Main Character: Eddie
Love Interest: ??
Series: None, that I know of.
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From the author of Cracked Up to Be and Some Girls Are comes a gripping story about one girl’s search for clues into the mysterious death of her father.
When Eddie Reeves’s father commits suicide her life is consumed by the nagging question of why? Why when he was a legendary photographer and a brilliant teacher? Why when he seemed to find inspiration in everything he saw? And, most important, why when he had a daughter who loved him more than anyone else in the world? When she meets Culler Evans, a former student of her father’s and a photographer himself, an instant and dangerous attraction begins. Cullen seems to know more about her father than she does and could possibly hold the key to the mystery surrounding his death. But Eddie’s vulnerability has weakened her and Culler Evans is getting too close. Her need for the truth keeps her hanging on…but are some questions better left unanswered?
When I first saw the cover of this book, I wanted it….and then I read the blurb for this book and thought, “Yep, I’m definitely gonna get this one” and I did. It was one of the first books that I bought in the year 2011 and I couldn’t wait to start it. To be honest, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when going into this book but whatever it was, this book was ten times more intense than I was expecting.
Eddie Reeves is grieving for her father. Her father was a popular photographer at one point in time and he committed suicide not too long ago. Her mother has dropped into a crazy depression where she won’t change out of her father’s housecoat and Eddie is plagued with questions about the suicide. Why did he do it? Why? Why? Why? She can’t escape wanting to know what was so bad in her father’s life that he wouldn’t want to stick around. Nobody understands her grief and all of it’s darkness. She needs answers and in an effort to get those answers, she sneaks out of her house every night and goes to the site of her father’s suicide.
Her best friend since the second grade is Milo and he’s the person who found her the night of her father’s suicide. You can tell that he’s pretty broken up about it as well and that he’s at a loss as to how to be there for Eddie but that doesn’t stop him from being around. He tries to help Eddie move on but she’s not ready to and even her best friend can’t make her.
Eddie falls into his dark funk that she doesn’t know how to crawl out of until she meets Culler Evans. Culler is one of her father’s students and he understands what Eddie is feeling and what she’s going through in a way that nobody else does. Watching Eddie and Culler get closer and closer together was interesting because Culler is a little older than Eddie and out of high school already. It was interesting to see these two interact with one another because Culler came along just when Eddie needed someone to make sense of what she was feeling and he seemed to be able to help her out with that.
It’s hard to discuss this book without giving too much of the story away but suffice it to say that I adored Milo and Eddie’s relationship, as broken as it was, I fell right in love with it. Their friendship was solid and it was strong and even when Eddie was doubting their friendship, I didn’t. The romance written between these two rang true and felt extremely real. It was raw and you can feel the amount of hurt going on in both characters. Eddie with her grief and Milo with his inability to figure out how to help Eddie through this.
To be honest, my favorite part of the story is the relationship between Milo and Eddie. I loved seeing Eddie struggle with her feelings for Milo because it meant that she felt something for him and the lengths Milo went to just to be there for Eddie was heartwarming and I just loved them both to pieces.
This book was more intense than I thought it was going to be but I enjoyed reading every word. I enjoyed learning more and more about Eddie through her thoughts and her actions. I loved getting to know Mile through her eyes and hell, I even liked reading about how insane Beth was. This book hit emotional chords in me and I would recommend this book to people who are looking for something a little dark and intense. This one fits that bill.
..and that’s your scoop!
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There’s some bad language, some nudity and adult content in this one so here’s your warning.
I want to read all of Courtney’s books SO badly. This is just another one to add to my list! Great review 🙂
I’ve seen other reivews of this and it sounds interesting. Heard a lot of good things about this author as well! So, I didn’t see a final grade for it… A? B?
Great review!! I’ve just started and I’m really liking it so far. I love Courtney’s writing, so I knew it would be enjoyable!
I just read SOME GIRLS ARE and I was blown away. I think I’ll be picking up this one too. The cover is def my favoriteof get books too.
@Briana: This was the first book I’ve ever read by Summers but it will definitely not be my last.
@Mollie: LOL, I totally forgot to put that up? I fixed it, I give it a high B!
@Katie: I hope you enjoy the rest of the book as much as I did! Happy reading!
@Holly: That book is on my TBR list but I haven’t picked it up yet. Will do that soon! =)
I’ve been seeing a lot of this book lately. I mean A LOT!
Hopefully, it will be just as good for me when I pick it up. Nice review.
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I too loved Milo and Eddie’s relationship and Culler was an interesting character.
I haven’t seen this book, but your review makes me want it! I liked your thoughts on Eddie and Milo’s relationship, which pushed this book from “sounds ok” to “sounds really interesting”.
Is this a more character driven story?
Jennifer (An Abundance of Books)
Nice review! This one sounds so intriguing, I’ll have to check it out 🙂