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bookwormbetty's review against another edition
5.0
I finished this book but had to take some time to gather myself. Talk about the emotional ringer. Holy smokes. This book will give you the best book hangover, The angst on a scale of 1-10 is a 15. This is way more than what you think when you read the blurb, it is so much so. While the blurb is intriguing, it sells the book short, IMO. This book deals with such heavy topics such as mental illness, and suicide, as well as true and everlasting love. Yes its a tear jerker, but there is HEA so keep that in mind.
Carian Cole can write a book that stomps all over your heart, puts in back in and you thank her for it. This book was just what I was looking for. The pacing is wonderful, it takes place over a decade, and you really get to see the development of the characters and how they are, why they are like that, and so much more. This book will change you, and change how you look at certain subjects. This wasn't just a romance book, it was a learning experience.
Carian Cole can write a book that stomps all over your heart, puts in back in and you thank her for it. This book was just what I was looking for. The pacing is wonderful, it takes place over a decade, and you really get to see the development of the characters and how they are, why they are like that, and so much more. This book will change you, and change how you look at certain subjects. This wasn't just a romance book, it was a learning experience.
nicolerojasp's review against another edition
4.0
Trigger warnings: addiction, mental health, suicide
Entre a este libro sin saber mucho lo que me iba a encontrar y debo decir que fue una montaña rusa de emociones. Llore más de la mitad del libro pero valió la pena cada lágrima. Es un romance un tanto tóxico en mi opinión la cantidad de veces que el intento salir de su problema y volvía a recaer y ella siempre constante sin embargo creo que esa es la realidad de la vida. Toma tiempo superar traumas y adicciones en especial cuando no se tiene una salud mental estable creo que eso fue lo que mas me gustó del libro que fue realista. Trata temas muy delicados y profundos que te dejan pensando mucho en cómo las víctimas de estas situaciones la pasan. Me encantó.
Entre a este libro sin saber mucho lo que me iba a encontrar y debo decir que fue una montaña rusa de emociones. Llore más de la mitad del libro pero valió la pena cada lágrima. Es un romance un tanto tóxico en mi opinión la cantidad de veces que el intento salir de su problema y volvía a recaer y ella siempre constante sin embargo creo que esa es la realidad de la vida. Toma tiempo superar traumas y adicciones en especial cuando no se tiene una salud mental estable creo que eso fue lo que mas me gustó del libro que fue realista. Trata temas muy delicados y profundos que te dejan pensando mucho en cómo las víctimas de estas situaciones la pasan. Me encantó.
rustilyn's review against another edition
5.0
heartwrenchingly wonderful love story
oh my! what a long and tortuous journey for Piper & Evan - could NOT stop reading this!! I was forever agonizing over how their story would unfold, and end. so happy they received their happy ending!!
oh my! what a long and tortuous journey for Piper & Evan - could NOT stop reading this!! I was forever agonizing over how their story would unfold, and end. so happy they received their happy ending!!
myoverflowinggtbr's review against another edition
5.0
oh my god, I truly feel like I need to schedule a therapy session and take a few days off from social media. this was a lot, I actually need to sit and think about this, it was genuinely a lot. not even kidding. i would like to post a review but i truly don’t know how to put this book into coherent words so please let this be my review.
triggers ⬇️
homelessness
depression
suicide
miscarriage
schizophrenia
animal death
alcohol addiction
drug addiction
triggers ⬇️
homelessness
depression
suicide
miscarriage
schizophrenia
animal death
alcohol addiction
drug addiction
carteremma's review against another edition
I did not care for either character and could not connect with the story. It felt like a chore turning this on for my daily walk.
theromancereadjess's review against another edition
5.0
I’m sitting here more than 48 hours after finishing this book and I’m still trying to come up with the words and thinking about how raw, honest and powerful this story was and how love isn’t perfect, it’s not meant to be and that’s the beauty behind it.
I will never forget how this book made me feel, I went through a roller coaster of emotions to the point of sobbing and staring at my wall to what I had just read.
So many topics and situations that people face every single day were written in these pages, A truly wonderful story of a love that transcends time, through thick and thin. Raw heartbreaking moments of clarity and deals with a subject that is often not discussed enough, not spoken about when it should be.
From the very start It's very intense and emotional! It starts when Piper and Blue first set eyes on each other and there was this instant attraction. A homeless guy playing his guitar in the park for money with his dog by his side. Piper couldn’t help but notice him, his beautiful face, tattooed body and that sexy smirk he threw her way. Over a span of 15 years Piper and Blues lives are forever changed from the very first glance, they didn’t realize what the future would hold and this is their story. This is all about them and their feelings but they have to deal with many trials along the way. Their love, loss, drug abuse and mental health and along with some other things, I don't want to say as I don't want to give any spoilers!
Carian wrote such beautiful words and beautiful characters and they pull you so far into their emotions. It was so sad and beautiful at the same time and it had really touched my heart. Carian wrote about mental health in such a honest and heartfelt way. I think this is a subject that should be spoken about, it was honest and raw.
“ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɢʟʏ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ.”
I will never forget how this book made me feel, I went through a roller coaster of emotions to the point of sobbing and staring at my wall to what I had just read.
So many topics and situations that people face every single day were written in these pages, A truly wonderful story of a love that transcends time, through thick and thin. Raw heartbreaking moments of clarity and deals with a subject that is often not discussed enough, not spoken about when it should be.
From the very start It's very intense and emotional! It starts when Piper and Blue first set eyes on each other and there was this instant attraction. A homeless guy playing his guitar in the park for money with his dog by his side. Piper couldn’t help but notice him, his beautiful face, tattooed body and that sexy smirk he threw her way. Over a span of 15 years Piper and Blues lives are forever changed from the very first glance, they didn’t realize what the future would hold and this is their story. This is all about them and their feelings but they have to deal with many trials along the way. Their love, loss, drug abuse and mental health and along with some other things, I don't want to say as I don't want to give any spoilers!
Carian wrote such beautiful words and beautiful characters and they pull you so far into their emotions. It was so sad and beautiful at the same time and it had really touched my heart. Carian wrote about mental health in such a honest and heartfelt way. I think this is a subject that should be spoken about, it was honest and raw.
“ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɢʟʏ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ.”
tmtclife's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction and Mental illness
mingreen's review against another edition
Yeah, no. DNF. This turned me off of MCs with drug addiction. I'll probably never read one again. This was so bad.
unhingedreader's review against another edition
5.0
I changed my fav book from Carian Cole. Maybe this is no 1 and Talon no 2?? Or they could tie together lol idk but omg i cant pick but this book is so good, im trigued all the way to the end. So real & raw