Not my cup of tea. The relationship that is presented in this book is incredibly disturbing. While I have no problem with reading about darker or more disturbing relationships, I do have a problem with the way this relationship is being normalised (and this book is certainly not the only culprit, the brooding bad boy trope is somewhat oversaturated in young/new adult these days). 
 For the record, this relationship is incredibly abusive and the fact that there are a lot of people romanticising this is somewhat upsetting. And yes, I do agree that what we find romantic or hot in fiction is not always what we would accept for ourselves in reality (I mean, hell, I do understand the appeal of the angst-ridden bad boy, I get it I really do), however I do also think that authors writing to what is ultimately often a fairly young audience need to have some responsibility in what they are presenting as acceptable. At the least it is an interesting point of discussion, and I'm open to seeing people's opinions on this topic? 
 However, at the end of the day I would be horrified if my best friend or sister was in a relationship like this. I guess I just hope that readers are able to separate fiction from reality and understand that the relationship presented here is not normal and shouldn't be idealised. I'm unfortunately not convinced though, given how many people have told me they want a boy like Hardin. Seriously girls, you can do better.