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Trust Me
Blair believes everything happens for a reason. Austin believes that’s something people tell themselves to survive.
Content Warning: trauma, addiction, eating disorders, grief, recovery. Mature readers.
Part of the See Me Series by Tella Alvarez. Trust Me can be read independently of the series.
She is hope. He is consequence. What begins as attraction becomes something neither of them knows how to walk away from.
But loving Austin means risking the one thing Blair has always held onto. The belief that suffering means something. That love is promised. That the universe is paying attention.
What if it isn’t?
Trust Me is a slow-burn contemporary romance about desire without guarantees and choosing someone even when nothing is certain.
Tropes: slow burn, opposites attract, hurt/comfort, dark romance, mental health, protective hero
Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Ana Huang, and Lucy Score.
Content Warning: trauma, addiction, eating disorders, grief, recovery. Mature readers.
Part of the See Me Series by Tella Alvarez. Trust Me can be read independently of the series.
She is hope. He is consequence. What begins as attraction becomes something neither of them knows how to walk away from.
But loving Austin means risking the one thing Blair has always held onto. The belief that suffering means something. That love is promised. That the universe is paying attention.
What if it isn’t?
Trust Me is a slow-burn contemporary romance about desire without guarantees and choosing someone even when nothing is certain.
Tropes: slow burn, opposites attract, hurt/comfort, dark romance, mental health, protective hero
Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Ana Huang, and Lucy Score.
- GenresYoung Adult
430 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 22, 2026
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July 31, 2026
4,5 stars
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙔𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧.”
i loved austin from the very first start he was introduced in See me.
i love austin and seren’s friendship, and im glad we got to see so much of it in this book.
blair, oh i resonated with her and her struggles so much.
the way the mental health issues, the addiction, the grief and the trauma is displayed and written is so real and so heartbreakingly raw.
i want so much more of blair&austin together!
“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙔𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙔𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙧.”
i loved austin from the very first start he was introduced in See me.
i love austin and seren’s friendship, and im glad we got to see so much of it in this book.
blair, oh i resonated with her and her struggles so much.
the way the mental health issues, the addiction, the grief and the trauma is displayed and written is so real and so heartbreakingly raw.
i want so much more of blair&austin together!
“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.”
August 29, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
TRUST ME by Tella Alvarez completely wrecked me in the best possible way. 😭❤️ This book was emotional, raw, heartbreaking, and absolutely beautiful.
Austin… where do I even begin? 🥹 He stole my entire heart. The way he loved, supported, and showed up for Blair had me emotional over and over again. Austin wasn’t perfect, but that’s exactly what made him feel so real. His patience, protectiveness, and the way he saw Blair for who she truly was made me fall so hard for him.
And Blair—my heart hurt for her. Watching her struggle, break down, fight her demons, and slowly learn how to face everything she had been carrying was incredibly powerful. Her journey felt honest and heartbreaking, and I was rooting for her every step of the way.
The connection between Blair and Austin was EVERYTHING. ❤️🩹 Their story reminded me that love isn’t always about saving someone. Sometimes it’s about standing beside them while they learn how to save themselves.
I laughed, I cried, I got frustrated, and I fell completely in love with these characters. Tella Alvarez knows how to create characters that crawl underneath your skin and stay there long after you finish the last page.
And AUSTIN… seriously. 😭❤️ I need more of him. I’m not ready to let him go!
5 HUGE STARS! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A beautifully emotional, angsty, unforgettable read that broke my heart and somehow put it back together. ❤️🔥
TRUST ME by Tella Alvarez completely wrecked me in the best possible way. 😭❤️ This book was emotional, raw, heartbreaking, and absolutely beautiful.
Austin… where do I even begin? 🥹 He stole my entire heart. The way he loved, supported, and showed up for Blair had me emotional over and over again. Austin wasn’t perfect, but that’s exactly what made him feel so real. His patience, protectiveness, and the way he saw Blair for who she truly was made me fall so hard for him.
And Blair—my heart hurt for her. Watching her struggle, break down, fight her demons, and slowly learn how to face everything she had been carrying was incredibly powerful. Her journey felt honest and heartbreaking, and I was rooting for her every step of the way.
The connection between Blair and Austin was EVERYTHING. ❤️🩹 Their story reminded me that love isn’t always about saving someone. Sometimes it’s about standing beside them while they learn how to save themselves.
I laughed, I cried, I got frustrated, and I fell completely in love with these characters. Tella Alvarez knows how to create characters that crawl underneath your skin and stay there long after you finish the last page.
And AUSTIN… seriously. 😭❤️ I need more of him. I’m not ready to let him go!
5 HUGE STARS! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A beautifully emotional, angsty, unforgettable read that broke my heart and somehow put it back together. ❤️🔥
September 9, 2026
Honestly I found myself missing zane and seren half the time so my favorite scenes were with them. Seren and austin's friendship was so healing, they've been through so much together and I'm glad they had zane and blair by their side through it all.
quotes:
"Our first kiss will be the kind they write songs about," Austin said quietly. "The kind they write season finales about. Our first kiss will be the kind people win Oscars for."
"There was a smile on my face as I watched Yellow drive away.
It was uncontainable. Unstoppable. It felt des-tined, like it was the only expression the muscles in my face knew how to form. Like I was supposed to be standing in this empty parking lot, grinning like an idiot as her car disappeared down the road. Like fate had placed me here on purpose, just to feel this. And a part of me found it hard to argue with that thought.
Maybe it was fate. Maybe, just maybe, Yellow was not as crazy for believing in fate as I had always thought she was. And don't get me wrong. I never thought she was crazy in a bad way. I thought she was crazy in the best way.
A good crazy. The brightest crazy. The kind of crazy that makes you want to be just as crazy too. I shook my head, the smile still warming my cheeks, still sitting there like it belonged. The lightness in my chest felt unfamiliar, almost foreign, and yet I didn't want it to go anywhere."
"She was like a drug. And for a brief, dangerous second, I understood the addicts who came to me with their hands already outstretched, eyes hopeful, desperate, searching. They wanted happiness. Don't we all? And Yellow... Yellow was happiness. It escaped from her in a way I couldn't explain. Like she was a cloud, but instead of rain she scattered sunlight. And instead of being soaked by it, I felt warmed."
"I had never felt that kind of pull toward someone. Never experienced the need to be near a person so badly it felt physical. I had always believed I never would. I was not that guy. And yet, here I was. Standing alone in an empty asphalt parking lot, smiling to myself like an absolute idiot over a girl I hadn't even kissed yet. No. A girl I could have kissed. A girl I should have kissed. But I didn't.
Because I wanted to wait. I wanted to give Yellow the things Zane gives Seren. I wanted to give her fireworks and waterfalls. I wanted to give her moments that lingered, moments that mattered, moments that stayed with her long after they ended. Simply because the girl deserved fireworks and waterfalls."
"He was watching me. Watching like I was something rare. Something worth memorizing.
Watching like my reaction mattered more to him than the fireworks themselves.
"I can't believe I get to exist at the same time as you," he said, his voice so low I felt the words settle in my stomach."
"You know," he said, his voice easy but honest, 'that rose doesn't even come close to your beauty. But it was the closest thing I could find that reminded me of you."
"I knew it wasn't as sweet as she was. I wished I could freeze this moment, lock it somewhere permanent in my mind, because I was certain nothing and no one would ever look as beautiful as she did right now."
"You showed me the waterfall," I said, fighting the way my stomach fluttered as his fingers tightened gently around my hand. "It's only fair if I show you something just as beautiful."
"You already have," he replied easily, matching my pace. His stride was longer than mine. I could tell he was holding himself back.
"What?" I asked, genuinely confused. I ran through every moment we'd spent together, coming up empty. "No, I haven't." I glanced at him, searching his face for some explanation. Instead, he laughed softly, shaking his head.
"You, Yellow," he said. "You showed me you."
"And suddenly I realized that he made me feel the same way the stars did. The same way the mountains had. Small. Safe. In awe."
"Maybe Blair was the moon-only ever reflecting
the light she was given.
The problem was that I was caught in her gravity
all the same."
quotes:
"Our first kiss will be the kind they write songs about," Austin said quietly. "The kind they write season finales about. Our first kiss will be the kind people win Oscars for."
"There was a smile on my face as I watched Yellow drive away.
It was uncontainable. Unstoppable. It felt des-tined, like it was the only expression the muscles in my face knew how to form. Like I was supposed to be standing in this empty parking lot, grinning like an idiot as her car disappeared down the road. Like fate had placed me here on purpose, just to feel this. And a part of me found it hard to argue with that thought.
Maybe it was fate. Maybe, just maybe, Yellow was not as crazy for believing in fate as I had always thought she was. And don't get me wrong. I never thought she was crazy in a bad way. I thought she was crazy in the best way.
A good crazy. The brightest crazy. The kind of crazy that makes you want to be just as crazy too. I shook my head, the smile still warming my cheeks, still sitting there like it belonged. The lightness in my chest felt unfamiliar, almost foreign, and yet I didn't want it to go anywhere."
"She was like a drug. And for a brief, dangerous second, I understood the addicts who came to me with their hands already outstretched, eyes hopeful, desperate, searching. They wanted happiness. Don't we all? And Yellow... Yellow was happiness. It escaped from her in a way I couldn't explain. Like she was a cloud, but instead of rain she scattered sunlight. And instead of being soaked by it, I felt warmed."
"I had never felt that kind of pull toward someone. Never experienced the need to be near a person so badly it felt physical. I had always believed I never would. I was not that guy. And yet, here I was. Standing alone in an empty asphalt parking lot, smiling to myself like an absolute idiot over a girl I hadn't even kissed yet. No. A girl I could have kissed. A girl I should have kissed. But I didn't.
Because I wanted to wait. I wanted to give Yellow the things Zane gives Seren. I wanted to give her fireworks and waterfalls. I wanted to give her moments that lingered, moments that mattered, moments that stayed with her long after they ended. Simply because the girl deserved fireworks and waterfalls."
"He was watching me. Watching like I was something rare. Something worth memorizing.
Watching like my reaction mattered more to him than the fireworks themselves.
"I can't believe I get to exist at the same time as you," he said, his voice so low I felt the words settle in my stomach."
"You know," he said, his voice easy but honest, 'that rose doesn't even come close to your beauty. But it was the closest thing I could find that reminded me of you."
"I knew it wasn't as sweet as she was. I wished I could freeze this moment, lock it somewhere permanent in my mind, because I was certain nothing and no one would ever look as beautiful as she did right now."
"You showed me the waterfall," I said, fighting the way my stomach fluttered as his fingers tightened gently around my hand. "It's only fair if I show you something just as beautiful."
"You already have," he replied easily, matching my pace. His stride was longer than mine. I could tell he was holding himself back.
"What?" I asked, genuinely confused. I ran through every moment we'd spent together, coming up empty. "No, I haven't." I glanced at him, searching his face for some explanation. Instead, he laughed softly, shaking his head.
"You, Yellow," he said. "You showed me you."
"And suddenly I realized that he made me feel the same way the stars did. The same way the mountains had. Small. Safe. In awe."
"Maybe Blair was the moon-only ever reflecting
the light she was given.
The problem was that I was caught in her gravity
all the same."
September 13, 2026
3/5
Austin tried to tell Blair the day after her brother came home that he sold drugs but she interrupted him and said when the times right tell me. Then proceeds to get absolutely pissed when she finds out at the part
- first if she would of let him communicate this wouldn’t have been a problem she would of already knew but nooo she had to act like a child and didn’t want to allow him to communicate his feelings.
Blair goes to recovery
- 2 weeks and she’s automatically fixed. This actually is horrible representation of an ED and makes it sound like it’s something “people can get over”. It takes years for people to recover and change their mind set.
Austin gets arrested
- Blair blurts out a huge secret to his friends when she didn’t even know what was going on. That’s stupid and why didn’t she just ask what was happening. Dramatic affect was lost here i just think her character is way too innocent for this life.
3/5 rating
It was good but dragged on
Austin tried to tell Blair the day after her brother came home that he sold drugs but she interrupted him and said when the times right tell me. Then proceeds to get absolutely pissed when she finds out at the part
- first if she would of let him communicate this wouldn’t have been a problem she would of already knew but nooo she had to act like a child and didn’t want to allow him to communicate his feelings.
Blair goes to recovery
- 2 weeks and she’s automatically fixed. This actually is horrible representation of an ED and makes it sound like it’s something “people can get over”. It takes years for people to recover and change their mind set.
Austin gets arrested
- Blair blurts out a huge secret to his friends when she didn’t even know what was going on. That’s stupid and why didn’t she just ask what was happening. Dramatic affect was lost here i just think her character is way too innocent for this life.
3/5 rating
It was good but dragged on
August 16, 2026
blair and austin story didn’t let us get to know them first. the reader isn’t able to fall in love with them as characters and then root for them as a couple, so i was not really invested in their story and what happened to them as much as i could have been. their connection just didn’t make sense, it just seemed like austin was like okay this is my love interest now let me do all the perfect things so she falls in love with me. sometimes i have a hard time reading book series couples that come after the first one because i feel like i love the first couple so much i just want to read about them more and i don’t give the other couples a chance, so it might just be a me thing. i loved the zane and seren snippets tho.
February 3, 2026
WOW MY FIRST 6 ⭐️ READ OF THE YEAR.
Tella Alvarez knows how to hit the spot with her writing. This has to be one of the most relatable books I’ve read and it was so hard to read at points because I could FEEEEL their pain!
Cherry is me as a character and I need to give her some spotlight! That girl was going through so much while still trying to take care of her best friend too! I’m CROSSING MY FINGERS there is a Cherry and Levi book because i actually will die if I don’t get it.
Tella Alvarez knows how to hit the spot with her writing. This has to be one of the most relatable books I’ve read and it was so hard to read at points because I could FEEEEL their pain!
Cherry is me as a character and I need to give her some spotlight! That girl was going through so much while still trying to take care of her best friend too! I’m CROSSING MY FINGERS there is a Cherry and Levi book because i actually will die if I don’t get it.
July 21, 2026
I liked See Me but I loved Trust Me!
The hidden layers in this book to join the 2 books together were brilliant.
Austin & Blair are everything... both hiding things until Austin's secrets & her twins traumas start to push her over the edge into old behaviours.
Angsty, this touched on addiction, past behaviours, control and love. I need the next book asap!
The hidden layers in this book to join the 2 books together were brilliant.
Austin & Blair are everything... both hiding things until Austin's secrets & her twins traumas start to push her over the edge into old behaviours.
Angsty, this touched on addiction, past behaviours, control and love. I need the next book asap!
April 15, 2026
I can’t always be right
June 25, 2026
I related to Blair with everything inside me I love Austin and I love the way Tella wrote these feelings down
July 26, 2026
One of my all time comfort reads. Austin is AMAZING
July 26, 2026
SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT 😭😭😭😭😭 I need more of these two
August 24, 2026
Idk this one just didn’t hit as the previous one. An honestly Austin should get his anger issues checked.
August 19, 2026
When I first met Austin in See Me, I had no idea how big of a role he was going to have in Seren's life and how much I would grow to love him. I mean, he's her drug dealer, so why would I assume I would like him, but I love him so much!
I'm so glad Tella gave him his own story! The cupcake scene!!!!!
I'm so glad Tella gave him his own story! The cupcake scene!!!!!
May 16, 2026
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I absolutely devoured this book. Tella Alvarez’s writing is incredible, and Trust Me is one of those books that reminds me exactly why I love the way she writes.
I read this back in April, and months later, I still think about Austin and Blair. Or should I say, Yellow. There is so much emotion packed into their story, and it’s handled so beautifully. Both of them are carrying things that have shaped the way they see themselves, the people they love, and the world around them, but Blair’s light and Austin’s darkness complement each other in a way that completely got me.
I especially loved the way color is woven throughout the story and how Austin sees Blair as this bright, yellow source of happiness and hope when so much of his own life feels covered in storm clouds. There was something so beautiful about watching these two slowly see beyond the versions of themselves they show everyone else.
Their connection felt emotional, tender, messy, and incredibly human. This isn’t just a romance that I loved while I was reading it. Austin and Blair genuinely stayed with me, and five months later, that alone tells me everything I need to know about how special this book was to me.
Tella Alvarez has such a beautiful way of creating characters you don’t just read about, you feel. I loved Austin and Yellow so damn much.
I absolutely devoured this book. Tella Alvarez’s writing is incredible, and Trust Me is one of those books that reminds me exactly why I love the way she writes.
I read this back in April, and months later, I still think about Austin and Blair. Or should I say, Yellow. There is so much emotion packed into their story, and it’s handled so beautifully. Both of them are carrying things that have shaped the way they see themselves, the people they love, and the world around them, but Blair’s light and Austin’s darkness complement each other in a way that completely got me.
I especially loved the way color is woven throughout the story and how Austin sees Blair as this bright, yellow source of happiness and hope when so much of his own life feels covered in storm clouds. There was something so beautiful about watching these two slowly see beyond the versions of themselves they show everyone else.
Their connection felt emotional, tender, messy, and incredibly human. This isn’t just a romance that I loved while I was reading it. Austin and Blair genuinely stayed with me, and five months later, that alone tells me everything I need to know about how special this book was to me.
Tella Alvarez has such a beautiful way of creating characters you don’t just read about, you feel. I loved Austin and Yellow so damn much.
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June 25, 2026If you are questioning reading this book, stop questioning and READ IT!!!
I will NEVER stop talking about this book. this book genuinely changed my life. I have truly never felt as seen or connected to a character than I did with Blair. this book will absolutely destroy you and heal you in ways you didn’t know you needed.
when Tella said “I like to make people cry with pretty words” she was not lying. I have never, and I mean neverrrr cried so much reading a book before. every time I reread this book I can’t go more than a few pages without shedding tears, typically of joy (sometimes painful)
Tella I cannot thank you enough for this book.
I will NEVER stop talking about this book. this book genuinely changed my life. I have truly never felt as seen or connected to a character than I did with Blair. this book will absolutely destroy you and heal you in ways you didn’t know you needed.
when Tella said “I like to make people cry with pretty words” she was not lying. I have never, and I mean neverrrr cried so much reading a book before. every time I reread this book I can’t go more than a few pages without shedding tears, typically of joy (sometimes painful)
Tella I cannot thank you enough for this book.
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