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When Our Worlds Collide by Lindsey Iler
4.0

Kennedy Conrad was the new "freshman" girl two years ago when she first meets the high school baseball star, Graham Black, but she knows he will never remember her. Two years later she is finally noticed by Graham after she dances at school and he is blown away by her performance.

Graham Black is the all star high school baseball player who gets by on his parents money and giving his school the baseball championship they are after. He is known for getting around with all of the girls, especially Amanda.

One night Kennedy and Graham's lives are drastically changed when a mistake is made and now both of them are having to live with their decisions and how everything has impacted them. When they each see a different side of the other they begin to trust each other and soon Graham lets Kennedy in on his darkest secrets.

But when Graham discovers Kennedy's betrayal will he push her away and will he be able to live with the consequences and events that follow?

I really enjoyed this book and the twists that I was not expecting or the dark path that the book began to take with trying to deal with your own emotions.

I really liked Kennedy and how she tried to hide in the crowd and hated being the center of attention. I definitely gave her credit for stepping out of her comfort zone and dancing. I was so heartbroken for what happened next and I can't believe the decision that she made. I did understand why but she did something so unselfish that I was blown away.

Graham was like a coin - one side good and one side not. He had built up this larger than life persona to hide everything that he was sleeping with anyone who would open up their legs and he had no morals or cares. Kennedy brought out a different side of Graham and it allowed the curtain to fall and he was able to feel safe and not judged. Yet there was still another side of him that was fighting this due to the guilt he had over what had happened.

The relationship between Kennedy and Graham was very "high-school" and I liked that it fit into what I would expect with the ups and downs that they went through. Then you would have the "villain" Amanda come in and cause trouble every moment she could.

I did understand why Amanda betrayed Graham's trust and I knew he would overreact but I had no idea about the stuff that would come after and how my heart would just shatter for Kennedy. I was so mad at Graham at the end and I know that he is really hurting too and blames himself for everything and will not acceptance the forgiveness of Kennedy.

Looking forward to the next book!