Blind Side

3.25/5

I liked this book until the last 30%. Even if the writing wasn't that great and the OM and OW drama was a bit much at times, and I don't like reading about college age kids, I still enjoyed it. Until the stupid third act breakup. And it wasn't even the breakup itself that I disliked. It was the freaking “grand gesture” at the end.

I hate public displays of emotions with long monologues when the girl is pressured to accept the guy (even if she loves him still), ESPECIALLY when there are cameras around. I hate public proposals too (it wasn't a proposal, don't worry). But I hated how Clay did this stupid show and it was supposed to be romantic??? No, thank you, not for me. It was cringe and it weirded me out. I hated that Giana took him back.

What I hated equally as bad, was that the whole “Clay's ex girlfriend needs to know the truth” wasn't even showed!!! It happened off-page!!! Just why?? I wanted to read it! She was so full of it and THEN when she got him back she KNEW he was miserable and she was sad! And I wanted to see her learning the truth! The “oh yeah she was upset but mostly by her dad” explanation was horrendous, I wanted to see that conversation and scene on-page. And instead it's just mentioned in one sentence? Fuck off. Seriously. If you write that much drama for the sake of a drama, DELIVER. If you wanna make the ex-gorlfriend a bitch, sure. If you make her be manipulated by her father and the guy she likes, SHE DESERVES TO HAVE THIS EXPLAINED TO HER ON PAGE. Hell, you had Clay's pov, you should have used it to tell Maliyah's story as it was happening. I wanted to see this. She deserved that much.