Heart Stopping and Heart Wrenching
358490
I think reading the story of Harley and Trey took a few years off of my life. These two had so many bad things happen to them before they met, you just thought all that bad luck had to be over. So even near the end, when the really unexpected happens to Harley, I was in disbelief. They faced such adversity but together they overcame it which made their HEA that much sweeter. Be prepared to have your heart stomped on and your stomach to roll a few times. Great story and worth the read!
4099114
I don't really know how to sum up my feelings here. I truly have never loved and hated a book so much at the same time. You see it coming, but you can't look away. That's a rare quality in a book. Something that takes a hold of your heart so tight that you can't breathe, can't stop reading, can't stop feeling even after it's done.

I was speechless <-- literally. For hours after. I didn't know what to do because I was so touched. It's beautiful, hard, raw, human, and so much more. I can't recommend this book enough.
2167405
Intense. Fast. Heart breaking. Addictive. I shouldn't have started reading this series until all the books were available. I'm an impatient person.
3179597
Holy heartache!!! If you have a whole day or two to yourself, I recommend reading this book right then! You won't want to put it down! This book pulled me back and forth. I laughed so hard I cried. I laughed so much in this beautiful book, but I also cried. The feelings these characters have pour off the page and take your breath away. The music that goes along with the book makes your heart stop, you close your eyes, and clutch at your chest (or at least I did). It definitely brings it more to life, even more than the writing alone already does. I had to stop reading and go to class in the middle of a heart wrenching scene, I was so depressed my husband kept asking what was wrong. I finally had to tell him that the characters in this book were making me mad, and I wanted to keep reading until they got their sh*t together. I can't stop listening to the beautiful music that goes along with the story, and I can't stop the feelings even after I've finished the book. This was my first Colleen Hoover book, and it will not be my last. I'm in love <3
824488
Holy Cow!  I am not sure what I just finished.  Although I had known in my mind what was going to happen in the story, it didn't help make it any easier to read. It was heart-wrenching, sad, and so many other emotions that I really can't put into words...and now I have to wait for book three!  "Sometimes...in life...the only thing you can do is hope...tomorrow will be better.  Than today.  Eventually...it will be..." I think the overall feeling in the book is hope, desperation, hopelessness, hope a cycle without end...unless you have felt this kind of pain you really can't relate...but if you have you will feel it to your bones!  "Keep...believing. Hold on.  Just hold on.  One--one breath a time..."  "Forgiveness is hard...It doesn't come easy.  Feeling love is easy.  Living love, that's the hard part..."
1120234
This book grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go. So prepare yourself with a box of tissues.  I had to.
815407
Amazing and heartbreaking! How to Save a Life is Emma Scotts best work yet! As Im writing this review, I still have tears in my eyes. Throughout the entire story of Jo and Evan, my heart has either been aching for them, pounding in my chest, or both. I have fought so many emotions while reading their story. I have cried, laughed, loved, and wanted to do bodily harm to more than one character. LOL. I wanted to reach out and protect Jo and Evan from their pasts, present, and future.

So far this is my favorite book of 2016. No book has put me through the ringer and provoked as many emotions in me so early on. I loved the dual point of views and getting the story through both characters eyes. I cannot think of one bad thing to say about this book. It was perfect from start to finish. Although there are some paranormal type elements in the book and if paranormal is not your usual thing, I still think you will love this book. It adds a mysterious element to the book that is as miraculous as it is unexplainable.

Jo Clark was the new girl in Planerville, Iowa. Her third school this year and hopefully her last if her guardian doesnt get transferred again before she graduates. Hiding behind a wall of hair and black clothes, Jo had not healed from her mothers death and her uncles actions. She felt ruined and unworthy of ever being anything but the girl who had sex with boys she didn't care about. What she wanted was to be in control of her life, after all, the horrific events of her past.

Evan Salinger was the freak, a loner, who three years ago had what seemed to be a breakdown in class that ended with him in a mental institution. Two brothers from his adoptive family made his life a living hell at home and school. Evan only wanted to graduate and move away. Start over where no one knew him or his past. A place where thered be no accusations or suspicion. Hed be free.

I loved that Jo and Evan finally found someone that accepted them for who they were and their honesty with each other. I wanted that so badly for them, and their love for one another was beautiful, their saving grace. It was gut-wrenching as they were torn apart when their lives were finally looking up, and only made their way back to each other four years later. I thought my heart might beat out of my chest for a large portion of the book as Jo followed Evan so theyd finally be free and safe.

Theres so much I want to say about this book, but I don't want to ruin it for you. I want you to go in with an open mind to this incredible story. Youre in for a roller coaster of emotions and a story that will grip you from the beginning to the very end. This is a MUST READ by one of my favorite authors!!!
930708
So glad to be back with Clay and Maggie, but this one was so heart breaking after picking up where the last book left off.  Maggie is heart broken after receiving a letter from Clay telling her to move on.  Her friends are trying their best to get her back out in the dating world, but Maggie knows her heart has already been given away.  Clay regrets his decision to let Maggie go as he himself can't move on from her.  However through treatment he is realizing that Maggie is the catalyst for many of his breakdowns, and now he has to figure out how the person that brings light to his world also causes the dark.  Due to an unforeseen tragedy, Clay has to cut treatment short and come back home.  Not prepared to face the challenges ahead of him, Clay struggles to apply all the coping mechanisms that were taught to him at the treatment center when he is at home. He was also unprepared as to how to keep his distance from Maggie.  Maggie feeling she had the strength to stay away from Clay found her resolve slipping away at the first moment they made eye contact.  I wish I could say Maggie and Clay have it easier in this book, but every moment is a struggle for them, which in a way makes this book actually seem real.  Mental health can't be cured in a chapter or by popping a pill instantly and Clay will take you down into his darkest thoughts and has you wishing you were there to help pull him out.  I absolutely love Maggie and Clay's story and the awareness that has been brought out through them on the struggles so many have with mental health.
4685285
Wow this book took me through all possible senses. I can't wait to begin the next book. The end of this book is so heartbreaking. If you are considering this series..Do Not Hesitate
738102
This was a book of pain. Of grief. Of questions without answers. Broken and Screwed was just that. And it was awesome. Alex broke my heart with loss, after loss, after loss. How much pain can you endure before you break? I am writing this stunned, shell shocked from the ending, and anxious as to what the next installment will bring. Tijan is a master! 5 stars isn't enough for the emotional roller coaster this book sent me on. This is a must read!
4512863
I was completely lost in this heart wrenching story and overcome with emotions with every page that I read. Simply amazing.
1040646
My heart shattered into a million pieces when I finished this book. I am not sure which is worse, trying to come to terms emotionally with how this story ended, or the wait until the next book in the series comes out.  Seriously, sometimes I think books need to come with a warning if they are going to be part of a series!!

That said, this book was intense and made me feel so many different things. I initially bought the book because of my love of One Thousand and One Nights, this book was not so much what I thought it was going to be. It was more. And it was its own story. The world of this story is beautifully created and definitely adds to the story, I am hoping that the movie rights get snatched up if they haven't already.

I cared deeply for each of the characters and in the end found myself falling for a monster...
1216419
Just finished the book and i am at a loss for words. Cried so hard. Sarah J Mass is.... breath taking. Will edit my review when i can form coherent thoughts.
3510998
I am speechless and my heart is weeping. This novel is so beautiful, but so heartbreaking. It was hard for me to read it, because it hurt so much. It hurt to see injustice, the struggle, hopes being crushed. It doesn't matter, how much I will tell I loved this novel and how important it is to read it, because there are just no words to describe its raw beauty. This is novel, that everybody should read. And if your heart doesn't cry, there must be something wrong with you. "Lucky Boy" is a tell of unconditional love, of motherhood, of hopes, dreams.
I can't even tell how much I recommend this book.

Soli takes a long journey to cross illegally a border from Mexico to get to California and have a better life.
But only when she makes to her cousin's house, she realized she is expecting a baby.
Meanwhile Kavya and her husband are trying for a baby, but everything fails. They want to adopt a child.
When those two women are connected through Soli's child Ignacio, they both give all their love, but also fight for the right to Ignacio.
The novel deals with immigration system, adoption and privileged status in America.
Who has the right to keep a child? Undocumented, poor mother, or American family?
This book raises so many different questions. It provokes so many thoughts.
3194389
This book is beautiful, emotional and brutal and I inhaled every word. I said OMG so many times it lost its meaning.

This book follows on where 'Bad Things' ends but you know from the first few sentences in the prologue that this is not going to be a hearts and flowers happy journey. And it isn't, its devastating and R.K. Lilley is a genius in the way this sad story is told.

There is never any doubt that Tristan and Danika love each other and need each other like they need air to breath but circumstances and life have other plans and that love can be as destructive as much as it can be healing.

Danika is so strong and like she says she is a fighter and survivor. She loved Tristan unconditionally, gave all of herself to him, was so selfless, forgiving and trusting. When Tristan said he wasn't good enough for her by the end of the story I thought he was right. She had a such a bad childhood and then the things she went through with Tristan was horrific but yet she was strong enough to rise above it and true to her word she did not let it define her.

Tristan, big strong alpha caveman who loved Danika so much it hurt. His childhood wasn't a walk in the park either but unlike Danika where the bad things of the past made her stronger, they swallowed Tristan up and he made some really poor choices, that had life altering results. His self destructive ways not only brought him down but also brought Danika down with him.

We were introduced to Tristan and Danika in the "Up In The Air" series and by the end of this book we find out how Danika got that limp and why they are estranged.

I think Danika made the right decision at the end of this book because they were toxic and her life had changed so much that it was going to take a lot of time to adjust.

Hours after reading this book, I keep thinking about how it all played out and I am furious with Tristan and know that I could never be even half as forging as Danika.

Thank goodness I waited until the final book was released before reading this one because even knowing the next book is waiting for me is I am still a mess .

This is a brilliant series and different in so many ways to others that I have read and I can't recommend it enough.
4165525
Ugh! Can someone just rip my heart out right now? My heart is in pieces. This book was so sad and heartbreaking.

Alex and Gabrielle have waited a very long time to have a baby and it should be a time of happiness, joy and celebration. However, things just don't always go as planned.

Although this was such a heartbreaking story it was still very well written. From the beginning I was an instant fan of Alex and fell hard for his character because he was just so strong, confident and an amazing father. In this story he starts to lose his way and it truly broke my heart. I wanted to reach into my kindle and just embrace him! I felt his pain and his heartache. His love for Gabrielle, if it wasn't obvious before, it certainly showed how strong it truly was in this story.

Charli makes a surprise visit to come see her brother but what she wasn't prepared to see her father fall apart. Alex has always been there for Charli and she's determined this time around to keep him from losing all hope and to find his way back to magic.

Alex struggles with the turns of events in his life at the moment and is reaching his breaking point.

What happens when you start to lose hope?

Even worse, What happens when you start to lose faith in magic?

G.J. Walker-Smith has done such an amazing job in this series. With every book she pulls you in and you become more and more consumed by these characters and their stories of struggles, insecurities, hope, magic and love.
416237
This book is so emotional that my heart broke for the characters. I seen and felt everything they did. It's about two lost souls who finally find their anchor only to have it constantly taken away. This is a must read and I can't wait to begin the next book.