genre: new adult contemporary fiction
When Kate arrives in small-town Minnesota for her first semester of college, she knows exactly what she's left behind: a gorgeous and musically talented best friend, San Diego sunsets and a childhood that was equal parts horrible and full of love. What she brings with her: a can-do attitude, a zest for life and a secret that she intends to keep.
One part of me did like this. The romantic banter was fun and the secondary characters were (for the most part) interesting. The dynamic between best friend/boyfriend was interesting enough too and I really liked all the music love. But it's pretty repetitive. And Kate is a bit TOO perfect to be true (her foul mouth notwithstanding) and it makes it so much of a Pollyanna story that it feels a bit cliche. It's also pretty depressing, truthfully, enough bad things have/will happen to Kate that it's sorta hard to believe sometimes. Well, there's actually several things that are hard to believe. But apparently I believed enough to read the whole thing and I did find myself teary and sympathetic at the end so it wasn't a total wash.
WARNING: graphic sexuality and language would make this for sure for an older audience
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