When It Happens

De: Susane Colasanti

Narrado por: Lauren Davis, Bryan Kennedy

Reminiscent of the movie Say Anything, a debut novel for all those searching for the one! From the author of the City Love trilogy.

Sara and Tobey couldn't be more different. She is focused on getting into her first-choice college; he wants to win Battle of the Bands. Sara's other goal is to find true love, so when Dave, a popular jock, asks her out, she's thrilled. But then there's Tobey. His amazing blue eyes and quirky wit always creep into her thoughts. It just so happens that one of Tobey's goals is also to make Sara fall in love with him. Told in alternating points of view, Sara and Tobey's real connection will have everyone rooting for them from the minute they meet!

©2008 Susane Colasanti (P)2019 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Realistic dialogue, multi-layered characters, musical references and issues that matter most to teens make this story happen. Like Sarah Dessen, Colasanti knows how teens operate." (Kirkus Reviews)

"It is a fully satisfying story that will please young adult readers looking for a little romance." (VOYA)

Loved It As A Preteen, Hated It As An Adult

Wow. As a preteen, I remember really enjoying this book somehow. Now, as an adult and hearing it again, it was awful. The boy NON STOP obsesses over s * x, it got old fast. The first boyfriend also supposedly was fixed on it, and it was a problem according to the Main Character Female, but when the Main Character Male does it, it's fine.

Somehow, the girl was even more intolerable. Had a very snobby, "I know everything," attitude, discourages the MCM of his dreams of music, tells him to flat out not bother even trying. She also states several times that if you don't go to college, your ONLY alternative is fast food work. Surprising, since according to her, she knows everything. So you would think she knew about highly profitable, NECESSARY careers that DON'T require a degree- such as construction, electrician, plumbing, pilot, software engineer, real estate, insurance, engineers- I can keep going.

Overall, horrible message for teenagers to be absorbing, two very unlikable characters and overall just terrible.