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A review by nadine_booklover
Drive by Kate Stewart
5.0
I started 2018 with a heart wrenching story close to an ugly cry. Drive made my heart heavy like hell and at the same time it raced miles ahead while turning pages.
Drive is definitely a book where you will suffer from a bad book hangover. Oh did I suffer. But I had no chance not starting a new book while I had a 3 hours train ride ahead of me. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to touch another book for days. I'm sure of that.
This book touched my heart on such a deep level, I'm not sure any words I produce here will do it justice. I recommend: read it and see for yourself.
"Love doesn't die, even when you stop feeding it. There is no expiration date on the ache of missing someone you shared your heart, life and body with."
While reading Drive I felt mostly something close to being homesick. This quote might explain why. The angst I felt that there is not going the happy ending I want to was almost unbearable. I swore to myself that I won't jump to the last page to see how it ends. And that I don't read any reviews because I think the angst you feel while reading is exactly what makes this book so damn special.
"And while his finger explored, his eyes stayed on mine, filling the silence, and in them I saw the piece of me that he took"
This was the part where I definitely knew I've fallen for Reid, just like Stella did. He also took a piece of me then. Stella and Reid where perfect together right after their first encounter. Their story is special and I totally understand each decision they made even if it hurt the other. But each decision they made was for the benefit of the other, even if they got hurt in the process.
The thing is, I felt the hurt as much as they must have. It felt so real, and even writing/thinking about this make my eyes water, because my heart remembers.
"I want you to get used to these hands, these arms, this lap. We'll be around a while. If it happens, it will happen naturally, and we'll make our own story."
Nate was almost too good to be true. So naturally understanding. Giving the space Stella needed to figure out her feelings for him. Nate was good for Stella and not just a rebound. Their love was true and obvious, but it was also obvious for me that Stella never stopped loving Reid.
"He was my song, my soul, my everything, and his love had propelled me forward into the woman I wanted to be."
Don't underestimate the significance of music and certain songs in this book. Listen closely to the very own playlist on spotify!
"In his warmth, I was forgiven, desperately in love with the love that was embedded before I knew the meaning. The love that waited for me, the love that showed me the way home"
Drive took me on a ride I wasn't prepared for. I felt things I wasn't ready to feel. My gut and my heart got wrenched over and over again. I wasn't prepared for such an incredible, outstanding and unique love triangle. Leaving me almost unable to choose, although my heart did it for me and I'm so glad I got my happy end. However, even if it would have turned out the other way, I would have been happy for Stella, because she loved both man deeply and both of those loved her equally back. I never expected saying "goodbye" to either of them would shred my heart to pieces.
Even if we are only at the beginning of this new year, I definitely know, that this will be one of my top favorite reads in 2018! The bar has been set high now.
Drive is definitely a book where you will suffer from a bad book hangover. Oh did I suffer. But I had no chance not starting a new book while I had a 3 hours train ride ahead of me. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to touch another book for days. I'm sure of that.
This book touched my heart on such a deep level, I'm not sure any words I produce here will do it justice. I recommend: read it and see for yourself.
"Love doesn't die, even when you stop feeding it. There is no expiration date on the ache of missing someone you shared your heart, life and body with."
While reading Drive I felt mostly something close to being homesick. This quote might explain why. The angst I felt that there is not going the happy ending I want to was almost unbearable. I swore to myself that I won't jump to the last page to see how it ends. And that I don't read any reviews because I think the angst you feel while reading is exactly what makes this book so damn special.
"And while his finger explored, his eyes stayed on mine, filling the silence, and in them I saw the piece of me that he took"
This was the part where I definitely knew I've fallen for Reid, just like Stella did. He also took a piece of me then. Stella and Reid where perfect together right after their first encounter. Their story is special and I totally understand each decision they made even if it hurt the other. But each decision they made was for the benefit of the other, even if they got hurt in the process.
The thing is, I felt the hurt as much as they must have. It felt so real, and even writing/thinking about this make my eyes water, because my heart remembers.
"I want you to get used to these hands, these arms, this lap. We'll be around a while. If it happens, it will happen naturally, and we'll make our own story."
Nate was almost too good to be true. So naturally understanding. Giving the space Stella needed to figure out her feelings for him. Nate was good for Stella and not just a rebound. Their love was true and obvious, but it was also obvious for me that Stella never stopped loving Reid.
"He was my song, my soul, my everything, and his love had propelled me forward into the woman I wanted to be."
Don't underestimate the significance of music and certain songs in this book. Listen closely to the very own playlist on spotify!
"In his warmth, I was forgiven, desperately in love with the love that was embedded before I knew the meaning. The love that waited for me, the love that showed me the way home"
Drive took me on a ride I wasn't prepared for. I felt things I wasn't ready to feel. My gut and my heart got wrenched over and over again. I wasn't prepared for such an incredible, outstanding and unique love triangle. Leaving me almost unable to choose, although my heart did it for me and I'm so glad I got my happy end. However, even if it would have turned out the other way, I would have been happy for Stella, because she loved both man deeply and both of those loved her equally back. I never expected saying "goodbye" to either of them would shred my heart to pieces.
Even if we are only at the beginning of this new year, I definitely know, that this will be one of my top favorite reads in 2018! The bar has been set high now.