This is Falling (Falling, #1)
My Rating: five-stars
Published by: Smashwords Edition on August 29th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, New Adult, College Life
Pages: 281
Series: Falling #1
Also by this author: Waiting on the Sidelines, Going Long
Disclosure: I was invited by the publisher to read this title in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. I received no monetary compensation, and all comments are subjective and mine alone.
First, I had to remember how to breathe. Then, I had to learn how to survive. Two years, three months and sixteen days had passed since I was the Rowe Stanton from before, since tragedy stole my youth and my heart went along with it.
When I left for college, I put a thousand miles between my future and my past. I’d made a choice—I was going to cross back to the other side, to live with the living. I just didn’t know how.
And then I met Nate Preeter.An All-American baseball player, Nate wasn’t supposed to notice a ghost-of-a-girl like me. But he did. He shouldn’t want to know my name. But he did. And when he learned my secret and saw the scars it left behind, he was supposed to run. But he didn’t.
My heart was dead, and I was never supposed to belong to anyone. But Nate Preeter had me feeling, and he made me want to be his. He showed me everything I was missing.
And then he showed me how to fall.
Wow. I can stop typing now. This is going to be a short review. Not because the book was bad. But because it was outstanding. There isn’t a lot to say, but “This Is Falling” is a wonderfully written story, full of emotion.
The characters are real. They have real problems. Deep, emotional, problems. Not the surface crap we get in some books. Nate and Rowe have real issues, especially Rowe.
Rowe’s character was written perfectly. The reader doesn’t just read about her journey, they take it with her! And what an emotional journey it is. Rowe’s story is heartbreaking. But somehow Scott wrote it without it seeming like a pity party throughout the book. Yes, Rowe has moments when she is emotional (read the book), But it doesn’t rule the book. It’s weaved into the story wonderfully.
Nate. He was a guy. And he was written like a guy. He wasn’t perfect. He made mistakes. He said the wrong things (Sex o’clock). Ha-Ha, read the book for that one. It had me chuckling. Bottom line about Nate: he loves Rowe, and would do anything for her. I loved Nate’s character. I especially liked the relationship and the connection between Nate and his brother, and the backstory there.
Character development was great, I loved the dual point of views, pacing was good, the story was outstanding, secondary characters were included in a meaningful way. All in all, I thought it was an outstanding book. It is definitely different than anything I’ve read lately. A beautiful tale of forgiveness, strength, and letting go.
Bottom line: Highly recommend. A very touching story. This is one I’ll buy in paperback.
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