Punk 57

if you ignore the smut like i did, this isn't a terrible book

high school sucks, and there are certainly some exaggerations in here, but that doesn't mean there isn't a good story rooted in this book, which honestly shocked me a little. i finally got that thing that i've been waiting for in a romance novel — individual character development and plots somewhat unrelated to love plot. some of it was really twisted and i really hate the main relationship that this book is focused around, but observing these two going through some real life-changing realizations was cool and what i've been looking for.

that being said, yeah, still only three stars. are we all going to ignore how crappy he treated her for 60% of the book? are we really going to gloss over that just because he outgrew his angst so that he could be with her? if y'alls romanticizing this and thinking you want your relationship to be like this, you're in my prayers.