The difference between right and wrong isn't always black and white, and this book highlights that well. What both Rob and Maegan have to go through with Rob's dad and Maegan's sister isn't simple. Holding different secrets in their head adds stress to what they both are going through. It's complicated, and both don't always make the better long-term choice in the thick of things. The reality of the these complications is one of the things I love about [a:Brigid Kemmerer|4629194|Brigid Kemmerer|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1690673620p2/4629194.jpg] and her books.

Another amazing heartfelt story. And a must read.

Every story told or well, written by Brigid Kemmerer takes me from the first page, I wished I started this book over the weekend so I could just stay in one place and finish it. Sadly I was not so smart and needed to sleep and work such a bore.

Casi perfecto, pero la desinformación en este libro me preocupa

Leí este libro en formato digital en scrib, emocionada porque tenía toda la pinta de ser mi tipo de historia de romance juvenil que más me gusta y lo fue, hasta cierto punto.
La historia de Meagan y Rob me encantó, la narración desde ambos POV me pareció muy acertada y mejoró mucho la experiencia.
Los temas tocados en este libro con muy intensos y serios, los protagonistas y los obstaculos que les impiden estar juntos no son el tipo de obstaculo más común, sus situación es compleja, difícil, y te tiene al borde de un ataque, me enganchó desde los primeros capítulos, la atracción y qumica de los chicos me encantó, y yo solo quería que fueran felices, el final me dejó bastante satisfecha, me hubiera gustado saber más detalles de ciertas cosas pero en si fue un final cerrado, entonces, si estoy tan encantada con esta historia ¿Cuál fue el problema?.

En este libro se trata un tema delicado, el cual es el aborto, un tema que no es como si estuviera prohibido o algo, en realidad me parece perfecto que se traten temas serios en los libros juveniles para complementar la trama, pero por lo mismo se debe tener mucho cuidado a la hora de hacer esto. La autora describe el 80% de las veces el aborto como "matar un bebé", a pesar de que se hace incapié de que la chica embarazada está en la etapa del embarazo donde no hay ningún bebé aún. No les revelaré la desición final de la chica, pero si les diré que estas frases nunca se corrigen ni se contradicen, no me molesta la desición final de la chica embarazada pero si me causa mucho ruido la desinformación que puede causar un descuido como este. (Pensando que no fue intencional).

Si la postura de la autora respecto a este tema es en contra o a favor, creo que bastaba para expresar esto, la decisión final de la chica en cuestión, pero soltar tantas frases y comentarios con desinformación que en ningún momento se aclaran lo suficiente, es algo peligroso en especial en literatura juvenil.

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I received an eARC of this book through Netgalley, in exchange for my honest review.
I asked for this book because it sounded like a cheesy teenage love story, full of teenage angst and boooiiii did it provide… and it was sooo much more than what I expected. Got my full attention after the first few lines and couldn`t stop till I finished it (read aall night..but who needs sleep? Am I right? ^-^)
The book is written from the POV of our 2 main characters:
Rob, a once popular high school lacrosse player that had it all – talent, looks, popularity and money- fallen from grace because off his father`s actions and everyone`s suspicions that he was a part of the scam. As everything is taken away from his family, his father attempts suicide and is left in a vegetative state that requires permanent care. As if things weren`t bad enough, Rob also loses his best friend, leaving him with no one to talk to or support him, which leeds to a lot of build up anger and causes Rob to lash out at people around him,
And Maegan, who felt like she spent all her life in the shadows of her older sister, witnessing how easy it was for her to be the best at everything. Feeling under pressure to succeed and become a great as her sister, Maegan cheats at her SATs, causing everyone else`s results to be cancelled and forcing a second examination upon them all. She was branded as a liar and cheater and become a social pariah. Now she`s just trying to hold her head down, without attracting too much attention and finish high school.

When the two of them are paired together by a calculus project, they slowly discover they have more in common than any of them would`ve imagined. They start a complicated but sweet relationship, based on trust and respect, which progresses slowly (not one of those insta-relationships we see everywhere nowadays). But when Rob is planning to fix the damage caused by his father, his actions puts their fragile new relationship in danger and the secrets he`ll uncover might affect other people dear to him, and change his life even more.
The book brings a lot of important topics like loneliness, caring family burdens, the pressure and stress to succeed, what true friendship means, and most important, learning how to forgive yourself and move forward, that mistakes happen, but they don`t define us, we just have to learn from them and improve. The writing is great and it's an easy read.We see great character development and growth and Brigid describes everything so perfect that at times it feels like you're right there, in the same room with the characters, or inside their minds, watching the twitch of the muscles that causes a reaction or feeling the same tumultuous thoughts and sentiments that makes the characters tick. It makes you question your sense of morality and leaves you with an important question : Is it okay to do something wrong for the right reasons?




Thanks NetGalley and Bloomsbery for the opportunity to read this early. Loved loved loved it!!

Absolutely brilliant!! Had trouble putting it down, when I did I wanted to pick it straight back up.

The book really moved me and gave me feels 10/10

This was actually really good. I didn’t have much expectations for it coming into it, but it was a real good book. The character development in this is amazing, a perfect example of people can change. I really liked the characters, they were really emotional and honestly just seemed really real, easy to connect with.

I liked that this was dual POV, too. There was a conflict going on in both of the characters lives, but that didn’t stop them from being good people or spending time together. They were pretty intertwined in each other lives, which I thought was really nice, and this was kind of more than just a surface-level romance. I really don’t have any complaints about this, I can’t think of anything I didn’t like. 4 stars, a good book

I really liked this book. touching on judgement, personal perception, things that are currently taking place in our world. every one has an opinion and this book had majority of the characters look at themselves and question. i can appreciate that as a reminder to myself, who am i to judge?