No More Us for You by David Hernandez

No More Us for You

by David Hernandez

Published by: Harper Teen

Publication Date: January 27, 2009

Pages: 281

Source: Library

For a life to come together, sometimes it first has to fall completely apart. 

Isabel is a regular seventeen-year-old girl, still reeling from the pain of her boyfriend's tragic death exactly one year ago. 

Carlos is a regular seventeen-year-old guy, loves red licorice and his friends, and works at a fancy art museum for some extra cash. 

The two have no connection until they both meet Vanessa, an intriguing new transfer student with a mysterious past. While Vanessa is the link that brings these two very different lives together, will she be the one that can also tear them apart? (from Goodreads)

My Thoughts:

Lately it is very rare that I will select a book to read without knowing anything about it. I find most of my books from author sites, blogs, or bookstore sites that I visit. Or I select books by authors who I have read before. And sometimes I find something great that I wasn't even looking for. No More Us for You is one such book. I went to the library to check out a different book, and I spent a few moments seeing if there were any other books I might want to read. The title snagged me immediately. I just knew it was a book about relationships, obviously, but contemporary and with a title like that, it was going to be smart, clever, entertaining. The copy I have doesn't have the cover art, and honestly it may have made me hesitate just a little bit to read it. While the cover does tie in the with story, I don't think that it captures what the story is about at all.

Told from alternating perspectives (you know how I love this technique), I learned about the lives of Isobel and Carlos. Both guarded coming from broken relationships, they hesitate in beginning a friendship (and possibly more). They both are vulnerable and likable, but smart in knowing that, because of their pasts, a friendship may be the best thing for them. I also got to see the lives of their friends and how their choices and experiences affected Isobel and Carlos.

No More Us for You is filled with teen angst, tenderness, and moments that will rip your heart out and moments that will make your heart feel full. I was happy to meet these characters, see a glimpse into their lives and wish for them to have a bright future.

Books Read in 2010

Here is the complete list of books read in 2010. I cannot believe I read so many, 83 total. My goal was to read at least 52 books (a book a week).

The date listed is when I finished the book.
*Library Book
**Loaned from a friend
***Reread

January
3: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
5: Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
9: Take Me There by Susane Colasanti
10: Unraveling by Michelle Baldini/Lynn Biederman*
11: College Girl by Patricia Weitz*
19: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
24: After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr*
31: After by Amy Efaw*

February
6: Undiscovered Gyrl by Allison Burnett
11: Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner*
13: If I Stay by Gayle Forman*
17: WTF by Peter Lerangis

March
1: Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby*
6: Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles*
8: Right Behind You by Gail Giles*
25: How to Un(cage) a Girl by Francesca Lia Block*
26: The Realm of Possibilities by David Levithan*
30: Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler*

April
1: My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr*
7: Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
9: Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block*
14: Sisters in Sanity by Gayle Forman
20: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan*
23: Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
28: Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan*

May
2: Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn*
7: Shrimp by Rachel Cohn*
8: Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
15: Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher*
20: Love and Other Four Letter Words by Carloyn Mackler
22: The Kiss by Kathryn Harrison
26: Giving Chase by Lauren Dane
27: Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott*
28: Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas*
30: Prep by Jake Coburn

June
4: Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst
11: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta*
12: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan*
15: Paper Towns by John Green
20: The Mission by Jason Myers
26: My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger*
27: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
30: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

July
3: Audrey, Wait by Robin Benway
10: The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols
13: Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
19: The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells
22: I Know It's Over by C.K. Kelly Martin*
24: Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine*
28: An Underachiever's Diary by Benjamin Anastas
30: Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
31: When I Was Older by Garret Freymann-Weyr*

August
4: Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty ***
6: Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
8: This Is What I Wanted to Tell You by Heather Duffy Stone
14: The Truth About Delilah Blue by Tish Cohen
21: Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee*
27: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
31: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

September
7: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
10: The Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt
13: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen*
18: A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley*
20: The Fat Girl by Marilyn Sachs
21: Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
23: Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick
26: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
30: Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan

October
6: Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
13: Perfect World by Brian James
17: Freefall by Mindi Scott
24: Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde
30: You Are Not Here by Samantha Schutz

November
5: The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block*
15: Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
20: The DUFF by Kody Keplinger 
22: Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott

December
2: Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian
3: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
4: Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales
5: Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
5: Crash Test Love by Ted Michael
27: Those That Wake by Jesse Karp