Review: truly amazing and unforgettable!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
This story crawled inside me, split my heart open, and laid it bare for the entire world to see.  I have discovered aspects of my own personal journey of grief throughout these pages, and it really made everything burst to life before my eyes. I wasn't just deeply touched by this soul searing experience; my heart was broken and then surprisingly nurtured and tended back to life. I was given a precious and priceless gift of learning how to balance and live life without fear or regret. No value can be put on such a treasure!Abby is lost in a world of emptiness, pain, and longing. No matter how far the waves of regret pull her under, she never fights against them. She has given up to the notion of living because she no longer has a reason or a purpose to go on. Isolation has become her world and loneliness her only companion. With nothing left to lose, Abby drags herself halfway around the world to continue hiding, but this time, life has other plans for her in the form of Sage. Sage is unlike anyone that Abby has ever met before, and the harder she tries to avoid him, the more relentless he becomes in trying to break down her walls of pain and despair. Will her strength give out and cause her to open up to him, or will she push him away and pull even deeper into herself and become completely lost in her all-encompassing grief?I am completely in love with both Abby and Sage. They are as different as night and day, and yet they are exactly what the other needs. They are drawn by an unknown force to grow closer and dig deeper to find out all they can. As they get to know each other, they begin to realize that they have found the missing piece to their own soul. They provide a balance for each other; one's yin to the other's yang. While Sage breathes life back into Abby, she fills in the empty pieces of the puzzle that is Sage.  Together life makes sense and has a purpose. Together, they can conquer the world.Each beautiful character represented a unique and essential piece of the exquisite tapestry that is this story. Their own trials and pain served as a guidepost to both warn and encourage Abby and Sage not to give up, but to fight for their balance and their heart's greatest desire. Giving up is easy, but fighting for what we want takes courage and ferocity. I challenge you to not take the easy road and just give up, but dare to push onward and fight for what you want. Grab onto your dream and never let go.This is the first book that I have ever read by Anna Kyss, and she literally blew me away. I couldn't read fast enough to find out what happened next, and yet I was trying to savor each and every word in order to get the full impact of her incredible story! I am beyond anxious to find out what happens to Abby and Sage as I hated to say goodbye to them. They are truly amazing and unforgettable!