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A review by invisibledentists
In This Moment by Autumn Doughton
5.0
UPDATE 5/20/17
Okay, so I'm changing my rating to 5 stars and adding this to my ultimate favorites list. I can't stop thinking about it lately. I so desperately wish the paperback version was available on Barnes & Noble because I really want it. I really, really, really want to reread this, but I don't want to read on my Kindle right now. :( :(
Anyway, I honestly don't know what I was thinking when I first rated this book. It deserves 5 stars because it's stayed with me since I first read it, and that's not true for every book I've read. I want more NA from Autumn Doughton because I love her and her writing so very much.
****
Between 4 and 4.5 stars
Do you hear that sound? It's the sound of the world ripping apart.
When asked to sum a book up in one word, I'm often unable to do so effectively. I might say "phenomenal" or "wonderful" or "beautiful" or other similar adjectives, but these words don't really sum the book itself up, but rather how I saw the book. They work, sure, but they don't say what I want them to say.
If prompted to sum In This Moment up in one word, I could do it so easily: realistic.
So, there's this girl...
Not only was the plot incredibly realistic, but the relationship between Cole and Aimee was so pure and every single part of it felt real to me. Every. Part. This isn't just a love story. No, quite the contrary. It's a story about friendship, and how friendship can lead to love, but even when Cole and Aimee are at that point in their relationship, it's still about friendship. It was a slow-build to their relationship, but it definitely didn't take anything away from the story at all. To me, it seemed like the focus of their relationship was this unbreakable bond between friends. Above all else, there were there for each other, even when they needed some time. I really, really liked this. Really.
Back then I didn't know the way that a person can crawl so far inside of you that your organs voluntarily shift to the side to make room for the shape of them.
Cole is such a sweetheart. He's a total dude, sure, but he's also, like, the cutest thing ever. Seriously, I couldn't handle it sometimes. I kept squealing and giggling and grinning. He is just SO freaking cute. Don't get me wrong, he can totally bring the steam, but he's just as adorable as he is sexy. I think everyone should have a Cole. Everyone deserves a guy who'll respect you and your boundaries and who will be there for you when you need him. God, he's great. I'm so in love with him. And it didn't take long. It was insta-love. How could it not be? I mean, come ON!
"It was a pleasure to catch you."
Even as we go along, you can feel how much Cole actually cares. You can see how hard he's trying. Trying to be there for Aimee, trying to hold back on his own desires so he doesn't scare her away, trying to make her understand that she has someone. He worked so hard, so damn hard, that I forgive him for his little slip-up where I totally wanted to kick him even though he TECHNICALLY didn't do anything wrong. Technically. It still pissed me off.
"You don't get permission to break my fucking heart.
But I let it go. I saw what it did to him, and how he overcame it, and I just couldn't stay mad at him. How do you stay mad at guy like him? That's right, you DON'T. He's beautiful. His character development is beautiful. I loved it. I loved watching him grow.
Just her and me. Me and her.
Her. One word. A simple pronoun that seems like an entire vocabulary.
I also loved Aimee, of course. And Daniel. And Mara. I wasn't sure about Mara at first. She seemed like she could end up being a bit of a jerk, but that was gone pretty quickly. You could just see how much Aimee's well-being meant to her, and how close they were, and it was a beautiful relationship. I loved being able to explore that. Aimee, in general, was a lovely heroine. I felt for her through it all. I supported her. I just wanted to give her a great big hug. I wanted to ease her suffering.
There is so much to feel that I might be drowning. Fuck it. Let the tide take me under. I don't need oxygen to breathe as long as I've got this girl's mouth.
Apart from the incredibly realistic plot and relationship between Cole and Aimee, I think my favorite part of this book was the beautiful writing (in case you couldn't tell with all the quotes I'm throwing at you). It was lyrical, poetic, so smooth, and flowed so naturally. There are some books where the writing tries too hard to be poetic, and you can feel that. Not here. Autumn Doughton's writing is impeccable. It's simple, yet complex; so lyrical, it just flows through you like liquid. God, I love writing like that. I love that natural talent in writing, to feel like the author's reaching out to you and communicating something important, something real. Autumn hit that spot-on, and I loved every second of it.
And if she wanted to, she could reach into my chest and rip my heart out of my body because it already belongs to her.
Ultimately, this is an incredibly real story of friendship, love, and moving on. It was pure, powerful, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and so genuine. I will absolutely be reading more from this author. Do yourself a favor and pick this book up today. Give it a read. You may find that it's exactly what you need right now.
Okay, so I'm changing my rating to 5 stars and adding this to my ultimate favorites list. I can't stop thinking about it lately. I so desperately wish the paperback version was available on Barnes & Noble because I really want it. I really, really, really want to reread this, but I don't want to read on my Kindle right now. :( :(
Anyway, I honestly don't know what I was thinking when I first rated this book. It deserves 5 stars because it's stayed with me since I first read it, and that's not true for every book I've read. I want more NA from Autumn Doughton because I love her and her writing so very much.
****
Between 4 and 4.5 stars
Do you hear that sound? It's the sound of the world ripping apart.
When asked to sum a book up in one word, I'm often unable to do so effectively. I might say "phenomenal" or "wonderful" or "beautiful" or other similar adjectives, but these words don't really sum the book itself up, but rather how I saw the book. They work, sure, but they don't say what I want them to say.
If prompted to sum In This Moment up in one word, I could do it so easily: realistic.
So, there's this girl...
Not only was the plot incredibly realistic, but the relationship between Cole and Aimee was so pure and every single part of it felt real to me. Every. Part. This isn't just a love story. No, quite the contrary. It's a story about friendship, and how friendship can lead to love, but even when Cole and Aimee are at that point in their relationship, it's still about friendship. It was a slow-build to their relationship, but it definitely didn't take anything away from the story at all. To me, it seemed like the focus of their relationship was this unbreakable bond between friends. Above all else, there were there for each other, even when they needed some time. I really, really liked this. Really.
Back then I didn't know the way that a person can crawl so far inside of you that your organs voluntarily shift to the side to make room for the shape of them.
Cole is such a sweetheart. He's a total dude, sure, but he's also, like, the cutest thing ever. Seriously, I couldn't handle it sometimes. I kept squealing and giggling and grinning. He is just SO freaking cute. Don't get me wrong, he can totally bring the steam, but he's just as adorable as he is sexy. I think everyone should have a Cole. Everyone deserves a guy who'll respect you and your boundaries and who will be there for you when you need him. God, he's great. I'm so in love with him. And it didn't take long. It was insta-love. How could it not be? I mean, come ON!
"It was a pleasure to catch you."
Even as we go along, you can feel how much Cole actually cares. You can see how hard he's trying. Trying to be there for Aimee, trying to hold back on his own desires so he doesn't scare her away, trying to make her understand that she has someone. He worked so hard, so damn hard, that I forgive him for his little slip-up where I totally wanted to kick him even though he TECHNICALLY didn't do anything wrong. Technically. It still pissed me off.
"You don't get permission to break my fucking heart.
But I let it go. I saw what it did to him, and how he overcame it, and I just couldn't stay mad at him. How do you stay mad at guy like him? That's right, you DON'T. He's beautiful. His character development is beautiful. I loved it. I loved watching him grow.
Just her and me. Me and her.
Her. One word. A simple pronoun that seems like an entire vocabulary.
I also loved Aimee, of course. And Daniel. And Mara. I wasn't sure about Mara at first. She seemed like she could end up being a bit of a jerk, but that was gone pretty quickly. You could just see how much Aimee's well-being meant to her, and how close they were, and it was a beautiful relationship. I loved being able to explore that. Aimee, in general, was a lovely heroine. I felt for her through it all. I supported her. I just wanted to give her a great big hug. I wanted to ease her suffering.
There is so much to feel that I might be drowning. Fuck it. Let the tide take me under. I don't need oxygen to breathe as long as I've got this girl's mouth.
Apart from the incredibly realistic plot and relationship between Cole and Aimee, I think my favorite part of this book was the beautiful writing (in case you couldn't tell with all the quotes I'm throwing at you). It was lyrical, poetic, so smooth, and flowed so naturally. There are some books where the writing tries too hard to be poetic, and you can feel that. Not here. Autumn Doughton's writing is impeccable. It's simple, yet complex; so lyrical, it just flows through you like liquid. God, I love writing like that. I love that natural talent in writing, to feel like the author's reaching out to you and communicating something important, something real. Autumn hit that spot-on, and I loved every second of it.
And if she wanted to, she could reach into my chest and rip my heart out of my body because it already belongs to her.
Ultimately, this is an incredibly real story of friendship, love, and moving on. It was pure, powerful, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and so genuine. I will absolutely be reading more from this author. Do yourself a favor and pick this book up today. Give it a read. You may find that it's exactly what you need right now.