Review: Skater Boy - Mary Catherine Gebhard

 

Review: Skater Boy - Book #1 Patchwork House Series - Mary Catherine Gebhard - April 2019

Years ago, when the main female lead known as Tweetie was younger, she loved to skateboard with her dad despite her home upbringing, she loved her father. Then one day she is with some new friends, and her father is out looking for and crashes and is killed. Tweetie, after some perseverance on her part, goes to live with the motley crew that is known as the Patchwork boys. She stays for a while, and as she gets older, she is the one girl who is off limits to everyone. She is like their little sister. During this time though Tweetie falls hard and fast for a guy, she only knows as Nate.  She vanishes for a few years to find the boy she loved, but with only a first name and voice, her journey comes up empty. So Tweetie heads back to Patchwork House where she meets Flip. There is something familiar about Flip, but Tweetie can't put her finger on it.  During the story, we have two POVs. We have Tweetie's from her past and present and Flip's and discover Flip's true identity and that he isn't new to Patchwork House and her as she thinks.  I have to admit, her not recognizing him annoyed me as she was not only her hero but her first kiss. The moment he spoke, she should have been able to identify his voice. I was in two minds about this book as I loved the whole Peter Pan - Lost boys feel of The Patchwork House, but Tweetie and Flip's story and how it affected everyone started to grate me a bit. The same with the way Flip treated his own family, it was like get some guts and man up, you might have been wrong in the past, but your family freaking loves you.  If you love sport and skateboarding and an RH feel to the story with a bit of edge, then check out Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard.