Unlovable

Author: Sherry Gammon

Publisher: Wordpainting Unlimited

Published: January 2011

ASIN: B004K1F9BA

FTC: I received a PDF copy from the author which did not affect my review

Goodreads summary: Seventeen year-old Maggie Brown is truly the poster child for Heroin Chic, complete with her jutting bones and her dark-ringed eyes. She’s struggling with her growing feelings for the new guy at school, Seth Prescott, and fears he is just another person who will let her down, like everyone in her life has done thus far.
Seth Prescott is an undercover cop assigned to Port Fare High, and despite his job, he’s developed strong feelings for Maggie. Seth’s working tirelessly to flush out the sadistic heroin peddlers that have invaded the small town of Port Fare, New York, while Maggie fights to stay alive as the search turns deadly.  Seth and Maggie’s romantic journey is one of humor, heartbreak and self-discovery as their world is about to change forever.

Maggie has had a hard life.  Her mother is a drunk, and pays her no attention.  When Maggie does get noticed, her mother’s words are cruel and hurtful.  Maggie tries her hardest to get good grades, all while she is practically starving to death.  Seth’s notices Maggie and is drawn to her.  Hoping she is not involved in drugs.  Seth tries to get Maggie to warm up to him, to even talk to him.  But, she hesitates.  Maggie already likes Seth, but can’t understand what he wants with her.  The story starts when Christmas break ends, so it’s the start of a new semester.  Seth is in so many of her classes, and they keep getting paired up.  But, why?  As the story progresses their relationship gets stronger, and Maggie starts to realize, she not only likes Seth, but she may love him.  How will Seth reveal his big secret without hurting her?

Seth has two best friends, Cole and Booker.  I enjoyed their relationship.  Each of the friends has their own story of heart break, especially Booker.  Also involved in the story are drug dealers.  These are not good guys.  At times I wanted Maggie to not be so naive about what was going on around her and listen more to Seth.  I also liked how the author brought in Maggie’s co-dependant relationships.  Sad things happen with her mother, and I liked how those issues were addressed.

This was a clean book, and I appreciated that.  Unlovable is the author’s first novel.  Learn more about Sherry Gammon here.

3 out of 5 stars

Content:

Some violence, drugs, and kissing (no sex, clean)