I wasn’t always in love with Nell Hawthorne; I was in love with a girl named India, before i ever met Nell. India? She was my first love, the girl who made me want to be better than my past, better than the blood and violence.
Live by the sword, die by the sword, that’s what they say, right? It should have been me, that day. But it was’t. It was her. And that changed me. Sent me down an even darker path than i’d been on before.
Until i met her. Nell Hawthorne. The girl who changed everything.
You know that story. But what you don’t know is everything that led up to that rainy day under a tree, at a funeral.
Melissa's Review: 3.5 Stars
I'm torn between 3 and 3.5 stars but come on. 3.25 stars is just damn ridiculous. I don't even really like halfsies, but let's just go with it. 3.5 stars.
I should say that Falling Into You is one of my favorite books, ever. Being one of my first indie reads it, and Colton and Nell, has always stayed with me. I fell in love with it my first read and fall even more in love after rereading or listening to the audio or just a quick skim through my paperback. It's near the only book I've ever reread and own in every format. It's just special to me. That simple. The story is heartbreaking yet hopeful and I always find something new to admire about it each time I let it break my heart. So, Falling For Colton. When I first got the newsletter and it had that vague "before the tree fell" tag on the header, I just couldn't believe it. ....She's writing more of their story? ...damn I'm going to cry....wait, what the hell is she going to write?...oh hell no I don't want to see him with India....nope not reading it... Basically I'm a damn fool for Colt because as soon as it went live, early, I one-clicked and I've been immersed ever since. And I don't know if my feelings are too fresh to really understand my own reaction to it, but I have to get some thoughts out. The reader gets a very heartbreaking and detailed account of why Colton left and what happens to him in NY as a homeless teenager right out of high school. It's dirty, gritty, raw, emotional as hell and completely heartbreaking. I personally could not gain any more sympathy for Colton, I've always felt it for him. But mirroring that sympathy were feelings of compassion. He is intelligent, loyal, sensitive, driven. He is no different here, but you get to witness the violence, desperation and loneliness he suffers. And anger, God, his anger. It's well written and engaging, but felt a little unbalanced. Near half of the story is violent and contains excessive drug use. The time that is given to his relationship with India feels underdeveloped or rushed maybe? That's probably a positive though - Nell is his girl. His recovery over life changing events feels uncomplicated and abrupt. There's too little introspection. No tension. No climax. It's simply just a series of events, a timeline. It doesn't add much to the series for me, but I do appreciate this glimpse into the events that led up to that day on the bench in NY.
NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, WALL STREET JOURNAL and international bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. Her bestselling titles include ALPHA, STRIPPED, WOUNDED, and the #1 Amazon and international bestseller FALLING INTO YOU. You can find her on her farm in Northern Michigan with her husband, author Jack Wilder, her five children and menagerie of animals. http://www.jasindawilder.com/
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