This cover has been taunting me every time I go into the YA section of Changing Hands. The girl on the cover is flawless, her eyes are a greenish blue color, her hair is a pretty brown and the title on pieces of notebook paper catch your attention. Die For You is one novel you aren’t going to be able forget.
This short YA novel is about Emma who starts her life over when her mom chooses to have an affair, divorce Emma’s dad and kick him out. Being furious with her mom for breaking up their family Emma decides to move in with her dad for her senior year of high school. One day while out jogging she meets two guys Jace and Dillon. After hanging out a few times Emma and Dillon become the perfect couple.
Dillon is on the high school baseball team, saves Emma from being injured on her first day of work and is always reassuring her of his love. Emma and Dillon start always tell each other they will save each other, but when does loving someone become obsessive?
Emma loves archeology and has a great internship opportunity. She’s thrilled she might get picked to go to Rome. Emma hopes Dillon will be thrilled for her and excited, but instead he is angry. Dillon feels like Emma is abandoning him, breaking up just so she can go off to Rome. He doesn’t seem to get she’s not breaking up with him. Dillon starts to try to pressure Emma to hold off on the internship. They have plans for the future and she’s ruining it with Rome. Emma hopes he’ll calm down, but after one angry incident where Dillon hits his elbow into the side of his truck in anger Emma realizes it might be more than just a case of jealousy.
This novel explores the tough topics of teen relationships, love, what is protective and what is possessive, how to tell when a relationship is becoming abusive and more. I highly recommend this very fast paced read.
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