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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
h_eidi70's review
5.0
Yes this book has a lot of triggers for some people, but my overall impression of this beautiful written book is love!! Love, hope and strength.
I’m not a big fan of books with established couples, so it took me a while to actually read it. But when I got in to it, I couldn’t stop.
Alex’s brother gets killed when Alex’s is just a child. A trauma that has hounded him ever since.
Robin, Alex’s boyfriend (such a sweetheart) stand by his side to support and love him through the aftermath of Alex’s suicide attempt.
I won’t lie, tears did happen throughout this book. I absolutely love it when a storyline and the characters makes me feel all the feels. And I did. Pain, shame, hurt, fear, hope … and off course all the LOVE! ❤️
One of my favorite parts:
“Then we live in the middle,” he whispered, clinging onto me as I melted into him. “We live in the middle where the stars are just stars and the water is just water. Where Orion and his dogs are a story and the tattoo isn’t a reminder of the time you tried to die, but of the time you fought to live. That’s where we happen. That’s where we are.” “In the middle?” “Halfway down. Not at the bottom but not at the top. Where you can just be Alex as you are and I’m just Robin as I am and we don’t have to be anything but that. You can want to die in this place, but you can also want to live. You can stay here in the middle, have bad days and good days, and I will be here beside you.”
I’m not a big fan of books with established couples, so it took me a while to actually read it. But when I got in to it, I couldn’t stop.
Alex’s brother gets killed when Alex’s is just a child. A trauma that has hounded him ever since.
Robin, Alex’s boyfriend (such a sweetheart) stand by his side to support and love him through the aftermath of Alex’s suicide attempt.
I won’t lie, tears did happen throughout this book. I absolutely love it when a storyline and the characters makes me feel all the feels. And I did. Pain, shame, hurt, fear, hope … and off course all the LOVE! ❤️
One of my favorite parts:
“Then we live in the middle,” he whispered, clinging onto me as I melted into him. “We live in the middle where the stars are just stars and the water is just water. Where Orion and his dogs are a story and the tattoo isn’t a reminder of the time you tried to die, but of the time you fought to live. That’s where we happen. That’s where we are.” “In the middle?” “Halfway down. Not at the bottom but not at the top. Where you can just be Alex as you are and I’m just Robin as I am and we don’t have to be anything but that. You can want to die in this place, but you can also want to live. You can stay here in the middle, have bad days and good days, and I will be here beside you.”
ofbooksandromance's review
RTC but I need to think on this one more before I can review it. Damn did this book impact me in a way that I have no clue how to explain, I just know it took me alone for one hell of a ride and I really enjoyed it.
I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest opinion
I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest opinion
reedkaye's review
4.0
This story is in no way a hea romance. It deals with mental illness. There are parts that are romance in that Robin’s love for Alex to the point of him driving himself crazy and Alex’s love for Robin, which is never questioned. It is the dealing of these two men dealing with Alex’s depression. I feel the author handled the relationship extremely well. I also feel that the problems Alex faces are defined so that I felt a lot of Robin’s frustration. I believe that the conversation Robin had with his dad was one of the best pieces of advice he could have got and the fact he acted on it made me feel Robin had a chance of living and not just being on edge waiting for something to happen with Alex. Even though this is not a hea, I do see this as a satisfied for now. This is a issue these men will have to deal with the rest of their lives. It does give the small hope that they have found a workable lifestyle that deals with both sides. If you are a person already dealing with this I don’t advise this story because I feel it is more bringing to light the issue rather than turning it into a answer that everything is wonderful.