TITLE: From The First Verse
SERIES: Life Of Debauchery
AUTHOR: M. Robinson
GENRE: Romance
PUBLICATION: March 24th, 2020
Synopsis
Dear diary,
Once upon a time…
There was a girl with long golden hair who had the bluest, truest eyes that turned white when she cried.
She lived in a kingdom far, far away in a tower made of stone, but her mind was made of glass that she kept sharp as knives.
Where her memories hid behind her darkest doubts.
Her deepest thoughts.
Her diary became the only thing she could rely on.
No one saw through her looking glass.
No one cared.
No one tried.
Until the villain presented himself as the hero in her life.
He took and took and took some more.
With no regret.
With no shame.
With no apology.
The page never turned.
Their story didn’t end.
Tomorrow never came.
His life of debauchery was their journey to nowhere.
She’d give anything to go back in time.
To walk where she had walked.
To see what she had seen.
One step.
One breath.
One day at a time.
Though in the end, “I love you” were just words.
That destroyed us inside.
Once upon a time…
There was a girl with long golden hair who had the bluest, truest eyes that turned white when she cried.
She lived in a kingdom far, far away in a tower made of stone, but her mind was made of glass that she kept sharp as knives.
Where her memories hid behind her darkest doubts.
Her deepest thoughts.
Her diary became the only thing she could rely on.
No one saw through her looking glass.
No one cared.
No one tried.
Until the villain presented himself as the hero in her life.
He took and took and took some more.
With no regret.
With no shame.
With no apology.
The page never turned.
Their story didn’t end.
Tomorrow never came.
His life of debauchery was their journey to nowhere.
She’d give anything to go back in time.
To walk where she had walked.
To see what she had seen.
One step.
One breath.
One day at a time.
Though in the end, “I love you” were just words.
That destroyed us inside.
My Review
'FROM THE FIRST VERSE'
is the first full length romance book in M. Robinson's 'Life of Debauchery' duet.
We’ve all wanted to get our grabby little hands on Cash’s story, hoping that it gives us a broader understanding of what truly made him into the man he became with the heartbreaking hardships he’d endured along the way. Seeing the only time he truly came alive was when he'd have a guitar in his hands.
Real
Raw
Riveting
Along with fame came an all time high but also brung along with it the all time lows, with sex, drugs and rock n roll.
The first half of this story is a recap of past scenes of sorts, the break down of friendships, parents who turn their backs on him and a little girl whom he babysat from time to time where a bond was forged through their love of music where he sung her Johnny Cash songs.
She brought her tiny fingers together, gesturing in sign language for 'more.'
We’ve all wanted to get our grabby little hands on Cash’s story, hoping that it gives us a broader understanding of what truly made him into the man he became with the heartbreaking hardships he’d endured along the way. Seeing the only time he truly came alive was when he'd have a guitar in his hands.
Real
Raw
Riveting
Along with fame came an all time high but also brung along with it the all time lows, with sex, drugs and rock n roll.
The first half of this story is a recap of past scenes of sorts, the break down of friendships, parents who turn their backs on him and a little girl whom he babysat from time to time where a bond was forged through their love of music where he sung her Johnny Cash songs.
She brought her tiny fingers together, gesturing in sign language for 'more.'
About the halfway mark is where the past and present collide, this is where the true magic of the story shines through. This is where we encounter an eighteen year old Journey aka Junie she's not a little girl anymore with eyes gazing at her crush, she's all woman and he has no idea how to deal with her. Even now their bond is as strong as ever.
I read this in record speeds, my eyes glued to my ipad as I raced through the pages, loving what this story was evoking in me, a front row seat as he rose to fame, but came at such a high cost, turning his back on ones that loved him even if he couldn't see it himself, chasing his demons away with booze and drugs.
