I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. These are my opinions.
First off, I want to point out that even though the characters in this novel are in high school, some of the content (sex scenes in general) aren't exactly appropriate for the younger side of a YA audience. That being said, I did enjoy this book.
Our main character, Mallory, has been home schooled her whole life. She has an online friend, and her only real hobby is staring at the cute boy next door. As she nears her 18th birthday she convinces her mom to let her go to a public high school, and comes face to face with the boy next door, Troy.
After hearing the description of our bad boy, Troy, I couldn't help myself from swooning a little. Angsty, covered in tattoos, with a hidden sweet side? Sign me up! I thought that the couple progressed really fast, and I'm not a fan of instalove. One minute he's cold to her and hates her and the next he's sneaking into her room at night and she's not upset with it at all? That's just a little odd to me. But then when you learn more about their pasts it's a little more excusable. The mystery behind Mallory's past was fairly easy to figure out. I didn't guess the whole thing, but once the big pieces came out, I was able to put the rest of it together myself. That didn't take away from the book though. I liked how it ended, but I was sad to see my time with the characters end. This is definitely a book I could see being a hit with the YA crew, and I'm sure a lot of the teens at our library will read it.
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