There are two sides to every story.The surface reality that’s presented to the world¿And then there’s the other side.The real one.The one that matters.Seventeen-year-old, self-proclaimed asshole, Toby Page, is alone.No friends.No family.He trades maintenance work in exchange for room and board.Every day he fights demons no one else can see.Every day he wants to give up.But he can’t.Not yet.When … yet.When Alice Eliot moves in downstairs,she offers Toby some light in his dark world.At a crossroads and barely hanging on, it’s hard to have perspective.It’s difficult to see your own worth when you’re the villain in your story.Luckily for Toby, Alice brings things out in him that no one else ever has.As the two sides of Toby’s story are revealed,and the full reality comes into view,truth is gained,unlikely heroes emerge,and improbable alliances prove that kindness is fundamentally human.The question is, Will it all be enough to save him?
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I have always loved each book I’ve read by this author! Each one an emotional journey that one will not forget. The Other Side, I went into totally blind… As is how everyone should.
The writing is exceptional and the story is raw.
A folded piece of paper stored in a wallet. Brought out and unfolded enough times, folded and replaced right behind the condom and just before the dollar bill. If there is by chance a dollar bill in there.
When the days finally tick away, the end is in sight.
Will you be able to say, you accomplished the items on your bucket list?
Or will you fade away and hope that you didn’t bring anyone there to see you.
What a journey! What a book!
Multiple Tissues required.
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ALL THE STARS
There are books that you love, books you enjoy, and every once in while, there are books that you know will stay in your heart for the rest of your life. The Other Side by Kim Holden was absolutely brilliant. Heartbreaking, breathtaking, soul shattering. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.
“There are people we meet in this world who anchor us. They reassure us with their presence. They bring us comfort simply by being. They love us by osmosis, radiating it out and diffusing it in effortlessly. Quietly they walk among us, treading lightly but providing stability and influence because it’s second nature. The thing that’s so special about these people is that they don’t know they are doing it.”
I refuse to spoil this story by talking about the plot. Just know that you will cry. You will fall in love. You will ache. You will feel. And, most of all, you’ll walk away with a new sense of hope, and a completely different outlook on life and how to live it.
“The most important time to listen is when the words are missing, that’s when hearts cry out the loudest.”
Beauty radiates off the pages and you can tell that Ms. Holden poured her heart and soul into this book. Trust me when I say, The Other Side is life changing!!! Do not miss it.