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A review by samanthamarie
Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey
3.0
This story takes place over such a short period of time although he’s wanted her his whole life. I’m not taking a microscope to the story, it’s basically sm*t and I knew that going in. For that it delivers but I had a real issue with the sister’s decision making.
She struggles mostly unnecessarily and almost completely due to her own pride. River is messy and that’s fine! I just really didn’t understand her decisions at all. Her brother couldn’t stay with her because of her daughter? People have uncles, people have relatives and friends that they rarely see because of distance but can still communicate with them. Not wanting her daughter to see a man leave? She's 3! Especially after learning the father doesn't even know the child exists, I doubt she's developing a complex from being "abandoned" (because she wasn't abandoned). I think a toddler can understand not everyone lives with them forever (does the daughter understand Jasmine's relationship considering they don't live together? does she develop a complex when they're not together?). Unless there's something truly awful we're to learn about her ex, this is a very weird side character.
She struggles mostly unnecessarily and almost completely due to her own pride. River is messy and that’s fine! I just really didn’t understand her decisions at all. Her brother couldn’t stay with her because of her daughter? People have uncles, people have relatives and friends that they rarely see because of distance but can still communicate with them. Not wanting her daughter to see a man leave? She's 3! Especially after learning the father doesn't even know the child exists, I doubt she's developing a complex from being "abandoned" (because she wasn't abandoned). I think a toddler can understand not everyone lives with them forever (does the daughter understand Jasmine's relationship considering they don't live together? does she develop a complex when they're not together?). Unless there's something truly awful we're to learn about her ex, this is a very weird side character.