Review: 3.5 Sweet Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
I gave Always You 3.5 stars.Okay so student/teacher relationships are the books I secretly love to read. I don't know why as I fret the whole way through about the big exposure! But I have to say Always You was a sweet romance, there wasn't a huge age difference and it was all about the timing.Wrenn is having to repeat her senior year after a devastating family tragedy, she doesn't fit in at school and her aunt being the head teacher doesn't help. When the supply teacher turns out to be hot 23yr old Dalton Reid, school for Wrenn just got bearable.Dalton is like a fish out of water, he underestimated what teaching hormonal teenagers would be like. He gets to know Wrenn outside of school when visiting her aunt and from there a relationship forms. But Dalton is dealing with his own troubles and a huge decision will have a massive impact on not only his future but the possibility of having one with Wrenn.I will say the teacher/student element wasn't as taboo or as strong as I have read in other books, I didn't really mind that, it was more how Wrenn and Dalton met and if their circumstances were different it would have been a college campus instead of a high school one. I did get a bit antsy around 56% as I was scared of them being discovered and as I liked both characters, I didn't want their bubble to burst.The issue that Dalton had to deal is a rare one in books and I thought it was really well done, I liked the inclusion of this, even though it doesn't go into great depths it was just enough to raise awareness and it added something unique to the story, I actually preferred this to the student/teacher element as I really felt for Dalton and Wrenn and the decisions they would have to make. I also liked that the author didn't take the easy way out at the end, the results felt more realistic and I really felt for both characters.This was my first book by Missy Johnson, I liked the dual point of views as both characters had a story to tell. At the beginning of their relationship I felt the writing skimmed the surface, we were told a lot of their feelings rather than shown. For me I wanted to delve a little deeper and really get to know both Wrenn and Dalton. They were professing feelings quite quickly and I would have liked a more solid foundation to believe in what they were feeling. With that being said I think fans will love this story as it really is charming and sweet!Always you is a sweet, easy read and perfect for this time of year. It's more than just a student/teacher romance and you should check it out for yourself today. ~Ava*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*