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Mad World
by Hannah McBride
4.5 STARS.
I have so many words for this book. First off, WOW!! This book was so captivating from the very beginning. I was not expecting most of the twists and turns that this book provided.
I loved the development of not just Ryan and Maddie, but a lot of the side characters as well (Lainey, Bex, Linc, Court, Adam, Gary, etc.). While I didn't love all of them (LOOKING AT YOU GARY AND ADAM), I really felt like I knew a lot of information about all of them even given that they were side characters. I don't think I have had such hate towards characters as I do as some of these in this book (Lainey, Gary, Adam, Bry), but especially Gary. It's the actual worst human being I have ever read in a book.
Now let's talk about the main two - Maddie and Ryan. They couldn't be more opposite from beginning to end of this book. While Maddie could definitely hold her own, McBride really had you sympathizing with her for the majority of the book; rightfully so. She got the short end of the stick in the twin relationship. Now that she is given what looks like everything that anyone could ever want, it's worst case scenario for her by the end of the book.
Now onto Ryan... Ugh, Ryan. I had a love/hate relationship with Ryan the entire book. One of my main qualms about him was his short temper with everyone, but specifically Maddie, who didn't deserve what she got dished out from him. While I was SUPER invested in their love story once he knew who Maddie was, he was totally gaslighting her the second she didn't anything that he didn't like and I couldn't stand that. Maddie was put into an impossible situation and he just was not making it better for her by lashing out constantly.
The last 8% of the book was definitely the most thrilling and surprising. I was NOT expecting Ryan and Gary's reaction to everything (I had guessed that something was going to happen once she left the door unlocked for a few minutes, but I didn't think that it would have result in something SO consequential for Maddie). That one mistake was like the end all be all of her relationship and essentially her life.
I don't know how I am going to last another six-ish months until Book 2 comes out. I am all about the happily ever afters and I just need Ryan to get down on his knees (literally and figuratively) IMMEDIATELY and make things right with Maddie. And protect her from both of their fathers.
I have so many words for this book. First off, WOW!! This book was so captivating from the very beginning. I was not expecting most of the twists and turns that this book provided.
I loved the development of not just Ryan and Maddie, but a lot of the side characters as well (Lainey, Bex, Linc, Court, Adam, Gary, etc.). While I didn't love all of them (LOOKING AT YOU GARY AND ADAM), I really felt like I knew a lot of information about all of them even given that they were side characters. I don't think I have had such hate towards characters as I do as some of these in this book (Lainey, Gary, Adam, Bry), but especially Gary. It's the actual worst human being I have ever read in a book.
Now let's talk about the main two - Maddie and Ryan. They couldn't be more opposite from beginning to end of this book. While Maddie could definitely hold her own, McBride really had you sympathizing with her for the majority of the book; rightfully so. She got the short end of the stick in the twin relationship. Now that she is given what looks like everything that anyone could ever want, it's worst case scenario for her by the end of the book.
Now onto Ryan... Ugh, Ryan. I had a love/hate relationship with Ryan the entire book. One of my main qualms about him was his short temper with everyone, but specifically Maddie, who didn't deserve what she got dished out from him. While I was SUPER invested in their love story once he knew who Maddie was, he was totally gaslighting her the second she didn't anything that he didn't like and I couldn't stand that. Maddie was put into an impossible situation and he just was not making it better for her by lashing out constantly.
The last 8% of the book was definitely the most thrilling and surprising. I was NOT expecting Ryan and Gary's reaction to everything (I had guessed that something was going to happen once she left the door unlocked for a few minutes, but I didn't think that it would have result in something SO consequential for Maddie). That one mistake was like the end all be all of her relationship and essentially her life.
I don't know how I am going to last another six-ish months until Book 2 comes out. I am all about the happily ever afters and I just need Ryan to get down on his knees (literally and figuratively) IMMEDIATELY and make things right with Maddie. And protect her from both of their fathers.