Where I Belong

By: Gwendolyn Heasly
Series: None
Source: Sent by publisher for honest review
Pages: 304 Pages, paperback
Publishing info: February 8th, 2011 by HarperTeen
Synopsis (via Goodreads):

Meet Corrinne. She's living every girl's dream in New York City—shopping sprees at Barneys, open access to the best clubs and parties, and her own horse at the country club. Her perfect life is perfectly on track. At least it was. . . .

When Corrinne's father is laid off, her world suddenly falls apart. Instead of heading to boarding school, she's stripped of her credit cards and shipped off to the boonies of Texas to live with her grandparents. On her own in a big public school and forced to take a job shoveling manure, Corrinne is determined to get back to the life she's supposed to be living. She doesn't care who she stomps on in the process. But when Corrinne makes an unlikely friend and discovers a total hottie at work, she begins to wonder if her life B.R.—before the recession—was as perfect as it seemed.

When I first got Where I Belong, I was excited. I had heard a bit about it, and the synopsis was very intriguing. But I was nervous. I had read about a few things that didn't seem very appealing about it at all. 


The start was nice and quick, and easy to get into. But it was not like that the whole book. The pacing wasn't constantly the same, especially in the middle. That was where my biggest problem was, the middle. It was just flat out cheesy. On top of that, Corrine was unbelievably shallow in a few parts. I know that there was a heads up about this in the beginning of the book, but sometimes, it was beyond that. I think that the tone of the book wasn't consistent, either. There was definitely a great feel about the book, it just didn't always follow through. 


Rider. I can see how some may see him as a great character, but he was the character that fell flat. I felt like you never really get to see him, you just see his image. The story could have done well without him.


On a good note, the writing was awesome, and the characters (except Rider) were greatly developed. 


While the book is simply a feel-good cheesy read, it was enjoyable and slightly addicting. Definitely recommended.