Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Review: The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols

The Ex Games by Jennifer Echols

Brace yourself for the battle of the exes....Hayden and Nick used to be a hot item, but their brief affair ended with a highly publicized breakup. Now the two are "just friends," excluding the occasional flirtation.When Hayden wins the girls' division of a local snowboarding competition, Nick is unimpressed, claiming that Hayden wouldn't have a chance against a guy. Hayden calls Nick's bluff and challenges him to a head-to-head boarding contest. Their mutual friends quickly take sides, the girls on Hayden's and the boys on Nick's, making for an all-out battle of the sexes. This friendly competition is bound to get heated -- and they might end up igniting some old flames.



Review:

The Ex Games was my first Simon Romantic Comedy, but I definitely plan on reading more. It was a fun, light read, but there were was seriousness as well. Surprisingly the few books I’ve read about exes I’ve really enjoyed- Two Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt was another great one. Most books involve a girl trying to get the guy not about exes. This wasn’t the only thing I liked about The Ex Games, I learned a lot about “boarding” as well. Snowboarding is something I’ve never done, so it was really cool to read a book that pretty much revolved around it. The whole plot was building up to the big competition between Hayden and Nick, the exes, to see who was the better boarder. I really liked the great build- up to the competition and the fact that I was really excited to find out who won as well. I was expecting The Ex Games to be a light, summery (well I guess wintery) read, but was pleasantly surprised that it had so much depth and an overall great plot. I’ve already bought a few more RoComs to get started on soon!

The cover of The Ex Games was really cute as well. I don’t usually care for cartoon covers, but the RoCom ones really fit. The pair on the cover look just like how I would picture Hayden and Nick. Also, Hayden was a down to Earth person. She was just a normal high school girl, but with a horrible accident haunting her past. The accident impacted her boarding and it was inspiring to read how Hayden worked on overcoming her fear of heights caused by the accident. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone, and as I said before am looking forward to reading more RoComs and Jennifer Echols’ books.

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars

September 8, 2009/Simon Pulse/303 Pages/Young Adult

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Other books by this author: Going Too Far 

16 comments:

  1. That's awesome. Isn't it so great when something you thought would be really light has a little more depth to it? :) Great review.

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  2. Awesome review Kels! I'm reading the Ex-Games soon!

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  3. I've read a couple Simon Pulse romantic comedies, and they are good. I'll have to read this one now : )

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  4. Great review!
    I got an award for you: :)

    http://jadorehappyendings.blogspot.com/2009/09/award_5159.html

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  5. Great review Kelsey! I look forward to reading it :)

    -Eleni

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  6. this books sounds super funny, I don't like cartoon covers either but it looks cute :D

    I really want 2 read Going 2 Far!

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  7. sounds good i have read some romantic comedies but mostly from harper teen so im looking foward to this one

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  8. Sounds great! Hopefully I can get around to reading this one! Nice review! :)

    -Arielle

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  9. Ooh! this sounds GOOD!!!
    Great Review!

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  10. Great review! This book's on my wishlist, it seems like a great anf funny read!

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  11. Great interview. Now I want to read this book even more!

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  12. Your review has helped encourage me to put this book on the "to buy" list for my high school's library. Thanks!

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  13. This sounds like such a fun book!!! I'd definitely read it if I got the chance!

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  14. Awesome review! I cannot wait to read it! :D

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  15. Very well-written review! Makes me want to read it!

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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  16. Sounds great! I have been wanting to try one of her books and your review definitely made me want to read this one even more.

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