(Summary from Goodreads). It’s all Ryden’s fault. If he hadn’t gotten Meg pregnant, she would have never stopped her chemo treatments and would still be alive. Instead, he’s failing fatherhood one dirty diaper at a time. And it’s not like he’s had time to grieve while struggling to care for their infant daughter, start his senior year, and earn the soccer scholarship he needs to go to college.
The one person who makes Ryden feel like his old self is Joni. She’s fun and energetic—and doesn’t know he has a baby. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to keep his two worlds separate. Finding one of Meg’s journals only stirs up old emotions, and Ryden’s convinced Meg left other notebooks for him to find, some message to help his new life make sense. But how is he going to have a future if he can’t let go of the past?
This was my first Jessica Verdi book. I have to say I really liked it. I would say that this book was not YA. It was more grown up in some ways. It was not a short book either. It took me a couple days to read and I didn't think I would like it. I slowly got sucked into the story and had to know what would happens with Ryden. I really wanted to know if he would ever find his father. His relationship with his moms as so adorable. I love how supportive she was of everything her son chose to do. She was such a strong character that provided endless support even if she knew that what he chose was the wrong decision. She wanted him to learn on his own, and that was just amazing. She wasn't upset with him for being a teenage father… and provided help when he needed. I love that.
Meg's whole story was so heartbreaking. I feel like she did the right decision by choosing to leave behind something for Ryden. Yes, he's a teenage father, but in a way she left part of herself in Hope. She didn't just die without leaving anything behind… she left an actual person who was half of her. You know?
The whole story was so sad. Ryden was holding a lot of grief even after Meg passed. He really didn't have time to grieve her death because he had a baby to take care of.
This was just a different story to read. The narration from Ryden's perspective was a little weird. I honestly didn't think it was a guy at first just because the voice was so grown up… but still childish, in a way. It was just different. He definitely and to grow up very fast being a teenage father without having the support of the baby's mom.
I loved the development of the story. It was slow, but there were points where the main character found stuff out about Meg that caused the story to pick up and move faster. It was just different.
4.5 out of five stars.
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