She was my first love.She was my first hate.The very sun in my world tried to burn me alive with her lies and cruelty.Until I dimmed her light for good… misery is my music.
Thrilling. Invigorating. Intoxicating.
For so long, all I’ve done is hate her.
So why do I love her?
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The thing I love about K’s books is when you start reading, you don’t know what you are going to get. It makes you really pay attention and don’t just rush through her words. This story of Raven, Rome and Courtney is just that, you are thinking one thing and then BAM!! K takes you through some gut wrenching feelings, but it was so needed for the story. You will definitely go through the whole gamut of emotions when you read this. I am such a fan of K’s at this point, there is nothing I wouldn’t read from her!
Told in three parts, The Day She Cried is the story of how hate and ignorance changed the lives of Rome and Courtney forever. It’s about how one girl suffered in silence and yet her presence, or lack of one, resonated with everyone. It was about seeing beyond the mask that covers and shields, discovering hidden truths. It was the tale of how one girl smiled every day, hiding her utter devastation and the holes in her heart.
While I tried to fall in love with this story, I found it to be a bit disjointed and dysfunctional. It seemed that Courtney loved being bullied. She kept allowing herself to be subjected to abuses in her attempts to be liked. And rather than be true to herself or stand up for herself or even really like herself, she continued to be herded in directions that were obviously nowhere she wanted to be. I wanted to feel bad for her, but I had to hold back my contempt. I wanted to sympathize, but all I could do was stay baffled. I get that she’s young. I get that this is the typical experience of far too many young people today. But where was her mom in all of this? Other than a few remarks that showed evidence that her mom cared about her and defended her, I didn’t see anything that told me of her mom teaching her some self-respect. Insecure and insignificant pretty much sums up what I thought of Courtney. And Rome? He was a broken boy set on terrorizing the terrorized. Even after coming to his senses, he still acted out in ways that were hurtful and hateful. I wanted someone to talk to these kids because the dysfunction and drama was insane!
I think K Webster did an incredible job of capturing how singular traumatic events can not only shape us, but how they can affect those around us. The way she illustrated the hurt these characters felt was painful to read but I did end up enjoying it. I just didn’t love how these characters were portrayed. I’m a huge fan of this author and I look forward to diving into even more of her books!
This book was so much more than I was expecting! K Webster writes the perfect blend of love and hate that kept me floating the whole time I was reading. Raven was a twin who wanted to protect her brother, everyone felt sorry for her because they thought she was weak and needed protection from the high school girls bullying her, they were wrong.
Courtney was in lost when she decided to download the hookup app to her phone and catfish Raven. She ended up getting so much more than she was hoping for. After all was said and done her life changed and it wasn’t where she’d thought she’d be after high school. Rome was Raven’s twin who was hellbent on putting Courtney in her place and keeping here there. Except, he screwed up when his feelings got involved. He never had a chance when it came to Courtney.
There was so much fire and ice between the main characters in this story, even after the plot twists into the third part and everything changes. My emotions were going crazy. I cried, I loved…I fell so dang hard too. And just when I thought I knew everything, Raven pulled the rug from under us all. You definitely do not want to miss a moment of this story. Bravo K Webster!!
Where do you even start with a book like this.
I guess you start with this book has Triggers so please read the warning.
K Webster took a personal experience and wrote an amazing story from it. (BTW We love you K Webster!!!)
A love story built from hatred and forgiveness. Major freaking twist that I did not see coming!!
I don’t know what it was with this book, whether the cover or the blurb but I had it on my shelves for the longest time. I would look at and put it back down but this time I thought ok lets do this and wow am I glad I did. The story was not at all what I imagined going into the book but everything you want in a book by the end. Its a great story and 100% worth the read.
Just when I think K Webster can’t tear my heart to pieces only to put it back together with another one of her works – she does. This one was gut wrenching – so many secrets, so much pain, but at the same time – so much damn love. The lies, deceit, abuse, and revenge are balls to the wall in this one. K Webster has built a world within a world with this book – so realistic to the times we live in now. I was sucked in once again; the clutches of Rome, Courtney and Raven going deep – they will be staying with me for a long time. The overall story had me fully invested, but the ending? Oh my sweetness, the ending tore me apart, enraged me for all 3 of the kids, but I understood and could feel the pain and tiredness of one certain character. K Webster did wrap up this heart gutter with a sweet epilogue though, it had me smiling thru my tears for sure. This is a gem, a huge gem in the valley of books where the plots tends to run the same – K Webster definitely doesn’t follow the pack of others and writes her own style and I HAVE LOVED EVERY SINGLE BOOK I HAVE READ OF HERS. But I do want to warn those that have sensitivities/triggers – this deals with abuse, bullying, self-harm, and suicide. Please tread carefully if you are sensitive with those areas.
By far my favorite K Webster book! Right from the beginning I was sucked in and couldnt stop if I tried. It was ALL CONSUMING! I LOVE LOVE LOVED Courtney & Rome together. I had an intense love for Raven and her pain and I wanted to hurt Whitney and her dad so bad. I finished this book hours ago and it is still on my mind. 5 stars
I wanted to love The Day She Cried. I have read so many fabulous reviews for the novel and knew it was right up my alley. The blurb is very vague though, so I didn’t know too much going into it, only that there was some sort of bully romance going on between two of the characters. *I freakin LOVE bully romances* — In this sense, the book was really good. The hero (Rome) is super mean to the heroine (Courtney) and does everything he can to make her life a living hell. He does have a reason for it though, and while I don’t condone his actions, I can see WHY he is like this. If you want to know you can read this spoiler… (view spoiler) Aside from the bullying aspect though, I found the book to have some flaws I couldn’t look past.
First and foremost, this book has such a strong message and tone. When one is writing a book with such an emotional core it needs to be handled with care and not be rushed. Unfortunately, it IS rushed within the book. One moment the two hate each other because of everything that happened and the next they are in love. It didn’t seem realistic in the scheme of things. There should have been a lot more angst, and a hell of a lot more communication to the READER as to why their feelings changed so quickly. I honestly felt like their feelings came out of nowhere and it put a bad taste in my mouth. For me, a story (especially one like this) needs to feel realistic and it unfortunately did NOT.
Secondly, there were jumps in time in a few of the chapters that left me feeling like I missed a huge part of the story that should have been told. For instance, Courtney finally gets into college (which wasn’t an wasn’t feat by the way (view spoiler), she’s had a falling out with Rome for months (about 4-5 to be exact) and he all the sudden comes back and is begging her to take him back? WHY! I needed to see the changes in him in terms of how he went from thinking she was a liar to trusting her again. A small paragraph of an explanation wasn’t enough for me (hence, why I felt this part was rushed).
OMG this story of Raven, Courtney and Rome is so heart wrenching! Their story will make you hurt, sympathize, grieve and eventually feel happiness for the characters! K Webster done a fabulous job telling their story!!!
The Day She Cried was a roller coaster of emotions. when I started reading this book I didn’t know what to expect, the first chapters completely made me feel the story was heading to another direction and Wow I was so mistaken, I didn’t see any of that coming, it was wonderful!!
Cortney was a good girl, always thinking the best about people surrounding her, smiling and trying to be friendly but not everybody wanted whatever she was seeking.. Everything changed in her life after her so-called “best friend” played her and ruined her life forever. She was a sheep, a follower something that cost her freedom and also her life.
“She hides in plain view. Hides the monsters and the hate and the pain.” “She’s suffering. That’s all I wanted. And now that I’ve seen it—now that I’ve felt it—I don’t like it. I fucking hate it. I want to be the one to make it better.”
Rome was quiet not letting people see more than he let them, he only had eyes for her, only for her. He always felt like an outsider, constantly hiding and trying to keep himself out of trouble, he had enough already in his house, with a father who didn’t care for them and never showed them any love..
“The wild look in his green eyes promises violence and fury and madness. And yet I stay rooted in my spot, waiting for him to attack.”
Cortney and Rome’s love was chaotic, desperate, strong and sometimes even felt like violent, whenever they were together there was fire and chaos all around, they were meant to be together but life and people kept playing games making them doubt about everything..
“All that matters is that I love you.” I blink several times in confusion. “You what?” “I love you,” he tells me, his voice gravelly with need. “And you love me too.”
Raven beautiful, enigmatic, shy, smart, quiet, and reserved but always strong and loyal to the ones she loves. She was a great character to be discovered. love how at the beginning, we really didn’t know much about her, making us very intrigued to understand..
“I’m shyness and smiles and never tears. I’m untouched. Shielded by the harms of the outside world. Innocent. A peacemaker. To an outsider.”
The Day She Cried a second chance, enemies, to lovers story. A story of compassion, love, and forgiveness, it is also about taking the time to understand and get to know more about the other.
The Day She Cried, a story of Betrayal, Lies, Vengeance and second chances to love and live!!
K did it again!! I cried myself silly over this book!! It broke my heart and then put it back together! I loved the characters and felt like I was right there with them throughout their story! This book just wore me out in the best way!
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~~4.5 POWERFULLY EMOTIONAL STARS! ~~
“I’m going to ruin you.”
Once again, K. Webster penned a raw, gritty and deliciously twisted love story that cut me to the core!!
THE DAY SHE CRIED packed such an emotional wallop I could BARELY BREATHE at times! This heart gripping enemies to lovers tale, which delivers powerfully relevant messages about the devastating consequences of teenage depression, peer pressure and cyber bullying, is truly K. Webster at her best. Brimming with juicy drama, gut roiling feels, explosive passion and a pulse-pounding interwoven mystery—this book totally CONSUMED me!
And…sigh…these charismatic, beautifully flawed characters RAVAGE your heart from page one! Gah, Rome Murray in all his angry, feral, ALPHA MALE glory made me quiver and quake like crazy!! He might be just 19 but he is a true force to be reckoned with! I could not get enough of his love-hate relationship with Courtney Moss, his beautiful former crush turned most despised enemy.
Still reeling from a life-altering trauma that befell his twin sister, Raven, this dark, vengeful bad boy vibrates with pure “fire and fury and ferocity” and has made it his mission to unleash his cruel wrath on Courtney. Because as far as he’s concerned, “Sheep” she will never be absolved of her sins and her true suffering has only just begun!!! But even as he relishes her tears and rejoices in her richly deserved downfall, he craves her luscious body and covets her tainted soul. For despite the fact that he hates her with every fiber of his ragey, hard muscled being, she brings out traitorous, possessive desires and rouses the reluctant protector in him that drives him MAD!!
“She’s mine to torment. F*king mine.”
And Courtney, in all her beautiful, blond haired, blue-eyed brokenness was his match in every way! Her soul deep guilt, regret, and profound shame for her “unforgivable” actions just gutted me! But there are TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY, and while I knew what the former cheerleader did was misguided and wrong, I could empathize with this achingly bereft girl who, like so many confused, insecure teens, just wanted to be liked, to fit in, and in a moment of weakness buckled to peer pressure.
But what began as a harmless catfishing prank eventually took on a life of its own. However, before it all spiraled out of control, an unexpectedly rare, once in a lifetime friendship between #LoneyLogan69 and #PrincessPoet99 was borne that made the fallout even more CATASTROPHIC!
Courtney has paid a hefty price for her grievous mistakes and desperately wants to make amends, but she is now the town pariah and each day is an uphill battle. However, she may have hit rock bottom, but she has a backbone of steel! And deep down this “Sheep” possesses the wildly beating heart of a “Wolf” that only her nemesis Rome, the man who sets her blood on fire, can see.
OMG. The molten hot chemistry and blistering sexual tension between this tempestuous duo was OFF THE CHARTS! I love how as the book unfolds, a beautifully volatile love sparks to life between these two sworn enemies. And how even though they are toxic together they cannot resist their irresistible gravitational pull.
For against all odds, against all REASON, Rome and Courtney are tethered together by primal lust, binding “hate,” overwhelming sorrow and soul crushing guilt. And both their scars run impossibly deep. However, despite’s their bitter animosity, they share one undeniable thing in common.
Their fierce, abiding love for his sister.
And ultimately, as their mutual heartache blazes a path for forgiveness, atonement, and a TORRID PASSION that takes them both by storm, there is the glimmer of hope for a better tomorrow. But can these two lost, wounded souls fuse their broken parts together, and at long last make each other whole?
Yes, indeed, but it’s a long arduous road and they will have us bleeding tears along the way! And as with all of K. Webster’s stories, there are some heart-stopping twists along the way that LEVEL you!
BOTTOM LINE:
Ultimately, THE DAY SHE CRIED is a tour de force novel about love, loss, and the healing power of forgiveness that SHATTERS THE HEART and SCORCHES THE SOUL!
An UNFORGETTABLE must read!
K Webster has floored me once again.
This novel was nothing I expected, but it was incredible.
It’s everything I love… dark, angsty, messy, enemies to lovers, and Rome is one of the hottest, angriest, most passionate men I’ve read.
Then it flips from the darkness, and it’s beautiful and emotional. Ugh. What a ride.
My new reading goal is to read everything K Webster has ever written, because she gets it so right every time.
An enemies to lovers with a deeper meaning. From the start I wasn’t quite sure where it was going, and honestly my heart broke multiple times in this book. The main relationship in this story is INTENSE. Somewhat reluctant at first. If you aren’t into a hero who is a complete jerk (for good reason), then this may not be your jam. I however liked it, because I realize fiction is fiction and not an advice column.
All in all this was a good read. Sexy. Emotional. Devastating. Angsty.
This book was absolutely amazing, original and full of so much. I found myself sneaking my airbuds in during work just so I could listen since I couldn’t stop. The characters are full of so much depth and the story line takes a little twist every time you are least expecting it. The trials and tribulations that Rome and Courtney go through are mind boggling but Courtney’s support system just fills my heart. The narrators did a great job bringing depth to the characters and really making you part of their thoughts and actions.
What is there to really say without revealing anything to this story line other than I doubt you would be disappointed once you immerse yourself in this book.
Just finished this …..I’m not sure what to call it….the most beautiful poetic broken piece of art ever… I can’t even describe how this story made me feel. I ugly cried, I beamed with happiness, I felt surges of hope…like a Raven feeling like I was soaring through the skies. Chasing the winds, at times biting cold, at times still & warm. Pure, so pure and honest, this was written from the heart. So visceral, so chaotic, yet so still & peaceful. Raven, Rome, and Courtney are characters I will never forget. K Webster, I don’t know how you keep doing it, climbing higher with every book…pulling strings I never knew existed. You are a Goddess. Buy this book, let it consume you as it did me, you won’t regret it;)
“This is uncharted territory. Intimacy with someone I’ve spent a year obsessing over. The hate is blurring into something I don’t understand. Intensity. The feelings I have raging inside of me are simply intense. I don’t know what they are, only that they f*****g consume me. ”
Don’t know how she does it, but I’m sitting here slack-jawed and hungover from the emotional turmoil that was The Day She Cried. I would love to sit for one day in this Author’s head and see the ideas come to fruition, because it floors me each and every time!!! Rome and Courtney are painted three million miles beyond forbidden, and the intensity of those reasons grabs you by the proverbial balls and doesn’t let go until you read THE END. What unravels next is the intricate details of a master mind making what you think you know completely tossed aside to scramble to find out what is actual reality. In no way shape or form do you believe this couple should even be on the same planet, yet the attraction, the magnetism leaps from the pages and sucks you right in. Even when they thought they were bitter enemies they were like moths to flames and the hotness is off the charts….
“I got swept up into his vortex. He dizzies and confuses me. Steals me from my body and devours every part of who I am. I can’t think straight when Rome is consuming me whole.”
The complexities of this story brought so many emotions flooding to the surface that I had to remember to breathe….it stole my breaths like a thief in the night and just left me a puddle in my reading chair, contemplating on how to explain that everyone NEEDS to read it, but at a loss on the words to do it justice. Soooo…..read it. This one is one of my top reads this year and still in my head, refusing to let me move on…don’t miss it!!! I thank the Author from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to review!!
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
Audio-book: Narrators – Erin Mallon and Noah Michael Levine
These narrators do an exceptional job with this book! Filled with lots of dark angst and turmoil, both narrators brought the characters to life as their voices filled with hate, passion, anger, and love. I enjoyed every syllable of this story as Ms. Mallon and Mr. Levine shine in their presentation of Courtney and Rome.
This read pulled me in and kept me with its dark tone and super angsty drama. There were layers upon layers to this story and I was so anxious to just get to the end so I could learn what had truly happened. My emotions were all over this bully to lovers story, which is usually not my style. In order for this trope to work for me there has to be a true, heartfelt shift from the hero. I felt that Rome did indeed make the switch. Most likely because despite all the history between them, he has always been drawn to her. Although there wasn’t a lot of groveling on the road to forgiveness, I was satisfied with the outcome.
This has a lot of steam that is steeped in a bit of darkness, so beware. The secondary characters were necessary and vital to the story without taking over. I did feel that Courtney rolled over too easily for Rome in the beginning but through character growth she became a woman that could stand up for herself. I loved that about her!
This book broke me. I was not mentally prepared when I opened it, and boy, did it bring me to my knees. This book didn’t just pull me in…it spoke to my heart. My soul cried out in understanding.
I will say that “The Day She Cried” was very well written and it will take you on the roller coaster of your life.
Grab tissues and enjoy the ride.
Webster is back where she belongs . In the world of dark emotions and cruel intentions.
“Do you ever feel like fate pushes two people together on purpose? Like it knows one isn’t as strong as the other?”
Yes !!! We Were put together with her . To read her stories and revel in dark misery.
This story is a bit different from her usual genre. Raven and Rome Murray are twins and they are so different on the surface yet so alike and empathetic to each other, it’s creepy . There’s a school cheerleader. The beautiful blue eyed blonde, very American girl – Courtney Moss. She’s a princess, every high school guy’s wet dream and girl’s envy.
Then their worlds collide.
Everything is annihilated. Everything !!!
All lives crushed, destroyed, blackened.
Here in lies Webster’s expertise. She manouvers the story from getting lost in the darkened corridors and into the Redemption Room.
The characters evoke so much melancholia , the situations they’re are trapped in so dreary and heavily guilt ridden , you can’t help it but mourn at their state. Rome is thoroughly justified in his anger and rage. So is Court in her remorse and regret.
Whenever there was Raven mentioned , it brought tears to my eyes. She has effected me so much .
I had some frustration dealing with Courtney tbh. Her docility in her acceptance of Rome’s cruelty had me wondering, why would she subject herself to these punches and lashings. That took some getting used to. Rome was all boiling rage and flaring wrath
But , Raven stole the show
Before and After !
I liked the way story started. It went off the tangent a bit but by the end gets back on track
The thing that hurt me the most was the afterword by Webster herself. When she was a victim of cyberbullying, I tried as much to support her in my limited means. Nobody deserved what she went through , especially at the hands of her peers and their posse. It is a very serious and dangerous problem looming right beyond the computer screen. Her heartfelt plea tore me up so bad, I sobbed more at her real words than the story. She’s been my fave always . A lovely human being , sweet and helpful and I’ll always be in her corner
#StandWithKristi
4.5 sheep & wolves stars