Because he’s so desperately in love with Molly. She cheats on Gabe and Patrick, also a cheater and although he got his heart broken by cheating, finds it absolutely fine to cheat on his girlfriend, Tess. But, Molly swoops back into the town like the fucking plague and does it all over again. DURING THE FIVE SECONDS THAT THEY’RE BROKEN UP. Fine. Molly Barlow is a cheater. First, she cheats on Patrick by sleeping with Gabe. Let’s all address the very-obvious-not-doing-a-good-job-of-hiding elephant in the room. There was so much potential in it, so much angst and self-discovery and patched-up relationships and happy people.īut, it soon descended into a strange mess. I was very, very drawn in by the synopsis. But, now she’s back for the summer before she goes off to Boston for college. Molly Barlow ran away from the very, very small town of Salt Lake a year ago because her mom told the entire world Molly’s great big secret (having sex with Gabe was the big secret, ya’ll) and the whole town was against her.

Let me give you a quick rundown of what 99 Days is about.

But, as I sat down to write the review: I felt empty. I wanted to love 99 Days and I wanted to write a review raving about how it’s such a great book and it really made me excited and feel all sorts of things (Anna and the French Kiss wrecked me, ya’ll). You might consider the statement a spoiler but I don’t. My Patrick, who’s never going to forgive me.This is possibly the longest review I’ve written yet. My Patrick, who’s supposed to be clear across the country. I think he’s about to kiss me-and that’s when I see Patrick. “For what it’s worth, Molly Barlow,” he says, “I’m really glad you’re back.”ĭay 12: Gabe wouldn’t quit till he got me to come to this party, and I’m surprised to find I’m actually having fun. I’m expecting a fight when someone taps me on the shoulder, but it’s just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to see me. Now I’m serving out my summer like a jail sentence: Just ninety-nine days till I can leave for college and be done.ĭay 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn’t finished. She has every right to hate me, of course: I broke Patrick Donnelly’s heart the night everything happened with his brother, Gabe. his brother.ĭay 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house my first night back in Star Lake, and that’s how I know everyone still remembers everything. Molly Barlow is facing one long, hot summer-99 days-with the boy whose heart she broke and the boy she broke it for. This New York Times bestselling novel, perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Sarah Dessen, and Morgan Matson, is now in paperback.

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