A review by abigailbat
Bitter End by Jennifer Brown

4.0

When Alex first starts going out with Cole, she can't believe how lucky she is. Cole cares about her and he gets her and she can easily imagine them being together forever. But as Cole's "playful" shoves and pinches begin to escalate into more serious violence, Alex finds herself trapped. But the only thing worse than the thought of staying with him and enduring the physical pain is losing him.

Jennifer Brown perfectly captures first the elated feeling of first love and then the trapped feeling of being caught in an unhealthy relationship. I yelled at Alex and I ached for her and I wanted to scoop her up and protect her.

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