Ciao (Stories About Melissa Book #3)
Author: Bethany Lopez
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Summary:
Melissa has had a
fantastic summer hanging out with her friends and making new ones. Life
as she knows it will change when they all come together to begin their
sophomore year at Dearborn High. Connections will be made and
friendships will be tested. Will Melissa’s family and friends be able to
help her through the challenges she will face in the upcoming months?
Review:
Ciao is the third book in the young adult contemporary series
Stories About Melissa. The book is told as journal entries written by the main character, Melissa. They chronicle her fun summer, her problems at school, friendship and family issues, and other teen concerns. I thought that the voice of Melissa was very realistic and believable - it seemed like the journal entries were right out of a teenage girl's diary. The problems that Melissa faces in the book are all things that readers can identify with, which makes Melissa easy to identify with. I felt that this book was well written and had a great flow - like I mentioned, it felt like I was reading an actual diary written by a teenager. This was a fairly light and easy read, but it was interesting to see how the main character and her friends/family dealt with the issues that came about throughout the book. Overall, this was a good read and I enjoyed it.
Other books in the series:
Ta Ta for Now! (Stories About Melissa Book #1)
Summary:
Melissa begins her
freshman year with one goal in mind, getting Brian Jackson to be her
boyfriend. She will soon learn that things don't necessarily turn out
the way you plan them, the value of true friendship, and the importance
of family.
XOXOXO (Stories About Melissa Book #2)
Summary:
Melissa has learned a
lot since her freshman year began, but it isn’t over yet! Her world is
about to change again with the birth of her new sibling, and she has to
figure out how she will adjust to being the eldest of five kids. She,
Jess, and Jimmy are inseparable, and she is having a fantastic time
although she can’t help but miss Brian as she tries to learn how to deal
with his relationship with Layla. Everything seems to be happening at
once and that is when she is introduced to Ben Campbell, a senior at
Dearborn High, who becomes an interesting distraction as he helps her
deal with the new developments in her life.
About the Author:
Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in
Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn
High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult
novel. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She
is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in
Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has
seen her dream realized by independently publishing her contemporary
Young Adult series, Stories About Melissa. Ta Ta for Now! and xoxoxo are
available now. Book three, Ciao, will be released in Aug 2012.
Stories About Melissa SeriesLinks:
Giveaway Details:
Signed paperback copies of all three
books: Ta Ta for Now!, XOXOXO, and Ciao, along with a Bookmark and Magnet and a Book Nerd necklace! US Only.
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