The romance was so cliched and obvious from the moment Cody set her eyes on this "player" that I almost put the book down for good. This book is no exception, but I felt that this time the story of two teen girls, their friendship and the suicide of one of them was even more orchestrated around the romance between Cody and Ben.Ĭommon elements of every other New Adult romance pop up constantly as this novel moves along: death of a mutual friend brings a girl and guy together, a road trip laced with tension takes place, she's a virgin and he's slept with hundreds of girls but he suddenly finds himself wanting to change his ways for her. It almost was, anyway.įorman's contempory novels have always contained a heavy romantic element that has propped up the central themes of grief, growing up and friendship. In the hands of most authors, this book would have been nothing more than a standard, trope-ridden NA romance. It was the first time I ever lied to them. I told Joe and Sue that I was sorry, that I couldn't give a eulogy because I couldn't think of anything to say.
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