I did like parts of this but it just didn't work for me. I really enjoyed the first half of it and really felt for Alexa but the second half wasn't as great in my opinion. I didn't enjoy the romance which was actually because of the prologue and what he says to her. "Don't make me fool, Alexa" is what he says and it REALLY irritated me. It meant that even from his earliest interactions with Alexa, I didn't like him and sadly I just didn't like him as a character. His actions just really annoyed me.
The writing was wonderful and I really enjoyed the setting and I really felt for Alexa which was great but what let this book down for me was the other characters. Especially, her father and stepmother whom I felt like were shown extremely differently in the first and second half. It just didn't work for me. The secrets that were at the heart of her family and had been hidden for years weren't also that great in my opinion. Also, I get why it's called The First Dance but don't really feel like the title fits the story.
Overall, I did like parts of this but it just didn't work for me.
The writing was wonderful and I really enjoyed the setting and I really felt for Alexa which was great but what let this book down for me was the other characters. Especially, her father and stepmother whom I felt like were shown extremely differently in the first and second half. It just didn't work for me. The secrets that were at the heart of her family and had been hidden for years weren't also that great in my opinion. Also, I get why it's called The First Dance but don't really feel like the title fits the story.
Overall, I did like parts of this but it just didn't work for me.