by Robin Jones Gunn
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Now attending an international university in Switzerland, nineteen-year-old Christy Miller is excited by the prospect of a visit by her friends. But their different hopes for the trip threaten their happiness. Christy and Todd: College Years book 1.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 College Friends Go to Europe, 2008-09-26
A trio of college age friends--two girls, one guy--tour Europe, giving the reader glimpses of interesting places to visit in addition to addressing the challenges of morality, following God, and retaining friendships. The title implies that Christy and Todd's love will last until tomorrow--the future--their future together. Ideal read for teens and college ages. Good read for any age.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 A mature and thoughtful protagonist, 2008-07-31
Christy Miller is thrilled that boyfriend Todd and best friend Katie are coming to visit her in Europe! UNTIL TOMORROW, the first book in Robin Jones Gunn's Christy and Todd: The College Years trilogy, picks up well after Gunn's original Christy Miller series left off.
Christy is now an independent college woman, attending a university in Switzerland. While she loves her life in Europe, she really misses her friends --- especially Todd. She is sure that the romantic background of Europe will give Todd the encouragement he needs to make some kind of commitment to their relationship. However, the trip starts off on a far-less-than-romantic note. Christy makes elaborate plans to show Todd all around Switzerland while having long talks about their future --- but when she meets him at the train station, she is immediately swept up in a whirlwind, and unplanned, trip.
Katie and Todd are accompanied by Antonio, their Italian exchange student friend, who announces that they will begin their trip camping in the Italian Alps. Camping certainly was not what Christy had in mind, and she is less than thrilled that she wasn't consulted on the idea. Though she tries to rough it, Christy soon decides that living off the land is definitely not for her. As the group makes their way down to Rome, Christy begins to have doubts about her relationship with Todd. Instead of becoming more committed to her, he actually appears to be becoming less. And while they haven't seemed to have their usual strong connection, Katie and Todd have been paying quite a bit of attention to each other.
Unable to stand the increasing tension, Christy dramatically wonders if they should break up --- and is very surprised by Todd's answer. As the group makes their way from the Blue Grotto of Capri, all the way up to the fjords of Norway, Christy, Todd and Katie ponder what it means to be a friend and what it means to be in love.
Fans of the Christy Miller series undoubtedly will be delighted to have Christy back. While those who read the Sierra Jensen titles may have been kept up to date on the general happenings of Christy's life, this new series has a very different feel. The Christy and Todd books are much longer than the novels in Gunn's previous series. They also give much more insight into the thoughts of an older Christy. While there is a different, more mature tone, many of the classic Christy Miller issues are present --- from fear of commitment to jealousy of friends. Whether or not this sort of material has gotten stale is up to the reader to decide.
--- Reviewed by Jennifer Crosby
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Exciting adventures--lighten up, Christy!, 2007-12-09
The reason for the low rating is that Christy's whiny, infantile attitude and behavior overshadows what could have otherwise been an memorable trek around Europe. As Christy's character progresses throughout the series--my view may not be popular there--it is evident that for portraying herself as a strong Christian, her immature behavior proves otherwise. She's just not a likable young woman. Her "poor me" demeanor and overly possessive attitude of Todd is enough to try your patience! I prefer truly strong Christian role models for girls like Christy's friend Katie Weldon (who has the patience of a saint to put up with Christy's nonsense all those years) and Sierra Jensen. I'd go on a trip with Katie and Sierra any day, even one minute with Christy Miller is enough to require a sedative Another thing, prominent throughout the series is Christy's constant disregard for her parents and family; not to mention taking them for granted. If she is as strong a Christian as she claims, she's forgetting one of God's most important commandments: Honor your father and your mother.
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Young Adults, 2007-08-23
Robin Gunn does a great job of speaking to young people through fiction.
The College Years wrap up all Christy and Todd have gone through and grown in age and spiritually, since they meet in high school.
Great Stories.
Donna
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 A coconut????, 2007-06-07
Alright people, this is a review for the entire Christy Series..... which was a serious letdown. Christy obviously has some issues. She likes some boy who after several months of no communication sends her a coconut. I'm still trying to figure that one out. If some boy did that he'd get a swift whack across the face. Also... Every time Christy seems to grow in God, all of a sudden she starts whining again. After 3 books of this you get sick of it. Every time Todd does something with another girl she freaks out big time. (Though Todd is kind of a flirt). She needs to get a life. She's a slight spaz. Every time something happens to her that is out of the box, or her routine, she has a hernia. In Europe, Wow. Camping for her was definitely a disaster. Skip these books and read some Bad Girls of the Bible, Linda Chaikin, Liz Curtis Higgs, Linda Windsor etc.
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