Review: A frustratingly fantastic read....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2013
Quotes:"Our reputations weren't who we really were, they were what people told us we were. Some of us fell into that trap, while others fought their entire lives to break free of them." ~ Lucy"I'll be here, each day and every day, as long as you want me to be." Jude"...When you find someone you want to spend forever with, you don't let them go, whether forever turns out to be a day or a year or fifty years." ~ WyattWhy I Really Liked It:Well, if you are looking for a die hard bad boy, that has a temper and can be super protective, then Jude is your guy. He has done his fair share of illegal activities and has convinced not only everyone around him but also himself, that he is a bad egg. He has been handed one heck of a bad hand at life, and he deals with it the best that he can. Even though, he doesn't always make the best choices, like ever. Then he is seduced by Lucy."In my experience as a seventeen-year-old girl, seven of those years having boobs that required a bra, undoing that one little knot at the center of your back had about a 95 percent accuracy of attracting any male within a five-beach-towel radius. Jude might have been right on the five - six cusp, but it was all I had left."Lucy desperately tries to seduce Jude away from the crowd of boys he is playing beach football with. She has no intentions of actually having a relationship but she would like to have a little bit of fun. At least that was the plan when she first started her seduction. She has been dragged to this new town and forced to finish her senior year of high school at an entirely new school. Lucy is a little spit fire when she wants to be, but she has no idea what she is in for when she pursues Jude Ryder.I was sure more than a minute had gone by, but I could easily have lost track of all time. I opened my eyes. His were the lightest shade of gray I'd seen yet. "You can kiss me, Jude."I expected just about anything else than his forehead lining as his eyes darkened. "I know I can," he said his voice tight. "I'm just not sure if I should."The ache that originated at the very core of me began to spread. There was only one way to alleviate it. "You should kiss me, Jude."His eyes went another shade darker, but they never left mine. "I shouldn't, he said, sliding a hand behind my neck, skimming a finger beneath the collar of my tank top. "But right now, I don't give a damn."Jude is constantly in battle with himself on what he should and shouldn't do with Lucy. He is so convinced that he is a cancer that will only bring pain and suffering to Lucy's life, and on many occasions that theory proves to be true. This couple goes through so much crap from one another, it was frustrating. I really wanted them to be able to work everything out, to be completely honest with each other instead of telling half truths, or just not saying anything at all.Jude does a good job of showing his bad boy side and makes some serious mistakes that are hurtful, but he also does many things that make your heart throb. He has a good heart somewhere within all the darkness, and Lucy has been the key to let it out."Jude." I rolled my eyes. "You could go with any girl, woman, or supermodel you wanted to. Why me?" It was a question I'd been asking myself a lot lately.He made a face. "I don't want a girl, or a woman, or a supermodel. I want you."See what I mean? Jude may be a bad boy that has the ability to have a pretty bad attitude, especially towards those he doesn't like. But when it comes to his Lucy he becomes just as vulnerable as other human being. He can even have some super romantic moments. Like this one."Mr. Ryder," a dulled voice cut through the din of noise exploding around us. "Mr. Ryder!"Jude groaned against my lips, not letting me go when he turned to Coach A."Think you're about done here?" Coach A asked smirking. "We've got a game to win.""I don't think I'll ever be done here, Coach." he called back, earning a few laughs from the bleachers and making me flush down to my toes."In that case, wrap it up and get your ass back out here." he commanded. "Starting quarterbacks don't make out with their girlfriends when they've got forty point to go.""This one does," Jude whispered, lifting me up onto my tiptoes and kissing me again. "Wait for me after the game. I've got some unfinished business with you."That is one heck of a public declaration of being a couple if you ask me. Especially coming from the town bad boy that never has girlfriends and rarely has anything nice to say to anyone.Jude can be so amazing, and then turn around and be a hot head, or do something stupid like leading Lucy to believe an unforgivable truth. Which of course was not really what it seemed like it was but Jude never made the effort to correct her assumption, just using the situation as a way to keep her away from him! I was so angry with him when I was just as clueless about the real situation. I didn't want to believe it, it just didn't make sense. Jude is clearly in love with Lucy. Then I was mad at Lucy for not trying to talk to him, and for making a go with Spencer so quickly. I mean when you care about someone as much as Jude and Lacey think they care about each other, you don't just walk away. Even if your mad as hell, you don't turn your back, at the very least you get some solid answers and explanations. I was so mad at the both of them.Crash is book 1 of the Crash Trilogy: Crash ~ Clash ~ Crush