Ava Diaz needs saving.She just doesn’t know it yet.Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on the first day of senior year.He thinks she’s a brat.She thinks he’s entitled.Maybe first impressions don’t always last… Because Connor Ledger’s about to save her.He just doesn’t know why.Heartache and Hope is mature young-adult Sports Romance, 80k full-length novel and is the … Romance, 80k full-length novel and is the first book in the Heartache Duet
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REVIEW: 5 GUTWRENCHING STARS
“It feels like I’m on fire and she’s holding the match.”
Tummy-Twisting
Emotional
Deep
Heartbreaking
Real
Intense
There are so many words I can use to describe this book, but none of them will come close to actually explaining the emotional impact it had on me. This book was the epitome of YA emotions on CRACK. It was organic. It grew naturally and it moved me. Gosh, it made me follow with half a hitch in my breathing – I was breathing funny!! That buildup, that crescendo that you saw coming but couldn’t avoid, and that inevitable ending – I am heartbroken right now. Absolutely broken. I think the best and worst part about this book is that I read it in ONE sitting in ONE day. I am such a slow reader, I don’t do that on the regular, but I couldn’t put the darn book down. I just couldn’t. It was amazing, for the lack of a better word. And the title to this book is so fitting — oh my gosh, so easily recommended. I cannot tell you that enough. All the good things. All of them.
Ava and Connor will top my favorites list this year. Their circumstances alone were ones that found my heart weighed down with pain, but there was a certain levity in their dispositions too. Their outlook was refreshing even with all the turmoil their lives held. They had humor and wit also, but they had some serious emotions – REAL emotions. I wanted to crawl into the story and hug them both. But what I found fascinating was the amount of emotions that I could connect with not only based on her words, but on the memories she made me ‘feel’ too. I could remember that feeling of needing to be close to someone. That desire to just kiss and be around someone. That love that if it wasn’t reciprocated was the most devastating feeling ever. Oh my gosh, those butterflies you get when you are around the one that sings to your heart. McLean brought me back to 17. She made me remember the pain that comes with a first love, but also the ultimate high that comes with falling in love for the first time. And that first kiss…
“He whispers my name as if it’s air in his lungs.”
YA can be a rough one for me to read because of the fine line between a bratty, spoiled whiner and honest, teenaged emotions. A line between immature and acting from the heart with good intentions, no matter how bad that decision may be. I love that I can read one of McLean’s books and know that she has the angst down, she has the emotions well written, and she has the drama TRUE TO THEIR AGE. That’s the one thing that sends me over the roof – overly dramatic, teenaged drama, or drama that makes you want to punch the characters. But not this one. Not these characters or this story. It’s real drama for a 17 year old. It’s real to them and therefore, it’s real reactions. I freaking LOVED it.
There are only TWO authors that I willingly jump into their YA books without question, and McLean is one of them. She totally puts into perspective how YA should be written. And honestly, she is actually the reason I started willingly reading YA again. There is a level of maturity to her characters and her books. It’s not whiny teenage crap, but it’s honest and pure. It’s heartbreaking and emotional. I love the way she tells me a story. It’s an intimate read, always, and there isn’t any question in my mind about the validity of what’s going on.
So this is a duet and I may be wallowing by myself in the corner, hugging my knees to my chest. I absolutely loved this one, without a shadow of a doubt. One of the best YA books I’ve read all year, and easily on my Favorites List for 2019. But now I’m frantic because my heart feels like it’s on pause waiting for the second book. I might die. I need someone to check in on me.
I’ve missed Jay McLean. It’s been a while since she has released a book, but don’t let that deter you. She came back full force, with a vengeance with this one. It’s soooo good. I can’t get over how amazing this one was. It’s books like these that put the whole genre into perspective for me, and I like knowing where I can go to get a well written, emotional adventure between two hearts and souls that belong to each other. I feel like I want to just spill my emotions without sounding like a fangirl, but then I decided that is not an available option for me right now so please excuse all the gushing.
Confession: I messaged McLean while I was reading this one. Clearly different time zones, but I didn’t care. I needed somewhere to vent to, so I told her, and I quote: “You’re doing everything I need you to do to obliterate my heart with a love story so pure. Ugh! You’re killing me soooo gooood!!!” Because, make no mistake, this book is going to tear up your heart.
“Ava: You’re something else.”
“Connor: You’re something MORE, Ava.”
~BEE
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No one and I mean NO ONE writes YA quite like Jay McLean does. Her exquisite prose, the way she takes such care with her characters, it’s beyond magnificent. With Heartache and Hope, I fell hard for Ava and Connor and the incredible way in which their damaged souls seem to perfectly fit together. They shouldn’t because the baggage, both past and present, that each of them carry at such a pivotal time in their lives just may be the immovable roadblock to what could be one beautiful kind of love.
Oh my heart. It was beyond full as both Ava and Connor find in the other some sort of semblance of peace that has escaped them both for much of their young lives. Fierce responsibility they can’t ignore remains the great divide but that doesn’t stop the want that is evident on every single page. McLean guides us through the trials and tribulations of young love, adding that extra layer of angst she is known for. Combined with her signature smart humor that Connor and Ava tease each other with, you can’t help but feel every single emotion that is there for the taking. And boy did I take! Much like our couple, I couldn’t decide if I was happy or sad or frustrated or satisfied. My own soul went through the wringer as I desperately wanted Connor and Ava’s world to be just a little bit more ‘normal’ so that these two 17 year-olds could simply enjoy life.
This book showcases the immense strength both Connor and Ava possess and I was in awe of both their selflessness and their ability to forgive. In the short amount of time they know each other, an immeasurable amount of crises occur and I couldn’t believe how resilient they were and are. I wanted easy for them but somehow hard always got in the way.
Heartache and Hope is truly the perfect title for this well-written and superbly executed first book in this duet. With secondary characters who support the never-ending troubles both Connor and Ava seem to deal with on an almost daily basis, this is truly a poignant read. I can’t wait for what may come next for our ill-fated sweethearts but knowing it’s in Jay McLean’s hands, I know it will be worth the wait.
5++++++ stars!
4.9 Stars
OK – I’ll write a longer review later – scroll down for that – but for anyone who doesn’t want to get spoilered AT ALL … I will just say this:
HEARTACHE AND HOPE was … just that. It was so full of emotion and love and pain and family and loss and hope and the future and sport and the past and growing up and fighting to just … be happy.
It was a beautiful young adult love story with a bit of heartbreaking drama and a bit of an unsure future for our two darlings.
I LOVED IT. Adored it. And I can’t wait to read the 2nd book – there might have been a tiny little Cliffy. (OK, it was a lottle Cliffy!)
NUFF SAID!
Now here comes my ‘bigger’ review. It doesn’t spoil anything really, but it tells you a bit about the background and what’s happening exactly.
Connor just moved to North Carolina with his dad. He needs to make the best of the Basketball scholarship at this rich-kids school if he wants to have a chance at professional sports.
Ava is also starting her senior year at that school.
Her homelife is not what you might call easy.
Her stepdad left them a while back and now she and her stepbrother have to take care of everything. Food, money, school, work … and … her mom.
She’s been badly hurt in Afghanistan and it’s not easy living with her. It’s not something a 17 year old kid should have to do on her own.
The only happy moments Ava has these days are when she’s with Connor. The new kid at school. He’s beautiful and sweet and funny and he likes her – when the whole town talks badly about her family.
But nothing can ever happen between them. Her mom has to be her priority …. and his priority has to be Basketball.
Right?
What will happen with Ava & Connor?
Will there be a HEA?
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT!
Well, that was so effing heartbreaking and adorable!
You immediately fall in love with Ava and Connor. You just want to grab them and hug them and promise them everything will be okay.
Their lives have been very hard. In different kinds of ways, but still hard.
Ava had the perfect teenager life until her mom came back home broken.
And Connor’s life started hard and he and his dad have been fighting to be where they are now ever since.
Ugh – it’s all so very sad and hopeless. But of course we hope that all their dreams will come true and that they both get their happily ever after together. But we have a long way to go until we might get that.
This is book #1 of 2! But the second book will be with us in two weeks – I CAN’T WAIT!
There were some tiny little moments where I wanted to hit some people over the head – but you have to keep in mind that they’re only 17 years old. I still adored the story!
HEARTACHE AND HOPE was such an adorable & heartbreaking young adult sports dramance! Run to your nearest amazon asap for your own Connor – he’ll be sold out in no time !!!
Oh Ava,how really selfless can you be?
My heart is crying out for both you and Connor.
This book made me swoon,laugh, mad and sad. Such an emotional read. Makes me want to comfort Ava for most of the time.
Can’t wait for the second book!!
“Ava: I can’t date. I don’t even know what the meaning of dating is for people our age,but I know that I can’t do it. My life outside of school is… my life. My priority i can’t be that girl for you. I can’t be the girl on the sidelines cheering you on. I can’t be the one you hold hands with when you go out to celebrate all your wins and commiserate all your losses. I can’t be the one you bring home to meet your dad or the one you call when you have off days. I can’t be anything more than I am right now. Which means “we” can’t be anything more. And as much as i hate it,as much as it hurts, i know i my heart that’s what you deserve. And it doesn’t matter how much I want you or how hard I’ve fallen for you, because I have Connor. In all the possible ways that absolutely terrify me, I’ve falleb for you. But nothing goof can come of this. There’d be no happy ending to our story. There’d be an intense beginning, a shaky middle, and then heartache. And we’ve both been through enough heartache to last a lifetime.”
A million magical stars for this book!!!
“We hold on to each other for the rest of the afternoon, talking about everything but tomorrow. We fight, we float, we laugh, and we fall. God, do we fall. Deeper and deeper into these reckless emotions.”
Every once in a while a story comes along that takes reading to the next level. A story so full of magic it changes you as the reader. Jay McLean delivers masterful words as she leads you on the journey that is Heartache and Hope.
High school senior basketball star Connor Ledger’s end game is a spot in the NBA. That is, until he meets Ava Diaz, the beautiful girl that carries the weight of the world on her shoulders after a family tragedy changes everything.
Connor and Ava have stolen my soul and I never want it back! With McLean’s trademark ability to deliver a devastating blow to the heart with unmatched angst and in the next second a punch to the gut with her comedic genius; Heartache and Hope will keep you mesmorized start to finish.
Hearthache and Hope is Book 1 of The Heartache Duet. Book 2, First and Forever, releases July 12, 2019.
All the magical stars!
Excited doesn’t even begin to explain how I felt when Jay McLean mentioned she was releasing another book.
Then I found out I was one of the lucky ones to receive an ARC, I was floored.
Time away from writing did not dim any talent that Jay has, if anything, she has come back stronger. Proving once again why she is and will always be a must read, one click author for me and so many others.
Heartache and Hope will make you feel everything!
Jay has such a way with words and she knows how to write YA like no one else.
The anxiety, longing, fear, heartache and sacrifices that Ava and Connor experience are so relatable.
The lengths we will go to, to fight for our loved ones, what we are willing to give up for the big picture, our “end game” it’s real, it’s life and Jay captured it perfectly.
“When the world is at its darkest, that’s when the magic appears”
I can not wait to to see how book two, First and Forever will pull all of my emotions back together.
I need more Ava and Connor!
She’s back, and she’s even better than before!
Ava and Connor don’t expect each other, but when their paths cross they’ve found their missing half. In each other, they find solace and hope, but as time passes by, their love will be tested again and again. Heartache or hope – what is the end game? You’ll have to read this one to find out!
In her typical writing style, McLean is telling us another extremely emotional and heartbreaking story of two teens trying to find their way in life. This coming-of-age novel will make you laugh, cry and experience all the feels until your heart aches for these two characters.
I cannot wait to see what happens next!
Rating 5
Heartache and Hope book 1 of a Duet
Trope – Emotional Highschool Teenager Drama
OMG!!! This book was such a gut wrenching book. I cried so much with this book…. I loved it!!!
This was my first time reading this Author Jay Mclean …. I can’t believe how much these poor 17 year old kids had to deal with in their young lives. WOW well written book!
The whole time in-between Connor and Ava the hits just kept coming, just like tiddle waves on a beach, my heart was breaking for both of them, but especially Ava she has the burden of an adult with going to school, financial and also taken care of her mom that is a war veteran requiring full-time care. She does have Trevor’s help which is her step brother but still Gaaahhh. She tries to be a regular teenager, but she just can’t be one. The kids at school are so cruel how they make fun of her and her family!
Connor lives with his dad, he also has his own issues, he suffers with abandonment fear that I don’t think has been dealt with correctly.
He is an inspiring basketball player, his dad’s and his dream is to be in the NBA. So he is giving his all to catch the eye of the major colleges that offer good basketball promos.
Ava & Connor you could feel how intense emotionally their connection with each other was, they understand each other, and they are each others decompress mode.
They fell in love it was beautiful to watch, but neither have enough time to spend with each to give the relationship the time it deserves. So Ava has made a heartbreaking decision to brake up with him, and just consintrate on herself and mom.
This is how book 1 ends….it does end in a cliffhanger. Their story continues in book 2 of the Duet ” FIRST and FOREVER” .
I and ready to dive into more heartache until we get a HEA I hope for these two!
The book is called Heartache and Hope. Well, that ain’t no lie! Connor and Ava’s story is overflowing with heartache and pain and suffering and struggles with a tiny glimmer of hope. From the moment he saw her, he wanted to know her. She was shrouded in mystery and he couldn’t help but want to solve her puzzle. Yet the more he learned, the less he knew and Ava was absolutely no help.
“… you never have to hide who you are with me. Because I’m here. And I’ll wear your pain as if it were mine. I promise.” – Connor
Oooh the angst. Jay McLean has got to be the queen of angst and this story has it in spades. There’s something so juicy and entertaining and gut wrenching about teenagers discovering themselves, what they want their future to look like, and young love. This author captures the teen experience in all of its shades. It’s sometimes (most of the time) ugly, but I can’t help but find the beauty in the murkiness of self-doubt, self-consciousness and the youthful feeling of invincibility.
Within the four walls of my bedroom, we find peace in each other’s arms, find solace in each other’s touch and find a home in each other’s hearts. – Ava
Connor has dreams of making it pro. He wants to be in the NBA to make life easier for himself and for the father who sacrificed and gave everything of himself for his happiness. When they relocate so he can get noticed at a new school, he knows he’s got to focus on the end game. But then he meets Ava and he gets caught up in all of her broken pieces.
Ava: You’re something else, Connor.
Connor: You’re something MORE, Ava.
Ava’s life is a mess. A hot, twisted, I-don’t-wanna-look-but-can’t-help-myself mess. She and Connor had rotten timing and I wish there was some way to make things easier for them. With miscommunication and misunderstandings, these kids had it rough. I can’t wait to read the next book, First and Forever to find out how (or if) they make everything work.
“Love is not a noun. Love is something you do. Something you prove. Something you work hard to create.
Love is not something that simply exists because you say it.
Love is not a noun.
Love is a verb.”
Before I jump into this review, I have to confess that I have only read ONE book by Jay McLean, Where The Road Takes Me and yes, I loved it. How could you not?!
Now, that’s out of the way… Heartache and Hope turned out to be far more emotional than I thought it would be. I had assumed that this would be an angsty teenage romance but what I got was more than I had been anticipating and hoping for.
Ava Diaz hasn’t lived the life of a typical teenager for a few years. She leads a life that revolves around her mother, school and step-brother. It’s a hard life, a life full of sacrifices on her part which she does so tirelessly and without faltering. She does what needs to be done even if it means putting her entire life on hold or change it completely to suit the requirements.
Connor Ledger is the new guy and is ways away from his home in Florida to pursue basketball and to be noticed by the right people so that he can make it into a D1 college and finally in the leagues.
And then, and I mean this literally, Ava walked in and Connor Ledger was a goner from the very moment he laid his eyes on her.
“I wipe the wetness off my cheeks against her hair and clutch her head to my chest, her ear to my life source. She quiets her sobs. Waiting. Listening. But she won’t find what she’s searching for. Because: “There’s no magic in a broken heart, Ava.”
Reading about teenagers falling in love for the first time — the highs, the lows, the first kiss, the first fight — GAH! And to read about the love going through the trials and then coming out stronger? Take all my money!
I loved every single thing about this book. I LIVED for the text conversations or whenever they were together, just the two of them and they were being their happy selves, my heart just burst with happiness every single time! I had such a hard time putting my phone away for even just a few minutes.
Connor and Ava, they are everything. They are this perfect blend of hope and love and angst and heartache. This book gave me all the freaking feels that I look for when reading a book in this genre and add to that cliffhanger… Jay McLean has one satisfied, happy and a very eager reader at her hands.
I absolutely adored every single page of this book, which isn’t a surprise really because this author is the writer of my “all time favorite” mf book “More than Forever”. Now as much as I loved this one…and believe me I did…I don’t think any couple will ever top Cam and Lucy in my eyes. That said… Ava and Connor came real freaking close !!
What I love most about opening a book by this author, is knowing I am gonna be hit with all the feels….in the best ways possible.
Again she has managed to make me laugh, cry, swoon and curse…. I loved it !!!
I fell head over heels in love with not only Connor but Ava as well. Just like with “More than Forever”, I developed a little girl crush because if there is one thing this author excels at, it is writing female characters I absolutely adore !!!
Ava had such a tough life, but she was so strong and so mature for her age….not that she really had a choice…She also has a heart of gold.
She really deserves a Connor in her life and after the ending this book gave me…I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book !!!
Now I can tell you all about Ava and Connor, but I highly suggest you go and one click this book, so you can find out all by yourself. You won’t be sorry, I promise !!!
Jay McLean is back!!!
I’ve missed this authors work, I’ve missed her words and the way she makes you fall in love with a story from the first page until the last.
Heartache and Hope is everything I hoped for and so much more. It’s raw and full of so many emotions. I laughed, I cried, I got angry and I was happy. This book had it all!
Ava and Connor had me head over heels in love with them both. I loved the separately and together. Both of them haven’t had a easy life for very different reasons, and reading what they have been through had me in tears.
I really do hope that the headache that Ava and Connor have endured will all be worth it in the end. We will just have to to wait for First and Forever to find out how their story ends!
You know that Eminem song Without Me – it has the line “Guess Who’s Back, Back Again”.. well that’s how I’m feeling right now. It’s been a long time since I got to enjoy new words from Jay McLean and what does she do – she storms back into my life with a story that puts me on my ass.
It’s not like the usual NA reads of late where everything is over the top angst. Trying to be all gangster about everything. Nope. This one is smooth. It’s subtle and it sucker punches you right in the heart. Jay has the ability to capture the true emotions and dialogue of NA characters that have you nodding your head, holding your chest & shaking your first – remembering those first kisses, first heartbreaks and all the bad decisions in between.
Ava is an extraordinary young lady – doing the very best she can in an awful situation. Her young life was turned upside down by some very adult circumstances and she’s had to learn to function regardless. But that’s all she’s doing – functioning. Ava herself is a shell. Connor blows into town and he’s everything she shouldn’t want. Everything needed to fill her up! If we’re being honest she’s everything he should avoid too – his scholarship is all that matters.
So of course they’re drawn to each other – I mean come on we’d have no book if they weren’t. But it’s the reasons they’re drawn to each other, what they see in each other and the relationship they develop that drew me in. These characters are young but their love story is very genuine and completely hooked me. I cried A LOT in this one. Like piles of tissues kind of a lot but it was so worth it. I love a book that can break my heart like this.
The cliffhanger is brutal and I might have called Jay some colourful names when I tried to flick on and there were no more pages but I wholeheartedly recommend this one and will be waiting impatiently for book two.
All bow down to the Queen of NA – she’s back!
Heartache and Hope is the first title in the Heartache Duet.
Jay McLean has yet to write a book that I haven’t loved, and she crafts characters that are so realistic yet flawed. Ava and Connor’s story is a raw, angsty and emotional slow burn romance. It will make you feel, it’s both heartwarming and heartbreaking and made me cry at the injustices of the world.
Life isn’t fair, bad things happen to good people, and it’s how we deal with it that defines us as human beings. Ava Diaz gave up life as she knew it in the name of love. She’s stong, resiliant and has a huge giving heart.
Connor is an athelete, the new guy who has skills on the basketball court, but has a lot less than most of his wealthy peers. He’s a fighter, determined and driven to succeed and his sole focus was on getting to the NBA until he saw Ava.
As much as this title wrenched my heart out, I cannot wait for more of this pair and will be eagerly awaiting the release of First and Forever.
I felt the magic! This story is so beautifully written. ALL the feels. Be still my heart! I am overwhelmed with all the emotions Connor and Ava’s story evoked in me. Teen angst has never been better! I fell in love with Connor and Ava. Their individual stories will break your heart, but their hope will hold it together. I can’t wait to see where their journey takes them. Book 2 can’t come soon enough!
Review by Lys
“Love is not a noun. Love is something you do. Something you prove. Something you work hard to create. Love is not something that simply exists because you say it.”
Gosh, there is really and truly no substitution for a Jay McLean book. Trust me, I’ve searched high and low over the years and nothing comes close. I almost forgot, isn’t that sad? I almost didn’t remember how she doesn’t just elicit the feelings from you, she pulls them out. Yanks them, really. You’re unable to stop yourself from connecting with her characters, from falling with them and loving them with every fiber of your being. The writing is just so perfect, so articulate and detailed that you don’t even notice that you’ve become a part of the story you’re reading until it’s too late and your heart is in your throat. You fall with them, but you break with them too.
Connor and Ava are nothing short of magical. They’ve been through so much individually, and you just know that all this sweet build up and chemistry and falling is going to come to a screeching halt and just devastate you at some point because people who have suffered through real trauma like these two, they don’t get happily ever after a so easily. Their happiness has to be fought for over and over again and heck if that isn’t the truth. I adored every single aspect of the relationship between these two. I caught myself giggling along with Ava and swooning hard for Connor. I even fell for the sub-characters, again.
This book, it broke something in me, something that had healed inside of me the second my first ever broken heart did. Jay reached inside my chest and ripped my heart out with these characters. She made me fall for their story, to love and care about them like they were an extension of myself and then she continuously put them through the ringer and inevitably pushed them to their breaking point. And you know what? I relished it. I felt that pain in my bones and made it a part of me because it reminded me of all these feelings that I had long since forgotten. It reminded me what it feels like to love with your entire being, that sounds silly like why would I need a reminder, right? I’ve been with my husband for almost ten years and we’re happy, but we’re also not in the thick of the drama anymore. We’re settled. It’s amazing how fast you forget the rush, the angst and the pure dramatic bliss that comes with falling. I know that Jay is a fantastic author because she tethered my entire soul into this story, she connected me to Connor and Ava and wound us together until their every action and misstep consumed me.
I’m still wavering on whether this book conquers More Than Forever for the title of GOAT in my eyes because it’s honestly just too close to call. That is how much I love this story. So much more than a lot. It has every single thing that I didn’t know I needed, and that’s what a truly great story offers. I loved every single heart wrenching, artfully crafted, expertly executed, blissfully perfect second of this book. I have zero doubts that this will become a LOT of people’s favorite. It’s just that wonderful. Congrats McLean, you have a really truly gorgeous story on your hands.
What is this author, Jay McLean doing to me again?!? She has a unique and special ability of taking her characters and being more than meets the eye. Takes someone and something that is least expected.
Conner and Ava’s 4.5 stars story will have you utterly breaking and constantly feeling from all directions. The author takes the life of these two and opens their eyes for possibilities. Nothing could have prepared me for her words and the things she was doing to my heart once again. I want and need more stat!
Heartache and Hope is book one in Jay McLean’s Heartache Duet Trilogy. This is also the very first book by this Author and oh my! There are no words to truly explain how you feel the whole time you are reading, you are put on an emotional rollercoaster. The story moves in just a way that you see and feel what is to come and you know there is absolutely nothing you can do to prevent it from happening, no way to stop the inevitable ending, the heartbreak that is to happen. With Heartache and Hope is a story that you better have the tissues ready and have plenty of time to stay in one place as there is no way you are putting it down until it is done.
OMG Jay McLean is the Queen of NA!! This book is everything! I could not put it down. First Connor and Ava have the best humor. I laughed so much at their banter. Then I cried at their hardships they are facing. Got angry at both for bantering instead of communicating… because don’t we all do that? Laugh things off or turn them into jokes when we are uncomfortable? Thank the Lord that the next book comes out in a few weeks! You need to read this book!
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: Heartache and Hope
: Jay McLean
: 5/5
Heartache and Hope is the first book in the Heartache Duet and let me tell ya: Jay is the one with the magic. I don’t know how she does it every time, but she does (and I love her for it). I went through soo many emotions during this book and the story just flows naturally (if you know what I mean). I never felt a title as much as this one because heartache and hope is what you’ll get. Both Ava and Connor are so extremely well developed characters and their story just EVERYTHING. What the author does really well too is introducing serious topics and also keep it realistic. We all go through stuff and it’s not like we can get over something in a few days. Some things take time and so does the story of Connor and Ava. They take you with them on this journey and with every piece they give you everything just keeps falling into place bit by bit. And then that ENDING. What a cliffhanger, I was really glad I had book two waiting for me already… I recommend this duet to anyone, it is also a really good representation of what Jay McLean is capable of: MAGIC.
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