Review: ~ Review by Caroline
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
5 of 5 starsFor original review see The Prism Book Alliance Blog onlineThis book picks the story up a few months from where we left the boys in book 2 and their lives have not got any happier or easier.Andrew is feeling bereft. He is travelling from state to state with any trucker that will give him a ride by whatever means possible.  As he sinks further and further into depression, believing his beloved Jack is dead, he does things he never believed possible just to survive. His fear of his parents finding him prevents him from reaching out to anyone from his past life.Jack has finished high school and is ready to start college and playing football again but his heart really isn’t in it. Every day he worries and wonders about Andrew, praying that he is alive and safe, but as weeks turn into months he can’t help but become more disillusioned. Every spare moment he has is spent trying to track him down but it seems like he has vanished from the face of the earth.After a short spell working in Miami Andrew has finally hit his limit. He calmly makes up his mind that he is going to return to Sweet to visit Jacks grave and then end his life so he can be with his lover. He is shaken to the core when he arrives and finds out that he has been deceived by Jacks father and Jack is actually alive and well and has been frantically searching for him.When they are finally reunited they have been apart for a nearly a year and neither boy is the same person. Andrew worries that Jack will not be able to get past the things he had to do to survive or overlook the scars that now cover his body. Jack is still plagued by the memories of the camp and how close he came to death.  Both of them are constantly second guessing each other worrying that they may not be enough.As the two boys find each other again it is beautiful to watch Andrews confidence build and it really helps to redefine their relationship. With Andrews parents still at large, college, money worries and the everlasting fear of bigotry the pair will have to hope their love is strong enough to last and end with them achieving their ultimate dream.This was a fab finale to the story.  As in the first two books the secondary characters are almost a story on their own. It was good to see Billy thriving in a much more positive environment. The real heroes though are Jack and Andrew. After all they had been through their growth and forgiveness was amazing. I cannot recommend this series enough!!