I can't believe these people are adults in their late 20s and early 30s. I was so tired of her that I breathed a sigh of relief when this story finally ended. And of course when she finds out he does "love" her, it's still not enough because he doesn't love her enough. When he finally opens up it's not good enough because he doesn't love her. Then when he does commit and they start dating she's still mad because he won't open up and be vulnerable with her. Then she gets knocked up and discovers she's in "love" so she wants Adam to commit to her. What exactly? We don't know because Lily didn't even know what she wanted. First she wanted sex, no strings attached. At one point Lily says taking off your clothes and having sex is no big deal but opening your soul and discussing the future is too intimate? My face when reading this was just likeĪdded to that Lily is juvenile and doesn't know what she wants. I'm confused as to how you can feel comfortable enough to have unprotected sex with someone yet not comfortable enough to be an adult and tell them you're pregnant. Lily finds out pretty early on in the story yet it takes forever for her to actually reveal it to Adam. It's no secret (it's in the blurb for the book and the premise is based off of this). But, in all honesty, I did not like this book. Jolie is a good writer and it would be unfair to give her a low rating.
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