Review: Really liked it but too much happened for me. Give it a try though!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
**Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**WOW! I knew this book would be something but damn that was more than I expected. Right from the prologue you're thrown into Hayden's dark past and it's heartbreaking. No kid should ever have to go through OR witness that. It's no surprise he's left broken and alone. Then there's Alex. She's been through some hard times too and she's left with a shattered heart and no one to help her through it except for her aunt who happens to own the building Hayden rents an apartment in.It would have been 5 stars but so much happened to the main characters that I was left thinking, 'S***, are they even going to end up together?' I know their lives (especially Hayden's) is beyond messed up but they didn't have to be thrown into soooo many things.I did like how the author didn't throw the two together in the beginning. Broken people don't look up at someone and magically become whole and fall in love so the author did an amazing job with the feelings throughout the book.I wish Hayden and Alex had a bit of an easier time and I did not like Hayden's friend, Remy, one bit because I knew from the start that he was keeping that secret. The other characters had a love/hate relationship with me too.This is the author's debut novel and I have a feeling I'll be reading more from her.