Review: Nice read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and am providing an honest review.I thoroughly enjoyed 'You Again'! It was a really quick read for me, which was nice because I only had a little time before I was heading back out of town.Allie reminded me of myself in that she was timid and eager-to-please, but spoke up when the issue really mattered to her. She was stronger than you'd expect to see coming from the type of family that she came from, but you could still see those moments when the things they said to her took root in her thinking.Honestly, Sam's character didn't stand out to me as anything amazing, but I did like him. There was also the issue of what the book that made everyone hate him was about. We, as readers, were never privy to that information.I appreciated that the road to Allie and Sam's relationship was not paved in gold because sometimes, in reality, things take a little more work.I enjoyed the mystery and discovering things at the same time as the characters. I didn't figure things out immediately, but rather slightly before the Allie and Sam did, which was nice. There's nothing worse than knowing whodunit for the whole book and having to wait for the characters to catch up.The cover is a bit misleading, since this book was very light on the intimate scenes. That didn't bother me, though, because sex isn't a necessity for me in the books I read. I just wanted to warn those that might be expecting something steamier that this is a fade-to-black type of read.I would definitely recommend 'You Again' and am looking forward to what Ashlee Mallory has in store for future works!