A review by kricketa
Johnny Hazzard by Eddie de Oliveira

3.0

i adored the first half of this book. johnny hazzard, 15, of texas, is spending the summer in london with his father, stepmother, and older sister. at a skate store, he meets the lovely january and falls in love for the first time. but halfway through the summer, they are parted to go on vacation with their families. this is where the book practically grinds to a halt. johnny goes to belgium and has an epiphany about The Horrors Of War. to be fair, i actually found this really interesting but it felt out of place, like it should have been its own book. and this section was lonnnnnnng. compared to the rest of the summer, johnny hazzard is in belgium for an eternity.

with some heavy editing in belgium, this could have been one of the best teen dude POV romances i've read. as it is, i'm not sure teens will have the patience to wade through.