Review: 4 to 4.5 moving, emotional, heartfelt stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
What if you found your soul mate at the worst point in your life?Seventeen year old Harper is in a new town, facing a health crisis, and still suffering from tragedy in in her past. Vaun is plagued by ghosts too, feels isolation and adrift. He has used random sexual encounters to numb his pain, but does not really feel anything.They meet and form an immediate connection that defies logic. Soon they are immersed in each other lives and harboring strong feelings. But even as Harper tries to pull away to protect Vaun from her secret and uncertain future, it all is exposed.Will their love be enough to help her in the fight for her life or will Vaun face his biggest loss yet?I have to say that the insta-love in this book was really fast. However, I will admit that even though insta-love usually annoys me, I found their relationship sweet and heart felt. They were both broken before they met from family issues and traumas, but their meeting truly was the beginning of their new lives and new attitude. It did really feel like they had a soulful connection. And they were so consumed by their feelings and were so good for each other that I kind of just went with it."I love you infinity."~Harper"I love you infinity plus one."~Vaun"I think I beat you. There is nothing higher than infinity.""I loved you first.""You win."Harper was sweet, loving, caring and has an inner strength. She had faced so much in her young life and was facing the hardest battle yet. But even though she had so much going on in her own life, she could still have empathy and concern for Vaun and his struggles. And her care and concern for her little brother was admirable.(Quote)I know I should be embarrassed and I should be worried that I could bare such sorrow to a stranger when I keep it closed from the ones who love me most, but Vaun doesn't feel like stranger. He feels like an old friend. One I had once and lost and found again. A friend who understands my tears aren't a moment of weakness but of love. Vaun and I share a kindred spirit of pain, in so many ways different, but heart altering all the same.Vaun was simply amazing. He was funny, protective, loving, and devoted. From the minute he saw her, she pulled him in. And he jumped head first into wanting more with her even as she tried to pull back and not let him in. From the beginning, he saw their connection for what it was, never fought it or denied it. In fact, he pushed it. And when things were difficult, he pushed them both through it and found way to make a difference in her life. And she had a positive effect on his too by giving him someone to truly care about and also helping him deal with his own feelings of loss and family issues. Since they had been through so much, they both showed much more maturity than typical seventeen year olds."I love you, Blue. I love you more than anything left here on this earth and I think we were meant to find one another. You saved me and now... I'm going to save you.""Will you fight? I need to know you'll fight, Blue. That you'll fight so damn hard so we never say goodbye...God and Heaven can't have you you because you're mine, because I loved you first."There was pain, heart break, sweetness, and love. It was difficult, challenging, emotional, and moving. There were parts where I lost my breath, teared up, and wanted to throw my kindle. Knowing that the author has first hand experience of this topic, made it even more meaningful. But this was ultimately a story of love, redemption, and hope against terrible odds. There were twists and turns. And it will keep you wondering, hoping, and in suspense til the very end.Thanks to Kerri Williams for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.