Review: Interesting twists and secrets
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
Lacey is trapped in a life of toxic people and limited options. She exists in a run down trailer park with unsupportive family, a dead end job, and no expectations for change. Her life is one negative thing after another and she cannot seem to escape. She meets Everett who is house sitting for the summer and he takes an interest in her. And she is really in need of a true friend vs. the people who she has been associating with. She needs to break away from the past and situations holding her back.Everett is kind, supportive, understanding, charming and just plain irresistable. But he is a bit mysterious. She already has trust issues, but he gradually wins her over.  He pushes her to expect more from herself and is willing to help her achieve it.There were mysteries and events from their pasts that were slowly revealed as the story went on keeping me engaged and intrigued. I knew there had to something more lurking under the surface of both of their lives. There were interesting twists and painful secrets that were exposed.They were both broken down and were trying to rebuild their lives and start over. The events from their past had changed their lives and caused trust issues, guilt, and pain. They both needed support, acceptance, and understanding to even begin to move on. But opening up old wounds and sharing was painful and scary. Secrets were kept that had the potential to ruin their fragile bond and hope for a future.This was an emotional and somewhat dark-ish read, but also had sweetness, romance and was inspirational. Lacey was such a strong heroine despite all the she faced. And Everett was such a warm, lovable guy. My heart broke for both of them at times. It was told mostly in Lacey's point of view with a few chapters in Everett's point of view. I was so excited to get into Everett's head.This was a story of survival, strength, love, and redemption. It dealt with some rough topics. But it had enough romance and humor to help balance out some of the harsher subjects.I was not sure how I was going to like it in the beginning since it started out pretty negative, but I got more and more interested as it went on and became more positive. The writing style was raw and interesting.  There were a few  inconsistencies and sometimes it seemed like there was just a lot of angst and drama going on at once. But I found myself flipping pages to see how it was all going to turn out.She made it easy to like most of the characters and really dislike the ones that we were supposed to. And there quite a few characters that I did really despise and wanted to see get their due. There were also some side characters that made me smile like his friend Trent and Cole her friend Clare, and her boss Andrew. They have potential for more stories.Thanks to Sara Hawkes and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review