Rating: 5/5
Kyle and Kimberly have been the perfect couple all through high school, but when Kimberly breaks up with him on the night of their graduation party, Kyle’s entire world upends—literally. Their car crashes and when he awakes, he has a brain injury. Kimberly is dead. And no one in his life could possibly understand.
Until Marley. Marley is suffering from her own loss, a loss she thinks was her fault. And when their paths cross, Kyle sees in her all the unspoken things he’s feeling.
As Kyle and Marley work to heal each other’s wounds, their feelings for each other grow stronger. But Kyle can’t shake the sense that he’s headed for another crashing moment that will blow up his life as soon as he’s started to put it back together.
I read the other book by these authors, which has become sort of a well known book, Five Feet Apart. I had seen the movie first, discovered it was a book, picked up the book, and fell in love with the story even more.
So when I found out about this book, I jumped at snagging a copy. Well after months of it sitting there taunting me, I finally picked it up. And I LOVED IT!
Though I can’t say this beat Five Feet Apart, this was another 5 star read. However, if I’m honest it was not looking like one in the first half of the book.
Just like in Five Feet Apart, this is relatively quick and easy to read. I actually read this within a day. I was solely consumed and didn’t want to stop reading it. It was a fluffy romance and exactly what I needed when I picked it up. However, the entire first half felt too… Perfect.
Our main character went through this life-changing, soul-crushing experience. But the details we see in the aftermath as he pulls himself back together just felt too easy. Too simple. Too convenient. I figured this was going to be an unmemorable romance.
Then it was like a rug was pulled out from under me. Slapped in the face, whatever you want to call it. There was a twist that made me go, “wait… what the fuck?” I started questioning everything I just read. I was completely thrown off balance. And I loved it.
This quickly went from an unmemorable read to a great fucking-tastic read in less than a page.
I’m still reeling from it! There’s actually one book in particular that came to mind immediately after seeing that twist, but I don’t want to say it and risk spoiling the twist.
All I can say, is if you enjoy young adult contemporary romances that involve a traumatic experience, then this is a must-read!
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Now if you must know the book that came to mind and don’t mind the spoiler here it is…
Last chance to stop reading!!
The twist in the book and the details around it gave me vibes of If I Stay by Gayle Forman. Just the idea of what people experience during a coma, it was so captivating. Once this came up, I was literally going through such a mind fuck.
As I said earlier, everything felt way too simple and easy. I just felt like we were missing details. But those thoughts were warranted and explained after this reveal was made.
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