They are really into each other and they both know it's more than just an attraction. They spend a long time saying goodbye with extremely hot kisses and smiles.

He lost his football scholarship, his girlfriend and his life when he moved home to raise his brother. They were killed in a car accident and left him unprepared, broke, and with a little brother to raise when he was 19. He does his piece when she begs him too and we learn about his parents. He makes her grilled cheese, they play 'Would you Rather', hold hands all night, then he introduces her to slam poetry which he's very into. The neighbor kids turns out to be Will's little brother who will become best friends with Kel, Lake's little brother.įrom that point on it's constant flirting, a 20 minute ride to the store which is 2 blocks from their houses, cleaning cuts and band-aids, then finally asking her out on a date. They introduce themselves and there is an instant connection between them. She's acting like a zombie playing with her brother and the kid next door when she comes up on Will. Lake and Will meet within minutes of pulling into the new house. He is the new neighbor to Lake and her family. Will Cooper is 21, into slam poetry and is raising his little brother because his parents were killed in a car accident. She moves from Texas to Michigan with her mother and little brother after her father dies. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.

Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.

Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.Įnter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother.

Slammed book review