Emmy & Oliver - Robin Benway
Book Synopsis: Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart? Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life. She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach—go anywhere without her parents’ relentless worrying. But Emmy’s parents can’t seem to let her grow up—not since the day Oliver disappeared. Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart. He’d thought, all these years, that his dad was the good guy. He never knew that it was his father who kidnapped him and kept him on the run. Discovering it, and finding himself returned to his old hometown, all at once, has his heart racing and his thoughts swirling. Emmy and Oliver were going to be best friends forever, or maybe even more, before their futures were ripped apart. In Emmy’s soul, despite the space and time between them, their connection has never been severed. But is their story still written in the stars? Or are their hearts like the pieces of two different puzzles—impossible to fit together? Readers who love Sarah Dessen will tear through these pages with hearts in throats as Emmy and Oliver struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of Oliver’s father’s crime. Full of romance, coming-of-age emotion, and heartache, these two equally compelling characters create an unforgettable story.
This is the first novel that I've read by this author and I was pleasantly surprised by the time I finished reading this book.
Emmy and Oliver, the boy next door and the girl next door - friends forever, but is there a possibility of romance in store for them?
Quite obviously the answer is yes, but I won't give anything else away.
It was interesting, I just didn't understand why Emmy's parents were so strange and the fact that she kept a huge part of her life secret from pretty much the rest of the world was mind-boggling.
Otherwise, a truly great story, it's something that I would read again of my own free will.
Rating: ★★★★☆