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Wild Cards #2
Wild Crush
When the only girl you want is the one you can't have...
Bad boy Vic Salazar breaks all the rules except one: Don't make a move on your best friend's girl. It’s a Guy Code that Vic lives by. It doesn't matter that he's had a crush on her for years. Monika Fox is off limits.
Monika has a secret of her own and when a tragedy throws her and Vic together, the only boy she trusts is the one she shouldn’t confide in. Vic.
As Vic struggles to keep his distance, and Monika struggles with her secrets, will their wild connection violate every rule both vowed never to break—about relationships, about friendship, about love?
Bad boy Vic Salazar breaks all the rules except one: Don't make a move on your best friend's girl. It’s a Guy Code that Vic lives by. It doesn't matter that he's had a crush on her for years. Monika Fox is off limits.
Monika has a secret of her own and when a tragedy throws her and Vic together, the only boy she trusts is the one she shouldn’t confide in. Vic.
As Vic struggles to keep his distance, and Monika struggles with her secrets, will their wild connection violate every rule both vowed never to break—about relationships, about friendship, about love?
304 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2015
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About the author
Simone Elkeles
33books13.6kfollowersSimone Elkeles is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of novels for teens. Simone’s books have won many awards including being YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, being named to the YALSA Popular Paperbacks and Teens Top Ten lists, and added to the Illinois “Read for a Lifetime� Reading List. Simone also won the coveted RITA award from the Romance Writers of America for her book Perfect Chemistry. Simone is especially proud of the fact that the Illinois Association of Teachers of English named her Author of the Year.
Simone was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, where she still lives today. Simone went to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and received her Bachelor’s of Science there in Psychology in 1992. She continued her education at Loyola University-Chicago where she received her Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Relations while working for a manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees.
She loves animals (she has two dogs � a labradoodle and a German Shepherd), kids (she also has two of those) and her family. In her spare time she’s the Hockey Mom for her kids hockey teams and is an active Girl Scout leader specially trained in outdoor education. She also spends time mentoring other teen and adult authors. (She also loves sushi, which you can probably tell by reading her books.) Simone writes about teens because she was a teen in the 80’s (when spiked hair and blue eye shadow were “rad�) and she loves writing about those exciting teen relationships and romances.
Simone was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, where she still lives today. Simone went to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and received her Bachelor’s of Science there in Psychology in 1992. She continued her education at Loyola University-Chicago where she received her Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Relations while working for a manufacturing company creating diversity programs for their employees.
She loves animals (she has two dogs � a labradoodle and a German Shepherd), kids (she also has two of those) and her family. In her spare time she’s the Hockey Mom for her kids hockey teams and is an active Girl Scout leader specially trained in outdoor education. She also spends time mentoring other teen and adult authors. (She also loves sushi, which you can probably tell by reading her books.) Simone writes about teens because she was a teen in the 80’s (when spiked hair and blue eye shadow were “rad�) and she loves writing about those exciting teen relationships and romances.
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September 23, 2015
3.5 Stars
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December 30, 201410/12/13 - I NEED THIS BOOK NOW.
08/08/14 - Still waiting for news... Any news at all.
12/30/14 - IT HAS A TITLE.
08/08/14 - Still waiting for news... Any news at all.
12/30/14 - IT HAS A TITLE.
November 5, 2015
Vic in summary:
May 5, 2016
Half of the book was the main characters pitying themselves. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED! That was it. They just felt sorry for themselves, and both characters were stupid af.
WTF? Simone wrote Perfect Chemistry... how could she produce THIS? What's wrong with the world? The only reason why I FORCED myself through it is because Simone is my home girl. But this crap will not fly. It was literally:
Vic: poor me
Monika: poor me
Vic: I love you but I can't be with you
Monika: Me too. I hate myself
Vic: I hate myself too
Monika: I'm going to stay in my room all day for half of the book
Vic: So am I. I'm such a delinquent.
Monika: Sleep with me for one night, but actually be with me forever. I'll get super mad if you say no even though I specifically said let's do a one night stand.
Vic: omg I hate you. Stay with me though.
Monika: I hate you too. Poor me.
You don't need to read it now because that's the whole book. You're welcome.
WTF? Simone wrote Perfect Chemistry... how could she produce THIS? What's wrong with the world? The only reason why I FORCED myself through it is because Simone is my home girl. But this crap will not fly. It was literally:
Vic: poor me
Monika: poor me
Vic: I love you but I can't be with you
Monika: Me too. I hate myself
Vic: I hate myself too
Monika: I'm going to stay in my room all day for half of the book
Vic: So am I. I'm such a delinquent.
Monika: Sleep with me for one night, but actually be with me forever. I'll get super mad if you say no even though I specifically said let's do a one night stand.
Vic: omg I hate you. Stay with me though.
Monika: I hate you too. Poor me.
You don't need to read it now because that's the whole book. You're welcome.
October 24, 2015
C'est mignon, ça parle de choses graves, il y a de l'émotion, et on revoit certains personnages de la saga des frères Fuentes. J'ai adoré, ca faut du bien de se remettre à relire et de tomber sur un bon livre!
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August 10, 2016Victor. Victor. Victor. Pleeeeeease be about Victor!
December 7, 2017
Original review on
I was starting to doubt that I would ever get to read another book in this series when no dates could be seen anywhere, but finally, it came and it made me really happy. I love Simone Elkeles' writing so much and I couldn't wait to read more from this world.
This book reminded me from time to time of Perfect Chemistry though the relationship between the two main characters wasn't anything like Alex and Brittany's, their backgrounds were quite similar to them. He's seen as the bad boy and she's the good girl from the good family.
He is in love with her and she’s dating his best friend. Vic, can’t seem to forget her but he will suffer rather than to betray his best friend. He is quite loyal and that sums pretty much Vic Salazar in this story. He has attitude that could point him as a bad boy, but he isn’t really. He likes to have fun with his friends, but he’s really a caring person. He may not always show it right, but the intention is there.
Monika is every parents dream, but she’s obviously tired of being so overprotected. She doesn’t just look like any average popular cheerleader; she is one. But, she has quite overprotective parents and in this book, you can tell she’s trying to prove to herself that she isn’t as fragile as they believe.
The two of them are best friends, but throughout the story, while you know Vic’s feelings for her have been there for quite a while, you get to see Monika’s perspective of the boy change even though she’ll try to deny it.
When a tragic event occurs, both of their lives are changed and trying to do the right thing isn’t always easy when so many secrets are kept in the dark. While he pushes everyone away, she only wants to connect with the guy who has been there for her; who knows the real her.
I was really glad familiar faces came back in this story like Alex. It’s always nice to see where him and Brittany are at. There were some background stories that I really liked too, but I won’t spoil them for you; you’ll just have to read this book and find out ;)
I really liked this book, but I did prefer the first one. I do wonder what the next book will be about and I really hope it’s Vic’s sister, but who knows who Simone has in mind for the next one.
I was starting to doubt that I would ever get to read another book in this series when no dates could be seen anywhere, but finally, it came and it made me really happy. I love Simone Elkeles' writing so much and I couldn't wait to read more from this world.
This book reminded me from time to time of Perfect Chemistry though the relationship between the two main characters wasn't anything like Alex and Brittany's, their backgrounds were quite similar to them. He's seen as the bad boy and she's the good girl from the good family.
He is in love with her and she’s dating his best friend. Vic, can’t seem to forget her but he will suffer rather than to betray his best friend. He is quite loyal and that sums pretty much Vic Salazar in this story. He has attitude that could point him as a bad boy, but he isn’t really. He likes to have fun with his friends, but he’s really a caring person. He may not always show it right, but the intention is there.
Monika is every parents dream, but she’s obviously tired of being so overprotected. She doesn’t just look like any average popular cheerleader; she is one. But, she has quite overprotective parents and in this book, you can tell she’s trying to prove to herself that she isn’t as fragile as they believe.
The two of them are best friends, but throughout the story, while you know Vic’s feelings for her have been there for quite a while, you get to see Monika’s perspective of the boy change even though she’ll try to deny it.
When a tragic event occurs, both of their lives are changed and trying to do the right thing isn’t always easy when so many secrets are kept in the dark. While he pushes everyone away, she only wants to connect with the guy who has been there for her; who knows the real her.
I was really glad familiar faces came back in this story like Alex. It’s always nice to see where him and Brittany are at. There were some background stories that I really liked too, but I won’t spoil them for you; you’ll just have to read this book and find out ;)
I really liked this book, but I did prefer the first one. I do wonder what the next book will be about and I really hope it’s Vic’s sister, but who knows who Simone has in mind for the next one.
October 25, 2015
I loved Wild Cards and automatically assumed I would love Wild Crush too. However I was disappointed and left quite unsatisfied with Wild Crush. While Wild Crush was easy to read, the story was bland and lacked originality. The development of the relationship between Vic and Monika was near non existent! I don't want to be told that they had known each other for a while and suddenly realised their feelings. I want to be shown! Chuck in a flashback or something! Give me the initial butterflies!
The book contained quite a number of cliches and pet peeves of mine - a nasty ex girlfriend who's still pining over the main guy and bastard boyfriend who neglects the main girl. There was an interesting twist midway which made the story depressing and just cast a bad mood over everything. It's like the main characters weren't allowed to be happy after that. The ending was really rushed too. This book just wasn't what I expected. I've come to read anything Simone writes and this one just missed the mark.
The book contained quite a number of cliches and pet peeves of mine - a nasty ex girlfriend who's still pining over the main guy and bastard boyfriend who neglects the main girl. There was an interesting twist midway which made the story depressing and just cast a bad mood over everything. It's like the main characters weren't allowed to be happy after that. The ending was really rushed too. This book just wasn't what I expected. I've come to read anything Simone writes and this one just missed the mark.
November 30, 2015
10-12-13
OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!
Nov 30 2015
Disappointed. :( The build up was goos but the ending feels rushed. I really liked the characters but the plot and the stories didn't bond well.
But yey for Alex's appearance. Hehehe
OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!
Nov 30 2015
Disappointed. :( The build up was goos but the ending feels rushed. I really liked the characters but the plot and the stories didn't bond well.
But yey for Alex's appearance. Hehehe
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March 24, 2014I need my hands on this book. Immediately!
March 22, 2020
I always say, whenever you read a Simone Elkeles book, you just have to finish it in one sitting. It was true with Wild Crush too, but what is different with this one, it was disappointing. Like, really really disappointing.
Simone usually always writes about hot Mexican bad boys, and we have Victor here. But she didn't make me swoon about him, she didn't make me wish he was my boyfriend. Until now, she always managed to do that.
This book just felt blah on so many levels. I didn't really feel the storyline, I didn't feel the characters and I didn't feel their connection.
I only gave it 2 stars because my all time favorite Mexican bad boy Alex Fuentes made a reappearance.
If she writes another book, I hope she does it with her usual pep and swoon-worthy material.
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Simone usually always writes about hot Mexican bad boys, and we have Victor here. But she didn't make me swoon about him, she didn't make me wish he was my boyfriend. Until now, she always managed to do that.
This book just felt blah on so many levels. I didn't really feel the storyline, I didn't feel the characters and I didn't feel their connection.
I only gave it 2 stars because my all time favorite Mexican bad boy Alex Fuentes made a reappearance.
If she writes another book, I hope she does it with her usual pep and swoon-worthy material.
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November 17, 2020
Auch Band 2 der ,Herz verspielt�-Reihe mochte ich wieder sehr gerne. Die Story von Vic und Monica ist wieder ganz süß, wird aber ab einem gewissen Wendepunkt auch etwas ernster.
Ich hatte anfangs ein bisschen Angst wegen der anfänglichen
3er-Konstellation, aber es kam dann doch alles anders.
Leider haben die Entwicklungen der Geschichte die Liebesgeschichte von Vic und Monica etwas in den Hintergrund gedrängt, was ich sehr schade und irgendwie auch etwas unglücklich fand.
Trotzdem mag ich Simone‘s YA-Bücher einfach echt gerne...jedes Buch und jede Reihe hat was für sich, irgendwie sind sie sich ähnlich und dann doch anders und ich lese sie unglaublich gerne!
Ich hatte anfangs ein bisschen Angst wegen der anfänglichen
3er-Konstellation, aber es kam dann doch alles anders.
Leider haben die Entwicklungen der Geschichte die Liebesgeschichte von Vic und Monica etwas in den Hintergrund gedrängt, was ich sehr schade und irgendwie auch etwas unglücklich fand.
Trotzdem mag ich Simone‘s YA-Bücher einfach echt gerne...jedes Buch und jede Reihe hat was für sich, irgendwie sind sie sich ähnlich und dann doch anders und ich lese sie unglaublich gerne!
September 25, 2015
I didn't connect to the characters at all. I felt like everything was really fast paced and I didn't understand the feelings the characters were having. I don't know... I've struggled with contemporary books lately. So it could just be me.
September 25, 2015
It was o.k. After Perfect chemistry I just can't get the same fix from Simone's Elkeles books. The story felt rushed.
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October 14, 2015DNF I'm can't remember what %.
There nothing wrong with the book. My taste has changed.
There nothing wrong with the book. My taste has changed.
January 5, 2019
Well, maybe because I expected much from this book that it couldn't match up .. I wanted to feel sympathetic towards Vic but he was a grade A jerk .. I wouldn't want to be near someone like that Ew.. I liked that we get to see Alex again <3 .. I felt my heart flutter when I saw my favorite boy well and happy with his wife Brittany :D .. but overall this was boring
August 10, 2021
J'ai bien aimé, bien plus que le tome 1. J'ai préférée l'histoire que j'ai reçoive plus belle et touchante. Par contre, j'ai trouvé que la fin est allée un peu trop vite.
February 4, 2016
-0.00000000000000(infintity)1 'Yes My Hopes For Good Writing Have Been Crushed' Stars!
Huh...so before you decide to read my review, you must know there are many SPOILERS
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ahead.
When I had read , it was comparatively better than her other series. Sure if I re-read it now, I'd have even lower opinions to be honest, but still. I was looking forward to Vic's book and when I heard it came out, I was all,
In I went...like a naïve little shit because Yasmin, as already stated, is a silly old Llama. And while Yasmin is on the topic of talking about herself, she'll further go on to say that if the present Yasmin; who has finished the book and set it aside; would have the option of going back into time to the 3 hour-ago Yasmin just to say,
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She'd go. No doubt about it. She'd go and choke the life out of 3-hour ago Yasmin, if she had to just so I (reverting back to first person), never had to go ahead and put myself through that sort of pain.
This book was horrible. I don't even know where to begin with and all that was wrong with it. HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE!
Victor's character had no depth other than being intense. His 'love (please note my sarcasm) for Monika had no depth whatsoever. We're given his POV and yet in this moment, after freshly finishing the book, I feel like I still know next to nothing about him. He's got a rich dad who's hard on him (typical) so boo-hoo cry me a fucking river. One of his sister's a stupid bitch and even being a feminist I so badly wanted her to get a lesson for being a dumb fucking bitch. Because grow the fuck up girl. You don't act like a little attention-seeking hoe going out with wrong guys just to spite your brother who is fucking looking out for you because your Daddy does not give a fuck.
Monika and Trey are all lovey-dovey in Wild Card. Here? Trey's an ass. He's condescending. Fake. An asshole. A dumbass. A cheat. A drug addict. A dumb-many things. I just never got over how this book could even go on for so long while having no plot development, except for Trey dying. No character development. Everything is still at Square 1 by the end of this book that makes me wonder.
What in the ever-loving fuck did I just read?
When Trey dies, and Monika finds out HE CHEATED ON HER?? No fucking closure at all? Think about that. How horrible it is to never vent and get the truth or closure. God I want to mourn my money and my time and so many things!!!
I KEPT asking myself,
pretty much all the way.
For me, Simone E. is not a good writer at all if she managed to write THIS after quite a while. No depth. No emotions. Stupid characters. Stupid everything to be honest. Save your money, truly. I wish I had had the same advice.
It was quite simply, top-to-toe. HORRIBLE!
The characters are so good. They have SO MUCH potential. Mainly, Jet. But honestly? I won't be reading his book because I know justice will not be done to his character. All crap to me.
Huh...so before you decide to read my review, you must know there are many SPOILERS
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ahead.
When I had read , it was comparatively better than her other series. Sure if I re-read it now, I'd have even lower opinions to be honest, but still. I was looking forward to Vic's book and when I heard it came out, I was all,
In I went...like a naïve little shit because Yasmin, as already stated, is a silly old Llama. And while Yasmin is on the topic of talking about herself, she'll further go on to say that if the present Yasmin; who has finished the book and set it aside; would have the option of going back into time to the 3 hour-ago Yasmin just to say,
image:
She'd go. No doubt about it. She'd go and choke the life out of 3-hour ago Yasmin, if she had to just so I (reverting back to first person), never had to go ahead and put myself through that sort of pain.
This book was horrible. I don't even know where to begin with and all that was wrong with it. HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE!
Victor's character had no depth other than being intense. His 'love (please note my sarcasm) for Monika had no depth whatsoever. We're given his POV and yet in this moment, after freshly finishing the book, I feel like I still know next to nothing about him. He's got a rich dad who's hard on him (typical) so boo-hoo cry me a fucking river. One of his sister's a stupid bitch and even being a feminist I so badly wanted her to get a lesson for being a dumb fucking bitch. Because grow the fuck up girl. You don't act like a little attention-seeking hoe going out with wrong guys just to spite your brother who is fucking looking out for you because your Daddy does not give a fuck.
Monika and Trey are all lovey-dovey in Wild Card. Here? Trey's an ass. He's condescending. Fake. An asshole. A dumbass. A cheat. A drug addict. A dumb-many things. I just never got over how this book could even go on for so long while having no plot development, except for Trey dying. No character development. Everything is still at Square 1 by the end of this book that makes me wonder.
What in the ever-loving fuck did I just read?
When Trey dies, and Monika finds out HE CHEATED ON HER?? No fucking closure at all? Think about that. How horrible it is to never vent and get the truth or closure. God I want to mourn my money and my time and so many things!!!
I KEPT asking myself,
pretty much all the way.
For me, Simone E. is not a good writer at all if she managed to write THIS after quite a while. No depth. No emotions. Stupid characters. Stupid everything to be honest. Save your money, truly. I wish I had had the same advice.
It was quite simply, top-to-toe. HORRIBLE!
The characters are so good. They have SO MUCH potential. Mainly, Jet. But honestly? I won't be reading his book because I know justice will not be done to his character. All crap to me.
November 23, 2015
Ich habe ehrlich gesagt nicht mehr damit gerechnet, dass ich noch einmal ein Buch von Simone Elkeles lesen würde, da ich zuletzt immer wieder von ihren Büchern enttäuscht war. Dennoch habe ich mich dann doch entschieden, "Herz verloren", dem zweiten Band der "Wild Cards"-Dilogie, eine Chance zu geben, da ich den ersten Band "Herz verspielt" überraschend gut fand. Dennoch waren meine Erwartungen relativ niedrig angelegt, was auch ganz gut war. Trotzdem muss gesagt werden, dass ich die Geschichte gar nicht mal so schlecht fand.
Football-Geschichten gibt es mittlerweile wie Sand am Meer und sind auch in Jugendbüchern absolut keine Seltenheit mehr. Da der erste Band bereits Football thematisiert hat, sollte dies im zweiten Band nicht anders sein. Simone Elkeles hat mit der Geschichte sicherlich nicht das Rad neu erfunden, allerdings konnte sie mich stellenweise dennoch durchaus unterhalten. Der Schreibstil ist angenehm, die Geschichte liest sich flott, die Figuren sind großteils gut ausgearbeitet, wenn auch nicht zwingend sympathisch. Dennoch muss ich sagen, dass mir bei der Geschichte ein Highlight gefehlt hat. Ich hab "Herz verloren" zwar gerne gelesen, allerdings habe ich immer wieder auf den einen ganz besonderen Moment gewartet, der leider nicht eingetreten ist.
Mit Vic und Monika hat Simone Elkeles zwei Figuren geschaffen, de man bereits aus dem ersten Band kannte und die ich zwar interessant, aber nicht immer sympathisch fand. Dennoch konnte ich zum Großteil mit ihnen mitfiebern und habe ihre Geschichte gerne verfolgt. Schade ist hingegen, dass sie zwar an sich gut beschrieben werden, mir aber auch die nötige Tiefe gefehlt hat. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass viele Jugendliche sich mit Vic oder Monika identifizieren können, nur ist es bei mir leider nicht der Fall gewesen. Auch die anderen Figuren, wie z.B. Trey, sind gut ausgearbeitet und dürften viele Leser ansprechen.
Dennoch muss hier gesagt werden, dass ich die Liebesgeschichte leider stellenweise als sehr flach empfand und die nötige Besonderheit gefehlt hat. Es gibt zwar hier und da einen sehr romantischen Moment, den ich sehr schön fand, allerdings wurde von der Autorin dabei leider auch nicht auf Kitsch und Klischees verzichtet. Leider muss ich auch für mich feststellen, dass sich die Liebesgeschichten von Simone Elkeles zu sehr ähneln und man häufig schon bei der Kurzbeschreibung weiß, was einem in der Geschichte genau erwartet - was allerdings bei dem Genre nicht zwingend schlecht ist.
Das Cover passt sich dem Stil des ersten Bandes an und zeigt mal wieder ein Liebespaar in ziemlich eindeutiger Position. Kann man mögen, muss man aber nicht. Die Kurzbeschreibung hat mir dagegen gut gefallen und mich direkt angesprochen, sodass ich dem Buch trotz einiger Zweifel doch noch eine faire Chance gegeben habe.
Kurz gesagt: "Herz verloren" ist ein nettes Jugendbuch, das sich flott liest, aber leider kein erhofftes Highlight mit sich bringt, sodass ich das Buch lediglich als "nett" einstufen kann. Dennoch: Für Fans von Simone Elkeles ist dieses Buch ein absolutes Muss, ebenso für Fans von American Football, von daher gibt es für mich dennoch eine Leseempfehlung.
Football-Geschichten gibt es mittlerweile wie Sand am Meer und sind auch in Jugendbüchern absolut keine Seltenheit mehr. Da der erste Band bereits Football thematisiert hat, sollte dies im zweiten Band nicht anders sein. Simone Elkeles hat mit der Geschichte sicherlich nicht das Rad neu erfunden, allerdings konnte sie mich stellenweise dennoch durchaus unterhalten. Der Schreibstil ist angenehm, die Geschichte liest sich flott, die Figuren sind großteils gut ausgearbeitet, wenn auch nicht zwingend sympathisch. Dennoch muss ich sagen, dass mir bei der Geschichte ein Highlight gefehlt hat. Ich hab "Herz verloren" zwar gerne gelesen, allerdings habe ich immer wieder auf den einen ganz besonderen Moment gewartet, der leider nicht eingetreten ist.
Mit Vic und Monika hat Simone Elkeles zwei Figuren geschaffen, de man bereits aus dem ersten Band kannte und die ich zwar interessant, aber nicht immer sympathisch fand. Dennoch konnte ich zum Großteil mit ihnen mitfiebern und habe ihre Geschichte gerne verfolgt. Schade ist hingegen, dass sie zwar an sich gut beschrieben werden, mir aber auch die nötige Tiefe gefehlt hat. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass viele Jugendliche sich mit Vic oder Monika identifizieren können, nur ist es bei mir leider nicht der Fall gewesen. Auch die anderen Figuren, wie z.B. Trey, sind gut ausgearbeitet und dürften viele Leser ansprechen.
Dennoch muss hier gesagt werden, dass ich die Liebesgeschichte leider stellenweise als sehr flach empfand und die nötige Besonderheit gefehlt hat. Es gibt zwar hier und da einen sehr romantischen Moment, den ich sehr schön fand, allerdings wurde von der Autorin dabei leider auch nicht auf Kitsch und Klischees verzichtet. Leider muss ich auch für mich feststellen, dass sich die Liebesgeschichten von Simone Elkeles zu sehr ähneln und man häufig schon bei der Kurzbeschreibung weiß, was einem in der Geschichte genau erwartet - was allerdings bei dem Genre nicht zwingend schlecht ist.
Das Cover passt sich dem Stil des ersten Bandes an und zeigt mal wieder ein Liebespaar in ziemlich eindeutiger Position. Kann man mögen, muss man aber nicht. Die Kurzbeschreibung hat mir dagegen gut gefallen und mich direkt angesprochen, sodass ich dem Buch trotz einiger Zweifel doch noch eine faire Chance gegeben habe.
Kurz gesagt: "Herz verloren" ist ein nettes Jugendbuch, das sich flott liest, aber leider kein erhofftes Highlight mit sich bringt, sodass ich das Buch lediglich als "nett" einstufen kann. Dennoch: Für Fans von Simone Elkeles ist dieses Buch ein absolutes Muss, ebenso für Fans von American Football, von daher gibt es für mich dennoch eine Leseempfehlung.
February 22, 2016
Wie von Simone Elkeles gewohnt, schildert sie die Geschichte aus den beiden Perspektiven ihrer Protagonisten. So begleiten wir abwechselnd ein Kapitel lang Victor und Monica.
Auch in "Herz verloren" spielt die Autorin ihre alt bekannten Trümpfe aus: Latino-Football-Beau mit schwerer Familiensituation hegt Gefühle für eine verbotene Cheerleader-Schönheit aus besser situierten Familie. Schon nach wenigen Seiten wird man vom sich anbahnenden Highschool-Drama gepackt.
Elkeles Protagonisten sind meistens nach einem Schema aufgebaut, doch auch dieses Mal geht die Rechnung auf. Für einmal ist der männliche Part jedoch schon sehr lange in Monica verliebt. Doch sie ist die Freundin von Trey, Victors bestem Freund und somit ist sie für ihn tabu. Er hat es mit seinem Vater nicht leicht und so versteht man schnell, warum er sich eine harte Schale zugelegt hat.
Aber auch Monicas perfekte Fassade hat Risse. Sie hat ein grosses Geheimnis, sogar vor Trey, mit dem sie schon drei Jahre zusammen ist. Plötzlich benimmt dieser sich jedoch komisch und mit Victor kann sie so gut reden ...
Simone Elkeles versteht es wie kaum eine andere Autorin, mich zu fesseln. Sie schreibt einen Pageturner nach dem anderen und einmal begonnen, kann ich ihre Bücher kaum noch aus der Hand legen.
Gut gefallen hat mir, dass man in "Herz verloren" alte Bekannte aus anderen Büchern trifft.
Auch wenn das meiste der Geschichte vorhersehbar ist, nimmt sie doch die eine oder andere überraschende Wendung. Und so ist "Herz verloren" einfach 1A Lesefutter, das man zwischendurch verschlingen kann, ohne gross nachdenken zu müssen.
Obwohl ich das Buch regelrecht inhaliert habe, ist es für mich Lesefutter und nicht mehr. Simone Elkeles hat ein Rezept entdeckt und 'kocht' nun eigentlich jedes ihrer Bücher danach - es werden einfach einige Zutaten ausgetauscht.
Zudem muss ich zugeben, dass mir eine Wendung zu extrem war.
Der Schreibstil von Simone Elkeles ist sehr angenehm und süffig zu lesen.
Durch die beiden Perspektiven kann man als Leser schön in die unterschiedlichen Welten der beiden Protagonisten eintauchen und lernt ihre Gefühle zu verstehen.
Fazit:
Auch "Herz verloren" hat Simone Elkeles nach ihrem alt bewährten Rezept gebacken und versüsst einem einige Lesestunden.
Auch in "Herz verloren" spielt die Autorin ihre alt bekannten Trümpfe aus: Latino-Football-Beau mit schwerer Familiensituation hegt Gefühle für eine verbotene Cheerleader-Schönheit aus besser situierten Familie. Schon nach wenigen Seiten wird man vom sich anbahnenden Highschool-Drama gepackt.
Elkeles Protagonisten sind meistens nach einem Schema aufgebaut, doch auch dieses Mal geht die Rechnung auf. Für einmal ist der männliche Part jedoch schon sehr lange in Monica verliebt. Doch sie ist die Freundin von Trey, Victors bestem Freund und somit ist sie für ihn tabu. Er hat es mit seinem Vater nicht leicht und so versteht man schnell, warum er sich eine harte Schale zugelegt hat.
Aber auch Monicas perfekte Fassade hat Risse. Sie hat ein grosses Geheimnis, sogar vor Trey, mit dem sie schon drei Jahre zusammen ist. Plötzlich benimmt dieser sich jedoch komisch und mit Victor kann sie so gut reden ...
Simone Elkeles versteht es wie kaum eine andere Autorin, mich zu fesseln. Sie schreibt einen Pageturner nach dem anderen und einmal begonnen, kann ich ihre Bücher kaum noch aus der Hand legen.
Gut gefallen hat mir, dass man in "Herz verloren" alte Bekannte aus anderen Büchern trifft.
Auch wenn das meiste der Geschichte vorhersehbar ist, nimmt sie doch die eine oder andere überraschende Wendung. Und so ist "Herz verloren" einfach 1A Lesefutter, das man zwischendurch verschlingen kann, ohne gross nachdenken zu müssen.
Obwohl ich das Buch regelrecht inhaliert habe, ist es für mich Lesefutter und nicht mehr. Simone Elkeles hat ein Rezept entdeckt und 'kocht' nun eigentlich jedes ihrer Bücher danach - es werden einfach einige Zutaten ausgetauscht.
Zudem muss ich zugeben, dass mir eine Wendung zu extrem war.
Der Schreibstil von Simone Elkeles ist sehr angenehm und süffig zu lesen.
Durch die beiden Perspektiven kann man als Leser schön in die unterschiedlichen Welten der beiden Protagonisten eintauchen und lernt ihre Gefühle zu verstehen.
Fazit:
Auch "Herz verloren" hat Simone Elkeles nach ihrem alt bewährten Rezept gebacken und versüsst einem einige Lesestunden.
November 8, 2015
German Review:
In "Herz verloren" von Simone Elkeles geht es um Monica, die eigentlich glücklich mit Trey zusammen ist. Dieser benimmt sich jedoch immer merkwürdiger. Um herauszufinden was mit ihm los ist, bittet sie Vic, Treys besten Freund, um Hilfe. Während sie dies jedoch versuchen, kommen sie sich immer näher & die Funken fangen an zu sprühen. Aber als etwas tragisches geschieht, gerät die Welt der Beiden ins schwanken.
Der Schreibstil ist wie immer bei Simone Elkeles sehr angenehm & schnell lesbar. Die Geschichte wird abwechselnd aus Monicas & Vics Sicht erzählt.
Die Charaktere haben ihre Besonderheiten & auch durchaus Tiefgang. Zumindest die Protagonisten. Die Nebencharaktere sind eher leicht charakteresiert. Aber alle erscheinen auf eine Weise sympathisch & nachvollziehbar. Es ist schön, Charaktere aus anderen Reihen der Autorin hier wieder zu treffen.
Der Plot kam mir bekannt vor. Es scheint viel aus anderen ihrer Geschichten recyclet zu sein. Aber bei Liebesgeschichten erwarte ich auch eigentlich nichts innovatives. Diese Geschichten sind sich allgemein sehr oft ähnlich. Es hatte trotzdem seinen eigenen Touch. Als es ernster & tragischer wurde, hat es sich auch sehr verändert. Es war nett zu lesen.
Es gab eine erotische Szene, die schön beschrieben war. Darauf sollte man sich gefasst machen.
Fazit: Das Buch bietet nichts neues oder innovatives. Aber es ist ein schöner Happen für zwischendurch mit etwas Tiefgang.
In "Herz verloren" von Simone Elkeles geht es um Monica, die eigentlich glücklich mit Trey zusammen ist. Dieser benimmt sich jedoch immer merkwürdiger. Um herauszufinden was mit ihm los ist, bittet sie Vic, Treys besten Freund, um Hilfe. Während sie dies jedoch versuchen, kommen sie sich immer näher & die Funken fangen an zu sprühen. Aber als etwas tragisches geschieht, gerät die Welt der Beiden ins schwanken.
Der Schreibstil ist wie immer bei Simone Elkeles sehr angenehm & schnell lesbar. Die Geschichte wird abwechselnd aus Monicas & Vics Sicht erzählt.
Die Charaktere haben ihre Besonderheiten & auch durchaus Tiefgang. Zumindest die Protagonisten. Die Nebencharaktere sind eher leicht charakteresiert. Aber alle erscheinen auf eine Weise sympathisch & nachvollziehbar. Es ist schön, Charaktere aus anderen Reihen der Autorin hier wieder zu treffen.
Der Plot kam mir bekannt vor. Es scheint viel aus anderen ihrer Geschichten recyclet zu sein. Aber bei Liebesgeschichten erwarte ich auch eigentlich nichts innovatives. Diese Geschichten sind sich allgemein sehr oft ähnlich. Es hatte trotzdem seinen eigenen Touch. Als es ernster & tragischer wurde, hat es sich auch sehr verändert. Es war nett zu lesen.
Es gab eine erotische Szene, die schön beschrieben war. Darauf sollte man sich gefasst machen.
Fazit: Das Buch bietet nichts neues oder innovatives. Aber es ist ein schöner Happen für zwischendurch mit etwas Tiefgang.
March 17, 2016
I adore Ms. Elkeles's books. They are stories about struggles that young adults go through in high school. In book 2 of this series, we are back to the gang we met in Better than Perfect. Victor Salazar and his best friend Tray do everything together. Even love the same girl, not that Tray knows that. Nor does Monika. Victor has spent his life put down by his controlling father, told over and over that he is worthless and is stupid. After years of hearing this, he almost believes it all. Everything in his life is crap except when he spends his time with Tray and his friends. Monika has a secret that affects her personal life, she has told no one. She is suspicious of Tray when he starts to act strange, and when she finds out what is going on, she promises to keep his secret. That affects the story and the characters. I am sure that there will be another one coming up. I can't wait.
November 10, 2015
liked the book. but loved the first one more.
October 18, 2015
Review coming soon!
June 6, 2020
Another quick listen! This was more of a cutesy-ish young adult romance than this author's normal stuff. There was still quite a bit of drama, I just usually expect more violence-ish type stuff (if that makes sense). Monika and Vic drove me crazy at points. I wanted to slap them and yell "just spit it out". Of course it all played out well in the end, but still. Plus an old character pops up (even just for a little scene) :-) This is one of the YA authors that I try to read all of her works and recommend other YA readers to do that same!
December 7, 2016
E a primeira leitura de Dezembro foi um throwback maravilhoso. Não só por ser um reencontro com Simone Elkeles (e sério mesmo, eu havia me esquecido como eu DEVORO os livros dela) como também foi a primeira vez que de fato eu consegui realizar uma buddy read com alguém... Em um ano inteiro. Yeap.
Mas falando especificamente do livro, "A Garota Dele" era tudo o que eu precisava no momento. Desde que terminei O Pacifista, poucas leituras conseguiram me prender e de fato me satisfazer. É só dar uma olhada no meu Wrap Up de Novembro. E este livro meio que foi um lembrete mais do que necessário para o leitor que eu estava me esquecendo que eu era. E isto foi maravilhoso.
Além deste grande bônus, neste livro temos um incrível Crossover com Química Perfeita. Eu já suspeitava da ligação das duas séries desde o primeiro livro, mas de fato reencontrar alguns dos personagens "perdidos" nesta história - sem em momento algum ofuscar os seus protagonistas e o foco da sua narrativa - trouxe não só um sentimento de nostalgia mas de contentamento também.
Entretanto, não aprovei todas as decisões tomadas pela Simone no decorrer do livro em questão de trama. Um acontecimento importante faz uma necessária ruptura é feita na metade da história e isto acaba levando a autora a escolher dois caminhos, e os dois caminhos tinham questões importantes a serem discutidas. Mesmo assim, eu tive uma leve impressão que ela escolheu o mais fácil, sabe? Isto fez com que alguns assuntos morressem na história cedo demais, e achei de verdade que o livro poderia ter terminado com todos os pingos nos is - principalmente pelos próprios personagens. Sem falar no final, que renderia fácil mais 2 capítulos.
Mesmo assim, repito o que disse antes: foi maravilhoso reencontrar Simone Elkeles. E torço de verdade que ela já esteja recuperada e que o próximo volume de Amor em Jogo não demore tanto quanto A Garota Dele. Vamos torcer.
Mas falando especificamente do livro, "A Garota Dele" era tudo o que eu precisava no momento. Desde que terminei O Pacifista, poucas leituras conseguiram me prender e de fato me satisfazer. É só dar uma olhada no meu Wrap Up de Novembro. E este livro meio que foi um lembrete mais do que necessário para o leitor que eu estava me esquecendo que eu era. E isto foi maravilhoso.
Além deste grande bônus, neste livro temos um incrível Crossover com Química Perfeita. Eu já suspeitava da ligação das duas séries desde o primeiro livro, mas de fato reencontrar alguns dos personagens "perdidos" nesta história - sem em momento algum ofuscar os seus protagonistas e o foco da sua narrativa - trouxe não só um sentimento de nostalgia mas de contentamento também.
Entretanto, não aprovei todas as decisões tomadas pela Simone no decorrer do livro em questão de trama. Um acontecimento importante faz uma necessária ruptura é feita na metade da história e isto acaba levando a autora a escolher dois caminhos, e os dois caminhos tinham questões importantes a serem discutidas. Mesmo assim, eu tive uma leve impressão que ela escolheu o mais fácil, sabe? Isto fez com que alguns assuntos morressem na história cedo demais, e achei de verdade que o livro poderia ter terminado com todos os pingos nos is - principalmente pelos próprios personagens. Sem falar no final, que renderia fácil mais 2 capítulos.
Mesmo assim, repito o que disse antes: foi maravilhoso reencontrar Simone Elkeles. E torço de verdade que ela já esteja recuperada e que o próximo volume de Amor em Jogo não demore tanto quanto A Garota Dele. Vamos torcer.
November 9, 2015
Ahhh ce second tome, on peut dire que je l’ai attendu avec impatience� et longggtempssss. Pratiquement deux ans. Ce fut si long que j’ai même cru un instant qu’il n’arriverait jamais et que Simone Elkeles ne nous l’écrirait jamais. Mais ça y est, il est enfin là, seulement un mois après sa publication en version originale (d’ailleurs mille mercis aux éditions De La Martinière Jeunesse pour la rapidité de la traduction !). Vous vous en doutez bien, une fois entre les mains, il n’a pas patienté bien longtemps dans ma PAL (Pile à lire). Je peux même dire que je l’ai dévoré d’une traite et que je n’ai pas été déçue même s’il n’atteint pas l’excellence des frères Fuentes (mais bon, eux, ils sont hors-jeu). [...]
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November 13, 2015
Sitôt commencé, sitôt dévoré. Heureusement que je l'ai terminé avant la fin de la nuit, sinon c'était la nuit blanche assurée LOL
Malgré le résumé, et malgré le début du roman (parce que oui, l'héroïne a bien un petit ami qui est le meilleur ami du héros), je n'ai jamais ressenti qu'il y avait un triangle amoureux. Et j'ai adoré l'ensemble de l'histoire. Elle était tendre, drôle par moments, triste, émouvante. Et j'ai aimé que les décisions les plus importantes (selon moi) soient prises au bon moment. Bref, une vraie réussite. A lire.
Malgré le résumé, et malgré le début du roman (parce que oui, l'héroïne a bien un petit ami qui est le meilleur ami du héros), je n'ai jamais ressenti qu'il y avait un triangle amoureux. Et j'ai adoré l'ensemble de l'histoire. Elle était tendre, drôle par moments, triste, émouvante. Et j'ai aimé que les décisions les plus importantes (selon moi) soient prises au bon moment. Bref, une vraie réussite. A lire.
September 30, 2015
I seriously loved this authors' other series "Perfect Chemistry".. so why don't i love this series?! Gaaah.. the characters are so damn irritating!
I swear all i kept saying was..
GET OVER IT.
Isa was the only saving grace in this whole entire goddamn book! I hope she gets her own story...
I swear all i kept saying was..
GET OVER IT.
Isa was the only saving grace in this whole entire goddamn book! I hope she gets her own story...
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