Talk about your guilty pleasure! I just wanted to curl up in bed with this book, a cup of tea and stay there forever. When I had finished reading I really missed it!

Annabelle is the 'in' crowd in school. The type of group that would remind you of the movie Mean Girls. I have to say Vivian really nailed the characters and the group dynamics on the head. Having gone to an all girls boarding school myself, I know the kind of people that she included in her book. They may seem like loyal, fun loving friends, but if you step out of line they will turn on you so fast and you can say goodbye to your 'friends'. This is what poor Annabelle has to deal with every day. The fear that she will be kicked out and left alone. But when she starts dating Trevor she finally feels like things are going her way.

Annabelle is too naive and soft at times, but I could still relate to her. I was that girl who got worried when my friends climbed trees and made me join them. I was always the one who worried about how we were going to get down. So I saw bits of my younger self in Annabelle which was nice. It bothered me how often she cried. Sometimes I just wanted to shake her and tell her to man up and enjoy her time with Will.

And then there is Will, *sigh*, mysterious, charming, secretive, gorgeous Will. Every scene with Will (and there are many) left me grinning like a lunatic at my laptop. Will is a true swoon worthy character. He has a bad boy reputation but around Annabelle he is kind, considerate and her knight in shining armour.Will and his shirts definitely earned a place in my heart! He is the strongest character in book and he brings out a side of Annabelle that no one else has seen. Some of the scenes (ahem...the lake) between Will and Annabelle are completely thrilling and beautiful.

What the story boils down to is which brother will Annabelle choose? Which path will she take? Will she stay with her perfect, kind and popular boyfriend Trevor, securing her place in the 'in' crowd? Or will she choose bad-boy Will, and risk losing everything she has worked for? What would YOU choose?

The Wrong Path is not solely a love story, but a coming of age story, where a young girl is struggling to discover who she really is and what she wants out of life.

I really enjoyed reading this book, I found it difficult to tear myself away from it. If you want a romance that you can *SQUEE* along with then this is for you. I'm giving it 4 out of 5 stars.

The Wrong Path is a story about learning to be yourself and opening yourself to reality instead of seeing what you want to see. Annabelle is the girl that everyone wants to be. She’s gorgeous and is part of the ‘in’ crowd, and the guy of her dreams is beginning to express interest in her. Then she gets her first real talk with Will, and soon she’s beginning to see him everywhere, causing her to question what she really wants in life.

Annabelle is a really sweet girl. You wouldn’t think that such a gorgeous and kind girl as her would have self-esteem problems that keep her dependent on being part of the ‘in’ crowd, but her fear of alienation keeps her following Claire’s lead. To give her credit, she genuinely believes that these people are her friends, though sometimes her naivety seems a little too overdone.

Will’s character is a little more believable. Despite being a misunderstood character, he understands how the world around him works. Mostly, his outsider status is because people don’t bother to learn about the guy beneath the surface, even his own brother. He has very valid reasons for acting the way he does. Plus, he’s TDH (tall, dark, and handsome), the kind of guy I love. I tell you. I read the book for Will alone.

Some technical details did taking away from the reading experience. The story was overly predictable, and there wasn’t as much plot development as I would have liked to see. Annabelle’s life is seemingly focused around the moments she’s with Will and her group: being herself versus pretending to be someone else. The rest of her life and her other relationships remains blurred to the reader.

Other than Annabelle and Will (and maybe Trevor and Ebony), the other characters were flat for the most part, and the whole forcing yourself to be part of the in crowd is clichéd. The author often relies on adverbs to elaborate on the details instead of imaginary, which ended up making the reading more awkward.

This novel is a short read and makes a nice summer read if you like chick flicks, romance, and bad boys. ( )