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The Promise Of Amazing

Robin Constantine

320 pages

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Release Date: December 31st, 2013

Rate: Enjoyed it

Meet average Wren Caswell. When you talked about average is something that means: no popularity, however not a social misfit. No possibilities of enter to Harvard, because of being "too quiet". But she's the good girl, the girl who's always done what she's supposed to.

But being average saved her from her routine. Because she saved Grayson Barrett by being average.

Grayson Barrett's life is far from okay. Being St Gabe's star of lacrosse was something, but he also was top of his class and a promised brilliant future ahead of him. Until he got caught and expelled for being a term paper pimp. But what is most important is that a girl who didn't know him saved him and, for the first time, he's Grayson Barrett to her and not anyone else.

When fate crosses their paths, they had the opportunity to safe each other. But like every other relationship, they have to come to terms with their pasts first.

Robin Constantine debut novel was everything we were expecting from a book called The Promise Of Amazing. Not only is a story of two teenagers struggling with their problems and with what destiny throughs them, but it's the story of the discovery of true love, who they really are and the possibility of losing everything in a blink. We're unofficially in love with this story.

Wren Caswell is not an heroine, not a popular girl and not even a girl you wish you could trade places. This is just because Wren is an average girl. She's not popular, too quiet and even one teacher tells her that she'll not have a chance in going to Harvard. Not that she wanted to go. But how frustrating is that someone tells you what you are capable of or not capable of? Well, then you'll perfectly understand Wren.

To add a little bit of drama to her life, Wren was in love. With her brother's friend. But he dumped her before he went to college, because he wanted to see more people.

Now with a broken heart and an average label like a neon sign in her, she deals with her life. At the possibility of not going to college and thinking about running her mother's business.

There's where she meets Grayson. At a weeding and when he was choking. She saved his life and both their worlds changed forever.

""Guess you're thinking, Why'd I save this asshole?" he said, leaning against the car.

Our eyes met. The tool was gone. And there it was - that longing - like right after I'd saved him. What did he want from me?

"God, Grayson, no, I'm not thinking that at all" I said, taking a step back from him."

The best part of this book is that there's not only Wren's point of view, but Grayson's point of view as well. We get to know, deep down, Grayson and what he's struggling with and how he feels after everything that happened to him. And what made our hearts beat faster, what he thinks about Wren.

We really like Grayson. He had a different life and being chocked with food and almost die, was like a wake up call for him.

When he was expelled from his school, we couldn't believe that a guy like Grayson would be involved in the amount of problems this character is. What we thought it was a term paper primp problem, ended up being a whole lot more with our antagonist, Luke, to make us hate him for trying to destroy our beloved Grayson.

However, we have to confess that at some point we start to have mixed feelings for Luke. At this exact point:

""You closed your eyes", he said as I walked away.

I stopped, a stream of students and residents continued flowing around me.

"What?""

We think that if a writer affects her/his readers this way, he/she has accomplish the mission: create a wonderful story. And not only we lived Wren and Grayson story with them, we wanted to know more! Because it's difficult be a teenager, but the path is more challenging when you're labelled an average girl or you're doomed to be a term paper primp and seduce girls to take advantage of them.

The turn outs in the story where unexpected and the description of the book does not entirely make justice to Wren & Grayson's hilarious, complicated and romantic story.

Curious? Well, we have a solution for this. You just have to add to your shelf this wonderful book and wait until The Promise Of Amazing hits your bookstores. This funny, poignant and wonderful story is going to hooked you from the first page, wanting to know more about Wren and about Grayson and how they story ends up. Because being a teenage is everything, but easy.

My first pick

Beau Mirchoff as Grayson

Bonnie Wright as Wren

Brant Daugherty as Luke

My second pick for Grayson & Wren

Britt Robertson as Wren

Logan Lerman as Grayson

What do you think, Book Addicts? Which Dream Cast do you like more?

Want to see Robin Constantine's Dream Cast? Click here.

Robin Constantine is a born and bred Jersey girl who moved down South so she could wear flip-flops year round. She spends her days dreaming up stories where love conquers all, well, eventually but not without a lot of peril, angst and the occasional kissing scene.

Her YA debut, THE PROMISE OF AMAZING, will be released in 2014 by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Book Addicts!

Welcome to another of our Fantastic Flying Book Club event. This month we have the wonderful Robin Constantine with her debut novel: The Promise Of Amazing.

We wanted to share this new YA story with you, and to get the know the author, too. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did with her novel.

The Promise of Amazing
by Robin Constantine
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Release Date: December 31st 2013

Synopsis:

Wren Caswell is average. Ranked in the middle of her class at Sacred Heart, she’s not popular, but not a social misfit. Wren is the quiet, “good” girl who's always done what she's supposed to—only now in her junior year, this passive strategy is backfiring. She wants to change, but doesn’t know how.

Grayson Barrett was the king of St. Gabe’s. Star of the lacrosse team, top of his class, on a fast track to a brilliant future—until he was expelled for being a “term paper pimp.” Now Gray is in a downward spiral and needs to change, but doesn’t know how.

One fateful night their paths cross when Wren, working at her family’s Arthurian-themed catering hall, performs the Heimlich on Gray as he chokes on a cocktail weenie, saving his life literally and figuratively. What follows is the complicated, awkward, hilarious, and tender tale of two teens shedding their pasts, figuring out who they are—and falling in love.

Her YA debut, THE PROMISE OF AMAZING, will be released in 2014 by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

When you look up and see you’ve been writing for hours and it only feels like minutes. (it’s rare, but nice!!)

The Vampire Diaries

You’ve Got Mail

One with absolutely no commitments or deadlines. Then, anything goes!

Comfortable – John Mayer

Naked Burritos

Joe Fontaine from Jandy Nelson’s The Sky is Everywhere. Green eyes and chocolate croissant for breakfast? Yes, please.

Magic

Contemporary (with paranormal thriller a close second)

“Well behaved women seldom make history” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Oh, lots!! TV characters, books & authors and music mostly!

Specifically, I love TVD & The Originals. And there are certain authors I’m sure I’d be rendered speechless around, but I won’t name them!! And I’m really excited that the Winter Olympics are coming up!

Ernest Hemingway during his ‘Moveable Feast’ days in Paris.

Sarah Dessen – to have eleven (incredible) books under your belt and still be so humble and relatable, I think is an amazing thing. I also love her Good Morning America fangirl tweets!!

Love Story – Taylor Swift

Thank you for indulging in your love of books. (I share your passion!) Reading has been such a huge part of my life, and it’s so wonderful to connect to like-minded individuals in such a fun, spirited community. And if you’re even considering spending some of your downtime with Wren and Grayson and The Promise of Amazing, I’m so honored. Thanks for stopping by!!

Hi Robin! We’re really excited to host this blog tour. We loved The Promise of Amazing and we wanted to share Wren and Grayson’s story with our Book Addicts.

TPofA is a story very close to my heart. For me, it’s a story about believing in a person, and seeing the best in them, even when they don’t see it in themselves. The book begins when Wren saves Grayson’s life and how it changes the both of them as they come together and fall in love. It’s also a book about how our families and friends shape us. Oh, and there’s kissing.

I started scribbling the first lines of TPofA in jury duty! And I actually did have a guidance counselor tell my class that “None of you are going to Harvard”, so that was the starting point. It was always Wren’s story. Originally, it was going to be about a quiet girl who saves the life of a local celebrity and how she changes after being thrust into the spotlight. Then Grayson showed up. I loved the idea of Wren saving someone who might not seem worthy of it and how a moment like that can change a person’s perspective. Some of the elements in the story, like Wren’s school Sacred Heart and The Camelot catering hall are inspired by actual places.

Grayson is tall, dark-haired and has a killer smile but he’s not nearly as confident as he appears. His parent’s break-up and getting kicked out of school hurt him much more than even he realizes. As the story opens he’s kind of coming to grips with getting kicked out of school and figuring out what he’s going to do with his life. He also knows he’s let a lot of people down through his actions, and he hates that, so he is trying to go the straight and narrow route, but of course there are a few snags. And on a purely fun note, he’s also that guy who always knows where the party is.

Wren is the sort of girl you might not notice at first, but when you do, she’s hard to forget. She’s more comfortable in a ponytail and jeans but can be a complete knockout when she wants to be. She’s quiet, but it’s not because she doesn’t have anything to say. She chooses her words carefully. She’s a fierce friend and loves her family, but is trying to get beyond the role she feels pigeonholed in as the ‘quiet one’. As the story opens, she’s struggling with how her teachers and family perceive her and how she can break out of that role and find her own way. And on a purely fun note, she also loves to get goofy with her best friends Madison and Jazz.

Wren and Grayson are the kind of couple that really compliments each other. Aside from being physically attracted to each other, I think they are both seeking in themselves what they see in each other. Grayson is attracted to Wren because of her calm, kindness and the way she thinks before she speaks. Wren is attracted to Grayson because of his confidence, his desire to be a better person and his ability to make her laugh at herself. They also have a lot of fun together.

Well, that would be lovely! I have such an image in my mind of Wren and Grayson that it was a little difficult figuring out who I would cast because no one quite fits my exact vision!! But for the sake of our interview…hmm…

Steven R. McQueen – I love Steven as Jeremy on TVD, and I think he could bring the right mix of cockiness and vulnerability to Grayson. And of course there’s his swoonability factor.

Anna Sophia Robb – She is so adorable as Carrie Bradshaw on The Carrie Diaries! She can be sweet but strong and definitely fits the bill of someone who can be a knockout!

Pizza

A Song for the Dead – Queens of the Stone Age

Lacrosse

Breaking Bad

She makes me feel really chill, and her smile.

My mother’s homemade cinnamon rolls.

Firework – Katy Perry

Aside from hanging with Grayson…just chilling with my friends and watching movies.

Supernatural

I love his sense of humor and his eyes…sigh.

Right now I’m working on a companion novel to The Promise of Amazing featuring Wren’s best friend Madison and a new boy. The story takes place a few months after TPofA and is an entirely new story. Wren, Jazz and Grayson appear in it too! It’s been really fun to see the world through Madison’s eyes because she’s so different from Wren.

Thank you for having me!!!