Review: I definitely had a couple of good cries during this one. Grab your tissues!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
*sigh*  This book was so REAL.  And different.  Many of you may know this about me already, but I'm a pretty big fan of MCs who are survivors.  And Olivia is definitely a survivor...but not of what seems to be the standard set of 'things to survive from' that I seem to be reading over and over lately.  Not that I don't still appreciate those books, but I REALLY appreciated that Olivia, and her story, were different.This story will take you on a roller coaster of emotions.  One minute I was laughing out loud, and the next, I was practically sobbing right along with Olivia.  And then I was biting my nails, worrying over people's actions/reactions...and then basking in the happiness of knowing that sometimes things turn out even better than anyone could have imagined.Oliva and Preston (OMG Preston, can I PRETTY PLEASE have one of him in my real life?!) have both had some pretty crappy things happen to them in their short lives.  And they are dealing with them in VERY different ways.  And those ways aren't exactly healthy...but maybe they can find a different way to help each other heal, together.Speaking of how Olivia and Preston are dealing with the skeletons in their closets, I HAVE to make mention of the secondary characters in this book!  Although Olivia's roommate, Kara, is a big secondary character, since she is Preston's best friend as well, my favorite secondary character is Olivia's therapist, Rose.  She's so different in her approach to helping Olivia, and she's a real person, not just a doctor in an office.  We see and hear about things going on with Rose that are personal, and have nothing to do with Olivia's "case". And both of their families still exist in this story, more than just being the names on their birth certificates, or siblings who disappear from the pages once they entered college, which is refreshing, even if I didn't always like certain members of their families. :)I want to tell you ALL THE THINGS about this novel...but I REALLY think everyone needs to experience everything in this story the same way I did: with no expectations, except that all of the characters in this book have a past that might haunt them in the present, and that the chemistry between Olivia and Preston is HOT!I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK IN THIS SERIES!!!!  December is so far away!  I'm excited to read Kara's story.  But for now, YOU need to read THIS book!  Go now, and 1-click!