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Unteachable - Leah Reader

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Synopsis: "I met him at a carnival, of all corny places. The summer I turned eighteen, in that chaos of neon lights and cheap thrills, I met a man so sweet, so beautiful, he seemed to come from another world. We had one night: intense, scary, real. Then I ran, like I always do. Because I didn’t want to be abandoned again. But I couldn’t run far enough. I knew him as Evan that night. When I walked into his classroom, he became Mr. Wilke. My teacher. I don’t know if what we’re doing is wrong. The rules say one thing; my heart says screw the rules. I can’t let him lose his job. And I can’t lose him. In the movies, this would have a happy ending. I grow up. I love, I lose, I learn. And I move on. But this is life, and there’s no script. You make it up as you go along. And you don’t pray for a happy ending. You pray for it to never end." "And that made my heart ache, too-the thought of how much happiness lay scattered across the unive...

Forever My Girl at The Edge of Never

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I finished two books in the last two days and even though I kinda wanted to start reviewing the other one, I will follow the way I read them. And that means Forever my girl gets reviewed first.  What is the book about:  I was never supposed to be a rock star. I had my life all planned out for me. Play football in college. Go to the NFL. Marry my high school sweetheart and live happily ever after.   I broke both our hearts that day when I told her I was leaving. I was young. I made the right decision for me, but the wrong decision for us. I’ve poured my soul into my music, but I’ve never forgotten her. Her smell, her smile.  And now I’m going back.  After ten years.  I hope I can explain that after all this time.  I still want her to be my forever girl. Boy... I loved that book. Like seriously. From beginning to end... Well, except for the end because then the book was over and there was NOTHING more! Devastating, r...