![]() ![]() ![]() ‘My Life Next Door’ is the perfect holiday read which you won’t want to miss. Slowly we see Sam and Jase’s relationship flourish, Fitzpatrick handles the importance of the young, yet mature characters understanding love, making the right choices and friendships in a concise and refreshing manner.įitzpatrick tackled all situations in the story with tenderness and an understanding of teenage romance, emotions seemed to radiate from the pages, and I was soon lost amongst the tangled situations. Sam longs to be part of a large family like Jason’s after her dad left when she was young. Jason is one of eight children and helps his father in his hardware shop with aspirations to go on to college on a football scholarship. ![]() There are some great books out there on how. The love interest of the book, Jason Garrett, is the boy next door. I am a huge believer that reading good writing sinks into your brain and helps you write better. Sam lives with her mother, Grace and her sister Tracy, they’re a well to do family, complete with a trust fund. It was also included on a list by Lauren Morrill, another YA author, who attributes it as one of five books that inspired her to write her own novels. Review: Samantha, the main character is a hard-working girl, not only holding down her job as a waitress, but also a summer job as a lifeguard at a Country Club. My Life Next Door was described as a ‘summer romance with depth’ by the Boston Globe, and Kirkus Reviews dotes the book ‘an almost perfect summer romance ’. ![]()
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