Review: Stealing Parker

Stealing Parker
by Miranda Kenneally
Release: October 1, 2012

Summary: Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She's on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she's made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mother's scandal rocks their small town and suddenly no one will talk to her.

Now Parker wants a new life.

So she quits softball. Drops twenty pounds. And she figures why kiss one guy when she can kiss three. Or four. Why limit herself to high school boys when the majorly cute new baseball coach seems especially flirty?

But how far is too far before she loses herself completely?

My Review:

What I loved: Miranda Kenneally has a way with words that ultimately suck you into the story. I picked up Stealing Parker and read the entire book in one sitting, I just couldn't put it down. The relationships that Parker has seem real, regardless if you agree with them or not. Parker has flaws, doubts, and insecurities and all of those make her a well-rounded character. I didn't always agree with the choices she made but I appreciated her self-reflection and ultimately the end result.

I also enjoyed how this book went right along with Catching Jordan. I liked that the characters were interwoven as it gave some familiarity to the story.

Overall, another hit for Miranda Kenneally. I can't wait to see what happens next!