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Shelf Life Crestlane County Series Volume 1 Stephanie Lawton Jamie Manning Najla Qamber 9780991161119 Books

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Shelf Life Crestlane County Series Volume 1 Stephanie Lawton Jamie Manning Najla Qamber 9780991161119 Books

My reading preferences generally are steeped in all things paranormal. With that said, Shelf Life was truly something fresh, original and right now my favorite gem! After reading Stephanie Lawton’s novel, I’ll be more receptive to novels outside my normal genre, but after devouring this jewel, I think other novels will struggle to measure up against Shelf Life.

As a LOVER of Gone With the Wind, I absolutely adored the names of the cows. I smiled every time Pete had his conversations with one of the girls. Living in rural WV I also found myself paying keen attention to the farm life theme throughout the novel and was overjoyed at the justice Mrs. Lawton brought to the struggles of living on a farm. It’s not for the fainthearted, and boy does our main guy, Pete Wilson, put new meaning into stepping up and becoming a man.

For me, Shelf Life, was a coming-of-age story beautifully detailed from Pete growing out of the last remnants of his youth into taking charge and stepping up in the face of family adversity and becoming a man. I absolutely revered him!

Few novels play out like a movie for me, but Shelf Life did. I could truly picture each character, the setting, their homes, every aspect of their lives. Shelf Life was moving in an epic way. I smiled at the budding relationship between Pete and Lindsey, and then found myself fully immersed in their world when I realized there wasn’t a budding relationship, but something so much more profound between the two. I don’t want to spoil the delight for any readers regarding those two…you have to read to truly feel the effects of growing with them in their test to find each other again and again regardless of the situations that tear them apart and the situations that bring them back together.

Pete’s parents were amazing and admirable. Sarah was your typical teenager longing for more than the farm life she was dealt, but the twists with her story added to the depth of her character and made me feel for her.

And Jay…oh my. I wanted to reach into my Kindle and rip him from the screen and beat him a whole 18 years worth of spankings he apparently missed growing up, but then Mrs. Lawton threw me off, sucked me in, and reminded me that most of the time in life, you cannot judge a book by its cover. I hated Jay, I pitied Jay, and eventually my heart broke for Jay.

As a collective whole, Shelf Life was an amazing read. I am anxious for book 2 in this series. I want to find out more about the Leaher’s, Lindsey, Lewis, Pete, Sarah, the Wilson’s, and I wanted to mention too, that I love Evan. I want to read more about him and hope that he makes another appearance somewhere in this series again.


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Shelf Life Crestlane County Series Volume 1 Stephanie Lawton Jamie Manning Najla Qamber 9780991161119 Books Reviews

I've had a bit of a problem with the last few books that I've read. It's taken me a little while to get into them. Shelf Life was no different. I don't think it was any fault with the story. I found myself just following along, but not being taken in by it. But somewhere along the way, and I'm not even sure at what point, I was hooked by the everything that was unfolding in front of my eyes. It somehow went from there seeming to be quite slow moving with not a whole lot going on to there being so much happening.

Pete Wilson's family is unconventional. His father is a returned serviceman who is preparing them for the doomsday. And they run an almost self sufficient farm, growing, producing and making everything they need to get by. Besides the chores that Pete has around the farm, he is just about to start college, working his way towards becoming a Veterinarian. He has a great friendship with his best friend Lewis and has strong feelings for Lewis's sister Lindsey, who has hung out with them since they were kids. Pete's school life has been tough. It's been plagued by the constant bullying of the school jock Jay. After an incredibly twisted incident at a local party, Pete's whole world as he knows it falls apart. He's not at all prepared for the changes and will be faced with some choices and decisions along the way to growing up and becoming a man.

Realistic YA is quite possibly my most favourite to read and Stephanie Lawton's Shelf Life was so full of the realities of life. There is so much family dysfunction throughout the story. Parents who are not fit to be parents, kids who have no experience with familial love, bullying, both verbal and physical abuse, sex, drugs and drinking. But there is also friendship, realising the goodness of family, sacrifices, growth, and a most beautiful love.

Pete grew so much throughout this book, and as he did, my respect grew right along with him. He proved to be so much more than what I thought he could be. He really showed what a good heart he has and when things were falling apart, he stood tall to do whatever he could to fix them. His love for Lindsey was amazing, and I really hope that we see lots more of their developing relationship in the next book.

For about the last third of the book, and I can't even be sure if it was from that point exactly, because I didn't even check my progress on my kindle but there I was, completely entrenched in the life of Pete and all of those around him. The chain of events that were occurring towards the end of the book were just coming at me so crazy fast. It was like a whirlwind picking things up and spitting them out, but I never could have predicted the impact it was all going to have.

I have so many things that I need to have answers to. When I finished reading Shelf Life, I had forgotten that it was only the first book in the series, and now I can't wait to see how the ramifications of all that happened in this book will play out.

Despite having not read anything by Stephanie Lawton before, I was really impressed with the ease of her writing and the depth of her characters. I can guarantee that this won't be the last book I read by her.

4.5/5 Pete Wilson, Growing Up Stars

This book was gifted to me for an honest review.
I'm a huge fan if Stephanie Lawton's writing, and this book is by far my favorite! Never a dull moment as Pete, a kid who just wants to live a normal life, finds himself smack dab in the middle of a storm of events that rock his foundation, tests his faith, and turns a boy into a man before your very eyes. This is one of those books that makes you say, "this would make a great movie!" It's THAT good!
I enjoyed it but more teenage oriented. I was really looking for more prepper than this with a title like shelf life. The family is really prep based but the overall story is more coming of age fiction.
I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of Shelf Life and had been stewing over the beat way to write a review for it, so in honor of it's release I re-read it and I am still amazed! I'm amazed at the dynamics of the families in this book, the hardships, the struggles, the hate, the love.

Being a social historian in education and a military wife I was of course pulled in by both the historical knowledge Stephanie adds in and the glimpses in to the life of a family who are dealing with the effects of PTSD, but it's how easily Stephanie lays it put in front of you that makes you realize when you get to the end how much you've actually learned.

It's not a happy story, although it has it's light moments, but it is a story that will touch your heart and leave you wanting to know more about the people of Crestlane County.
My reading preferences generally are steeped in all things paranormal. With that said, Shelf Life was truly something fresh, original and right now my favorite gem! After reading Stephanie Lawton’s novel, I’ll be more receptive to novels outside my normal genre, but after devouring this jewel, I think other novels will struggle to measure up against Shelf Life.

As a LOVER of Gone With the Wind, I absolutely adored the names of the cows. I smiled every time Pete had his conversations with one of the girls. Living in rural WV I also found myself paying keen attention to the farm life theme throughout the novel and was overjoyed at the justice Mrs. Lawton brought to the struggles of living on a farm. It’s not for the fainthearted, and boy does our main guy, Pete Wilson, put new meaning into stepping up and becoming a man.

For me, Shelf Life, was a coming-of-age story beautifully detailed from Pete growing out of the last remnants of his youth into taking charge and stepping up in the face of family adversity and becoming a man. I absolutely revered him!

Few novels play out like a movie for me, but Shelf Life did. I could truly picture each character, the setting, their homes, every aspect of their lives. Shelf Life was moving in an epic way. I smiled at the budding relationship between Pete and Lindsey, and then found myself fully immersed in their world when I realized there wasn’t a budding relationship, but something so much more profound between the two. I don’t want to spoil the delight for any readers regarding those two…you have to read to truly feel the effects of growing with them in their test to find each other again and again regardless of the situations that tear them apart and the situations that bring them back together.

Pete’s parents were amazing and admirable. Sarah was your typical teenager longing for more than the farm life she was dealt, but the twists with her story added to the depth of her character and made me feel for her.

And Jay…oh my. I wanted to reach into my and rip him from the screen and beat him a whole 18 years worth of spankings he apparently missed growing up, but then Mrs. Lawton threw me off, sucked me in, and reminded me that most of the time in life, you cannot judge a book by its cover. I hated Jay, I pitied Jay, and eventually my heart broke for Jay.

As a collective whole, Shelf Life was an amazing read. I am anxious for book 2 in this series. I want to find out more about the Leaher’s, Lindsey, Lewis, Pete, Sarah, the Wilson’s, and I wanted to mention too, that I love Evan. I want to read more about him and hope that he makes another appearance somewhere in this series again.