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Synopsis
Guys like Joel Wentworth weren’t supposed to fall in love with girls like me. He could have had his pick of the girls on campus, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.
For a short time, I thought it would be for infinity.
On July 10, 2006, immediately after graduation, Joel left for New York. And, despite him wanting me to go with him, I’d refused, unwilling to disappoint my parents and risk the judgment of my friends. I hadn’t seen him again. Never even spoke to him.
I’ve spent the last eight years working hard to put my career front and center in my life, dodging any personal complications. I have a strict no-dating policy. I’ve managed to piece together a reality that works for me.
Until now.
Now, Joel’s coming back to London.
And I need to get over him before he gets over here.
Hopeful is a stand alone novel.
***Not suitable for younger readers due to sexual content and language.***
Review
This is the story of Ava and Joel. As much as the main story is about Ava and Joel we do also get introduced to many other people who play major parts in these two characters lives. Ava and Joel use to be together as they are all part of the same group of friends, Joel came into the group as a friend of another. Ava has tried for the last 8 years to get over the way that she feels for Joel and it seemed that she was doing alright. We she thought she was until it’s mentioned that Joel will be coming home from New York.
Joel and Ava had a secret relationship, much to Joel’s annoyance. Joel wanted them to open with their friends and take the relationship that they had out of the shadows. Ava had many insecurities and couldn’t get the confidence needed to do this, a few other things happened and he moved away. But 8 years and he is back.
Ava tries to move on from him, she goes on dates, even brings one to meet friends. But is she being fair to herself? Or being fair to Joel? Throughout the book we get to look at the past with these two, we find out what happened, what went wrong and where feelings were hurt. You can’t help but feel for both Ava and Joel when you read about their joint pasts.
This book becomes more about getting the other to admit there is still something there even after all this time. Ava tries to make Joel jealous on a few occasions as she wants a reaction from him, and Joel just wants Ava to finally admit what she wants.
This was a really good read and I enjoyed it, although I felt that the reasons for the 8 year separation were a little bit over played. It seemed to me if they talked about it properly they would have resolved the issue sooner. But that is just my opinion. I will read more book from Louise Bay so i can read about all the other characters that i fell in love with in this book.
“You know this is it for me. You’re it for me.
Stacey
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