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A review by kidisitor
Spider by Ilsa Madden-Mills
4.0
A second (or really a third) chance romance featuring a young girl who falls for a boy she meets briefly one dark night (which is kinda a sweet story itself,) only to meet again several years later. They have an instant connection, except they soon find out they are step siblings. You can guess how well that goes. Lots of up and downs.
This story has a lot of heart, but there is a lot of breaking going on with all that heart. You feel bad for both characters as they reluctantly part ways and try to move on. All the characters are believable and play a part in bringing the story to life. I liked Spider, the male lead a little better then Rose, the female lead. She was smart and all that, but I felt like she acted like she was older than she actually was. (She was only 17 at the time and he was 22.) Whereas, he knew his weakness and even though it killed him, he did what he had to do for her best interests, knowing she deserved someone better than him. There were a few situations that I felt were lacking, or could have been better played out, thus the 4 stars instead of 5, but they were all dealing with the side characters and not the main couple. Otherwise it was well written and easy to read. The sexual content is minimal. There is some mention of drug use, but I'd say this is ok for ages 17+.
This story has a lot of heart, but there is a lot of breaking going on with all that heart. You feel bad for both characters as they reluctantly part ways and try to move on. All the characters are believable and play a part in bringing the story to life. I liked Spider, the male lead a little better then Rose, the female lead. She was smart and all that, but I felt like she acted like she was older than she actually was. (She was only 17 at the time and he was 22.) Whereas, he knew his weakness and even though it killed him, he did what he had to do for her best interests, knowing she deserved someone better than him. There were a few situations that I felt were lacking, or could have been better played out, thus the 4 stars instead of 5, but they were all dealing with the side characters and not the main couple. Otherwise it was well written and easy to read. The sexual content is minimal. There is some mention of drug use, but I'd say this is ok for ages 17+.