Book Review and Giveaway for Hearts and Thorns by Ella Fields

HEARTS AND THORNS
by ELLA FIELDS

Jackson Thorn was my best friend and worst enemy, but that didn’t stop me from wanting him.

From first words to high school halls, our childhood years braided a bond that wove in a direction neither of us could predict or outgrow.

Forbidden became a word we ignored.
It wasn’t that we didn’t care.
It was that we cared too much.

We had it all planned out.
We thought we could make it.
We thought we’d been careful.
But all we managed to do was prolong the inevitable.
Our destruction.

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REVIEW: 4.5 STARS
"Need and love were a force we couldn't contend with and forever lost the battle to."

Once again, Ella Fields made me a tangled mess of emotions for yet another one of her angsty YA/NA romances that took me on one helluva ride. It's no secret I enjoy her stories and how well they work for me. To put it simply, her words dance on the page. They’re so animated and I love the visual she gives me and she never fails to put me IN the story. Did I want to throw my kindle? I might actually admit that this time. But that's also what keeps me coming back for more. In true Ella Form, she sets to motion some chains of events that are very uncomfortable and hard to stomach. Definitely not for the faint of heart. I won't lie but I also have never claimed her books are all hearts and roses. This is literally....Hearts and Thorns.

"A hunger like ours didn't leave a lot of room for caution."

Ella’s words made me question....why is this so wrong? Why is a love that’s soul shattering like Jackson and Willa’s so wrong? I love that she can make me think outside the box; she can make me question the rule versus accepting the consequences for such a questionable action. The uncomfortable side to this whole forbidden love is made very blurry because, well - they aren’t related. But the fear and public opinion they were sure to face definitely made for a tough space to be in - on a painful perch to watch it all unfold. Add to that a very cocky teenager with pride, a young love so hopeful, and my heart was literally put through the wringer. My heart broke for their situation in every corner of every world in every realm. In no way would you be able to justify any of that with the parental units, let alone those with black and white thoughts of wrong vs right, pure vs soiled.

I know I've wanted Jackson and Willa's story since I first met them in Kiss and Break Up. They were already telling their story in the background at that point and there was no denying their connection. It was electric between them....a live wire with a pulse. Their chemistry was palpable. I felt it, I hurt for it, I needed more of it. It was caustic. It was raunchy. It was equal parts confidence destroying and confidence building. Was it toxic? In a way, maybe - but some of the deepest loves are purely undeniable in every way, regardless of the obstacles. I couldn't walk away from what was happening, and I wanted to make it all better - but damn, it was a rough ride. Such perfection mirrored in destruction.

"Time didn't change someone's effect on you; it merely hid it from you long enough to believe it could."

I couldn’t help but love them, just not their circumstance. As heartbreaking as it was, it was frustrating too because I obviously got to see it from two different POVs so I had more knowledge of the emotions and the questions flitting through their minds. But that didn't prepare me for the drama that lie ahead. So, so hard. Oh gosh, this one had my heart in a vice - squeezing ever so tightly. I was freaking out. Still thinking about it makes me sad. The words on constant repeat in my mind, doing damage to my heart were, “This isn’t fair.”

I can't deny the angst in this one had me pacing and breathing funny, because how do you put into word form the emotions that a teenager goes through with a first love that happens to be forbidden? I don't know how, but Ella seemed to do it just fine. It’s amazing how she can steal every emotion from me at varying times in the story, repeatedly - yet, they all make sense at the time I’m feeling them. I should be mad, but I have a boo-boo lip out. I should be swooning, but I want to claw his eyes out. I want to hug them and cry, but I want to slap him too. Every single emotion played a role in this book and I couldn’t deny a single one.

I love the way Ella Fields gives a voice to miscommunication with emotion and resentment in a matter of sentences. I love the turmoil she puts me through and it always reads effortlessly. I love that she gives painfully heartbroken lovers a story to tell. I'll always stand in line for the riot she will inevitably cause in my heart....willingly.

"A goodbye that never should've been a hello."
~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.

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