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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
4 really difficult stars
This was not a romance. It was a series of tragedies I'm still trying to recover from.
This is Patrick/Poet and Amy's story, and it was far from what I expected. The author has increased the pain level with each subsequent book.
In a nutshell, Amy was everything good and innocent. She was ignored by her perverted, drug-addicted parents. We don’t know the full extent of their depravity, but the author hints at pedophilia at one point. Fortunately, Amy was essentially adopted (not legally) by a neighbor, Peg, and became the daughter of Peg's heart.
Peg's only child is Patrick, a university student four years older than Amy. Patrick and Amy fall hard for each other, and for the first time, Amy has people in her life who truly care about her.
Patrick and Amy wed soon after meeting. Patrick vows to keep Amy safe, to ensure that she never has to be afraid—but then he proceeds to break every promise he ever made to her, including his wedding vows.
I don’t like reading books where one of the main characters cheats, but I jumped into this without realizing how different it would be from the first three in the series. Patrick is not a hero. He’s not even an anti-hero. He’s a zero. Unlike my favorite MC in the series, Grease, Patrick never fought for Amy. So many tragic things happened—death, rape, torture—and much of it stemmed from Patrick’s poor decisions. Not only did Patrick cheat, but most of the book was just Amy suffering the brutal consequences of his choices.
All the care and consideration he should have shown Amy, he instead gave to his one-night stand. He put her first, cared for her instead of his wife, all while simultaneously professing to love only Amy.
The book was well written in the sense that the author makes you feel and believe every moment. I actually had trouble sleeping the night I read about what Malcolm did to Amy. Boy, did I feel it! I'm still not over it.
And after everything, I hate that Amy sought Patrick out. Every step of the way, I kept wondering when he would finally come to his senses and fight for her. But he just whined. And remained weak.
This was not a romance. Patrick/Poet was not a hero. I loved Amy and Patrick’s mom, Peg—they made the story. But I still feel gutted.
This was not a romance. It was a series of tragedies I'm still trying to recover from.
This is Patrick/Poet and Amy's story, and it was far from what I expected. The author has increased the pain level with each subsequent book.
In a nutshell, Amy was everything good and innocent. She was ignored by her perverted, drug-addicted parents. We don’t know the full extent of their depravity, but the author hints at pedophilia at one point. Fortunately, Amy was essentially adopted (not legally) by a neighbor, Peg, and became the daughter of Peg's heart.
Peg's only child is Patrick, a university student four years older than Amy. Patrick and Amy fall hard for each other, and for the first time, Amy has people in her life who truly care about her.
Patrick and Amy wed soon after meeting. Patrick vows to keep Amy safe, to ensure that she never has to be afraid—but then he proceeds to break every promise he ever made to her, including his wedding vows.
I don’t like reading books where one of the main characters cheats, but I jumped into this without realizing how different it would be from the first three in the series. Patrick is not a hero. He’s not even an anti-hero. He’s a zero. Unlike my favorite MC in the series, Grease, Patrick never fought for Amy. So many tragic things happened—death, rape, torture—and much of it stemmed from Patrick’s poor decisions. Not only did Patrick cheat, but most of the book was just Amy suffering the brutal consequences of his choices.
All the care and consideration he should have shown Amy, he instead gave to his one-night stand. He put her first, cared for her instead of his wife, all while simultaneously professing to love only Amy.
The book was well written in the sense that the author makes you feel and believe every moment. I actually had trouble sleeping the night I read about what Malcolm did to Amy. Boy, did I feel it! I'm still not over it.
And after everything, I hate that Amy sought Patrick out. Every step of the way, I kept wondering when he would finally come to his senses and fight for her. But he just whined. And remained weak.
This was not a romance. Patrick/Poet was not a hero. I loved Amy and Patrick’s mom, Peg—they made the story. But I still feel gutted.
No ratings yet... I am still deep in thought on this one. I will say that any book that makes me feel as many different emotions as this one did, means that the author can use their words well.
the emotional turmoil in this one oof
the way I started kicking my bed and silently screaming when I realized that Amy was the one who sold Brenna the car
I had to wait 36 hours before I could write this review. This is one of those books that hits you like a Mac truck over and over again, and when you are done, you have to chew on it for awhile. This was quite simply one of the most beautiful and painful love stories that I have ever read.
This was a beautiful love story between a young teenage girl, brought up with shit for parents, and a lonely old lady who brought her into her home. They care for each other deeply. Support each other when needed. Then the old lady's stupid ass son, Poet, fucks it all up. Fuck you Poet, you moron.
Mentally draining... exhausting in a wonderful way. It's a tearjerker and a beautiful story. Very heavy and intense.