Four Years Later (Four Doors Down)

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A partir de allí su vida se viene abajo; pierde la confianza en si misma, su fuerza vital, sus ganas de vivir.

Writing a book about the development of characters after a very traumatic event happens to the MC and then doing a four year time skip when said characters actually start to discuss their issues is a TOTAL COP OUT.And so you end up becoming just another mediocre professional more concerned about the money you're going to raise than the real impact of your work. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It's written much better than the first book -- the devastation these characters go through feel so real, and it's fricken awful. Some people don't really know how to take me, depending on my mood depends on how I react to things, in general, I'm pretty sarcastic, it's not often I'm emotional, it annoys me in all honesty.

The whole point was to see how she heals and how he grovels, apologizes and realizes his mistake but we only get that for one chapter and then it skips the epilogue, which time skipped four years (hence the book title) but we literally missed all the important details that happened between them. When he told her that they couldn’t be together… then she turns around and told him the exact same thing I had to smile… like look at that Karma… but I was so mad how she didn’t tell anyone what stank bomb Bobbi did to her … it only took what happened to Grace for Becca to finally speak up and let everyone know about what Bobbi did to her… I mean some people were dumb as heck… well Ryan especially when seeing those pictures. I cried for Becca, for ‘Becca and Ryan’, for the fact that everything between Becca and Ryan will always be different.

The whole problem is that a story about a girl who gets raped should not be centered on a couple because you have to maneuver the heroine to cater to the love aspect of the story rather than her own journey to coming to terms with it. The 'author' chose to focus on a paper-like heroine who spends the whole book trying to chase her ex-boyfriend, the one who spits her out because he thinks she cheated on him ! If anything the book could have been about her pushing him away because of the rape, at least then it would be rooted in her issues. The first book was mindless fluffy cuteness and I liked the characters enough to just jump into this second book without reading the blurb.

I didn’t feel anything other than extreme frustration, disgust, anger, and every other negative feeling out there while reading this book. We spent almost the entire book reading about how Becca felt bad for Ryan and looking for ways to get him back — and not her own healing and recovery. His redemption should not have come as a result of being the reason she got over it bc he was there to make her feel safe four years later and he most definitely did not deserve to be rewarded her companionship while still getting to date other women. I felt so bad for Becca because those who “suppose” to care about her turn their backs on her soon as they “thought” she cheated on Ryan… I felt that the ones closest to her “Ryan, Jake, even Ryan parents, even their friends at Cal State… should’ve known that Becca wouldn’t do that to Ryan… they all were blind by stupidity… literally was…. I actually felt like shouting at the book because I felt Becca’s helplessness, vulnerability and sorrow in spades and I just wanted Ryan to give her a chance and LISTEN to her.In an ideal world, everyone would believe me, and he would go to prison, and I could forget he ever existed—but this isn’t an ideal world. After all he had done to her (it was emotional abuse btw) he still was rewarded by getting back together? It was a bunch of high school drama and gossip that was just getting passed around for like half of the book. I needed it to end with them not talking to eachother, except the casual "hello" when they run in to eachother. His friends were completely right in telling him to get his head out of his ass, because it was so far up there, the common sense area in his brain was blocked.

If she had written this, and ended it at the end (before the epilogue) and had her permanently dump Ryan’s butt. The young romance between two teenagers now feels more profound after seeing where life took them in college. I also dont want to hear in all his chapters of how much he loves becca bc sorry that doesnt come across AT ALL. The author definitely could’ve focused more on strengthening their relationship instead of skipping to their wedding (seriously what was up with them getting married a couple weeks after she forgave him?An opportunity was provided to add depth to these characters, highlight real struggles, and present a strong and empowering message.