Review: Heartbreaking and Breathtaking
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
I am not so sure my heart was ready for Skipping Stones, but it was a fabulous journey for me to take.This is a beautiful story of love, loss, heartache and family. Of course, the most important of these things in love and this book conveys that in such a beautifully told story. Alex has just lost her parents within days of each other. She is having a hard time understanding why. She has lost everything. She has lost herself and what she considers her life. But on one of those fateful days following the death of her mother, she meets Drew.Drew is kind and compassionate. He is caring and witty and he has a heart of gold. One other thing Drew has is the ability to calm Alex and make her feel almost human again. He makes her smile and she knows that even though she just suffered the greatest loss she will ever know, he is the only one that can comfort her. Alex knows that she shouldn't be flirting or having fun after such tragedy, but Drew brings it out in her. When she is with him, her life is somehow less complicated and she is able to let down her guard.Drew wants nothing more than to help Alex in her time of grief. He is so drawn to her and he knows that there is something special there. He feels the strong need to protect her and take care of her.But when he suddenly disappears from her life, Alex is completely crushed. The only thing she has left to focus on is school her papa and memaw. She does everything possible to forget about Drew, but many, many years later it is the one thing she has never been able to get over. Will Drew and Alex find their way back together? Will they never see each other again? Did Drew miss her as much as she missed him?This story just tore me to pieces. I spent a great deal of it in tears. But I spent a lot of time wondering if Drew was even real or if he was just a figment of her imagination sent to guide her through the toughest point of her life. It seems that Drew always seems to appear when Alex needs him the most. It is a bond that cannot be broken and it was such a beautiful love story amist all of the tragedy.Despite my heart and my tears, I adored this book. It is a great journey through not only the grief process, but the journey to true love. It was well told and my heart broke with Alex's and my heart smiled with hers. I really have a great appreciate for this book. Yes, it is not a typical romance. It is tragic, emotional and beautiful. It takes real talent to take such a big loss and still make it a beautiful love story at the same time.*I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*