Review: Young Love at it's Truest!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
When I read this novel, it was like a walk down memory lane. Oh to be 17 and in love! There is so much tension, so much awkward coming-of-age struggle. You almost forget until you pick up a novel that is written so authentically in the voice of the young Riley and Josh, just how magical first love can be. This is a beautiful story of two teenagers who grew up as neighbors. She would get dressed in her Tinker Bell dress to go play in the dirt with the neighbor boy who would declare himself her protector even through the adolescent years when hormones are raging and tempers can easily flare.You really feel for both characters as they share the common bond of the death of a parent. A death that is the direct result of Riley's fathers poor decisions.A burden that Riley wears that prevents her from trusting her heart to Josh. Instead, she falls for Dean, who is far less than the boyfriend Riley deserves.This story will pull at you time and time again as you root for both Riley and Josh. They really are two great people who you just want to see together. Read it. You will be glad you did.