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title: "Return to Paradise (A Leaving Paradise Novel)"
brand: "simone elkeles"
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# Return to Paradise (A Leaving Paradise Novel)

**Brand:** simone elkeles
**Price:** RM100
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## Customer Reviews

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    Not as good as Leaving Paradise, but still really liked it!
  

*by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2011*

Return To Paradise is the highly anticipated sequel to Simone's 2007 release, Leaving Paradise. Thanks to my friend Tiger, who insisted I check out Perfect Chemistry, I became a huge Simone Elkeles fan. Needless to say, when I heard the sequel to Leaving Paradise releases this year, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Fans will not be disappointed.Return To Paradise starts off 8 months after Leaving Paradise ends. Caleb is back in trouble and struggling. He thought leaving home would solve his problems, but trouble seems to follow him where ever he goes. Caught between going back to jail and attending a peer mediation-counseling roadtrip, he chooses the latter. There is no way he wants to end back up in jail. No. Way. You can imagine his surprise when he discovers Maggie is attending the trip as well. I guess no one ever told him the past has a funny way of catching up on you when you least expec it. And now that she's back in his life, he can't deny his feelings for her any longer.Maggie has been waiting for this moment. She waited 8 long months for Caleb to return home and profess his love for her. When he didn't, she decided to move on. A frest start and everything. In fact, after this summer, she'll be spending her first year of college in Spain. But now Caleb is back in her life, and she's more confused than ever. She knows his sister was the one who hit her with a car, but Caleb doesn't know she knows. She wants him to tell her and trust her the way she trusts him. She wants him to go back to Paradise, reunite with his family and make things right. The only thing is, if she pushes him too far, will he runaway again? And if he does, will it goodbye forever this time?I have to tell you, I love books with alternating POVs. When done well, it's fascinating (and addicting) reading how each character not only view one another, but the situation. There's brooding, tortured Caleb and then there's understanding, reliable Maggie. Both need each other and are stronger when together, yet they just can't seem to get it together. The entire time, you'll be on the edge of your seat, thinking "Come on, already!" Simone definitely knows how to write a book with sexual tension and complications.Return To Paradise is more than your typical, fluffy young adult book. It's about self discovery, growing up and realizing you have to deal with your problems head on instead of running away from them. Oh, and of course, there's romance. I cannot tell you how much I love reading about Caleb and Maggie's relationship. It's rocky, it's funny, it's sweet, it's awesome.Technically, you can read Return To Paradise without first reading Leaving Paradise, but it won't have the same impact. To get the full experience, you have to read one before the other. While I liked Leaving Paradise more, I still adored and really enjoyed the sequel. It's one of those "Must stay up and finish this, can't stop reading, can't stop to eat, must know what happens next" type of books. My only grievence is the release date. I mean, it should have been released this summer when the fanbase is out of school and ready to read! Don't you agree? I thought so.

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    thanks
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2022*

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    Return to Paradise reviewed by The Book Vixen
  

*by B***A on Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2011*

Why I Read this Book: Ever since I finished reading Leaving Paradise (what a cliffhanger ending!), I've been anxiously waiting to read Return to Paradise. I'm a fan of Simone Elkeles' work. She has the ability to tap into that inner teenager with ease. It brings me back to my 17-year old, which is the reason I enjoy reading YA. I also enjoy reading her books because she writes using alternating POVs between her main characters, which allows the reader to know what they're both feeling and thinking. For me, this gives me a more thorough impression on their personalities. Simone Elkeles grabbed me with Perfect Chemistry and I've been enjoying her novels ever since.What I Liked: Return to Paradise picks up 8 months after Leaving Paradise ends. I was able to jump right back into Maggie and Caleb's story with ease, even though it has been almost a year since I read Leaving Paradise. Maggie and Caleb are brought back together in an interesting way. It's a bit of an awkward meeting since the two of them haven't spoken to or seen each other in 8 months. There's tension right off the bat and I like tension. Maggie and Caleb have each moved on in their own way but once they get face to face, they realize that they each still have strong feelings for the other. And even though Caleb finds himself in not the best of situations, he's still a good guy.Lenny's character was a great additional to this story. I truly hope he gets his own story. This guy was funny! Class clown funny and completely, utterly honest (he seriously has no mouth filter). He cracked me up!What I Didn't Like: Although I got closure with Return to Paradise, it wasn't what I was hoping for. I was expecting for a big BANG! impact, like I got with Leaving Paradise but what I got was more like a POP.There was a lot of teen angst in this book, maybe a little too much for my liking. Maggie and Caleb are fighting each other off for no good reason. Caleb is stubborn and makes some dumb choices. I found myself rolling my eyes a couple of times.I'm not a fan of the cover for Return to Paradise. This is a good example where I do not want faces on the cover because the people on this cover is not how I envisioned the main characters. I love this cover for Leaving Paradise and I feel that the Return to Paradise cover doesn't go with the theme of the first cover.Overall Impression: I didn't get the same affect from Return to Paradise as I did with its predecessor; I was expecting a little more. Leaving Paradise was so powerful, it left an impact of me for days. I expected the same with Return to Paradise and while it didn't quite live up to my expectations, I still enjoyed reading the story and getting closure.

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