book! it is such a great read and finally a book that involves college stuff. Everything in here is amazing and this book takes you to harvard as if you are really one of the characters. I would definately recommend this book to every one!
I’m really glad you enjoyed it! I really liked that it was about young college students, also – not many books written in that age group!