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. I wish it had at least turned interesting with a plot twist when she finally became the focus of an episode of “Snapped”.

She might not have figured out what she wants to do with her life, but she has something better—Ryan Jackson—and they couldn’t be more in love if they tried. But I do remember the frustration and indignation I felt after reading this book even now, years later.I've read various accounts of survivors of rape, but am not in a position to say whether this is a valid depiction of what a rape survivor goes through. He was annoying, and stuck up, and it honestly felt like he thought the world completely revolved around him.

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? Regardless, I really do like this author -her words just flow off the page and she reminds me a lot of Anna Todd and I'll definitely be on the lookout for anything else she releases. Look I can appreciate wanting to tackle this subject matter, I think its important that we tell stories of the aftermath of sexual assault/rape. It's written much better than the first book -- the devastation these characters go through feel so real, and it's fricken awful. Not being bad ever happens to him (aside form his breakdown when he feels sorry for himself because his girlfriend was raped and he destroyed her on purpose).

This is where it falls into the area that there's a better than good chance I don't know what the hell I'm talking about.

Not even when I accidentally read the Lovely Bones and gave myself an emotional breakdown for days lmao.I almost maybe could have forgiven him for his snap conclusions and actions if he had decided to become celibate to make up for what he put her through. 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.