Juniper Limits

The Juniper Series, Volume 2

By: Lora Richardson

Narrated by: Emily Curtindale

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Celia has spent her life waiting for the next crisis. When the tension at home begins to ease, she wonders if she'll finally be able to relax. Her father has stopped drinking, her cousin Fay has moved back to Juniper, and it seems like Paul might really care about her. But trust is an uphill battle for Celia, fighting against doubt the whole way.

Paul has been drawn to Celia for as long as he can remember, and she is finally giving him a chance to show her how he feels. But when Celia can't stop worrying everything will fall apart, and when things in Paul's own life take a turn for the worse, can they learn to rely on each other?

Juniper Limits is the second book in The Juniper Series, a collection of contemporary YA romances that will make your heart race!

©2017 Lora Richardson (P)2020 Lora Richardson

Another great YA romance

I really enjoyed this audiobook! The story was realistic with the situations and how parents' choices affect their kids. I liked how Paul showed unconditional love and this story was a great example of how a girl deserves to be treated and loved. I’m glad Celia was able to break free of a bad relationship and eventually allowed herself to have a love she deserved. The Narrator, Emily Curtindale, did a fantastic job! She brought the characters to life and the story came alive. Five stars all the way!

a good sequel to the Juniper series

Juniper Limits presents the topics of domestic abuse, violence, and addiction in an honest yet thoughtful, through the lens of a couple of teenagers (let's keep in mind this is a YA). I had been intrigued by Cecilia's character from Fay's story, and thus knew what her family dealt with on a daily basis, but I was definitely looking forward to watching how her relationship with Paul would play out since we had seen the possible beginnings of it in The Edge of Juniper. Still, I was dragging my feet with starting this one since out of the two cousins, Cecilia was the one more sexually experienced, and I'm not into books for that kind of content. And thus, while her first make-out session in this book has her starting to go down that route, I'm very glad about how Paul dealt with that situation. Neither of them is perfect, but they're certainly perfect for each other, and I really enjoyed how they were able to help each other through each other situations throughout the book. I definitely enjoyed getting to know more of Abe's character as well, and am kinda looking forward to his story.

The narrator was good with both female and male voices, and I liked the ones for Paul, Abe, and Cecilia. Of course, with her being the same for the whole series, it was great catching up with past characters like Malcolm and Fay. Her performance was well done, and she really brought to life all the different emotions and teenage angst going on.

Overall, a good sequel to the Juniper series that definitely deals with some heavy issues in an honest way yet respectful way, coupled with a Sweet Romance YA story. ~ 4 stars

Content:
Sex: none on-screen, but it may or may not have been alluded to towards the end. There are passionate kisses and (at least one, tops two) making out scenes. In one of these, she grabs his hand and places it on her breast, thinking that's where he wants things to go/happen, but he stops her and they talk about it instead.
Violence: yes, since it deals with the topics of alcoholism and domestic abuse (father punches his son in the mouth, breaks some glass vases, etc). Also, a mother deals with addiction and there's a scene that shows her being high and the effects of it.
Language: yes, though I think less than the first one. Some sh*ts, d*mns.