Going out there and saying that this was one of my all time fave books. I was completely blown away! For the first time I actually wrote notes besides my kindle clippings. It was filled with so much emotion and angst. I HAVE A FEW AUTOGRAPHED COPIES LEFT

Where can I start without writing too lengthily? Well The book opens with a girl Krista who moves from Ohio to Orange County California. She is starting High School and is 14. On the first day she meets Carrie who is the first girl she sees when she shows up at 0 period. I think this is a Cali thing cause my kids did it. She is in a dance class and sort of hits it off with Carrie right away. Within a few hours she meets Brandon who appears to be Carries bf and they are making out to Krista’s embarrassment. Well it was all for show they are just really good friends. She meets Brandon, surfer, Mr rich, hot, smart and popular 16 year old. Along with Brandon she meets Ryan, Nick and Aeleise who is his girlfriend.

As they all settle into high school and get to know each other Brandon emerges as a very strong character. He is sort of intuitive and reads people well. It turns out Brandon a few really big reveals. His secrets and identity as a gay teen in the public eye as a sponsored surfer. He keeps that private. Once they hang out things happen between Carrie and Krista that leave them both questioning life, love and sex. They are now not afraid to talk and experiment which leads them on a pretty dangerous path. Several times I held my breath! In comes Aeleise who is Daemon’s sister and happens to be a hot 28 year old who teaches a small group bible study.

Many twists and turns take them from bff to hating each other, then back to friends. It is filled with so much emotion and at times it is hard to read. That is what I loved about it! Also what Krista deals with when she questions Daemon’s feelings towards her. Is he attracted to her or not? Then her and Carrie question their bond. Then the BIG OMG moment is when Brandon questions his entire life.

I cant express how glad I was that I read it. I saw some reviews that made me curse like a truck driver. I applaud Amber Lehman and as a Cali girl, she was so accurate it hurt! This is REAL life people and I will say it is by far one of the best books I have EVER read. PLEASE PLEASE support the author and go read it now!! hurry

 

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Highlight Loc. 4149-51 | Added on Friday, October 12, 2012, 10:38 PM

“You can tell me anything you want, Kris, but don’t think you can tell me how to feel. Angry doesn’t quite cut it. Frankly, I’m pissed. I didn’t see this coming. I’m afraid I’m fresh out of gracious responses. Forgive me.”

Highlight Loc. 4141-43 | Added on Friday, October 12, 2012, 10:39 PM

I really wasn’t concerned. What happened had happened for a purpose. I wasn’t expecting a boyfriend out of the arrangement. Had I, then maybe it would’ve mattered to me to know the names and faces of all those before me. As it stood now, I was fine with it. I didn’t need to hear that Brandon had a list of priors that read like a roll sheet.

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Torn (Amber Lehman)- Highlight Loc. 4642-43 | Added on Friday, October 12, 2012, 11:42 PM

He turned around, his eyes serious for Carrie. “I would’ve said yes — had you asked me. But you never asked.” He walked out the door, pulling it shut behind him.

– Highlight Loc. 4777-79 | Added on Friday, October 12, 2012, 11:57 PM

I noticed the morning paper — or more accurately, the headline. There had been a drug bust, one of considerable significance. I recognized one of the two people in the accompanying photo. Jalen.

– Highlight Loc. 4791-99 | Added on Saturday, October 13, 2012, 12:01 AM

For act two, five boys my age went onstage — because there wasn’t an altar — and set up their drum sets, electric guitars, basses and microphones. The atmosphere resembled a rock concert as they played songs that reminded me of the grunge music popularized in Seattle. Granted, the words were different — lyrics in praise of the Lord presented in an offbeat manner — but there was nothing solemn or reverent about this service. We were sitting in folding chairs. There were no pews, nothing to kneel on. In fact, we never knelt once. Was that permissible? Where were the altar boys? Did they disappear along with the altar? Where was the holy water? Where was the incense? Where were the Stations of the Cross? Come to think of it, where was the cross? Not to be irreverent, but Jesus wasn’t hanging around anywhere. No tabernacle in sight, no Virgin Mary, no Joseph. Not even a confessional — I wasn’t all too upset about that. There seemed to be nothing even remotely holy or divine about this place. All my memorized prayers fell useless. Not one was ever uttered.

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– Highlight Loc. 5526-28 | Added on Saturday, October 13, 2012, 12:49 AM

I looked at the page he’d given me. The name across its top was Dr. Nial Froman, M.D., Pediatrics. I looked at Brandon, not sure what to say.

– Highlight Loc. 5965-67 | Added on Saturday, October 13, 2012, 03:39 PM

He looked at me with dry seriousness. His final words of warning were delicately wrapped in disapproval. “A friendly, gentle reminder: statutory rape is never in vogue.”

I’m bisexual, then I’m bisexual. I would never lie to you and deny I’m attracted to guys — whether it’s Nick or someone else. But it takes a lot more than good looks to hold my interest, and that’s where my attraction to him pales, next to my feelings for you — by a landslide.”