Review: Best series ever
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2014
OMG, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it! I'm afraid to review it because I do not want to give away any teasers, because, I just can't, you have to read it and gasp, cry, laugh, and do all that all over again depending on which chapter you are on.T.J. you did it again!! Of course the dinner scene, of course, the knock knock jokes, and Bear's famous rants!! I feel like I am in your head when I read Bear's famous scenes and cannot believe you can write a conversation like that down. It's like you have to be writing as quick as he is talking...! They are epic and I have to reread each one to laugh again. I cannot wait until this comes out on audio and we can hear someone like Charlie David narrating this and then stops and takes his "big breath" then continues.This story spans the life of Tyson or "the kid" from 9 until his 20th birthday. There are even times he steps back to when he was 5 yrs old. But it basically is the story of Ty and Dom. The beginning of the friendship, how they became friends, how the became "inevitable" and how they each became "mine". It was so interesting to see how there was a "need" in both to be filled and how it was eventually accomplished. It took many years, many tears, heartache, and misconceptions to get to the "inevitable" and it was, "inevitable". We see a side of Ty that is the same, but so different from "Bear". The similarities was incredible. But the one thing we don't see in the first and second book, is how Ty has or has not been dealing with his own voices in his head. We see his survival mode, similar to "Bear" in so many ways, but different, because he's just "a little Kid". Ty has never truly dealt with his abandonment issues and they seem to be the foundation of this book. It is painful and boy did I cry, and cry. But in the end, issues are resolved!We get to see all our favorite characters and even get cameo appearances from his other book "Tell me its Real". That is hilarious. You even get a little from Johnny Depp! We meet Corey/Kori who is Ty's best friend from school and someone else (can't tell or it would ruin another chapter). Our old favorites are back and Creed/Anna/JJ are my favorites, I think (there are soooo many in this book). We also get an understanding about how important Mrs. P was to Ty. Of course we get a big dose of Bear and Otter and their continued love, support and friendship to all.I could write for days, but you just need to go take a day off and read it. You will not be disappointed. Take the journey to see "the Kid" through other eyes and now be "Ty", which is how I think of him now. T.J. includes a wonderful epilogue that ties up all issues, but does leave us with "one more". Maybe he will be nice and make it a XMAS novella so we don't have to wait!