Following the
unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for
both her mother and younger brother. Outwordly, she appears resilient and
tenacious, bit inwardly, she’s losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The
attractive 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry
and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken
form an intense and emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense
of hope.
Not long after an
intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a
shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily
interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance
between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them
apart.
This book is getting a five. Colleen Hoover is a sadist who
loves making me cry (I don’t really mean that. I love her books, and if you
follow her on facebook you’ll see that she is too awesome for words). This book
was extremely hard to read, mostly because I’m a cry baby and there were a
great deal of times I had to read through the tears. The reasons Layken and Will
can’t be together are completely and tragically legitimate, which makes it even
worse. They both have had, and have to deal with entirely too many things for
people their age. This was definitely an emotional read that makes you grateful
for what and who you have, as well as a book likely to give you a headache from
ugly crying so hard. You would think that by this point I would be more
prepared for her books to have that effect on me, but every time I read one of
her books I’m not. As an added bonus in this book, all of her chapters start
with The Avett Brothers lyrics. If you don’t know them you should probably
check them out. I was pleasantly surprised by this, and have been on an Avett
Brothers kick since starting it.
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