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Book summary:
Struggling to put her life back together after a tragic
mountaineering accident kills her college sweetheart, twenty-one-year-old Holly
Treadwell is trying to set aside her grief, forge ahead in school, and find
herself again.
When Carter Hansen, a guy who brings back horrible
memories from the night of the accident, finds his way back into her life,
Holly’s unsure if she should let him in. He terrifies her in more ways than one
and invokes feelings in her that she thought were buried forever. Regardless of
her fears, she knows she must face him in order for her heart to heal.
Everyone tells Carter that what happened on the
mountain that night was just a terrible accident, but even then, he can’t help
but carry around the guilt and is unable to forgive himself. He’s drawn to
Holly and being near her helps ease his conscience and gives him the release he
needs.
As Holly and Carter’s relationship grows, they
begin to realize that the more time they spend with one another, the more their
wounds begin to heal—her grief and his guilt. But when Holly learns the details
about the night of the accident—what everyone has been keeping from her—it will
rip open old wounds and tear apart what they’ve both worked so hard to overcome…
As soon as I overcome my biggest fear concerning New Adult novels, which would be typical new adult story that has been told so many time before, I'm able to enjoy and live with the book. Luckily for me I overcame that fear almost at the start cause it was different here. It has some typical elements but still it was a different kind of love story.
This book has a really strong and captivating start and it drags you into the story right away. It starts with an accident, while it might not be the newest trick in writing it wasn't something that I expected for sure. After the accident that happened to her boyfriend Holly gets lost. Grief eats her whole and she is not capable of pulling her life together anymore. At some moments when everyone would give up and mark her as lost case her friends is still standing and battling for her. Jenna is hard as stone and she does everything to pull Holly out of her mystery and she succeeds. Holly get to do normal things again but still many things hurt and one of them is seeing Carter. I can't tell you for what reasons as you find out most of the things later in the book. But as Carter is actually Jenna's boyfriend roommate it's inevitable for them to see each other. That's how they both get to free themselves from grief and find a way to enjoy in life together. Even though there is still a secret that might destroy everything.
For once it's not typical bad boy and good girl story and for that I'm really thankful. I was able to fully enjoy this story and yes I cried cause I wanted to see them both happy. Even though some things bothered me like Carter's struggle to say some things still I was able to understand cause he didn't want to lose something that was making him whole.
Rating: 5 stars.
About the author
Heather London is a young adult and new adult author who
loves to write stories full of romance, fantasy, and science fiction. She
is a lover of only the finest of coffee and premium craft beer, but
will settle for anything chocolate, regardless of its quality. Heather
lives with her husband in Dallas, TX where she is currently working hard
on her next project.
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I am so over all the New Adult out at the moment because they're all just copy cats of each other. But, as soon as you mentioned that this is not just about a bad boy and a good girl you had my interest!
OdgovoriIzbrišiYes I'm sick and tired of copy cats. So this one has some typical elements but is different at the same time. :)
IzbrišiI've been steering clear of this one because the plot sounds so emotionally heavy and complicated, but it does sound really good!
OdgovoriIzbriši- Ellie at The Selkie Reads Stories
It is heavy and emotional but I love it for that! :)
IzbrišiI love a strong and captivating start.
OdgovoriIzbrišiMe too! :)
IzbrišiYay Tanja! I'm so glad this one breaks out of the typical NA mold a bit and isn't a bad boy/good girl story. I definitely want to meet Holly and Carter and root for the two of them to be happy and together:)
OdgovoriIzbrišiYes finally! :) It has some elements of it but still I could survive with that! :) I hope you'll get a chance to read it :)
IzbrišiWoah, 5 Stars? I have to check this out for sure. I haven't heard of it before but I'm always looking for good NA, so this seems to be right up my alley. Great review, Tanja! :D
OdgovoriIzbrišiI really hope you'll get a chance to read this one and that you'll like it. It was a real refreshment for me :) Thanks :)
IzbrišiGreat review, muffin! This actually sounds like such a uniquely refreshing story I'm personally getting tired of the same old bad boy/good girl characters deal. Glad you enjoyed it!
OdgovoriIzbrišiThanks Giselle! :) Thank you for organizing this tour and possibility to read the book ;)
IzbrišiThat's a pretty cover and NA books are really good and yes, they seem to be the same, but what to do? I love it! I'm glad this one turned out to be different and I'll have to check it out myself now and read it sometime, Tanja. Awesome review!
OdgovoriIzbrišiSarika @ The Readdicts
I know you and Janhvi both love NA so I suppose you'll enjoy this one! :) Thanks Sarika :)
IzbrišiYes I really am! :) I hope you'll enjoy it then :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiWell you're right it has some connections with Ten Tiny Breaths but this one was better to me :) Thanks Aman :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiI'm really glad that this isn't a typical New Adult read. This particular category hasn't really been doing it for me, but I'm curious about this book now after your review. I'm glad it worked for you! :)
OdgovoriIzbrišiWell if you don't enjoy NA in general then it's something else :) Thanks :)
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