"A fun fast-paced young adult novel full of romance"
Reviewed by Patti Loveday
Posted April 5, 2018
Young Adult
SAVING IT by Monica Murphy is a fun fast-paced young adult
novel full of romance and loads of drama. Their whole lives, Joshua and Eden have been best friends. They
spend every second they can together and know almost everything
there is to know about each other. After spending so much time
together, they can read each other's emotions. Always knowing
what the other one is thinking. People assume that all this
closeness means that they are a couple, but they are not. They
are constantly having to tell people that they are just
friends. What happens when even their closest of friends think
that there is more to the relationship then they are admitting?
Are they fooling themselves into thinking that friends are all
they will ever be? What happens when Joshua starts looking for a girlfriend? Well
he turns to his best friend, Eden. He needs her help to find
him a girlfriend so that he can lose his V-card before college.
When they start to search for the right girl things do not go
has planned. Eden is reluctant and does not want to help
Joshua. She feels like his plan makes her sound like his pimp.
So, Joshua must find a way to change her mind. As the drama of finding the right girl continues, somewhere
along the way Joshua realizes that the girl he loves has always
been right there with him. This is where the story takes a turn
with loads of drama and fun filled exchanges. They soon begin
to realize that they are more than friends. Now they must
decide if it is worth taking a chance on a relationship even
though they could possibly lose their best friend in the
process. Murphy has written a list of characters that are realistic and
lifelike. They face real problems that many teenagers face and
deal with them in the same way. Joshua and Eden are well
developed with backstories that mesh together making them the
ideal high school sweethearts. SAVING IT has a fun and
outstanding group of secondary characters that help in the
overall story making everything come together in this
remarkable read. I found this to be a cute romantic read that is full of drama
and laughs with an ending that is picture perfect. You will
fall in love with this funny, sweet, and addictive read from
page one. SAVING IT does not disappoint.
SUMMARY
Eden: Josh Evans and I have been best friends
forever. He knows all my secrets, and I know all of his. So
when he randomly asks me to help him lose his virginity, I
sort of flip out. That’s a question that sends your mind to
places you’ve seriously never considered before. Like, you
know. Having sex. With your best friend. Except Josh doesn’t
want to have sex with me—he wants me to help him find a
girl. A nice girl who’s funny and smart and cute. Except he
already knows a girl just like that... Josh: Eden Sumner is my best friend. So of course
she’d be the person to help me find my perfect match, so I
can drop my V card before I head off to college. Except the
more we search, the more I realize that maybe the right girl
has been by my side all along. I don’t need Eden’s help in
finding me a girl to love. I’m pretty sure I’m already in
love with Eden. But now she thinks I’m only after one
thing...with anyone but her. Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book is what
happens when American Pie meets Friends with Benefits. It
contains two best friends, plenty of angst, and lots and
lots of sex talk. Reading this might have you looking at
your best friend in a different light!
ExcerptJosh pulls the dressing room curtain back and walks out,
holding his arms out at his sides. He’s wearing a black
button down shirt and the dark khaki pants and um…He looks. So. Hot. “I’m totally overdressed.” “No, you look…” I shake my head, at a loss for words. Which
is stupid. It’s just Josh. It’s. Just. Josh. “I look what? Bad?” He’s frowning, staring down at his
chest, running his fingers over the shirt buttons. “You definitely don’t look bad.” My voice is firm. My
thoughts are going haywire. I think about the pact we made,
how crazy I thought he was for bringing it up. But hey. Maybe there’s something to this “let’s lose our
virginity to each other” deal. Nah. That’s crazy talk. He lifts his head, his gaze meeting mine. “So I look…good?” “You look great.” Understatement. He looks hot like fire.
But I can’t tell him that. “You need a haircut.” I say this
to break the tension, because there is so much freaking
tension right now. Am I the only one who’s experiencing it?
Or does he feel it, too? “Yeah. I know I do.” He runs a hand through his hair,
messing it up so it’s a riotous mass on top of his head. My
gaze lingers, and I’m tempted to run my fingers through his
thick hair and straighten it out. Oh. My. God. Stop thinking like this! “Go try on something else,” I tell him, waving my hands and
shooing him away. He needs to go. Get behind that curtain
and hide for a few minutes so I can gather my thoughts. “Try
on one of the flannel shirts and the jeans.” “Okay.” He sends me a questioning look before he slips back
into the dressing room. I breathe out a sigh of relief, my shoulders slumping. What
just happened? I don’t like feeling this way toward Josh.
Thinking he’s hot, being attracted to him. It makes
me…uncomfortable? Well, it should make me uncomfortable. “Your boyfriend is cute.” Glancing over my shoulder, I watch the sales associate who
greeted us when we first walked into the store approach.
She’s super cute with a bohemian vibe. Long wavy golden hair
almost to her butt, a black choker around her neck, she’s
wearing a flower print, flowing dress that swirls around her
ankles when she walks. “He’s not my boyfriend,” I tell her. Her eyebrows go up. “You could’ve fooled me.” I’m scowling. “What do you mean?” “You two looked totally into each other.” “Yeah.” I laugh, but it feels forced. “No. We’re just friends.” “Uh huh.” The knowing smile she sends my way tells me she
doesn’t believe a word I’m saying. Whatever. “Let me know if
you need any new sizes or whatever, okay?”
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