Review: A Solid 4.5 Star Review For This Tragic. Magical Love Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2014
Have you ever heard the saying, It's complicated? That is the story of bot Josie Sommers and Seth Montgomery's lives. No matter hoe cliched it must seem. If you have read book one, That;s A Promise (which you should read before That's A Lie) you will completely understand what I mean.Josie Sommers is a girl who has never had a "normal" or easy life, but she has never regretted that. She has always had a best friend that was there by her side through the east times and the rough times. His name was Seth. He was never afraid or put out by the fact that Josie was never afraid to swing on him when needed, quite the opposite in fact. He had never envisioned a girl so willing to stand up for herself, or to take the blows that may come her way.Josie grew up with what some would say an unconventional family, and if they did say so, she would be just as quick to defend them, if it was verbally or physically. Josie did things her way, not because she thought she was better, but because she wanted fun in her life.Seth Montgomery found out the hard way with Josie, that one did not disagree with her easily. After time went on and they became the very best of friends, he admired that quality about her. Grew fond of her. Later on... maybe even thought more of her than just a friend.All through the years, Josie and Seth were inseparable. Until the night the had come through the other side of puberty, of course. No matter your feelings for your best friend, your most trusted confidant, you can't always fight the monsters for them.This was an extremely hard lesson learned on both parties.Josie was attacked. In one of the most brutal ways possible on their graduation noght, only to be found by Seth, who could not control his rage at what he'd found. His very best friend, the closest person to him...  he found her broken, unsure if she still lived, and beat the holy living hell out of her attacker before holding her and begging her to hold on for help.How does someone come to grips with a total life altering, shattering, gut-wrenching moment when you care so deeply for them? To know you weren't there? To know that they could never have prevent?Josie could not be who she had always been. She'd tried. She tried to go after what she want.... but was even more heartbroken in the process. Josie never believed in herself, or all the pretty things she'd been told.So... when you hit a certain age, a certain maturity, is there a way to reasonably at upon that? Niether Josie nor Seth were sure. So avoid it did they ever.That is is until irrevocable events led them to one another. But how on God's green Earth could THEY, be possible?You can only find out through reading their stories.I totally recommend these books being read in order.I really and truly hope that in the end... both Josie and Seth find their happily ever afters, because they definitely deserve them!