Review: It broke my heart and healed it at the same time.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review.I thought waiting for a couple hours before writing my review would help, but I’m still unable to truly get my thoughts back together. This book is that good!I read a lot of New Adult books and more often than not I enjoy reading these books, but they don’t stay with me. And then, among all these books out there you find that gem, that one book that make you feel, that make you root for the characters, that book that makes you believe that these characters are your dearest friends and you want the best for them.So yeah, you’re on for the ride and cross your fingers while reading because it’s not easy, it’s not without pain and fear, but you’re all in, just like Josh and Ember are all in.To be honest, it’s not often that I find a book that has me riveted from page 1. Sometimes I need a couple of chapters to adjust to the new characters, the plot or the writing, but in this case, I just went with it and I couldn’t see the hours flying.The opening is like a punch, a perfect strike right to my heart and I love it when it happens. It means that the author doesn’t spare anything, that he/she went all in, portraying everything to perfection with words that don’t embellish anything, but just show a part of life at its rawest.Everything felt real, every characters, the plot, the fears and break-downs each and every characters went through and I forgot everything else. I was just in the story, in Ember’s head.Ember and Josh’s chemistry is undeniable and very well written. It’s not over-done. The author did an amazing job at blending sweet moments with hot ones and it made it all the more amazing and addicting to follow.Ember’s family is amazing. The author did an amazing job at portraying the differences between everybody grieving. Once again, nothing was over-done.This book is so amazing that I can’t bring myself to criticize anything as weird as it must seem. I recommend this book to everybody. You have to read it!