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This was definitely interesting.

What Xander went through was rough but does it excuse the way he treated Gwen, who had never done anything to him? Not even a little bit. He let his experience twist him into a messed up abusive version of himself & that's on him. Gwen letting it all go so easily because he'd been through something bad made no sense. She's been through 10 years of bad experiences & she wasn't awful to him. He ENJOYED hurting her!

I knew Joaquin was a creep from the start & yet she agrees to go inside his house with him alone to talk? First, even if he seemed super sweet, that would be a dumb move but she already knows what a pervert he is & if she really wanted someone to talk to, at LEAST do it INSIDE the freaking library! This girl has NO common sense & on top of everything else, she knows there's a fire giant after her who looks normal.

Ok, Xander just went from mega douche bag to one scary, unhinged, cruel, emotionally & physically abusive SOB! If I were her, I'd tell Zeke & maybe all the brothers how he treats her, EXACTLY what he says & does when they're not there. Then, at least they wouldn't make her get rides from him anymore.

Xander is such a disgusting, egotistical asshole & yet even when he's treating her like shit for no reason, she still wants him! How the Hell am I supposed to respect her if she won't respect herself? I get that you can't always control how your BODY reacts but she CAN control how she responds & what she says to him. Her verbal sparing needs A LOT of work. I REALLY hope we see some MAJOR GROWTH w/her SOON!

That was A LOT of info dumping!

Neil's wife died only 2 yrs ago. I wonder how she felt @ adopting 4 kids & keeping it from them. Did she know about Olivia's vision & what happened in the hospital the night Neil met her & if so, did she believe him? Or did he just pretend he wanted more kids? There is SO MUCH that isn't explained. Like how could they NOT have KNOWN that at least 1 of them was adopted since Xander & Zeke are ONLY 6 months apart?

The mean girls are officially out to get her. I knew this was going to happen but Gwen was so excited for school. Why didn't Peyton take her shopping first & at least give her a fighting chance?

Gwen, get a grip!

"Maybe I could kiss him without him noticing. Is that super creepy?"

Umm, yeah it Is creepy AF! Something is seriously messed up with this girls hormones & her thought process is so crazy!

Also, all of her CONSTANT inner monologues about how much she wants to touch her step brothers is repetitive & annoying as fuck. Especially with Xander. He's literally so hateful & cruel, I can't see why she'd want to be near him. I am excited to see her relationship with Peyton develop since I've never read a reverse harem that included another girl & it was a big reason I picked this up.