He’s aloneHe’s tattooedHe’s badly burntHe’s fighting for his lifeA knee injury turns my world upside down,putting my gymnastics scholarship in doubt.As I wait for surgery, I’m persuaded into volunteeringto help with my college applications.The boy called Spider has no family nearbyand faces many months in hospital.They think my visits will help with his recovery,give him something to look forward … recovery,
give him something to look forward to,
help him heal.
But they’re wrong.
I don’t help Spider.
He helps me,
The boy who has nothing to live for
Ends up giving me everything to live for.
A sweet YA romance novel about first kisses and first loves!
Book 2 in the Young Love Series
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The angst and despair of a teenager when life feels like it’s ending. This book captures it perfectly. I was brought to the brink of tears more than once.
I’ve really loved the lyrics in this series.
I like the overlap with the first book and I loved glimpses of our fav couple from the first book. I liked how this one ended later in time than the first book.
This was the first work I’ve read by this author and loved the premise of the story. Though it centers around teens and young adults the story is one that makes people of any age submit to a bit of introspection. How do we regard ourselves in the light of how we view others?
This book was an easy read but had heart-wrenching depth to it. The protagonists each had some reflection and growing to do and I ached for both of them. As the story progressed each one began to change.
Domi has a great life. With a stable, loving family her biggest worry is whether or not she will win a gymnastics scholarship. But, life has a way of turning us upside down when we least expect it. After an unexpected injury her plans may be altered and she must focus on getting things back on track. That suddenly changes when her brother asks her to volunteer by visiting a young patient in the burn ward.
Spider is a burn victim, with a dysfunctional family situation he lays in the hospital broken, hopeless and alone. Tattooed as a child and burned over sixty percent of his body he has nothing to look forward to until Domi comes into his life. He knows he isn’t worthy of her time or attention but she’s like a breath of fresh air to him. His lonely life suddenly revolves around this girl who makes him forget his pain.
As they get to know each other they each find that love can break down any barrier. Whether it’s preconceived ideas of themselves or worry over their future, they find that love can change their dreams. And maybe it might just be perfect.
This is an emotional compelling story that will have you discussing this one long after it is read. Dominique is volunteering at the hospital to bolster her college application when she is introduced to Spider. What comes next is a relationship that will touch your heart. They come from entirely different backgrounds and yet they have a profound connection that neither expected to happen.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
‘A boy who had nothing, had shown me I still had everything.’
-‘But I wasn’t that girl anymore.
I’d changed.
Malachi had changed me.’-
Hmmm… First time reading this author’s work. I nearly gave up after the first couple of chapters. I felt it was immature and I was instantly bored. I stuck with it, though, and I’m pleased that I did. My impressions of the girl in the story, Dominique, did not change throughout the book. I felt she was immature and spent a good part of the book crying. She was spoiled and life came easily for her and she didn’t appreciate what she had. She did come to realize that life isn’t all about appearances and wealth or athletics and she did come to appreciate what she had but I still found her young and immature, along with her friends. I really think that mid-teen is the intended target age for this book and above that age will find it a bit immature in its writing style. I was intrigued about the storyline and felt it was good. It also seemed to gain some level of maturity as the plot went on. However, for me it was still lacking. I debated rating it between a 3-3.5 but finally decided on a 4 star review because, in the end, it did bring me some enjoyment. I recommend this book for teens. It’s a clean read with no swearing and no sex. It can also be read as a stand-alone.
This book is incredibly emotionally charged! Written so well you feel the characters pain and love. To have an experience that changes your perspective about what’s really important in life is a lesson to hold on to. A beautiful story!
Incredible writing!
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This was an amazing one. It was filled with emotion and love. The characters were exceptional. They had so much life in them. All of the events led up to the ending. The characters grew throughout the story. They were the best versions of themselves with each other. The heroine learned so much and understood how to love. I loved seeing the characters from the first book. I liked having some of my questions from the first book answered. It was amazing.
This book follows Dominique and a little bit of Malachi. Dominique is a gymnast and is depending on that fact to get her a scholarship. Then she tears it along with having a really bad relationship with her long-time crush. She believes her life she over because he is spreading rumours about her and she doesn’t have a future in mind. Her older brother, Cassian, requests her o maybe volunteer at the hospital and talk to a burns patient. She does it because the plus side is it would look good on her scholarship. She meets Spider or, real name Malachi, there. He helps her discover a purpose to live and teaching her that there could be a lot worse. She helps him keep hope.
I wrote this voluntary review in exchange for an ARC copy.
Warning: Tears are a strong possibility
There is a lot of character development and growth in Dominique. As she comes to know Malachi better she sees the experiences of her life from a new perspective and she changes and grows.
I would have liked to have had more from Malachi’s perspective. Very enjoyable book!