Ashley Winstead

A Novel

Boyfriend Candidate

Lindsay

When I was very nearly asleep and the world was warm and hazy, I felt him kiss my temple softly. Then he whispered, so faint it was barely more than a breath, “Whatever it takes, let me keep her.”

“Fuck leading anyone. I want to follow you on my hands and knees across the desert.”

“You can’t toss shitty jobs at people, jobs without health care, back- breaking jobs with sky- high attrition rates, and call that a win.

“Never trust your secrets to men who golf.”

Swallow the fact that he’d hurt me so I didn’t lose him.

All this stuff is terrifying, you know? Caring about someone is such a risk. We shove our hearts in their hands and all we can do is hope they don’t crush us.

Just— don’t discount people’s feelings because you’re used to discounting yourself.”

This ache in my chest was simply growing pains.

“Love is always political. Especially for women. Who you care for and believe in, what you do with your body, who you’re dependent on, the extent of your autonomy. Strange to me that people pretend you can separate the two.”

Petaco

I hated this book. I hated Alexis. I hated that it was so heavy on politics (very little to no romance). I hated that there was a stupid love triangle. A love triangle!! What is this? YA??? I hated the decisions made. Yeah, I hated this book. I'm too annoyed to even bother writing a coherent review.

Boyfriend Candidate A Novel

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