Everyone talks about her behind her back. That would be an invasion of its own, but what's worse is that the book is about when Molly cheated on her boyfriend Patrick with his big brother, Gabe. Her mom, a famous author, wrote a book about her. There is good reason to be sympathetic for 17-year old Molly. Whatever sympathy I had (and I had a lot) for her disappeared in the second half of the book. The main character is incredibly selfish, incredibly self-centered. If one isn't available: go after the other one. For her, the people involved are almost interchangeable. She suffers from the consequences, but she never expresses any true regret about the fact that she cheated. The important thing is that mistakes should be a learning experience in order for the main character to be a better person. It's taboo, certainly, but people do make mistakes. You know the saying about learning from history? This never, ever happened in this book.Ĭheating is a touchy issue.

Halfway through, this all changed and I wanted to bash my head against the wall. The only reason this book didn't receive a 1 from me is that it was well-written, the characters felt real, and I did have some serious sympathy for the main character initially.

What is up with me, how messed up am I, that I think it might be both of them?I would recommend this book if you're really into brother-brother love triangles, cheating, and repeatedly making the same mistakes. The worst part is I can feel myself responding in other ways also, the low swoop of want in my stomach and the skin all over my body tightening up-and I don’t even know who I’m responding to. My breath comes fast and ragged all of a sudden, and I concentrate on slowing it down so nobody will hear. That’s when Patrick nudges his leg against mine. He squeezes a bit, then slides his hand farther over, fingertips picking at the seam on the inner thigh of my jeans.

99 Days by Katie Cotugno