Without You

by Yesenia Vargas

[layawaydragon]

NA Rom w Logical Characters That Aren't Sex Obsessed

I'm really impressed with the way this worked out and ended. It's very reasonable and mature and you just don't see this kind of thing in books often. 3.

-- The jeolous ex plot line doesn't ramp up like the prequel thankfully. TW more for bullying than violence.
-- Brother & BFF are aborbs. Love the flipped dynamic and definitely want to read their story.
--The sexual activity is mostly PG13 with one tasteful, safer scene that feels like a fade to black.
--I love her family and his. Her family is more traditional and middle class but college is still a huge question mark unfortunately. (Free education is so needed!)
--His working poor struggle is so common and the community is under served and seen in real life and fiction.
--it's the same narrator from the prequel, which I'm thankful for the continuity. It feel more natural and felt better? I don't know how to describe it exactly but my gut vibed better with it. (how's that for vague and subjective! Lol)

Now you're probably wondering why the 4 stars. Honestly, the first half with the ex and the second half about the collage felt a bit disjointed and the ex just evaporated but felt like a loose end. Overall, it just didn't feel like a 5 star, ya know? Close but not quite and it's hard to pi point why. Sorry.

Anyways, this is perfect if you like every day teens dealing with romance and exes and families and collage and just being normal. It's so refreshing!