Apeiron's review explains thoroughly my reaction to this book. ( )

This was totally not what I expected or had in mind when I submitted the prompt. I admit I was reluctant to read it. That being said, the story ripped me apart. It's hard to make me cry but this story did it. I loved it.


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Very intense story that left me squirming in discomfort at times. None the less, the characters pulled me into their lives and made me ache for them, root for them, and rejoice with them! ( )

This is a dark story, with lots of pain for both main characters, and more than one situation that made me cringe due to the cruelty some humans inflict on others. Cal endures the some sort of mistreatment from Jay that Try/Paul suffers from his own brother - a perfectly despicable excuse for a man. But while this is not a story for the faint of heart, and by no means a fluffy romance, it is a story of endurance, and hope, and an unexpected love story.

I am still not sure if I liked it, but the strength of the characters' emotions did pull me in and kept my attention. ( )