I’ve been obsessed with high school/college bully stories recently and when I was reading the blurb for The Trouble with You , I was intrigued and interested. There was a lot of stuffed packed into this story –sibling bickering, high-school bullying pranks, angsty best friend’s sister yearning, slow burning longing, family crisis, rivalry and brotherhood of football, parental betrayal, and coming of age decisions. It almost seemed too much was happening at the same time and each element was shallowly addressed for the first 65% of the book which dragged the story on without any focal point. I almost gave up on the book, but the pace started to pick up and main plot of the book started to narrow and focus towards the later part of the book. I started to enjoy and anticipate Cameron and Hailee’s undeniable connection and the happenings between their close bunches of friends. There were so much potential in the series. The tiny glimpse of what was going to happen in the next book was tantalizing and promising; I might give the series another shot when Jason’s book is out.
Sarah Puckett and Wen Ross did an excellent job on the narration. Their voices brought so much live to the characters and I really enjoyed their voice performance.
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