Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Never Never.

About 3 years ago I set a goal for myself, to see how many books I could read for the rest of the year. I had gotten deep into the author world, and gotten lost in the countless stories. I have found lots of flops and lots of 5-star reads.
I stumbled upon this book, Slammed, and I was in love. It was published indie, but that did not make it any less wonderful. After that book I bought any book written by this author, and not a single one of them disappointed. I then of course started following her on Facebook so that I could see about any upcoming books from her. (She turned out to be really funny, and keeps me laughing with her posts.)
I also found another indie author that wowed me with her writing. Her books on the other hand have a lot more angst. Her books seem to delve into the dark parts of a humans mind. The thoughts that we sometimes are ashamed to think but can't help ourselves from having.
These authors have completely different writing styles, yet I couldn't help but love them both. After following both authors on Facebook, I soon learned that they were friends and hang out all the time. Then one of the best days of my life happened and I found out these two authors were co-writing a book together. I was so excited I could hardly wait to read it. From what they said online, it started with one author writing a chapter then the other would write the next. The funny thing is they never knew what the other was going to write until they got the newest chapter. Knowing that before hand makes it even better reading it. Seeing how amazingly they adapted to the others thoughts for the story.
But thanks to these two AWESOME authors, one of the best books I have ever read was born.


Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher are absolutely literary genius's. I had a lot of hope for this book, and it fulfilled all my hopes and dreams.


With a vague synopsis like this, it could mean anything. Which was kind of cool. It meant I was able to go into the book with really no idea what was coming.
It starts with Charlize, who goes by Charlie, sitting in class and she has no idea how she got there, or even who she is. That right away pulled me in and had me hooked. Charlie is extremely confused and has lots of questions. Skip to the next chapter and we learn her boyfriend Silas has also lost his memories. They quickly figure out that they can't remember a single thing about their lives. The rest of the book is focused on them trying to find the answers they so desperately need.
The book is written in duel POV's, which makes it much more interesting.
You absolutely can't help but love Silas. Hard. I also found myself really liking Charlie. This has enough of a romance feel to leave you with a goofy smile on your face.
You don't really get any answers about their missing memories until the very end of the book. And boom, you are left with one of the worst cliffhangers. You end up with even more questions then before. Tarryn and Colleen are so cruel. And with no release date for part 2, there is no end in sight.
Even days later I have such strong emotions about this book. I want, no, need answers. I need to know why they lost their memories. I am so mad that I am left with no answers, and absolutely terrified where they are taking the story next.
Bravo to the authors for making me love and hate them so much. BRAVO.

-KJ

 


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