She was amazing and her story is one I hope Hoover expands on one day. My only “ehhh” feelings about Slammed is that the secondary characters didn’t come to life for me except for Eddie.

Lake is 18, so she is an adult, but the fine print that keeps them apart is that she is still a student… at least for the next year. As I try to keep this as non-spoilery as possible, I appreciate the fact that Hoover kept this as PG 13 as possible, which I’m assuming relates to the sensitive issue of a possible romance between a teacher and a student. The rest of the book is their journey navigating the discovery of him being her poetry teacher in high school once she finally makes it to school, and many other challenges that come along the way. Her father recently died and her mom is moving everyone to Michigan to begin anew. Then enters Will, the hot boy-next-door who not so long after meeting her asks her out on a date, and of course she says yes. The book starts of as Lake is making the move from Texas to Michigan. Y’all I’m thankful I never had a teacher like him in High School because I would have been a goner like Lake. In my book this lady is boss!Īlright, I’m going on a tangent… let’s go back to Slammed. That woman writes masterpiece after masterpiece, making the book community talk about tough topics no one wants to talk about (Ex: It Ends With Us and Ugly Love). Many of you that have been following this blog for a while now know how big of a fan I am of Colleen Hoover.

How the heck is this Hoover’s debut novel. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart. Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt.

Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she’s losing hope.Įnter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother.

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