bitter sweet love by r.c. stephens

Bitter Sweet Love by R.C. Stephens
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Neilliza
*A copy provided by author, in return for an honest review.*

What happens when you have a hard life and you have a broken heart?
Would you live your life to make sure your life turns out well?
Or will you make every wrong choice you can make, thinking it would make everything better?
Well when it comes to Alexis, she chose to make wrong choices.

After a hard childhood and a broken heart, Alexis promised herself not to ever get attached and fall in love ever again. Never let anyone get too close or trust them. Which she ends up taking seriously, Alexis slept around like it’s nobody’s business. She never brings any man to her bed, but fu**s everyone in the bar back room or random bathrooms ,etc. Having sex with random strangers anytime she wanted is what she liked, sex made her feel in control. But all she was doing was denying how she really felt. All sex did was cover up what she really was feeling deep inside. Sooner or later it was going to catch up to her and it did.

The book went back and forth in the past that showed the more innocent Alexis with her childhood best friend and sweetheart Dylan. Dylan who is so sweet, caring and very loving. He always made sure Alexis was doing good, he took care of her and he was always there for her. There friendship turned into something more and they fell in love, but because of a misunderstanding, they separated.

My favorite parts of the book were when Alexis was with Dylan. Their childhood time together was super sweet and full of love. Then you get to see Alexis as an adult, who think she has a control of her life. I didn’t really enjoy Alexis as an adult, she was a slut and I couldn’t believe how she degraded herself for sex. Every time I thought she figured herself out, she does the most f*** thing and I hate her again. You will either love or hate her character and I felt both. At times you will feel bad for her for the situation she’s in, but then you get to thinking and realized she put herself in that position. Reading about her life and what she did with herself was infuriating. Then Dylan comes back in the picture and makes everything ok again.

Dylan in my opinion is what made this book and I love him for it. I really hope he gets his happy ending, because out of all the characters in the book, he deserves so much happiness that Alexis cannot give him.

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