I thought he'd always be mine,
even when I was forced to say goodbye.
We were never meant to let go,
but it happened anyway.
Too bad I didn’t know someone was waiting to take my place, or I would've held on a lot tighter.
Two years later, we were exactly where we'd always planned to be.
I'd kept my promise.
He'd forgotten all about his.
Not only had he moved on, but the person he'd moved on with was my best friend, leaving me to begin college with a broken heart.
I guess this is the part where I’m supposed to tell you some other guy stepped in, repaired my shattered pieces, and made me smile again.
This isn't that kind of story.
My heart might have been broken,
but it refused to fall out of love.
WARNING: this book contains cheating.
REVIEW: 5+ STARS
"Funny how emotions and lust could blind you and make your focus narrow to only right then. Right now. Forget what could happen after."
Pssst.....you guys!!! I'm telling you......if you haven't read Ella Fields yet, you need to. She's new, but she's already made a name for herself. I am on a mission now to have as many of you grab her books that I can convince. Seriously, she needs to be your NEXT read. I 'met' her through my blog when she was recommended to me, and I am so glad I got to taste her words. Now, after reading my second book by her, I am SO excited and look forward to reading more from her!! I love when an author's words inspire reviews and excitement. I will shout out how much I loved this one. Not one part did I not like. Not one character did I not connect with or understand. Not one action did I question. This. This is what good books feel like. Yes, FEEL like. Quinn and Daisy have a love that's not for the faint of heart. Hold on tight.
The drama? REAL
The pain? RAW
The reality? TRUE
The love? This is what love stories are made of.
I loved this book from the minute I opened it, and cursed the ending because I wanted to witness more of Quinn and Daisy's love. Now, I have heard others describe this as angsty. And while I love angsty books, and most definitely crave it, I am not sure I would call this angsty. Not really. I could almost call it 'heavy with anticipation'. I know it sounds redundant, but the difference for me was that I couldn't put this one down, and I had to read it as slow as I could so I could savor it, but the depth was what kept me turning the pages. Angst makes me nervous and makes me have to pace. This one made me push and go, and shut out the world because I needed that resolution for what was going on. This one, I'm telling you.....SO. DAMN. GOOD. Thisssss one, I can't stop feeling it. I can't stop thinking about it. I want to seriously be there while you read it. I want to sit there, biting my nails, sitting next to you on the couch while you live through every single emotion possible, and then we can drink wine and talk about it. THIS book is the kind that you tell all your friends about because you want them to read it and wade through the quagmire of emotions that they are for sure to feel. I want to tell everyone about this one!!
I don't do YA/NA very willingly, but this one had a synopsis that I could NOT pass up. I think I have to actually stop saying that now....bahaha! Word after word, Ella Fields slowly changed my previous notions of this genre. I can honestly say that I look forward to more. Having said that, I cannot stress it enough that I loved being brought back and remembering a first love, growing up and reliving the elation and fun, the newness and the innocence of exploring your emotions together. I love that this one is so discussable and I'm still smiling thinking about it. I want to be there when you read it. #StalkerLike
I loved that Ella made me see these two characters fighting for the reality of their truths, but also showed me that I was seeing a different picture coming from each one, and so I was able to sympathize with both sides. I loved the struggle they went through to get their truths, to feel their heart's truth. The pain was a heavy, deep-rooted pain.
"My heart, even now, refused to listen. It was failing to comprehend what my brain kept repeating to it. That access to its counterpart was now suddenly forbidden. Or maybe, it simply felt too betrayed to care."
My most favorite part about this book is that I felt everything. Quinn and Daisy's declarations of love? My gosh, the innocence was so perfectly captured and written, I couldn't help but <sigh> while I was reading it. The pain that happened in this story was so.very.painful. The truths I was forced to feel were legit. I could see how they would all play out, but also how they couldn't honestly go any other way. This book is a MUST READ for 2018!
I AM SO IN LOVE. It's authors like Ella Fields that make me excited to find AND read new authors, hear new voices....ones that their words beg for reviews. She is the kind that makes me giddy to anticipate her next words because I've literally been tripped up by the first few books of hers that I have already read. I know that when I am looking for a heavy emotional read, I know that I can look to her now, and will do so with a bounce in my step, a pip in my squeak, and a level of excitement that cannot dampened.
"Because without the stars, the moon is left alone to battle the dark."
~BEE
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~MEET ELLA FIELDS~
Ella Fields is a mother and wife who lives in the land Down Under. While her kids are in school, you might find her talking about her characters and books to her two cats. She's a notorious chocolate and notebook hoarder who enjoys creating hard-won happily ever afters.
~CONNECT WITH ELLA~
Wow! You just made me wanna drop everything and read this now. I also would want you to be there by my side when I read this. So it's a date then?
ReplyDeleteThis is a MUST read, Bunny. Must.
DeleteSo very good!
ReplyDeleteIt WAS....oh my gosh, it really was. I loved this one so much. <3
DeleteFabulous review
ReplyDeleteThank you, Berry. <3
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