Maps (Life According to Maps, #1)

Posted on 16 June 2018 by Nash Summers

If Maps ruled the world, his best pal Benji would be court jester, and every day would celebrate a new experiment.No, scratch that If Maps ruled the world, his best pal would still be living next door, and there wouldn t be any gap toothed new guy staring at him as if he s bonkers.Pity Maps doesn t rule the world . Read Maps (Life According to Maps, #1) Author Nash Summers – kino-fada.fr 4.25 But Maps wasn t worried Math came easily to him like girls to Adam Levine You can t NOT love Maps Mark my words Maps, in all his 16 year old geeky glory, will conquer the world When Maps bestie and side kick, Benji, moves a block away, Maps is devestated He promises to ignore whomever moves in next door But Maps isn t prepared for Lane, Mr All American Baseball, he of the gapped teeth, pear green eyes, and sunny blonde hair, and his little sister, Princess Madame Sprinkle aka, 4.25 But Maps wasn t worried Math came easily to him like girls to Adam Levine You can t NOT love Maps Mark my words Maps, in all his 16 year old geeky glory, will conquer the world When Maps bestie and side kick, Benji, moves a block away, Maps is devestated He promises to ignore whomever moves in next door But Maps isn t prepared for L...I have this weird habit of buying a book which I think is great and keeping it on my reading device unopened and unread until I feel like it s the absolute right moment to read it I ve had Maps on my reading device since early this year Today felt like the right moment to read it And well, mostly because Diamonds is already out and I badly want to get my hands on it.Thank God I wasn t wrong about this book It really is beautiful The perfect blend of light, sweet, and hilarious that leaves y I have this weird habit of buying a book which I think is great and keeping it on my reading device unopened and unread until I feel like it s the absolute right moment to read it I ve had Maps on my reading device since early this year Today felt like the right moment to rea...Just Too Adorably Freakin Cute Mattie, aka Maps, is a bit of a geeky, blurting drama queen, who s always been too involved with his scientific experiments term used very loosely to ever notice either girls or boys But when his world ends, i.e his best friend moves an entire block down the street, a new family moves into Benji s old house and Maps begins to notice a lot.Namely the muscular, blond, baseball All Star, Lane, with the pear green eyes and gapped front teeth, who Maps v Just Too Adorably Freakin Cute Mattie, aka Maps, is a bit of a geeky, blurting drama queen, who s always been too involved with his scientific experiments term used very loosely to ever notice either girls or boys But when his world ends, i.e his best friend moves an entire block down the street, a new family moves into Benji s old house and Maps begins to notice a lot.Namely the muscular, blond, baseball All Star, Lane, with the pear green eyes and gapped front teeth, who Maps vows to loathe out of loyalty to BenjiYou re not going to replace me, I hope, Benji jokedThis Lane guy sounds like he s got all the makings for a new best friend...What a fun, quirky, sweet YA book Maps is a teen boy, a junior in high school who has so far had no interest in romance What he has been fascinated with is, well, everything else Maps is probably an Aspergers kid bright, quirky, obsessive in his focus when performing an experiment, be it how ketchup dries on feathers, or observing two frogs in the bathtub He sometimes feels younger than his chronological age, in ways that fit Aspergers He has poor interpersonal skills, because his empathy What a fun, quirky, sweet YA book Maps is a teen boy, a junior in high school who has so far had no interest in romance What he has been fascinated with is, well, everything else Maps is probably an Aspergers kid bright, quirky, obsessive in his focus when performing an experiment, be it how ketchup dries on feathers, or observing two frogs in the bathtub He sometimes feels younger than his chronological age, in ways that fit Aspergers He has poor interpersonal skills, because his empathy is erratic and he s easily distracted, but at least that also insulates him from feeling too much pressure to meet people s expectations He misreads facial expressions, and has difficulties recognizing personal space, but at the same time he has kind impulses, and he s funny and warm He has tolerant, loving parents, and a great best friend, ...Nash Summers burst into my periphery last year I love her writing, I love her characters, and I love the stories that she wants to tell readers There is something fresh and unique and touching coming from her words that I couldn t help making her one of my favorite new to me authors of 2014 Maps reminded me slightly of her other young adult work, Outshine the Stars, because it has similarity of how one person could learn and be better because of his feeling and being loved by another young m Nas...I am so lucky You know why Because I waited so long to read this, I got to read the sequel immediately afterward I didn t have to waitthan 5 seconds for it to load In some aspects this is a fairly standard and adorable YA high school romance Except for Maps Maps isn t standard Maps is one of the most refreshing and original MCs in M M maybe the most refreshing and original It was an absolute delight to be inside his head Thank you, Trix, for telling me I HAD TO READ THIS You we I am so lucky You know why Because I waited so long to read this, I got to read the sequel immediately afterward I didn t have to waitthan 5 seconds for it to load In some aspects this i...4 stars sigh I ll be right over here in a puddle if anyone needs me This adorable YA story just melted my heart and the rest of me in the process Nash Summers has created a quirky character, Maps, that should annoy you to no end but instead you just want to wrap him up and take him home with you He s a science geek and he s socially clueless but funny and adorable at the same time Lane is just as lovable but he s the strong, mostly quiet, jock He s also a big teddy bear with a romantic si 4 stars sigh I ll be right over here in a puddle if anyone needs me This adorable YA story just melted my heart and the rest of me in the process Nash Summers has created a quirky character, Maps, that should...If you ever get lost, just follow the lane, and you ll find your way home I shouldn t have liked this because Young Adult very young No steam not at all Tentative HFN provided that a kiss counts as a HFN.I didn t just like it I loved it Life isn t going as planned for geeky, blurty, cute as hell, Maps His best friend is leaving the house next door, and moves a whole block awayWell, that s it, then My life is over This is the end, the finale, the bittersweet conclusion ThIf you ever get lost, just follow the lane, and you ll find your way home I shouldn...Cute Like any other young adult story Maybe, but that doesn t mean I don t appreciate the laughs and the itching for pinching Maps and Lane s cheeks.For now this is the only word I can find And funny, of course Let s not forget that I liked his nonchalant behavior towards Lane, for whom he cares nothing about N...DudeI might have to cheat on my cover lover for this cover I wonder how he feels about threesomes

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16 June 2018

Nash Summers