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A review by amandarayebirdwellmurphy
The Summer of '98: A Qb Bad Boy Novel by Tay Marley
1.0
Content: Gobs of sex and swearing, mature themes.
18+ (Maybe older)
I received an arc of this book through netgalley.
So, first the good things. The writing was good. There were some decent parental role models. It takes place the year my oldest son was born. That's...yeah, that's pretty much it.
I seem to be in the minority from the reviews I've read, but I really, really hate this book. Why? Well. My dad's name is Lee. And that's just creepy. But also:
The setting was weird. I graduated from high school in 1995. But the constant references to 90's bands was annoying.
No mother who was THAT worried about her daughter being sexually active would allow her to spend the summer at the home of a boy she had never met. Trust me on this one.
Leroy is controlling at some times and spineless at others. Noah is an unspeakable. Cass is a jumbo sized moron. Ellie is desperate. It's sad.
Here comes an unpopular opinion, but shouldn't the father of a child, especially one that the mother professes to LOVE, be involved in the conversation about how to proceed after an unplanned pregnancy is unearthed? I get that he's the chicken and she's the pig in that breakfast feast, but come on.
The whole epic love thing just fell flat. I didn't pick up on a real emotional connection between Leroy and Ellie. There appeared to be a pretty strong physical connection, though. And by that I mean: This book seems like it was written as an excuse to write teen sex. I hated it. This was a big fat DNF for me. I rarely fail to finish arc's because I feel obligated to read the whole thing in order to write an accurate review. And I tried. But...just...no way.
18+ (Maybe older)
I received an arc of this book through netgalley.
So, first the good things. The writing was good. There were some decent parental role models. It takes place the year my oldest son was born. That's...yeah, that's pretty much it.
I seem to be in the minority from the reviews I've read, but I really, really hate this book. Why? Well. My dad's name is Lee. And that's just creepy. But also:
The setting was weird. I graduated from high school in 1995. But the constant references to 90's bands was annoying.
No mother who was THAT worried about her daughter being sexually active would allow her to spend the summer at the home of a boy she had never met. Trust me on this one.
Leroy is controlling at some times and spineless at others. Noah is an unspeakable. Cass is a jumbo sized moron. Ellie is desperate. It's sad.
Here comes an unpopular opinion, but shouldn't the father of a child, especially one that the mother professes to LOVE, be involved in the conversation about how to proceed after an unplanned pregnancy is unearthed? I get that he's the chicken and she's the pig in that breakfast feast, but come on.
The whole epic love thing just fell flat. I didn't pick up on a real emotional connection between Leroy and Ellie. There appeared to be a pretty strong physical connection, though. And by that I mean: This book seems like it was written as an excuse to write teen sex. I hated it. This was a big fat DNF for me. I rarely fail to finish arc's because I feel obligated to read the whole thing in order to write an accurate review. And I tried. But...just...no way.