Through To You by Lauren Barnholdt

Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date:July 8th 2014
Pages: 256
Source: Publisher
Age Range: Young Adult

It starts with a scribbled note in class: I like your sparkle. Harper had casually threaded a piece of blue and silver tinsel through her ponytail in honor of school spirit day. And that carefree, corny gesture is what grabs Penn Mattingly’s eye. Penn—resident heartbreaker of the senior class. Reliably unreliable. Trouble with a capital “T.” And okay, smolderingly sexy.

Harper’s surprised by Penn’s attention—and so is Penn. The last thing he needs is a girlfriend. Or even a friend-with-benefits. The note is not supposed to lead to anything.Oh, but it does. They hang out. They have fun. They talk. They make out. And after a while, it seems like they just click. But Penn and Harper have very different ideas about what relationships look like, in no small part because of their very different family backgrounds. Of course they could talk about these differences—if Penn knew how to talk about feelings.

Harper and Penn understand their attraction is illogical, yet something keeps pulling them together. It’s like a crazy roller coaster—exhilarating, terrifying, and amazing all at once. And neither knows how to stop the ride…

I am still not quite sure what to think of this book. Somehow the story and the characters where a little flat and one dimensional. It felt like just another girl -dates- bad boy story for me. It was a  simple plot that followed both Harper and Penn's relationship. They make mistakes, act dumb to each other and haven't ever really dated before so they're forced to learn the ropes of the dating world together. I would have loved to have seen some more character depth for both obut i guess for a fluffy summer read it fit the bill.

I was hoping to like this story which I was very drawn to by the cover when I requested it, but it left me with a feeling of ''that''s it?''