I don't even know what to say... I've heard really mixed things about this book but the title, the 'true story', and the mixed reviews all intrigued me so I thought I'd give it a go. Well.... I was not expecting the story to go down that route, it totally blew me away.... 
 I related with AA/Tori, I felt for her, yet I also wanted to shout and scream and say Nooooooo!!! I also felt hugely angry with her as I felt there were elements of pure selfishness.... She's a mother for goodness sake, yet at time she seemed to lose sight of that rather big aspect of her life! You just knew it was all going to go horribly wrong be a massive explosion of feelings, anger, hearts breaking, passion and fire. OMG, I'm still thinking about it now. I want to give AA a big squishy hug but at the same time unleash my anger and tell her what a silly silly person she is. But I'm betting she already knows that. 
 I really enjoyed the storyline and to be honest moments of it felt so far fetched (but only because the circumstances were pretty well removed from my life myself) I forgot about the 'true story' aspect! Tori's best friend, Brooke was a godsend to her really Ann's I am amazed things went as far as they did. 
 By the end of the book I'll admit I was a blubbering mess - it really did rip my heart out and I didn't know what I wanted to happen. The extra epilogue was a bit of another WTF, REALLY?! moment!!! Like did you REALLY do that?! I'm not sure about the ending, but obviously it couldn't be any different due to the 'true story' part. I'm not going to give anything away about the involvements of other people or circumstances as if you want to find out these things just dive in a read it! 
 The excerpt from Captain Corelli's got to me, as did the poem at the end! Overall a fantastically well written book telling the story of 'AA/Tori'. I couldn't possibly judge AA as no one has a right to, but I've finished this book needing a stiff drink (I think AA probably needs one too!). I finished right before bed and I simply could not sleep - I had to start E new lighthearted funny book!! The way this book has been written by EK Blair is superb, it got me hooked from the first page and I was captivated throughout! I could not put it down and devoured it in a day!! 
 I would definitely recommend this book for all to read! It's definitely had an impact on me even though I'm still not sure how I should be feeling!!! 
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