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A review by bookaddict2011
5,331 Miles by Willow Aster
4.0
Shortly after getting the opportunity to read and review Downfall by Willow Aster, I had an email about another book by her – 5,331 Miles.
I was so excited to sign up and get the opportunity to read another book by her! This book came out in March of this year but I hadn’t had the opportunity to read it yet, but it was on my TBR list.
5,331 Miles follows the story of Jaxson and Mirabelle from youth to adulthood. A friends to enemies to lovers romance that have you falling to your knees with just how much it sucks you in.
Mirabelle and Jaxson grew up together in Holmes Chapel. Best friends who made a list to always be together, no matter what. When Jaxson has to move to California with his family, they make a promise to stay in touch. Six months after he moves, Mirabelle’s family moves there too. But Jaxson has changed.
The novel takes you back and forward from past to present, from Mirabelle’s POV. It’s heartbreaking just how much she went through with Jaxson. He upset me so much with so many of his actions and I honestly wish we would have also gotten his POV throughout the novel as well to find out exactly where the heck he was coming from. I hated the way he treated Mirabelle. I do love how she came into her own and grew a backbone when it came to him.
When Jaxson shows back up in her life, her heart is hardened where he is concerned but he claims to have grown and knows how much he messed up and wants to fix them. Honestly, this is another part where I wish we could see things from his aspect because I feel like I couldn’t truly understand the story without it. I loved her point of view, but it felt lacking when it came to Jaxson and just how much he put her through… from middle/high school through when he left for college.
They are such a dynamic couple and I was rooting for them all along, but at the same time, I also wanted to slap Jaxson in the face for the way he was with her. He truly was a boy through much of the novel and it hurt my heart to see just how much she was hurting because of him. When she finally came to her senses, I swear I did a jump for joy because she FINALLY knew she was worth so much more than he was putting her through.
All in all, it was a beautifully written story and I feel as though it could have come together a lot better had we had both sides of the story interwoven throughout. Without Jaxson’s view, I feel like we are missing some pretty important pieces when it comes to their happily ever after.
I was so excited to sign up and get the opportunity to read another book by her! This book came out in March of this year but I hadn’t had the opportunity to read it yet, but it was on my TBR list.
5,331 Miles follows the story of Jaxson and Mirabelle from youth to adulthood. A friends to enemies to lovers romance that have you falling to your knees with just how much it sucks you in.
Mirabelle and Jaxson grew up together in Holmes Chapel. Best friends who made a list to always be together, no matter what. When Jaxson has to move to California with his family, they make a promise to stay in touch. Six months after he moves, Mirabelle’s family moves there too. But Jaxson has changed.
The novel takes you back and forward from past to present, from Mirabelle’s POV. It’s heartbreaking just how much she went through with Jaxson. He upset me so much with so many of his actions and I honestly wish we would have also gotten his POV throughout the novel as well to find out exactly where the heck he was coming from. I hated the way he treated Mirabelle. I do love how she came into her own and grew a backbone when it came to him.
When Jaxson shows back up in her life, her heart is hardened where he is concerned but he claims to have grown and knows how much he messed up and wants to fix them. Honestly, this is another part where I wish we could see things from his aspect because I feel like I couldn’t truly understand the story without it. I loved her point of view, but it felt lacking when it came to Jaxson and just how much he put her through… from middle/high school through when he left for college.
They are such a dynamic couple and I was rooting for them all along, but at the same time, I also wanted to slap Jaxson in the face for the way he was with her. He truly was a boy through much of the novel and it hurt my heart to see just how much she was hurting because of him. When she finally came to her senses, I swear I did a jump for joy because she FINALLY knew she was worth so much more than he was putting her through.
All in all, it was a beautifully written story and I feel as though it could have come together a lot better had we had both sides of the story interwoven throughout. Without Jaxson’s view, I feel like we are missing some pretty important pieces when it comes to their happily ever after.