Slammed- Book Review

Book Review- Slammed, By Colleen Hoover. 5/5 Stars on GoodReads

 

                                                                             

Slammed follows the story of 18 year old, Layken, her 9 year old brother and her Mother, Julia who just moved to Michigan from Florida after her father passed away 6 months prior from a heart attack.

When Layken-Lake- arrives to her new home in Michigan, she meets their new neighbors, 21 year old Will and his younger brother.

The younger brothers both hit it off right away, as do Lake and Will. They end up falling for each other rather fast as there seems to be a deep connection between the two of them. However, not one week later, circumstances ensue that will not allow the two of them to be together.

***SPOILERS AHEAD***

During Layken’s first day of school, she goes into one of her classes but finds Will out on the hallway. They are both surprised to see each other, and then realize that Will is her teacher and Layken is still in High School.

We learn that Will lost his parents in a car crash 2 years ago, and since then, he has been raising his younger brother and doubling up on college classes so that he can graduate early and be financially able to support them both. Because of this, Will cannot lose his job at the school and tells Layken that they can no longer see each other.

The love between Layken and Will is so strong that there is a huge pull in the whole novel. But we understand the importance of them not being able to be together.

We also meet Layken’s new Best Friend, Eddie, and hear about her trials and tribulations which keep you loving every character within the book!

Well into the middle of the book, we are lead to believe that Julia, Layken's mother, is having an affair. However, we learn that she is dying of cancer. This pulls on our heartstrings so much that all we can do is feel the love/loss that Layken is experiencing.

In the end, Will and Layken end up being together since Will was transferred to another school because of a fight between him and another student (that other student was trying to take advantage of Layken, and Will punched him).

Layken’s mother dies, and I have to say that I am happy that Colleen Hoover didn’t go into detail about it (had it in the epilogue) because I don’t think that my heart  could have taken much more!

I recommend this book to anyone who has had love/loss in their lives…and pretty much anyone, for that matter!