Day 1: Julia Donnelly
eggs my house my first night back in Star Lake, and that’s how I know
everyone still remembers everything—how I destroyed my relationship with
Patrick the night everything happened with his brother, Gabe. How I
wrecked their whole family. Now I’m serving out my summer like a jail
sentence: Just ninety-nine days till I can leave for college, and be
done.
Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia
isn’t finished. I’m expecting a fight when someone taps me on the
shoulder, but it’s just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to
see me. “For what it’s worth, Molly Barlow,” he says, “I’m really glad
you’re back.”
Day 12: Gabe got me to come to this party, and I’m
actually having fun. I think he’s about to kiss me—and that’s when I see
Patrick. My Patrick, who’s supposed to be clear across the country. My
Patrick, who’s never going to forgive me.
This
book was 'meh' for me. I was really conflicted on what rating to give
it at first because some parts I loved, some parts I just hated. After
much consideration though, I guess the good almost equals the bad, thus I
gave it 2.5 stars.
This book was not what I expected at all. I
expected this book to be a journey of resolving the conflict in the
synopsis, namely the cheating with her boyfriend's brother. However,
when I read the book, I found it to be just the same thing again, only
now with the other brother. She cheated again, and because of that I
found the book somehow.. pointless. I was really disappointed because I
didn't see the growth or journey of the character. The whole story went
against morals and I didn't like the ending, but I guess these are my
problem, not the author's.
On the positive side, there were many
instances when I felt connected to the character, and it tugged on my
heartstrings, especially the cruelties she endured. It's not to say that
I experienced those things, but I really felt connected. Another thing
is that this book was really realistic, and after all that, I still
really enjoyed some of the parts, so there you go. This book was just
not for me.
