International Book Club discussion

Lots of spoilers!!

I had to wait until after I finished the book to write my review. The second book in this series, which I'm almost finished with, is wonderful as well.
Since there was a lot of childish behavior, I'm only giving this four instead of five stars. And while I didn't particularly like Tristan, I also didn't care for Chloe. She is actually one of this book's biggest issues for me. She was very immature, which was understandable given her age and the fact that she was only 20 years old, but she was also very nosy and believed she had a right to know a lot about his past.
However, she also frequently referred to the fact that they had only recently begun dating and had only been together for about three to four months. In my opinion, this is insufficient time for anyone in a relationship to feel entitled to another person's past. Even if she did speak about her own, it still seems like she was forcing the issue, and I believe they hadn't been dating long enough for her to be doing so.

Additionally, I think that she didn't think about how he would feel if she continued to bring up his past. She seemed to feel very entitled to someone's past and their trauma with the way she was pushing, and it was just very wrong for her to continually try to go behind his back to find out his past. I believe that was one of the reasons I gave it four stars. But I can accept that he wasn't entirely faultless either. But really, he made several attempts to establish boundaries regarding his past, but she didn't seem to care.
Additionally, there have been numerous mentions of rehab and how he attempted to recover, and I believe that should also count for something. When he had that trauma-induced breakdown and hurt her, he immediately sought help. Because of this, I don't have a strong dislike for him, but I will admit that the ending was very satisfying, and I was shocked to learn why he had picked her over everyone else.

I can see why he picked her because she was essentially a familiar face, but reading it to learn more about his past is what made me give it four stars. Nevertheless, I can appreciate that he wasn't entirely faultless either. However, despite his repeated attempts to establish boundaries regarding his past, she didn't seem to mind. And, let's face it, there were times when she was downright annoying.

awesome review. I hope to read this book one day