Title: Somebody Else's Sky
(#2 of Something in the Way)
Author: Jessica Hawkins
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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If I closed my eyes, I could still see them—all blonde sunshine, ocean-blue eyes, and long limbs. The glint of Lake’s gold bracelet. Pink cotton candy on Tiffany’s tongue. My scenery may have changed from heaven to hell, but some things never would: my struggle to do right by both sisters. To let Lake soar. To lift Tiffany up. The sacrifices I made for them, I made willingly.
A better man would’ve walked away by now, but I never claimed to be any good. I only promised myself I’d keep enough distance. If I’d learned one thing from my past, it was that love came in different forms. You could love passionately, hurt deep, die young. Or you could provide the kind of firm, steady support someone else could lean on.
Lake was everything I wanted, and nothing I could ever have. I was nobody before I knew her and a criminal after. The way to love her was to let her shine—even if it would be for somebody else.
From the start, your heart leaps into your throat and stays there for the entire time. It feels as though there is so much in the way that a relationship between Lake and Manning feels doomed. But hope lingers. So much hope! It is almost impossible to speak about the story without giving away major plot scenes.
I sealed my words inside along with a great love that somehow fit inside me.
Instead, I'll describe my feelings rather than details about the story. I ended up having a massive book hangover. Even though I finished the story, the plot continued in my head. I couldn't sleep. I went from extreme emotions starting with uncontrollable sadness to blinding rage. Tears, tantrums, and curse words were all involved. There was frustration at certain characters (I'm looking at you Manning). Of course, my heart did break for Manning when I wasn't thinking of shaking some sense into him. There was sheer awe (Lake, sweet girl). I couldn't believe how much Lake has grown and the strength she possesses. I'm not sure if I would have coped as well as she did. And then there was utter hatred (Tiffany... don't even think of crossing my path.) To say that she is on my sh** list is an understatement.
Jessica Hawkins has an incredible talent in writing such remarkable stories that you invest so much of yourself into the characters that when things happen to them, you feel it in your very soul. It feels like she ripped my heart out and squeezed the life right out of it. But the more accurate description would be that I gave her my heart willingly and she shattered it. Ms. Hawkins is an utter evil genius (in the best possible way). She is definitely some kind of wizard with her captivating writing and incredible story telling. I don't know what will happen next but lucky there is some time before the last instalment comes out because I need some time to recover. An unbelievable story which has ripped me open and left me raw and bleeding. But I'd gladly go back and do it all over again. October cannot get here soon enough. In the meantime, I think some eye candy is order to keep us sane until Move the Stars ;)
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Also in the series . . .
Title: Something in the Way
(#1 of Something in the Way)
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(#3 of Something in the Way)
Publication date: October 23rd, 2017
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