South Beach Sizzle

by Diana Gonzalez, Suzanne Weyn, Diana Gonzales

Book Overview

Is Enrique trying to win her over -- or just trying to win?
Road trip! Lula Cruz has her last summer before college all mapped out. She's checking out of NYC and checking in to the sizzling hot "SoBe" scene with her best friend, Jeff.
When their day jobs get to be a drag, they spice things up by entering a local band contest. And spicy it is! Turns out that the hottie Lula keeps running into is also her band's toughest competition!...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141690011X
• ISBN13: 9781416900115
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

this book was great!!

I loved this book it was very refreshing and funny. I read this in 5 hours non stop, i couldnt put it down. I think this book is good for people for all ages. Take my advice get the book it is one of my favorites and im sure will be one of your too.

Fun but lacks some quality...

Lula Cruz and her best gay friend, Jeff, embark on a trip to Miami just before College eats her time up. After a series of misfortune, they find themselves working for a somewhat Latin woman, Cece, in a Cuban cafe. SoBe's (South Beach) environment wasn't the only one that caught her attention---a guy named Enrique, a man who you could never go wrong, swooned her heart. But what if Enrique turns out to be her best competition later on? The first time I read the book, I got hooked with it. When I finished reading it, the book left me amused and it somehow satisfied me. What I didn't like in the book was its too predictable. However, because I was hooked in this book the first time I read it, it didn't show (as for me). However, though I enjoyed it, I wish the authors put some sense of "mystery and quality" in it---something that keeps the readers guessing until the very end.

Fun Spring Break/Summer Vacation Read

Eighteen-year-old Lula Cruz is totally stoked about the road trip she'll be taking with her best friend, Jeff, the summer before she begins her studies at a University in Miami. She plans on checking out of hot, sweaty NYC, and diving right in to the cool waters that SoBe (South Beach) provides. However, the two friends are quickly realizing how hard it truly is to be out on their own, with no one there to support them. They get day jobs that totally run them down, and are, how should we put this...totally boring! So Lula and Jeff decide to spice things up by entering a local band contest that could get them televised and everything. The only problem, is that the newest hottie Lula's been hooking up with, Enrique, has also entered the band contest, and is her band's toughest competition. Sure, Enrique is totally mesmerizing to look at, but Lula's not sure if she can trust him with her secrets...or her heart. As a HUGE fan of the SIMON PULSE ROMANTIC COMEDY series, I never pass up the opportunity to read their latest releases, which is why SOUTH BEACH SIZZLE quickly caught my eye. Suzanne Weyn & Diana Gonzalez have created an excellent book for anyone looking for an easy read during their Spring Break or Summer Vacation. The characters found in SOUTH BEACH SIZZLE are upbeat, fun, and all feature unique personalities. The romance is cute, and will definitely appeal to pre-teen and teenage girls; while the band competition will appeal to aspiring musicians of the female gender. Overall, this was a wonderful addition to the SIMON PULSE ROMANTIC COMEDY series, that will be enjoyed by all. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

Enjoyable, a great summery book

I love all the books in this "series" (Royally Jacked, Spin Control, Ripped at the Seams, etc.), and I couldn't wait to read SOUTH BEACH SIZZLE. SOUTH BEACH SIZZLE is about Lula Cruz and her best friend Jeff. They move from New York to South Beach, Florida the summer before they start college, and the trip is a bit of a disaster from the start. Lula is going to stay with her dad, and is planning on getting to know him better, and Jeff is going to be staying with his ultra-strict uncle. When both Jeff and Lula realize that they can't possibly stay where they are, the two of them decide that they have to find an apartment that's relatively cheap. Enter CeCe's Cuban Cafe, a small cafe in South Beach that isn't doing to well business-wise. There's an apartment over the restaurant, and the owner (CeCe) decides that Lula and Jeff can stay there if they offer to work in her restaurant. SOUTH BEACH SQUEEZE is a cute story about friendship, music, and romance. My favorite thing about the book was all the pop culture references, but it's overall a really enjoyable read. Overall grade - A