Maybe that’s why I gave him a pass for being purposely callous to Maggie, and detached from his friends? I’m not sure. Glines did a fabulous job showing his helplessness, and anger, and despair. Not everyone can understand what it’s like to have to go to school everyday while worrying about a loved one at home. Maybe it’s that I related so strongly to him and what he was going through, as I also lost my father when I was in high school to the big C. I think when faced with life’s adversities, it’s initially hard to believe that you can make it through. My heart hurt for how he saw himself, and how he just automatically assumed he couldn’t be a better person…couldn’t be stronger.
And it was bringing out all his worst qualities. And dealing with something HUGE in a really detrimental way.
Or rather, he didn’t completely, but I believed in his potential, and I bought his growth (even if it seemed a bit quick at the end - that probably accounts for the loss of the half star). So why did he get a pass? I honestly don’t know. And honestly, there were elements of West’s character in particular, that in another book would have bugged the crap out of me. It’s funny, because that doesn’t mean that the book was perfect. I was pretty sure it was going to be a hit for me just reading the blurb, but I was so relieved (especially since I was in a slump) to discover that the book lived up to my expectations (and maybe even surpassed them). It’s funny how that happens eh? Especially because it can be so hard to articulate what those things are…you just know when a book hits you right *there*. But he never expected the quiet new girl to reply, to reveal a pain even deeper than his own-or for them to form a connection so strong that he couldn’t ever let her go… My Review:Ĥ.5 stars - I don’t know what it was about this book, but it was just a Lenore book, you know? Like apparently it had all the right combination of things to just be perfect for this particular reader. West expected that talking about his dad would bring some relief, or at least a flood of emotions he couldn’t control. So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away.Īs West’s pain becomes too much to handle, he knows he needs to talk to someone about his father-so in the dark shadows of a post-game party, he opens up to the one girl who he knows won’t tell anyone else. Even the move to Lawton, Alabama, couldn’t draw Maggie back out. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn’t spoken since. Two years ago, Maggie Carleton’s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside, on the inside he’s battling the grief that comes with watching his father slowly die of cancer. To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2018 Beat the Backlist Challengeįind it: Goodreads ✩ Amazon ✩ B&N ✩ Google ✩ Kobo ✩ iBooks ✩ IndieBound Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Sports Romance, Young Adult If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale. West expected that talking about his dad would bring some relief, or at least a flood of emotions he couldn’t control.This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book.
A #1 New York Times bestseller and the first novel in a brand-new series-from bestselling author Abbi Glines-about a small Southern town filled with cute boys in pickup trucks, Friday night football games, and crazy parties that stir up some major drama.
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