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    Laguna Cove: A Novel

    By Alyson Noël

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    In Alyson Noël's Laguna Cove, moving to sunny Southern Cal feels like punishment to 17-year-old Anne. The hippie-ish school is different from her old one on the East Coast, and the social scene is all about hanging out at the beach and surfing. And then there's Ellie: beautiful, competitive queen of the social scene who takes an instant disliking to Anne. So when Chris--one of Ellie's oldest friends and, oh yeah, the most gorgeous guy in school--reaches out to Anne and offers to teach her how to surf, sparks fly...in more ways than one ...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJul 25, 2006
    ISBN9781429907392
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    Laguna Cove: A Novel
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    Alyson Noël

    Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning and critically acclaimed novels for readers of all ages. With over 8 million copies in print, her books have been translated into thirty-six languages, sold in over 200 countries, and have topped the New York Times, USA TODAY, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists, as well as several international bestsellers lists. Alyson is best known for The Immortals series, The Riley Bloom series, and Saving Zoë, which was adapted into a movie now available on Netflix. Born and raised in Orange County, California, she’s lived in both Mykonos and Manhattan and is now settled in Southern California. Learn more at AlysonNoel.com.

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    • 1/5
      Wow. Talk about lame books! I generally don't read YA books, mainly because there are so many other, better books to read and as a middle-ager--time is running out for me to read them, but when I saw this title "Laguna Cove" in the free bin and read the description, curiosity got the better of me. A word of explanation. I grew up in Laguna Beach, went to elementary school, junior high and, yep, graduated from Laguna Beach High. Granted, this was a couple of decades ago, back when Laguna was a sleepy little beach town, boring as all hell, except when summer came with its art festivals, Pageant of the Masters, and tourists. I couldn't wait to leave. By the time I was in college, Laguna had started getting a ritzy reputation. My parents still live in the same modest little house I grew up in, but boy has the town changed. Nothing but boutique stores and way over rated restaurants. In the 90s a reality tv show was made featuring kids from Laguna Beach High. I watched it to see how it measured up with my time in high school. Well, first off, all the 'kids' were from very, VERY well-off families. They drove huge brand-new SUVs, they ate in fancy restaurants, they threw a party at a hotel that cost around $700 a night. I had to laugh. When I was in high school, there were rich kids of course--kids who lived in gated communities such as Emerald Bay or Monarch bay on the North and South ends of Laguna, but they never flaunted their (family's) money the way the kids in this show did. Of course I know that "reality" tv is all bs, and all that, but it was hard to see anything redeeming about the lifestyle or people. The show, though, is the image of Laguna Beach, that the book "Laguna Cove" uses as its setting. What can I say about the book. The story is about a girl from NYC, whose parents are divorcing and she is moving to Laguna Beach to stay with her movie producer dad. She lives in a make-believe part of town in South Laguna called "Laguna Cove" and meets up with a group of surfers, both male and female. Jealousies abound. All the characters are flat and unconvincing. Everyone surfs, everyone's house is steps from the sand, they all do excellently in school, but they never study or even open a book. The plot, if you can call it that, is basically who will end up with whom. And frankly, who cares?! There is no "feel" for the town at all, or the high school surf culture. It ends rather abruptly with the new girl entering a local surf contest and finding out her mom is getting married because she is knocked up. The other characters' story lines, such as they are, are just left hanging. What a total waste of time and paper. Ick.
    • 4/5
      I liked this book, really I did. But I also feel like there were a lot of loose ends. I know many authors leave things open at the end for several reasons, but this was slightly more unfinished than I personally like books to be. Besides that the story's point of view constantly switches leaving me feeling a little lost and like I'm not getting the full story. If these sort of things don't bother you then I really do recommend it. The writing in general was clear and flowing with a brilliant plot that keeps you guessing at whatever will come next.