Goodreads Blurb
Shawn is the guy Ronnie Bird promised her life to at the age of fourteen. He's her soul mate. He's more uptight every day, but it's not his fault. His family life is stressful, and she's adding to it. She just needs to be more understanding, and he'll start to be the boy she fell in love with. She won’t give up on someone she’s loved for so long.
Luke is her best friend, and the guy she hangs with to watch girlie movies in her large blanketopias. He's the guy she can confide in before she even goes to her girlfriends, and the guy who she's playing opposite in Romeo and Juliet. Now her chest flutters every time he gets too close. This is new. Is Ronnie falling for him? Or is Juliet? The lines are getting blurry, but leaving one guy for another is not something that a girl like Ronnie does.
Shawn’s outbursts are starting to give her bruises, and Luke’s heart breaks as Ronnie remains torn. While her thoughts and feelings swirl around the lines between friendship and forever, she’s about to lose them both.
Knee Deep has got to be one of the best contemporaries of the year. And I mean that this time. I know, I don’t usually read/review contemporary. But that’s only because they make me cry. As in, full out sobbing. And that was no exception for Knee Deep.
Ronnie loves Shawn. He’s her soulmateand it’s just that black and white. Or so she thinks. Suddenly, Shawn is getting a shorter and shorter fuse. He starts getting angry at the smallest things, starts hurting her in ways he never had. And jealous over her best friend, Luke, for no apparent reason. Or is there an actual excuse for his over protectiveness? Because Ronnie is starting to pull away from Shawn and ever closer to Luke, something she doesn’t understand. After all, Luke is just her friend. But something’s going on with Shawn’s family, something he’s hiding.
First off, let me say that I was so irritated by Ronnie’s character. No matter what Shawn did, she always forgave him, thinking that his sudden lash outs were because of his dad’s stress. Come on. But I guess when you’re in love you’re just blind to that. But it still annoyed me to no end, especially when Luke was right there and supporting, helping, her. ARGH. Luke was so sweet and had the perfect boy-next-door feel and I absolutely loved him! Shawn on the other hand was…no, just no. He always seemed truly sorry after each lash out, but the things he did…they were just unforgivable!
This story just broke my heart. It was beautiful and raw and…and…there are no words to describe how much I love Knee Deep. It was so moving and it just tugged on my heart strings. I know this happens a lot, but 50% of the time I spent reading it, I was crying. That’s how much Knee Deep touched me. That’s how much I loved it. Lovers of contemporary should move Knee Deep up on the top of their TBR pile.
Pages: 176
Series: Stand-alone
Genre: Contemporary
Publisher: Tribute Books
Release Date: May 1
Rating: 5 stars
"He stops me, grabbing my arm—hard—just above my wrist.
'This is not okay.' His jaw is set.
'Hey.' My voice shakes. My body shakes. I’m actually scared of Shawn for the
first time ever. I jerk my hand once, but he tightens his grip…impossibly tight. My lungs
can’t pull in a breath; there’s just not enough air in the room anymore. 'Shawn, you’re hurting me.' He can’t mean to hurt me. He can’t."
Short Author Bio:
Jolene grew up in Wasilla, Alaska. She graduated from Southern Utah University with a degree in political science and French, which she used to teach math to middle schoolers.
After living in Washington, Utah and Las Vegas, she now resides in Alaska with her husband, and two children. Aside from writing, Jolene sews, plays the guitar, sings when forced, and spends as much time outside as possible.
She is also the author of Night Sky and The Next Door Boys.
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Nikki, thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteThis must be good. I like when a book can make me cry. I'm sort of weird. It means that the writer convey the story well and I can feel empathy towards the character. Great review
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Why have I not read this yet? It is sitting pretty on my Kindle, begging to be read, and I continue to pass it up. Like steampunk, contemporary is pretty new to me, too. I love it now, but my word the tears that I have shed. My hubby begs me not to read them, because he thinks something is wrong with me. :) He is a good hubby. Oh well, I think it is high time to read Knee Deep. It is only 176 pages, for goodness sake!
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