Title: Puddle Jumping
Author: Amber L. Johnson
Series: Standalone
Publisher: Self Published
Format: eBook
Publisher: Self Published
Format: eBook
Blurb:
When it comes to love there’s no such thing as conventional.
Everyone thinks Colton Neely is special.
Lilly Evans just thinks he’s fascinating.
Once friends when they were younger, their bond is cut short due to her accident prone nature and they go their separate ways. Years later, they meet again and Lilly learns that there is something special about the boy she once knew, but she has no idea what it all means. And she’s not sure if she’s ready to find out.
When he walks through the corridor of her school the first day of her senior year, she knows that it’s time to get to know the real Colton Neely. The more she learns, the deeper she falls.
Their friendship grows into love, even as Colton does not express it in words. But one decision threatens to break down the world that Lilly has tried so hard to integrate into and she must figure out if the relationship can survive if they are apart.
Everyone thinks Colton Neely is special.
Lilly Evans just thinks he’s fascinating.
Once friends when they were younger, their bond is cut short due to her accident prone nature and they go their separate ways. Years later, they meet again and Lilly learns that there is something special about the boy she once knew, but she has no idea what it all means. And she’s not sure if she’s ready to find out.
When he walks through the corridor of her school the first day of her senior year, she knows that it’s time to get to know the real Colton Neely. The more she learns, the deeper she falls.
Their friendship grows into love, even as Colton does not express it in words. But one decision threatens to break down the world that Lilly has tried so hard to integrate into and she must figure out if the relationship can survive if they are apart.
Plot: ★★★★★
What a beautiful story! It’s a
simple, 130 page book told in the perspective of a girl writing about her
experiences falling in love with a boy who has autism. There needs to be more
books like this in the young adult genre because here’s the truth – people have
autism, people have disabilities and people have mental illnesses, so why are
we ignoring this in the YA genre? I’m glad we’re finally not ignoring it and
this book is just perfect in the way that it tells a story that’s so realistic
in our world today. The storyline is just the girl saying what her and this boy
have gone through and how they fell in love and all the hardships that they
face. That’s it. But boy, it’s more than enough for this beautiful story.
That’s all it needs to be because the rest just falls into place and it’s
perfect.
Characters: ★★★★★
We need diverse characters and this is exactly what
Amber L. Johnson has brought to the table with this novel. Her characters are
brilliant and she’s obviously well researched on Autism Spectrum Disorder and
she really brings her characters to life through having this diversity.
Brilliant!
Writing: ★★★★★
It’s not a long novel, and it doesn’t
have to be, because everything that needs to be said was said and it’s perfect.
The story is told so effortlessly and that’s what I love about it, it just is
what it is.
Romance/Feels: ★★★★★
So many feels. I just love these characters to death and I love how this story teaches people to be patient with others and to not judge before knowing them and it’s just UGH.
So many feels. I just love these characters to death and I love how this story teaches people to be patient with others and to not judge before knowing them and it’s just UGH.
Ending: ★★★★★
Beautiful. Perfect. Effortless. (Did I say these already? I’m not sure)
Overall Enjoyment: ★★★★★
YOU SHOULD GO AND READ THIS RIGHT NOW. IT’S WONDERFUL.
Rereadability: Definitely!
Final Rating: 5 stars!
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