Review: Emotional rollercoaster
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
I loved this book!It was the perfect read. It was tragic, but in such a beautiful way. It's heartbreaking and by the end of the book you feel like you have just been on an emotional rollercoaster, but you love every moment of it!Summary - When Jenna was young she met Kellen. He was there is see her father after getting in trouble with the law. He becomes Jenna's best friend and begins to date Laney, Jenna's sister. The story follows Jenna and Kellen's friendship through years of difficult and happy times. Through everything they stay friends.Where to even start!The moment Jenna and Kellen met I was sold. I wanted them together and I wanted to hear their entire story. BUT that is not the route this book takes. When Jenna becomes friends with Kellen her sister swoops in and steals him from her. Laney is everything you hate about a character. She is selfish, self-centered, stuck up, I could go on and on. Jenna is the opposite. She is understanding, compassionate, considerate, a free-spirit. Even though her sister has stolen the boy she liked, Jenna stood by them both. She remained friends with Kellen, but secretly loves him.It killed me! I wanted Jenna and Kellen together. To watch Jenna struggle with having relationships because she is hung up on Kellen is beyond sad. Her soul-mate is with another person.I like to think of this book as a modern day Romeo and Juliet. It is tragic and beautiful. You want to plow through the book to get to the end. To find out what happens to these characters you fall in love with at the first sentence, but on the other hand you want to go slowly. You want to savory each of these moments you get to witness.I love that about this book. Characters that you love, but then there are the ones you want to smack on the back of the head. The storyline is perfect. It isn't just a love story which is nice. You have Jenna who needs to find a way to move past the man she loves because he is with someone else. Laney has to learn to accept others who are not a fortunate as her (or as spoiled). Kellen goes through a crap load of issues, even Jenna's mother has to accept a daughter she doesn't really understand.I was upset when I turned the last page of this book. I wanted more, I craved it. It has been a while since I have had that feeling about a book, but I am happy I found this little gem.