DEAR AVA REVIEW

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5

This book is my ALL TIME FAVOURITE so maybe I'll sound a little too fangirl here, sorry about that.

Let me explain why I read this book and why I knew when I read it I would like it.

□ Heroine's Dark Past Metamorphosis 》A horrible experience made the heroine, powerful, gain more strength than ever, become more beautiful and be a survivor without letting that define her, just like a goddess of war (war, because life is a war).

□ Mental Health 》Mental disorders like Bipolar Depressive Disorder, Depression, Mental Disabilities.

□ Asshole/ Sweet Hero 》Knox was an asshole but he knew when to be sweet, when to be intelligent and when to be resourceful.

The story develops in ONE timeline, although, there are some flashbacks from Ava to the time of the 'INCIDENT'. The setting is in Senior Year of High School.

The plot development may seem a bit slow paced with the 'mystery' element of discovering what exactly happened at that party but it all makes sense at the end, and a faster pace could have killed the thrill of knowing or not all the mysteries surrounding Knox brother and his friends.

The romance is sweet, steamy and a little between the lines of a slow burn 🔥 romance. With this story I was sometimes crying, feeling too much for Ava, Knox and Knox brother, then other times I wanted to throw the book at someone (feeling violent or frustrated) and there where other when I laughed a lot, there are a few funny touches here and there, spicing things up.

In this book happens to be SEX (most feared word) but well the character development in this book is undeniable, Ava goes from hating everyone and only focused on graduating to start making friends, falling in love, opening up to people actually, being interested in Knox problems and Knox brother.

Knox also experiences a great character development, he goes from hating everyone except his brother to tolerating more people and liking Ava, he mends his relationship with his father, he helps jis brother comes to terms with his past mistakes and his disorder.

Characters:

◇ Ava 'Dear Ava'(17-18), she's a sweet girl, that trying to be popular she went with the wrong people (popular crew), everything went terribly wrong for her in a party her junior year. She was dating Chase, Knox best friend at the time of the 'INCIDENT'.

◇ Knox 'Fort Knox' (17-18), star quarterback, twin brother, motherless and with a non existent relationship with his father, his twin brother is the most important person in his life and he could go through hell and back for him. He fell for Ava the first time he saw her but his best friend called dibs.

He's serious, intelligent, resourceful, sweet, poetic and beautiful.

Reasons why I LOVE DEAR AVA:

■ Just like explained before, Knox is an asshole but knows how to be sweet to Ava and he wrote her secret letters and poems, leaving them in her locker. He also was just the kind of hero who knew to stand up against injustice and tried to look for the truth even against his team will.

■ Ava's strength I everything was just GOALS, I liked how she didn’t give up till the end, how she did the right thing even if everyone was against her. And let's not forget that she looked for revenge when she came back.

■ Hello! The gay friend was just cute and how a true friend should behave, I really liked his character and I could laugh with him and his love dilemma.

■ The writing style, there weren't ANY MISTAKES or very few. The dialogues were well made and they made sense (not like in some books were you don't even know what is happening or what they are even talking about...)

■ How the mystery finally unfolds and how everything gets uncovered, I liked what Ilsa decided to do, I understand why she did what she did and I think I would have done the same, they too needed to know and they too were scared, not like Ava was but in the end he was his twin and he will always be his family.

■ I liked the ENDING how the book didn't end till the END, the EPILOGUE, that was a very unexpected and welcomed surprise, which I very much enjoyed.

■ I read a book to evade myself from reality and be immersed in the fictional world portrayed in the book. In Dear Ava, I read and read, without stopping not realising time was passing by me, that's how much I was attracted by the story.

It was quite an emotional novel to be honest, but very enjoyable.

After all this ranting and an hour later, I highly recommend this book and hope you enjoy like I did!!

Happy reading! 💜❤