So Much Closer

by Susane Colasanti

[Joni Reads]

Brooke is in love with Scott Abrams even though they have barely spoken to each other before. She believes with all her heart that they are Meant To Be. She finally works up the courage to tell him she loves with but before she can he drops a bombshell: He is moving to New York City.
What's a girl to do? Why, follow him of course.
This book could have gone two very different ways. Brooke could have been an extremely creepy girl who stalks Scott. Or she could have been an extremely headstrong girl who knows what she wants and it not afraid to go after it. Thankfully, in this book she is the latter. I loved how determined Brooke was to make Scott see her and be with her. I found myself wishing I had the courage to risk it all for the guy that I have been pining for.
Brooke's love of New York City was awesome. The way she described the city made me feel as though I was there with her. So often books are either about the super trendy parts of the city or the incredibly bad crime ridden parts of the city. This book focused on the normal every day sites of New York that life time residents would walk by daily and not notice. A magical city was made even more magical when seen through the eyes of the main character.
What I love about Susane Colasanti's books are that they are easy reads. I can pick up one of her books intending to read only one chapter and be half way through it before I know it. But they don't move so fast that you are left confused at the end, wondering what on earth you just read. Also, I was able to read this book while having a 2 year old running around crazy in the back ground, so it's not a book that requires your full attention, which is good for those out there who are super busy and still try to fit reading in their lives.
I can't wait to find out what is next for this author.