Paradise x2 - Simone Elkeles

Leaving Paradise:
Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad—her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares—has been canceled.

After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers.

Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other. (beskrivning lånad från goodreads, cdon, bokus och adlibris)

Return to Paradise: 
Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything.

Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after Caleb broke her heart and disappeared. Somehow, she managed to move on. She's determined to make a new life for herself.

But then Caleb and Maggie are forced together on a summer trip. They try ignoring their passion for each other, but buried feelings resurface. Caleb must face the truth about the night of Maggie's accident, or the secret that destroyed their relationship will forever stand between them. (beskrivning lånad från goodreads, bokus, cdon och adlibris)

Mina första böcker med Simone Elkeles vars namn jag har jättesvårt för men som skriver bra böcker.

Jag gillar verkligen att det finns en komplexitet i historien och hos de här karaktärerna som Elkeles fångat/skapat på ett väldigt bra sätt. Det är inte bara straight-forward, bara en massa angst-känslor och ensidigt. Utan det känns som ganska levande karaktärer och jag gillar det.

Jag hade uppfattningen att många gillat Elkeles andra böcker dock förväntade jag mig inte att de skulle vara så här pass bra. Det är absolut inte en favoritbok men det är en bra bok. Läsvärd liksom!