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Blog Tour: Surviving the Rachel by Aven Ellis Review

EXCERPT- Surviving the Rachel

 

Now it’s just me and Jack.

“Firefly,” he says, breaking the silence.

“What?” I laugh.

“Right there, hold on a second,” Jack says, pointing near the pond. “There!”

And I see it. A firefly lights up the darkness for a brief second, a flash of yellow in the dark sky.

“I condemned many fireflies to a sad death in a Cool Whip container in my childhood,” I admit, laughing.

“Did you poke holes on the top?” he teases.

“Of course! I didn’t try to suffocate them on purpose.”
“Murderer.”

“I was not,” I giggle.

“Challenge for you,” Jack says. “Can you still catch one?”

“Absolutely I can.”

“Prove it.”

“Oh, okay, you’re on. First one to catch five wins,” I say, throwing down my own challenge.

“I’ve so got this,” he declares.

So we both get up and begin catching fireflies. We’re laughing and teasing each other and before I know it, I have bested Jack.

“That’s five,” I declare happily, snatching the fifth firefly. I open up my palm to reveal it to him, and then I release it to the night sky.

And in a way, I feel released, too. I’m releasing the negativity about the job search, and I’m starting new tomorrow with Jack’s help. I gaze at his profile, and I know this German-speaking boy next door has something—if not everything-to do with this newfound feeling I have.

He turns and catches me looking at him. We don’t say anything for a moment, and another firefly flashes light between us.

“I guess I should be heading home,” he says softly.

“Okay.”

“So I’ll see you tomorrow for sushi?”

“Yes,” I say, smiling back at him. “And I’ll send you my resume right now.”

Jack nods. “Okay then. I’ll see you tomorrow. And thank you for tonight.”

“I should be thanking you,” I say softly.

He turns and begins walking across the grass. I cross my arms over my chest, his sweatshirt still keeping me warm. Jack suddenly stops and turns to me.

“’Hochzeit mit Hindernissen,’” Jack says.

I begin laughing. “What?”

“The German title for ‘The One with Monica and Chandler’s Wedding,’” Jack says, grinning at me. “That’s one of my favorite Friends episodes.”

Another firefly lights up in front of me as I watch him walk away. And then I realize that’s what Jack is to me.

He’s like a firefly who has lit up the darkness.

And I find myself drawn to his light.

 

Review:

This story is so romantic and cute. Bree is a character that readers can easily connect with. Bree ends up getting this haircut that they call 'The Rachel,' referring to the "Friends" tv show. Bree thought her hair was ruined. She tries to make the best of it because it will eventually grow back and be fied. Since Bree is so down to earth and just wants her life to get back to normal she makes it a goal to survive this bad haircut. I feel like being another woman that there has been many times that I have had terrible haircuts and al I tried to focus on it is getting passed the haircut so that it could be fixed one day.

Jack is the boy next door and he and Bree hit it off right away. Jack tries to focus his time on helping Rachel find a job and becoming more close to her. He wants to be there for her and do the best that he can. I think Jack is so sweet especially with how much time he dedicated to Bree.

I think Jack and Bree worked otu perfectly together. This story is so sweet. The characters were great. I thought that Ellis did a great job with writing characters that are so easy to relate too. This story draws you in right away because the characters are so fabulous.

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