Review: Cute, fun YA read. Loved the character of Willow and Alex.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2012
I'll Be Here is about 17 year-old Willow who was dumped royally by her boyfriend of two years, Dustin; the guy she thought she was in love with. Not only was she dumped but she found out her boyfriend was seeing another a girl, a girl Willow thought was her friend.Willow changed who she was for her boyfriend and over the course of the book she rediscovers who she really is while not trying to be the perfect girlfriend for the "perfect" boyfriend. The same time she is dumped, an old crush from her past comes back into her life. Alex is two years older, a family friend and happens to have grown into a major college hottie since the last time Willow saw him. She always had a crush on Alex and as she made her move on him he backed off breaking her heart.This time it seems Alex has an explanation for his past actions and both their feelings continue to grow. Alex is everything Willow needs in her life. He wants her to major in art and actually encourages her unlike Dustin. She can be Willow with Alex like she couldn't be with Dustin. Frankly, Dustin didn't deserve a girl like Willow and he deserves what who he got....I'll Be Here is a really cute YA read. The pages were not steamy but Willow's character made me laugh and I felt like I was in High School again, which lets face it, we all wish we could go back even just sometimes ;)I give I'll Be Here 3.5 stars. I would love to read about Alex and Willow in college, especially if she decided to go to his college... I sure hope she does!