Review: I feel bad to rate this 2 stars, but the story did not jive with me :(
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
I'm not sure if I should rate this book one or two stars. I really struggled to finish it. There were so many times throughout the reading process I just wanted to quit and mark it as DNF. I tried to like this book, I really did because I hate writing bad reviews. I had two main issues with this book.First, the girl [Lacey] was ALWAYS the victim in every circumstance, and it got on my nerves so bad. It didn't matter the situation whether it was her abusive boyfriend, her so-called friend, her family, her employer, or the whole damn town. She was the victim in every situation because she constantly needed saving. Every time she went out to the bars there was some kind of drama. Come on, at a certain point wouldn't you just stop bar hopping.Second, Lacey had a much younger brother and she noticed bruises on his body. She suspected her grandmother and/or mother was abusing him, yet, she did nothing except move out to live with the hero of the story [Everett] and go to more bars. Also, the little brother missed a week of school, and his teacher admitted to Lacey she saw signs of physical abuse, yet again, did not report it to authorities. I feel the author did not handle that part of the story in the correct mannerUnfortunately, this book just did not work for me. **Complimentary copy given through Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.**