In another time. Another world.
Where his wasn’t falling apart.
And hers wasn’t already in pieces.
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High school senior Holden Eastwood only has one fear in life: growing up.
He spends his days unmotivated, moving from one game to the next, searching for his next challenge.
He never expected that challenge to come in the form of a girl…
A girl with zero fashion sense, a filthy mouth, and a bullsh*t attitude.
Unlike Holden, Jameson Taylor had no choice but to grow up.
Neglected, isolated, and forced to raise herself, Jameson only has one goal in life: graduate and move on.
The last thing she needs is some guy she can’t stand suddenly declaring her as his new hobby.
Their lives couldn’t be more opposite.
Their pasts a complete paradox.
But in each other, they find the unexpected…
They find solace.
Fragments of forever…
A forever that might tear them to pieces.
'My Review'
'PIECES OF YOU' is the first full length 'New Adult' book in Jay McLean's 'Pieces' duet. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives.'
This author fast became one of my unicorn writers, one I would recommend over and over again, one I would #oneclick in a heart beat, one I would read whatever she wrote, and this book right here cements exactly that. This book was so beautifully raw, so beautifully real, so beautifully heartbreaking.
Jameson Taylor made me feel so much, she's so easy to connect with, you just want to wrap her up in cotton wool and yell enough, she slayed my heart, all the broken pieces laid at her feet, she has an unusual dress sense which is way older than her years, she swears like a sailer, and has so many layers to her which I got swept up in as the story progressed. Independent and more grown up than she gives herself credit for, art is one of her coping mechanisms and can create masterpieces on napkins in minutes.
“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐈 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞,
𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭.”
Holden Eastwood had me cringing more times than not with his cheesy name rhyming, the boy who doesn't want to grow up, who took so much of his life for granted until he met a girl who opened his eyes and made him appreciate what he had.
“𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.
𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡.
𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.
𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.”
These two were complete opposites but had so much in common, they were both imperfect, but perfectly perfect. I wouldn't change these two at all.
A double whammy with the last chapter then you hit the 'Epilogue' and then your left in limbo disbelieving what you'd just read, a cliffy like no other, reading it again doesn't change the fact that what's to come will tear us all apart before we're put back together.
'About the Author'
She writes what she loves to read, which are books that can make her laugh, make her hurt and make her feel.
Jay lives in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, in her dream home where music is loud and laughter is louder.
Awesome review, babe! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you Nat!! xox
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