Thrill Ride

By: Rachel Hawthorne, Avon, 2006, 297pp., $5.99

Review By: Madeline E. Soran

Megan is spending her summer working in “Story Book Land” at Thrill Ride Amusement Park and little does she know her life is about to turn into a fairytale. The beginning of the book starts out when Megan decides to get a job at a park for the summer before her senior year in high school where people from all over the world come to work. The sad part is that she has to leave her boyfriend, Nick, back home in Texas. She is living in a dorm in the park with a roommate named Jordan. Megan is also counting down the days till she can go home to see her sister’s wedding….. and Nick. Then she meets Parker. Who is tall, dark and handsome and her world turns up side down. He is perfect and everything Nick isn’t. Megan has life lessons to learn, feelings to decipher and rides to ride.

Thrill Ride is one of the best books I have ever read! Rachel Hawthorne is a terrific writer who writes wonderful books! Thrill Ride is breakneck because you are always on the edge of your seat to see what happens between Parker and Megan, engrossing because from the beginning the story captivates you, realistic because you can see it happening in real life, thought provoking because you never know what’s on the next page, humorous and romantic because it’s a love story. I give it 5 out of 5 stars! If you read Thrill Ride, you won’t be able to put it down!