This one did not work for me. The whole premise of Jackson being around for 9 years in which he completely ignores her, then instantly his eyes are opThis one did not work for me. The whole premise of Jackson being around for 9 years in which he completely ignores her, then instantly his eyes are opened and he chases Willa? Who’s name is constantly gets wrong? She was a doormat, the instalove was a little ridiculous for me, and a lot of it I thought kind of sucked. Even the blurb, “they spent a night together once before” makes it sound like more than it is. He kissed her once and within 2 weeks is chasing her. There’s no drawn out tension here.
I read this for unrequited love vibes which whomp whomp whomp, were not happening....more
A quick and hot read, just manage some expectations going into it. This was fine, but other than the sex list there was no story here, and I guess I eA quick and hot read, just manage some expectations going into it. This was fine, but other than the sex list there was no story here, and I guess I expected there would be. Something to tie everything together, add some development maybe. But no, every chapter was just crossing off different items on the list.
Cat was pretty naive for 29 years old, and a bunch of the conversations with Beth sounded like they were 10 years younger than they were suppose to be. Plus Jackson calling Cat my sweet girl all the time started to make me cringe, but alas, everything worked out in the end.
Hey, if you’re bored and want something easy/quick/spicy, you’ve found it!
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This does not make sense to me one bit. Clara is indecisive, annoying, judgemental, and so, so good at playing the victim. The entire book’s theme is This does not make sense to me one bit. Clara is indecisive, annoying, judgemental, and so, so good at playing the victim. The entire book’s theme is “woe is me”. But it gets better right? She grows and learns from her mistakes, makes choices? No. ‘Fraid not friends.
To be fair, if I knew how strongly religion would be pushed in this book, I wouldn’t have picked it up. Clara’s dad is strong in his faith. Clara is quite back and forth, using it to benefit her. But then gets mad when anyone questions her. And her boyfriend has a different church. The entire religion as a plot with absolutely no explanation is a big no thank you. I get it, you’re Mormon. I don’t need to be reminded about it every single page, be told your boyfriend is supportive, wants to marry you (at 17) and read over and over how he won’t touch you. Because you’re Mormon. I get it. I got it the first time. Please just stop.
Plus beyond 1. Woe is me. 2. I’m Mormon. And 3. I got into an Ivy League college but won’t go because I survived a bear attack and have scars (but you’re alive?????) there is nothing else to this story. Just move on, you’ve now seen it. Oh wait, I forgot 4. The creepy, inappropriate teacher who is everywhere, won’t leave this girl alone, and pushes her to go too far. But she’s MORMON.
I can’t with this. For a premise that could have some great emotional depth, this was shallower than a puddle on asphalt.
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Well, this is what I get for deciding to read something that creeps me out before bed, lol! I’ll admit, I don’t do well with scary shows, movies, bookWell, this is what I get for deciding to read something that creeps me out before bed, lol! I’ll admit, I don’t do well with scary shows, movies, books, etc. I like rom-coms and the food network. Sooo I may have a hard time sleeping tonight. But I feel like this won’t be scary for the normal person, it’s a YA after all. Just the scenario of a bomber, having him stalk and contact the main character, leaving things for her to find and then the whole helpline conversations (with multiple people) were creepy. Maybe I’ll just try and stay awake tonight.
I get that this is a YA, but it was so incredibly juvenile. Yes, let’s not tell the police (ahem, father who is the detective on the case) about all this stuff going on and how I’m talking to the bomber, but I, Gabi, can solve this myself. I don’t need anyone’s help, I can stop this and save everyone. No. Just no. That whole part was frustrating to me. To be fair though, figuring out the who and why behind all of this and how it was going to end is why I continued reading. All other aspects of this fell completely flat, or even cringey. The romance (extra cringey, added nothing) the character development, the relationships with other characters (platonic). Even the helpline situation in general - yeah, let’s make a “community helpline” run by students and not offer them any support on how to handle the things they come across. The whole concept was strange to me, especially how the principal and faculty involved just disappeared after it all started.
Plus, if this is going to revolve around a theme of school bullying and being more accountable, plus, oh I don’t know, a SCHOOL BOMB THREAT, you’d think they would take it a bit more seriously. This was rather campy at times.
So while I’ve never read a book with this sort of storyline, I don’t think I will be again (because of my own rainbows and fluffy clouds and unicorn marshmallow self, not because of the book). But, based on pretty much every other aspect of the book being a letdown, I don’t think I’ll be trying this author again either.
Things I did like: - Interesting enough that I wanted to finish to see who did it and how things would end - Janae
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This was just… bad. All around bad. I’m rounding up to 2 stars since I managed to finish this without wanting to throw it against a wall, but I’m disaThis was just… bad. All around bad. I’m rounding up to 2 stars since I managed to finish this without wanting to throw it against a wall, but I’m disappointed I wasted my Sunday on this. 1.5/5 ...more
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