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lsmoore43's review
5.0
I read Wildlands and loved it. Now Over the Falls is another one to love. This book is so good. It's a bit mystery. A bit of a thriller. A lot of family. A lot of love. Some loss and some closure. This book truly has all the feels.
Bryn was engaged to Sawyer but her younger sister, Del, got pregnant by Sawyer and that was the end of that engagement. Sawyer was killed in an airplane accident two years later. From there things really take you on a wild ride. It really does. Bryn has made a home for herself in a cabin with animals and a garden. She works from home and does not want or need any distractions in her life. But... Josh, Del's son, comes to see her and tells her about his missing mother. He needs help. He's desperate and alone. Bryn's world will never be the same.
Josh was told by his mother to find her sister is he got scared or if anything happened to her. He is a fourteen year old kid who wants some answers. Why would his mother just up and leave him. She has a lot of problems but she's never just abandoned him before. He reaches out to Bryn for help. The two have never met but they do have a few things in common.
This story takes off and will not let you go. You will go on an adventure that you won't soon forget. From the hills of Tennessee to the mountains of Colorado. Bryn and Josh are looking for Del and are leaving no stones unturned. They are also having to fight with Carl. A big bad man from Bryn and Del's past. He's not a good man. He gives Bryn and Josh one week to find Del and get back something she stole from him.
There is a lot going on in this book. I wept about a chicken in this story. I loved Josh and oh the dog, Tellico. Bryn's dog. He's a great one for sure. Then there is Landon. You will love him. He's the neighbor to Bryn and he wants a relationship. After fourteen plus years is Bryn ready for that yet? Will things work out for them? There is opioid addiction, overdose addressed in this book also. It's a terrible thing and is out there. In the real world so many die each year. It's hit my family and most likely yours too. What happens when a person overdoses from drugs is horrible. Nothing is ever the same whether they live or die. It halts your world in ways you never knew possible. I've lost family to drug addition/overdose. It hurts. You don't forget it. What it does to your family.
This book is told by Bryn and Josh. Alternating between the two. Josh is a very smart young man. One who should have had the chance to be a real child but instead basically always took care of his mother. Who didn't get to know his dad before he died. Many things will come out in his life during this search. He will meet a few people and find some closure in his young life. Him and Bryn are a pair to be reckoned with. Together they are basically unstoppable. Bryn faces her biggest fear. Josh faces his future.
I disliked both Carl and Sawyer. I didn't think Sawyer was a good man at all and not just because he cheated on Bryn with her sister. That was horrible from both of them. An unforgivable act of selfishness. I hated Carl for what he was. A bully. A thug. A sorry excuse for a human being. He was just not good.
This book is well written. The only thing I didn't like was a couple of things at the very end that I thought should have been addressed. But that is just my thoughts and in no way took away from this wonderful book.
Thank you to #netgalley, #rebeccahodge, #crookedlanebooks for this ARC. This is my own true feelings about this book.
5/5 stars and a big huge recommendation. Read it. Devour it. Enjoy it. Have tissues handy though.
Bryn was engaged to Sawyer but her younger sister, Del, got pregnant by Sawyer and that was the end of that engagement. Sawyer was killed in an airplane accident two years later. From there things really take you on a wild ride. It really does. Bryn has made a home for herself in a cabin with animals and a garden. She works from home and does not want or need any distractions in her life. But... Josh, Del's son, comes to see her and tells her about his missing mother. He needs help. He's desperate and alone. Bryn's world will never be the same.
Josh was told by his mother to find her sister is he got scared or if anything happened to her. He is a fourteen year old kid who wants some answers. Why would his mother just up and leave him. She has a lot of problems but she's never just abandoned him before. He reaches out to Bryn for help. The two have never met but they do have a few things in common.
This story takes off and will not let you go. You will go on an adventure that you won't soon forget. From the hills of Tennessee to the mountains of Colorado. Bryn and Josh are looking for Del and are leaving no stones unturned. They are also having to fight with Carl. A big bad man from Bryn and Del's past. He's not a good man. He gives Bryn and Josh one week to find Del and get back something she stole from him.
There is a lot going on in this book. I wept about a chicken in this story. I loved Josh and oh the dog, Tellico. Bryn's dog. He's a great one for sure. Then there is Landon. You will love him. He's the neighbor to Bryn and he wants a relationship. After fourteen plus years is Bryn ready for that yet? Will things work out for them? There is opioid addiction, overdose addressed in this book also. It's a terrible thing and is out there. In the real world so many die each year. It's hit my family and most likely yours too. What happens when a person overdoses from drugs is horrible. Nothing is ever the same whether they live or die. It halts your world in ways you never knew possible. I've lost family to drug addition/overdose. It hurts. You don't forget it. What it does to your family.
This book is told by Bryn and Josh. Alternating between the two. Josh is a very smart young man. One who should have had the chance to be a real child but instead basically always took care of his mother. Who didn't get to know his dad before he died. Many things will come out in his life during this search. He will meet a few people and find some closure in his young life. Him and Bryn are a pair to be reckoned with. Together they are basically unstoppable. Bryn faces her biggest fear. Josh faces his future.
I disliked both Carl and Sawyer. I didn't think Sawyer was a good man at all and not just because he cheated on Bryn with her sister. That was horrible from both of them. An unforgivable act of selfishness. I hated Carl for what he was. A bully. A thug. A sorry excuse for a human being. He was just not good.
This book is well written. The only thing I didn't like was a couple of things at the very end that I thought should have been addressed. But that is just my thoughts and in no way took away from this wonderful book.
Thank you to #netgalley, #rebeccahodge, #crookedlanebooks for this ARC. This is my own true feelings about this book.
5/5 stars and a big huge recommendation. Read it. Devour it. Enjoy it. Have tissues handy though.
bookmarkedbybecky's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a free audio copy in exchange for an honest review.
Bryn Collins lived in isolation for 14 years after her fiancé, Sawyer, jilted her for her sister, Del. Suddenly, Bryn’s 14-year-old nephew, Josh, shows up asking for Bryn’s help in locating his mom (Bryn’s sister, Del), who has been missing for days. Josh’s father, Sawyer, (yes that’s Bryn’s ex-fiance), cannot help because he died in a plane crash, so Josh has no one else to help find his mom. It turns out Del was working for a local drug dealer, Carl. He threats Bryn to find the drug or find his money. The hunt for Del, the drugs, and the money takes Bryn and Josh on a path that’s not only dangerous but full of secrets and lies.
I enjoy domestic suspense books. Hodges creates one where family and forgive collides with action-packed mystery. I love both MC. Bryn, haunted by the past of Del and Sawyer, chooses to help Josh, knowing the emotional pain that lies ahead. And Josh is wise beyond his teen years caused by his father's death and his mother’s drug addiction. Bryn and Josh’s relationship develops quickly, realizing they are a good team as the action heats up and the mystery unravels. Although the ending tidied up a little too neatly for me, the character development, along with twists turns of the action, make this a thoroughly enjoyable and heart-pounding book!
the_next_chapter101's review
4.0
I got 46% through and couldn't keep up with what was going on. It was semi interesting but I just couldn't sit through it to finish it. I'm giving 4 stars because even though it was interesting enough if I could sit through it, I would have given it 5. (Audiobook ARC from Netgalley)
bgoodbookclub's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.5
I went into this book pretty blind and I ended up really enjoying it! I would classify it as a thriller but it has so much more to offer. I really liked the development of the relationship of Bryn and Josh and I think it was very realistic.
As an avid camper, I really enjoyed the outdoor activities in this book!
I hated Carl but I was happy with how his plot line ended up.
A big thank you to Kate Rock Book Tours and Rebecca Hodge for the copy of this book!
As an avid camper, I really enjoyed the outdoor activities in this book!
I hated Carl but I was happy with how his plot line ended up.
A big thank you to Kate Rock Book Tours and Rebecca Hodge for the copy of this book!
donnaeve's review
5.0
Rebecca Hodge knows how to keep a reader flipping the pages. In her sophomore novel following her debut Wildland, another page turner, Hodge brings a story of intrigue and suspense. In Over the Falls, (perfect title) the main character, Bryn Collins has created a safe haven for herself, and has been living a peaceful life for fourteen years, although memories of her past still pervade. A past where the future she'd envisioned disappeared because of the unexpected betrayal by her fiancee, Sawyer, with her sister, Del.
Bryn is settled, has a good job she does remotely (coding), tends to her garden - she's vegan - and has a good solid friendship in her dependable neighbor, Landon, who would like more than friendship, but Bryn has nipped that in the bud. She has trust issues, and for good reason, don't you think?
When we meet Bryn, she's on her way to look for one of her pet goats, Thistle, who is pregnant and missing. For those of you old enough to remember, this is the moment in the story when you hear the needle on the vinyl suddenly scraping off track. Why? Because while she's in the middle of this goat rescue, who shows up but a young teenage boy who happens to be the spitting image of . . . Sawyer. Meet Josh, Bryn's nephew, and Del's son. Soon, one thing becomes very clear, and that is, Del is in some kind of serious trouble. She's missing, and Josh has no one to turn to except his closest family member. That would be his Aunt Bryn.
But, Bryn doesn't want her life disrupted by her selfish, thoughtless sister - again. She looks at Josh, and her empathetic side wins over. She knows how it is to be in Del's world. Josh is only fourteen, and has no one else. No matter what Bryn wants, the stakes are heightened when a character named Carl shows up out of nowhere. Bryn is familiar with bad boy Carl. Considering Del's lifestyle, it's not surprising to Bryn Del has found herself somehow entangled with such a loser. His penchant for troublemaking is evident, and he demands Bryn find her sister because she owes him money. As the title suggests, Bryn's decision is momentous, because now made, there's no turning back - even though Bryn doesn't realize this at the time.
Hodge continues to build the momentum, dropping little plot bombs like cookie crumbs along the way. For every twist, there's a turn, for every tidbit of resolution, a bigger, more troubling problem arises. Bryn and Josh make a good team, even though it takes the both of them a while to notice. They are each guarding their hearts, which will be hurt again, more than a few times, as the story progresses.
Hodge takes the time to show us her characters fully. We understand their dilemmas and their troubles. They are relatable, and likeable. This is an engrossing and irresistible story with a riveting plot that will keep readers turning pages well into the night.
The book will be available September 7, 2021. I would like to thank the author for the copy of the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Bryn is settled, has a good job she does remotely (coding), tends to her garden - she's vegan - and has a good solid friendship in her dependable neighbor, Landon, who would like more than friendship, but Bryn has nipped that in the bud. She has trust issues, and for good reason, don't you think?
When we meet Bryn, she's on her way to look for one of her pet goats, Thistle, who is pregnant and missing. For those of you old enough to remember, this is the moment in the story when you hear the needle on the vinyl suddenly scraping off track. Why? Because while she's in the middle of this goat rescue, who shows up but a young teenage boy who happens to be the spitting image of . . . Sawyer. Meet Josh, Bryn's nephew, and Del's son. Soon, one thing becomes very clear, and that is, Del is in some kind of serious trouble. She's missing, and Josh has no one to turn to except his closest family member. That would be his Aunt Bryn.
But, Bryn doesn't want her life disrupted by her selfish, thoughtless sister - again. She looks at Josh, and her empathetic side wins over. She knows how it is to be in Del's world. Josh is only fourteen, and has no one else. No matter what Bryn wants, the stakes are heightened when a character named Carl shows up out of nowhere. Bryn is familiar with bad boy Carl. Considering Del's lifestyle, it's not surprising to Bryn Del has found herself somehow entangled with such a loser. His penchant for troublemaking is evident, and he demands Bryn find her sister because she owes him money. As the title suggests, Bryn's decision is momentous, because now made, there's no turning back - even though Bryn doesn't realize this at the time.
Hodge continues to build the momentum, dropping little plot bombs like cookie crumbs along the way. For every twist, there's a turn, for every tidbit of resolution, a bigger, more troubling problem arises. Bryn and Josh make a good team, even though it takes the both of them a while to notice. They are each guarding their hearts, which will be hurt again, more than a few times, as the story progresses.
Hodge takes the time to show us her characters fully. We understand their dilemmas and their troubles. They are relatable, and likeable. This is an engrossing and irresistible story with a riveting plot that will keep readers turning pages well into the night.
The book will be available September 7, 2021. I would like to thank the author for the copy of the ARC. All opinions are my own.
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