Paperback, 264 pages
Expected publication: September 8th 2013 by Flux
Received for review via NetGalley
SYNOPSIS:
Received for review via NetGalley
SYNOPSIS:
Smart girls aren't supposed to do stupid things.
Madelyn Hawkins is super smart. At sixteen, she's so gifted that she can attend college through a special program at her high school. On her first day, she meets Bennet. He's cute, funny, and kind. He understands Madelyn and what she's endured - and missed out on - in order to excel academically and please her parents. Now, for the first time in her life, she's falling in love.
There's only one problem. Bennet is Madelyn's college professor, and he thinks she's eighteen - because she hasn't told him the truth.
The story of their forbidden romance is told in letters that Madelyn writes to Bennet - both a heart-searing ode to their ill-fated love and an apology.
BLURB:
The Truth About You and Me is an engaging, unique read, written entirely through the form of letters from the female protagonist to her male lead.
Just the concept of this read is enthralling. High school student goes to college through a special program and falls deeply for her professor.
It's made obvious early on that Madelyn's letters are apology notes, and I automatically assumed that the sweet, lovable Bennet is rotting in jail as she pours her heart out on paper.
What does happen is something I didn't expect until right before it happens, and even then I was wishing for a different ending.
The central problem in Madelyn's life isn't that she is struggling in college, or even the fact that she is dating a teacher, it is the fact that she even lied to Bennet about her age in the first place, and it is that which gives the reader every reason to hate Madelyn.
But hating her is almost impossible. Amanda Grace managed to make me feel for Madelyn, whose bad choices caused pain for many, including the person she loves the most.
I spent much of my time reading this story, saying just tell Bennet how old you are Madelyn! Of course, she doesn't and then it's too late.
My feelings towards this book while mixed, is mainly positive. I ended up crying because the end really gets the reader, and lures you into thinking there will be a happy ending.
Definitely a book to read. Don't expect a H.E.A.
The Truth About You and Me is an engaging, unique read, written entirely through the form of letters from the female protagonist to her male lead.
Just the concept of this read is enthralling. High school student goes to college through a special program and falls deeply for her professor.
It's made obvious early on that Madelyn's letters are apology notes, and I automatically assumed that the sweet, lovable Bennet is rotting in jail as she pours her heart out on paper.
What does happen is something I didn't expect until right before it happens, and even then I was wishing for a different ending.
The central problem in Madelyn's life isn't that she is struggling in college, or even the fact that she is dating a teacher, it is the fact that she even lied to Bennet about her age in the first place, and it is that which gives the reader every reason to hate Madelyn.
But hating her is almost impossible. Amanda Grace managed to make me feel for Madelyn, whose bad choices caused pain for many, including the person she loves the most.
I spent much of my time reading this story, saying just tell Bennet how old you are Madelyn! Of course, she doesn't and then it's too late.
My feelings towards this book while mixed, is mainly positive. I ended up crying because the end really gets the reader, and lures you into thinking there will be a happy ending.
Definitely a book to read. Don't expect a H.E.A.
4 stars
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