Book Blurb:
Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried. Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.
My Review: 4 stars
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So my nearly 50-year-old sister raved about Hopeless, which I knew little about. This book is only available on eReaders so although it’s been on my TBR, I hadn’t gotten to it yet; I prefer holding real books. I was in the middle of an emotionally heavy book and just needed a break, so I popped it open on my iPhone and got sucked right in to this story. I had no idea my sister was giving such high marks to a YA, lust filled romance; that cracked me up. But I understand why. Who can’t use a good dose of young love, firsts times and the hopefulness of forever? If I were in high school, I’d have been all over this book. Beyond the desire of these two main characters, there was a decent mystery and some serious YA issues that are handled well. One pet peeve was that I can understood the rules about not using cell phones, but what 17-year-old doesn’t know what LOL means or has never heard of an eReader. She was homeschooled and quite sheltered but she didn’t live under a rock! Good vacation chick lit read.
Quotes I liked:
There’s no middle ground with her. She’s either extremely lenient or extremely strict. She’s like a conservative liberal.”
– “Most teenagers are stashing away cigarettes and weed, I stash away sugar.”
– “There’s nothing like the guilt you feel when there’s room in your heart to love evil.”
– “I need a chapter break.”
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