Review: Great addition!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2013
I have loved the Micha & Ella Books, as well as Kayden and Callie, but Lila and Ethan may just be my favorite.We never knew just how messed up both of them were in Micha & Ella's story. Lila just seemed like the Devil May Care type who didn't really have a lot of substance. Ethan though, he was there for Micha, to the point where he wasn't Ella's biggest fan. He and Lila clicked from the beginning, and this is their story.Lila's had a pretty messed up life. She made a mistake when she was 14 that resulted in her mother tearing her down verbally and emotionally, and her only advice was to start taking pills. Because, evidently, pills fix everything. And they do for Lila, for awhile. Until she is taking more and more pills to feel "normal" and losing time, waking up in strange places and having to call Ethan to bail her out.Ethan has no place in his life for drugs. Not now that he's seen firsthand what they can do to a person. And because of what he's seen and what he's had to live through, he doesn't let Lila get away with lying to herself. Even if he's afraid she'll hate him in the end. This book is about two broken people coming together and trying to make themselves whole.Jessica does an amazing job with her writing. I am always emotionally invested in the characters, and I find myself laughing and crying right along with them. My heart ached for both Lila and Ethan in this book. Lila thinks she needs to appear perfect, when she definitely isn't perfect on the inside. Ethan does a great job with her, being there, being strong for her when she isn't able to, and taking the leap with her to figure out who they can be together. It's a heartfelt, heart-breaking read that will leave you begging for more!