The Epic Conclusion to The Boy & His Ribbon
“What do you do when you write down all your secrets? No…that’s not enough. What do you do when you write down all your secrets and the one person who should never read them does?I’ll tell you what you do.You hope.”RENRen didn’t know the meaning of love until he took Della for his own.To begin with, he hated her, but as the months bled into … his own.
To begin with, he hated her, but as the months bled into years, he learned the opposite of hate, dedicating his life to giving her everything.
Every sacrifice, every gift, he gave wholeheartedly.
But then love turned to lust and ruined everything.
DELLA
I was stupid to write down my secrets, but I’d been stupid before, so it was nothing new.
I couldn’t blame him, hate him, fix him.
I tried to move on without him.
But no matter what I did, I couldn’t seem to delete the secrets I’d written.
Until something happened.
Until he came back and read my stupid secrets.
And nothing was the same after that.
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“True love was a vicious monster, feeding on my reserves, breaking me beneath its resolve to either kill me if I didn’t obey or destroy me if I did.”
Pepper Winters is a vicious monster as well and you know what, I love her and her writing even more for it. The Girl and Her Ren wrecked me. Utterly wrecked me. I’m talking ugly cry that happened in public. I’m talking frantic looks and gasps that drew suspicious looks. I’m talking ripping my heart out, splaying it all over the floor and taunting it to figure a way to repair itself. I’ve never felt this emotionally spent after reading a book and in the end, it was the most rewarding feeling. It was was cathartic and healing. It meant that everything I read was raw, real and brutally honest.
Now that I got that out of the way, if you haven’t read The Boy and His Ribbon, then stop right now. You cannot read this book without reading it. The Girl and Her Ren picks up right after The Boy and His Ribbon. I won’t recount what happen or even tell you what’s going to happen. All you need to know it that it’s going to make you feel. I know a lot of people tell you that. Some of us aren’t really prone to emotional outbursts, myself included. I’ve only cried over a few books my entire life. So when I say this book wrecked me, I really mean it wrecked me. It pushes your boundaries, it challenges you to love, and it makes you face harsh realities that no one wants to deal with but have to anyway.
Pepper’s writing style always sucks me in. She’s the master of eloquently depicting raw and haunting stories. I don’t say that to scare people away. I say that to show just how skillful her writing is. It sucks you in from the moment it starts. You experience everything that the characters experience right along with them. It’s painful a lot of times but it’s so pure and happy many other times.
I think I’m just rambling at this point because I don’t know what else to say other then the fact that this booked wrecked me and is now my absolute favorite. It’s going to be one of those books when people asked what ugly cry books have you read and this is the first one to say. AND THEN THEY QUESTION WHY YOU’VE READ IT A THOUSAND TIMES when they could only read it once. I like to torture myself with those things that make me feel the most and The Girl and Her Ren just jumped to the top of that list. Ren and Della will always stay in my heart.
what do you do when you write down all your secrets….and the one person who should never read them does”
this is the amazing conclusion to Ren and Dalla’s story.
I devoured this book, ms winters captured me right from the start of this amazing duet.
“he’s returned to the wild that lives in his blood”
this story was emotional, heart wrenching, swoony, hot and steamy.
“two terrifying, exhilarating, life-changing, heart-winging words”
I highly recommend this duet to everyone who is new or old to ms winters work.
This duet broke my heart and then slowly pieced it back together again and then smashed my heart into dust. So many surprises and tears I shed during the reading of this bittersweet story to count. After reading the first book in the duet “The Boy and His Ribbon” and another book by Pepper Winters “Unseen Messages” I should have realized that this book would be emotional but wow! This book contains so much tear producing emotions that I think all readers need to keep tissues nearby.
*This is a duet and book 1 The Boy and His Ribbon must be read first.
“I’ve loved you since that first moment I found you.”
Ren and Della were thrown together under the worst of circumstances, they have been with each other through every life transition and have been closer than a brother and sister or a father and daughter would be. However, growing up they way they did, in the eyes of many they could only be considered family. This all changes at the end of The Boy and His Ribbon when Della makes it clear that she loves him in a different way and Ren takes off.
“You want to know what happens in the end,” I said quietly, staring him down. “You want to know if I’ll keep Della happy for the rest of her life. That this isn’t a mistake. That we aren’t doing something sick just for the hell of it. Am I right?”
Let me first admit as open minded as I like to think I am, I still judged, I judged their relationship/would be relationship in the first book and I didn’t want it to happen. I wanted a different ending, but you see I didn’t know how they could go from moving their relationship from platonic to lovers. I was in the same boat as Ren when he felt disgusted about his thoughts of lust towards Della. I think it was so important to hear Ren’s voice on the subject, to feel his emotions and thoughts about this difficult transition of their relationship, for me it was the only way I was going to see it as something beautiful and not something wrong.
There is only so much I can really say about the story without giving anything away, I never would have thought this story could evoke every possible emotion out of me. I went into this book angry that Della put Ren in the situation she did. I was mad that Ren let things get so out of control and not making their boundaries clear. I was disgusted that they both had thoughts I viewed as incest due to my judgmental opinion. I felt remorseful that I ever view their love as anything but pure. I felt elated when they finally let go and decided and decided to go all in because they knew deep down that their love was real and not something wrong. I felt defensive when people from their past judged them and ecstatic when other people supported them. I felt tears of happiness and tears of agony in their story.
The way I felt going into the book vs the way I feel now is so drastically different and I think any author that can make you feel that way, that can make you feel everything is a sign of a tremendously talented author. So, I beg you to keep an open mind to let yourself feel the emotions Della and Ren feel and you will not regret it, this book made me a better person because of it.
“I want you forever. That’s what I want.” “And you have me forever.”
Wow! Just…wow! This was nothing like I was expecting. It was more. So much more. Let me say that I never have to take time after reading a book before starting my review. This one though, I had to step away and just contemplate on it for a while. I have so many mixed emotions. Did I love it? Absolutely! Did I hate it? Unquestionably! But there is so much more in the in between.
I’m going to attempt to write this without giving away any of the storyline because each tidbit that we’re given is a jewel to be cherished and I don’t want to take that away from you. The story pretty much picks up from the ending of the first book, The Boy and His Ribbon. And yeah, that’s all I’m going to say about the storyline.
What I will say is that this story went so much deeper than I ever imagined it would go. The story of Ren and Della is one for the ages. Cliché, I know, but it’s truly a story that will stay with you long after the last page. I know this to be true because even as I followed Ren and Della’s journey I felt my soul respond to every trial, every heartache, every bit of joy, and every moment of passion that these characters shared with me.
At one point I realized that I was no longer reading a book about fictional characters but that Ren and Della had come alive to me. I knew them. I loved them. I was happy for them and I hurt for them. Every emotion they experienced sliced through me and either fed my soul or ripped it apart. I loved and hated this book for that very reason because I was no longer just a reader of a story, I became a part of the story. A voyeur in their lives and love and their heartaches. I could not separate myself from what was happening to them. My own life experiences? Possibly. Either way, I was consumed with every breath they took.
This is not your traditional romance. It is a love story. But more importantly, it is a story about life and all of the sweet and bittersweet moments that come with it. And it is one of the most heart wrenching and beautiful stories I have ever read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I have typed and erased and typed. I have no words that can describe how I’m feeling at the moment.
I thought Pepper Winters gutted my soul at the end of The Boy and His Ribbon. She didn’t even come close. I have loved all the other books I’ve read by Winters. But nothing compares to this one. This book was filled with soul searching, self empowering, internal healing, acceptance, and a love that will bring you to your knees. Ren and Della’s story had me sobbing to the point I couldn’t catch my breath. I have never wanted to hug and strangle an author as much as I wanted to Winters in this book. I promise this book is worth every tear shed!!!!! It was beautifully written and the words just bleed off the pages as if you were standing there watching it happen.
****ALL the stars****
STUNNING…this duet gutted me. I did not know how many layers of emotions I had until I read this. Words that affected me in waves; I was not prepared for this powerful story, or for Della and Ren.
The strength of their love, the depths of their sacrifice, the all-consuming feelings, the stages that Ren went through in his inner struggles, Della’s maturity; these are just some of the things I love about this story. It’s intense; it grips your feelings.
Ren is one of the most selfless characters I’ve ever known. He is protective and loyal to a fault.
No chapter is irrelevant, no detail too small or insignificant. It’s not just romance, it’s all levels of love. Love really does triumph. I have more to say but my feelings need to be sorted out first. This is not a book that I’d get over or even want to.
I cannot praise Pepper Winters highly enough. I first discovered her through her Monsters In The Dark series and I’ve not looked back since. Each time I think she’s outdone herself, only to be left speechless once again.
When I read Unseen Messages, I was convinced that it was my favourite but now, there is no choice. Although I’ve loved each and every book, this duet tops the list. I knew going into this book that it was going to be almost torturous. I knew that it would be an emotional tale – what else would I expect, having read book #1?
I underestimated the affect that perfectly placed phrases and the creativity of this author would ultimately have, with this soul-crushing story. This duet is so much more than a simple love story. It has peaks that leave you almost breathless with anticipation, eager to turn the page and find out more. When you do, it takes you into the darkest ravines with no sliver of light.
A story with lust, battles, anger, hardship and love that leave your heart racing and drumming an unknown beat. There is nowhere to hide. Everything is laid out bare….your heart, your emotions, your sanity. Love is the true hero in this tale. It is poetically woven into every part of this story, even the sad ones. Love is everlasting.
You don’t need to know any more about these books – they’re a journey that deserve to be absorbed and caged away. They’ll touch you and leave you both elated and utterly destroyed. This is the perfect conclusion to an all-encompassing story of life and love.
I can not recommend this duet highly enough. I absolutely loved it (and hated it).
2018’s MUST READ!
Pepper Winters is such an amazing writer and her talent really shone through in The Girl and Her Ren, Della and Ren’s final part of their epic story. This book was just WOW and I am still completely and utterly stunned at how easily the words within this book broke me. I’ve never before read a story quite like this that gripped a hold on my heart and crushed it like a vice while squeezing every last drop of emotion from me. By the end I was a total sobbing mess with tears actually rolling down my face. If this book doesn’t affect you like it did me you seriously need help!!
It’s a beautiful heart wrenching story about life it’s many struggles and of its many different kinds of love that we can feel, but it’s also about how unfair and unjust life can sometimes be. Just when you think that you’ve suffered enough and yearned enough to be given all that you desire it can suddenly be taken away from you just as easily. I laughed, I cried and I screamed while reading along and was so completely torn apart but all that was going on that it really did hurt to read it. This is a book that will stay in my mind for a long time to come as it was such a story that you just don’t get over and forget about easily after reading.
The Ribbon Duet is most definitely my favorite story to have read this year as it will be extremely hard for anything else to be up to this standard and beat it. The writing was superb, the story and characters were well thought out and created with a lot of imagination and you can tell that a lot of research and hard work went into the creation of this series.
This is one epic story that will shock you, put you through so many emotions and hurt but will also show you that life and love lives on long after were gone.
5 STARS IS NOT ENOUGH TO GIVE A STORY AS MONUMENTAL AS THIS! I REALLY WISH THAT I COULD GIVE IT MANY MORE.
EPIC
10++++++ Beautiful heartbreaking stars
Best Duet for 2018 for me.
I am trying to find the words for this review to do this book justice and it hard very hard; I simply have no words at all. It just broke my heart into pieces!
The Girl and her Ren will pull at your heartstrings it is raw, it is beautiful. It is brutal but it such a beautiful Journey we share with Della and Ren even if we have to go through so many emotions.
Many books can be very predictable but with this one, I never saw things coming. Pepper is such an amazing writer, this Duet has topped all of her books for me, and I love her books.
Ren and Della’s story is not an easy one. You will love the characters you will want to hug them you will cry with them you will hurt when they hurt. you feel like you are right beside them every step of the way on this amazing journey and you should READ these books.
Yes, they are different from what Pepper has done before but trust me they are brilliant and I think EVERYONE should read Ren and Della’s story.
These books completely consumed me; I did not want the book to end. This book will stay with me a very very long time. The most beautiful book ever!
Stock up on tissues for this one as you are going to need them
If anyone made it through this series without feeling like their heart was gutted out and didn’t have tears pouring down their face, I’d love to meet them and shake their hand. It doesn’t feel possible to make it through this duet without feeling the feelings that these books held. It’s been a while since I cried like someone killed my cat and that’s what this felt like… someone ripped my sweet and silly kitty Mystic right from my arms… from my heart…
One of the BEST quotes from the entire duet: “I loved that girl as if she were my very own blood, sweat, and tears. Girl made from my bones. Child made from my heart. Woman made from my soul.”
I’ve read maybe a dozen of Pepper Winters other books and I have to say… this book… this duet showed the true brilliance of her writing skills. It’s so pure and clean. You can’t help to be pulled into the world she creates. It’s like she’s writing strait to my heart, her words on a direct route to my soul where they would worm their way in and stick with me. I felt completely privileged to read this series.
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… my opinions.
There are really no words to describe how much I loved this book. Pepper Winters gave readers two endings and what endings they were. I wanted the truth to Della and Ren’s story and I honestly paid for it. My eyes are so red and puffy after devouring the journey of their struggle, growth, love, loss, devastation, truth, and some of their most precious and cherished moments. This book has the ability to have you crying one minute and smiling the next, and there is no doubt in my mind that every reader will shed tears. This book will definitely touch your heart! Ribbon and Ren’s story was never an easy one, but is one I can read over and over again and would happily shed tears over because a love like there’s was worth a lifetime. A story like theirs can be read for years and years to come. This duet was beyond AMAZING! Della and Ren’s story has definitely become my favorite Pepper Winters story EVER read.
A thousand stars would be insufficient for this masterpiece! My heart, my poor heart broke in a million pieces, this story left me speechless, brutally destroyed, torn and emotionally worn. This book ruined me forever, I cried so much, and I can not stop.
It is an intense story, powerful, emotional, beautiful, raw, epic, complete and absolutely heartbreaking.
Ren and Della are a couple like few, fighting against what they feel, guilt consumes them, but in spite of everything they love each other so fiercely, so intensely, they are soulmates who feel a love so deep that it hurts, a love that you find only once in life, so true, so unique, dedicated, unselfish, incondicional, they are perfect for each other. His scenes are so charged with passion, chemistry, love, that my heart accelerated with them a thousand times and left me breathless.
Mrs. Winters once again demonstrates her talent, and gives us her best work to date, it’s a story that captures your soul, wraps you up and does not let go of you, that hugs you and hurts you, that provokes a thousand emotions, is completely amazing, her words are poetic and lyrical and keep you completely enraptured from beginning to end.
The talent of the author in making you feel the emotions that the characters live is simply incomparable, giving us a completely unique and captivating story, that made me feel so much and so deep, that the words are not enough to describe it. This is one of those stories so beautiful, special and transcendental that everyone should read.
A standing ovation for Mrs. Winters, thank you a thousand times, just thank you.
VERY VERY VERY recommended !!!
Rated 4.5 Stars
The Girl And Her Ren was a lot more angsty than the first book. It played my emotions me like a stringed instrument. I won’t say which tune it played most often because that would spoil it for others but what I will say is prepare yourself for emotional upheaval.
The conclusion to Della and Ren’s story has a wrongness yet rightness to it. It’s tabooish, forbidden and yet so very beautiful. I loved it even when I didn’t love what was going on.
This story has left a long lasting mark on me. I won’t soon forget it. I definitely recommend it.
ARC provided by author
“It was written in the stars and scribed in the galaxies, and nothing on earth could change that.”
Soul crushing, simply soul crushing with its painfully, beautifully written tale of a love that is eternal. The is not only the best duet of 2018, it’s my favourite duet ever.
If you read no other book this year, you need to read this one. Though in order to fully understand this you first need to read book #1 of The Ribbon Duet.
“…every year I fought to keep her safe, I was ultimately protecting every dream I’d ever had.”
The Girl and Her Ren is the much anticipated follow up to The Boy and His Ribbon. It is more than a contemporary romance, it is a story of Della Ribbon and Ren Wild, two souls entwined for eternity. It’s a story that has me sobbing all over again as I write this review. It’s a story that touched not only my heart but also my soul. It’s a story that will stay with me for a very long time, perhaps forever.
This is one heck of a read, both in content and in length. I admit I had to consume this in chunks, I quite simply could not manage it in one go. I needed time for my mind to digest and come to terms with the angst, trials, heartache and hope of this story. I needed space let their love sink into my consciousness and prepare myself for the next obstacle they would face.
“My past, present and future. The only path I could have taken. It wasn’t a choice anymore, It had never been a choice.”
Somewhere around the 50% mark I had a sneaking suspicion of how the book would end. With 4+ hours of reading left, I did something I haven’t done in years and flipped ahead to the last couple of chapters. I found an ending that was both everything and nothing like I wanted, needed or expected. I then resumed the story from where I had left it and continued to journey with Della and Ren on their all consuming journey of love.
Della and Ren, whilst not perfect, are perfect for each other. Della continued to show the strength and unfailing love that Ren needed. Ren continued to be the quiet, gentle and protective man who would do anything to keep his Little Ribbon safe from harm. And now I’m crying again. Which is silly because at the heart this is quite simply the most wonderful and heartwarming love story. It’s just that their path is far from smooth or easy.
“My release ripped howls from my chest, vows from my heart, and promises from my soul.”
Finally I just want to implore you to read this duet. It doesn’t matter what your usual preferred genre is, this is a book that transcends genres. This is a story so breathtaking in it’s construction that it should, it must , be top of your TBR list.
This is a book that will stay with you for quite some time. Even as I sit here a day after finishing, I want to go back on the absolutely beautiful journey of love that Ren and Della have created. I can feel myself dropping big, wet, fat tears while I write this review. There’s no way I’ll ever fully digest the magnitude of how great this story was, and I will admit, This author took quite he gamble with the end of this story. I know it won’t be for everyone-but know this; I felt every single beautiful emotion that the author poured into this piece. There were several times I had to take a break from reading-the angst level is at an all time high, and I have to admit to wanting to console these fictional characters a time or fifty. I applaud this author greatly, and want her to know that as a reader, I truly appreciate her writing this story. I appreciate her ending, and the way she completely shattered my heart throughout this series.
I always find it hard to write reviews for 5 Star books, but to truly convey how beautiful this series is, well it’s next to impossible. This is a breathtaking story of love, heartache, tenacity, and the will to survive and fight. It’s so much more than five stars-this book deserves a universe full. Start your journey with Della and Ren as soon as possible! – By Victoria
You know, Pepper Winters could hand me her horse and rabbit eating habits on a napkin and I would read it. Is there nothing that this author can’t tackle? A love story that is one hell of a ride, yet she makes it so smooth to read?!?!?
The Epic Conclusion to The Boy and His Ribbon is here!!! After the ending to that one, it was seriously the paper chain countdown until this one would arrive on the kindle. Dove straight into it as soon as it landed and didn’t come up until I finished. It takes a well written, deeply invested in the characters, story that pulls you in from the get go…for me to read non-stop from start to finish. That is what this book did for me…. SUCKED ME Right IN!!!
The feelings while reading this book were off the chart! I’ve finally read a book that gave me what ‘true love’ is all about!!
Ren and Della are real people, right? Sure would have guessed it while reading this beautiful love story. I laughed right along with them… I screamed right along with them… I cried right along with them… I felt the loss of these two when I closed my kindle. That is an excellent written book!!!
I loved the uniqueness of the ‘option’ in this story. I of course pulled up my granny pants and went full force. Boy was it worth it!
This duet is a MUST READ for 2018!!! Pepper Winters has Out Done herself with this one.
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“This story is no longer about a baby and a boy who were never meant to be family, but a woman and a man who were always destined to be soulmates.”
There goes my heart….nothing could have prepared me for Della and Ren’s journey. I loved this duet so much!! It is beautiful, brutal, intense, heartbreaking and real. Their bond is deep, fierce and unbreakable. Their story gripped my heart and didn’t let go. The way Pepper Winters captured their emotions on the page I no choice but to feel all their passion, heartache, happiness and soul crushing pain throughout the entire book.
“Love is the hardest thing we’ll ever have to do because love, as miraculous and wonderful as it is, is also cursed and soul-breaking.”
Yes, you will cry. Honestly I’m a mess right now, completely destroyed and can’t stop the tears. I will not go into detail because you need to experience this book for yourself. I’ll just say that this duet is devastatingly beautiful, unique and unlike anything Pepper Winters as ever written. This is her best work yet and I know it will stay with me for many years to come. If you enjoy powerful and emotional reads, I highly recommend this book and this duet.
“Born from innocence, tainted with confusion, but wholeheartedly flavoured with love. Deep, blistering, endless fucking love.”
DW RW4EVA
~ Read on behalf of Two Darlin Dolls and a Book Review Blog
I think I can safely say that this duet will be the best 2 books I’ve read this year! Considering this is only June, that should tell you something. This was one of the most beautiful, most heartbreaking, epic love stories I have ever read! It will make you feel all the feelings. You will smile, laugh, cry and rage. It was absolutely amazing! One of the best books I’ve ever read, bar none. My heart has been ripped out, stomped on, torn apart, and stitched back together. This is, without a doubt, the best book Pepper Winters has ever written!! I would tell everyone to buy this set and read it!
5++++++++++++ “DWRW4EVA” stars
I’ve lived a thousand lives just by meeting Ren and his girl with the blue ribbon, Della. This story is standing on the sandclock, every grain drops with a piece of my heart. Read every word slowly, carefully because once the book ends, you’ll feel sorry for having rushed through a classic romance which is running on borrowed days now, on bartered minutes, and bargained seconds.
Two souls bound by fate, escape death and embark on a journey through life. Their destination is unknown,their path decided by eventualities and circumstances. Their goal very simple, to love each other unconditionally.
We’d both grown up together.
We both had memories and love and connection that no amount of time or distance could steal.
Somewhere during their trek, it morphs into Love and the end….well it’s not the end, just a pause, we get entangled. As much as the story itself is exemplary, the journey is part of the prize. By the finish line, it doesn’t matter what the outcome is or is it acceptable, the fact that I walked throughout the three decades with Ren & Della, step by step,their burden on my shoulders, their aches in my chest, their smiles on my lips, their love in my soul. I am so enriched by their presence, it doesn’t matter that I was left behind. I know that I’ll meet them in After and that is enough for me.
“True Love is constant. It has no beginning, middle, or the end. Life might end, but love….thats immortal”
And that’s the stark truth . Man has scaled the highest mountains, searched the depths of the oceans, stamped his footmark on the moon, yet no one can explain the matters of the heart. True Love has built Taj Mahal, immortalised Shakespeare, has been the cause of wars and peace. Just a simple four lettered emotion has the ability to move mountains. If you wanna find out the truest meaning of love, read this book!!!
True love.
Love that spans decades, infects souls, and turns you immortal because, when you love that deeply, nothing can ever die.
It transcends time, space, distance, universes.
It’s her best work yet ! Hands down ! But don’t I say it with each of her book
The sheer brutal rawness of affectivities just splice you open. no hiding, no escaping. Pepper is ruthless and relentless in her pursuit of exposing the unfairness of life as is! You’d think she’d give you a breather, but no, she pours tears into your eyes and pain into your heart, till they both runneth over. I was in a chokehold by the end. Why was I accepting it ? Because it’s life !!
Life sped ahead as if in apology.
Pepper and Della are on a mission, to race against time and I was running at breakneck speed with them. Howling up to the sky when alone, praying on my knees with them. Even though Pepper has a disclaimer in place, my heart just hoped for a miracle.
This wasn’t a romance— I was blatant about that from the start.
This wasn’t even a love story— even though love is the only thing that matters.
This is a life story.
And life includes good times and bad.
It includes birth and growth and… yes, even death.
This is a story of truth.
Della & Ren were set apart at the end of book one, and this is their journey continued. Their trajectories are running parallel and then circumnavigate. They go alone, separately, together, against each other, towards each other. The path is built on foundations of guilt. Copious and retardant guilt. Ren is Atlas and his inability to shrug the load plays havoc in their relationship. Della again proves she’s so much more mature and intelligent than her age. She not only pulls him out of the pit of bogging misery, she bolsters his courage and props his confidence.
This was Della. Girl and woman.
A girl with a ribbon in her hair, and now a woman with a tattoo on her foot.
I think this has been the MOST unusual and beautiful love story I’ve read after All The Ugly & Wonsderful Things. Pepper manages to fill the pages with most varied of spectrum of colours. There’s sunshine yellows, innocent pinks, lusty reds, nature’s greens, angsty greys, frustrating browns, mourning blacks, pure whites and gasping blues. The picture gets larger as you step back and it just subsumes your senses.
Romance comes and goes, lust flickers and smoulders, trials appear and test, life gets in the way and educates , pain can derail happiness, joy can delete sadness, togetherness is more than just a fairy-tale… it’s a choice.
A choice, dear friend, to give someone your entire heart.
It’s not easy.
No one ever said it was.
Some days, you want it back, and others, you wish you had more than just one heart to give.
I was so enveloped by the story, the characters just engraved on my soul. It’ll be a long while till I’ll walk away from Cherry River Farm . There are no stars that could measure up to the brilliance, no accolades enough to shower the sheer magnitude of vistascape. It covers three decades, countless setbacks, innumerable tenderhearted moments, insurmountable odds and then a graveyard of skeletons that they dig out with their bare hands. Juxtaposed with pure light of love, there also lies evil and filth in the shadows of the past.
I hated the McLarys with a vengeance. I loved John with reverence. Cassie, Liam and Adam I adored.
But the awe was inspired by Pepper, and pepper only. Makes you genuflect and acquiesce to the sheer power of her talent. I wanted the story to go on…on…on… but life has a expiry date set before we are born.
I’m just so glad I got to live in this time where Pepper writes, albeit halfway around the world. But we are bound by words. They fly from her pen straight to my heart, and just like that we become immortal!!
Thank you for epic, timeless, ageless love story. It hasn’t ended yet.
Our love story wasn’t over. It was just… paused.
Della Ribbon and her Ren lived happily ever after.
See you in After Ren & Della
As for stars, all of the them, under which Ren & Della found life, lust & love