Heart-rending

Not many stories reduce me to tears any more, but this second part of Adam and Mia's story did. The chance of studying at one of the best schools causes friction between the protagonists. Mia maintains her fierce independence while Adam needs to control everything. A breakdown in communication leaves them lost. Story one was from Mia's point of view, this is Adam's tale. Excuse me while I go and buy book three.
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I enjoyed this book but not as much as the first. I am not sure if it was because it all from Adam's point of view or because of all the time Mia and Adam were apart. I have started the 3rd book and I am enjoying the duel point of view much more. ( )

I was fairly upset with this book. I found Mia to be very immature, wishy washy, and couldn't make up her mind. At one point she asks Adam if she is confusing him, and I answered yes. The book had very little of them together, it was all about them fighting, yelling at each other and walking out. Neither of them knew how to communicate and it surprises me that they even managed to get back together. And while Adam had his issues, Mia was just plain stupid. I'm currently reading #3 and so far it is going much better. ( )

Killing me. That’s what you’re doing, Mrs. Brenna Aubrey. You’re killing me with this couple.

This couple that doesn’t know what is best for the other. The couple that doesn’t know how to have a multiple sided conversation. These 2 people that are holding all these internal thoughts that are begging to be spoken, but instead say shit that messes everything up. But at the same time, I love them. And I want them to be happy. I need everything to be okay.

But let me ya’ll why it’s not okay.

Adam is extremely selfish. He HAS to be in control or else he feels like nothing will be done perfectly. He has issues with letting Mia live her own life. He’s interested in his own personal benefit without giving thought to what she would want.

And some of it is understandable because after all, Adam is a multimillionaire with a capital company who is used to playing dirty for what he wants, but you can’t run a relationship like a business. And after he finally realizes this, it’s too late.

Mia, on the other hand, refuses to let anyone help her (other than Heath)! Damn, woman. PLEASE! Just ask for help. Confide in the people closest to you. Otherwise, all the shit going on will eat at you a thousand times worse.

I loved reading from Adam’s perspective. Mrs. Aubrey does a male’s viewpoint very well, and I couldn’t see much resemblance in his and Mia’s.

At Any Turn has none of that money bullshit hovering over their heads. It’s a real relationship, not a contracted one.

And, lord have mercy, sexy as hell. (The mirror scene. That is all).

Even though I had an idea of what was coming, what the heartbreaking reveal of hers was going to be, it still shook me to my core. I had goose bumps at the final sentence and just cried for a few minutes after I turned my Kindle off. (A book hasn’t hit me that hard in a very long time. Like since The Fault In Our Stars or Thirteen Reasons Why or Hopeless.) Emotionally drained.

From where all of this is going, the next book is going to be hard to read. But I guess I have a while to mentally prepare until it is released! ( )