Leila Sales
Hardcover | Pages: 306 pages Rating: 3.69 | 6045 Users | 599 Reviews
Details Regarding Books Past Perfect
| Title | : | Past Perfect |
| Author | : | Leila Sales |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 306 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2011 by Simon Pulse |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Realistic Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Young Adult Contemporary |
Commentary To Books Past Perfect
All Chelsea wants to do this summer is hang out with her best friend, hone her talents as an ice cream connoisseur, and finally get over Ezra, the boy who broke her heart. But when Chelsea shows up for her summer job at Essex Historical Colonial Village (yes, really), it turns out Ezra’s working there too. Which makes moving on and forgetting Ezra a lot more complicated…even when Chelsea starts falling for someone new.Maybe Chelsea should have known better than to think that a historical reenactment village could help her escape her past. But with Ezra all too present, and her new crush seeming all too off limits, all Chelsea knows is that she’s got a lot to figure out about love. Because those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it….
Describe Books During Past Perfect
| Original Title: | Past Perfect |
| ISBN: | 1442406828 (ISBN13: 9781442406827) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Fiona Waters, Chelsea Glaser, Dan (Leila Sales) |
Rating Regarding Books Past Perfect
Ratings: 3.69 From 6045 Users | 599 ReviewsWeigh Up Regarding Books Past Perfect
I have said this before. I want Leila Sales to be my best friend. Her sense of humor is stunningly funny. She writes relationships the way they are or can be. Teenage years are angst-ridden. On the other hand, they aren't as complicated as some books would have us believe. For instance, our protagonist, Chelsea, sleeps over at Ezra's house. Not THAT kind of sleeping over, she falls asleep on his bed with him all cuddled up cute. No sex, just sleep. Chelsea wakes up and watches him breatheAnother disappointment. Really, I had immensely high expectations for this book, but overall, it was just so ... bland. Chelsea's problems seemed insignificant, I really didn't understand how she got so worked up about minor things (view spoiler)[ and yes, falling in love with the "enemy" from the other Historical Village across the street does count as minor for me (hide spoiler)]. I used to love these kind of contemporary novels - not actual "issue" books, but lighthearted without being trite
If only Leila Sales actually knew she was writing a farce, this book would have been delightful. I feel like the premise suggests a Napoleon Dynamite style droll, tongue-in-cheek telling more than it does an Elizabethan drama. Unfortunately, Sales took (and let her characters take) their War way too seriously, and I found myself rolling my eyes for the first 2/3 of the book when taking it seriously was ridiculous, and then sighing in frustration at the 2/3 mark where Sales apparently started to
There is one common thread throughout all of history, its that people have always fallen for the wrong people.A boy once told me that love without heartbreak is just a pretty myth.Past Perfect is my first literary encounter with Leila Sales, and after finding her writing enjoyable and entertaining I am eager to dive into her book Mostly Good Girls. In this story, Sales presents a unique set of characters, setting and plot that not only had me engrossed within the first few pages, but also
Originally posted here.So glad that a galley of Past Perfect by Leila Sales became available in the Simon and Schuster GalleyGrab because I've been curious about the author. Plus, I've heard nothing but good things about her debut novel, Mostly Good Girls, so I jumped at the chance to read this. I finished reading this a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to post my review closer to the release date, October 4.Don't you just love that cover? Everything about it is cute - from the chalky raindrops
Hmmm.- I liked "Past Perfect" and I think it was a really cute and enjoyable, well-tied story. - I liked both the 16-years-old heroine, Chelsea, and her love interest.- I even came to like Chelsea's best friend Fiona as the story progressed. She redeemed herself in my eyes at the end.- I liked the trampoline scene. It was sufficiently romantic.- I didn't like Chelsea's parents at all, but I think normal, but rather unlikable parents are something which can happen to anyone in real life. For
3 1/2 starsFor most of my life Ive hated learning about history. Its always seemed so subjective and so obviously tainted by the spin of those who have written it. I remember my high school history classes being taught by the bitterest of the teachers. Im pretty sure they resented forcing us to memorize oversimplified propaganda as much as we resented the idea that little nuggets like Lincoln freed the slaves and the first settlers arrived in 1620 (never mind all those pesky people who had been
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