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even though I've read so many of her books, I'm always so impressed with Colleen's writing. she is such an amazing author. she manages to make me cry with EVERY SINGLE BOOK. Layken and Will's story is so beautiful and I love their brothers and Eddie and Gavin so much.
Cute sorry about not letting life’s circumstances determine your destiny. You can control your life and change the trajectory. You with butterflying love this book.
point of retreat
just a breaking heart kind of book, i spend reading it crying over the situations they had to get through to believe in their love again, it was actually Will's mission to prove his love, it just broke me into pieces through the while book and the moment I felt the hope that everything gonna be oky she hit me with tye shock if the book that made it more heart breaking, I can't believe how much things can get worse and still hanging on till the last breath,
just learned that no matter how worse it get, thing gonna get better at the end one way or another, but someone should be standing there believing in better tomorrow and believing in the love they have between them.
if you want to cry read this book i totally recommend it
* If I were a carpenter, I would build you a window to my soul. But I would leave that window shut and locked, so that every time you tried to look through it…all you would see is your own reflection. You would see that my soul is a reflection of you…
* So if you could find it in your heart To give a man a second start I promise things won't end the same.” ~The Avett Brothers
* The heart of a man is no heart at all If his heart isn’t loved by a woman. The heart of a woman is no heart at all If her heart isn’t loving a man. But the heart of a man and a woman in love Can be worse than not having a heart Because at least if you have no heart at all It can’t die when it breaks apart.
* "I’ll never be able to give you everything you deserve, but I’ll definitely spend the rest of my life trying
* And Gavin? Sometimes things happen in life that you didn't plan for. All you can do now is suck it up and start mapping out a new plan
* want to have friends that I can trust, who love me for the man I've become…not the man that I was." -The Avett Brothers.
* Now that I have you back, I’m never letting you go. That’s a promise. I’m not letting you go again.
* The seconds turn into minutes, and the minutes turn into eternity. I hate this. I’ve never been so nervous about performing before. I guess because when I normally perform, there’s nothing on the line. This performance tonight could very well determine my path in life. I take a deep breath and focus on my nerves when the emcee takes the microphone
* When I plant her feet back on the ground, she takes my face in her hands and looks into my eyes. I don’t see it anymore…the heartache. She’s not heartbroken anymore. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders and I can finally breathe again.
* My heart pounds against my chest. Not because I'm nervous. Not even because I want her worse than I've ever wanted her before. It's pounding against my chest because I realize I've never been so sure about the rest of my life than I am in this moment. This girl is the rest of my life.
* Now that I have you back, I’m never letting you go. That’s a promise. I’m not letting you go again.
* I’ve learned something about my heart. It can break. It can be ripped apart. It can harden and freeze. It can stop. Completely. It can shatter into a million pieces. It can explode. It can die. The only thing that made it start beating again? The moment you opened your eyes.
* “ It’s like you came along and woke up my soul.”
* Butterfly. What a beautiful word What a delicate creature. Delicate like the cruel words that flow right out of your mouths and the food that flies right out of your hands … Does it make you feel better ? Does it make you feel good ? Does picking on a girl make you more of a man ? Well, I’m standing up for myself Like I should have done before I’m not putting up with your Butterfly anymore.” (Kiersten slides the sack off her wrist and opens it, pulling out a handful of hand-made butterflies. She takes the microphone out of the stand and begins walking down the stairs as she continues speaking.) “ I’d like to extend to others what others have extended to me.” (She walks up to Mrs. Brill first and holds out a butterfly) “ Butterfly you, Mrs. Brill.” (Mrs. Brill smiles at her and takes the butterfly out of her hands. Lake laughs out loud and I have to nudge her to get her to be quiet. Kiersten walks around the room, passing out butterflies to several of the students, including the three from the lunchroom.) “ Butterfly you, Mark.Butterfly you , Brendan. Butterfly you, Colby.” (When she finishes passing out the butterflies, she walks back onto the stage and places the microphone back into the stand.) “ I have one thing to say to you And I’m not referring to the bullies Or the ones they pursue. I’m referring to those of you that just stand by The ones who don’t take up for those of us that cry Those of you who just…turn a blind eye . After all it’s not you it’s happening to You aren’t the one being bullied And you aren’t the one being rude It isn’t your hand that’s throwing the food But…it is your mouth not speaking upIt is your feet not taking a stand It is your arm not lending a hand It is your heart Not giving a damn. So take up for yourself Take up for your friends I challenge you to be someone Who doesn’t give in. Don’t give in. Don’t let them win.
*
“I’m Caulder. I’m also doing a slam tonight. It’s called ‘Suck and sweet.’”
Oh no, here we go again.
I’ve had a lot of sucks in life
A lot
My parents died almost four years ago, right after I turned seven
With every day that goes by I remember them less and less
Like my mom…I remember that she used to sing.
She was always happy,
always dancing.Other than what I’ve seen of her in pictures, I don’t really remember what she looks like. Or what she smells like Or what she sounds like And my Dad I remember more things about him, but only because I thought he was the most amazing man in the world. He was smart. He knew the answer to everything. And he was strong. And he played the guitar. I used to love lying in bed at night, listening to the music coming from the living room. I miss that the most. His music. After they died, I went to live with my grandma and grandpaul. Don’t get me wrong…I love my grandparents. But I loved my home even moreIt reminded me of them. Of my mom and dad. My brother had just started college the year they died. He knew how much I wanted to be home. He knew how much it meant to me, so he made it happen. I was only seven at the time, so I let him do it. I let him give up his entire life just so I could be home. Just so I wouldn’t be so sad. If I could do it all over again, I would have never let him take me. He deserved a shot, too. A shot at being young. But sometimes when you’re seven, the world isn’t in 3-D. So, I owe a lot to my brotherA lot of ‘thank you’s’ A lot of ‘I’m sorry’s’ A lot of ‘I love you’s’ I owe a lot to you, Will For making the sucks in my life a little less suckier And my sweet? My sweet is right now.
* "I told you the stars were the last gift from your mother, and technically they were."
* It’s worth all the aches, All the tears, the mistakes… The heart of a man and a woman in love? It’s worth all of the pain in the world.
just a breaking heart kind of book, i spend reading it crying over the situations they had to get through to believe in their love again, it was actually Will's mission to prove his love, it just broke me into pieces through the while book and the moment I felt the hope that everything gonna be oky she hit me with tye shock if the book that made it more heart breaking, I can't believe how much things can get worse and still hanging on till the last breath,
just learned that no matter how worse it get, thing gonna get better at the end one way or another, but someone should be standing there believing in better tomorrow and believing in the love they have between them.
if you want to cry read this book i totally recommend it
* If I were a carpenter, I would build you a window to my soul. But I would leave that window shut and locked, so that every time you tried to look through it…all you would see is your own reflection. You would see that my soul is a reflection of you…
* So if you could find it in your heart To give a man a second start I promise things won't end the same.” ~The Avett Brothers
* The heart of a man is no heart at all If his heart isn’t loved by a woman. The heart of a woman is no heart at all If her heart isn’t loving a man. But the heart of a man and a woman in love Can be worse than not having a heart Because at least if you have no heart at all It can’t die when it breaks apart.
* "I’ll never be able to give you everything you deserve, but I’ll definitely spend the rest of my life trying
* And Gavin? Sometimes things happen in life that you didn't plan for. All you can do now is suck it up and start mapping out a new plan
* want to have friends that I can trust, who love me for the man I've become…not the man that I was." -The Avett Brothers.
* Now that I have you back, I’m never letting you go. That’s a promise. I’m not letting you go again.
* The seconds turn into minutes, and the minutes turn into eternity. I hate this. I’ve never been so nervous about performing before. I guess because when I normally perform, there’s nothing on the line. This performance tonight could very well determine my path in life. I take a deep breath and focus on my nerves when the emcee takes the microphone
* When I plant her feet back on the ground, she takes my face in her hands and looks into my eyes. I don’t see it anymore…the heartache. She’s not heartbroken anymore. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders and I can finally breathe again.
* My heart pounds against my chest. Not because I'm nervous. Not even because I want her worse than I've ever wanted her before. It's pounding against my chest because I realize I've never been so sure about the rest of my life than I am in this moment. This girl is the rest of my life.
* Now that I have you back, I’m never letting you go. That’s a promise. I’m not letting you go again.
* I’ve learned something about my heart. It can break. It can be ripped apart. It can harden and freeze. It can stop. Completely. It can shatter into a million pieces. It can explode. It can die. The only thing that made it start beating again? The moment you opened your eyes.
* “ It’s like you came along and woke up my soul.”
* Butterfly. What a beautiful word What a delicate creature. Delicate like the cruel words that flow right out of your mouths and the food that flies right out of your hands … Does it make you feel better ? Does it make you feel good ? Does picking on a girl make you more of a man ? Well, I’m standing up for myself Like I should have done before I’m not putting up with your Butterfly anymore.” (Kiersten slides the sack off her wrist and opens it, pulling out a handful of hand-made butterflies. She takes the microphone out of the stand and begins walking down the stairs as she continues speaking.) “ I’d like to extend to others what others have extended to me.” (She walks up to Mrs. Brill first and holds out a butterfly) “ Butterfly you, Mrs. Brill.” (Mrs. Brill smiles at her and takes the butterfly out of her hands. Lake laughs out loud and I have to nudge her to get her to be quiet. Kiersten walks around the room, passing out butterflies to several of the students, including the three from the lunchroom.) “ Butterfly you, Mark.Butterfly you , Brendan. Butterfly you, Colby.” (When she finishes passing out the butterflies, she walks back onto the stage and places the microphone back into the stand.) “ I have one thing to say to you And I’m not referring to the bullies Or the ones they pursue. I’m referring to those of you that just stand by The ones who don’t take up for those of us that cry Those of you who just…turn a blind eye . After all it’s not you it’s happening to You aren’t the one being bullied And you aren’t the one being rude It isn’t your hand that’s throwing the food But…it is your mouth not speaking upIt is your feet not taking a stand It is your arm not lending a hand It is your heart Not giving a damn. So take up for yourself Take up for your friends I challenge you to be someone Who doesn’t give in. Don’t give in. Don’t let them win.
*
“I’m Caulder. I’m also doing a slam tonight. It’s called ‘Suck and sweet.’”
Oh no, here we go again.
I’ve had a lot of sucks in life
A lot
My parents died almost four years ago, right after I turned seven
With every day that goes by I remember them less and less
Like my mom…I remember that she used to sing.
She was always happy,
always dancing.Other than what I’ve seen of her in pictures, I don’t really remember what she looks like. Or what she smells like Or what she sounds like And my Dad I remember more things about him, but only because I thought he was the most amazing man in the world. He was smart. He knew the answer to everything. And he was strong. And he played the guitar. I used to love lying in bed at night, listening to the music coming from the living room. I miss that the most. His music. After they died, I went to live with my grandma and grandpaul. Don’t get me wrong…I love my grandparents. But I loved my home even moreIt reminded me of them. Of my mom and dad. My brother had just started college the year they died. He knew how much I wanted to be home. He knew how much it meant to me, so he made it happen. I was only seven at the time, so I let him do it. I let him give up his entire life just so I could be home. Just so I wouldn’t be so sad. If I could do it all over again, I would have never let him take me. He deserved a shot, too. A shot at being young. But sometimes when you’re seven, the world isn’t in 3-D. So, I owe a lot to my brotherA lot of ‘thank you’s’ A lot of ‘I’m sorry’s’ A lot of ‘I love you’s’ I owe a lot to you, Will For making the sucks in my life a little less suckier And my sweet? My sweet is right now.
* "I told you the stars were the last gift from your mother, and technically they were."
* It’s worth all the aches, All the tears, the mistakes… The heart of a man and a woman in love? It’s worth all of the pain in the world.
Colleen Hoover once again put out a great novel. Will and Layken will break your heart as well as renew your faith in people and love. In her second novel, Hoover takes their relationship to the next level by forcing the trust issue between the two. The question that must be answered is are the two of them in the relationship for the right reason...Love, or is it convenience. After the first novel you want to pull for their relationship, but Hoover does a wonderful job of exploring the hard questions that must be resolved for the relationship to last. This is a great sequel to Slammed.
I found this book for a dollar at Booksamillion and it was the perfect beach read. It had been a while since I read the first book but I remembered the gist of it. Colleen Hoover makes you feel all of the emotions of the characters.
Slightly better than the first maybe 2.5 stars.
I still 100% think that they're only together because of their similar life situations.
Oh and the whole thing with Vaughn and Reece irritates me so much. It doesn't make sense to me that she shows up 2 years later trying to get back with him but then 2 seconds later goes back to hooking up with his supposed best friend??? AND HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT SLEEPING AT HIS HOUSE WITH THE GUY AND WALKING AROUND BASICALLY NAKED IN HIS KITCHEN????
I still 100% think that they're only together because of their similar life situations.
Oh and the whole thing with Vaughn and Reece irritates me so much. It doesn't make sense to me that she shows up 2 years later trying to get back with him but then 2 seconds later goes back to hooking up with his supposed best friend??? AND HAS NO QUALMS ABOUT SLEEPING AT HIS HOUSE WITH THE GUY AND WALKING AROUND BASICALLY NAKED IN HIS KITCHEN????
This series is my least favorite so far of Colleen’s! It’s cute, but not very riveting! Pretty covers though!
I butterflying love Kiersten. She was definitely my favorite character in this book. The first half was a bit dramatic, and I didn't like that It didn't make sense for her too suddenly pop up, and claim things. Nevertheless the second part was very emotional, but I liked it much better.
Spoiler
Vaughn had to be the reason they had problems.
So glad this was written from Will's POV. Excellent continuation from the first novel.
Obsessed with with this series. Can’t wait to read the 3rd! The accident threw me for a loop