TRUST
By Kylie Scott
Genre – Mature YA
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Being young is all about the
experiences: the first time you skip school, the first time you fall in
love…the first time someone holds a gun to your head.
After being held hostage during a robbery at the local convenience store, seventeen year old Edie finds her attitude about life shattered. Unwilling to put up with the snobbery and bullying at her private school, she enrolls at the local public high school, crossing paths with John. The boy who risked his life to save hers.
While Edie’s beginning to run wild, however, John’s just starting to settle down. After years of partying and dealing drugs with his older brother, he’s going straight—getting to class on time, and thinking about the future.
An unlikely bond grows between the two as John keeps Edie out of trouble and helps her broaden her horizons. But when he helps her out with another first—losing her virginity—their friendship gets complicated.
Meanwhile, Edie and John are pulled back into the dangerous world they narrowly escaped. They were lucky to survive the first time, but this time they have more to lose—each other.
After being held hostage during a robbery at the local convenience store, seventeen year old Edie finds her attitude about life shattered. Unwilling to put up with the snobbery and bullying at her private school, she enrolls at the local public high school, crossing paths with John. The boy who risked his life to save hers.
While Edie’s beginning to run wild, however, John’s just starting to settle down. After years of partying and dealing drugs with his older brother, he’s going straight—getting to class on time, and thinking about the future.
An unlikely bond grows between the two as John keeps Edie out of trouble and helps her broaden her horizons. But when he helps her out with another first—losing her virginity—their friendship gets complicated.
Meanwhile, Edie and John are pulled back into the dangerous world they narrowly escaped. They were lucky to survive the first time, but this time they have more to lose—each other.
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I
halted, staring at him. This was not good. “How do you know about that?”
“Anders
overheard you and Hang talking.”
“Bastard.”
“Well?”
he demanded, acting all authoritarian. Idiot.
“To
be fair, I didn’t know his last name was Dickerson,” I said. “That’s
unfortunate. Though, I wasn’t actually planning on marrying him, so . . .”
“Not
funny.”
I
shrugged.
“You
barely know the guy.”
“Um,
yeah. None of your concern. We’re not talking about this.” How mortifying! My
face burned bright. People should just gather around and cook s’mores. “I
appreciate that we’re friends. You mean a lot to me. But this is going to have
to fall under definitely none of your damn business, so go away please.”
“We’re
talking about it.” He advanced a step.
“No
we are not.” And I retreated.
“You
were going to let a complete stranger touch you.” Advance.
Retreat.
“People do it all the time. You do it all the time.”
“But
you don’t,” he said, taking the final step, backing me up against the side of
his car and getting all in my face. “Edie, this is your first time we’re
talking about. Isn’t it?”
“Yes,
and it’s going to be messy and painful and probably horribly embarrassing and I
just want it over and done with.” I tried to meet his eyes but failed, settling
for a spot on his right shoulder. “You’re not a girl; you wouldn’t understand.
Also, last time I checked, you’re not the gatekeeper of my hymen, John Cole. So
back the fuck off.”
He
said nothing.
Deep,
calming breaths. “Look, someday I’ll meet someone I really like and we’ll have
a deep and meaningful relationship and go at it like bunnies. But I don’t want
to be the dumb virgin in that scenario.”
He
slowly shook his head.
“Also,
I do not want to die a virgin.”
“What?
What the hell are you talking about?”
“Hey,
you and I both know death can occur at any time.”
“This
is crazy.”
“I’m
seeing a therapist!” I told his shoulder. “I don’t know if you noticed, but I’m
a little bit messed up these days. It’s hard for me to trust people. That’s not
going to change anytime soon.”
He
screwed up his face at me. “Wha—”
“I’m
just trying to be practical.”
“Well,
you’re being ridiculous. None of this makes sense.”
“It
does to me.”
Again,
he said nothing.
In
fact, he said nothing for so long that I finally looked him in the eye. The
anger had left him, replaced by an emotion I didn’t recognize. Worst of all, he
still smelled like summer. A little sweat and the open night air, everything I
loved. Liked. I meant liked.
“What?”
I said, finally.
He
let loose a breath. “I’ll do it.”
REVIEW
I am a huge lover of Kylie Scott’s adult writing so I was
very surprised and interested when I heard she was dipping a toe into YA
territory. Let me just say right the fuck now, SHE ROCKED IT!
Trust is the first book since Crooked Kingdom (omg that
review didn’t post :0 !) that I actually finished in less than 24 hours.
Everything about this book just sucked me in.
Edie. Oh sweet lord this girl, how beautiful and brave in
all the shit she faces. Near death experiences, betrayal, and complete assholes
could not break this girl. I was loudly rooting for her for her taking charge
and not backing down to ANYONE, even if that came with some family drama. Her
growth in confidence made me so emotional.
John, ohhhhh John boy, I adore you, you ex pot dealing, poor
taste in bed buddies, long haired dreamboat. No but honestly he is what I
needed in a male character. Yes he has flaws and he admits that but he makes
moves to do better. Most of all his love and appreciation of Edie for
everything she is without letting her bullshit slide, OMG PERFECT!
Kylie succeeded in almost giving me a heart attack with the
final act of this book.
There are a few great supporting characters in Trust. From
Edie’s overprotective (but awesome) mom, to Hang and Anders (equally cute.) Carrie
and Sophie fit right in and even that devil Georgia.
Trust takes a look at so many moments in life and the
struggle to just BE. First love, near death, body image, grief, all handled
great in this read.
Sidenote: the cover for Trust kind of threw me off a bit. I
definitely say don’t judge this book by its cover, even though that image does
feature at certain points.
Yes there are naughty bits :)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kylie is a New
York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance
Writer of the year, 2013 & 2014, by the Australian Romance Writer’s
Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages.
She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based
in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes
and never dithers around on the internet. You can learn more about Kylie from http://www.kylie-scott.com/
Links:
Trailer Link:
http://randomfandomnerd.blogspot.com/2017/07/book-trailer-trust-by-kylie-scott.html
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