Here’s a quick
bite from the author’s webpage: Fifteen-year-olds Céce and Mack didn’t expect
to fall in love. She’s a sensitive A student; he’s a high school dropout. But
soon they’re spending every moment together, bonding over a rescued dog,
telling their secrets, making plans for the future. Everything is perfect.
Until. Until. Mack makes a horrible mistake, and in just a few
minutes, the future they’d planned becomes impossible. In this stark new
reality, both of them must find meaning and hope in the memories of what they
had, to survive when the person they love can’t stay.My Take
If you like happy endings with hearts and flowers…this is
not a story like that. It had its fair
share of hearts and Cece and Mack fall deeply in love, which was
beautiful. They were both deeply scared
individuals who had a rough life up to finding one another. To see so much hope, possibility and optimism
about a future that seemed at best unsure before they met each other was
joyful. But it’s amazing how fast things
can change. A person’s whole life can
hinge on a moment. This book illustrates
the frailty of life and the pain of paying for wrong choices. In reality none of us gets any “do-overs”.
Mr. Griffin creates characters that you genuinely care about
and want to see succeed. He also
includes gritty reality and truth. You
see the characters short-comings, their broken places and you celebrate their
growth and mending too. Stay With Me
gets 5 sloppy puppy dog kisses from me!
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