A review by bibliophile90
Sweet Fall by Tillie Cole

4.0

"She concealed her tears but shared her smiles"

This sentence alone brought tears to my eyes. I just know how it feels to pretend and act like you are happy but inside feeling like there is no way out. Such a powerful sentence that means so much. I will probably get it tattood some day.

Both Lexi and Austin were tortured souls, that were struggling under so much stress. Both hiding, Lexi behind her dark make-up and Austin behind his tattoos. It was a long and hard road for them, and the HEA didn't come easy. Both were on the edge of the cliff and falling, I was thankful that they found their way back to each other. They started healing each other, which was very emotional.

"Why the war paint, Pix? Because I can't stand the girl underneath" "Why the tattoos? Because I can't bear seeing the scars of my past."

I liked that this book wasn't insta-love. Lexi was terrified of Austin because of something that happened. Eventually they got to know each other and opened up more than they ever did to anyone else. I loved the ending of the book even though they had to hit rock bottom before realising that they needed help and couldn't do anything on their own.

Tillie is an amazing writer, and keeps surprising me each book. She is an insta-buy author for me and I cant wait to read more of her books.