Southpointe High is the last place Lucy wanted to wind up her senior year of school. Right up until she stumbles into Jude Ryder, a guy whose name has become its own verb, and synonymous with trouble. He's got a rap sheet that runs longer than a senior thesis, has had his name sighed, shouted, and cursed by more women than Lucy dares to ask, and lives at the local boys home where disturbed seems to be the status quo for the residents. Lucy had a stable at best, quirky at worst, upbringing. She lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, has her sights set on Juilliard, and has been careful to keep trouble out of her life. Up until now…
Jude's everything she knows she needs to stay away from if she wants to separate her past from her future. But she's about to find out that staying away is the only thing she's incapable of.
The misunderstood bad boy with the big heart won me over.
Right before her senior year, Lucy is forced to move to a smaller home and attend a new school. While sunning at the lake one day, she catches the eye of the local bad boy and vice versa. This is a relationship wrought with a lot of starts and stops, passion and pain, mostly attributed to their drama heavy lives. BUT I was sucked in by the dynamic between Lucy and Jude.
Lucy is witty and hopeful, yet candid and honest. Jude is self-depreciating and wounded, yet resilient and passionate. Together, they make a lovely duo.
I enjoyed the ups and the downs, and was satisfied at the end.
