Review: Oh, Noah!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
Noah Ryan, Crashing Down's hero, captured my heart from page one. He's 21, tough, damaged and has a heart of gold. Once driven to succeed, he blames himself for his best friend's death--no spoilers here. You'll have to read this awesome book to find out why. Now, Noah works at Stone Cliff Resort as a ski instructor in the winter and white water guide in the summer and spends his free time restoring a motorcycle that holds a very special meaning to him.The first chapter is all Noah. He opens the story and from the first glimpse, the reader's heart goes out to him. He's rough, he's hurting, and I just wanted to reach into the computer and soothe him.Okay, maybe one or two HINTS at a spoiler:There's a fight and my heart absolutely hurt at the thoughts going through Noah's head.There's rough sex with the girl who "sort of" caused the fight as he further attempts to banish his demons. Soothing Noah wasn't on my mind at this time. :DThere's his friend, Jared, whom he helps out financially and worries about.And then, there's Kathryn...and a bet gone wrong.Kathryn Lane is an all work, no play, straight A student who takes an internship at Stone Cliff Resort for the summer. Getting involved with the local bad boy, isn't part of the plan, especially as relationships between staff memebers are frowned upon by the management and a bad evaluation could mean losing her scholarship. Pleasing her father is also uppermost on her mind, and Noah is NOT the kind of guy she could take home to daddy. Too bad Noah is as irresistable to Kathryn as he is to the reader!What can you say about a young man who so desperately needs saving, who spends so much time trying to save a friend and a girl he's coming to care for inspite of knowing he shouldn't?Don't get me wrong, this story is about both Noah and Kathryn, and each character grows in some amazing ways by the end of the book, but you'll find yourself remembering the damaged hero long after the story ends.So--if you want a book with roller coaster emotions, exceptional characters, sizzling sex and an ending that will make your heart swell...you've got to read Crashing Down.Ms. Fox--you've outdone yourself this time.