**EDIT** 
 I've just been informed that the MC is 16 when engaging in sexual relations with Delaney, as is compliant with the age of consent in CT. While this does pacify some of my concerns with the book, I am still holding tight to my overall opinion. 
 Original Review 
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 Okay, so, here's the thing. I cannot deny that Love and Candy is written well and is pretty grammatically sound. There was never a time when I felt like I was reading a fifth grader's creative writing assignment, which often happens with self-published books. With that being said, it was extremely hard to follow. Conversations just end in the middle and then suddenly it's a new day/time. There was more than once when I had to backtrack and figure out where one event ended and another began. 
 Now, I must tell you, I don't know what feelings I have in regards to this book. 
 The beginning is a bit slow, as we are introduced to Samantha's life and all of the things that have happened in her fourteen years. It was hard for me to connect the events in the story with a freshman in high school- we were less interested in sex and "popular" groups and more interested in fun, innocent things. Maybe it's the geographical difference, or maybe it's because I attended a private school, but kids weren't as flippant about their sexual tendencies. From the very beginning, the nonchalant attitude toward sex in general threw me off. 
 Honestly, most of the time I just wanted to slap Samantha. Despite Delaney's claims to care about her, he was nothing but disrespectful, demeaning, arrogant, and self-absorbed. I never, not even at the end, came to like him, and that's a major problem for me. 
 The arrangement made at the end of the book, between Delaney and Samantha, just seemed absolutely bizarre. What seemed even more ludicrous is that she agreed to it. I'm sure there are girls in the world who think/feel as Samantha did, but I have yet to encounter one in all of my life. Most of the girls/women I know would run the other way with their dignity and self-respect still in tact. I think a lot of it has to do with upbringing and the likes. It was obvious that Samantha's parents were a bit more free-spirited, but I was just so turned off by the casualness of sex that I couldn't really dedicate my mind to enjoying the story. 
 Throughout the story, the growth of Samantha is alluded to, but I don't believe we really see any, besides the fact that she's more pliable to Delaney and his wishes. She is constantly consenting to things she doesn't necessarily agree with and never once do we see her stand up for herself. Delaney is portrayed as a bully and nothing about that ever changes, either. 
 I don't even want to get into the parents; most of the time I had to remind myself that Samantha's mother was, in fact, a full grown adult. Her father was a bit more endearing, but only when he finally grew a pair and came face to face with Delaney. Surprisingly I had the least amount of concern over their confession to Samantha. It wasn't too unbelievable, but maybe just a little bit of a strange situation to explain to your fourteen year old child. But as I previously stated, they are obviously much more free-spirited than I. 
 If the MC had been older in general, the contents of the book wouldn't have concerned/bothered me as much. I've read worse things. But fourteen/fifteen? It was...odd...