He’s after the ultimate rush. Can an unexpected relationship with a girl he’s never seen stop this adrenaline junkie before he takes things too far?Jace is a restless soul, seeking to fill the jagged wound inside of him by doing one reckless thing after another—extreme sports, drunken parties, running from the cops. He’s after the ultimate high…the thing that will kill the angst inside of him.… inside of him.
When he’s given a business card promising him the thrill of a lifetime, he takes it. All he has to do is email the guy and apply for this chance, but an email error pulls him into something else entirely—an internet relationship with a girl who might be the only person to truly understand his pain.
Can his sweet, anonymous email buddy be the voice of reason he so desperately needs, or will his family drama tip him over the edge?
Riptide is a Boys of Summer novella. If you like surf, sun and bad boys then you’ll love this adrenaline-filled ride. Infused with sweet romance and heart-wrenching character growth, you won’t be able to put this novella down.
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This is a novella in the Boys of Summer series, a collaboration between several YA authors. They are all standalone stories that take place in the same fictional town. Escape to Sterling Beach today!
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I loved this novella and can’t wait to read more about Jace!
The first Jordan Ford book I read and I really enjoyed. I just finished the sequel to this “Wipe out” which is excellent also.
A fantastic enjoyable well written romance in the fictional town of Sterling Beach. This engaging storyline has angst, mystery, and romance. The characters were believable, interesting and were able to bring the out best in each other making me excited to see what comes next for Jace and Sterling Beach. I voluntarily reviewed this ARC.
Great summertime novella
Very well written. Feels like fantastic start to continue the Jace’s story. This read is full of teen angst and moved me emotionally. It shows how young people struggle sometimes with their emotions and don’t know how to cope with them. Also it shows how parents react and don’t know what are the best ways to help their teenage children and how helpless they sometimes feel.
Can’t wait to read another part of Jace’s life.
Jordan Ford has her finger on the pulse of YA’s.
The plot is so interesting and the characters are believable and real.
This book is about a boy who makes lots of mistakes and trying to change.
After his parents’ divorce, Jace and his mother became very close, but when she marries again and becomes pregnant, he feels as if he has been excluded from her life and, as a consequence, behaves in a reckless way, since he is an adrenaline junkie.
When he receives a card that promises the thrill of a lifetime, he accepts, but ends up sending the email to the wrong person.
He then begins a virtual relationship with a girl, Snap Dragon, who truly understands his pain. While they spend more time chatting through emails, Jace continues with his reckless behavior.
But when an unexpected event threatens the lives of loved ones, Jace will need to face the consequences of his actions.
I loved the story and the characters, and I’m already looking forward to read more about Jace and his virtual friend.
I highly recommend the reading.
Jace – or Bass as he is known throughout most of this book – is a thrill-seeker. He is the ultimate paradox – a bad boy who doesn’t actually try to be bad, and has a heart. He makes stupid decisions based on hurt feelings. His story is completely understandable and heartbreaking with how he feels. Ms. Ford has done a magnificent job of bringing him to life, to make his quandary completely relate-able.
And that’s the thing with this book. As a reader, I got it. I could see where Bass was coming from, and why he behaved the way he did. Would I make the same decisions? No, but then I’m not a sixteen-year-old boy with the same experiences as him.
With no editing or grammatical errors that jolted me, I thoroughly enjoyed this novella, and can’t wait to see what happens when he goes to Ryder Bay and meets up with SnapDragon.
As a standalone, this is a great read. As a prequel to the next Ryder Bay story, it’s fantastic! Definitely recommended by me.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
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Jade is restless. Six months ago it was just his mother and him. But now she is remarried and expecting. He feels rejected and unloved. When he meets this mysterious girls by email he feels as he can open his heart to her. But after a dangerous accident he is send to Ryder Bay for his junior year. Can he become a better person with Snap Dragon’s help.
Jace “Bass” Bastion, in an adrenaline junkie, and can’t get enough of the rush he feels when he pulls off a dangerous stunt. He goes to a party with his friends, a girl hands him a business card, and tells him if he wants the ultimate rush all he has to do is send an email, the first time is free. Jace is pretty drunk when he gets home, so when he sends that email, yep, you guessed it, he types the address in wrong. He starts exchanging emails with a girl he figures he will never meet, so he tells her things he hasn’t told his friends. Jace and his friends will go out, this shouldn’t be dangerous, but when the cops are called they will run, and there will be devastating consequences. In fact, his mother will send him across the country to stay with his aunt in Ryder Bay, CA.
While his buddies seem to be typical teenage boys, Jace is not dealing well with his mom’s new husband, this seems to be the cause of his angst, and the increasingly dangerous stunts he pulls, putting himself and his friends lives in danger. Fantastic book, with action, teenage angst, and unforeseen consequences. I think this is a must read, and I loved it.
I am voluntarily leaving an honest and non-incentivized review of this ARC.
Riptide (Boys Of Summer) novella gives you a sneak peek at what will be the newest character in the Ryder Bay series.
Taking place in the fictional town, Sterling Beach this ya sports romance interlopes two beach towns across state lines. A anomalous twist with a pen pal mystery of who is snap dragon. A entertaining novella with just the right dose of gusto. Looking forward to reading the continuation of Jace & Snap Dragon’s flourishing friendship.
Jace has never felt good enough. His father didn’t want him, now his mother has replaced him. At least that’s how he feels, so to fill the emptiness in himself, he is always in search of a rush. When he’s given an email address to get the ultimate rush, he can’t resist. But when he mistakenly emails the wrong address, he finds something better. He finds an email buddy. He develops an internet relationship with a girl who seems to understand him better than anyone else ever has. Then when tragedy strikes and it’s his fault, when his world comes crashing down, his email buddy is the only thing holding him together.
Riptide is a Boys of Summer novella, a collaboration between several YA authors. They are all standalone stories that take place in the same fictional town. The story starts out in Sterling Beach but it’s leading to a place all Jordan Ford readers are familiar with. In August Jace’s story will continue in a more familiar place and I can’t wait. I think when it’s all said and done Jace and Snapdragon may turn out to be my favorite couple yet. Jace breaks a piece of my heart. He’s rash, thoughtless, and immature but he never meant harm. His pain and vulnerability speak to me. Time, maturity, and perspective are what he needs. And when he’s ready, someone he can call his own. He needs Snapdragon. And boy does she need him. She will help heal him, make him see reality. He will help her step out of her books and stop hiding behind her camera lens. They will bring balance to one another. They will be better versions of themselves together. As much as I enjoyed their black words on a white screen, I look forward to them being together in a color-filled world.
I didn’t know anything about this book going into it, but I was so glad I read it. I loved how the MC, Jace, was so raw and real, it made his angst and pain so believable. There were times it almost felt like a memoir because the emotions were so spot on that it almost couldn’t be fiction.
I also loved the mystery with the pen pal and how that relationship helped him want to be a better person. Although Jace is misguided in some of his beliefs, you find yourself cheering for him to be better and wanting to know more about his life. This is a deep but fun read.
Riptide is a fun summer read. I love the emails that were exchanged between Jace and his mystery girl, especially the last email that she sent to him. I can’t wait to read Wipe Out to get the rest of their story!
I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary Advance Reader Copy.
Jace is an adrenaline junkie. He’ll do anything to get that high feeling. When chasing that high ends in disaster, he know has no one to blame but himself. This book gave me the feels and I’m excited to see what’s next for Jace.
Riptide is a novella by Jordan Ford. It’s part of the Boys of Summer series, I think they are books by different authors all set in the same beach town, but mostly it reads like a prequel for the next Rydar Bay book.
Riptide is told from the point of view of Jace, also known as Bass. Jace is a thrill seeker. He longs to feel that empty angsty feeling inside of him by chasing the next high, the next rush, the next adrenaline spike. And then one day that search for the next high brings him to e-mail a suspicious e-mail for someone who can give him a bigger high, but he mistypes and ends up e-mailing with a girl called Snap Dragon. Someone who gets him and is there for him, while the whole world seems to not to care about him.
Riptide was a fast read, but quite a lot happens in this novella. We get to know Jace and get a feel for him, see him land in trouble and get to know Snap Dragon. I have to admit I found Jace a bit a difficult to like at first, he longs for the next thrill and rush and doesn’t think about danger, consequences or who he hurts along the way. But then we get an insight in his feelings and how his search for the next thrill is just a way to bury his hurt. It was hard not to feel sorry for him. And I do think he is a good guy deep down, but you only get glimpses of that guy and those glimpses where what I liked. His cover up behavior just made me feel sad and worried for him. The whole book has a bit of a desperate tone at times and also sad in moments, but it’s that glimmer of hope that made me curious.
I loved his e-mails with Snap Dragon. The way their e-mails without knowing who was on the other side gave them that anonymity to share their real feelings and talk about deep topics that they couldn’t easily talk about with those who did knew them. And Jace seemed very lonely in a way and his connection with Snap Dragon became so important for them both. I also liked what we got to see of Snap Dragon through the e-mails, even tough we don’t get her point of view I do feel like we get to know her a bit. I thought this set-up was quite interesting with how he starts to e-mailing a stranger and they connect.
There are also some friends of Jace who were interesting to read about. They seemed quite close and I liked How Jace sought more in Isaac’s behavior and how much he cared for his girlfriend. I also liked his best friend. there is an event later in the book that came as quite the shock. It was quite sad and while I do believe it wasn’t Jace’s fault I could understand why he felt guilty. It was just so sad.
I thought the author captured the teenage emotions very well. There is something so raw about it and it has that vibe that I associate with teenage emotions. It all felt very believable how Jace acted, even tough it hurt me to see him act that way. While the novella does wrap part up, in a way it just feels like the prequel for the real story. It sure makes me curious to learn more about these characters and I am excited to read the rest of their story. The ending place is well chosen, although it isn’t quite a happy ending, it is ending part of Jace’s story and starting another chapter in a way.
To summarize: Riptide follows the character Jace who is always looking for his next rush in a desperate attempt to escape the empty feelings inside. No one seems to care about him and only that adrenaline rush makes him feel alive. I found it hard to like Jace at first, but along the way when we get to see some of the deeper emotions behind his behavior I began to feel for him. There are some sad parts and the book has this desperate and sad feel at times, but also hope. And it’s the hopeful moments that I loved best. The e-mails with Snap Dragon were fun to read and I liked how these two character were there for another and shared quite a bit without knowing each other in real life. This novella feels very much as a prequel and there will be a full length book that continues their story. I am curious to see where it goes next and see the guy Jace will grow into.
A beautifully written, absolutely heart-wrenching story that truly felt like a punch in the gut and a knife to the heart, but in the best way possible. The emotion that Jordan Ford elicits from her readers is absolutely astounding, and this was an absolute masterpiece. I can not wait to read the rest of this series. As someone who is not usually drawn to this genre, I am riveted by everything this author produces.
A short tale, full of teen angst. The main character feels unwanted by his family, so he acts out. I’m more looking forward to the next book to see how his life changes. Wonder who his email buddy is, will she end up being a romantic interest? Or perhaps she’s older. I think I know but I could be wrong.
Entertaining tale by one of my fave authors.