Title: Breaking Lauren
Author: Jordan Deen
Source: eARC from author for review
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Seventeen-year-old Danny Cummings' life is far from a fairytale,
but that's okay since he doesn't believe in happy endings. After spending a
year in juvenile hall for maliciously beating his sister's boyfriend, Danny
embraces his badass image. Spending most nights drinking, fighting and
collecting gambling debts for his Uncle, Danny's life is out of control. His
addiction to the bad boy lifestyle won't let him do anything about it, even
with his family begging him to go straight. But, when fifteen-year-old Lauren
McIntosh stumbles into one of his nightly escapades, the self-proclaimed
anti-romantic can't concentrate on anything except Lauren and the fact that
she's on the same path his sister was on. Danny knows true love happening for
the villain is as common as gamblers paying their debt on time, but he's never
backed away from a challenge before and he hates the idea that history will
repeat itself.
Growing old with the man she loves—in the small town where she was born—is the
only dream Lauren McIntosh has ever had; that is until her family is
practically run out of town amidst rumors of arson and adultery. So, when she
meets Danny at her new school and hears the rumors about his activities from
her new friends, she wants nothing to do with him or the gossip that seems to
follow Danny everywhere. After a dangerous and ill-fated attempt at sneaking
out, she develops unwelcomed feelings for Danny that he seems to reciprocate.
But, Danny’s unrelenting pursuit makes Lauren nervous, especially since he's
the only one that wants to know the secrets surrounding her family’s move.
Lauren can't tell if Danny's intentions are true or if he has other plans for
their newfound and unlikely friendship. The only way to figure out is to let
him in and that could destroy everything, including the popularity and social
acceptance she desperately seeks.
My take...
Lauren is starting her first day off at her new school in
Mountain View, CA. Thankfully the popular girls take her in and she instantly
falls for the hottest, jockiest guy in high school. Lauren has a goal to be
popular and snag the hottie all for her very own. Yep, this is gonna be her
year.
Danny is a boozer, a user, and an abuser. He is on a rocky road
that leads to nowhere good. Never one for being with the same girl twice has
him questioning himself when he lays eyes on Lauren. The innocent girl with the
bright green eyes sparks something deep inside him and he has to know her…all
of her. Slowly Danny is changing his ways and it’s all due to Lauren. Being
around her just the little bit he has been has him wanting to be a better
person; to be worthy of her.
Lauren has heard things about Danny…how he has been in juvie and
a real trouble maker. But there was something about him and those blue eyes
that has her tempted to throw caution to the wind and know him…all of him. But
her parents, her friends, and her goal of being popular keep her grounded. She
cannot chance throwing it all away. She has worked too hard to get where she is
at. Not to mention he has one heck of a temper and possibly hates her. But oh
lord those eyes….
I absolutely loved Breaking Lauren. It was a great read that
kept my interest the entire time and I found I was quickly falling for Danny.
He was exactly the type I fell for back in high school. Yep, the bad boy type.
Jordan, I think I love him more than Brandon from the Crescent series. He kinda
reminds me of a younger, YA version of Travis Maddox from Beautiful Disaster.
Just adorbs!
And then we have Lauren…poor confused, naive Lauren. Lord help
that girl for she knows not what she does…or who she is. Living in the shadows
of a sister who could do no wrong…Lauren really needs this time to learn who
she is. Good grief she is only 15 and claiming she is in love with a boy she
has only known a couple months. Ok, I might have been a little dramatic at that
age too. So I will let this one slide. But honestly, Lauren could be a little
annoying letting others choose her life for her. Hopefully things get better
for her as the series continues.
The one thing I didn’t understand was the fact that Lauren wants
to marry a guy she loves and have the kind of marriage her parents have. Cute
right? Yeah there is only one problem with that little scenario…her parents
have one of the worst marriages possible. So my question is…is Lauren wearing
blinders when it comes to her parents? Obviously not, since she lets Danny in
on the fact that they fight all the time. I guess it’s that fairy tale belief
that it will all work out in the end. I don’t know…I am just grasping for
something to make it all make sense.
So then we have the ending. This one definitely goes down as the
most irritating ending of 2012 for me. And I mean that in the best way
possible. Cause yeah, I loved that it just left us hanging. I understand that
others will be furious with it being such a huge cliff hanger but not me. It
has me itching, craving for book two (Losing Lauren).
I fell in love with Jordan’s work (The Crescent) back when I had
a myspace and she friended me telling me about her book. And here it is a few
years later and I still heart her writing. If you are looking for that
angsty-wanna-pull-your-hair-out type of contemporary fiction…Breaking Lauren is
perfect. I loved it and hope you will enjoy it too.
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Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8969919-breaking-lauren
Author Website: http://www.jordandeen.net/
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