Stand Alone
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 365
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
How I Got It: Purchased
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Publisher: Tor Teen
Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads
Jesse Lachlin is cursed.
So the town folklore says, but while Jesse’s had his fair share of tragedy, the only curse he believes is in his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year, Scarlett Copeland.
Scarlett Copeland is psychic.
Glory Gardner tells Scarlett she has hidden psychic abilities, but Scarlett thinks Glory is delusional. What is real is Scarlett’s father’s irrational fears, controlling attitude, and the dark secrets at home. Scarlett may have a way to escape, but there’s a hitch: she’ll have to rely on the one person she used to trust, the same boy who broke her heart, Jesse Lachlin.
Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other. But as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head.
Review
I've been putting of this review with the hope that I will be able to explain my thoughts. That has not happened so this is what you get.
This was very good, but incredibly hard to read. Both Jesse and Scarlet go through abusive situations. Reading those scenes were so hard. I just wanted to do something to help them and anyone who goes through that in real life.
The relationships were probably the best part of this story. Of course there is the friendship and eventual romance between the two main characters. That was nice to read. But I really liked the other interactions-especially between Jesse and his uncle.
There was a lot in this book and while it was satisfying, I feel like there is so much story that can be explored-especially with some of the side characters.
Thanks for reading!
Holly
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