BY: Kasie West.
Year: 2017
Genre: Y/A Contemporary Romance.
Rate: 4.5 Stars.
“When
Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in the library for an entire
weekend, she doesn’t think things could get any worse. But that’s before she
realizes that Dax Miller is locked in with her. Autumn doesn’t know much about
Dax except that he’s trouble. Between the rumors about the fight he was in (and
that brief stint in juvie that followed it) and his reputation as a loner, he’s
not exactly the ideal person to be stuck with. Still, she just keeps reminding
herself that it is only a matter of time before Jeff, her almost-boyfriend,
realizes he left her in the library and comes to rescue her.
Only he doesn’t come.
No one does.
Instead it becomes
clear that Autumn is going to have to spend the next couple of days living off
vending-machine food and making conversation with a boy who clearly wants
nothing to do with her. Except there is more to Dax than meets the eye. As he
and Autumn first grudgingly, and then not so grudgingly, open up to each other,
Autumn is struck by their surprising connection. But can their feelings for
each other survive once the weekend is over and Autumn’s old life, and old love
interest, threaten to pull her from Dax’s side?”
The sweet, -everyone loves–
girl and the broken wind boy are the perfect combination in one of the most
complex stories written by Kasie West.”
There
is a lot going on here, drama, love, friendship and more. The author wrote
about the value of the family in an excellent contrast between having everything
and having nothing at all. The romance was fantastically built, piece by piece
from scratch, and not the common teen love at first sight. Also there is
tragedy, mental illness, commitment issues and jealousy.
Autumn
the protagonist has a strength hidden in the first half of the book. At the beginning
she seemed to be easy going, the good girl. For years Autumn was forced to be
someone else, to do what others want her to do, being so difficult for her to
say no, always scared. As a typical teenager she wanted to belong, to be part
of something amazing.
Dax
was the kind of character I personally enjoy to read about it. A lost soul, a broken heart healed by love.
The
rest of the characters also were well developed. Each one playing an effective
role in the story. Especially, I loved the mother, I felt connected with her
and I understand her feelings.
Moreover
I loved that there weren’t a real antagonist, because the real villain, the one
our protagonists needed to get over, was more simple and terrified at the same
time. Fear.
I believe this is the
kind of story people need to read, full of hope and magic with a funny touch.
100% recommended.
Best Phrases:
“That wasn’t an easy
task either, to convince the boy who didn’t do commitment that we could be
different.”
“I was the one who hadn’t
accepted myself for who I was. I was the one who needed to be comfortable in my
own skin. I hope I could do that, moving forward.”
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