Review: Not your typical YA story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
There have been many YA books written lately and they seem to follow the same formula.  Boy meets girl, love ensues, angst ensues, they live happily ever after.  This book is different.  It's a story about high schooler Alex who struggles with her father's death, life after his death, and she is trying desperately to fit in.  When a new math teacher enters her life, he has a huge impact in more ways than one.  This book reminds us of high school--how potent peer pressure can be.  I feel I must mention that Alex is 18 so the relationship that develops between Alex and Mark (the math teacher) isn't as distasteful as it sounds.  I did wonder exactly what the attraction was for him, as she's a teen who is, I hate to say, pretty immature.  I think he sees her potential and I do too.  I will read the other books in the series as I cared about Alex and am hoping the rest of her story shows us her potential and, hopefully, a HEA.Please note I received a copy of this book in return for an honest review.