A bit problematic but a light read that will keep you laughing
Before I begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this book I think something I kept in mind when reading was that this was meant to be humorous and not taken seriously. I think at first I started taking some things seriously and had I not reminded myself of that fact I would've put this book away. Julia suddenly becoming a lesbian was taken as a joke not just by Julia but by everyone around her. So when you read it just know it's an enjoyable light not to be taken seriously.
Normally I would read the description of this book, get embarrassed and put it down looking for something a lot tamer but after reading one chapter I couldn't do that. I couldn't even put it down once I read more so I put my embarrassment aside and read it everywhere that I went. Who cared that my face would betray me and let everyone know that I was reading something that made me blush? When you enjoy a book you want the world to know and read along with you.
Unfortunately, those were all of my thoughts prior to meeting Sam, once Sam was introduced into the book my opinions quickly changed. There were red flags from the instant that Julia got with Sam and all of the people surrounding her were warning her about the way that Sam was manipulating her. Julia failed to see any of this because she was so in love with Sam and while I was disturbed by Sam's actions I understood Julia's feelings. It was a good portrayal of what it is like to be enamored with someone to the point that you excuse their abusive tendencies and manipulative behavior. I found that some of the scenes that Sam was in and the actions that she took were too problematic for me to just look past and I found myself having a hard time reading through them.
There's a scene near the ending of the book that actually stuck with me and I was glad it was included. Julia talks about having nightmares about Sam and she says "it's hard to accept that you're the villain in someone else's story." I really resonated with this scene and found that it was a nice way for Julia to deal with that break up.
Normally I would read the description of this book, get embarrassed and put it down looking for something a lot tamer but after reading one chapter I couldn't do that. I couldn't even put it down once I read more so I put my embarrassment aside and read it everywhere that I went. Who cared that my face would betray me and let everyone know that I was reading something that made me blush? When you enjoy a book you want the world to know and read along with you.
Unfortunately, those were all of my thoughts prior to meeting Sam, once Sam was introduced into the book my opinions quickly changed. There were red flags from the instant that Julia got with Sam and all of the people surrounding her were warning her about the way that Sam was manipulating her. Julia failed to see any of this because she was so in love with Sam and while I was disturbed by Sam's actions I understood Julia's feelings. It was a good portrayal of what it is like to be enamored with someone to the point that you excuse their abusive tendencies and manipulative behavior. I found that some of the scenes that Sam was in and the actions that she took were too problematic for me to just look past and I found myself having a hard time reading through them.
There's a scene near the ending of the book that actually stuck with me and I was glad it was included. Julia talks about having nightmares about Sam and she says "it's hard to accept that you're the villain in someone else's story." I really resonated with this scene and found that it was a nice way for Julia to deal with that break up.