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Collide
by Gail McHugh
Some collisions are worth the permanent scars
**review contains spoilers**
I'm going to start off by telling you the thing I didn't like most about this book. It was told from the third-person omniscient POV. It was so hard to get used to it. Pretty much all romance novels I've consumed are first-person and give a clear distinction between characters' POV.
Now after taking that away, this duet with recommended to me by one of my favorite authors Adriana Locke. So that alone held a lot of weight to this duet set.
Let's dive into the book. The first character we're introduced to are Emily, Dillon, and Olivia. Now I knew this story would revolve around Emily and Gavin because I read the synopsis. Getting to know these three characters were entertaining to say the least. Olivia, the best friend with no filter. Dillion, the boyfriend wanting to hold his girls hand through life (we find out so much more later). Emily, a woman who has been trying to find her "home" her entire life.
The moment that Gavin and Emily's eyes connect across the building, their world as they know shifted. While I've never been a fan of cheating (I have personal experience with it) the slow emotional and then physical abuse Emily suffered at the hands of Dillion is heartbreaking. On the flip side is a man who wants to dance with her in the kitchen, flip bottle caps and make her into a Yankees fan. While reading this book, I "felt" the collision between Emily and Gavin. It warmed my heart at every turn. The small twist and turns shook me, had me screaming and crying . The most perfect thing you want from a book, to be enveloped in the story as if it's your personal journey.
I'm picking up the second book...
**review contains spoilers**
I'm going to start off by telling you the thing I didn't like most about this book. It was told from the third-person omniscient POV. It was so hard to get used to it. Pretty much all romance novels I've consumed are first-person and give a clear distinction between characters' POV.
Now after taking that away, this duet with recommended to me by one of my favorite authors Adriana Locke. So that alone held a lot of weight to this duet set.
Let's dive into the book. The first character we're introduced to are Emily, Dillon, and Olivia. Now I knew this story would revolve around Emily and Gavin because I read the synopsis. Getting to know these three characters were entertaining to say the least. Olivia, the best friend with no filter. Dillion, the boyfriend wanting to hold his girls hand through life (we find out so much more later). Emily, a woman who has been trying to find her "home" her entire life.
The moment that Gavin and Emily's eyes connect across the building, their world as they know shifted. While I've never been a fan of cheating (I have personal experience with it) the slow emotional and then physical abuse Emily suffered at the hands of Dillion is heartbreaking. On the flip side is a man who wants to dance with her in the kitchen, flip bottle caps and make her into a Yankees fan. While reading this book, I "felt" the collision between Emily and Gavin. It warmed my heart at every turn. The small twist and turns shook me, had me screaming and crying . The most perfect thing you want from a book, to be enveloped in the story as if it's your personal journey.
I'm picking up the second book...