By Your Side by Kasie West

By Your Side

by Kasie West

An irresistible story from Kasie West that explores the timeless question: What do you do when you fall for the person you least expect?

When Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in the library for an entire weekend, she doesn't think things could get any worse. But that's before she realizes that Dax Miller is locked in with her.

Autumn doesn't know much about Dax except that he's trouble. Between the rumors about the fight he was in (and that brief stint in juvie that followed it) and his reputation as a loner, he's not exactly the ideal person to be stuck with. Still, she just keeps reminding herself that it is only a matter of time before Jeff, her almost-boyfriend, realizes he left her in the library and comes to rescue her.

Only he doesn't come. No one does.

Instead it becomes clear that Autumn is going to have to spend the next couple of days living off vending-machine food and making conversation with a boy who clearly wants nothing to do with her. Except there is more to Dax than meets the eye.

As he and Autumn at first grudgingly, and then not so grudgingly, open up to each other, Autumn is struck by their surprising connection. But can their feelings for each other survive once the weekend is over and Autumn's old life, and old love interest, threaten to pull her from Dax's side?

Reviewed by Joséphine on

3 of 5 stars

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Actual rating: 3.5 stars

Initial thoughts: As I expected from Kasie West, By Your Side is a cute and fluffy romance novel. Technicalities on how anyone can get trapped in a library for several days were a bit fuzzy, though. Even if you're trapped without a working phone, don't the information desks come equipped with landlines? Autumn could've tried calling someone with that. Aside from that, I thought it was sweet, and the way Autumn dealt with her conflicting feelings made sense.

On the anxiety front, I can't say for sure how accurate it was, but I do know that it manifests different in every person who suffers from anxiety disorder. Looking at reviews from my friends, some thought it was unrealistic, while others thought it rang true with their own experiences.

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