Review: Life is About Living Not Existing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
Sadie and Landon’s story is one about living life to the fullest for yourself regardless of the past or the people you love holding you back with their own expectations. It’s about healing what’s broken due to past relationships and having the strength to reach for a future that you want no matter what. It’s not an easy story to read due to the emotional journey J.M. La Rocca takes her readers on, but it’s one that will leave a lasting impression for some time.Sadie Taylor is a twenty year old college sophomore trying to recover from a broken relationship as well as a family move that puts her in a new town with parents who are going through a rough patch and without her best friend. For the most part, she’s a strong and confident woman who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is when the moment calls for it; the only part of herself that she does hold back is her trust; the two men she gave it to (her father and her ex-boyfriend) abused it and ended up shattering her world. According to her, Sadie is through with guys because she doesn’t want her heart to be ripped apart again, but then again, she made that declaration before she was introduced to Landon Johnson.Landon Johnson is a twenty four year old man whose passion for cars and racing is in direct contrast to his father’s desire for him to take over the family farm. Landon understands family duty and works hard to keep the farm running, but he definitely wants more for himself than to live on this land. For the past few years, Landon’s life has been about his work and his women, but there’s definitely more to him than meets the eye.  Landon’s playboy persona is not who he truly is, but a tragic experience has left him a shell of his former self, and this is who Sadie meets when she starts to work on Johnson farm.Despite a rocky start, Sadie and Landon’s relationship grows, and they soon find themselves mending each other’s broken hearts.Drifting into Darkness is an emotional read that will leave readers a bit conflicted with the events that occur. The writing is flawless because it absolutely illustrates all the love and passion Sadie and Landon feel about each other and about living.  There’s a great life message throughout this book, especially at the end and it 100 percent shows that life is about so much more than existing.A complimentary copy of the text was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.4 poison apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)