Review: beautifully written
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 13, 2013
This book took me full circle, but it was more of a circle with jagged zig zagged lines that eventually found their way back to the start. I don't think I've ever read a book that shattered my heart as much as this one. I've never ugly cried for more than a few pages in a book. I ugly cried for the first 20% of this one. Don't get me wrong, though, I wouldn't take it back for a second. Those ugly cries were heartfelt. J.B. stripped me down and left me feeling raw. When the main character Alex feels like she just can't cry anymore and doesn't know how she'll continue on, I felt the exact same. The scenery and emotions that J.B. is able to depict are brilliant. Even if you've never felt a loss like that main character does you'll know what it feel likes after you read this book.I wasn't sure I'd be able to finish this book it had be so emotionally distraught. The main character finds solace in Drew and is draw to him in a way that makes her forget what's happened and just be happy for a few moments at a time. Drew was a shining spot for me, as well. He came in at just the right time when Alex felt like she just couldn't take anymore.Just when things are beginning to look up and we think maybe there is a way to get past this, J.B. pulls the rug out from us again and we're left feeling open and raw. Alex finds a way to keep going and living her life one day at a time, though.Fifteen years pass and Alex still taking it one day at a time. She's still looking for the boy from the creek who taught her how to skip stones and took away the pain. He comes back into her life at just the right time again, a time of deep sorrow when he's needed the most.Finally, they're able to get that happy ending. The ending that makes all those tears and heartache worth it. The kind of ending that has you smiling so big that you now feel like your heart is going to bust open from all the love and happiness.You'll need a box of tissues for this read, maybe two boxes. You'll need some glue to put the pieces of your shattered heart back together. Don't forget about the boy who will come and fill your broken heart with fluff to make it full again. Once you're done reading your heart will have healed, you'll understand how we all have a path, that we're only given what we can handle and that we're given the right people to help us handle it.Skipping Stones is a story about life and loss, love and heartache, and having that one person from the beginning who's always been there to help you through it all.