Review: a love triangle at it's best
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
"I have had a crush on him my whole life. I have written "Mrs. Trent Basso" millions of times and scribbled over it a zillion more."Maddy has been in love with Trent Basso ever since she can remember.  Just like most young girls all she ever dreamed about was one day marrying him and having a family. But, Trent is selfish and only seems to want Maddy when he cant have her. Through this story spanning both the past and the present you follow Maddy and Trent on their quest for love and a happily ever after. But like most good books happily ever after's are not easily had and when you add  Trent's  brother Gabe in to the mix, things don't always go as planned. Gabe is the handsome older brother, always offering friendship and protection to Maddy while waiting quietly by for her to finally see what has been right in front of her all this time."When you were destroying me, he was picking me up."The on again off again relationship between Maddy and Trent is tested once again when she returns home for her brothers wedding. With both Basso brothers in attendance Maddy must work through her memories and her feelings to decide once and for all which brother will win her heart forever. The drama, the secrets and the love that unfolds are definitely worth your time."I promise you, Maddy, I will protect us. We are worth fighting all the crap for."I really enjoyed Love Me Back it was filled with some of my favorite things;  angst,  heartbreak, indecision and ultimately a HEA.  It's a love triangle at it's best and what makes it better than most, for me at least, is that you get to follow these characters from children to adults. You get to see and feel it all; first love, friendship, second chances, growth and change. The distance it spanned enabled me to really connect with the characters to the point where I was pulled into the story and didn't want to put it down. Author Michelle Lynn did a great job with her first novel and I am looking forward to see what she comes up with in the future."She deserves the best and that's you, brother." ~Natalie