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99 Days by Katie Cotugno Series: 99 Days #1
Published by Balzer + Bray on 4/21/15
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 384
Format: Ebook
Source: Reviewer Purchase
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Molly Barlow is facing one long, hot summer—99 days—with the boy whose heart she broke and the boy she broke it for . . . his brother.
Day 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house my first night back in Star Lake, and that's how I know everyone still remembers everything. She has every right to hate me, of course: I broke Patrick Donnelly's heart the night everything happened with his brother, Gabe. Now I'm serving out my summer like a jail sentence: Just ninety-nine days till I can leave for college and be done.
Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn't finished. I'm expecting a fight when someone taps me on the shoulder, but it's just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to see me. "For what it's worth, Molly Barlow," he says, "I'm really glad you're back."
Day 12: Gabe wouldn't quit till he got me to come to this party, and I'm surprised to find I'm actually having fun. I think he's about to kiss me—and that's when I see Patrick. MyPatrick, who's supposed to be clear across the country. My Patrick, who's never going to forgive me.
Short and Sweet Review
Molly Barlow is back in Star Lake for 99 days, and all she has to do is survive the 99 days. Molly left town after her mother’s book revealed that Molly cheated on her boyfriend Patrick with his older brother Gabe. Here’s the thing everyone basically hates Molly and its one of those things where everyone hates the girl but the guys seem faultless… it takes two to tango (or in this case cheat.) Anyway, I felt bad for Molly like I said everyone hates her, her best friend doesn’t want to talk to her, and on her first night back her house was egged. As the book progressed I started to hate Molly too, at first, I felt bad for her and then I realized that she’s selfish and indecisive and likes to make the same mistakes. Molly’s ex Patrick has moved on and is dating a girl named Tess who so happens to be Molly’s coworker and you would think that Molly would move on at this point but she still likes to think of Patrick as hers even though she’s dating his brother Gabe at this point! What’s even worse is that there was no chemistry between her and Patrick or her and Gabe it was boring, it was like she wanted both brothers at the same time and if she couldn’t then it wasn’t worth it to her. I think the worst thing about this book is that she’s now dating Gabe and then she cheats on him with Patrick it’s ridiculous and like a never-ending cycle, you would think she would have learned her lesson. I liked how short the chapters were but Molly as a character I could do without. The book was okay it could have been better. I plan on reading the next book in this duology just to get it over with and to say I read it.
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