Making Waves

You can't always get what you want... Kate wanted to put bad love behind her. Chelsea wanted to find real love. Grace wanted to forget her haunted past. And Justin just wanted to sail away from it all. But sometimes you get what you need. Ocean City - a bold new series about friends and strangers sharing a beach house for one intense, unforgettable summer.

I read this whole series in high school, there's eleven books i think. I'm now 24. And I still think about these books and check to see if there will be sequels. For the next generation, read them! They will make you laugh and make you mad. I threw one against the wall in an angry fit but of course I picked it back up again, and again, and again.

I picked this book up at Borders because I thought the back was pretty catchy. I started this book and was hooked! Each chapter I would tell myself after this chapter I'll put it down, but that was nearly impossible! OK I'll give you the lowdown without giving out big parts. OK so 2 girls move to a place called Ocean City for the summer. They end up staying at a house with someone else they didnt expect to be there(think old boyfriend) They get more roomates with quite different personalities and things go on from there. Any way I would highly recommened that you try this book even if you dont get hooked easily in reading its really good and worth your time!

Kate and her best friend Chelsea move to Ocean City, Maryland for their last summer before college. Kate vacations there every year and last year fell in love with a lifeguard who inevitably broke her heart. Kate and Chels arrive and have numerous problems finding a house so late in the season. They eventually find one but the house comes with unexpected house mate, Justin, Kate's lifeguard flame. Kate and Chelsea find other roomates to cover the rent including Grace, a sultry and mysterious waitress, Conner, a hilarious Irish guy, and Alec, a lifeguard friend of Justin. Kate finds out that Grace was the girl who Justin had an affair with and the reason for their breakup. She wants to move out of the house for this reason. But ends up staying in the end. Fans of Katherine's other series Making Out will love this reprint of the old Ocean City series. There will be inevitable character comparisons between the two. Kate-Zoey, Chelsea-mix of Nina and Aisha, Justin-Jake, Grace-Claire. But the characters are different and stand on their own. This is not a rehash of Making Out. It is simply a cool, new (to some) refreshing series from Applegate. Let's hope she stops writing that ridiculous Everworld and Remnants and returns to Teen Romance where she really belongs. There are many plot elements I didn't mention. I would be here all night to tell every neat thing about this book. But it is hilarious at every turn. Especially Connor. And Chelsea has some funny predicaments too. (being a Tina the Taco mascot and working the sign up table for the Beach Body Hottie Contest.) And there is also the element of the alcholic mom in the Grace plot. But this is a light hearted, fun and funny read to be enjoyed by Applegate fans since Making Out has ceased to produce any new books. Enjoy!

When I went to the bookstore the title jumped out at me. I picked it up and turn the first page to see if it was a series and it is. I decided to buy the first three books because Applegate is my favorite author. She writes about relationships that are happening in our generation which I feel is very important. I read this book and then I read the second one and I am now on the third and I LOVE it so far. I can't wait for the fourth one to come out. If you like love triangles, issues dealing with ignorance and prejudice, and real dilemas that you can relate to then I urge you to get this book and read it. This is a great summer read!!!