Aries Rising

By: Bonnie Hearn Hill
Series: Star Crossed, book 1
Source: Series sent to me by publisher for review (thanks!)
Pages: 304 pages, paperback
Publishing info: March 2nd 2010 by Running Press Kids
Synopsis (via Goodreads):

Aquarius Logan McRae is a high school sophomore in Terra Bella Beach, CA and has been working all semester to impress her teachers in order to get into the summer writing camp she desperately wants to attend. But when this ordinary girl finds an extraordinary book, Fearless Astrology, her life is changed forever. Applying what she’s learned about the zodiac, she lands her own column in the school paper and a date with the hottest guy in school!

But when Logan threatens to catch the members of a secret society called The Gears, who have been vandalizing school property by reading the stars, she quickly learns that she is in over her head. Will Logan be able to catch The Gears, save her love life, keep her newspaper column, and get into the writing camp of her dreams all through the use of astrology?

Okay, I know that this review is very late. I read this book months ago, I just never wrote the review. I felt bad. The book was not as good as I had been hoping.
I went into this book thinking it wouldn't be much more than a cute, fun little comedy novel. And it was, to some extent. Or at least, that's what it should have been. It was almost as if it was trying not to be that. As if it was trying to be a dramatic romance, full of lies, deception, and secrets. But it just wasn't. And it just didn't work.
In terms of the characters, they were the generic drama queens that a lot of these types of novels have (not all, there are a few gems). But they weren't quite as entertaining to read about as most of general fiction novels. They were definitely all unique, but almost a bit unique. They never (or at least that I can remember) did something that anyone in their right mind would do. They were not likeable at all. And I definitely did not enjoy reading about them. The plot got completely lost in the characters, and a few times I found myself having to remind myself of the storyline, and it was disappointing.
In all, it wasn't a very enjoyable read. I was annoyed at it at some times, I even found myself cringing. I'm sorry.