This is a hard one for me.
The story is a page turner. 100%. You know that it starts off like a sweet and cute story about being a teenage girl in the 90's. Yeah there's some cling of age angst and romance, but it is so much more than that. Jessica Hawkins doesn't do anything standard. She always pushes the edge and makes her readers think and feel uncomfortable. Something in the Way is no exception to that style. It is well written, and beautiful in a different way, but will still push all of your buttons.

When two people have a connection, but convention says they are not allowed to have that connection... what lengths will they go through to be together or spend time with each other? This story answers that question, and the answer isn't always easy or pretty.

I feel like the characters in this book were extremely flawed, and a by selfish. They did some crappy things to get what they wanted and to feel good. The thing is, this is ONE piece of their story. I feel like there is so much room for character growth that this book works for me. If this was the entire story. I would give it three stars. Since I know there is more to come it's a four star read.

For anyone who likes taboo romance, where the couple absolutely can't be together without getting into trouble. Then this is the story for you.

Think Fitz & Aria from PLL minus the teacher/student and minus the actual illicit parts. This story is pretty innocent, but filled with tension.

The last book that I read by Jessica was incredible, but this one did not sit well with me. I felt that the characters were dull, and it just had a weird vibe to it.

This book is an emotional rollercoaster of the best kind! It's got a forbidden vibe going for it which is initially what made me want to read it, but getting down to the nitty gritty of the story was the most amazing thing about it! I can't wait for the next one. I have to go pick it up now!

abstract, poignant, or metaphorical. This book is NOT!!!
It's sensitive, conflicted and Adolescent in its description . I'm amazed as to how could Jessica so perfectly fit into an teenage mind.
The story is about a 16 year old Lake - as a body of water, pure, clear and pristine in the soul. Her emotions are so virginal and serene , her life has one goal, to succeed in studies and to fulfill her father's dreams of getting in USC and becoming something .Very tentative and hesitant, suffering from typical younger sister syndrome , feeling plainer and staid in older sisters comparison
Unlike her older sister Tiffany. She's 19,a head turner and aimless. Still living at home , because she couldn't be bothered about working harder in school or looking for a job for that matter. Her indulgent enabler of a mother and her tolerant and loving father have let her bum around . She fills her days with shopping and parties.
Lake meets Manning. A construction workers in their neighbourhood , one fateful day when Tiffany forgets to pick her up from afterschool. Manning takes a liking to her and she's enamored by him.
In steps Tiffany and as usual takes Manning's attention away from Lake.
Theirs becomes a complicated relationship. Manning needs Tiffany to remain in Lake's life, Lake needs Tiffany to camouflage her own desires and stay in a relationship with Manning by association
Manning and I needed Tiffany, but at the same time, there was no denying —she was also something in the way.
Tiffany is .....well she's Tiffany. Snobbish, flirtatious and a little selfish . She loves her sister and her parents but can be tad unfeeling at times. I think she's the most complex of all the characters, she's so vulnerable and directionless yet she hides behind her Brattish mask because she is tired of being compared to Lake
I could tell by the way Lake looked at her dad, she still loved and respected him. I didn’t understand that. Family shouldn’t mean an automatic free pass to treat others like shit. At some point, you had to recognize people for what they were.
Lake is suffering. Her budding , blooming heart cannot fathom the complexities of her own feelings. She's jealous and protective of her sister, she's wanting both validation and love from her.
The prefect description of sisters' love
even though I’d met Manning first, for some reason Tiffany thought he belonged to her.I could barely function enough to slide over and share my seat. She just kissed him when she wanted. Hugged him. Sat on him. She didn’t know how lucky she was. Except for the time Manning had hoisted me onto the wall— a memory I clung to— I’d never just reached out and touched him. I looked at my hands, at the dirt in my cuticles from planting trees earlier.
Manning is a very adult, responsible person. He takes control of their triangle of relationship. He likes and feels protective of Lake but tolerates Tiffany and protects her from himself.
How can he explain to Lake that she's too young, thier love premature and before it's time. But their wordless connection is far stronger than Tiffany could ever hope to achieve.
Was it wrong, what we hadn’t even done? Manning would’ve said so, even if he didn’t think it. He couldn’t tell me we’d be together one day, but he had to know the truth. You can’t move the stars. Manning and I were inevitable.
Their hearts anchor to each other and the story progresses beautifully.
I must say the scene where Lake so simply stakes claim on Manning, it just touched my heart so much .she's wise beyond her years , yet so naïve and innocent !
Everyone should have someone looking out for them, and I am. For you.”
“Who do you have?”
“I’ll be that someone, Manning,”
“You’re going to protect me?”
“Maybe not physically. Protection comes in different forms, though.”
Characters developed at a very pubescent pace, they were young, thought as young, acted as young, were conflicted as young and very confused and scared as young. You didn't see over the top dialogues or inner monologues. Jessica very beautifully penned the story with smaller, simpler emotions and how she managed to retain the freshness , is a delight to read.
I am not a fan of YA or NA romances , in fact I'm actually put off by them. Maybe I'm more older, wiser and more cynical. BUT !!this book I couldn't walk away from. I was forever thinking about the characters.
With each chapter , I swear my heart broke a little more, I was choked a little more, I fell in love with Lake and Tiffany a little more.
Highly recommended #BookBistroBlogApproved book . Feelgood 5 stars ! Cannot wait for the next book now :)
"Look what you’ve done, Lake."
5 stars
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Talk about a slow burn!

Even if I hadn't received a copy of this book to review, I would have never been able to put it down! I've been in a huge reading slump since the beginning of the year. We're almost into March and I've only finished one non-children's book from start to finish. Now, two. Ever since I discovered the delicious Romeo & Juliet remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 1996 I have been in love with forbidden romances. They just do something for my heart that I will never understand. When I learned that Something In The Way was a slow-burn forbidden romance, I knew I had to read it.

And boy, did it burn.
I felt for Lake's character from the very start of the story. She was a girl caught in the middle of being a child and being a woman with nothing to focus on but her academics and doing what was expected of her. She never had a reason or an excuse to fight the plan that was laid out for her life but, even without knowing it, she was desperately in need of one.

Manning was a delicious character and I really loved his drive and determination. He had a not so pleasant story and it made him a great candidate for Lake. In all the ways that he was rugged and strong, she was innocent and naive but they complimented each other in every way that two people could. He gave her the drive to grow and discover a world that she wanted to live in and, in return, she brought back a little bit of his past and gave him a reason to the man that he was. He gave her a future worth fighting for and she gave him a purpose worth having. In the end, this childish, naive girl became a woman in ways that she hadn't before, even with the physical barriers placed between them.

Something In The Way was an absolutely beautiful story and it made me feel things for the characters that I haven't felt in a while. I wanted their story to work out so badly that I didn't even realize that I had read all the way to the end until I turned the page to find an author's note. I know the next book in this three part-series is expected to release in May. I really hope that nothing derails that plan because I am impatiently waiting to continue their story and, hopefully, get that happy ending I so desperately need for Lake and Manning.

Rating:
5 Stars, easily.

Man, this book frustrated the hell out of me-villians, bad guys, good guys who border one bad guys, love the one your with guys and the one guy you really want. Prepare to have your mind blown and your comfort zones pushed to the max!

I don't mind age differences in romance book. Truthfully, seven years isn't even that much of a difference. It was the gap that was uncomfortable to read, it the the ages between that gap.

I have a teenage daughter so maybe that's why I just couldn't relate to the story. I was once a teenage girl in love but the whole story just didn't feel right and I don't think it was the age issue.

It felt wrong because Manning, uses Lake's sister, Tiffany just to stay close to Lake even though he knows and says he can never be with her. Tiffany had her own set of issues. Lake, she was just too immature at times.

I probably won't get to the other books in the series. I can see how other people will love this book, it just wasn't for me.

Something in the Way, Something in the Way 1, Jessica Hawkins

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: women's fiction, Romance

Gosh, this is a hard book to review. I'm really not sure how I feel about it - and yet I desperately want to read more....
Its a slow burn romance, but with who? Lake – or Tiffany? Its full of barriers to him being with Lake, but not really with Tiffany, and she certainly goes all out for him. He's has a shadowed past, that affects him, but he's working hard, trying to better himself, and he so deserves to be happy. I just don't feel that will come with Tiffany.
I don't feel its best for her either, she must know how he feels about Lake, its very clear even though they've done nothing more than innocent talk. Sometimes words and actions aren't even needed, that magic spark is Just there and can't be snuffed out, and thats what I feel is between Lake and Manning. Maybe its me projecting what I want to see though....

I'm conflicted over issues like Lake's age, 16 v Manning's 23. Here in UK that's not really an issue, I met my husband at 15, we started dating just after my 16th birthday when he was 21 and we were married (when I was 18 and 10 days) 40 years before he died. Yet in the US under 18s, under 21s even, seem to be treated and regarded as kids and to be that feels very strange.
There were times when Lake showed a maturity way above her years, and then she'd be like some silly 13 year old. She was very changeable about some things, and yet so very definite and secure over how she felt about Manning.
She's clearly very intelligent and yet the way her dad pressures her about her future, it never seems to occur to her to say no, to say "I want to do...." She just falls in with his plans, even if its not what she wants. 

Tiffany, her elder sister, I hated how her parents treated her and it made me wonder, was she living down to their expectations, or was she really as shallow as she appeared?
I didn't really feel she wanted Manning for himself as much as the prestige of having an older boyfriend, and a way to irritate, infuriate her dad. They really didn't get on well, and she seemed to know just how to poke him. Though he was horrible the way he put constant praise on Lake and treated Tiffany as a dilettante.
I felt sorry for Tiffany and yet...I just couldn't like her.
She was cruel to Lake, always mocking her, always trying to show her in a bad light, she knows how Lake feels about Manning but she wants him for herself and that's that. She knows she's beautiful and assumes all men want her, takes that adoration as her due, and that she deserves what ever she wants regardless of how others feel. 

And then there's Manning. You can feel the connection between him and Lake from that first meeting but why - why- can't he leave Tiffany alone?  
I just wanted him to have more backbone, to be different, to see the truth in what's between him and Lake, but of course that would be a different book, a dull one and sometimes heroes do have feet of clay.
I wondered, does he really have feelings for both Tiffany and Lake? Can he really leave that strong connection to Lake, forget about her, convince himself she's better without him? 

Arggh...so many issues, so many questions, and looking at book two I know I can't buy it yet as I'll need book three straight after.
I hate books that end this way, that leave me waiting for more, so I'm waiting til book three is out and then reading all the story. And if Lake and Manning don't get their happy ever after There Will Be Strong Words happening!
 
Stars: four, a great start even if the ending is frustrating and I'm full of unanswered questions. 

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers

4.5 Stars

The beginning of an epic 3 book saga, Something in the Way was a completely addicting story that left me itching for more. It was the perfect angst filled, slow burn, and it was absolutely refreshing to be able to concentrate on an actual story without being bombarded with over the top sex scenes throughout.


Lake Kaplen isn't your average 16 year old. She doesn't go to parties, date or wear makeup like her friends. She spends all her time concentrating on school, taking extra classes, and focusing on her future. College prep is the only thing on her mind, until she first sees Manning. She's drawn to him like never before, starting to feel things she only ever heard of, and is starting to realize there might be more to life than studying. Unfortunately he's older than her, and her sister sees him next.

Tiffany Kaplen is a 19 year old California beauty who spends her days shopping, perfecting her makeup, and driving all the guys crazy. While Lake is the perfect daughter in their father's eyes, Tiffany is the screw up. According to him she cant do anything right, except disappoint him. When she finds her sister chatting up the gorgeous construction worker, she knows he's the perfect distraction that will also piss off her father.

Manning Sutter is a construction worker by day, college student by night. He is just trying to get through his days, escaping a tormented past. When he finds Lake's bracelet by his construction site he definitely isn't expecting either of these girls to get under his skin & shake up his world.

This book was amazing and I couldn't put it down. The relationships between the characters were constantly evolving, and at certain points it's hard to remember which one you are even rooting for! I cant wait to read the rest of their story!

"It felt as if her goodness could actually be enough to heal my ugliness. To fill the hole in me."

Something in the Way was my introduction to Jessica Hawkins. The synopsis intrigued me and I decided to give it a try. I'm sooo glad that I did. This installment is the first in the series and has the burden of laying the groundwork. It was my opportunity to meet and spend time with Manning & Lake. To learn their history. To feel their pain. To stand in the gap and have hope when they lost it. Yup, I'm holding out for my HEA, in spite of my broken heart.

Lake is a nerd. There's just no other way to describe her other than innocent. She's an overachiever in the academic department. She's a good girl who would never think of disobeying her parents or arguing with them. Well, that used to be who she was. Until she met him...

Manning is a broken man. He's surviving, just getting by. He's alone, with no family support, or close friends. He's not looking for a relationship. Especially not with a 16 yr old girl. But he can't help the protective side of himself she brings out. He's drawn to her, curious about her strangely mature yet innocent outlook on things. She's wise, soaking up details like a sponge. She seems to understand things that she's never been exposed to, with an instinctual responsiveness that makes her easy to be around. He enjoys picking her brain and hearing her take on life. He wants to be her friend, to help her, to keep her safe. He knows she has a crush on him, but he's determined to treat her like a little sister. Even going so far as to date her big sister. At least that way he can still spend time with her, without being considered a perv.

Lake is in love. Yeah, she knows that nobody would ever believe her feelings are real. She's never even been kissed, or even wanted to... until him. Of course, the first boy she is interested in isn't a boy, he's a man. She's a smart girl, very smart. She knows she's too young for him. But that doesn't change how she feels. Her heart doesn't have a switch that she can just turn off because it's a bad idea. When her older sister went after him, she's struggled with feelings of guilt and jealousy, another new experience. Manning opened the door to a lot of new feelings. Admiration, infatuation, insecurity, love, and lust. What was she supposed to do with those feelings when she needed to keep them to herself? How could she contain them, without them overflowing and ruining her future?

This eyebrow-raising thought provoking journey took me to places I wouldn't have thought to go in my mind. I worried and sighed with concern, and I smiled and laughed with enjoyment, and then I raged at the circumstances that forced them to accept what they couldn't change. Their connection is undeniable, and their future is undetermined. There's just something in the way, and there's nothing I can do about it except bite my nails to nubs while I wait for the end of the story. The line forms here...

Lake plays by the rules. Her older sister Tiffany lives to break them. That all changes the day Lake meets Manning working at the construction site next door to their home. Suddenly, Lake can see what all the fuss over boys is about. Manning's too old though... At least for now, Lake's off limits to him. The pull between Manning and Lake is real though. Tiffany may be the only link they can exploit to spend time together. Can they manage to stay in each other's orbit until two years passes? Destiny may have other plans for them...

4 stars! 

Something in the Way is a book I've been looking for, for ages. Literally speaking, I must have read a preview of the book somewhere, maybe in one of the author's previous books or a newsletter because I knew the first couple of chapters almost by heart and the moment it clicked in my head... I almost cried.

I loved Manning before I knew the meaning of the word.

Lake, like the body of water, met Manning on a seemingly random day that would truly define the rest of her life. Her father, obsessed with her education as her older sister has failed in every way possible to live up to his standards, is keeping a close eye to her summer reading list and on her way back home and still trying to push herself to read a book she doesn't find interesting, she meets Manning. He is slightly older, works on the construction site next to her parents, they share a brief moment and Lake is immediately transfixed. 

The next one to see him though, is her older sister Tiffany. CAN YOU SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING BECAUSE OMG WHY BOOK WHY??? Tiffany is an extrovert and she doesn't hesitate to attach herself to Manning and leave very little room for Lake. To be honest I didn't like Tiffany, at all, and I think I will hate her in future books. Lake is the good daughter who is studying hard even if she's feeling the pressure her dad is putting on her but at the same time she's her own person. There's a lot to be said about the family dynamics and how Lake and Tiffany interact with their parents. That's until Manning comes around.

Lake and Manning, from their first scene together seem to click, but this is not an insta-love. Not at all. Manning and Lake have a silent understanding, it's almost as if the things they are not saying matter more than what they end up saying, it's very fascinating when they interact with each other.

I don't want to spoil the story or not do it justice, this definitely was an intense slow burn book that surprisingly had little romance (for a romance book) but a lot of stuff that's left unsaid and it made the story every more real and heartbreaking, as a reader I couldn't stop reading and I just knew it would hurt so good in the end and I was right. This book will make you FEEL ALL THE FEELS and it's just the first of three IMNOTREADYFORWHATSTOCOME.

I loved this book. How's that for a review? Four simple words. Alright, I'll go into detail, haha.

While searching for book two, I've come around a very negative review written in German. I can safely say that I don't understand the reader's motives for rating the book the way he/she did at all. "Naive characters. I wasted my money on this one." I can't agree, sorry. Sure enough, Lake isn't the most mature female character you've ever come across, but... She's only sixteen. Can you really blame the author for creating a believable heorine? And Manning's parts... There are way too few to judge him as naive. He's anything but that. I could feel his struggle while reading his point of views. He's been through so much and I can't wait to find out more about his life before he ever met Lake and her sister Tiffany.

Well, yeah... Tiffany. I'm part of Jessica Hawkins' group on Facebook and laughed so hard when somebody described Tiffany's character as a bitch. That sums it up. And oddly enough, Lake still adores her, because she's her big sister. Maybe it's because I'm an only child, but I didn't quite get that part. Tiffany has said some awful things to her, but she's still running back to her. Truth be told, Lake sometimes just said what's on her mind as well and should have thought a little harder before 'slamming her sister in the face like that.' I loved how Manning handled these situations when he was with them. Such a protector. All female readers are swooning over him, I can tell.

Also, yes, Lake might appear like the typical teenage girl you read about often - daddy's little girl who wants to make him proud and doesn't even care about her own dreams in return because it'd make her feel horrible. But for Lake's character, that background story fit so well. I can't say I liked it, because of course it gets you mad to think a parent would hold their child up, instead of encouraging it to follow his/her dreams. So I never looked forward to these scenes, but they were necessary. At least Lake's mom wasn't like that, though she didn't speak up, either. Tiffany seemed to be the only rebel, though her motives are highly doubtful. But at least she didn't let anyone tell her what to do, so that's a good thing, right?!

Usually, I've come to dislike reading about summer camps, but gah, I was so excited to read about Lake's experience for that summer, hoping something between Manning and her would happen. The author did a really good job of creating a story that you don't want to put down. Eventually, I had to when my phone's battery was dead, but the whole time, I kept thinking, "I really want to continue reading. Charge already!" It was just so damn good!

I'm a sucker for books like this one. And I mean exactly like this one. The plot was amazing, I loved the story idea (simply because I have written a very similiar story like this one, too) and though I hated that it ended with a cliffhanger (but I still loved it, secretly) and I thought Manning's story toward the end was too brutal (no blood, don't worry), I enjoyed every second reading Something In The Way. I can't wait to read the sequel Somebody Else's Sky and the third book as well. There are so many things we need to find out about - will Lake still follow her father's footsteps or will she make a decision of her own? What about Tiffany? What about Manning? What about just everything, basically? I need book number two right now. Somebody give it to me!

Quick review for a quick read. "Something in the Way" is the second book I've read from Jessica Hawkins (ironically, both books I've read are the first in their respective series). It follows the dual story of Lake, a sixteen year old girl who seems to follow the life that's mapped out for her but struggles to find where she fits in, and Manning, a 20-something year old construction worker who aspires to be in law enforcement, but deals with private pains associated with his past. You can kind of tell where this is going through the forbidden romance angle the blurb showcases.

I find it difficult to consider this as a romance taken on this book's story alone (as opposed to a drama). It's portrayed as a three-way love triangle that includes Lake's older sister - 19 year old Tiffany - starting a relationship with Manning despite the note that Lake "saw him first." I was actually more invested in the story when it showcased the differences between Lake and Tiffany with respect to their family, their meeting Manning, and the complex dynamic that had to do with their respective backgrounds. That part of it felt real and interesting, with Hawkins' writing carrying the narrative well for each character despite knowing how flawed these characters are. (Tiffany tried my patience for several of the things that she said and did, but I did sympathize with her on some angles with her life experiences and wanting more for Lake than just following the shadow of their father's control over their family.)

When the story started moving into the camp and some of the circumstances there involving Lake trying to assert herself in her sister's shadow towards a relationship with Manning, I started losing interest because it felt too much like other NA titles playing up the jealousy angle. Then again - one could argue that the title foreshadows this: the "Something in the Way" refers to, well, multiple things. Lake feeling that Tiffany is in the way of her affections for Manning. Similarly, Manning starts out being a guy with a complicated background and notable directive towards building his life again from some horrible events and perceptions about his life, but he also sees Tiffany as "Something in the Way" of a potential relationship with Lake, but then there's the taboo since *cough* Lake is 16, dude realizes how messed up that is *cough*. But THEN, Tiffany sees yet another angle in the "Something in the Way" measure: her father's overbearing control holding her and Lake (and even their mother) back, Manning not willing to accept Tiffany's sexual advances, Tiffany's perception of men using women in tease games so that's what she thinks "love" is.

In other words, there are layers of dimension in these conflicts between the three primary characters that are really interesting, but they're only kind of touched on in a way that left me wanting more of that complexity. I'd give credit to Hawkins for drawing those conflict parallels and giving space for the characters to show their backgrounds and conflictions. The ending left me feeling at odds because it goes for the twist angle/conflict cliffhanger. I didn't really care for that because it felt too convenient of a scenario just to drive a wedge between the three primary characters (which is a very common problem I've seen in New Adult narratives). At the same time, I'm invested enough in the story and characters to continue it and see where it goes.

Overall score: 2.5/5 stars.

Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley from the publisher, but I also purchased a copy of the digital book from Amazon.

Talk about an angst-ridden story about a love before their time! This was a story that captured me. I didn't get anything done today because I couldn't put it down.

Manning is a construction worker, going to college to become a cop, early 20's. He stumbles across two young, rich sisters- Tiffany, the misunderstood, bad girl 19 year old, and Lake, the 16 year old not-a-girl-not-yet-a-woman. This starts an interesting love triangle with not a lot of actual action. More like intense moment building and drama. This author tells quite the story, I am so drawn into it that I need to get the second book like right now. Told in multiple points of view, it doesn't have that HEA, I'm sure we will get there in the series though. At this point I have no idea how or what that will look like, though.

I was intrigued by the blurb, and loved the authors writing style, but I just couldn't click with the direction the book took. I made it to 50% but had to acknowledge the fact that his book wasn't the right one for me.
Nevertheless I would read any other book by this author. Her writing style, prose and characters captivated me until I realized where the book was going. I'm incredibly bummed that I didn't like this book more than I did. I'm very grateful for the opportunity of reviewing and I'll be checking out the authors other work in the future.

God, this book just about killed me. The ending mostly. It's forbidden, but not in that professor/student type of way. No, it's because Lake is 16 when she meets Manning, a 23-year-old man who's a construction worker at the site next to her house. They strike up a friendship that is innocent on one hand, but skirts the line because there are feelings involved on both sides. But, yet, nothing happens that is actually wrong or even illegal. But it's just all those feelings, those pesky feelings. And when Manning instead gets involved with Lake's b***** older sister, Tiffany, I just wanted to scream because she's so far from a good match for Manning, not when he should be with Lake. Why couldn't the man simply wait for 2 years?! Why did he have to go and get involved with Tiffany when he knew that she wasn't the one he was meant to be with? Sigh...

So, on one hand I liked Something in the Way. On the other hand, I hated it because the ending was ridiculous and I wanted to scream and smack Manning (and Tiffany) because they went and made everything so complicated. Something that should have been simple. If I could, I would rate this 1 star simply because I hate the ending, cliffhangers are really getting on my nerves lately, but in all fairness I can't really rate it that because it's well-written and I like Manning and Lake and am rooting for them even though they seem as if they're now in an impossible situation. So I'll settle for 4 stars because it's pretty great. I can't do 5 stars, though, because Manning should have manned up and just waited for Lake to turn 18 instead of getting involved with Tiffany, the absolute worst woman he could possibly have gotten involved with. I have a very bad feeling she's going to make things even worse for Lake and Manning in books 2 and 3!

The main characters Manning and Lake meet when she loses her bracelet at the construction site next door and he finds it. When he relasing she's only sixteen to his twenty-three, Manning knows there's no way anything can happen between them...but that doesn't stop him from wanting her.The book is great.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.

This story focuses on 16 year old Lake, her sister Tiffany(19, I believe) and 23 year old Manning. I put the ages of the characters because its a huge part of this story as Lake and Manning have a connection that's hard to fight. However, Tiffany and Manning are in a relationship; not committed but together. There are parts in this story where I was thinking Oh No, and then there were parts were I was thinking Hell Yes! In one way, some parts were so wrong but in the same way they seemed oh so right and that's what made me love this story. This book ended with a huge cliffhanger and I'm excited to see what happens next because I was screaming don't do it and in the same breath I was screaming go for it. As wrong as it seems, I know who I want to be together but I want to see how it plays out because I'm thinking just wait a little longer, don't screw this up but it may be too late. The road leads to different paths and life might get in the way.