Review 180 Seconds

   180 Seconds by Author Jessica Parker

Review by Ashley Hunter Gill

Some people live their entire lives without changing their perspective. For Allison Dennis, all it takes is 180 seconds…

    After a life spent bouncing from one foster home to the next, Allison is determined to keep others at arm’s length. Adopted at sixteen, she knows better than to believe in the permanence of anything. But as she begins her third year in college, she finds it increasingly difficult to disappear into the white noise pouring from her earbuds.

   One unsuspecting afternoon, Allison is roped into a social experiment just off campus. Suddenly, she finds herself in front of a crowd, forced to interact with a complete stranger for 180 seconds. Neither she, nor Esben Baylor, the dreamy social media star seated opposite her, is prepared for the outcome.

    When time is called, the intensity of the experience overwhelms Allison and Esben in a way that unnerves and electrifies them both. With a push from her oldest friend, Allison embarks on a journey to find out if what she and Esben shared is the real thing—and if she can finally trust in herself, in others, and in love.

     Before starting this book I highly advise you to have a box of tissues on hand because you're going to need them, lots of happy tears and some sad tears. I finally understand the phrase "all the feels" after finishing 180 Seconds.

    Allison's reserved , she struggles with letting someone into her life because in her experience that means letting someone else go. Allison has her best friend Steffi and thats all she needs, when shes had no one she's had Steffie but a social experiment she gets roped into turns her life upside down or maybe right side up.

    Esben is a social media star and for all the right reasons. He's out on mission to prove that people are good , his hashtags and social experiments are famous not only around campus but around the world.

   180 Seconds is all it took for Esben Baylor to stare into Allison Dennis's eyes and for all her walls to come crashing down. #thiskissthiskiss changed everything !

   I often get asked to read books and to leave a review but this wasn't the case. I wanted to pick something up for fun and when I stumbled upon the cover of Jessica Parker's 180 Seconds I was intrigued . The cover was simple but beautiful ( I needed a break from the typical half naked man covers) so I dived in knowing nothing of the story and often took small breaks to smile or cry.  I loved the connection between the characters  and to watch Allison's growth was truly beautiful, sometimes we just need to find the right person to make us feel safe and I truly believe she found it with Esben.  If you're a fan of those feel good stories everyone likes to share on facebook then you're gonna fall head over heels in love with 180 Seconds.

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