Horror story of the month in only one sentence ... I voluntarily read a romance novel. Would someone please alert a paramedic?

Delia: I have no idea what's going on with Aiden. Never again will I kiss a boy first. Now he's being all weird and mysterious. I think I need to move on and find a new boy. Not that I need a male in my life to make it complete or anything. Maybe if I paint some more it'll help. Ugh! There's Zoe's brother, Jack. Why is he always such a jerk?

Jack: Ever since Dad and Grandpa died in the accident I've been the only male in the house. Sure, I go to Trevor's place a lot. Rocky is a great dog and he likes it when I sneak him bits of pepperoni off my pizza, even though Trevor's mother said not to. I like being at Trevor's place but it can't make up for Dad and Grandpa being gone. Sometimes I feel so alone. It doesn't help that my younger sister Zoe and Delia, her annoying best friend, are always giggling in the kitchen at home. Doesn't Delia have a home to go to?

Delia: I really should get a job. Mum and Dad don't have any money to spare and it's not fair to expect them to pay for my art supplies. It's interesting that Mum and Dad have always had money troubles and because a few things broke recently they're sort of having to budget to afford decent groceries yet I have my own truck. Hmm ... Anyway ... Guess what, Zoe? I just got a job as the new Pie Princess at Betty's Burgers. Isn't that so exciting? That's where Jack the Jerk works. Let's not tell him I got the job and surprise him. That'll be fun.

Jack: What? First she takes over my home and now I can't escape her at work either?

Delia: Ah, art class. Nothing beats it. What do you mean another class is joining ours because their teacher went on maternity leave early?!

Jack: What? Now I can't escape her during art class either?

Delia: I don't want to have to draw Jack's portrait. Hey! When did Jack get so cute?! No, wait. I can't think about him like that. He's like an older brother.

Jack: And now I have to draw her too ... Hey! When did Delia become pretty?! No, wait. I can't think about her like that. She's like a little sister.

Delia: I'm so confused.

Jack: I'm so confused.

I'm so confused. I'm way outside of my comfort zone here. I'm more of a horror girl and usually avoid romances like they're diseased. I'm much more comfy reading about people getting chopped to bits than getting kissed. That's why I can't believe I'm going to say this but I quite enjoyed this book. It would make a good holiday read, incorporating Thanksgiving and the lead up to Christmas. My main pet peeve, but this seems to be a fairly universal romance novel annoyance, is people trying to keep their relationship a secret and forgetting how to communicate.

Boomerang Boyfriend contains plenty of sweet and lovely bits. There's plenty of introspection and just enough tragedy and heartache in everyone's life (think death, grief and addiction) that ensures the romance isn't all consuming, until near the end when I wanted to throw my Kindle across the room.

I loved that Delia stumbled upon some of her quirkiness out of necessity but then made it her own when she discovered a passion, and I enjoyed her snarky side. But girl, seriously? You don't need to ask a boy's permission to go out with a friend on a Friday night. Grr! And playing little word games like you don't understand what he's saying so he'll kiss you? I may have just vomited in my mouth a little. Oh, and I'm so mad at her for [spoiler: ditching her friend date with Aiden when she knew how important it was to him after she'd already promised him she'd go].

OK, so maybe I'm more cranky with Delia than loving her but at least Chris Cannon made me care about her protagonists before I wanted to hit them over the head for annoying me. And Jack, jealous much? You and Delia only kissed for the first time, what, maybe four days ago and you've got your cranky pants on over her sitting with a boy at lunch she's sat with for, let me think, the entire book? Not cool, Jack the Jerk.

I was really liking both Delia and Jack, even when they first started kissing. Then they started questioning their relationship and their stupid started showing. Is there something in 'How to Write a Romance' that says your protagonists' brain cells must fall out of their ears each time they kiss? Moving on!

I adored Zoe and Jack's grandma and wanted to hang out with her. I wanted to pull up a chair in the kitchen and chat with Zoe while she baked, and of course be her quality control test dummy for all of the yummies that came out of the oven. I definitely wanted to go to Betty's Burgers for dinner, or maybe just dessert. Plus there are two adorable dogs in the story, Rocky and Buddy, who steal the limelight with their innate cuteness.

I can't believe I'm going to say this but I'm actually interested in reading more of Chris Cannon's Boyfriend Chronicles series. I just hope for my Kindle's sake that the main characters don't halve their IQ's once their relationship commences. Seriously, has anyone got a thermometer? Oh, yay! She also writes paranormal novels!

I received an ARC from NetGalley (thank you very much to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC's Teen Crush imprint for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.

Oh goodness! I absolutely adore the Boyfriend series. Such a wonderful addition. Chris Cannon is one of my top favorite authors. Her characters are always so much fun and run deep. So good!

Delia has been friends with Zoe since they were a kid! Delia practically shares everything with Zoe and since her parents are so busy with their work and working at an odd time, Delia has been spent her time more with Zoe's family and there is Zoe's brother, Jack. Jack, he is been kind of a jerk to Delia and his sister for something that they had made Jack mad.While Delia, she is this funky cool girl with pink hair.

I think the book has so much thing that I looking forward to reading. The sweet romance between Jack and Delia start slowly and both them trying to figure out whether is it the relationship that they really want to and how to tell Zoe if the relationship starts.

I love and enjoy the book. The only thing that I'm a bit sad is that the ending is a little bit too fast because you know, I want more. But overall, I love love the book and recommend to you, if you would like to read a YA fluffy romance.

Rating: 4.5 star

Whenever I need a light hearted romance I can count on YA to give me the best in that. In this is Delia and Jack but they will also fool you too. Once they begin their story ensuring you are in a front row seat you forget this is that getting involved with them to the extreme. This is also the time in their lives when things change and so do they with it also seeming like they are new and improved lol. This author also does a fabulous job of giving us raw emotions that will tear at us too. Along with the other characters that are in here it added a well rounded story to be consumed and captured by. It did not matter I had not read the others in this with this also be first time for this author.

Boomerang Boyfriend was definitely an enjoyable read though were some aspects that bothered me.

Delia and Jack have always been at the opposite ends of each other. Jack has always seen her as his sister’s annoying best friend and Delia too saw Jack the same way until she begins to work in the same place as Jack’s where she finally gets to see a whole different side of him. Both of them feel the chemistry between them but they are both afraid to take a step forward. Will they be ever able to have something real?

The plot of Boomerang Boyfriend, although enjoyable was too predictable. Delia and Zoe have been friends forever and she has been a part of that family for as long as Jack remembers. Delia has mostly seen the jerk version of Jack but when she starts working as the Pastry Princess where Jack works as well, they both begin to see each other in a different light. Their perspective towards each other change.

I liked Delia’s character but sometimes her attitude bothered me, especially towards Aiden. It felt like just because he wasn’t interested in her, she treated him poorly, even after knowing the truth. He truly trusted her and she did keep that trust but still, I was bothered by the fact how she simply blamed him and didn’t try to understand his situation. I dunno, it felt weird. Anyway, Jack was a really sweet guy but he really took his time in deciding what he wanted and kept running away! And his over-reaction towards Delia’s secret of Aiden’s showed how he didn’t trust her, it felt too much at times though I was glad when he managed to make up to her, I enjoyed the chemistry between those two. Though again, Zoe’s reaction was too much when she learned about their relationship. :-/ Anyway, I enjoyed how the everything was wrapped up at the end.

Overall, Boomerang Boyfriend was a good read. The plot was executed neatly and I liked the romance between Jack and Delia. The writing was smooth and easy to read and the pace was even throughout the book.

Recommend it?

Maybe.

I'm definitely not the target demographic for this book, but I enjoy YA. This felt pretty childish to me however. There wasn't a lot of depth or understanding. Why did she like Aiden? The only thing I got was proximity. Why aren't her parents home? Sure work, but plenty of people work and still see thier kids. And the big reveal at the end makes it all ok for Jake and that excuses his behavior? Just didn't work for me.

the theory of the boomerang boyfriend is pretty simple. he's the one who runs, but always comes back. delia has been jack's little sister's best friend forever. she's over at their house so often he finds himself running away. truth is, he's never really spent time with delia until she gets a job as the pie girl at the burger joint he works at.

suddenly delia is everywhere he is and there is nowhere to run. and for the first time ever they actually talk. and suddenly delia isn't his little sister's annoying best friend. and jack isn't sure what to do about that. if he's even ready to deal with that. delia is just as stunned to realize that her best friend's older brother isn't the jerk she always thought he was.

this change in perspective affects more than just them. zoe, jack's sister and delia's best friend, also figures into their romance. if anything goes wrong their relationships would all be affected. and at the same time, whatever is happening between them is something that shouldn't involve her. they can't live their lives worry about what zoe will think and feel. so it's an interesting dynamic for all of them.

because the truth is jack and delia are very different people. they handle things differently and this makes their relationship more volatile because they don't always understand where the other person is coming from. but as much running as jack does, he keeps coming back to delia. because there is something about her that calls to him.

boomerang boyfriend was a sweet young adult contemporary. the friendships and cast of characters are all well drawn, and i enjoyed reading this.

Best friend’s big brother is a trope I have always enjoyed. There’s just something about it that attracts me to a story. So when I read the synopsis for this book, I wanted so badly to read it and to love it.

Overall, this was such a light-hearted and cute read. I breezed through it. The characters were engaging and entertaining, and the plot, while light, was perfect for the genre. Delia and Jack were both 3-dimensional characters with enough differences and similarities to make their relationship plausible. Giving both of them flaws and strengths helped to make them real and visceral. The same with Zoe, and even Topher.

On the other hand, Grant and Aiden felt a little bit flat and one-dimensional. The ‘kisses that make the world fall away’ promised also seemed a little bit flat to me, though there were moments where I giggled out loud as I was reading. The use of Aiden’s secret as a plot point felt a little bit demeaning and insulting, what with the very real fear he was facing. It seemed to make light a very serious topic.

I am unsure if it was the copy I received, but the formatting of the novel appeared to be off. Sentences had no spaces between them, some quotation marks and punctuation was missing, and certain sentences were structured a little oddly. If this was a formatting issue because I was using Kindle on the iPad, then it is no problem. However, this did detract from my experience with the story as a whole.

Still, it was an entertaining read, and while it is not something I would possibly reread, it has sparked an interest in the author’s other works. And I will definitely be recommending it to friends whose tastes veer in this direction.

Loved this book! It's fun, sassy, and sweet. A great clean YA read that all ages can enjoy.

Delia is a fun loving free spirit that spends as much time at Jack's house with his sister as she does her own. With her parents work schedules they are hardly ever home so why not?? Now Jack has to put up with her at work too? It could all be too much, or......

A great read you don't want to miss. I highly recommend it.

Boomerang Boyfriend by Chris Cannon is a cute YA romance, but not one of my favorites. I did not dislike this book, but I just didn't feel the chemistry between the main characters, as I have in other Entangled Teen Crush books.
I found this book to be a quick read, and recommend it to people who enjoy YA romance books.

This review is based on the ARC provided by the author and/or the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I'm a huge fan of the sibling/friend of the BFF and this one sounded like a bit of fun fluff.

I liked Delia well enough. I liked her artistic side and that she was up to try anything and that she wanted to stand out. Zoe was a bit annoying and I still don't know how to feel about Jack.

Plot wise, it was a lot of push and pull and a lot of tell and not show. I wasn't a fan of Alden's secret being a plot point for the drama, especially considering how hard it is in real life. I especially didn't like how Jack was a huge d-bag to Delia in regards to that secret.

Overall, it was a quick read, but I didn't see any chemistry and the promise of banter was quite lacking. Honestly, the best part of the story was all of the dog parts.

**Huge thanks to Entangled Teen for providing the arc free of charge**

Cute, fun, romantic YA read. Good characters and enjoyable story line, including the secret that must be kept and the concern for attraction between friends.

I absolutely loved this book! I had been slightly iffy going into it since I wasn't fully prepared for the plot but I've been on a YA Contemporary kick for the past six months so I figured I'd give it a shot.
Delia was a spunky main character that I simply adored! I loved how she grew into accepting a potential relationship even though it meant potentially jeopardizing a secret. I also liked that she put thought into whether the relationship would be worth it in the end. I believe that it showed that both her and Jack really do care for each other. I just hope that that do make it last the long haul.

I'd love to get a story regarding Trevor finding love. I don't think I'd want to read one regarding Aiden due to me not liking his character. It was a jerk quite a bit towards the end and I'd just rathernot know if he found his dream guy...

I wasn't always sure on if Jack and Zoe were twins or not. I thought that he was older but there were times when he seemed less mature than he should have? I still enjoyed his character but I was just really confused. Maybe they're about the same age but he's just a tiny bit older?

How I feel about this book: unsure.

It's not that it was bad....it's just that it wasn't good either. It was unfortunately somewhere in between. The thing is, I walked into this book knowing exactly what it was: a light, fluffy, inconsequential, cheesy romance. So, I can't really say I'm disappointed. I just got exactly what I expected.

The writing is not great, the plot is not particularly well-built, but all in all, I don't really regret the experience. I think this is one to read if you want a less intense read. I had just read Queen of Shadows before this so it was quite nice to relax a bit after the stressful ride that is Queen of Shadows. The main character Delia was bearable, but she is neither refreshing nor particularly interesting. Supporting characters were okay. I've read better books on wattpad, to be honest.

I guess, with my low expectations, you'd expect me to be impressed. Unfortunately, no such luck here.

The #1 thing that pissed me off about this book was definitely the chapter endings. They were so abrupt and unconclusive. I like the end of a chapter to either:
1) tie things up
2) have a cliffhanger for the next chapter

This book had neither of these, which made the flow of the book really weird.

Please don't let my opinion discourage you from reading this book! Everyone has different preferences in reading, and I completely respect that!

Thanks for stopping by!
Yomna

Sadly this one missed the mark for me. I had a hard time understanding these characters.

First of all - yes Jack was a major jerk. Especially when it came to Delia telling him she wanted to keep Aidan's secret and that they weren't interested in each other romantically. I liked that Delia was strong and although she did not have the perfect family or house it was perfect for them. Her job at Betty's was unique and seemed to fit her. Zoe, Jack's sister and Delia's best friend, seems like she could have a book just for her and Grant. I'd also like to hear more about Trevor (and Rocky). Aidan, I had issues with him. Delia was doing her best to be a good friend and he just seemed really immature and at times mean to her. Jack was as well and that put me off him from the start. The way he treated her at the end regarding the secret was just awful. If he didn't trust her then he shouldn't have been with her. Seemed the only reason he went back to her was he figured out the secret. I would have liked to seen him go back before figuring it out. I received a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Most books from Entangled Teen (Crush) are cute reads and this was no exception. They're fun and easy to read.  A perfect choice for me to read between fantasies or more serious books.

Delia is a bit annoying at times, but I love that she's cool with standing out.  She has pink streaks in her hair and does weird things with make-up.  She's artsy and isn't really afraid to be herself.  I loved that about her.  Her family life isn't great, but she makes the best out of it.

Jack is kind of an ass.  But he did lose his dad and grandpa in an accident and only has girls left in his family.  He seemed a bit afraid to live life at times.  But he's a dog lover and that made him much better to me.  He's also close to his friend, Trevor, and that made him more likable.

I actually liked the other characters and would have loved to read more about them. Aiden could be a pain and was a bit boring, but I liked him more once we knew his secret.  

I was kind of pleasantly surprised to find that this book took place in Illinois.  Not only that, but Canton, IL.  My daughter moved to Pekin last year and I'm pretty sure her boyfriend's mom lives in Canton.  I've never been there, but it was cool to have that connection when reading.

I liked Jack and Delia together, but not as much as I hoped.  I do think they bring out good things in each other and I really liked the ending.  I especially loved the dog stories throughout the book.

Overall, this was a 3 1/2+ star book for me (rounded it up to 4 stars).  I received a copy of this book from Entangled Teen through Netgalley for review.

Boomerang Boyfriend is set to be released September 11, 2017.

(I have the review scheduled for my blog August 30th)

This book was absolutely adorable in every way. Who doesn’t at some point fantasize about your brother’s best friend? Sometimes the best things are right in front of you and you don’t even know it. Chris Cannon did a very good job of showing us this concept in Boomerang Boyfriend.

We meet Zoe and her best friend Delia. Delia is always at their house because her parents are always working, she’s always around her brother too, Jack. But they have a sister/brother vibe, that is until things change and they begin to see each other in a new light. Many girls throughout time have always fantasized about their best friend’s brother, especially if he was older and good looking. But to see these two awkwardly grown into that stage was adorable.

Jack seems like an average kind of guy, going with the flow of things although he is going through some things of his own. The book wasn’t very serious but I wouldn’t have minded if they touched upon some of those feelings a little more. I think it would have bought him out more and made him a stronger character. Jack was definitely a little aloof and well very high school boyish. There were times I wanted to smack him upside the head for being so dense about things, but again he is just a boy.

Delia wasn’t much better either though at times you wanted to knock some sense into her, although I think this is why I enjoyed the books. The characters truly seemed like their age, they didn’t pretend to be older, do more adult things everything was pretty innocent and adorable and simplistic. Yes they all had background issues with family or about family but they didn’t let it rule their lives. Even the secondary characters such as Aiden had something going for him. It’s hard keeping secrets for friends but even harder when it starts to disrupt relationships you are trying to grow.

Overall the book was good, I liked it. The characters were believable as high schoolers. The story was interesting and the read was very quick and fun. I wouldn’t mind finding out more about Jack’s best friend though, perhaps the next book in the series?

Thank you Entangled for the ARC of Boomerange Boyfriend.

I am a big fan of Christ Cannon. I have read everything by her, so I might be biased, but I also pride myself on being completely honest in my reviews and I am being 100% honest when I say this is a 5-star book YA Contemporary Romance. It was adorable!

When I first heard that Chris was writing about Delia (a character from her previous book) I had assumed it would be a story about her and Aiden (her love interested in the last book), but oh boy was I wrong. And very happy I was wrong too. I love the twist she threw in for us. And I totally fell in love with Delia and Jack as a couple.

I can't wait for Chris's next book in the Boyfriend Chronicles. I'm dying to hear Aiden's story!

I really thought I was going to enjoy this book. The synopsis sounded fun, I love the "girl falling for her best friend’s brother" trope. This sounded like one of the fluffy books I enjoy reading when I need to relax or get out of a reading slump, but it ended up not being very good.

First, the writing is too wordy, and most of the story was telling not showing. It also felt very rushed. The story kept jumping from scene to scene, which confused me because there was nothing indicating the scene ended, it just abruptly moved from one to the next. Everything felt very surface level in this book. I don’t know if Delia and Jack are a cute couple, I don’t know very much about them. 

I couldn’t even enjoy any of the characters, they are all one dimensional. Delia is described as this artsy, nonconformist girl, but the only thing “different” about her is that she has pink in her hair, sometimes wears different colored lipstick, and sometimes talks about art. Her best friend Zoe is only there to talk about boys with her, and add to the drama because Delia likes her brother. The characters also felt very juvenile at times. They’re supposed to be juniors and seniors in high school, but they were acting like middle schoolers.

I didn’t even like the main character. She was okay at first, but I immediately disliked her when she reacted to the news that the guy she was interested is gay. This guy, Aiden, tells her he's gay but can't come out because his parents will disown him, and she immediately feels bad for herself because she doesn't know who she's going to date instead...I'm not kidding, this actually happened.

The thing that pissed me off the most was that there was a gay character who was literally only there to push the plot forward. The only purpose he served was to make Jack jealous, and cause him and Delia to fight. He's supposed to be her friend, but she's still bitter that he doesn't like her, and doesn't talk to him until it's convenient for the plot. Don’t even get me started on the guy that thought it was hot that his cousin is a lesbian. Ugh.

This book is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone. I don’t know how the other books in the series are compared to this one, but I don’t think I’m interested in continuing.