Review: Teenage Wasteland
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
`Falling for Bentley' is one fall that is too painful to endure.The problems: (slight spoilers)1.Sterling Bentley has no redeemable qualities- sorry- his name is obnoxious as well. I have no idea where this new notion that guys who are hot somehow get a free pass at life and are allowed to be totally ****** up. Hey, but at least they melt my panties off- so they can be abusive, drug addicts or even cheaters.2.The `h' is ridiculous and not in a good way. (if there is a good way). She leaves with a random stranger who she instinctively knows is bad news. But, then again her boyfriend is no prize either (I mean we are still trying to have sex with the girl after you parents ***** because you need to feel something- yeah no). That was a major problem from the beginning and the reader could quickly tell that the `h' was not all there in the mental department that she would put up with such outlandish behavior from someone she has known for a long time and considered him her best friend. News flash: friends do not pressure you, hit you or treat you like you are worthless.3.The drug issue- while too realistic- was a little out of left field. I mean it felt like I was reading two different books. Once the `h' makes her decision the book changed and not in a good way. I could see the instant-love angle flushing itself out to reveal some grand conflict, but the drug addiction was too severe for the story (if that makes sense). Sterling was totally messed up and did not really need the additional problems that he had- it seemed a little lazy on the author's part to take this route.4.I am really tired of the main male lead characters of NA and YA books finding the `one' girl who can change everything. For most of these books we are set in reality and this is more often not the case in the real world. I get that people change because of relationships, but to have these deeply disturbed men change for the sake of some frail, innocent girl is just ridiculous. It is basically saying if you are weak and innocent then these bad, awful boys/men, which are independently wealthy, good looking, are waiting for you to change them because they obviously cannot do it themselves.(Sidenote: Sterling Bentley is first mentioned to be older and he is a little too old for this not to seem a little more icky and that ending- come on)Overall, this book was a major disappointment; with so little time to read- do not waste your time here.Warning: Drug use, physical abuse, and sexual realtions all involving teens.