He’s older than Nora not only in age but in life experience- forced to become a parent to his younger brother at only 18 and has fought hard to gain success for himself and his family. Our hero Leo is new to town- your typical tatted up “bad boy” that is so swoon worthy you want to lick the page. She’s hiding so much of herself, buried down her pain- and she’s breaking. Her mother family is overbearing or absent, and despite having everything on paper she’s both alone and unsure of herself. Nora is your class “perfect girl” drowning in the weight of expectations- smart, involved, perfect manners, and engaged leader- and she’s lost in this persona. Hold the phone- that drew me in right away, and since I enjoyed other Ilsa stories and new adult stories are my jam, I dove right in. Not a huge fan of the male narrator- his voice did not really grasp Leo’s energy for me Story: “He’s my Romeo, but I’m not his Juliet.” Woah.
Performance: loved the female narrator as Nora, brought all the emotion and vulnerability. The performance by Emily Durante and Sean Chriden is stellar as usual (I still don't care for Chriden's female voice). you get way too much drama overload which is why I knocked it down to 3 stars. other girls in high school jealous of their boy friends apparent attraction to her, yet another rape attempt. the girl friend of her would be love interest being brutal. add that to the problems she faces with bullying at school, parents who are absent or mentally abusive. HOWEVER, her attraction to an slightly older (24) year old male and his attraction to her was drawn out far too long. Those difficult subjects were approached in a way I think would an inspiration to young people. WARNING: This deals with incest/rape/mental abuse. I would describe this as a survivors story for young adults perhaps.This story dealt with a high school senior who is 18.
I am uncertain of my opinion of this book.
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