by JAY MCLEAN
It’s the same old story, really.
Good versus evil.
Heroes versus villains.
Light versus dark.
For two years, college freshman Noah Morgan lived his life somewhere in the middle, fighting darkness and light, always searching for answers to a single question:
Why, Noah, why?
The same three words keep him up at night, struggling for air while gripping a plastic cylinder containing white pills to match the white label with his name printed in ink as deep and dark as his memories—memories that turned him into a recluse.
A shut-in.
An introvert.
Luckily for him, that’s not how the girl next door sees him.
"I learned that sometimes, there is no reason, and there are no answers. There just is."
Quirky isn't the right word for this author's style of writing, but while I search for the perfect one I'm needing to describe it and the amazingness that is this story, lemme tell you my thoughts. First of all, I felt like I was in a dark room, sitting on a lone chair, with a swinging bulb, illuminating me as it swung by. That was my vision because while she gave us tidbits of information, I felt like I was sitting in the dark waiting for that light to swing back my way, in turn, shedding some proverbial 'light' on this mystery I was reading. This book, this story....it snuck up on me. It quietly kidnapped my mind. Quietly. Effortlessly. This was a one-sitting read, and I was blown away. You guys: Blown. Away. This book was fanfuckingtastic.
IF this wasn't Jay McLean
And IF I hadn't read her before
And IF I wasn't anticipating some epic twist, I don't know that I would have kept reading this one.
Not that it was a bad story; not even a little bit.
Not that it was poorly written; on the contrary.
It would have been because I don't honestly know many authors that would have been able to hold my mind captive for that long, keeping me turning the pages, with very little to go on throughout the entire story. It was just one massive mystery that pulled at me, but I couldn't stop reading it if I tried. I was really intrigued. I was super curious. I wanted to know, but I wasn't sure how long it was going to take to decipher the story I was reading. I almost felt strung along, but I was going willingly. I will be honest, this book is best gone in completely BLIND. Avoid the spoilers, look past the naysayers, enjoy this book for everything magical that Jay's words can bring you. This one was a well told story that was so in-depth, yet it continually piqued my curiosity the more I read.
That ending? I am still on the fence about it, but I feel sated. This is also where I take the opportunity to see where McLean was trying to take this book. And for that very reason alone, it makes me love her writing that much more, especially since I am fairly new to her. I don't necessarily need a buttoned up, following the ABCs, bullet-pointed HEA. I can go with non-traditional, forward thinking, thought provoking ones because sometimes the idea of being able to ponder what happens is sometimes a very fun thing to do. This was one of the slowest burning stories I have read in a long while and it consumed me. I want to talk about this one...discuss it.....debate it. I want to seek more answers. I want to hear more of their story. I want to love on Noah and Andie so much more. My gosh. I feel like I am reeling right now.
One of my favorite things about this book was an unexpected, soul crushing, eye-opening moment that tore me up. Damn you, Jay, that got me good right in my little heart. 95% in, and I gasped. I may have welled up a little even. I am completely speechless.
This title has a profound meaning. I think my heart has been forever altered.
Brilliant. That's the word I was looking for to describe her writing.....brilliant.
"Say something beautiful."
~BEE
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~MEET JAY McLEAN~
Jay McLean is an international best-selling author and full-time reader, writer of New Adult Romance, and most of all, procrastinator. When she’s not doing any of those things, she can be found running after her two little boys, playing house and binge watching Netflix.
She writes what she loves to read, which are books that can make her laugh, make her hurt and make her feel.
Jay lives in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, in a forever half-done home where music is loud and laughter is louder.
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Wow such amazing words Bee! Now I really can't wait to read this.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for you to read it, Bunny!!
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