Review: 4 sweet romance stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
*book was gifted in exchange for an honest review*Can I just start by saying that I absolutely adored this book!  I've been in a horrible book funk for weeks, to the point where I haven't even wanted to pick up a book.  When I received a copy of the book from the Author I decided to give it a shot and I'm so happy I did.  I had a rare day where everyone in my house was gone and I literally sat on the couch for 4 hours and read this book from cover to cover....which is pretty much unheard of in my crazy life!Jessica Gibson did a wonderful job in her debut novel!  The Harder I Fall is a YA read, which is also something I don't read a lot of, but the way it was written didn't make me feel like I was reading a book about kids.  Both main characters are in there freshmen year of college but each of them have gone through some incredible hardships that make them seem much older than they really are.  Not to mention that this book made me cry multiple times!  And it wasn't an ugly cry but one where you just had to cry because the back of your eyes was burning from trying not to!While I did find some little quirks in the book and terms that were used a few too many times I really think that Jessica Gibson has a great start with her first novel and will only grow as an author!I highly recommend this book to any reader who loves a good love story and because it's written in a classic YA style with only a very small amount of steamy scenes I would even recommend it to younger readers.  It's more a story of surviving your first love and learning to not let your past hold you from realizing your dreams.