kodom251999's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! I don’t know if I can come up with words to describe this book. It was amazing. I cried thru the whole thing. I certainly didn’t expect this book to rip me up as badly as it did. Hope certainly became hope for all the characters. Jacob was stubborn, and I wanted to shake him. It made me think of the afterlife, and wonder what is out there when we die. I absolutely loved that he found Della’s manuscript. This book has the best ending. I didn’t want it to end... I’ll be thinking of this book for days!
talonvictoria's review against another edition
4.0
“I’ll love you during life and well past death.”
You know-- I feel as if these characters (new and old) will be the characters that I remember long after their books are all finished. Being on this ride with the Wilds has been nothing but a good time for me. Something that I have enjoyed reading about and following. I have been waiting for The Son and His Hope since last year and although it wasn't as great as I expected it to be, I still enjoyed it nonetheless.
When I opened this book I fully expected to love Jacob. But alas-- I didn't. Jacob and Hope TOGETHER? Was completely exhausting. That is the only way that I can put it. Ex. Haust. Ing. Every single time they're together it was a constant battle of push and pull and tug of war and about half way through I thought I was going to get tired of it. And although I did get tired of their constant battling, the story line around them was enough to keep me going. Jacob was almost TOO broody for me. Given the circumstances, I could understand it but it was almost enough to turn me off from the book as a whole. So despite the fact that I might not have cared too much for Jacob the entire first half of the book, I still really enjoyed watching these characters grow into who they were meant to be.
"Emotions were cyanide, and distance was the cure. Cold-hearted cruelty the only antidote."
I really loved how Pepper weaved in Jacob's parents and their story into The Son and His Hope. She didn't have to do that, but judging from being in Jacob's POV, his parents relationship played a huge role in who he was today. And although this states that it can be read as a standalone, knowing Ren and Della's past and all the turmoil they went through, made me that much more attached to this story. Knowing what you learn in the first two books, really gives this book a much deeper meaning that those reading this as a standalone may not understand.
The Wilds are such unique characters to me. They're the ones that have survived the unimaginable. And just knowing that I was lucky enough to get another book and keep them in my life, makes me so happy. Because when the book was all done, I was still happy. I was still satisfied. And I was still hoping that Pepper would find some way to keep this story going.
You know-- I feel as if these characters (new and old) will be the characters that I remember long after their books are all finished. Being on this ride with the Wilds has been nothing but a good time for me. Something that I have enjoyed reading about and following. I have been waiting for The Son and His Hope since last year and although it wasn't as great as I expected it to be, I still enjoyed it nonetheless.
When I opened this book I fully expected to love Jacob. But alas-- I didn't. Jacob and Hope TOGETHER? Was completely exhausting. That is the only way that I can put it. Ex. Haust. Ing. Every single time they're together it was a constant battle of push and pull and tug of war and about half way through I thought I was going to get tired of it. And although I did get tired of their constant battling, the story line around them was enough to keep me going. Jacob was almost TOO broody for me. Given the circumstances, I could understand it but it was almost enough to turn me off from the book as a whole. So despite the fact that I might not have cared too much for Jacob the entire first half of the book, I still really enjoyed watching these characters grow into who they were meant to be.
"Emotions were cyanide, and distance was the cure. Cold-hearted cruelty the only antidote."
I really loved how Pepper weaved in Jacob's parents and their story into The Son and His Hope. She didn't have to do that, but judging from being in Jacob's POV, his parents relationship played a huge role in who he was today. And although this states that it can be read as a standalone, knowing Ren and Della's past and all the turmoil they went through, made me that much more attached to this story. Knowing what you learn in the first two books, really gives this book a much deeper meaning that those reading this as a standalone may not understand.
The Wilds are such unique characters to me. They're the ones that have survived the unimaginable. And just knowing that I was lucky enough to get another book and keep them in my life, makes me so happy. Because when the book was all done, I was still happy. I was still satisfied. And I was still hoping that Pepper would find some way to keep this story going.
ness11's review against another edition
5.0
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book*
5 “Wild Heart” Stars
I can’t breathe. My heart has been beaten and bruised and shattered. I’m numb. Everything hurts. I knew once I started reading this book that I was going to be put through the wringer. That I would be an emotional wreck. But I honestly didn’t think that I would be left in the state I am in. Even after I finished reading, it took me days to finally try and properly get my thoughts sorted. Never did I think after reading The Ribbon Duet that I’d feel the same eviscerating, yet brutally beautiful pain reading Jacob’s story. And, here I am keeping the tears at bay because I am still thinking about Jacob and Hope. Still living inside the pages of this book. Still trying, and failing to say goodbye.
I didn’t think I’d be in this position again, but Ms. Winters has done it once again. Every thought consuming me is of Jacob and his wild heart and of a stubborn girl nicknamed little lace. I can’t stop thinking about them or their unforgettable story.
Jacob Wild is a broken boy. His fear of losing his loved ones has left him keeping them at arm’s length. And because of that he’s embraced a life of solitude. My heart broke and hurt for Jacob. I wanted to wrap him up and never let him go. Jacob stole every piece of my heart and claimed my soul.
Hope, just like her name, that’s what she brings. This stubborn and resilient girl is determined to heal Jacob’s damaged heart. She’s falling for the wrecked boy who’s afraid to love and doesn’t want to love. Loving Jacob Wild will be the greatest thing she’ll ever do or it’ll be her downfall. Either way, she’s brave enough to fight for him no matter what.
The Son & His Hope is so much more than a romance. It’s about two destined souls finding their way to each other. The countless hurdles and struggles it takes to find that love and happiness. It’s not easy and it’s draining, but that’s what makes it worth it.
This soul clutching, poetic, and beautifully heartbreaking book is a must read. But to fully understand Jacob and his wild heart you MUST read The Ribbon Duet. All of these books should not be missed. And I know it’s early in the year, but I can 100% guarantee that The Son & His Hope will top my favorite reads of 2019. But good luck to any book that dares to take its place.
5 “Wild Heart” Stars
I can’t breathe. My heart has been beaten and bruised and shattered. I’m numb. Everything hurts. I knew once I started reading this book that I was going to be put through the wringer. That I would be an emotional wreck. But I honestly didn’t think that I would be left in the state I am in. Even after I finished reading, it took me days to finally try and properly get my thoughts sorted. Never did I think after reading The Ribbon Duet that I’d feel the same eviscerating, yet brutally beautiful pain reading Jacob’s story. And, here I am keeping the tears at bay because I am still thinking about Jacob and Hope. Still living inside the pages of this book. Still trying, and failing to say goodbye.
I didn’t think I’d be in this position again, but Ms. Winters has done it once again. Every thought consuming me is of Jacob and his wild heart and of a stubborn girl nicknamed little lace. I can’t stop thinking about them or their unforgettable story.
Jacob Wild is a broken boy. His fear of losing his loved ones has left him keeping them at arm’s length. And because of that he’s embraced a life of solitude. My heart broke and hurt for Jacob. I wanted to wrap him up and never let him go. Jacob stole every piece of my heart and claimed my soul.
Hope, just like her name, that’s what she brings. This stubborn and resilient girl is determined to heal Jacob’s damaged heart. She’s falling for the wrecked boy who’s afraid to love and doesn’t want to love. Loving Jacob Wild will be the greatest thing she’ll ever do or it’ll be her downfall. Either way, she’s brave enough to fight for him no matter what.
The Son & His Hope is so much more than a romance. It’s about two destined souls finding their way to each other. The countless hurdles and struggles it takes to find that love and happiness. It’s not easy and it’s draining, but that’s what makes it worth it.
This soul clutching, poetic, and beautifully heartbreaking book is a must read. But to fully understand Jacob and his wild heart you MUST read The Ribbon Duet. All of these books should not be missed. And I know it’s early in the year, but I can 100% guarantee that The Son & His Hope will top my favorite reads of 2019. But good luck to any book that dares to take its place.
debrastjames's review against another edition
5.0
This book! The duet!
It astounds me that someone can put words on a page and lead a reader through a story, a place and cause us to experience joy, loss, sadness and heartbreak.
Once again, I felt broken but this time I also felt restored.
It astounds me that someone can put words on a page and lead a reader through a story, a place and cause us to experience joy, loss, sadness and heartbreak.
Once again, I felt broken but this time I also felt restored.
mariammohsen's review against another edition
5.0
This book is definitely worth 10 stars and even more.
The son and his hope was literally everything you could wish to see in a master piece of am amazing story like this.
This has broken my heart in to pieces and fixed it all over again.
This is a story of a son who had been created by love.
A son who has indoored all kinds of pain, sadness, and loss.
And in the middle of a shattering, hurtful heartbreak the destiny has given him his light, his sol mate, his hope.
The strong girl who never gave up even to the worst and most painful thing... Death.
She had faith in her name and what this word can really do to broken Jacob wild.
The boy who'd lost so much and thought that everything good in life would at last faid away.
And yet, she never left him and held his hand till they found there way to happiness.
I really loved this book so so much. And I honestly don't know how many times I cried while reading.
But the authors majocal, spectacular, and incredible riding Style Definitely left me completely satisfied.
I extremely highly recommend this book. And your jurny with it would be even much better if you read the first two books before you dive in to this one.
The son and his hope was literally everything you could wish to see in a master piece of am amazing story like this.
This has broken my heart in to pieces and fixed it all over again.
This is a story of a son who had been created by love.
A son who has indoored all kinds of pain, sadness, and loss.
And in the middle of a shattering, hurtful heartbreak the destiny has given him his light, his sol mate, his hope.
The strong girl who never gave up even to the worst and most painful thing... Death.
She had faith in her name and what this word can really do to broken Jacob wild.
The boy who'd lost so much and thought that everything good in life would at last faid away.
And yet, she never left him and held his hand till they found there way to happiness.
I really loved this book so so much. And I honestly don't know how many times I cried while reading.
But the authors majocal, spectacular, and incredible riding Style Definitely left me completely satisfied.
I extremely highly recommend this book. And your jurny with it would be even much better if you read the first two books before you dive in to this one.
parthenia's review against another edition
4.0
I think this book was not as good as the previous two books but then the previous ones were TOO good. I found the whole issue with Jacob quite repetitive and I understand his trauma but he treated Hope so badly and I couldn't really get over it towards the end. I really liked Hope as a character though, she was so brave and strong throughout, it was quite inspiring. Sadly, I kinda think Hope deserves better.
lifeinthebooklane's review against another edition
5.0
All I'm saying is like father, like son. Both of them smashed my heart to smithereens whilst making me fall totally and utterly in love with them
On paper, when you look at the basis of this story, it could so easily be one of those over emotional, angst-filled-for-the-sake-of-it, too-much-repetitive-back-and-forth books. Instead the amazing penmanship, world-building and character development of the author makes this a book that will stay with you a long time after you finish the last page. This book took me some time to read, both because it is long AND because sometimes I just couldn't see for the tears. If it made Pepper Winters half as emotional to write this, as it made me feel reading it, I'm surprised she ever managed to complete the book.
To experience the full impact of this story, the one that eviscerates your heart, you really need to have read The Ribbon Duet first. That way you will understand Jacob's family and why, even as a child, he was so broken by life. You will forgive that he makes you want to shake him until he listens, whilst at the same time your heart bleeds for his self-inflicted pain.
This book, like it's predecessor, made me cry so much I had to step away at times, just to gather the pieces of my shattered soul together and forge the strength to read some more. Like it's predecessor it will also stay with me in a way very few other books have. As will Jacob and Hope, who have carved a little space inside my heart and will rest there alongside Ren and Della.
If I was going to be critical I might say that the 17 year old Hope didn't feel 17, she felt much older.
However her back story had been crafted in such a way that it felt entirely possible that she would be more mature and eloquent than many girls of her age. Her whole life had been spent in the company of adults, with few interactions with other children.
Oh and the push and pull between Jacob and Hope, the passion, the pain and the fury. It held me spellbound, it held me in the moment there with them. These two feel like so much more than words on paper, they are living, breathing, sweating, crying, loving people with such spirit that they must surely exist someplace somewhere.
Lace and a silver locket will now sit alongside blue ribbon as one of those images that triggers a thousand thoughts, feelings and memories. Despite the struggle and hard work of getting to the end of the story (both for the characters AND me) it was such a worthwhile journey in the end. It was so perfect even in all it's brokenness and pain.
I'm now going to have a long lie down in a very dark room whilst I recover.
On paper, when you look at the basis of this story, it could so easily be one of those over emotional, angst-filled-for-the-sake-of-it, too-much-repetitive-back-and-forth books. Instead the amazing penmanship, world-building and character development of the author makes this a book that will stay with you a long time after you finish the last page. This book took me some time to read, both because it is long AND because sometimes I just couldn't see for the tears. If it made Pepper Winters half as emotional to write this, as it made me feel reading it, I'm surprised she ever managed to complete the book.
To experience the full impact of this story, the one that eviscerates your heart, you really need to have read The Ribbon Duet first. That way you will understand Jacob's family and why, even as a child, he was so broken by life. You will forgive that he makes you want to shake him until he listens, whilst at the same time your heart bleeds for his self-inflicted pain.
This book, like it's predecessor, made me cry so much I had to step away at times, just to gather the pieces of my shattered soul together and forge the strength to read some more. Like it's predecessor it will also stay with me in a way very few other books have. As will Jacob and Hope, who have carved a little space inside my heart and will rest there alongside Ren and Della.
If I was going to be critical I might say that the 17 year old Hope didn't feel 17, she felt much older.
However her back story had been crafted in such a way that it felt entirely possible that she would be more mature and eloquent than many girls of her age. Her whole life had been spent in the company of adults, with few interactions with other children.
I had no backbone but only because he's stolen it. Just like He'd stolen my lungs, my heart, my soul. He'd stolen them so many years ago, yet he didn't want them. He'd never asked for them or given his in return. And although I ached for a heart and begged for a soul and wished for a backbone, I had no idea how to claim them back.
Oh and the push and pull between Jacob and Hope, the passion, the pain and the fury. It held me spellbound, it held me in the moment there with them. These two feel like so much more than words on paper, they are living, breathing, sweating, crying, loving people with such spirit that they must surely exist someplace somewhere.
Lace and a silver locket will now sit alongside blue ribbon as one of those images that triggers a thousand thoughts, feelings and memories. Despite the struggle and hard work of getting to the end of the story (both for the characters AND me) it was such a worthwhile journey in the end. It was so perfect even in all it's brokenness and pain.
I did my best to laugh when all I wanted to do was cry.
I'd lost.
I'd failed.
It was over.
I'm now going to have a long lie down in a very dark room whilst I recover.