A review by read_on_reader
Lines by Anna B. Doe

4.0

I have to say as a young adult book I thoroughly enjoyed this read. I do wish we had steamier moments between the main characters but that’s just me. I thought Derek was a jerk because he has had a crush on Amelia since they were little, but he has let his friends bully her and not stopped it for so long that he has let her slip through his hands. She has no interest in him any longer, well that’s what she likes to tell herself because she finds it hard to resist Derek and I think she wants to believe deep down he is a good guy and he really is but, he has let his immature friends dictate way too much of his behavior. When Derek finds out that she is interested he sets out to make himself a better man with the intentions of her being his. The push and pull kept me interested throughout the whole book and I adored Max as he became a great friend for Amelia to lean on. The things I didn’t like was Brook and Jeanette, these two have their own issues but the way they took their attitudes out on everyone else was annoying and disgusting. Brook was to me the worst friend Amelia could have and I know she comes from a bad home life, but she acts like she gets to dictate everything Amelia says and does, and that was beyond frustrating. I hope when I get to her story, we get to see the reasons why she is this horrible person even if she thinks she is helping a friend out. Friends don’t behave that way towards each other, yes they do help and give their advice yet Brook was just demanding and dictating their every move if I was around her I don’t think I could be friends with her especially when even Amelia knows nothing of Brook’s background just small things here and there. Also, yea the boys are said to be immature but what do we expect when they are immature boys in high school who don’t know how to handle their feelings or situations too well and they will act that way until they are forced to learn from their behavior like Derek does. Overall good read I just really wished it had more mature scenes with Derek and Amelia so that we could feel their attraction and passion. Great read but I really wanted some sexy and steamy moments with these two because I loved Derek and thought it would bring more to their story.