Book Blurb
Sometimes, the lessons of childhood are damaging enough that, by eighteen, you’ve figured out some rules so you don’t repeat your parents’ mistakes. For Mandy, that meant finishing her last year of high school, going to college, and then returning to small-town Sugar Creek to live a solitary life as a writer.
That was the plan, and her main rule for avoiding complications and staying on track was to never, ever, EVER let someone get too close.
That was before she met Gabe.
And when Gabe starts to awaken emotions she’s never experienced, Mandy suddenly begins to question every belief she’s ever had.
She can’t be falling in love, can she? That would be the biggest mistake of her life, wouldn’t it? Could she break one of her most important rules—for Gabe?
Buy Links
Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Mandy has
signed up this volunteering project for her break. They offer a scholarship at the end. In order to live her dream, she needs the
money. Her sister makes fun of her and
shows this hateful side. Mandy has no
idea when her sister became so rude and self-absorbed. Then she meets the man behind the
project. Her first impression was less
than stellar. She knows she will have to
really fight to win the scholarship.
The more she
learns about Gabe, the more her rules are in danger of being broken. She is happy being by herself. She lives by the rules she developed. Gabe was once a loner but was in the military
stationed in Afghanistan. His
perspective changed and he started the Roddrick Initiative. He is drawn to Mandy.
Mandy fights
her feelings at first but then decides to be honest with him and herself. However, everything crashes around her when
her dad makes a big decision and Gabe takes a step back.
This book
was hard to read. Mandy’s hurt radiated
off the pages. Her parents were
worthless and her old friends hurt her.
She would rather be alone then at risk of being hurt like that again.
She put up a
fight when it came to Gabe. Her fears
were front and center. She was almost
borderline hysterical fighting to keep her rules. It was so sad to watch but look at her
family, easy to understand.
I can’t
believe her father. There are no words to
really describe him. He was extremely
selfish. I was floored at how often he
put his own desires first. I just wanted
to strangle him. I didn’t trust him at
all. The ending of the story proves that
without a doubt.
Then Gabe is
very mysterious. I couldn’t figure him
out. Part way through the story his
behavior changes. Something else is going
on and Mandy has no clue what. Neither
does the reader. I wasn’t expecting how
the author ended the book. I was a bit
frustrated to be honest, but I’m ready to read the next book to see what is
truly going on. I give this book a 4 out
of 5.
No comments:
Post a Comment