Review: Just two boys and a girl....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
4/5 Butterflies!I will admit that I wasn't completely happy with the story's ending, but suffice to say is that I'm soooo going to read the next book, but my only hope it's that that novel it' not going to be about another love triangle like this one...In the start of the novel, we have River who is head over heels in love with Adam, a very talented guitarist very talented, but who is deeply destroyed by his mother's hatred for him and her love for his brother, and that difference between the brother has affected his view on relationship, without so many complicated word, he thinks he's f***** up and doesn't deserve the love of a good woman,scratch that... the love of River. He's so deeply invested in his problems that he doesn't see the way how all of this affects her. Seriously speaking, this girl has waited for him to come around for about ten years, since they were children, that's practically a lifetime of misery that she had to live.In the meantime, Bobby Beckerson has been in love with her and waiting for her to realize that her love for his brother is wasted because Adam doesn't love anyone but himself...But we already know that, what you don't know is that the books characters don't mope around and  cry over their tragedy, well they do that too... but no, for example, River has a job to  at a marketing firm, and because their photograph has been lacking lately and he was supposed to show some pictures  for this company's ad, but he doesn't and this is how all of that work comes crashing on River's head until she finds the best solution with Adam's help. That's another reason that shows how close those two really are- no secrets (with the exception of their sentiments), and they are always finding each other, even their tattoos matching shows how empathic  their relationship is... with Bobby, River always will have a sense of security, the protection of her feelings, the perfect family, but with Adam, she feels the trembling at his touch, blood pumping through her veins,she just feels and nothing else matters in this world...But also another feeling, one that is ugly: jealousy, because Adam is a not the one who can be with just one woman, practically, the man changes them like... socks, without a problem, but, neither them are innocent in this situation, because he finds just the wrong woman to date, if we count Monica who sleeps with... River's boyfriend, Andy. Wait! Wait! At their first meeting- it was a party and the drink was for free, well... you can imagine the rest of this story...After Monica, Adam knows that this is what he was waiting for and makes his moves, and their story's beginning...The story is told from River's point of view, and she really has a way with words, but I'm not going to lie and say that all was rainbows and sunshine, because it pissed me how all of them (and I'm talking about the females characters) seemed to be against River, without a logic reason... I don't know it seemed a little fake and not realistic enough.Characters:River- the author portrays her to be a strong woman, but sometimes she seemed needy, especially because she and Adam weren't dating but still she seemed like a girlfriend betrayed by her loved one, and whats more creepy is that EVERYONE  seemed to think this...In other moments she seemed jealous on Bobby's girlfriend, Tara, who is also River's best friend before Tara started dating Bobby, but after their friendship changes, because of River but also Tara's fault.Adam- he was a troubled man, but after they are together he starts to change and becomes reliable and a good boyfriend. Even though, Bobby tries to destroy his relationship, he forgives him and is trying to repair his problems with his brothers, until tragedy strucks...Bobby... Bobby... I'm so conflicted about him, because I understand why he was mean with his brother and River, but he was there for both of them when they needed him, he was their best friend and was there for most of their lives, but he messed all of their trust when he become an problem for them and he stayed that way for more than half of this novel. but in the end, nothing matters anymore....Final Decision- I liked this book, it was a story about friendship and a triangle that messes with your mind, but also a story about growing up and fall in love with your best friend, who doesn't or wants to notice your love. I will however say that I have some caveats. I found that I skimmed some and found myself strangely apathetic to some scenes. But that's all me. I can in no way say another reader will feel the same.