Review| Coming Up For Air

Coming Up For Air

Author:  Miranda Kenneally
Series: Hundred Oaks Series
Pages: 320 Pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Release Date:July 1st, 2017
Source: Received a copy for review via netgalley
Thanks so much for letting me once again review this series. <3

Summary:

Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat.

All of Maggie’s focus and free time is spent swimming. She’s not only striving to earn scholarships—she’s training to qualify for the Olympics. It helps that her best friend, Levi, is also on the team and cheers her on. But Levi’s already earned an Olympic try out, so she feels even more pressure to succeed. And it’s not until Maggie’s away on a college visit that she realizes how much of the “typical” high school experience she’s missed by being in the pool.

Not one to shy away from a challenge, Maggie decides to squeeze the most out of her senior year. First up? Making out with a guy. And Levi could be the perfect candidate. After all, they already spend a lot of time together. But as Maggie slowly starts to uncover new feelings for Levi, how much is she willing to lose to win?

Miranda Kennelly is back and I am already begging for more! She never seems to fail me and I absolutely love it!

Welcome back to Hundred Oaks Height. Meet our newest protagonist Maggie; Maggie is pretty content with her life. She has great friends and has always dreamed of making the cut to compete for a spot on the USA Olympic swim team. After making a visit to her future college, she realizes that she has missed so much of high school because she lives and breathes for swimming. Stuck in a slump longing for the “typical,” high school experience, Maggie enlists her best friend, Levi to help her learn how to hook up. But what happens when things aren’t so simple anymore? When the lines between friendship and more become blurred? Will it ruin their friendship or become something more?

AHHHHH

Okay now that that is out of the way. Every time a book in this series comes out, I request or pick it up without even reading the summary because I Just know it will be great.  With this being said, I have come to have very high expectations of Mrs. Kenneally’s books. Did she disappoint me this time around? HECK NO! This is by far my favorite book of this series. Don’t get me wrong, the original is still amazing, but there is something so refreshing and different about this book that I cannot quite pin point yet!

I have no idea where to even begin…this book had me cringing and laughing from the very beginning. I read parts of this book during my lunch break at work and I am so glad I was the only one in the break room because I was cracking up and had a goofy grin the entire time. The worst part was the really cringe worthy moments that occurred. I am that person who changes the channel at really awkward parts of a movie or tv show and flips back every few seconds to see when it’s over so I can keep watching. This book really tested my ability to read through these awkward moments I normally skip! In the end, it was so worth it! All the awkward moments are so cute and come together to tell a coming to age story about exploring the awkward things in life.

So let’s get into further details – Characters. Maggie is such a relatable character. I don’t know about everyone else, but I felt Maggie’s struggle. In school I did everything imaginable for my school and Maggie’s struggles are very understandable! Moving on to Levi J Levi was such a nice guy and throughout this entire novel, I do not think I was ever mad at him. He is such a sweetheart! What I really loved about his character was that he owned up to his mistakes. It is 100% to make mistakes as long as you own up to it. Which leads me to the character development in this book. It was very noticeable throughout the book and you see Maggie and Levi grow up in this novel.

            As far as the other aspects in this book, the plot is very well written – it has a perfect pace. It’s never too fast to where you feel like there is insta love occurring in this book. I was so into this book it flew by incredibly fast! P.S.There is an epilogue in the back that you will not want to miss <3

If you are looking for a light hearted, fast paced contemporary than this book is for you!

Miranda Kenneally does not disappoint!

Coming Up For Air will leave you breathless, grinning from ear to ear and I cannot wait for more!