Review: Brad & Mabry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
I'm not sure exactly how high to rate this book but it left me with lots of tangled emotions so 5 stars it is! The book flips back & forth between the past & the present & covers both Brad & Mabry's points of view. In the first book we experienced how Brad used Tweet as part of a high school bet but now that we are reading it from Brad's POV we see that he already knew that Tweet & Noah were meant to be together & that he really did have feelings for her. Although Brad hates the coldness in his mother & father he still follows in his father's footsteps by being callous with girl's emotions. The turning point in his life was meeting a young college goth artist who wants to just be around Brad. He doesn't realize how Becca will change his life, ruining it, depressing him, challenging him in the end to change his ways & be a better man. Mabry's childhood is tragic as she watches her mother slip away into a deep depression. The past & present collide for Mabry and she goes back to dealing with her emotions through very bad habits. So tragic! Just when she & Brad confess how much they love each other Mabry starts to spiral out of control & Brad has no idea what is going on & how to save their relationship. The only part I didn't enjoy was the epilogue. I wanted to experience what it was like when Brad & Mabry saw each other after months apart but oh well. A disturbing story at times, very real & honest though, & I could feel the need jump off the page whenever Brad & Mabry were with each other! They seriously needed to grow & struggle throughout their lives so they would be prepared for the moment they met each other & fell in love. The author surprisingly turns Brad into a hero as he becomes light & funny & amusing with Mabry & their chemistry together is intense, sweet, loving, and best of all - very hot!