I really loved this story. The 2 reasons I didn't give it all 5 stars was because (1) it did skip over some parts. Such as one minute Tori and SterlinI really loved this story. The 2 reasons I didn't give it all 5 stars was because (1) it did skip over some parts. Such as one minute Tori and Sterling just got together then it goes to days or weeks or months later (you don't know which), and they end up having a fight. (2) I didn't like the times it decided to throw bible scripture out there at you...that took away from the story for me.
As for the story I found it captivating. Once I started reading this book I could NOT put it down until I finished it. I loved all the drama, passion, heartache, happiness, and virtually all other emotions this book brought out in you.
Tori was a sweet, caring, loving, accepting person but....she was a total doormat. Sterling, I loved him. He was frustrating the times he was out of his mind with drugs. Loved his character regardless though. I loved Sawyer, the playful Bentley. Jonah, I loved his character up until a certain point when I lost ALL love for him. He became that prototypical guy who looks at things one way but as soon as his penis was involved it flies out the window. He was a total disappointment and letdown. Colton....well I HATE him, plain and simple. There wasn't one thing I did like about him. Keria....nope, didn't like her either, nothing about her was likeable to me. I also did not like Tori's mother nor did I like Sterling's father.
I liked the story and the plot of it. HOWEVER, the reason I gave it 4 stars is because a lot of it was confusing. Stuff wasn't explained right or it dI liked the story and the plot of it. HOWEVER, the reason I gave it 4 stars is because a lot of it was confusing. Stuff wasn't explained right or it didn't add up. For example, Naomi claims she has 2 secrets which aren't true. At the beginning of the story she talks about having stabbed some guy with a hunting knife a month ago, and never explains who or why that happened. Just passes it briefly. It was NOT one of the two secrets. It was something else entirely. So..... You see what I mean? Now I am confused and stuff isn't adding up right now.
Then on top of that someone would be in the middle of talking, get one sentence in then it would cut off and have an inner monologue for awhile just to turn around and say another sentence. I HATE when they do that in stories. I mean come on keep the thoughts until what they have to say is said, then you can think whatever. Otherwise it becomes confusing, you get sidetracked, and in some cases you forget the conversation entirely.
I do like Naomi though. I think she rocks. Turner....well he is the rock star you would expect, so I don't know how I feel about him really. ...more
The reason I gave this story 3 stars was because of all the mistakes there were in this book. It was a great story, I loved it, but it was incredibly The reason I gave this story 3 stars was because of all the mistakes there were in this book. It was a great story, I loved it, but it was incredibly hard to read and follow with all of the mistakes. The grammar and punctuation were horribly bad, and the wrong words were used throughout the book. For example something like were would have been used instead of we're. On top of that the author kept messing up numbers and the time line. It started out as Rule and Shaw being 2 years apart. In the beginning of the story Rule was 21 and Shaw 19. It said the brother, Remy died 3 years prior which meant Rule was 18 and Shaw 16. Remy and Shaw became friends when Shaw was 13, which meant that Remy and Rule should have been 15 but the author put that Remy was 17. There was one mistake. The story took place in a couple months time but all of the sudden on Rule's Birthday he turned 23? How's that possible. Then they said Remy died when Shaw was taking her first semester at college, that can't be possible because she was 16. There were a lot more mistakes than that, I only listed a few of them. If it weren't for all of that, the story would've received 4 stars from me. That being said....I loved the story....more
I was torn between giving this book a 4 or a 3. I ended up going with a 3 for two reasons.
(1) She kept cutting off in the middle of certain times in tI was torn between giving this book a 4 or a 3. I ended up going with a 3 for two reasons.
(1) She kept cutting off in the middle of certain times in the book when she shouldn't. For example there was one part in the book when both the lead male character, Josh, and the lead female character, Nastya, were in denial of how they felt for one another. They were pretending their relationship was nothing more than a friendship when in fact it was more than a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship...just without the sexual actions. So while that is going on Josh's friend Drew shows up at Josh's house and sees them together and tells Josh to "introduce me to your girlfriend" and Josh replies "she's not my girlfriend". Then Drew is like "well then" and grabs a hold of Nastya pulling her onto his lap. Then it cuts off right there and fast forwards to a couple days later. Okay.....what happened? How did Nastya react? Did she let him do that? Did she ignore it and get up? Did she go off on Drew? Then...how did Josh react? Did it bother him? Did he ignore it? Did he get jealous? I mean there are all these questions left unanswered.
(2) Something totally unforgivable in my opinion happened at the very end of chapter 48. The book went downhill from there. It should have never occurred.
I had originally, absolutely loved this book until these two key points. ...more
I loved this book. It was really insightful in it's thoughts on life, had a great plot, great characters, great poetry. I loved this book. It was really insightful in it's thoughts on life, had a great plot, great characters, great poetry. ...more
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