4 NA Sweet Stars!! 
 "Two seeds destined to grow in concert, planted together in the field of love." She took in a lungful of air and continued. "The sky cast wet buckets of dreams and desires, the roots took shape, and the leaves tangled as one." 
 In this NA book we have a refreshing twist on things where the girl is a wee bit of a slut and the portrayed bad boy was the virgin...... What? Scandalous. I loved the fact that it had a twist on the normal formulas. 
 Was this guy for real? Suddenly I felt a bona fide man-eater. A Slutasaurus rex. 
 Avery and Bennett have pretty similar upbringings from terrible mothers. Both mothers went from guy to guy to guy without thinking of their children but the difference between how they handle their baggage is what is defining them. For Avery she wants to be able to control the situations especially sexually so uses sex as a way to protect her heart. Whereas Bennett thinks of sex as a bit more sacred and wants to be in love before he goes down that path. 
 "Your whole life can't be defined by that single moment. Or even a series of awful moments." 
 The minute Avery meets Bennett she wants to conquer but has never had to work for sex before, so trying to bang Bennett has become a bit of a challenge for her. With this challenge also comes the bullshit of her life. She is trying to survive it and move forward well at the same time take care of her little brother so she doesn't have time for emotions. 
 For Bennett he is intrigued by his new neighbor and sees so much more than Avery can see about her self but he too has his own demons and responsibilities but sees Avery worth the risk. 
 With the help of Avery's friends Rachel, Ella and a sweet lady from the nursing home who absolutely captures my heart she learns that it is ok to open up and learn to love and realize that not only is she worth it she deserves it. 
 "But sometimes it's okay to let someone in." I wiggled my eyebrows. "Oh. I've let plenty of guys in." That got a snort out of her. "As a friend, you slut. Someone who can warm your heart, not your bed." 
 "And the other kind of love is freeing. It allows you to be your best self. You're seamless when you're with the person you love unfathomably - but never invisible." 
 While Avery and Bennett make head way with each other they also move forward with their family dramas. 
 "Avery, I want us to work through the sad and hard parts together. To always find our way back to each other." 
 A sweet emotional filled NA book with loads of potential for this series. I liked the growth of the characters and the idea of the story of everyone deals with similar scenarios differently but in the end love is the most important thing. 
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