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Well, I have sent this book around and I am thrilled to have another guest reviewer @HILLARYHINZ  I appreciate that Hillary said that Krista and her friends are not sure of who they are. I loved the book and the fact that she couldn’t put it down either makes her just as fab as the author @AmberLehman73

Torn

4 solid stars

The fact that many times in this book I kept thinking, where is this going, never stopped me from reading on to find out.  I couldn’t put it down.  

I enjoyed the depth of the characters & the real issues they dealt with.  

It really is just a great story about a 14yr old girls journey.  Along the way she finds out more about herself, but also realizes her friends aren’t all sure who they are either.  Together they are trying to figure it out.  

I highly recommend this book!  

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Who doesn’t love the drama of a Judy Blume book? This was a different POV take on a lot of characters. The main was Margo, who after a divorce moved from NYC to Bolder, Colorado. She had 2 kids Michelle and Stuart. Her ex Freddy, a dentist, is remarried and in typical form plays the kids against her. I enjoyed the different POV and how what actually comes out of your mouth is rarely what you feel. I think A lot of Margo’s behavior was more than honest. I think a lot of divorced woman hide their sex lives, boyfriends and tend to behave for the benefit of the kids. So, what I appreciated about Margo was that she was out for herself in a lot of ways.

In addition to Margo there were her two friends, BB who was so troubled and Clare who was a real best friend. B.B. and Margot are casual friends, her daughter Sara was at the other end of BB’s abuse. She was so manic and nobody saw it except Sara and she was too young to understand. BB and her ex had a son Bobby who was killed in a tragic car accident while Andrew drove him and two friends home from a baseball game. The fact that BB kept this a secret was really her downfall. She has feelings that were sealed up for years. Clare had a daughter “Puffin” what kind of a name is that? She was very successful and her ex Robin comes back. The two were never divorced. The cutest thing was when Puffin hooked up with Stu, Margo’s son. Then they had a lot to deal with and that is a reveal and spoiler too!

When BB asks Margo to help get her husband the rental next door for the summer, Margo helps. she and Andrew resist each other, I think Margo resisted more, eventually they get together. I know Margo promised herself she was going to be serious and resisted him for that reason.

Tons of drama and overall I thought it was a solid 4* book. People who wrote and reviewed made comments about the time and it takes place in the 80’s. I really didn’t see that many references and where some saw this as a negative I saw it as a non issue.

This was one hell of an explosive book. I did see some very likable similarities to Kellan and the Thoughtless books. So yup I loved it!!

The Tru and Jake growing up as best friends was so sweet. When they lost contact and Jake made it big both Susie (Jake’s Mom) and Tru’s parents lost touch too. It was twelve long years before their paths crossed again. When Tru shows up to do the interview for her magazine Etiquette on Jake’s band The Mighty Storm, it all comes back. Not long into their meeting Jake asks Tru if she has a boyfriend and she says yes and tells him about Will. For the last two years she is dating Will and she sort of questions that love right away. When she takes the job to do the article on Jake you know right away that sparks are there and even though you love Jake, there is Will and his love to think about. That made me cry so bad when Will and Tru’s room mate Simone come to get her on the last leg of the UK tour. Big drama!!

The love story has so many great times and Jake and Tru were extremely sweet. I know the lows were there and mostly they were not that bad until things explode when Jakes Dad’s story comes out. That portion of the book is where I cried the second time. 

You get the paparazzi education and learn about what the you read is almost always fabrication. Poor Jake and Tru suffer those ramifications many times. 

Overall I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters and thought the writing was strong and real. Sometimes the best stories are the ones that make you yell at the book. I yelled at Tru so many times so I know how good it was. 

Strongly recommend if you were a fan of KA Linde’s Avoiding Series and The Thoughtless series that you come and fall in love with Jake and The Mighty Storm!

Well I finished this late last night. What a book! Again, like so many times before this author amazed me. In general without a spoiler the topic is taboo. So that being said when Jessica Marie goes to a club to have fun with her roomies Harmony and April. Jessie is a mess after breaking up with her boyfriend of 18 months. The guy was caught cheating and she was devastated. She goes out and see Kai immediately there is a spark. They dance a little, drink a lot, and they go back to his place. He tells her that he is in Colorado for a few weeks because of his job. Relocating from Hawaii he find some promise and a new love. After the bedroom escapades the room mates call and pick her up to go home.; She finds Kai in her Grandmothers hospital room. Yup they are related! Holy shit this blew me away. The rest is so stormy and dramatic that I was captivated!   When you are yelling at the book telling Jessie not to set Kai up with her slut of a room mate April, you have a problem. Being so drawn into the premise and thinking “who cares if you are cousins?” makes me feel  sort of bad.

After having a difficult time and fighting with Harmony and April the girls decide to go skii. Then of course add Kai to the mix because he is new in town spells trouble. They get to the lodge and Harmony tells Jessica that April doesn’t want her to room with them because she is still upset. Well yup it happens she says just stay with your cousin. Holy **** I am biting my lip big time.

I have to say it is a must read and so chock full of angst, but the kind you will love and adore. So, the family drama along with the room mate drama was outrageous and in some spots heartbreaking. I loved this book like all her others. I really think they could have a sequel when Jessica Marie gets her Uncle Nathan, Aunt Lailani and her parents together. I think that could be great! Now I feel selfish that I want more, but it was that GOOD.