It makes you think that writing and performing poetry is so easy, the inclusion of which was absolutely attractive. It's the kind of easy yet thorough that make you fall in love with the story and the characters. Their togetherness, albeit messed up, was just so captivating and their chemistry was silent and loud at the same time.Īuthor Colleen Hoover's writing is astounding, deep, stunning and simple. The day they meet each other, something just feels right, but things don't work out the way they (or even us readers) would have liked to. Layken and Will have a super complicated yet super lovely relationship. How he takes care of his brother after their parent's death was simply stunning and swoon-worthy. His devotion to his brother was also clearly visible. He was caring, hard-working and understanding. Will himself was, oh my God, so excellent. Her new best friend, Eddie (who is a girl, FYI!) and Eddie's boyfriend Gavin were both really superb and selfless people. Her protectiveness towards her brother was simply awe-inspiring.

She was going through so much and it was so nice, intelligent and practical of her to put her family first. He finds a friend in their Michigan neighbour, Caulder, who happens to be the younger brother of Will, Layken's love interest.Ĭaulder was also super adorable. His backward days, his talk, his coolness, his curiosity, his 'basagna' (it's what he calls lasagna) and him just being himself was so cuddle-some. Her mom was tender and caring and Layken's recaps of her dad only showed how great a man he was. Layken's family was so close-knit and affectionate.

The real reason behind their mother's decision to move is so heart-wrenching. Slammed is the story of Layken, whose father passes away due to heart-attack after which Layken, her mother and her littler brother, Kel move to Michigan.

It is the kind of book that makes your heart melt. It is an adorably messed up read, which I love love love! It is a super nice and super sad story about love and loss.

It was such an emotional, pleasant and lovely read. I was so totally looking forward to reading Slammed and when I actually got to it, I knew why. I can't put into words how enthralling it was to read it. The book was everything that I thought it would be, in the sense that it had everything I look for in a book and it made me feel everything I like to feel when reading a book yet there was an indescribably unpredictable aspect to it that made it the perfect read.

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