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ARC Review: The Way It Hurts by Patty Blount


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Rating: 3.5 stars. 

I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review (Thanks!). 

This is my first Patty Blount book and I really liked it!

The Way It Hurts is about Elijah, who wants to take care of his sister who has special needs, and Kristen who wants to get into a competitive musical theatre program. Elijah sees Kristen in a school production of Cats and wants her to join his metal band. Kristen thinks this band could be the edge she needs to get into the previously mentioned program. But when Elijah starts a social media war that goes viral, Kristen starts to fear for her safety. 


First of all, loved that the music in this book was metal (not that I like metal, I've just read enough country music YA). The angst and romance in this book was written really well as well. I loved that Eli cared so much about his sister (and that his voice actually felt like a realistic guy's) and that the social media aspect was such a huge focus of this book. 

The only thing I had a problem with in this book was Elijah's behaviour towards Kristen sometimes. He could be super rude, especially about the online threats she was getting. I think in some ways, Eli's reaction is very realistic, but I think in today's age, a sensible person would take it more seriously than he did. I'm surprised he didn't seem more guilty about the fact HE is the reason that Kristen felt unsafe. 

Read The Way It Hurts if you want a romance heavy book about rockers and the negative side of social media.

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