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Synopsis
The people we love are thieves.
They steal our hearts. They steal our breath.
They steal our sanity.
And we let them.
Over and over and over again.
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They say you never forget your first time.
Mine was with a homeless musician who effed my brains out under a bridge.
He was my first love. And fourteen years later, I still can’t get him out of my head.
He broke all my rules.
He also broke my heart.
I watched him climb to stardom, cheering him on from afar.
But I was never a fan; just a girl in love.
Like a tornado, he spiraled, leaving a path of destruction in his wake.
But love conquers all, right? It has to. Because here I stand, ravaged and ruined, needing it to be true.
You can’t go back, but I want to. Back to the bridge. Back to when he sang only for me. Before he was famous. Before he shattered my heart.
I thought I knew everything about him.
But I could not have been more wrong.
He promised me every tomorrow. And here I am, waiting.
And hoping.
Review
”Our love may be unexpected and flawed, but it’s ours. That’s all that matters.”
6 angsty, emotional, incredible stars!
Yes, 6 stars, because OMG, this book! This book absolutely and completely captivated me and I could not put it down. I started reading yesterday afternoon and finished it in the early hours of this morning, and now I’ve slept on it, I still can’t stop thinking about it, and I want to read it all over again. It’s been a long time since a book affected me like this, and I’m still all overwhelmed by the feels and the emotional rollercoaster that this story sent me on. I’ve read all of Cole’s books, I know that she writes emotion well, and after reading that blurb I knew this book was going to be something special. And I was not wrong.
Piper and Blue’s story captured my heart in all of its passion, intensity and angsty deliciousness. I fell in love, my heart was broken, and I was healed over and over as I read. I felt everything, and I revelled in the epicness of this love story.
I’m not always a fan of angst. It has to be done right, and in this book it was done right. Piper and Blue’s relationship is emotional and tumultuous, and at times it’s a hot mess. It’s functional dysfunction with no stupid behaviour or game playing. It’s life, with all of the hard, messy complications that come with it. And though it made my heart ache, it was beautiful in its brokenness with sweet moments, happiness, and so much love. Gah! I can’t gush enough!
We meet Piper as a shy, quiet, introverted 21 year old who is just starting out in life. She still lives at home, but she’s working and saving for her own place, and she keeps to herself as much as possible. While taking her usual lunchbreak in the park, she spies a musician singing and playing guitar, and she feels instantly drawn to him and his music. Day after day she returns, unable to stay away and stunned when the gorgeous man begins to share secret glances and smiles with her. When they finally meet for real, it’s like a sense of rightness, of things clicking into place, and as she begins to spend time with the man who calls himself Blue, her whole world changes.
Blue is unlike anybody Piper has met before. Gorgeous and tattooed with long hair and piercings, he oozes bad boy, but he is endlessly charming and sweet, just with an edge. Homeless by choice, he’s a man who has spent his life wandering, never settling, just following wherever his soul leads with his trusty dog by his side, and he takes her Piper’s by storm, claiming her body, heart and soul.
Grabbing my waist, he pulls me against his body and leans down, pressing his lips against my forehead and holding them there for a few moments.
“I like you, Piper.”
“I like you, too,” I whisper.
“I think I might need you in my life.”
But all too soon Blue leaves Piper shattered, and the book follows their story over the years as they come in and out of each other’s lives. Blue climbs to the heights of success as a massive rock star, while Piper watches and loves him from afar, and as they are reunited over and over again, it’s clear that the connection they share is still very much there. These two are soulmates, but their lives are complicated by so many other factors, and it’s a matter of riding the storm with them as they fight for their much-deserved happy ending.
That’s a very quick summary, and it doesn’t give the book the justice it deserves, because there is so much story in this story, so much that these characters go through, I just don’t want to give any of it away because you just need to dive in and experience it. It’s not always an easy read, there is some very serious subject matter, and there are some triggers to be aware of…
…I had tears streaming down my face more than once, and my heart literally ached, but at the centre of it all is an incredible love story between two people who love deeply, fiercely and forever, and it’s so, so beautiful!“I love you like there’s no tomorrow. Don’t ever forget that.”
Piper and Blue’s love for each other is wild, intense and all-consuming. I could feel it, and I was completely swept up in the emotion of it all. It’s incredibly passionate, and the sexy time is hot and dirty, brimming with intensity, and a true reflection of Piper and Blue’s feelings and need for each other. But they also have a sense of playfulness that balances out all of that intensity beautifully, and makes it all feel so real.
“I really fucking miss you. I know you’re so sick of my shit. And I know you probably wish I’d just leave you the fuck alone. I try to, but it never works.”
“No,” I say, cringing at how fast I said it. “That’s not what I want. I’ve never wanted that.”
He takes a deep breath. “You want to tell me what you do want?”
My ovaries scream his name. “No, I don’t.”
“It’s me, isn’t it,” he teases in his wicked sexy voice.
I laugh, even though I don’t want to. “Ego much?”
“No, it’s not ego. Just wishing thinking.”
This is very much a character-driven story and the character growth is just phenomenal. Both Piper and Blue go through so much, and there is so much development of who they are, and how they relate to each other. Of course I completely fell for Blue, his dirty bad boy rocker persona contrasts wonderfully with his sweetness, openness and vulnerability, and the way he poured his heart out for his girl had me in a world of swoon. And Piper so impressed me with her strength, devotion and protectiveness, and I thought she was just amazing. There are also a host of side characters that contribute wonderfully to the story, and I’m hoping hard that we’ll get to revisit this world with stories for some of the side characters, starting with Blue’s best friend, Reece!!!
This is a long-ish book, but I happily lost myself to it as I was completely absorbed in the story. It felt right, and the pacing is really well done, detailed in a way that lets us feel everything that’s happening.
Life and love can be so cruel and beautiful and utterly confusing. This isn’t the love I dreamed of as a little girl. This isn’t the whirlwind romance I swooned over in books. There’s no sparkly ring, no wedding bells, no husband holding our baby in the delivery room. But what we have is a real love. It’s dark, and ugly; raw and passionate. It brings pain and it brings happiness and everything in between.
It finishes beautifully with an epilogue that had me grinning and hugging my kindle in bliss. I truly feel like I experienced something special with these characters and their amazing journey, and I know this is a story that is going to stay with me for a long time.
6 shining stars!
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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About Carian Cole
I have a passion for the bad boys, those covered in tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles and of course, the sweet girls that try to tame them and win their hearts. My debut series, Ashes & Embers, follows the lives of rock band members as they find, and sometimes lose, the loves of their lives.
Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time writing, reading, and vacuuming.
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No Tomorrow by Carian Cole is beautiful!
I love read this book. <3
So, so beautiful! Definitely an all-time fave!