The Boy From The Woods Review – Jen Minkman
Book Info-
Title- The Boy in the Woods
By- Jen Minkman
Publication Date- December 1, 2013
Blurb-
Julia fell down on her knees next to his lifeless body, her heart filling with dread as she
noticed the left side of his face was covered in blood. He had fallen off the motorbike,
hitting his temple on a sharp-edged rock. His head injury looked really, really bad.
“Michael?” she whispered softly, putting a trembling hand on his forehead. “Can you
hear me?”
Julia has been in love with Michael for years. He’s the hottest guy in school, and she
can’t believe her luck when they finally hit it off during Senior Prom. Her dream doesn’t
last, though: after a few dates, he callously dumps her out of the blue. Summer vacation starts with Julia feeling heart-broken and miserable.
But then she rescues Michael in the woods when he has a motorcycle accident in a
heavy thunderstorm. From that point onward, her life is turned upside down. Michael
has changed completely after the blow to the head that nearly killed him… and he wants
her back. But why is he so different? And will she be able to trust him this time around?
Can the boy who broke your heart ever win it back again..?
Review
Julia has been in love with Michael for the last two years. Upon graduation, Michael begins to show interest in Julia. After their graduation party, he takes her back to his place for a private “after party”. With a promise to see her soon, Julia leaves thinking her dreams have come true. But a week or so later, she hasn’t heard so much as a “kiss my foot” from Michael. When she runs into him a few weeks later, he informs her that he was out of town and he has no intention of staying in town during summer break. What’s more, the reason he slept with her (and subsequently took her virginity) was because he knew how she felt and he thought it would make her happy. Can we say “douchecanoe”?
A few days later, Michael is in a motorbike accident, hits his head and has amnesia, but then it goes away. And suddenly, he’s all apologetic and wants to see Julia. After his near death experience, I guess it’s only natural.
The concept is an interesting one, and you will find yourself asking, “Would I forgive the idiot who took my virginity because he ‘thought it would make me happy’?” Read The Boy from the Woods for yourself and see if Michael makes the efforts needed to be forgiven.
Links-
Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18665617-the-boy-from-the-woods?from_search=true
Kindle- http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Woods-Jen-Minkman-ebook/dp/B00GYEWV4Y
Nook- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-boy-from-the-woods-jen-minkman/1117525190
iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id738581194
Kobo- http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-boy-from-the-woods
Book Trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwTaLE0V3UI
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Soundtrack to the Book- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1Y2NxNRAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7XipXNwdUs & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnqviSljxLY
About the Author-
Jen Minkman (1978) was born in Holland, in the town of Alphen aan den Rijn. When she was 19, she moved between The Hague, Salzburg (Austria), Brussels (Belgium) and Cambridge (UK) to complete her studies in intercultural communication. She is currently a teacher of English, career counsellor and teenage coach at a secondary school in Voorburg, Holland. She tries to read at least 100 books a year (and write a few, too!). She is a published author in her own country, and translates her own books from Dutch into English for self-publication.
In her spare time, she plays the piano, the guitar and the violin. For every novel she writes, she creates a soundtrack.
‘I have always been drawn to writing. My first book was a sci-fi novel at the age of eight, which I painstakingly typed out on my dad’s typewriter and illustrated myself. Nowadays, I stick to poetry, paranormal romance, chicklit and/or fantasy. In my home country, I am the first-ever published writer of paranormal romance, and I will gradually make my books also available in English (seeing I have to re-write and translate the books myself, this will take some time!).
Links-
Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5808037.Jen_Minkman
Website-http://www.nwelsaturay.com/jenminkman/index.html
Twitter- https://twitter.com/JenMinkman
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