Lucas (A Preston Brother novel): Jay McLean

In a sprint, every millisecond counts.  
When you’re waiting for love, those milliseconds can feel like eons.  

High school senior Lucas Preston has it all: star of the track team, a scholarship waiting for him, an apartment to himself and a revolving door of girlfriends. He also has an older sister, five younger brothers and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers don’t kill each other.  
His saving grace? Lois “Laney” Sanders, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven. 
A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage.  

It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love.   
Eight life-changing seconds.  
It’s also the exact length of time it took to lose her.
(Goodreads)

Okay, so... I got this book free through bookbub. And holy shit dude. This was a wild ride from start to finish, I honestly thought this was going to be your usual high school romance book. Girl loves best friend, *best friend* doesn't notice her until she either dates someone else, or takes off her glasses and she becomes the hot girl.
Well this story was like that... until it wasn't. The book starts really cute, it flips between the past and present. And is in both Lucas and Lois's point of views (which I absolutely loved).
Anyways... Everything changes when literally in the first fifty pages Luke and Laney have sex! LIKE BRUH, THAT WAS FAST O^O
Totally did not expect that to happen so fast, I legit thought they were going to get together and everything was going to be all happily ever after. EXCEPT IT WASN'T! this is so shocking because it legit almost never happens in the books I normally read... so for this to happen, it was such a shock and I loved it.
*cough* I totally forgot that Luke was actually still dating his then girlfriend Grace oh shit dude well this obviously broke Lois's trust.... And instead of wallowing (which she did like any normal person), and waiting around for Luke to get back to his senses and NOTICE HER, she started dating Cooper. Not right away, they became friends and were so stinking cute I loved it. 

I admit I loved Cooper in the beginning because he was just so darn charismatic, and he was really good for Lois. He helped her stop being so meek and waiting for things to happen. And he helped her love herself more. He was someone she needed at this point in her life. And I am loving this. I loved seeing Lucas pinning for Laney, to see him wait for her to realize that he was the one for her. Her happily ever after. Her one true love. I'm telling you it was so stinking sweet. I loved this dynamic
But then things started to changed, Laney really started to pull back from everyone she loved. And her relationship with Cooper started to go south. He was forbidding her from talking to Luke, and to any other dude. He was always around. And she started making excuses for him and his behavior. I was seriously thinking "bitch get rid of him you don't need that kind of man 

Well, things get weird and then Lucas and Lois FINALLY started dating. It was amazing, it seemed like they both needed each other to kind of heal from everything that had been happening. AND THEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS
At their senior prom Luke and Laney obviously went together, when out of nowhere Cooper shows up asking to talk to Laney. Next thing you know you hear gun shots, Lucas runs to find his two brothers and then looks for Laney. And he finds her, outside bleeding because Cooper FUCKING SHOT HER FOUR TIMES!!! I AM SHOOKETH I CRY
Lucas beats the hell out of Cooper things get really shitty for a while, Luke gets arrested for assault EVEN THOUGH COOPER SHOT! LANEY! LIKE! WHAT. THE. HELL. I have a lot of feelings about this 
We later learn that Cooper had been severely abusing Laney, like hospital stay abuse. And this broke my heart. I cried, I cried for poor Laney who had to suffer through this. For other men and women who go through this. 

Anyways,  everything ends happily ever after and I cried. It was adorable.
And I loved this book so much. And I am so happy I read this

This totally isn't a review type thing... it's more of a rant but whateves 

Well, until next time readers <3 

Love Kat