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A good read!

I just finished reading a realistic fiction book called  This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills  (YA FIC Mills). I thoroughly enjoyed it- here's my review!


Summary: Sloane isn't expecting to fall in with a group of friends when she moves from New York to Florida—especially not a group of friends so intense, so in love, so all-consuming. Yet that's exactly what happens. Sloane becomes closest to Vera, a social-media star who lights up any room, and Gabe, Vera's twin brother and the most serious person Sloane's ever met. When a beloved painting by the twins' late mother goes missing, Sloane takes on the responsibility of tracking it down, a journey that takes her across state lines—and ever deeper into the twins' lives.

Elena’s Review:
Sloane is sarcastic and hilarious which made me immediately like her a lot. We meet her, along with Vera and Gabe, while they are attending a house party. Somehow Sloane ends up stepping in to help Gabe when he is getting bullied. Of course, Gabe is not so thrilled.

Sloane's family just moved from New York to Florida, so she still hasn’t allowed herself to get comfortable in her surroundings besides at home. I loved the importance of family throughout this book. Her relationship with her father was one of my favorites of the book, especially when it came to their sarcastic banter.

Sloane finds herself slowly becoming friends with the twins and a few other people. Vera is one of the twins and she is the complete opposite of Sloane. Vera is confident and isn’t afraid to show how much she cares for the people in her life. There’s also Remy, Frank, and Aubrey who are all very interesting characters. Frank is a hoot!

Then there’s Gabe.  Gabe is more hesitant when it comes to befriending Sloane, which makes all of their encounters awkward and adorable in the beginning.Their relationship is developed in a natural way fitting to both of these characters.

I recommend this book if you are looking for a good “making friends”/friendship story. All the characters are real, funny, sympathetic and honest.

Rating:4/5

~Elena

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