There is a difference between a character that's problematic and an author that's problematic. Homophobia/biphobia: This book had me feeling conflicted for so long because here's the thing Let's take once problematic thing at a time. But this book had so much problematic shit I was drowning in it. It's been used many times to tell a story and I love it every time. I'm a sucker for a book where it opens with the MC chatting to police about something that happened and we get to find out alongside them. Okay look, was this book compelling? Yes.ĭid it make some good points? Yeah, sure.ĭid I want to find out what happened? Yes. Not that there's a whole lot of reviews here to read. I seem to be in the minority with this book.

So if you're into that sort of thing buckle up folks, you're in a for a wild ride where I may or may not make sense but one thing is for sure I'm pissed. Warning: This is probably gonna be a really angry rant because the more I talk about this book the more shit I see and the angrier I get. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review. He follows Crystal down a path that leads them both into a horrific world of mayhem, and eventually Buddy’s dreams for the future destroyed, his life forever changed.

They meet up again, and Buddy falls in love with her, but he quickly becomes embroiled in her unstable home life, including a lesbian love triangle. In ninth grade, Buddy had a brief sexual encounter with the beautiful but mysterious Crystal Crowe, who promptly disappeared, only to return as a senior. As an all-state wide receiver, Buddy earns a college football scholarship and intends to prove to himself and his parents that he is somebody by becoming an all-America player in college, and eventually a million-dollar star in pro-football-recognized, admired, and loved by everyone. Buddy’s father, a wealthy real estate investor, is a big-time womanizer who no longer has time for him. His mother deserted the family, divorcing his dad when Buddy was eleven. Eighteen-year-old Buddy McNeal has always finished last in the eyes of his parents.

Desperate by Jon Ripslinger