A review by mells_view
Things I Wanted To Say (but never did) by Monica Murphy

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

What Whit and I share isn’t normal. I don’t know how to define it. I also didn’t know you could feel so much, being with someone you hate.

I read this book audio, paperback, and on my kindle. It was a lot of pages. I think 500, but it reads relatively quickly. Summer and Whit meet when they are younger and while they share a very intimate moment together Whit also opens Summer’s eyes a little wider to the corrupt world they live in. So this is essentially two people who dislike each other and have sort of an unfortunate connection to one another, having this undeniable and unavoidable chemistry. Like what do you do when the only person who makes you feel anything thrilling is someone you should be avoiding because of circumstances? Well, this book sort of covers that along with raging teen angst and sordid rich people ish.

I enjoyed it. If you enjoyed shows like Gossip Girls or movies like Cruel Intentions, then you’ll enjoy the overall vibe of this novel. I know A Million Kisses is meant to be next, but I may skip to Sylvie’s book. Just the intro to her and little teases of her possible story in this one have me intrigued.