I'm kinda disappointed with this one.

The first half of the book I would've loved had I read it 10 years ago, but now it just seems way too unrealistic. And the second half was just... worse.

This is about 16 year-old Amber who was physically and sexually abused by her father until age 13 when her brother Jake and his best friend Liam walked in on him trying to rape her and basically punched him out of their lives. Since she was 8 years-old, Liam (who also happens to live in the house next door) would sneak in her bedroom through the window to hug her as she cried and sleep with her. Real cute and adorable.

Now comes the unrealistic part:

Liam is of course the hottest guy at school and, even though every girl throws herself at him, practically kissing the ground he walks on, he's been in love with Amber since he was 6 years-old, and there's no other girl in the world for him. Then Amber, who isn't the hottest girl at school, manages to have guys hitting on her whenever she's left alone for more than 2 seconds. When Amber and Liam start to date, she's worried about sex because, with everything that's happened to her, she is in no way ready to go there (completely normal and understandable) and Liam says he'll wait because she's the love of her life (he's a walking cliché and the kind of guy every girl dreams of but will probably never exist). What happens next? They freaking have sex ONE WEEK into dating. WHAT. THE. HECK.

Then the second half of the book happens. I skimmed through most of it because I just couldn't do it, but here's what happens:

Amber's mom tells them that their father has come back to town with his new family and it's all really predictable from then on, like a really bad movie. Amber gets pregnant because she hasn't been taking the pill like she should (ugh, I just can't) and wants an abortion but Liam, being the walking cliché he is, convinces her to have it. Then of course she has a miscarriage when her dad hits her (in a totally avoidable situation). Liam beats the crap out of him and he presses charges against him. Amber then practically runs off from the hospital to go see her dad and get him to confess everything he's ever done and records it so that he will drop the charges against Liam

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And, if that wasn't enough, 5 years later 

Liam is a super successful hockey player and makes lots of money but still would trade the world for Amber. Told you he would never exist.

After my rant I must say I think 15 year-old me would've actually liked this a lot. This is one of those few moments when I'm glad I grew up (even if it was just a little).