Review: Now Team David!!!!! My heart aches for David!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
*********** If you haven't read Beautiful Struggle, please do so before reading this book or this review!!!!!********************************* I received an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for an HONEST review********************************I suggest you read the Beautiful Struggle first then this book. First of let me start by saying that before I read this book, I was not a fan of David. I liked him as a best friend to Katrina aka Trina but not as a boyfriend. In Beautiful Struggle, Trina has a relationship with Elliot for most part of the book. David is there as her 'needy' best friend and then later they realize their feelings for each other and Trina and David start a relationship. Throughout Beautiful Struggle, I was head over heels in love with Elliot. I was team ELLIOT, his own personal cheerleader ........... until I read this book.Too Close gives you a glimpse of David and Trina's friendship and how they became best friends. It discusses events that happen prior to Beautiful Struggle. It is also told in David's POV. Even though I wasn't a fan of David and Trina being together, I was interested in how they became best friends and then lovers. I can finally see the strong bond that they now share. From the beginning David has always been a good protective friend to Trina. He always put her first and always had her back. He took up for her when guys tried to spread rumors about her and fought for her. Shockingly there were times that I wished David would stop running to her rescue. David had a tendency to stop what he was doing and or screwing to come to Trina's rescue. They went from hanging out with the popular crowd in high school to just being by themselves. Just like in Beautiful Struggle, David was a man-whore and he kind of is in this book but he isnt as bad as Trina portrays him to be. He was just trying to fill that void from not being with or being able to have her. David is a very sweet person and I am in awe with the relationship that he has with his mother. He could talk to her about anything and everything. I loved it all!!! (There is nothing wrong with being a momma's boy as long as the mother isnt over-bearing.)The boyfriend scene with Trina and Chris torn me up and reading it from David's POV was even worse than I could have imagined. Poor David and Trina.... now wonder they are connected at the hip. Reading this book now makes me want to go back and re-read Beautiful Struggle since I now have a better understanding of who David is and his connection to Trina.If you liked/loved the Beautiful Series then you will adored this book just as much. Heck, if you were team Elliot like I was, you may find yourself switching sides after reading about David