Annie’s life was perfect. Her best friend became her step-sister. She was on track to head to her dream school after graduation. And she got to do her favorite collaborate musically with her dreamy boyfriend. So how did things go so, so wrong?
Alone at a college far from the Willow Point bubble, Annie has a few rules in place. Number Do not, under any circumstances, cyberstalk her internet-famous ex-boyfriend. Number pretend that everything is totally and completely fine.
Persuaded out of her isolation by the persistence of her icy roommate, Annie finds herself working in a bar that is just as damaged as she is.
Just when Annie thinks things can’t get any worse, someone unexpected shows up on her doorstep with secrets of their own.
I thought the story moved well, pacing was great, relationships were real and intense just like they are at their ages. I saw myself in so many of them.
Not So Much follows the story of Annie and her boyfriend Josh (introduced in the first book in this series Yeah, Maybe). High school sweethearts who met freshman year, Annie and Josh couldn’t be more in love. But as high school graduation nears, they realize that life is taking them in different directions. Different than what they had planned and hoped for. But the drama is only just beginning! As Annie begins college she realizes that her life has been “Annie & Josh” for so long that she’s forgotten who she is, what her dreams are, and what she wants out of life.
Not So Much was easy to read, the story picked up quickly, and boy was it a rollercoaster. At one point, I cried. It reminded me so much of being that girl in a serious relationship at the end of high school and breaking up with my boyfriend because I was afraid of the commitment. THAT is real life. Joey Hodges hit this one out of the park. I hope we get a third installment of Annie & Josh’s story, I feel like it’s only just beginning. 5 stars!