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Not for me, or really any Teen

Revisado: 05-15-21

I’m going to have to go with the naysayers on this one, I did not like this book. I thought the relationship was toxic and Reed was a selfish jerk. I could go on and on about the other reasons I disapproved of this book but I will stick to my main three.
1. I was really drawn to Nolan in the first few chapters for her strength and courage. Sure she had some self esteem issues after hearing some hurtful gossip, but what teenage girl doesn’t. I got it. What really got me to keep going ( I had my doubts from the beginning) was when Nolan told off Reed for being a complete tool during the time they were supposed to be working on their project together. That scene was awesome and I immediately loved where Nolan’s character was going. Unfortunately her moments of courage were few and far between after that. She mostly cowered with each new obstacle and didn’t stick up for herself again. She let herself get used, bullied and walked all over, over and over again. Especially by tool bag Reed.
2. The treatment of the supporting characters was terrible. As time went on Nolan became just as toxic to those around her as Reed was. She didn’t care about her friends unless she needed them to help her. Instead using all of her free time to literally eye stalk Reed. I had a lot of beef with that too, be your own person stop worrying about what he’s doing 24/7, ugh. Anyways, she had the sweetest boyfriend
in Shawn and she treated him like crap. And he took it, over and over again. She kept taking her anger over Reed’s selfishness and hormone driven decisions out on Shawn, feeling bad after and really wanting to love him but not being able to. That’s not how love works. You don’t just see someone and then bam you are done for until that person loves you back. Love is nurtured, it’s grown, it’s a two way street with two people giving their best efforts. Shawn deserved a chance. Next is Tyler. I get it, no means an absolute no. I’m not making excuses for him, I’m just saying it was a little out of character... Tyler was the nice guy that was patient and kind, helping her nurse her heart after Reed took one whole day to crush it. Shocker. He took extra shifts to help her get over her inability to face Reed alone and actually talk through their toxic issues. He was there driving two hours out of his way to drop her off. He was patient, kind, and stood up for her when Reed slut shamed her in front of the whole school. (Weird how when Tatum threatened to do the same it was so evil, yet Reed does it with no problem)
Anyways, he ends up pushing her farther than she’s comfortable with and it just felt totally out of character with how patients and kind he had been. It seemed more like Ginger Scott just needed a villain. And a literal punching bag for douche bag McGee (Reed).

3. And lastly I didn’t like the profanity and vulgarness. It’s a YA book keep it somewhat clean. It started out clean and I enjoyed the ability to feel the characters emotion without the needed to bring in profanity. That’s true talent right there. Then somewhere in the middle I swear it was an author change because bam f-bombs, profanity and sex every page. It was pretty misleading that way.

Anyways I could go on about how toxic Reed is, how pathetic Nolan is for constantly pining after him, how their relationship is built on nothing but jealousy and lies and much more but I will leave it at that. Not my style.

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Beautiful story!

Revisado: 05-11-21

Every once in a while you read one of those books that is so good you know you’ll never forget it. Love, Luca is one of those books. It’s story line is beautiful. A mixture of romance, loss and the strength to move on. I loved every
moment of it and cried a lot, but I also laughed/smiled just as much The best kind of book if you ask me. Also the narration was spot on! I could feel the emotion in every character she acted out. Especially Oakley. Beautiful collaboration!

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Catfish alert!

Revisado: 05-07-21

I felt pretty yucky reading this book. The whole book is Jessie ( JD) catfishing Elliot. The author tries to make the excuse of a mishap between her brother and Elliot, but Elliot would never put that together even if he knew who JD was. She holds her information hostage and pries on a vulnerable man with some behavioral issues. She’s obviously got self esteem issues or she would have revealed herself earlier than Chapter 18. Oh wait... she doesn’t, he happens upon the info and she runs always like a total catfisher. I’ve been catfished before and this whole book just made me shiver. I tried and tried to give it a chance but... I just couldn’t see past the obvious manipulation and deceit of JD. I mean she sees him on the daily and purposely doesn’t talk so he won’t figure it out! Talk about messed up! If the roles were flipped this book would be a viral Twitter hashtag within hours. The mobs demanding it be taken down and burned. Just saying...

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