Could there be anyone more naive? I doubt it.
Honor goes from being freaked out and thinking the new guy is some sort
of stalker to dating him in just a couple page turns. And honestly he fit the stalker part
better.
Then there is the relationship once it starts... he's
borderline abusive. Why do I label it "borderline" because he never hit her and he didn't ever get to the point of calling her names or such... however, he talks down to her
all the time. Then when she realizes that’s what he's doing, that it's not ok, and gets
mad at him, he turns around and makes her feel guilty (which is why it's more
than him just being a jerk... abusers always make their victims think it's
their fault). And this may seem small,
but I just couldn't take the way he calls her "hon" all the
time. REALLY condescending in a teen
relationship. "Hon" is what
the 60+-year-old waitress calls the kid at her table... not what a teen
boyfriend uses to endear.
Top all that off with the whole "my brother is evil
despite all the evidence to the contrary" and it just gets flat-out annoying! More hints at abuse to come when he gets mad every
time Honor even speaks to his brother.
Just let her make some of her own decisions... you've only known her a
week! Why should she trust you and not
him? These are all red flags at the beginning of a relationship.
I guess now is a good time to admit I did not read the whole
thing. It just got too much! I don't know why you'd want to read about an
emotionally abusive teen romance. BLECH!
Do I think it might have redeeming qualities
toward the end? Who knows. It’s not worth reading the first part to find
out! Especially since this is the first of a trilogy... how much would I have to read before something good came up? Definitely thumbs DOWN from me!
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