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A review by ihavetosay
Colliding With Fate by A.E. Valdez
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
RECAP AND REVIEW
This book is a part of a part of A.E. Valdez’s universe with Marisa and Harlow, and out of the three, this one has been my favorite.
This romance book is longer than four hundred pages, but it didn’t feel drawn out to me.
There’s two main plots happening during this story: Kyrell and Quinn’s relationship and Kyrell’s relationship with his dad. Quinn’s individual story is a subplot that is pushed more to the back burner, however it becomes weaved into Kyrell’s story. This book told in both of their perspectives.
I love Kyrell’s relatively straightforward nature. It’s clear that he cares about the people he is close to and wants the people in his life to be good, but he can be avoidant. To be honest, Quinn put up with a lot of his shit and as much as I love Kyrell, at times he wasn’t shit.
Kyrell has deep trauma that he has to work through and I appreciate the therapy rep. His story was sad and even though A.E. Valdez tells us what’s going to happen, I was still heartbroken when it happened. I really felt for Kyrell.
One of my favorite scenes is when Harlow and Ace come into town and they meet up with Quinn for a double date (not with Kyrell). I was dying reading about their dinner. Kyrell tried to act unbothered and really said “Fuck it.”
I loved how this story ended. It was raw and realistic and I think they’re perfect together.
OVERALL
Overall, I give this a 5 out of 5 stars. I experienced all the emotions reading this. A lot happens and it all works together. There’s nothing I didn’t like.
This book is a part of a part of A.E. Valdez’s universe with Marisa and Harlow, and out of the three, this one has been my favorite.
This romance book is longer than four hundred pages, but it didn’t feel drawn out to me.
There’s two main plots happening during this story: Kyrell and Quinn’s relationship and Kyrell’s relationship with his dad. Quinn’s individual story is a subplot that is pushed more to the back burner, however it becomes weaved into Kyrell’s story. This book told in both of their perspectives.
I love Kyrell’s relatively straightforward nature. It’s clear that he cares about the people he is close to and wants the people in his life to be good, but he can be avoidant. To be honest, Quinn put up with a lot of his shit and as much as I love Kyrell, at times he wasn’t shit.
Kyrell has deep trauma that he has to work through and I appreciate the therapy rep. His story was sad and even though A.E. Valdez tells us what’s going to happen, I was still heartbroken when it happened. I really felt for Kyrell.
One of my favorite scenes is when Harlow and Ace come into town and they meet up with Quinn for a double date (not with Kyrell). I was dying reading about their dinner. Kyrell tried to act unbothered and really said “Fuck it.”
I loved how this story ended. It was raw and realistic and I think they’re perfect together.
OVERALL
Overall, I give this a 5 out of 5 stars. I experienced all the emotions reading this. A lot happens and it all works together. There’s nothing I didn’t like.