Throwback Thursday meme was hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk and is a way to share some of your old favorites as well as sharing books that you’re FINALLY getting around to reading that were published over a year ago. You know, the ones waiting patiently on your TBR list while you continue to pile more titles on top of them 😁! These older books are usually much easier than new releases to get a hold of at libraries and elsewhere. If you have your own Throwback Thursday recommendation feel free to jump on board.
This week I’m picking a book I read a few years ago and loved!
MY REVIEW
Wow! What an emotional read PEYTON’S CHOICE was for me. Peyton is seventeen, has received a full scholarship to UCLA and is about to graduate from high school. She doesn’t have a date to her senior prom, but she isn’t freaked out about it. She is concentrating n her studies and getting to college to begin her next chapter in her life. While on a camping trip with her friend’s family she meets Brad Davis. Her whole world is about to change only Peyton doesn’t know it yet.
There is an instant attraction between Peyton and Brad and during the camping trip they get to know each other and spend all their time together. It sure looks like Peyton has a date to her prom after all. They both decide to take it slow with no pressure from anyone. PEYTON’S CHOICE is a quick read, only 199 pages but it sure teaches us a powerful lesson. We should never judge someone by their actions. We have no idea why they made the choices they made and who are we to judge?
PEYTON’S CHOICE was an emotional ride for me. It left me wondering about a lot of “what ifs” and mostly, if made me face the fact that I have an almost fifteen year old daughter. How would I react to her if she found herself in the same situation as Peyton was in? Would I scream and yell at her? Would I take her in my arms and comfort her? Before I read PEYTON’S CHOICE I probably would have screamed and yelled but now, I’d like to think I’m a different mom. My heart was certainly breaking for Peyton and all the grown up decisions she had to make. Overall, a wonderful story that is going to stay with you long after you finish reading it.
FROM GOODREADS
17 year-old Peyton Andrews seems like the girl who has it all. With a 4.0 grade average and a full scholarship to UCLA, she has a promising future ahead of her. She’s tall, blonde and beautiful: the ultimate California girl. But she’s always felt like an outsider when it comes to dating. While all of her friends are out with their boyfriends on Saturday night, she’s at home watching television with her mother. Now her senior prom is on the horizon and the prospect of going alone is depressing.
20 year-old Brad Davis is everything she ever dreamed of – and more. Tall, dark and handsome, Brad is intelligent, focused and more importantly, he is as attracted to her as she is to him. Finally, Peyton discovers what it’s like to be in a committed relationship, the positives as well as the negatives, as she enjoys her summer by the sea with good friends and a caring boyfriend.
Knowing Brad has been sexually active and feeling ready to take that step, Peyton sees her doctor and obtains a prescription for birth control. On prom night, she and Brad take their relationship to the next level.
Then, the unexpected happens and Peyton finds that she is pregnant. How could this happen? What is she going to do? Faced with a decision that will affect not only her and her family but Brad as well, Peyton considers her options and comes to the conclusion that she is not ready to give up her future and become a teenage mother. Should she tell Brad? Will he understand or will he demand that she keep the baby? How will her friends react? What about her parents? Will she ultimately regret her decision to terminate the pregnancy? There are no easy answers and the answers Peyton seeks are to be found in her own heart.
Have a great day and thanks for reading!💜🍓💜