These two had been through some serious crap and it made them seem so much more mature than other high schoolish books. He was a secret, not so secret protector way about him that is rare in teenage boys but there are some. WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a gripping enemies-to-lovers, secret admirer, high school romance. They’ve both known extreme pain, they’ve both experienced loss, they’ve both had to take on immense responsibility at a young age, and they both play their cards close to the chest.

Knox was the perfect hero, he was kind and respectful and slowly he could let Ava trust another person. Eu teria achado perfeito se ele tivesse 18 anos e não fosse tão rodado antes (sim, vou falar disso de novo), mas ainda assim eu consigo quase ver perfeição nesse livro. We’re introduced slightly to the Sharks of the school (top, rich, elite students – classic mean kids) four of them being Knox and Dane Grayson, her ex Chance and Liam.Now I’ve got to check and see if we have earthquake coverage…something I never in my life thought I’d have to worry about. I could have chased after you and begged you to come back, but I stuffed everything down and carried on for my family, to get our shit straight, and we did. Dear Ava is a 6 Star read for me, and Knox and Ava are officially on my “favorite couples of all time” list. We start this book with her waking up in the forest not knowing how she got there but she sure knows that she has been raped but cannot remember anything.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Despite Ava having to miss some of her schooling, she is determined the incident will not hold her back plus she is hoping to prove herself to all of the people who branded her a liar. She being raped was twisted by the students and she was made out to be the slut who was dancing with so many guys are the party and she supposedly destroyed the Sharks reputation. I’m normally not drawn to high school romance as I’m so past that age but these two were so mature and the story really reflected that. She has a 6 year old brother (Tyler) who has some development challenges due to being born with fetal alcohol syndrome.This book is not recommended for anyone younger than 18 because deals with issues of rape, drugs, suicide, and depression. As for some of the other things going on, Dane was struggling, Chance was hurt but Knox seemed like a rock (at times). Plus, with all the gestures that Knox did for Ava, I mean come on, it was both romantic and heartfelt that spoke volumes about how much Ava meant to him. The beginning took me down a road I wasn’t prepared for, this was such an emotional journey, and it set up this story perfectly, the untouchable 'Shark' players, from Camden Prep who ruled the school and fathers that ruled the town.

honestly, reading Knox's character just made me depressed just because guys like him are super-duper rare in real life and i've said this before and i'll say it again: there's plenty of fish in the sea but there's also more trash sooo. WSJ bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a sizzling and emotional enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.Not just hugs, I'm averse to all forms of physical affection but I would hug the hell out of Knox Grayson.

Ava definitely hates the group that Knox is a part of, but it’s made clear that Knox has a thing for Ava from the get go, and that Ava is quite attracted to him from the start, too.Knox is one of Camden Prep’s elite on the outside, on the inside, however, there is a completely different story. But after I accepted the fact that you wouldn't leave him and come with me, I figured it wouldn't hurt to tell you that it was always you. Knox struck me as infatuated but in denial, with a scar down the side of his face from brow to lip, he was intriguing to most of the schools female student body, and had a bleachers reputation to boot.