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Could Be the Reason: Gabe and Sadie by Claire Kingsley

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emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

3.75

There were parts of it that I really liked and parts that made me cringe. I think the relationship between Gabe and Sadie was good for the most part. Gabe was supportive and protective of Sadie; Sadie opened up and trusted in her relationship with Gabe. That’s really nice to see as most of the books in the series haven’t shown that initial trust/relationship building.  However, the commentary leading up to the first sexual encounter made me uncomfortable.
The reader figures out pretty early on that Sadie was assaulted, if not raped. Gabe making comments about being frustrated that she doesn’t want to be super physical right away really hit me wrong. He obviously didn’t know the full story, but she did tell him she left Missouri to get away from someone. She was obviously uncomfortable with certain physical contact, and I felt like he wasn’t always respectful of that. There were plenty of clues; he just chose to ignore them.
There weren’t any content warnings when I started this book, but I really encourage people to check them out, especially if they’re sensitive to sexual violence. 
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