Review: Fantastic Addition to the Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
If I could give this book a million stars, I would...it's that good! It picks up with the aftermath and consequences that occurred in the first book. Walsh and Tammy are both very damaged souls that are in great pain. This is what makes this story so special to me. It's about two utterly broken souls that have been intertwined most of their lives and how they decide to move on...either apart or fighting their own demons to make it back to each other but as healthier people."I was just beginning to figure out of who I was when I met Walsh. He became imprinted into the fabric of me...""If I don't have him, I don't have me."I loved seeing the how the relationship of Walsh and Tammy began in their 9th grade Algebra class."...he's looking at me. The real me, like I matter, and I think maybe I could have him look at me that way forever."I thought these flashbacks really illustrated how very connected they were and how the fear of losing Walsh to alcoholism really impacted her and influenced the decisions she made which were HORRIBLE! I also got to see how Walsh became the alcoholic that he did, what a slippery, gradual slope it is, how it affects the people who love him, and how they are involved in the vicious cycle.It goes without saying that I liked Tammy much better in this book than I did the first one. It was nice seeing how Walsh and Tammy grew as individuals and what a hard job it was to work on themselves before they could work on being a couple. They were so connected at such a young age and for so long that they lost a part of their own identities. This wasn't a quick fix but an everyday struggle that was hard. This helped me connect with their characters and really care about them.I read this in less than 24 hours, and it was worth every moment of sleep that I lost. If you haven't read this series, I highly recommend it. Thank you, Selena, for writing such a deep love story that involved serious issues that you dealt with in your usual graceful and sensitive way. I hope can help those of us who have been affected by this horrible disease. It's so good to know that there is light at the end of that long tunnel!