****4 STARS**** 
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 I was so not expecting what I just read. Wow! The feels are too real right now! I just don't know what to do with myself. Seriously, I fell in love with the crazy world of Jo and Evan. There love was tangible. I could feel it from the pages to real life. Loved it! 
 I'm going to start with Jo, yeah? This girl broke my heart. Her story, her pain, her past, everything was just pain, pain and more pain. It was difficult to read at times. The poor girl's heart had been broken so many time in her young life, I felt for her. 
 There was a rare and raw beauty to her. It was one of those situations where her imperfections were the most perfect things about her. She was a fighter, there was a quiet strength about her that was so profound. She couldn't see her strength but I could and so could Evan. 
 Then there's Evan... 
 This sexy as hell, crazy as fuck, guy at her school. He was the outsider. He was the cast away. He was the kid everyone was afraid of yet loved to make fun of. Everyone except for Jo, that is. 
 Evan looked like he'd spill the deepest secrets of his heart to the first person to show him any kindness - Jo 
 Evan didn't want much of anything from anyone. He just wanted family, love, and acceptance. Sounds like the rest of us, right? The sad thing is he never received that from anyone, ever. How shitty that must have been for him. 
 The way he loved Jo so inspiring. This book didn't need all that rich man falls in love with poor girl fluff. No, just the presence of the love was enough. There are only a handful of books that can do that. But hey, we are talking about Emma Scott so there's no surprise there. 
 Are seeing why this book is so touching? If not, keep going. Well, I hope you keep reading anyways because it gets better. 
 When Jo decided to step outside the box and not give a fuck about what anyone thought of her being friends with Evan, he didn't know how to accept it. 
 "I'm fucking serious, Jo. Why are you here? Why are you hanging out with the town freak at a waterpark in the middle of the night? Tell me the truth, please. Please." - Evan 
 Just like Emma Scott says in the synopsis, when a tragedy, beyond and tragedy tears them apart - my fucking broken heart... the feels... oh, I felt it all. I felt it just as if it was happening to me. 
 No matter what, Jo and Evan needed each other in more ways than one. I was so stressed out and on the edge of my seat and not knowing what to do with myself. 
 At the end of it all this is more than a love story. I don't know how to describe it without giving anything away. This is a book that was written for each individual to find their own feelings about. There is a love story here but trust me when I say that there's so much more. There's pain, heartbreak, lust, laughter, tragedy, angst, healing, loving, and giving. It's so beautiful. It's mirrors real life. 
 Would I recommend this book? Everyday, all day! Yes!