See, this is why I shouldn't have to live without Mrs Internet for more than a day. I get behind. Also, Mr Blogger needs to decide to play nice like, all the time. Re-writing reviews is not all that fun guys. Seriously. I know, I only have myself to blame for not being smart enough to back shit up. What can I say? I depend on things actually working way more than I should.
Now, originally, I gave this 4 star. Now I've had some serious time to reflect on it, this baby got boosted up to a 4.5. I love it when this happens. **Happy sigh**.I suppose in some ways, it is pretty predictable, but you know what? I like that, especially with these sorta reads. There's a time for some suspense and angst and all that jazz, and then, there's a time where you need to know the basics of the story. You need something predictable. It's safe and cushy. This is why it got boosted. Looking back, it was precisely what I needed. There's only so much my heart can take. And at that time, it needed a break. :)
Carrie Wallington has never known what real freedom is. Looking on from the outside, she seems to have it all. Nice clothes, loving family, pretty much anything a young woman could want, right? Nuh uh. Wrong!
She's always lived under her fathers thumb. She does as she's told, never steps out of line. And then...College. Now you know what college is about in books. Sex, frat parties, taking way too much advantage of having no parents around. But you see, our Carrie doesn't even get that. Daddy dearest hired a security guard to make sure his little girl behaves how he wants her to. Wouldn't wanna ruin Daddy's reputation now, would we?
Enter Finn Coram. Hot as hell surfer dude/Marine, he's every girls wet dream. Oh yeah, I said it, you read it right. He's funny, he actually likes Carrie for Carrie, not for who her family is. It's sweet. But, BUT!! All is not as it seems!
MmHm, you guessed it. He's the person her Dad hired. I know what you're thinking, I know, seriously. I thought the same thing. How in the hell does he get away with this shit?
Oh he does, for a while Everything is going great. Really, Carrie is blossoming into a confident young woman, and she really, truly realises just how protective her dad is. Isn't it amazing how much we learn once we have the chance to reflect?
Anyway! It's a pretty darn beautiful relationship between the two. At first, they walk a fine line between being friends and being..more. And then it's all good. **Hurrah!**
But then..she finds out the truth. See, this hurt me. Like, really hurt. I was a mess. I didn't want them to break up. I wanted them to say a big ass fuck you to her dad and run away, get married and have lots ans lots of cute little surfer babies, buy a house with a white fence and grow old and wrinkly together. But no. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Not in that way anyways. **a girl can dream**.
In the end? They stick together. Awesomeness! But Dum dum dumm! Mr Marine has to go away. And end! I think I had a little tantrum. *Sorry Mr Kindle*.
I still haven't read book two. Damn. I think that's gonna have to be my Sunday read. For sure. I need to know what happens! Hehe!
As I said at the start, it's not a 4 star any more, it's a 4.5!
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