Wow, what to say about this? For one, it’s very long but it’s a great book. My emotions were all over the place with this one, I went from happy to sad to angry to downright crying. It starts with Rory’s mother dying and finding out he has a father, one who never even knew he existed. Going to live with him changes everything Rory ever thought he knew. He develops a relationship with his father, his father’s partner, Jase and Jase’s cousin, Luke.
He also gets to experience what it’s like to be completely out to everyone, which is the result from briefly dating Aaron, a boy just about everyone hates for screwing Luke over. Rory has some good times with Aaron but in the end, it’s all just a big mistake especially when he’s ashamed to even mention Aaron to his dad.
When Rory gets burned by Aaron, he turns to Aaron’s friend, Seth, who he hated because he was always around when Aaron and him went on dates. Rory finds an unlikely friendship with Seth that evolves into an intimate one and before he knows it, Rory and Seth are falling for each other.
Summer is almost over, though, and Rory is supposed to go home but he just can’t. He can’t leave behind the friends he’s made and the love he’s found. So, he stays and it makes him, his dad, Seth and everyone else happy.
This was a fantastic book. It is very angsty and I try to stay away from those because sometimes I just want to punch the characters in the face. Lol. But still, the teen angst was properly written and very easy to read even if you did want to smack some sense into Rory.
The only reason I can’t give this 5 stars is because of two things. I absolutely detested Aaron and I didn’t like how Rory, even though he liked Aaron, basically ignored Luke’s warnings about him and I wished we would have seen more of Seth and Rory’s relationship after all the shit hit the fan. As it was, I felt we read more of Rory and Aaron then we did of Rory and Seth.
Rory came to his senses of course but not before getting burned for it, which I’m secretly glad of (guess that’s not a secret now. Lol) Aaron also got what was coming to him in the end and that made me happy. I’m hoping there will be a sequel to Rory and Seth so we can see if they’re still together in a few years and delve deeper into their relationship.
However, there’s still a part of me that still thinks Rory and Luke would have made a cute couple but I’m glad he ended up with Seth because now I understand Luke and Rory’s relationship is better as platonic because they’re more like lifesavers for each other. Plus, I love Seth. He’s shy and big and cute and I love that. And he has an obsession with ball caps. Lol
So, I recommend this to everyone. Whether or not you like angst, I think you’ll like this because it’s just that good. Like MsMiz said, “Once you get past the angsty crap in the beginning, it is a brilliant book.”
