After being held hostage at gunpoint during a convenience store robbery that ends with two deaths and her very identity shaken to the core, Edie tries to start over at a new school. But it turns out to be the same school as the boy who basically saved her life. Drawn together by their shared trauma, they form a friendship which not everyone thinks is the best for Evie. John had a bad reputation and is now looking to reform, turning away from his brother who led him into dealing drugs. Despite Edie's self-doubts and body image issues she and John begin to fall for each other, but his past may not be so far behind...

A very steamy read and it was nice to see a normal sized girl coming into her own. I do get annoyed with reading about the perfectly cut bodies of teen boys, because hey, not all teen boys are also super fit with "perfect abs" but hey, go girl. I wish this book had a dual POV to get the reader inside John's head, as I felt like he went from "friends to lover" very suddenly and as a reader, I didn't always buy his intentions or actions. The ending also felt a bit rushed, but overall I enjoyed the title.

ARC generously provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Edie and John meet under horrible circumstances. They are both in a corner store when a guy on meth decides to rob it. However with Edie's life on the line, John becomes her hero. Now Edie questions everything in her life. She is ready for change and to live life like there may not be a tomorrow.

John is a drug dealer, it was what his brother is and what he is known for. Now after his near death experience, John wants more. He wants to turn his life around and get out of the drug trade. The last person he expected to see when he returned to school was the girl who shares his worst nightmare.

John and Edie develop a very special friendship. Edie wants more but knows she is not the kind of girl John goes for. Soon John sees Edie for who she really is, but now life is threatening to take it all away from them.

I really enjoyed this book. I love Edie and John as well as the supporting characters. This is one of those books that once you get into it you don't want to put it down.

This book was absolutely fantastic. I loved the connection that Edie and John developed after both were held hostage and at gunpoint during a convenience story robbery. This book was an excellent read and I look forward to reading even more by this author.

Overall Rating: 4/5 stars. This was a realistic coming of age romance. I thought it was engaging and extremely well done. Full of honest emotions with a believable storyline. A sign of a good book, when you’re still thinking about it days after completion!
Do I recommend it? Yes
Genre: YA bordering on NA
POV: Edie’s only
Writing: 4.5/5 stars. Very strong writing. Some of Kylie Scott’s books have been only 3 stars for me, while others have been 5 stars. As this seems to be a departure from her ‘usual’ genres, I thought it was some of her strongest writing to date.
Story/Plot: 5/5 stars. While really not overly unique, it wasn’t your usual overdone fare either.
Characters: 5/5 stars. Really believable and relatable characters.
Emotions: 5/5 stars. This book had all the emotions; fear, anger, sadness, happiness, love, light angst.
Flow/pacing: 5/5 stars. I felt this flowed perfectly.
Steam: 3.5/5 stars.
HEA: Yes. Felt the drama at the very end unnecessary, but overall really enjoyed this book!
Will I read this author again? Yes, Kylie Scott is pretty much an auto-buy author for me.

A book of Netflix binge worthy reading. You know when you find a great series on Netflix that is worthy on losing sleep so you watch the whole series in one night? Well, Trust by Kylie Scott was this for me. I stayed up all night to finish this read. I didn't want to put it down until I found out how it was going to end. Even though this was considered a YA read I still loved it because you can't just put a genre on Kylie. You just can't!
Kylie can write kids book and I would still buy it, even though I am in my 5o's. She just has a way of creating characters that no matter the age of the reader or the characters she writes, you can't help but be transported to their story.

Another great book from Kylie Scott. Easy to read but has a gritty story line. It will make you laugh, cry and cringe like all good stories. You will love these characters.

Wonderfully relatable. This is a story about discovering how you want to be, instead of who you want to be which is much more realistic. John and Edie have to make hard decisions about how they want to be perceived and how they want to live. The author does an excellent job of highlighting some hard truths about life, relationships, and perceptions that are often overlooked. I could identify with majority of the issues Edie and John faced and overcame, since it is scary similar to my husbands and my relationship in the early years (minus the store robbery, skateboarding, and race). This is my first read from this author, but definitely not my last.