All We Could Have Been

"It’s kind of annoying when an entire novel is based on an event that they don’t share with you. Of course it comes up eventually, but far too late in the story. After every chapter you ask yourself “What the **** is going on? To what are they referring to?”<br/>But Lexi continues to allude you, page after page. You have pieces of the puzzle, but you cannot see the bigger picture. It’s infuriating, but I guess it gives you a reason to keep reading. I guess I’m just being whiny, because she finally spilled the beans less than half way through the book. It kind of made me wonder what the big deal was. I get it, but.. It just didn’t seem like a good enough reason for her to have to leave everything behind and start over again and again. After all, none of it was her fault. Nothing happened because of her. It was her brother’s responsibility, his mistake, and his alone. You think that kind of thing would blow over at least a little bit 5 years later. Maybe I’m wrong, but I just don’t see how you can judge people for what another member of their family has done. But I guess kids are cruel. Teenagers are cruel. PEOPLE are cruel. <br/>Either way, I enjoyed the story. It was an interesting read. While I was annoyed in the beginning, I quite liked the way the rest of the story played out."