Rating★★★★

Rena Montero and Sawyer LeGrande have a very rocky relationship. They have known each other since they were kids, and Rena has been secretly in love with him for half of that time. She was even in love with him when he started dating her best friend. Also, the author, Katie Cotugno, writes a very well thought out book with an uncommon style that really gives the reader all the details to the life of Rena Montero.

               With this in mind, Rena has had a normal life. She fell in love with Sawyer. Sawyer fell in love with her best friend, Allie. Allie and Rena fought about how Rena was secretly in love with him, but Rena never would admit it.

               As well as this, Sawyer’s life was not simple. He was in a band, he lived for parties and getting high and he was not a good influence. Sawyer started dating Allie, who told him that Rena was secretly in love with him. He could not believe his ears.

               Consequently, Sawyer went to find Rena, and that is where their romantic relationship began. They began dating, and Rena did everything with Sawyer, even go to parties that she did not want to go to and going to his house to hang out, even though it was a pig sty. Rena’s dad did not approve of the relationship because he knew a lot about Sawyer and did not want Rena to get involved with it. However, Rena did not listen.

               In fact, Rena and Sawyer had a little too much fun. Specifically, Rena got pregnant, and Sawyer was nowhere to be found until he suddenly showed up. Rena had her baby, a girl named Hannah, and now she has to incorporate Sawyer into her little girl’s life.

               In my opinion, Cotugno’s writing style is so unique. Her chapters change from before and after, past tense to present tense, before Rena had the baby, and after Rena had the baby. Also, the novel is written in Rena’s perspective, and Rena has a lot of potential, as she keeps what she is feeling inside, unless she has had enough. Cotugno depicts how much life has changed for Rena, and how her world turned upside down when Sawyer returns two years later very well. So, Rena has a lot to be angry about, and Sawyer has a lot of explaining to do, and Cotugno shows Rena’s thoughts about the situation defiantly throughout the whole entire novel.

Personally, I loved Rena’s character and how she handled the situations thrown at her, which is why I gave this book a four out of five stars. I would recommend this to people who like young adult genres. This is a very interesting read because of the way it is written and because of the conflict the book holds inside.