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After the disaster that was Catching Jordan, I was quite hesitant to pick up Stealing Parker. I was worried that Parker would be another incredibly unlikable character, and unfortunately she didn't make a good first impression. I'm all for girls and women hooking up with whoever and exploring their sexuality in a responsible manner, but Parker is just doing it so that her town doesn't think she's a lesbian like her mom. It was apparently this huge scandal and Parker's been ostracized by her church, and had to quit playing softball because the other girls made comments about her being gay too. Now she's managing the boys' team and hoping for a few more hookups, possibly with the hot, young, new coach Brian.

I have several problems with Parker and they all arise in the first handful of chapters. The first I already mentioned: she does random hook ups to avoid looking like a lesbian. Someone thinking that you're gay isn't the end of the world, and it's her judgmental town's problem, not hers. Secondly, she admits that she can't figure out a tampon. And this girl is the valedictorian! Stupid. Third, she's proud to have lost 30 pounds, becoming "skin and bones." She makes several comments about her muffin top made of skin and how she's saving her calories (aka starving herself). But it's worth it because boys find her extremely hot! This is not an okay message to send out to young women! No, no, no! Parker is also a hypocrite: whining about how her church turned their back on her, and yet she's completely cut her mom out of her life.

Stealing Parker was also a whole lot more religious than I was expecting. Parker and her family go to church every Sunday, and Parker goes to youth group. She also writes letters to God and those are included in the book. There's also lots of "Why hast thou forsaken me, Lord" lines which got really annoying. Parker is also quite the hypocrite when it comes to Christianity. Essentially she just follows the parts that suit her and judges everyone else for being bad Christians. Things also start to get a bit preachy when Parker starts contemplating sex and says it's something that's suppose to happens in a long, loving relationship. I did respect her for saying she's not ready, but I could have done without the mini morality lessons.

The one place where Stealing Parker is better than Catching Jordan is in the romance department. I was quite interested to see what would come of Parker's crush on Coach Brian. He's not much older, and she's almost eighteen, so I don't think it's a huge deal. Sure he's technically a teacher at her school, but I was still waiting to see what would come from them chatting outside of school. I do think this plot happened realistically and it's what saved this book from being another disaster.

While I didn't enjoy Stealing Parker for various reasons, I was glad that she at least learned something by the end. She doesn't like getting used by guys or being pushed away by people she cares about, so she shouldn't be doing those things either. I still didn't like her by the end, but I was okay with where she was. I don't know if I want to continue this series, because it seems like the author imagined the most awful girls she could think of and then wrote about them.


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Stealing Parker Hundred Oaks Miranda Kenneally Books Reviews

WOW! Stealing Parker was really, really great! I don’t even know where to begin.

I guess lets start with Parker. Parker is a girl whose world was completely turned upside down when her mother decided to reveal that she’s gay. Parker is so lost that I just wanted to jump into the pages, take her hand, sit her down and tell her all the things she’s learned by the end of this book. It really broke my heart to see how lost she was, guys. I FELT for her, I really did. And all those bad decisions! It was like watching a train wreck about to happen. What also really got to me was all the people in her life that turned on her after her mom came out…especially her church. It’s one of my biggest problems with some churches and with people who claim to be Christian, how utterly ugly they are to other human beings. It gets my blood boiling, so lets move on before I start throwing f-bombs on this review. I was also really disappointed with the adults in Parker’s life. Way to be there, guys! I can’t believe nobody thought it strange or thought to talk with Parker about what she’s been going through, or why she quit playing softball so suddenly. Her feelings of abandonment came through so clearly and loudly. I had a lot of feelings with this book, ok! SO MANY FEELINGS!

So I had to be realistic going into this book and knowing that OBVIOUSLY the coach thing was not going to work out. Because while all those fun, flirty moments that developed into forbidden, steamy make-out sessions left me ALL KINDS of hot and bothered, I knew they were wrong. And like Parker questions, why do all those wrong things feel so good?! GAH! All I could do was wait for sh*t to hit the fan. And it was awful ya’ll and I felt so awful for her. Not him. He should’ve known better.

Who Parker does actually end up with is actually a little bit harder to pinpoint at the very beginning. You meet the boys in the book, and while you think it might be the best friend, if you’ve read Catching Jordan you know it won’t be him, so it leaves us wondering if the coach thing is really what we’re going with. I liked the slow development of this aspect of the story a lot because, for me, it gave some unpredictability, which is always nice.

Overall I completely loved this story because of how real it felt. I really love the authenticity and the honesty in Miranda’s writing. I seriously cannot wait to read more from her.
After Catching Jordan, I was super excited to jump right into Stealing Parker. Stealing Parker focuses on another group of characters but with cameos from Catching Jordan characters. (Not going to lie, I need to remember names better, ha. It took me a second to remember who was who.) Similar to book one, Kenneally blends sports, relationships, and heavier topics into a fast paced compelling read. This book focuses on Parker's relationship with baseball and softball. Parker walked away from softball after her mother left her father. The event rocked her world in a rough way. Parker is faced with gossip, a lack of support from friends, and an overall sense of less.

Stealing Parker felt heavier to me than Catching Jordan. The reaction Parker's church and friends had to Parker's mother's sexuality was not an easy read. Parker need support and instead she had most everyone turn their backs on her or give her the cold shoulder. The struggle Parker faces when questioning her church and her personal relationship with God was brutally honest and emotional. Kenneally did her justice in her portrayal of the difficult situation Parker was facing.

Aside from the religious aspects , Parker also fell into a complicated romance. While Parker stumbles and makes some mistakes, she stays strong; she learns and grows throughout the course of the book. My primary reasoning behind the three star rating has to do with the romance. Parks of the romance I just did not really like.

Stealing Parker was a heavier yet still enjoyable addition to the Hundred Oaks series. I will caveat this book though If religion and religious struggles are not for you, then this might not be the book for you. Now to start Things I Can't Forget ;)
After the disaster that was Catching Jordan, I was quite hesitant to pick up Stealing Parker. I was worried that Parker would be another incredibly unlikable character, and unfortunately she didn't make a good first impression. I'm all for girls and women hooking up with whoever and exploring their sexuality in a responsible manner, but Parker is just doing it so that her town doesn't think she's a lesbian like her mom. It was apparently this huge scandal and Parker's been ostracized by her church, and had to quit playing softball because the other girls made comments about her being gay too. Now she's managing the boys' team and hoping for a few more hookups, possibly with the hot, young, new coach Brian.

I have several problems with Parker and they all arise in the first handful of chapters. The first I already mentioned she does random hook ups to avoid looking like a lesbian. Someone thinking that you're gay isn't the end of the world, and it's her judgmental town's problem, not hers. Secondly, she admits that she can't figure out a tampon. And this girl is the valedictorian! Stupid. Third, she's proud to have lost 30 pounds, becoming "skin and bones." She makes several comments about her muffin top made of skin and how she's saving her calories (aka starving herself). But it's worth it because boys find her extremely hot! This is not an okay message to send out to young women! No, no, no! Parker is also a hypocrite whining about how her church turned their back on her, and yet she's completely cut her mom out of her life.

Stealing Parker was also a whole lot more religious than I was expecting. Parker and her family go to church every Sunday, and Parker goes to youth group. She also writes letters to God and those are included in the book. There's also lots of "Why hast thou forsaken me, Lord" lines which got really annoying. Parker is also quite the hypocrite when it comes to Christianity. Essentially she just follows the parts that suit her and judges everyone else for being bad Christians. Things also start to get a bit preachy when Parker starts contemplating sex and says it's something that's suppose to happens in a long, loving relationship. I did respect her for saying she's not ready, but I could have done without the mini morality lessons.

The one place where Stealing Parker is better than Catching Jordan is in the romance department. I was quite interested to see what would come of Parker's crush on Coach Brian. He's not much older, and she's almost eighteen, so I don't think it's a huge deal. Sure he's technically a teacher at her school, but I was still waiting to see what would come from them chatting outside of school. I do think this plot happened realistically and it's what saved this book from being another disaster.

While I didn't enjoy Stealing Parker for various reasons, I was glad that she at least learned something by the end. She doesn't like getting used by guys or being pushed away by people she cares about, so she shouldn't be doing those things either. I still didn't like her by the end, but I was okay with where she was. I don't know if I want to continue this series, because it seems like the author imagined the most awful girls she could think of and then wrote about them.