This book was the last straw for me. It made me so mad that I got up my lazy ass from the couch and I came here to write a post. Trust me, it‘s big coming from me, because I‘m just that disinterested. Anyway, the book was perfect in the ‚wash-your-brain-romance‘ department. But I‘m just so tired of these books. It didn‘t even have a decent sex scene! And Finn could’ve definitely said ‘Just for that I’m not gonna fuck you (not kiss you) until beg me to’. I apologize the author of my out-burst, there’s nothing personal, it’s just the genre of these afternoon-read books keeps getting lazier. C’mon authors, don’t be embarrassed, and write decent sex scenes to make our panties wet and help us, women, get off on lonely nights, it’s no secret that’s one of the main reasons we read these kind of books.Oh, and btw, I really don't have the patience to talk about how not original this book is, because it's allowed, since it's one of those books, but still, dirty hot sex scenes are necessary. DNF at 27%This book had nothing you have not read a million times before. The h had a traumatic experience as a child that caused her to shut herself off from the world. Despite being an introvert, she has a bubbly, social, and slutty BF. They met in kindergarten when the BF proclaimed that they would be friends.The h does not date or wear a lot of makeup or dress really girly. Of course, this means the BF is always forcing her to dress in the BF's slutty clothes, go out, date guys, etc. The H is the very poplar, lead singer of a band, campus man-whore, docuhebag extraordinaire. From the moment he meets the h, their interactions involve the H being cocky about his charm and good looks while the h "pretends" she is not affected but secretly she is in lust. What follows is cringe worthy dialogue of him hitting on her and the h being her snarky/sassy self. I ask how many times have you read this in other books? For me, it has been too many times. I wish authors would put more effort in their stories instead of recycling the same tired materials to make a quick buck. Before I end this review I want to mention something that infuriated me. The h sees her mother shot and killed when she is a kid. This is so traumatic she stops talking for a few months. According to the story, she went to several counselors who forced her to talk about her experience and then became angry when she would not say anything. There is no way that counselors would behave this way. They are specifically trained to handle children that have selective mutism as a result of trauma. This is yet another example of how this author put very little thought when writing this story. I was also upset that the h treated her childhood trauma like it had just happened. You are not going to experience a childhood trauma at that intensity and frequency when you are in your 20s. I hate it when a character that has experienced something bad makes everything about that event and acts like no one understands their pain bc they are so different and special. Gimme a BREAK!!!
What do You think about Like Gravity (2013)?
Really liked it. It reminded me a lot of Colleen Hoover's Hopeless. Good story.
—Kat
