Review: One of the best books I've read this year!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
A lot of New Adult books follow a pattern, the same pattern.  But those years right after high school and into adulthood do not follow the same patter for everyone.  Indeed, common patterns are the exception rather than the rule these days.  So it's nice to find one that breaks the New Adult mode in a really powerful way like Pieces of Olivia does.This story is about a girl who has faced a devastating lose.  She's not living but surviving.  Everyone is worrying about her.  She's pushing away from things that have been planned for years.  Looking for a different path, one that could actually be more difficult for her recovery.  But she meets some people that change that.  A great roommate, a guy that she's drawn to and a quirky therapist.  She finds her life again.Preston.  What an incredible guy.  A player but not a player.  He's protecting his heart and with good reasons.  He's accepting and comforting.  He gets that things are hard.  Patient and forgiving, he falls hard for Olivia.  I fell hard for him.Kara.  That girl talks a lot.  Her best friend is Preston but he is quickly joined by Olivia.  She's trying to figure out her life and it's not as clear and it may seem.Rose.  What a character this women is.  Forceful and daring, she pushes Olivia to face her pain and to let it go.  Love her and her ghost talking ways.Can you see from the list of characters that this book is different.  These people are woven together to create the perfect storm that helps Olivia put the pieces of her life back together.  No one of them could have accomplished what they did as a whole.  It wasn't the perfect love between Preston and Olivia.  It wasn't just the great new friendship that Olivia desperately needed.  It wasn't just the quirky therapist and her chain smoking.  It was all of them together.  Because that's real.  It takes more than finding love again to heal.  It takes support to heal.  It takes Olivia being ready.  It takes Olivia being brave.  It takes all of them working together to create this story and I loved it.One of the best books I've read this year, Pieces of Olivia should not be missed.