This was the book in my Muse Monthly subscription. I like this subscription service since it is not just another YA and it wasn't full of a bunch of pointless items that would end up in a junk drawer. Its a book and tea, cant go wrong there.
Teo Avelar could be a perfect boyfriend, if only Clarice was cooperative she would not currently be stuffed into a pink Samsonite suitcase.
Teo is a medical student and shows sociopathic tendencies (I would say that his character can make emotional attachments and feel empathy, it is his conviction of love for Clarice that drives his behavior). He keeps to himself and his best friend, a cadaver named Gertrude, when he comes across Clarice at a barbecue and immediately feels a connection to her.
Clarice is a university student off for break. She wants to get away and finish writing her screenplay about a group of girls that go on a road trip. The screenplay ends with the character waking up, it was all a dream. Is this ending a reflection that Clarice wants to wake up from her own personal nightmare?
The plot follows the emotions of Teo, mellow and slightly colorless. He spends weeks doing the same thing. Then there will be a “well that escalated quickly” moment. Example, let me tell this girl I like her, by bashing her head with a book that was meant to be a gift. Teo cannot just leave her to wake up mad though, he loves her. She would love him too if she just would warm up to the idea. Teo uses Clarice’s vacation plans and screenplay as his opportunity and carts her away in the suitcase. Good boyfriend material that he is, he takes time to make sure she looked comfortable!
The plot fell apart a little at the middle end and there were a lot of questionable transitions and questions that were left unanswered so could only give 3 stars. I did really love the last lines though.
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