Layken and Will’s love has
managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers, now
married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as
Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know
everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear
he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still,
he can’t resist his wife’s pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the
story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts,
retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions
of his own from the time when they first met.
In This Girl, Will tells the
story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future
rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the
beloved Slammed series
(Taken from Goodreads.com)
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This girl is a retelling of
Colleen Hoover’s Slammed. If you have not read Slammed it is such an amazing
book and you should go read it now. Then read Point of Retreat. Theeeen read
This Girl.
This Girl is the first book I’ve
read that was the same book but in a different persons perspective. I’m really
happy that this book was my first. When I first picked it up, I thought it
would just basically be the same story told but in Will’s POV. It is that, but,
the story switches back and forth from (SPOILER (highlight to see)) Will and Layken on their honeymoon and the story of their
relationship that he is telling her. So that means we get new content of Will
and Layken!! I first read Slammed earlier this year in March so I was a little
foggy on some of the details. I found myself wondering what Lake was feeling or
thinking in some of the scenes so I’d suggesting reading all 3 books back to
back. Reliving the story from Will’s POV took me on an emotional rollercoaster.
There is a poem that is performed by Lake that I just found myself more
emotional over the second time than when I first read it in Slammed. I laughed,
cried, and was frustrated throughout the whole book even though I knew how it
would end.
I can’t talk about this book series without
including my love for the siblings Kel and Caulder. I love them and their
relationship with everyone. Also, the poetry! *sigh*
I loved all the new scenes we got
with Will and Lake. Their relationship is just so cute and I love them. I really
loved how strong they both have to be with what they have had to deal with. At
the end of the book we get an epilogue with a little surprise that was amazing.
Again the feels were being felt. I definitely recommend this series for anyone.
This book shows that although
there may be rough times, and that certain things in life are unavoidable,
things can still turn out good with time. Go read it!
I give this book 5 stars (come
on, it’s Colleen Hoover! :) )
Quotes I liked:
“Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."
“Then this girl completely shatters the window to my soul and crawls inside.”
"... put the emphasis On life .”
“Push your boundaries, that's what they're there for.”
"...it's okay to live life a little backwards.”
