Review: Brand <3
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
Guys. I cannot even begin to explain to you how much I was anticipating this book. I wanted Brand to have a book from the moment I met him in If You Leave. He is just such a wonderful character and a great friend and I wanted him to get a happily ever after in the worst way. This became even more true in Before We Fall. After that book I just knew he deserved a happily ever after. Until We Fly was everything I was hoping it would be and more. It was a fantastic addition to the series. It is a very close second to If You Leave for me (and if you know me you know the love I possess for that book knows no bounds).If I didn’t love Brand already I would seriously love him now. Next to Gabe, Brand is easily my favorite guy of the series. For me those two are just head and shoulders above Pax and Dom. Brand is just such a great guy. He is truly truly great and good. I never realized how crappy his upbringing was and the fact that he turned out so good in spite of that is beautiful. He is strong and resilient and just wonderful. I know a lot of people were surprised and kind of upset when Before We Fall was about Jacey but Jacey with someone who wasn’t Brand. Personally I was happy about that. I didn’t think Jacey deserved Brand. Brand is too good and deserves someone who wouldn’t continually use him as a crutch.As much as I loved Brand, I also loved Nora. That girl. My gosh. She broke my heart. I loved her and I admired her bravery. That girl saw something she wanted and damn if she let anything stop her from getting it. From the outside it looks like her world is perfect, but looks can be deceiving. Nora has had a very rough upbringing and I wanted her to find her way out of the darkness.Initially it seems like Brand and Nora come from two different worlds and have absolutely nothing in common, but that could not be further from the truth. They both have terrible families. Seriously both of their families are horrendous. So horrendous that I don’t even have words to fully express it. Some of what I read made me sick to my stomach and liquor was needed on my end after reading some of it. Brand and Nora needed each other in so many ways. They were truly able to understand one another and help each other grow. I loved their relationship because of this. They were really great together.What I loved about this book and about this series in general is that the happy endings are always earned. Nothing is ever easy for these characters and they have to go through some truly tough times to get to the happier times. For me it just makes the happily ever after that much sweeter and so much better. It’s real and tough and gritty and dark but it’s also beautiful. Because something before we fall, we fly.Until We Fly was a fantastic read and if you are a fan of this series you do not want to miss this book. It is absolutely heartbreaking and it really hurts but it is also a wonderful read.