Where We Started

This was a skim read for the most part. After thinking about this one I really started to dislike it more and more. So much gaslighting. So much manipulative behavior. Maybe it's partly because I skim read it, but truly I don't blame the FMC getting the fuck out of dodge after living a life where she didn't have a moment of peace. And she was kept in the dark about very important parts of her traumatic past, then blamed for it (??).

So then, (1) why on God's green earth would she want to come back, (2) why should she feel shame for MOVING ON after the guy she loved (and broke her heart) didn't come looking for her, and (3) why TF did the MMC think it was ok to treat her like shit when she was just as hurt, if not more so, after everything? Like what's with the lack of acknowledgement of her feelings and only highlighting his pain??? She legit asks him “Why do you think it's ok to treat me this way?”

It's like the author knows the MMC is a piece of shit but thinks by glossing over all of his flaws, they should still somehow start having kids yesterday. Not mention how much her dad is an ABSOLUTE POS, yet he can be “redeemed” because he decided he should finally express his love after he's dead? And then the plot of it all wipes ALL of that away. So stupid.

Yep, this is a 1 star.