I had a simple life.
I worked two jobs, made ends meet, and hung out with my mom and twin brother. The other part of my life was about avoiding him, but when SWAT raided my boyfriend’s home, that was the last straw. The boyfriend got tossed and to help me keep busy, my brother talked me into joining their old band again, but I had to be honest. It wasn’t a hard sell. Playing drums was in my … my blood. I used to be addicted and that craving hadn’t been satisfied in three long years. The only problem was their lead singer.
It was HIM.
The drums might not have been the only thing I was addicted to. I think I was still addicted to him too.
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Sustain is a second chance romance, but it is full of emotions. Tijan writes in such a way that you really feel like you’re in the characters’ heads. The first half of the book is told from Bri’s POV and it was a nice surprise for it to flip in the second half to see how the story continued from Luke’s POV. These two were like magnets, they couldn’t help but be drawn together and after trying to resist it they gave in and wow did they give in. They got hot and sweaty but tender and sweet too! It was the perfect balance for me. There’s a little grit and some dubious behaviour by some side characters and of course there is music and I was here for all of it.
It’s not a long book and was just what I needed. I devoured it in a couple days.
4.5 Stars
Family, Music & Love!!
Sustain
A angsty love story full of hurt, hidden truths & so much history!! Luke & Bri, who we meet along with the rest of ‘Sustain’ in “Broken & Screwed #2”, are bestfriends & hook up buddies that fell out 3 hrs prior. This book is their story back to one another & the music that soothes their souls!!
(We also find out who Beth’s lover is from BS#2 )
Debbie, 1970, UK
5 stars for Sustain By Tijan .
“Family. It’s all about Family”
I love Tijan and I have not read a book by her that I haven’t loved. That trend continues with Sustain.
“Keep Forward. Deal Later”
Bri is a strong female. Luke has been in love with Bri for a long time, but they have been best friends. Bri is such badass even though you feel every emotion she is having while you read. I loved every second of this book. Tijan has a way of writing that pulls the reader in and makes you feel all the emotions spinning around. Luke is just Oh so great. Luke is a bad boy but also has a heart of gold. Can these two get past everything that has happened and be who they were meant to be, or are they doomed.
This story will pull you in and keep you hooked from the very beginning till the very end. It is a must read.
I was so excited when I FINALLY got my grubby hands on my very own copy of Sustain!!! Tijan never ceases to amaze me with her writing ability and her crazy imagination. I even found myself questioning if i should be friends with her anymore because her books are so addictive. They are like these super long teasers and when they end…you crave MORE.
This is a story about young love, no. This is a story about a group of friends that made a band and aspired to be big, nope still not right. This was a story of FAMILY and friends and how bonds can be so strong that NOTHING can break them. A story about how broken people fixing each other and saving themselves along the way and building lasting bonds that run deep.
Brielle is a girl headed for trouble when her drug dealing boyfriend gets arrested. She has a special connection to her twin brother, Braden, and her friends, Luke, Gunnar, and even sometimes Emerson, that are there determined to show her the light.
Luke is a guy that has had Brielle and Braden there for him his whole life. And believe me his life has NOT been easy. But Luke and Brielle find themselves in a bad place along the way.
They ALL have a bond through music that seems like it can heal EVERYTHING. Almost everything. There are secrets, huge secrets that must be revealed and you end up going on this wonderful emotional roller coaster trying to find how this story will unfold. Tijan sure did deliver and I cannot wait to see what happens in the next with Elijah.
When you’re meant to be, you have to fight harder to get through the drama
This book kept me turning the pages and desperate to put off adulting so I could stay with these characters.
Another amazing book from my all time favorite author Tijan !