Did I read a different book? I don’t know why I even finished it. I really didn’t care for it from the first book, but thought.m, my it will get better. Nope.
Let’s start with Aira. Ok I get it tragedy struck, the life she knew was a lie, but I’m convinced this chick is a manic, sociopath. She had zero redeeming qualities. I was hoping she would be a “ Don’t take no shit, I’ll stick up for myself, I won’t hit first, but I’ll hit last” kinda girl. NOPE. She was just a mean girl. She was a horrible friend, if you could call it that, unbelievably jealous, and didn’t care about anyone but herself. Then she would have these moments where she was so stunned with Wes’ fighting, somehow blaming herself, but really she was just into the drama. She would act all bad ass calling people bitches and smoking her random cigarette cause it remind her of Wes. But she could not do shit for herself! It was ridiculous how often she needed Wes to fix her problems, while trying to be all independent. Btw who goes straight to their boyfriends house when they are fighting and taking off to make a statement?
Wes was slightly better, but not really? “ o I have to take care of this girl who is my everything thing, but I haven’t really thought about my one true love until the moment she got back” I mean does social media not exist in this story line? Not to mention he flirted way too much with other chicks and I am not convinced he doesn’t have a thing for Noelle. At one point he says , “ I need them both, just in different ways”. Yea..... no! He was a hot head who was quick to hit. Half the time I felt like they were in some sort of weird West Side Story time warp. I kept asking myself “ are they gonna rumble?”
I do not feel like the Noelle thing was resolved at all and kept waiting for that story line to make since. Actually I felt like a lot of the side stories were vague and honestly didn’t make much sense or have a place in the story.
The Ryland thing didn’t fit either. Also Ryker, Ryland, Ryder?????? I mean could you not come up with any other names? Let’s also discuss Julia and Jett? What the hell is that there? How do parents let you go and live with your uncles ex wife whom you look down on for not being rich?
This story was incredibly juvenile but kept making you think these teenagers were far beyond their years, but really they are a bunch of regular teenage assholes. Yea I’m not convinced in the real world Wes and Aira would make it.
Didn’t like the story in the end and am aggravated I actually finished it up to this point