This was a good book. At some points in the book, I really did not like what was happening (mostly because it went against everything that I believe in as an idependant, strong person). Johanna, a junior, straight A student, and budding journalist is like any other girl. She has a crush on the schools bad boy, Paul. She faces her fears and confronts him about her crush for him. At first, he blows her off. Eventually, he finds that he needs her to get through what he has been battling against since he was twelve. Johanna finds out that getting Paul is the easy part, but keeping him happy is ten times harder than any test she could ever take. Paul makes Johanna his target for his unhappiness and anger. Soon Paul's happiness is all that Johanna thinks about.
I do not understand - nor will I probably ever understand- how someone can get themselves into a position where they can be physically and emotionally destroyed. The worst part is that once she got away from him, she went back for more. As a person who loves to read, I like to put myself in the position of the main character. I was unable to walk even a single step in her shoes becasue there is no way I would be in a relationahip like hers. I didn't love the story, but I enjoyed how the author used the title of the book as a punch line. Perhaps Paul will never change.
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