Review: Excellent story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
Lacey is a girl who had something bad happen in high school that devastated her and changed the way she was viewed. Add to that unsupportive family and life went downhill fast. At the beginning of the book we see a brief snapshot of her reality, right before she comes to some conclusions and attempts to change her life. Right into this comes Everett, who also had something awful happen to him (well, of course, this is a new adult title after all!). These two struggling to change their lives fall for each other right in the middle of it all.A lot of new adult titles have very similar plot lines, but what differentiates is the writing mainly. A good author can make you feel for the characters, cry during the angst and hope for redemption for all. Sara Fawkes is that kind of author. I really hurt for Lacey, was so angry on her behalf. She was a flawed character, but one I was cheering for the whole time. We see less of Everett really, so I didn't feel as much of a connection to him, but that didn't detract much.The only reason I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 as I didn't feel the connection between Lacey and Everett much honestly, feel why they were drawn to each other. Perhaps just chemistry, but I just was not as convinced on how exactly they managed to fall in love. That aside though, I loved the strong heroine, loved what she was able to overcome and really felt for her all through the book. The author did a fine job making her a real, well-rounded character. I adored the side characters, and would love to hear more of their stories. Well worth the read, 4 stars.I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley to review.