Title: Things I’d Rather Do Than Die
Author: Christine Hurley Deriso
Page count: 300
Published: September 18, 2018
Publisher: Flux
Genre: Romance, Teen, YA
Received: Netgalley
Rating: /5
Summary:
Jade Fulton and Ethan Garrett are opposites in every sense of the word. Ethan is an all-American poster boy—a star athlete dating the most popular girl in school and a devout Christian. Jade keeps mostly to herself. She abhors joining “things,” hates everyone at their high school except her best friend, Gia, and considers herself agnostic.
When Ethan and Jade find themselves locked in an aerobics room overnight, their confinement forces them to push past the labels they’ve given each other. Jock. Loner. Jesus freak. Skeptic. Golden boy. Intellectual. Amid hours of arguing, philosophizing, and silly game playing, Ethan and Jade learn there’s a lot more to the other person than meets the eye.
After that night, life returns to normal and each goes back to their regular lives. Still, neither one can shake the unexpected bond they formed and they can’t help but question what they’ve been taught to believe, who they want to be, and where their hearts truly lie.
My Thoughts:
I’m conflicted on this book and let me tell you why. When I read then synopsis I knew that there was going to be some religious talk about the book. The thing that got me more interested was that Jade and Ethan get locked in a closet because they were getting robbed. That sounds interesting right? The plot seemed to be promising. Everything was good and dandy with the story until they get rescued.
I DNF this at 15%. I wanted to like this book but i just could’t get into it.
*I got a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
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