I really loved this book so much. I loved both Rev and emma stories so much. I also really enjoyed the tiebacks to letters of the lost. This book was such a fast pace read and I was emotionally invested in the story. I really loved both characters POV and how we dealt with both the gaming industry and also rev abusive past. I have such a soft spot for rev and loved how adoption and fostering was such a strong part of this novel. This book is def. a tear jerker with so many unexpected twists and turns. I really hope we get Matt, book eventually! ( )

I really loved this book so much. I loved both Rev and emma stories so much. I also really enjoyed the tiebacks to letters of the lost. This book was such a fast pace read and I was emotionally invested in the story. I really loved both characters POV and how we dealt with both the gaming industry and also rev abusive past. I have such a soft spot for rev and loved how adoption and fostering was such a strong part of this novel. This book is def. a tear jerker with so many unexpected twists and turns. I really hope we get Matt, book eventually! ( )

I'm giving it 5 stars cause at so many levels Rev's experience resonates with me as i went through something very similar.
As i was reading the book(2 chapters usually, Emma and Rev's side of a particular scene) i frequently found myself stopping just to feel whatever was coming back to the surface at that particular moment. I finally allowed myself to feel and process things i buried deep down over the years and even talk about some of it for the first time.
For that i wanna thank the author for this amazing book. Your dedication and commitment to come up with something this good is very much appreciated ( )

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I really liked this. I loved Rev. I liked Emma. It was fun, and heartbreaking, and everything in between. I just had a few issues.

SHORT LIST OF THOUGHTS

- I love Rev! Rev is a sweet, broken, cinnamon roll of a character! And I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! And his DEVELOPMENT! And I LOVE HIM! And I HATE HIS DAD SO MUCH!

- Emma was a good enough character, if unremarkable.

- THE DECLAN AND JULIET MOMENTS! Perfection! They were probably my favourite parts of the book tbh. SO PERFECT AND WONDERFUL!

- The romance was SO GOOD! I shipped it so much!

- Okay, but... the book sort of vilified internet friendships, which irritated me so much. Like, Juliet was an idiot, for sure. She should not have done what she did... Getting in a car with someone you barely know, and have only met over the internet, without telling anyone where you're going? That's just dumb. Like, she barely knew him! And he was clearly a creep. ...but internet friendships aren't bad, and... also she just wouldn't be that dumb. And I would have liked an internet friendship that DIDN'T end poorly. That would have been nice.

- Also the ending was... overly climactic? It took an unnecessary turn in my opinion. It was a relationship based contemporary, and then it was like, never mind, let's take a really action packed turn, and do this! And why? It was so unnecessary, and I think it took away from the book, not added to it.

Still though, I loved this! The characters were great, the romance was great, and I really enjoyed the plot for the most part.

***Initial reaction, July 20, 2018***

Not as good as Letters to the Lost, but still pretty great! RTC. ( )