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Another Fantastic Novel from Susane Colasanti
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Rhiannon, Nicole, and James are three friends in New York City three friends with problems. Rhiannon is having trouble getting over her recent breakup with her boyfriend Steve, and shes desperate to get him back. Nicole is also getting over a breakup, but she was the one who instigated this one. The reason for this lies rooted in Nicoles past and a secret shes not ready to reveal. James love life is pretty bland. Hes got a hot girlfriend, but that girlfriend is insanely jealous of James close friendship with Rhiannon and thus dumps him. It takes a little prompting from an elderly neighbor for James to realize who hes truly in love with. Together, these friends will battle mean girls, old demons, and find who they really love.

I loved Susane Colasantis writing style of alternate narrators in her first novel When It Happens, but in this one, I felt it was a little two much with the three narrators. It got a little confusing with three points of view of the same event occurring, especially because it was about 50 pages later. Another issue I had was that there was just a little too much going on in the novel. There were the boyfriend/girlfriend problems, the family problems, and the secrets. It was a little too much for me. However, even though there were a couple aspects of the novel I disliked, I loved the rest of it. The characterization of each friend is excellent, and I really felt I got to know Rhiannon, Nicole, and James. They each have a unique story, all of which I loved. Susane Colasanti has a way of weaving each of their stories together to create this fantastic novel.

Although I liked When It Happens better, I still loved Take Me There. Anyone who wants to read about perfect true love should definitely read Susane Colasantis novels and also look out for her upcoming novel, Waiting For You.

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Everybody has a secret
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Ree has just been dumped, by the boy who promised to love her forever, for no apparent reason. Nicole tells her boyfriend that they need to break up because she's secretly secretly 'in love' with someone else. James can't figure out why it bothers him so much that Ree is so determined to win her ex back. Add all of this to the everyday drama and demands of high school and follow these three friends through one life altering week. Hearts will be broken and secrets will be revealed. Can the friends find happily ever after?



In Susane Colasanti's second novel you're pulled into the minds of three close friends just trying to make it happen for themselves. Set in busy NYC these three teens deal with both their personal problems and those of their friends. This book definitely explores some deeper concepts than When it Happens. Hints of abuse and rape are part of the story but Susane keeps it from being depressing by adding her usual humor.


The book is split into two parts with each of the three characters getting a chance to speak twice. The first half uses the three friends perspectives to lay out all of the problems at hand, both with in the immediate group and out. The second half was all about the realization that the problems, while not all together gone, weren't as big as they thought they were. Again Susane used different fonts to distinguish characters voices and her dialogue was still flawless. Another amazing novel from Susane Colasanti!

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