Review: RIP Shane......You were loved!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
SPOILERS - I know my title for this review may seem weird but Shane became a real person to me when reading this story.  Ms. Collins gave us such a beautiful story of love, loneliness, redemption, forgiveness, and heartache that I am still crying when I think of this story. You know a book is good when days later you are still affected by it. You can hardly find books that affect you this way but "let love live" is definitely one of them.  The story is told in 3 parts, Shane/Dylan-before, Shane/Conner-after and Shane/Conner-forever.The "before" is just so heart wrenching. This is where Shane comes in. Even though I knew how it would end, I was still pulling for him and Dylan. You feel his hurt and loneliness, his love for Dylan and you just wanted to save him. You wanted to show him he was loved and all he had to do was reach out and grab onto the one person who loved him best. You know they say it is the survivors who have to live with these type of consequences but for that person to contemplate suicide you know he has to be in a lot of pain. I cried through most of these chapters.The "After" chapter deals with Dylan and how he moves on from this tragic event.  He loved Shane so much and just was not able to give him the help he needed. You can feel his defeat in wondering why he keeps living his life. Luckily he helps children with dealing with issues such as bullying and peer pressure.  When he meets Conner it is lust at first sight. But since Dylan has always coped with Shane's loss by no commitment sex he starts to change this with Conner. Conner is the coolest dude! He is so strong in knowing himself and what works for him. He is confident in being gay and knows what he wants in his relationships. These chapters deal with them learning what their relationship is going to be and Dylan finally realizing there was nothing he could have done for Shane."Forever" is just that. Dylan and Conner finally have their forever.This book was also the most tasteful m/m story I have ever read.  Please read this story and you will love Shane too!!! This book shows that it does not matter who you love as long as you cherish them forever.All the books in this series are good but my favorite will always be "Let Love LIve".  Great Job Ms. Collins!!!!!