God I don't know where to begin. I'm going on a rant.

I'm nto going to write a proper review because I was disappointed. So disappointed I cried before the book began because I realized what was coming from the first time her name is mentioned. Her name, not her name.

I had anticipated this book all damn year, I have thought about a million scenarios that could happen, toyed with ideas. Ohmygod I was dying for this book.

And from the second word after 'Prologue', I was more than annoyed, crushed, angry. I could not believe this was happening. I hated it. Hate what I would have to read.

And that's why this book is 4 stars. I kept wishing it was her. We get an explanation BUT GOD WOULDN'T THAT HAVE BEEN A GREAT STORY TOO. She wasn't right for him before he left, but on Dylan's return couldn't she have changed? Became 'the' person? I keep thinking how great that would have been, because what happened between them was so messed up. A story about how they over came all of that. Learned more of each other now that they were older and had gone away and come back.

We don't see much of her in the book, but when we do SHE IS GREAT. REALLY GREAT. I just cry the most for the way they lost that part of the gang. They were all couples who were friends and then for this to not work out....I felt betrayed, like something was pulled from them, EVEN THOUGH, in the end it did end up being really great, the group. But...just the whole way through.....wishing it was their story...I still don't see her as an awfully bad person though. It's fair enough to say that back before he left, yes she wasn't right for him and she messed up. They both did. But while he was away? Couldn't she have appreciated him more?

That wasn't the way it was written though, and I kinda felt sad that they weren't doing too well all along. I really did like them in other books. And I was DYING TO READ ABOUT THEM HERE IN THIS BOOK- except it wasn't even about them. I don't see why McLean had to bring in someone new, I feel there was so much to work with.

-_-

I didn't connect really with this book like I'd hoped, well in the couple sense.

I didn't connect with the introduced character. The new girl. I didn't really like her even towards the end, I never...I just didn't feel it.

But her mom I really liked. For sure. She was a great character.

BUT ANYWAY I needed that off my chest. For the rest of the book JAY MCLEAN is a freaking prefect author. I love everything about her writing. It's so goddamn beautiful and funny AND THE GANG ARE HILARIOUS gosh I'm so sad about this being the last book. They're are honestly priceless.

4 stars because I shouldn't knock everything just because of that major but perhaps minor blow in the story. I recently fell in love with the military romance theme there a few weeks back and in this book I definitely felt my heart break. We see the consequences of Dylan's deployment and how he struggles coming back home. Especially in Part II. It's so real to read what he goes through and I just felt for him so much.

SO YEAH I'm going to miss these guys so much, the gang, but I think I'm almost tempted to go back and re-read some of them again...yeeaahh :D

It was such a beautifully written book, truly, gosh I wanted to highlight pages of beautiful words. McLean's writing is awesome.

Overall, this book was a rollercoaster, and this whole series has been one of the best for sure.