Depth of Field (The Pippa Greene Novels Book 2) Kindle Edition

I flew through this book. That's funny, since I felt the ending got rushed for a second, but not long enough to mar the story.This book was a total love story for me. I was rooting for Ben and Pippa from the get go, forget Dylan. Yeah, it seems a little heartless to say, but if you read the story than you'd probably end up feeling the same way too. Again, this is funny since the last story I hated Ben. Seriously.Great writing at work. First you hate a character, then you love them in the next book. That's real development at work. Takes a talent, especially for a voracious reader like myself.Can't wait to get onto book 3 now!

Good teen novel

After coming second in a photography contest and losing out to Ben Baxter - the new kid who has swooped in and overtaken her in the spot of best photographer at Spalding High , the only thing Pippa has to look forward to is despite her arch nemesis Ben being there - she has a spot at Tisch College Summer Camp where her father studied photography when he was younger. For Pippa, photography is the only thing she has left that reminds her of her connection to her father. When she gets to the camp , she is happy to discover she has an awesome roommate - the downside is that her roomie is swooning over Ben Baxter. Part of the Camp is that you are mentored and paired up with a selection of different photographers around New York from Fashion Magazines to Human Interests etc. One of the mentors is Pippa's parents best friend and she wants him, what will happen though when she pulls out the name of the Fashion Magazine Seventeen's photographer and Ben Baxter gets the one she desperately wants ? What will Pippa think though when Ben does a good deed and swaps with her ? Pippa goes along with David and starts to discover what type of person and photographer he really is and in doing so she will also learn more about her mother , dad and David and their complex friendship ? While snooping around and looking at David's photos , Pippa comes across one of her mother pregnant with her ? Why has David got this photo and is their more to the story than Pippa knows surrounding her birth ?

I'm really glad I got the chance to get back into Pippa's world. Much like The Rule of Thirds, Depth of Field is a short and sweet read that has a little more going on than you originally think. In fact, DoF takes it even further, which made it a great read about a girl finding her place - in more ways than one.There are two major plot focuses in this story and they intertwine perfectly. Pippa is in New York for the Tisch Photography Camp to pursue her passion. What she finds there in her mentor is a lot more than just some photography tips, though, as he has a very interesting and unexpected tie to her parents' past. I loved reading the parts about the Tisch camp (and the NYC setting was so fun, though I could have done with a little less of the constant street name dropping) because Guertin made their assignments fun and interesting but also gave room for character development within their structure. The biggest impact on Pippa, though, comes from getting to know her Tisch mentor, David. A college friend of her late father's, David holds a lot of secrets about the past that he shared with her parents and while Pippa goes in looking for a way to connect to who her dad was in college, she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she uncovers one of David's - and her parents' - biggest secrets. This was a great twist and I think Guertin played it out in a smart and impacting way. For a short book, the plot really moved well and kept me interested and invested.The characters really help Guertin's story shine as they feel quite realistic, if slightly dramatic on occasion. Pippa herself continues to be an interesting and very real main character. She certainly makes mistakes but at least she tries to learn from them. Honestly, I think that's all you can ask of a teenager. She came alive in DoF much like she did in The Rule of Thirds and seeing her grow here - learning to forgive and mature and come into her photography even more - was wonderful. Her best friend Dace, while not present for most of the book, still has her moments and proves once again to be a fantastic friend to Pippa. I hope to see more of her and more of their friendship in the next book (and I'd love to see Pippa support Dace through something since Dace is always there for her). The new boyfriend from the end of TRoT, Dylan, isn't in DoF much either, which I was bummed about, but this let he-of-questionable-character Ben Baxter have his moment in the spotlight to show Pippa who he really is. I very much enjoyed seeing him become much more three-dimensional in this sequel and I'm interested to see where he goes from here. Pippa better sort out her feelings!With a cliff-hanger ending that leaves Pippa's and readers' hearts on the line, I'm definitely looking forward to what should be an intense third book for our dear main character. Anyone who is looking for some quick and fun reads but still wants to find a reason to get invested in a story and a character's journey need look no further than Guertin's Pippa Greene series.

I really enjoyed this book and read it in one day.Pippa Greene is named after the city of Philadelphia. She never thought that was weird even though neither of her parents were from Philadelphia nor had either of them ever been there.She loves photography and has an amazing boyfriend Dylan. Pippa gets the opportunity to attend a prestigious photography camp for two weeks over the summer in the hopes of eventually getting into the Tisch Photography School after high school graduation in a year. The only problem is, Ben Baxter is also going to this camp.Pippa knew this would be a life changing experience, but she never expected her life to change in quite the way that it does over those 14 days in New York.This was a great read. I haven’t read many contemporary novels, but I’m happy that I chose this one to review. This is the second book the Pippa Greene series and I haven’t read the first one yet, but I will definitely be looking into it now.

Disclaimer: I received a print copy from ECW Press in exchange for an honest review.I too have dealt with the death of my father, so I related to Pippa's emotions and found Guertin's descriptions of her grief refreshingly understated. I predicted the story's major plot twist, but its fallout was compelling. The romance aspect was what didn't ring true to me, since Dylan and Ben are both relative ciphers here and I didn't find Pippa's reactions to them (detachment and attraction by turns) entirely convincing given her situation. (Admittedly, I hadn't read THE RULE OF THIRDS first; there is some recapping, but this is not an ideal standalone.) I enjoyed the city and photography studio settings, and would have liked to see both played up a little more. Thanks to the cliffhanger, I am curious to see how things play out for Pippa in volume three.