I just want to say, before I go into further detail, that this story was absolutely superb.

I found Justin to be exactly as I envision him in my head.  He's silly, goofy, fun, and (at times) a 5 year old child.  But he also has this incredibly endearing quality to him that makes girls melt in their shoes.

Ally was this fabulously complex person.  She is insecure, jealous, spunky, and just so REAL.

I want my best friend to be Trace from this story.  His personality is off the charts.  His one-liners had me rolling in my chair.  But he had this perfect personality trait that would take him to the comforting best friend level in an instant. 

Lauren is exactly like every female family member that I have living in Tennessee.  She is warm and compassionate and everything that little girls want to be when they grow up.

Now for the story:

This story was incredibly well written.  I thought the dialogue was great.  There was never a moment where I was left unfocused.

Often I find that writers lean on dialogue or narrative too much.  This story had a great balance of both.

I think I enjoyed this story so much because it was a feel good, sweet read.  There were enough twists and turns to keep me interested.  In the end, it was just very real.

Lovely story.  I am excited to read the sequel.

okay, so I was a little slow to catch on to this story but I loved it!  Just spent the last couple days reading it straight through.  Normally I don't like stories written in first person because I'm the kind of person that likes to know what both main characters are thinking...and you did that!  I thought it was brilliant writing.  You were able to capture both Justin and Ally so well!  Kudos! 

Can't wait to see what happens to these two in the sequel  :)

WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT. THE. FUCK. 

I am so tempted to rip his testicles out and put them in a jar where he can't ever find them ever again. Ugh, I'm livid. And far too invested in these two, clearly, haha. 

If Lauren ever gets pregnant with a girl, we're putting her up for adoption. I don't think I could handle two crazy ass women bitching me out when I do something stupid.    

I love Trace for gems like these. Such a male train of thought, but hysterical.

Also, go him for calling her out on her bullshit. 

oh my fucking god, the IDIOT. Seriously?? SERIOUSLY Justin?? He thought getting engaged was going to all of a sudden poof! fix his insecurity bullshit.

Ugh, and yet my stomach still completely dropped when she said no. 

How did I know Charlie Walters was gonna be a sexpot? (In my head he looks like Colin Farrell)

Methinks trouble's on the way...and I kinda love it. 

I love that her way of dealing with him is the way you'd treat a six year old brat, haha. Which he kind of is. But an adorable one! 

And uh oh...starting to notice the pretty pretty thing that he is... 

Hmm I'm gonna ignore the fact that 'What Goes Around' was about Elisha cause it's kinda fun to think about it being centered around Brit. 

 (I know, I'm reading this so slowly, but that pesky little thing which is my job prevents me from just parking my ass down and finishing it in one sitting)

Oh, P.S. You do it standing UP in public bathrooms! :P I don't know how I've rationalized this to be more sanitary, but ya know, don't ruin it for me haha.