The Quick Cut: A boy with a bad boy past and a girl who always does the right thing feel a connection they can't deny.
A Real Review:
Thank you to Inkyard Press for providing the ARC for an honest review.
Sometimes you feel a pull towards someone you never expected. Chemistry can be finicky and many times unpredictable. For Guillermo and Regan, the chemistry was definitely unexpected.
Guillermo is starting over doing time for his third offense. He's in a new town and looking to start all over again, this time on a new path. That new path takes him to a community center where he meets good girl Regan. Regan is buckling under the weight of expectations from others. Can these two find their way out of their troubles? Or will being together lead to more?
This is a cute story that I wanted to enjoy more than I did. It has all the elements there to be amazing but just doesn't quite reach it's potential. The opposites attract concept isn't new but the way these two continue to struggle together with their problems makes it interesting. Having the chapters narrated by both Guillermo and Regan definitely increased the storytelling.
Unfortunately, this book also came with many issues as well. It's over 400 pages and feels like it. So much material that felt bulky where all I wanted to do was skim to get through it. In addition, I kept wanting to see more of the character's internal struggles. What ended up on the page felt a bit on the surface and left me wanting more.
A book with good intentions that doesn't reach it's height.
My rating: 3 out of 5