Review: First loves
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
Holy Wow, this is an emotional read.Tessa's family lives on a farm. Her parents have been having problems, but she's wondering if it's all starting to end. Her mom is cleaning out the house and it's like a bad omen. She's just waiting for the divorce talk.  This is supposed to be a great year for her, but with taking care of her younger siblings and the entire house, how can she focus on anything? When she meets Lucas, he's just like the other white hats....Nice to look at, but that's it.  She's not the type to fawn over a man.Lucas is the star quarterback in a school that has just merged.  He has a dark past and is from a family who is too wrapped up in themselves to give a damn about him.  Living with his mother who is an alcoholic, drug user, and promiscuous, he has picked up her habits. When he sees Tessa, he's immediately taken by her. Funny thing is, she's the one girl who hasn't fallen at his feet. Now begins a very long and difficult web of emotional pains.For Tessa, as if dealing with a first boyfriend, a parental divorce, and raging hormones isn't enough, she has multiple run-ins with the girls of Lucas's past. Some more ugly than others, but all leave a little cut that will lead to a big scar in the relationship.  How does a good church going girl deal with girls of loose morals and boyfriend who is trying to get on the right path?This book was hard to put down.  You knew inevitably that Lucas was going to do something to screw up and that Tessa would fall apart and try to fix him.  This is the basis for their ENTIRE relationship. The only other thing they have going is a very steamy sexual attraction to each other. It was hard to read Lucas making the same mistakes and Tessa trying to help him, when she's falling apart. For as protective as Alex is at first, he just steps out of the protector role and all Tessa really has is Jade.  I kind of felt like Jade just wanted to make sure she was the one to lose her virginity first.The flow of the story was great, the scenes got a little steamy at times, but turned comical quickly.  I loved that it's filled with actual teenage quirks. The length was great. I had it read in two nights. I'd rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars. Be warned, there is a cliff hanger, but it looks like the next book is already out, "New Love".I received a copy of this ebook for my honest review.