Review: OMG Favorite Book This Year!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
[...]OMFG!! I'm speechless right now. This book, wow! Tasha Ivey is a freaking genius, and this book is absolutely amazing! I have been trying all day to put into words a review that would do this book justice, and still do not think I have them.Two years ago Makenna lost her fiancé in a horrible accident, and she's trying to live her life, but she really isn't living. She is now an elementary school teacher, her best friend Callie (also a teacher) is trying to get her to move on and live again, and talks her into dating the highschool football coach Drew. Makenna agrees, because that's what she thinks she needs to do to move on, but can't bring herself to even kiss Drew. She soon strikes up a friendship with her classes soldier that they write to, Sawyer, and is able to be herself when chatting with him.Some things happen, some horrible things, but also some great things as well. You can tell she knows what she wants, but isn't sure of it yet, and you instantly fall in love with one of the guys.Makenna is damaged and broken, she isn't living her life anymore, and doesn't talk about her fiancé Shane, when she finally opens up, your heart breaks for her. I was balling reading this part of the story. When she realizes that she can move on, and that doesn't mean her love for Shane is gone, she starts to become whole again. You can see it peaking through as each chapter goes on. She is also very realatable, and I could imagine any of us who have gone  through the same thing as her dealing with it this way.Without giving anything away, one of these guys, and once you start reading, you will figure out who, is not right in the head, and there is something very wrong, but Makenna doesn't seem to notice because she's just trying to live, and doing a horrible job at it. The other guy, wow, I think I instantly fell in love.Each of the characters, Drew, Sawyer, Makenna, all have troubled pasts, some of them let it get to them and make them who they are, and others are trying to move past it and make the best of the hand they've been dealt. Its great to see Makenna and one of the guys coming out of their shell and really working on moving forward with their life.This story has some heavy topics as well, and If I was Makenna, I'm not sure how well I would have dealt with some of them, but she keeps proving she's stronger than she or any of the people in her life think she is.The supporting characters in this book are also great, and really bring this story home, Shane (yeah, he's in the past, but whatever), Callie, Wes, William, Dalton, and even Makenna's mom and dad. You do get pissed at Callie, but you see and understand why she does what she does. They all love Makenna and want her happy again, those who have been in her life for a long time, and new friends she makes throughout this story.I laughed, I cried, I was scared of being alone at night, I loved, I hated, I everything'd while reading this book. It is an emotional rollercoaster and as long as you hang on tight (don't worry, chapter one will drag you in), it is worth the ride.  I do recommend that you make sure you have time to finish, or you'll be like me, and counting down the minutes to get home from work to pick it back up. Last night, I said screw it and read till too early in the morning, but it was definitely worth it. Problem with that... I couldn't sleep after finishing, my mind was racing and I couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened. I felt as if I knew these characters by the end of the book.I want to thank Tasha Ivey for providing me with an ARC copy for an honest review. Girl, you rocked this book! It is definitely on the top of my list for my favorite book of 2013. I have already told all of my friends to pick it up when it goes live on August 4th, and I can't wait to read all the other stories that will be in the Every Life series.I highly recommend each and every one of you pick this book up, it will not be a decision you regret. I normally don't read a book more than once (there are too many on my TBR list) but this one, I will make an exception for. So grab your Kleenex, curl up on the coach, and grab this book and don't put it down. You will love it! I know I did."You know, I thought I had my life all figured out. After that one fateful day, I didn't think I was meant to have the fairy tale ending. Hell, I didn't even think I was meant to love again. But I figured something out along the way. Sometimes, it takes someone just as broken as you are to heal you."****I received and ARC of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review****