Just Like That

i thought there were some major issues in this book. the main character Hanna claims to have no feelings toward breaking up with her boyfriend, but she gets so angry at other peoples relationships that she doesn't even tell the happy couple on an ATV about the thin ice. then she goes to quickly into something with another guy then later finds out he is 14 and she is 18, another issue. also her friends both do major damage toward her like one made out with her boyfriend WHILE they were still going out, and the other one blabers her secrets to her own boyfriend and he spreads it out everywhere. Overall didn't enjoy this read.

Reader reviewed by bookworm9

After hearing about a local tragedy that she feels she could have prevented, Hannah is deeply depressed. Then she meets Will, who also played a part in the tragedy, and the two strike up a frienship. After sleeping together, however, Hannah discovers that Will is quite a bit younger than her, and is understandably upset by this. However, by this time she is already involved with Will's family, including his older sister Aerin, a reclusive former rock star with some personal tragedies of her own.

Very few people could carry off this strange plot, with so many different under and over tones, but Qualey is one of them. However, this isn't one of her greatest books, as it reads very unevenly and yanks the reader around a lot without giving enough in the end. The characters are compelling, as is the plot, but they don't end up doing as much as they might of.

Reader reviewed by Tallie

This book is about 18 yr. old Hanna. After breaking up with her boyfriend, she goes for a late night in the middle of winter walk at a frozen lake near by. she bumps into a teen couple who are obviously happy. feeling bitter, she leaves them alone and she goes home. the next day she finds out that that couple died shortly after she left. they fell in the ice cold lake. she immediately feels guilty because she feels that she could have prevented it.
Being a skillful artist, she expresses her sorrow by drawing. she goes to the park one day and begins to draw a strager who she finds interesting. she posts it up on her website without much tought. the next day, she is riding teh bus and sees him, the guy she drew but thinks nothig of it. one day while at work, she gets a visit from him. she is of course very shocked.
He tells her he needs to talk to her so they meet up. he tells her that his sister found out about her site adn saw the drawing of him. he fouund out who she was and after seeing her in the bus, followed her. he too has a secret, he was the one who found teh dead bodies of the teenagers. immediately they have a connection and are drawn to each other. eventually they have sex the first night they meet.
she has a relationship with him and is horrified to learn that Will is 14. Although she breaks off a romance immediately, she is drawn into his family, which, like her own, struggles with tragedy and secrets.
i recommend this book to anyone.