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Five years ago, Dylan Silver was forced to bid goodbye to the only boy she ever truly loved. Since then, she's done her best to forget the past, put her dreams on hold, and play the role of the perfect, dutiful daughter.
When her best friend coaxes her into a winter getaway to a mountain resort, she sees it as a chance to forget about her suffocating responsibilities and the future she doesn’t want—med-school and a fake fiancé.
But then the past catches up to her.
Sexy Olympic snowboarder Sawyer Carter is the last person she expected to encounter on the slopes after all these years. Being around him again is intoxicating, and as bittersweet memories mix with dark desires, she starts to wonder if maybe they really are meant to be.
But Dylan doesn't believe in fate, and a future with Sawyer no longer factors into her risk-free plans. As he dares her to be the person she has always wanted to be, can she find it within herself to abandon her fears and seize this opportunity for a second chance?
One thing is certain: after a week in Whistler, Dylan’s life will never be the same.
When her best friend coaxes her into a winter getaway to a mountain resort, she sees it as a chance to forget about her suffocating responsibilities and the future she doesn’t want—med-school and a fake fiancé.
But then the past catches up to her.
Sexy Olympic snowboarder Sawyer Carter is the last person she expected to encounter on the slopes after all these years. Being around him again is intoxicating, and as bittersweet memories mix with dark desires, she starts to wonder if maybe they really are meant to be.
But Dylan doesn't believe in fate, and a future with Sawyer no longer factors into her risk-free plans. As he dares her to be the person she has always wanted to be, can she find it within herself to abandon her fears and seize this opportunity for a second chance?
One thing is certain: after a week in Whistler, Dylan’s life will never be the same.
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December 31, 2015
first read: April 18 & 19, 2015.
first reread: December 28 - 31 , 2015.
Last book of the year 2015! It was nice revisiting it, but sadly, I didn't quite love it as much as I remembered! Yes, it sweet, and it had some really fun parts, but the second time around I found myself skipping pars. Second time around, I am going to have to say 3.5
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OCTOBER 2015: Its been a few months since I read this, but I still think about how sweet of a story it was. It is currently on sale now! You should check it out for 99 Pennies! <3
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APRIL 2015: this was such a sweet story! a tale of choices, lost love, second chances and dreams. I loved it, and I loved the characters :)
first reread: December 28 - 31 , 2015.
Last book of the year 2015! It was nice revisiting it, but sadly, I didn't quite love it as much as I remembered! Yes, it sweet, and it had some really fun parts, but the second time around I found myself skipping pars. Second time around, I am going to have to say 3.5
come find me: IG: @ash.reads
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OCTOBER 2015: Its been a few months since I read this, but I still think about how sweet of a story it was. It is currently on sale now! You should check it out for 99 Pennies! <3
----> Link: http://amzn.com/B00E6SOAU8
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APRIL 2015: this was such a sweet story! a tale of choices, lost love, second chances and dreams. I loved it, and I loved the characters :)
August 15, 2013
4 Silver Stars!!
I loved this book!
This is a story about Dylan and Silver. A story that wasn't supposed to end but circumstances and life came in their way...
Now 6years later Dylan is living a boring life, doing what her parents want her to do, in a fake relationship with someone she doesn't really like and who isn't really into her.
She is empty and boring, a shadow of what she envisioned her life to be...
On a week break to the mountains, Dylan Silver is reunited with her best friend, the boy who always had her heart... Sawyer
"They say people go through various stages of grief when they lose a loved one. Seeing Sawyer made me experience something similar, only in reverse. Surprise was the first to hit me, then elation, but there were also feelings of guilt, anger, and pain over the way we’d parted and the years we’d lost."
He is an Olympic snow border and she is a pre med student.
They are different people but at the same time they are still Sawyer and Silver.
"Happiness—and unhappiness for that matter—isn’t black and white,” he said. “It’s not the same for everyone and it isn’t an emotion you can be objective about.” His body shifted beneath the steam. “You don’t think happy or force yourself to be happy. You feel happy"
As we get little pieces of their past, we see the strong connection which they had, which is still there...
"I want to lose myself in you, but I want to be the one calling the shots this time"
"After all, you’ll always be my favorite medal, Silver.”
A beautiful friendship which started since they were kids never went away, was never forgotten.
The problem is, life is still in the way...
Facing problems and taking the big step is what they need to do.
"You’re not a nobody, Sawyer. You’re my…
"What?”
"You’re my everything.”
This is such a sweet story which will literally melt your heart and your panties!
"Heat spread through me like wildfire, touching long forgotten places, waking desires that had been dormant for what seemed like forever."
"With each touch, I wanted to come undone for him, bear my body, mind, and soul for him. Even after all these years, I trusted him with my whole heart. He’d always been my second half—the only person who could ever make me feel whole."
I know it melted mine...
March 26, 2016
Sweet, sexy separated-childhood-friends-find-each-other-again-and-get HEA story. h was adorable, she was brainwashed by her parents into fitting a mould. H had a horrid family life and escaped to become an Olympic snowboarder. Meeting H again helped h find herself and get free from the conditioning her parents did on her. And it gave an opportunity for H to get the girl he always wanted.
The flashbacks of h with H in childhood: even while small the h was so good to H and she was all H had left, it was heartbreaking,innocent and magical. The H adored her so much, she was everything to him.
A touching 4.25 stars!
Safety: Safe with exception
The flashbacks of h with H in childhood: even while small the h was so good to H and she was all H had left, it was heartbreaking,innocent and magical. The H adored her so much, she was everything to him.
A touching 4.25 stars!
Safety: Safe with exception
August 14, 2013
I'm explicably drawn to these second chance at love stories with less than 20 ratings !
Please please please be a diamond in the rough ❤❤
August 9, 2013
Sometimes, I really have this gut feeling when a book's really going to be good. Most of the time, I'm right. And fortunately, this one didn't disappoint. It's just amazing.
It's only being told from the heroine's POV. Usually, I prefer dual POVs. But this works just fine. All her life, Dylan Silver has been the good perfect daughter. She's always been following what her parents want for her. The question is, what does she really want for herself? Is she happy with the choices she had made?
Taking a peek from her past, she had a best friend named Sawyer. He's always been there for her. And together, they showed how it was to be taken cared of. And in Silver's eyes, she saw through him what it's like to live life to the fullest and just follow your dreams. Both of them fell in love. But they're afraid to ruin such a very special friendship. When things turned into unfortunate circumstances, Sawyer had to leave. And Silver's heart was crushed. He was her strength and her only hope that maybe, she could actually defy her parents. When he left, that's when she just went with the flow, made the best of what she had and just tried to make her parents happy.
Six years later, they crossed each other's paths. Fate seemed to have given them one more chance. Sawyer never wanted to let go ever again. But will Silver finally have the courage and make choices of her own? This was basically Silver's life story towards finding true happiness.
The story may seemed cliche. Believe me, I hate cliche stories. But this one was definitely not. The author made it refreshing. I checked on her and was surprised that this is her first story. She's really good. For sure, she's someone to watch out for...
Some may compare this to Frigid by J.Lynn. But it's totally different. The only similarity I've found was the winter weather. And Sawyer here was not a manwhore. Sure, he had his fair share of women. But who doesn't? He's single anyway. And what I really loved about him was he's such a well developed character. He's mature. He's sensible. He hated cheaters (that will be explained further in the book)... And now it's my cue to ramble...
Sawyer... Sawyer... Gosh!... As I'm writing this, I think I still have a hangover for him... No! I think I'm still drunk with his oozing yumminess! Lol! I've been reading so many books... I began to lose faith that I will find another book boyfriend ever again. And I have never thought that I could find this hidden treasure and be able to find my Top 4 Book Boyfriend!!!
Just to share, here's my Top 6 Book Boyfriend:
1. Christian Grey (50 Shades of Grey)
2. Gideon Cross (Crossfire Series)
3. Sebastian Stark (Surviving Raine)
4. Sawyer Carter ;)
5. Travis Maddox (Beautiful Disaster)
6. Jake Andrews (More Than This)
Sawyer definitely surged its way on my top list! It's freakin' unbelievable!!! He has his way with words, you know. Everytime he opens his mouth, I'm literally swooning!!! I'm just all over the place in giddy, butterflies in your stomach kind of way!!!
Yep! Obviously, he's so hot!!! He's a professional snowboarder at the top of his game. And he's about to compete in the Olympics 2014!!! But those are just one of the many cherries on top of a delectable ice cream, guys!!! You need to read this for you to know what exactly I'm talking about! But for sure, you will never look at a lime popsicle the same way ever again!
He's such a dirty talker in bed! But not "bed" in the literal sense, anyway. Lol! The steamy scenes were really hot!!! I've been reading sex scenes lately that were just BEH! But the scenes here were full of passion, lust, affection and love... Writers have been losing these essentials when they write these scenes. But Miss Victoria Green has her way that makes you connect with the characters and the story itself...
This book is not angsty. Sure, it has a few that made me shed a few tears. But the characters had an open communication and dealt with their issues right away. It's a feel good book. But NOT corny, sappy, mushy... It's just heartwarming. And most importantly, it's believable... relatable... realistic...
More than highly recommendable!!!
It's only being told from the heroine's POV. Usually, I prefer dual POVs. But this works just fine. All her life, Dylan Silver has been the good perfect daughter. She's always been following what her parents want for her. The question is, what does she really want for herself? Is she happy with the choices she had made?
Taking a peek from her past, she had a best friend named Sawyer. He's always been there for her. And together, they showed how it was to be taken cared of. And in Silver's eyes, she saw through him what it's like to live life to the fullest and just follow your dreams. Both of them fell in love. But they're afraid to ruin such a very special friendship. When things turned into unfortunate circumstances, Sawyer had to leave. And Silver's heart was crushed. He was her strength and her only hope that maybe, she could actually defy her parents. When he left, that's when she just went with the flow, made the best of what she had and just tried to make her parents happy.
Six years later, they crossed each other's paths. Fate seemed to have given them one more chance. Sawyer never wanted to let go ever again. But will Silver finally have the courage and make choices of her own? This was basically Silver's life story towards finding true happiness.
The story may seemed cliche. Believe me, I hate cliche stories. But this one was definitely not. The author made it refreshing. I checked on her and was surprised that this is her first story. She's really good. For sure, she's someone to watch out for...
Some may compare this to Frigid by J.Lynn. But it's totally different. The only similarity I've found was the winter weather. And Sawyer here was not a manwhore. Sure, he had his fair share of women. But who doesn't? He's single anyway. And what I really loved about him was he's such a well developed character. He's mature. He's sensible. He hated cheaters (that will be explained further in the book)... And now it's my cue to ramble...
Sawyer... Sawyer... Gosh!... As I'm writing this, I think I still have a hangover for him... No! I think I'm still drunk with his oozing yumminess! Lol! I've been reading so many books... I began to lose faith that I will find another book boyfriend ever again. And I have never thought that I could find this hidden treasure and be able to find my Top 4 Book Boyfriend!!!
Just to share, here's my Top 6 Book Boyfriend:
1. Christian Grey (50 Shades of Grey)
2. Gideon Cross (Crossfire Series)
3. Sebastian Stark (Surviving Raine)
4. Sawyer Carter ;)
5. Travis Maddox (Beautiful Disaster)
6. Jake Andrews (More Than This)
Sawyer definitely surged its way on my top list! It's freakin' unbelievable!!! He has his way with words, you know. Everytime he opens his mouth, I'm literally swooning!!! I'm just all over the place in giddy, butterflies in your stomach kind of way!!!
Yep! Obviously, he's so hot!!! He's a professional snowboarder at the top of his game. And he's about to compete in the Olympics 2014!!! But those are just one of the many cherries on top of a delectable ice cream, guys!!! You need to read this for you to know what exactly I'm talking about! But for sure, you will never look at a lime popsicle the same way ever again!
He's such a dirty talker in bed! But not "bed" in the literal sense, anyway. Lol! The steamy scenes were really hot!!! I've been reading sex scenes lately that were just BEH! But the scenes here were full of passion, lust, affection and love... Writers have been losing these essentials when they write these scenes. But Miss Victoria Green has her way that makes you connect with the characters and the story itself...
This book is not angsty. Sure, it has a few that made me shed a few tears. But the characters had an open communication and dealt with their issues right away. It's a feel good book. But NOT corny, sappy, mushy... It's just heartwarming. And most importantly, it's believable... relatable... realistic...
More than highly recommendable!!!
August 8, 2013
Sawyer.
With that one word, that one name, I could be done with this review, simply because, he, Sawyer, makes this read so worth it and one you do not want to miss out on. Whether you love this genre or not. Whether you love romances or not, Sawyer is a man you need to meet. You must meet.
I read a lot of contemporaries, it is one of my favorite genres and because of that I have come across a lot of swoon worthy, lust inducing, leading men but none of them compare to the sweet hotness that is Sawyer. I think he stole my heart after the very first encounter with him. Glimpses of the sweet caring boy to the man that he becomes, makes him one hard man to resist.
I have always been (and will always be) a sucker for relationships that start off as friends. There is just something so pure and real about them. Your soul mate, the love of your life, should be your best friend, your confidant and the one person that you can't live without, the one person that grounds you but still catches you if you fall. That one person that makes your life whole for many reasons. When that bond happens naturally and over time, it just makes the relationship and that love so much more and that is exactly how it all begins for Dylan (Silver) and Sawyer.
To say that Green outdid her self would be saying too little. This book was so hard to put down. It flowed so nicely and naturally and Sawyer and Silver's relationship never felt forced or awkward, even years later with time and distance between them. I loved watching them both grow and become who they were really meant to be. The flashbacks of their start and their story were done perfectly and I loved seeing those glimpses of little Silver and Sawyer and the memories that they shared. It made them who they later became. The bond that they shared was true and it was easy to see from the start that they were destined to be together, even if they were star crossed lovers and never meant to be more than friends. His family, her family, their society and means were not going to stand in the way of their friendship.
This might be Green's first jump in the NA genre but if this book is any indication, it will not be her last. She is one author I will continue to buy books from because they flow nicely, are well written and completely heart warming (not to mention hot!!).
With that one word, that one name, I could be done with this review, simply because, he, Sawyer, makes this read so worth it and one you do not want to miss out on. Whether you love this genre or not. Whether you love romances or not, Sawyer is a man you need to meet. You must meet.
I read a lot of contemporaries, it is one of my favorite genres and because of that I have come across a lot of swoon worthy, lust inducing, leading men but none of them compare to the sweet hotness that is Sawyer. I think he stole my heart after the very first encounter with him. Glimpses of the sweet caring boy to the man that he becomes, makes him one hard man to resist.
I have always been (and will always be) a sucker for relationships that start off as friends. There is just something so pure and real about them. Your soul mate, the love of your life, should be your best friend, your confidant and the one person that you can't live without, the one person that grounds you but still catches you if you fall. That one person that makes your life whole for many reasons. When that bond happens naturally and over time, it just makes the relationship and that love so much more and that is exactly how it all begins for Dylan (Silver) and Sawyer.
To say that Green outdid her self would be saying too little. This book was so hard to put down. It flowed so nicely and naturally and Sawyer and Silver's relationship never felt forced or awkward, even years later with time and distance between them. I loved watching them both grow and become who they were really meant to be. The flashbacks of their start and their story were done perfectly and I loved seeing those glimpses of little Silver and Sawyer and the memories that they shared. It made them who they later became. The bond that they shared was true and it was easy to see from the start that they were destined to be together, even if they were star crossed lovers and never meant to be more than friends. His family, her family, their society and means were not going to stand in the way of their friendship.
This might be Green's first jump in the NA genre but if this book is any indication, it will not be her last. She is one author I will continue to buy books from because they flow nicely, are well written and completely heart warming (not to mention hot!!).
August 9, 2013
4--SWEET--Stars!!!
Aww! What a sweet heartwarming story! A story about second chances and learning to be yourself and let go and do what makes you happy regardless of what anyone else thinks!
Sawyer and Silver (first name Dylan, last name Silver) were best friends who secretly were in love with each other. They grew up together. But Sawyer lived on the "wrong side of the tracks" and he and Silver had to hide their friendship from Silver's parents. Sawyer lived in an abusive home and Silver was his lifeline....his escape....his hope at something more. Well, that and snowboarding!
After graduation Sawyer gets a sponsorship and leaves Silver behind. For Sawyer this is his only way out and away from his abusive father. He thought bringing Silver with him would bring her down.
Silver's parents had pretty much planned her life for her and after Sawyer left she just didn't care about her own happiness anymore. After graduating college, she and her BFF head to Whistler for a week vacation. While there she runs in to Sawyer for the first time in six years.
Sidenote: I really don't understand why they didn't try to find each other during that six years--especially if they both loved each other as much as they said they did. Anywho....
Silver's mom....
I would have told her to eff off years ago. Luckily, when it counts Silver stands up for herself and her happiness.
Adam....
Good thing you attempted to redeem yourself in the end.
For Sawyer and Silver it's like they hadn't been apart those last six years. They both admit how they felt for each other and explore the possibility of actually being together. Will Silver stand up to her parents and go after her own happiness for once???? Read on and see people.
This was a standalone with a HEA! Like I said, it was a really sweet heartwarming story. It had some funny moments and some sexy moments. Though I'm pretty sure the first time they had sex it was on a commode (I just pretended like it was on a bed. :)) The story was told from Silver's POV. I'm thinking Maddie needs her own book. She was fun!!
Aww! What a sweet heartwarming story! A story about second chances and learning to be yourself and let go and do what makes you happy regardless of what anyone else thinks!
Sawyer and Silver (first name Dylan, last name Silver) were best friends who secretly were in love with each other. They grew up together. But Sawyer lived on the "wrong side of the tracks" and he and Silver had to hide their friendship from Silver's parents. Sawyer lived in an abusive home and Silver was his lifeline....his escape....his hope at something more. Well, that and snowboarding!
After graduation Sawyer gets a sponsorship and leaves Silver behind. For Sawyer this is his only way out and away from his abusive father. He thought bringing Silver with him would bring her down.
Silver's parents had pretty much planned her life for her and after Sawyer left she just didn't care about her own happiness anymore. After graduating college, she and her BFF head to Whistler for a week vacation. While there she runs in to Sawyer for the first time in six years.
Sidenote: I really don't understand why they didn't try to find each other during that six years--especially if they both loved each other as much as they said they did. Anywho....
Silver's mom....
I would have told her to eff off years ago. Luckily, when it counts Silver stands up for herself and her happiness.
Adam....
Good thing you attempted to redeem yourself in the end.
For Sawyer and Silver it's like they hadn't been apart those last six years. They both admit how they felt for each other and explore the possibility of actually being together. Will Silver stand up to her parents and go after her own happiness for once???? Read on and see people.
This was a standalone with a HEA! Like I said, it was a really sweet heartwarming story. It had some funny moments and some sexy moments. Though I'm pretty sure the first time they had sex it was on a commode (I just pretended like it was on a bed. :)) The story was told from Silver's POV. I'm thinking Maddie needs her own book. She was fun!!
July 25, 2013
Silver Heart is without a doubt the best New Adult book that I have read this year. There is really no way for a book to be perfect, and there were definitely a few things I had very slight issues with when I was reading Silver Heart; however, when it comes to New Adult books, even with the slight issues I came across, I was extremely impressed with Victoria’s work. To jump into the genre with a debut, and make it stand out so much is quite a feat. Especially since New Adult is starting to become really popular now.
Victoria makes sure to give her readers something to enjoy while they read Silver Heart. While it is fairly heavy on the romance, you really do get to see some other great aspects of the story. Some of my favorite parts were learning about Dylan’s family, and even though I do not really agree with a lot of the choices her parents tried to make for her it really does help to add that in-depth backstory that allows you to connect with Dylan and really understand what she has gone through, and how a lot of the moments she will experience throughout the book will impact her life.
It isn’t just her family that you get to learn about though. You also have her brother Adam, and her best friend Maddie. And let me tell you, there are a lot of moments between Dylan and these two. Dylan and Adam have a fairly large backstory, obviously. But once you get into the story, there is a lot that comes out that really threatens to build a lot of tension between the two siblings. On the other hand, you have Dylan and Maddie. Maddie is such a loveable character! She is one of those characters that you really get attached to, and will make you laugh as you’re reading a lot of her dialogue. Especially earlier on in the story.
There is a surprising amount of build up for this story. It starts off fairly straight forward, but then you are introduced to the issues surrounding Dylan and her family situation. You also have a guy named Preston that comes into play. I won’t go into much detail about Preston simply because he is involved in a certain part of the story that is best left for your own reading. I will; however, say that he has an impact on Dylan’s life. You really have to pay attention to a lot of the smaller details surrounding Dylan and her family. Her family has had a major impact on her life, and while it really isn’t the most positive impact it still helps to build a heavy foundation for what you will experience in the books. As things build, as readers you will really start to build bonds with these characters and experience what they are going through with them as it unfolds.
Enough about the backstory. I am sure a lot of you will be excited to hear about all the romance packed into these pages, especially all the ladies out there. There is a TON of romance in this book. Quite steamy romance at that, so for all you people that love romance you will not be disappointed. The romance really doesn’t start until Sawyer comes into the picture. Sawyer is that character that I am sure all you ladies are going to end up falling in love with as you read through this book.
While there is quite a few steamy scenes throughout the book, it is done in a really tasteful manner which I really liked. There are even a few of the scenes that are quite funny. Although, once all you ladies get to one scene it might leaving you wanting to take up a new sport, especially with the instructor in this book. ;) But I will leave that for you to find out about as you read the book.
There are a ton of great quotes from the book pertaining to the romance in particular. I will share with you a little teaser with some of the better quotes, just to give you a little glimpse at what you can expect to get yourself into as far as the romance, and even some of the funny moments throughout the book! Trust me, it is worth it!
“You ruined me for everyone who came after you, and you did it by simply existing.” – Sawyer
“He’s my everything. We need each other now, and we’ll never stop needing each other.” – Dylan (Silver)
“I wasn’t some romance novel heroine who was unable to keep my legs closed as I drooled over anything with a heartbeat.” – Dylan (Silver)
“There’s never been anyone else, Silver. All these years, there’s never been another girl who could measure up to you.” – Sawyer
“I’m going to read every detail of our book, I promise. Especially the dirty scenes. I am going to read those over and over again.” – Sawyer
“One single glance claimed all of me. His hands stayed still, but I could feel him exploring my body. He was ripping off my sweater, pulling on my hair, rocking my hips, digging his nails into my skin… Without actually touching me.” – Dylan (Silver)
“You’re not just any girl,” Sawyer said. “Right now, I need to feel like one,” I told him as I ran my hands up the hard ridges of his abdominal muscles and over his chest, finally wrapping them around his neck. “I need to feel wanted. For me. All of me.” – Scene with Sawyer and Dylan (Silver)
“Then I propose we keep all future hangouts contained to a public area.” His eyebrow ring shot up and his naughty grin reappeared. “You think I’ll be able to restrain myself around you in public?” “I guess we’ll have to wait and see.” – Sawyer and Dylan (Silver)
And for a slightly more steamy romance scene teaser..
“He was omnipotent, fusing himself into every crevice of my being, holding my release hostage until I soared into the highest state of arousal and was reduced to a quivering, moaning bundle of delirious ecstasy. I was suddenly weightless, desperately digging my heels into the snow, grasping for something to ground me before I floated away.” – Dylan (Silver)
Now that I have left you with quite a few quotes and scene teasers, I think it is about time to try and start wrapping up this review. I am pretty sure I covered everything that is extremely important to the book, I am sure there are a few minor details that I really did not go into. But I wanted to make sure that everything I shared was just enough to get you all interested in reading the book, without being a spoiler. There is a lot that goes on in this book between the romance, drama and everything in-between. Victoria definitely takes you on a wild ride with this book, but I can assure you it is well worth the trip! So make sure to pick yourself up a copy of this book and hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did.
Victoria makes sure to give her readers something to enjoy while they read Silver Heart. While it is fairly heavy on the romance, you really do get to see some other great aspects of the story. Some of my favorite parts were learning about Dylan’s family, and even though I do not really agree with a lot of the choices her parents tried to make for her it really does help to add that in-depth backstory that allows you to connect with Dylan and really understand what she has gone through, and how a lot of the moments she will experience throughout the book will impact her life.
It isn’t just her family that you get to learn about though. You also have her brother Adam, and her best friend Maddie. And let me tell you, there are a lot of moments between Dylan and these two. Dylan and Adam have a fairly large backstory, obviously. But once you get into the story, there is a lot that comes out that really threatens to build a lot of tension between the two siblings. On the other hand, you have Dylan and Maddie. Maddie is such a loveable character! She is one of those characters that you really get attached to, and will make you laugh as you’re reading a lot of her dialogue. Especially earlier on in the story.
There is a surprising amount of build up for this story. It starts off fairly straight forward, but then you are introduced to the issues surrounding Dylan and her family situation. You also have a guy named Preston that comes into play. I won’t go into much detail about Preston simply because he is involved in a certain part of the story that is best left for your own reading. I will; however, say that he has an impact on Dylan’s life. You really have to pay attention to a lot of the smaller details surrounding Dylan and her family. Her family has had a major impact on her life, and while it really isn’t the most positive impact it still helps to build a heavy foundation for what you will experience in the books. As things build, as readers you will really start to build bonds with these characters and experience what they are going through with them as it unfolds.
Enough about the backstory. I am sure a lot of you will be excited to hear about all the romance packed into these pages, especially all the ladies out there. There is a TON of romance in this book. Quite steamy romance at that, so for all you people that love romance you will not be disappointed. The romance really doesn’t start until Sawyer comes into the picture. Sawyer is that character that I am sure all you ladies are going to end up falling in love with as you read through this book.
While there is quite a few steamy scenes throughout the book, it is done in a really tasteful manner which I really liked. There are even a few of the scenes that are quite funny. Although, once all you ladies get to one scene it might leaving you wanting to take up a new sport, especially with the instructor in this book. ;) But I will leave that for you to find out about as you read the book.
There are a ton of great quotes from the book pertaining to the romance in particular. I will share with you a little teaser with some of the better quotes, just to give you a little glimpse at what you can expect to get yourself into as far as the romance, and even some of the funny moments throughout the book! Trust me, it is worth it!
“You ruined me for everyone who came after you, and you did it by simply existing.” – Sawyer
“He’s my everything. We need each other now, and we’ll never stop needing each other.” – Dylan (Silver)
“I wasn’t some romance novel heroine who was unable to keep my legs closed as I drooled over anything with a heartbeat.” – Dylan (Silver)
“There’s never been anyone else, Silver. All these years, there’s never been another girl who could measure up to you.” – Sawyer
“I’m going to read every detail of our book, I promise. Especially the dirty scenes. I am going to read those over and over again.” – Sawyer
“One single glance claimed all of me. His hands stayed still, but I could feel him exploring my body. He was ripping off my sweater, pulling on my hair, rocking my hips, digging his nails into my skin… Without actually touching me.” – Dylan (Silver)
“You’re not just any girl,” Sawyer said. “Right now, I need to feel like one,” I told him as I ran my hands up the hard ridges of his abdominal muscles and over his chest, finally wrapping them around his neck. “I need to feel wanted. For me. All of me.” – Scene with Sawyer and Dylan (Silver)
“Then I propose we keep all future hangouts contained to a public area.” His eyebrow ring shot up and his naughty grin reappeared. “You think I’ll be able to restrain myself around you in public?” “I guess we’ll have to wait and see.” – Sawyer and Dylan (Silver)
And for a slightly more steamy romance scene teaser..
“He was omnipotent, fusing himself into every crevice of my being, holding my release hostage until I soared into the highest state of arousal and was reduced to a quivering, moaning bundle of delirious ecstasy. I was suddenly weightless, desperately digging my heels into the snow, grasping for something to ground me before I floated away.” – Dylan (Silver)
Now that I have left you with quite a few quotes and scene teasers, I think it is about time to try and start wrapping up this review. I am pretty sure I covered everything that is extremely important to the book, I am sure there are a few minor details that I really did not go into. But I wanted to make sure that everything I shared was just enough to get you all interested in reading the book, without being a spoiler. There is a lot that goes on in this book between the romance, drama and everything in-between. Victoria definitely takes you on a wild ride with this book, but I can assure you it is well worth the trip! So make sure to pick yourself up a copy of this book and hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did.
August 1, 2013
*****4.5 stars*****
One single glance claimed all of me.
His hands stayed still, but I could feel him exploring my body. He was ripping off my sweater, pulling on my hair, rocking my hips, digging his nails into my skin…
Without actually touching me. ~Dylan, Loc 2957
Sawyer Carter was definitely no longer a cute boy. He was a man. And an incredibly sexy one at that. The kind of man I apparently had no immunity to. ~ Dylan, Loc 447
Well honey, that makes two of us!! Good lord, my Sawyer Carter just became a new weakness for me; this man was a delectable dish of sexy with a side of sweet and devoted that I couldn't get enough of!! I don't usually start out my reviews drooling over the hottie love interest, but I just can't help myself when it comes to Sawyer...maybe it's the fact that he's a snowboarder, because yeah, that was hot! But seriously, Sawyer sauntered into this story with all the confidence and sexiness of a bad boy, but the unspoken love he had shared with Dylan for so many years of their past made him so much more. They'd been there for each other for nine years of their childhood, only to be torn apart by family and life choices, and a case of sheer luck (fate??) found them face-to-face again in the snow of Whistler. Sparks were flying the moment they were within reach of each other, and I enjoyed every moment of them getting reacquainted!!
I touched my fingers to my lips and tried to push away the sudden emptiness that had descended upon me. The heat of Sawyer's mouth was replaced by an empty chill that covered my entire body. ~Dylan, Loc 771
Poor Sawyer, he was the boy who had Dylan's heart from the very beginning but he just never measured up when it came to her parents. He may be a hot-shot snowboarder who everyone wants a piece of now, but he had a rough road to get there. He had such a tortured childhood, and Dylan was a lifeline for him through the worst of it. What they had in their youth was so sweet and tender, and their reunion allowed them to finally give in to the lust that was always there but never acted on. There was never any doubt about the love they shared, because it was clear they had belonged to each other all along, and it was beautiful.
Dylan and her brother were bot products of VERY over-involved parents, and they both were suffering from the demanding life that had essentially been chosen for them. Dylan, however, had gone against everything she wanted in order to go along with it. I really felt for her, because her parents were so overbearing and she was just trying to please them. I definitely wanted her to have more of a backbone when push came to shove, because there were moments where the meddling became infuriating, but I was so glad when she stood her ground. I loved how Sawyer and her friend Maddie made Dylan more alive and let her release that wild side to her, though, and there were some great moments between them that had me laughing!
"I dress like this all the time." There was no way I was going to tell her that this outfit had spent the past three years stuffed in the back of my closet.
"Sure you do," she teased. "Every time we Skype your cat sweaters are such a turn-on. You have no idea how hot and bothered I get." ~ Dylan and Maddie, Loc 264
Between the smoking-hot scenes when Sawyer and Dylan gave into their intense passion, the beautiful words he spoke to prove just how much she meant to him, and the captivating story surrounding their romance, Silver Heart has all the elements of a great romance that readers will love!!
"I want you, Silver. I want to own you. I want to make you mine in every way possible. In all the ways I was too afraid to do before. I've never loved anyone else in the world the way I love you," he said as I struggled not to cry. ~Sawyer, Loc 3382
One single glance claimed all of me.
His hands stayed still, but I could feel him exploring my body. He was ripping off my sweater, pulling on my hair, rocking my hips, digging his nails into my skin…
Without actually touching me. ~Dylan, Loc 2957
Sawyer Carter was definitely no longer a cute boy. He was a man. And an incredibly sexy one at that. The kind of man I apparently had no immunity to. ~ Dylan, Loc 447
Well honey, that makes two of us!! Good lord, my Sawyer Carter just became a new weakness for me; this man was a delectable dish of sexy with a side of sweet and devoted that I couldn't get enough of!! I don't usually start out my reviews drooling over the hottie love interest, but I just can't help myself when it comes to Sawyer...maybe it's the fact that he's a snowboarder, because yeah, that was hot! But seriously, Sawyer sauntered into this story with all the confidence and sexiness of a bad boy, but the unspoken love he had shared with Dylan for so many years of their past made him so much more. They'd been there for each other for nine years of their childhood, only to be torn apart by family and life choices, and a case of sheer luck (fate??) found them face-to-face again in the snow of Whistler. Sparks were flying the moment they were within reach of each other, and I enjoyed every moment of them getting reacquainted!!
I touched my fingers to my lips and tried to push away the sudden emptiness that had descended upon me. The heat of Sawyer's mouth was replaced by an empty chill that covered my entire body. ~Dylan, Loc 771
Poor Sawyer, he was the boy who had Dylan's heart from the very beginning but he just never measured up when it came to her parents. He may be a hot-shot snowboarder who everyone wants a piece of now, but he had a rough road to get there. He had such a tortured childhood, and Dylan was a lifeline for him through the worst of it. What they had in their youth was so sweet and tender, and their reunion allowed them to finally give in to the lust that was always there but never acted on. There was never any doubt about the love they shared, because it was clear they had belonged to each other all along, and it was beautiful.
Dylan and her brother were bot products of VERY over-involved parents, and they both were suffering from the demanding life that had essentially been chosen for them. Dylan, however, had gone against everything she wanted in order to go along with it. I really felt for her, because her parents were so overbearing and she was just trying to please them. I definitely wanted her to have more of a backbone when push came to shove, because there were moments where the meddling became infuriating, but I was so glad when she stood her ground. I loved how Sawyer and her friend Maddie made Dylan more alive and let her release that wild side to her, though, and there were some great moments between them that had me laughing!
"I dress like this all the time." There was no way I was going to tell her that this outfit had spent the past three years stuffed in the back of my closet.
"Sure you do," she teased. "Every time we Skype your cat sweaters are such a turn-on. You have no idea how hot and bothered I get." ~ Dylan and Maddie, Loc 264
Between the smoking-hot scenes when Sawyer and Dylan gave into their intense passion, the beautiful words he spoke to prove just how much she meant to him, and the captivating story surrounding their romance, Silver Heart has all the elements of a great romance that readers will love!!
"I want you, Silver. I want to own you. I want to make you mine in every way possible. In all the ways I was too afraid to do before. I've never loved anyone else in the world the way I love you," he said as I struggled not to cry. ~Sawyer, Loc 3382
August 7, 2013
There have been so many New Adult books that have come out in the last year. At first I was all about NA. I couldn't get enough of them. But lately I feel like I've been in a NA slump. Every book I read sounds exactly the same. Luckily that did not happen with Silver Heart. It is one of the best I have read, and it can definitely hold its place among some of the other well known NA stories!
Dylan has always done what her family expects of her, so she never got to be her own person. She graduated college pre-med because that is what her parents wanted her to do and she's even fake dating someone because of them. The amount of control her parents had on her life was sickening. I kept wanting her to stick up for herself and I hated every minute that she didn't!
While at a ski lodge she sees Sawyer, the boy she loved but hasn't seen in years. Sawyer is definitely on my top five book boyfriends. He was so sweet! For me, there is nothing sexier then a man whose been through a lot and is still a good person despite a hard life. I loved every single moment that the two of them were together. You can tell how much they loved and cared for each other and they shared a very hot and romantic connection! I really couldn't get enough of the two of them. I also enjoyed watching Dylan grow as a character. She definitely had a lot of growing up to do!
Sawyer and Dylan were not the only two characters written to perfection. Even the secondary characters were written beautifully. I especially loved Dylan's best friend Maddie. She was so much fun! Maddie found herself a hot Australian while on the ski trip and I would love to read a story about the two of them (hint, hint!). Every character was written in a way that made them realistic and relatable.
Victoria Green created a wonderful story with Silver Heart. The writing was fantastic and everything flowed so nicely together. I can not wait to read what Green comes out with next!
Dylan has always done what her family expects of her, so she never got to be her own person. She graduated college pre-med because that is what her parents wanted her to do and she's even fake dating someone because of them. The amount of control her parents had on her life was sickening. I kept wanting her to stick up for herself and I hated every minute that she didn't!
While at a ski lodge she sees Sawyer, the boy she loved but hasn't seen in years. Sawyer is definitely on my top five book boyfriends. He was so sweet! For me, there is nothing sexier then a man whose been through a lot and is still a good person despite a hard life. I loved every single moment that the two of them were together. You can tell how much they loved and cared for each other and they shared a very hot and romantic connection! I really couldn't get enough of the two of them. I also enjoyed watching Dylan grow as a character. She definitely had a lot of growing up to do!
Sawyer and Dylan were not the only two characters written to perfection. Even the secondary characters were written beautifully. I especially loved Dylan's best friend Maddie. She was so much fun! Maddie found herself a hot Australian while on the ski trip and I would love to read a story about the two of them (hint, hint!). Every character was written in a way that made them realistic and relatable.
Victoria Green created a wonderful story with Silver Heart. The writing was fantastic and everything flowed so nicely together. I can not wait to read what Green comes out with next!
April 26, 2015
Silver Heart has it all. Enthralling writing, memorable characters, a touching "second chance" love story, and whimsical moments that get you all giddy and warm inside. Not to mention quite a few strategically-placed sexy times that changed my view on snowboarding and certain frozen food items forever! I'm a sucker for "second chance" love stories, especially when it's done well, and readers, Silver Heart was fantastic. I think Victoria mixed a perfect blend of a rekindled romance with the inner struggles of the main character, and even some of the secondary characters. I really loved every minute of this book.
Dylan is our leading lady and I'm happy to say, she did not annoy me. Praise the Gods! Yes, she's struggling with breaking free from the chains of her parents expectations, but I think the way Victoria handled her character growth was done well. You see a lot internal battles Dylan has as she tries to re-discover her love of photography and decide if medicine is the right career path for her. I think I kind of related to her because I've been on the long and tedious medicine track for as long as I can remember, going along with what my mother expected from me and kept pushing at me. It's hard to stand up for yourself when it comes to your parents, but somewhere along the way, you have to figure out who you're doing this for and whether or not you enjoy living your life. Dylan's mom was pretty crazy and their relationship was stifling and Dylan never really had any support behind her and what she really wanted in life. Some might wonder why Dylan never stood up to her mom, but I think it took someone like Sawyer, not just because of the love, but because of the understanding and support, to make Dylan believe in herself and find her inner strength. I think this book had the right amount of self-discovery and romance with real substance. Seriously, it's like Green meticulously measured each aspect of the story to make a perfect blend of all the things I love in a good romance novel.
With Sawyer, I do think she should've been more willing to give them a try as a couple, but I understood her reservations and doubts at making it work and believing that what they had was real. Green put in the right amount of drama to stir things up, but also to raise enough questions for the characters to face their problems and come to life-changing decisions. If I was in her place, I would probably have doubts and trust issues, especially if the guy I loved was particularly famous/popular. Hell, I have trust issues with guys no matter what, but I digress...
Sawyer. What can I say about this sexy beast?! He's a genuinely good guy, extremely hot, and ineptly skilled at certain things that will make your toes curl and a snow-capped mountain melt! Not to mention, he really tugged at my heart with his love and sincerity towards Dylan. His Silver medal! I loved that he challenged Dylan and brought her out of her comfort zone, made her realize that she can take risks in life and still be okay. He also supported her whole-heartedly and unconditionally. They share such a deep and meaningful history, going through the worst times of his life together, it's not hard to see how much of an impact they had on each other. Green scatters in glimpses of their past together throughout the book that gives you a deeper sense of their relationship and all the hardships Sawyer went through growing up. I soaked up every minute I could of Sawyer and I honestly fell for this guy with a quickness. You just can't resist him. Go ahead, read this book and see if you can! I dare you!
Silver Heart just reminds me why I love New Adult and Victoria reminds why I love supporting Indie Authors. This book is truly a diamond in a sea of cubic zirconias. Honestly, if you want a sweet "second chance" love story with endearing characters and the right amount of sexy times, you'll want to get this book. If there's nothing else I can sell you on, it's the fact that once you meet Sawyer, you won't be able to put this book down!
Dylan is our leading lady and I'm happy to say, she did not annoy me. Praise the Gods! Yes, she's struggling with breaking free from the chains of her parents expectations, but I think the way Victoria handled her character growth was done well. You see a lot internal battles Dylan has as she tries to re-discover her love of photography and decide if medicine is the right career path for her. I think I kind of related to her because I've been on the long and tedious medicine track for as long as I can remember, going along with what my mother expected from me and kept pushing at me. It's hard to stand up for yourself when it comes to your parents, but somewhere along the way, you have to figure out who you're doing this for and whether or not you enjoy living your life. Dylan's mom was pretty crazy and their relationship was stifling and Dylan never really had any support behind her and what she really wanted in life. Some might wonder why Dylan never stood up to her mom, but I think it took someone like Sawyer, not just because of the love, but because of the understanding and support, to make Dylan believe in herself and find her inner strength. I think this book had the right amount of self-discovery and romance with real substance. Seriously, it's like Green meticulously measured each aspect of the story to make a perfect blend of all the things I love in a good romance novel.
With Sawyer, I do think she should've been more willing to give them a try as a couple, but I understood her reservations and doubts at making it work and believing that what they had was real. Green put in the right amount of drama to stir things up, but also to raise enough questions for the characters to face their problems and come to life-changing decisions. If I was in her place, I would probably have doubts and trust issues, especially if the guy I loved was particularly famous/popular. Hell, I have trust issues with guys no matter what, but I digress...
Sawyer. What can I say about this sexy beast?! He's a genuinely good guy, extremely hot, and ineptly skilled at certain things that will make your toes curl and a snow-capped mountain melt! Not to mention, he really tugged at my heart with his love and sincerity towards Dylan. His Silver medal! I loved that he challenged Dylan and brought her out of her comfort zone, made her realize that she can take risks in life and still be okay. He also supported her whole-heartedly and unconditionally. They share such a deep and meaningful history, going through the worst times of his life together, it's not hard to see how much of an impact they had on each other. Green scatters in glimpses of their past together throughout the book that gives you a deeper sense of their relationship and all the hardships Sawyer went through growing up. I soaked up every minute I could of Sawyer and I honestly fell for this guy with a quickness. You just can't resist him. Go ahead, read this book and see if you can! I dare you!
Silver Heart just reminds me why I love New Adult and Victoria reminds why I love supporting Indie Authors. This book is truly a diamond in a sea of cubic zirconias. Honestly, if you want a sweet "second chance" love story with endearing characters and the right amount of sexy times, you'll want to get this book. If there's nothing else I can sell you on, it's the fact that once you meet Sawyer, you won't be able to put this book down!
August 20, 2013
Review Originally Posted at: Book Freak
What is greater than seeing the only guy who could make your heart skip a beat finally standing right in front of you, all grown up? Probably nothing, other than finally realizing you are falling in love with your best friend and finally having the second chance to be with him even for just a week. But will it ever be enough?
We’re going to have the best time ever!
Her best friend could have been a fortune teller for predicting that she and Dylan would have the best time ever! Catching a break before getting into the busy world of med school, Dylan decided to go with her best friend Maddie into a winter get-away. She would try to have fun, relinquish control (if she can) and really, make the best out of it.
Dylan Silver had done everything her parents wanted her to do. She left her camera, the only possession she hold dear, to gather dust while she finished her pre-med with flying colors. She got into a relationship with someone her parents approved of and is about to go to med school. She is crazy over things that she can control – because her whole life, it has been in the hands of her parents.
Then Sawyer Carter reappeared into her life – her past, her best friend, the only one she truly cared about. Six years ago, Dylan said goodbye to him, how he’s here, in the flesh. He takes her into the ride of her life, coaxing her to do things she wouldn’t normally do – letting go, give up control and have fun. He wanted her to be happy and be the person that she wanted to be.
This is their second chance – a new beginning for both of them. But will Dylan be able to take risk and overcome her fears and finally give a chance on the life that she truly wants before its too late for the both of them?
I adore Sawyer – he’s not just good in snowboarding, but also with his mouth. He could say the words that would make your heart race a bit, and have you swoon in delight, or the words that could instantly bring you to orgasms. Oh he has that kind of talent. His love for Dylan is just astonishing – and just when I thought he would give up on it again, his actions caught me by surprise. Dylan is one lucky girl, and I prayed that she would see that before someone else does.
Maddie is Dylan’s exact opposite – she’s a free spirit who wanted Dylan to live her life. She was exactly what Dylan needed – someone who would cajole her into doing the unimaginable.
Silver Heart was incredibly sweet, heart-melting, and touching story about love, fate, and following your dreams. Silver Heart can melt your senses with its steamy scenes, intense dialogue and amazing characters. Achieving your dream doesn’t mean you just have to work hard for it. You also need to fight for it to get what you really want out of life. You will never be truly happy unless you give it a shot – and if doesn’t work out in the end, at least you took the risk and give it a try. But once you finally have it in your hands – the battle, every scar and every bruises will just vanish and it will give you a sense of peace and contentment.
*ARC Copy was given in exchange for an honest review.
What is greater than seeing the only guy who could make your heart skip a beat finally standing right in front of you, all grown up? Probably nothing, other than finally realizing you are falling in love with your best friend and finally having the second chance to be with him even for just a week. But will it ever be enough?
We’re going to have the best time ever!
Her best friend could have been a fortune teller for predicting that she and Dylan would have the best time ever! Catching a break before getting into the busy world of med school, Dylan decided to go with her best friend Maddie into a winter get-away. She would try to have fun, relinquish control (if she can) and really, make the best out of it.
Dylan Silver had done everything her parents wanted her to do. She left her camera, the only possession she hold dear, to gather dust while she finished her pre-med with flying colors. She got into a relationship with someone her parents approved of and is about to go to med school. She is crazy over things that she can control – because her whole life, it has been in the hands of her parents.
Then Sawyer Carter reappeared into her life – her past, her best friend, the only one she truly cared about. Six years ago, Dylan said goodbye to him, how he’s here, in the flesh. He takes her into the ride of her life, coaxing her to do things she wouldn’t normally do – letting go, give up control and have fun. He wanted her to be happy and be the person that she wanted to be.
This is their second chance – a new beginning for both of them. But will Dylan be able to take risk and overcome her fears and finally give a chance on the life that she truly wants before its too late for the both of them?
I adore Sawyer – he’s not just good in snowboarding, but also with his mouth. He could say the words that would make your heart race a bit, and have you swoon in delight, or the words that could instantly bring you to orgasms. Oh he has that kind of talent. His love for Dylan is just astonishing – and just when I thought he would give up on it again, his actions caught me by surprise. Dylan is one lucky girl, and I prayed that she would see that before someone else does.
Maddie is Dylan’s exact opposite – she’s a free spirit who wanted Dylan to live her life. She was exactly what Dylan needed – someone who would cajole her into doing the unimaginable.
Silver Heart was incredibly sweet, heart-melting, and touching story about love, fate, and following your dreams. Silver Heart can melt your senses with its steamy scenes, intense dialogue and amazing characters. Achieving your dream doesn’t mean you just have to work hard for it. You also need to fight for it to get what you really want out of life. You will never be truly happy unless you give it a shot – and if doesn’t work out in the end, at least you took the risk and give it a try. But once you finally have it in your hands – the battle, every scar and every bruises will just vanish and it will give you a sense of peace and contentment.
*ARC Copy was given in exchange for an honest review.
July 31, 2013
I was completely and utterly enchanted by Silver Heart. It made me smile and swoon all at once, dazzled me with its wintery setting, and hit me with a great amount of feels I wouldn’t trade for in the world.
I have some serious love for Dylan because she was admirable in her self discovery, in her love for Sawyer and in her independence, strength, and devotion. She was not perfect though she strived to be. Dylan had her own fears and doubts that led her to realize what she truly wanted out of her life. She learned to let go of her inhibitions, to lose some control, and allowed herself to do and feel things out of her comfort zone. Even when she bruised and fell on her ass while trying to snowboard she kept trying no matter how discouraged she felt. I was more than inspired and proud of Silver for the decisions she made in the end. Also memorable was Silver’s love for lime Popsicles and private lessons. They bring on a whole new meaning for me. *winks*
So lets talk about a certain sexy snowboarder by the name of Sawyer Carter. Why on earth should you love, adore and worship Carter the Carver? Well, because he snowboards (duh), has light green eyes (swoons) and has several significant tattoos that makes me want to...(licks). But really, it’s because Sawyer is charmingly sweet, ambitious, caring, daring, and accomplished. He’s flirty and funny and says the most breathtaking lines that are genuine and sincere. He lights up the room, grabs attention but he is never arrogant in his success or superiority. He makes your heart melt, your knees weak, and makes you want to sigh in contentment every time he is around. Most especially, he pushes Dylan to be true to herself. Sawyer Carter makes me want to jump his snowboard and ride on the slopes all day. *giggles*
I loved what Victoria Green created in Silver Heart because it was profoundly poignant, steamy hot, and clever all the way. Her writing gives off a strong, mature, and prominent voice in Dylan. She makes Dylan and everything she goes through to be connectable and relatable. The added humor, witty lines, and silly jokes make the book even more well rounded. Not only the romance was established and developed well, but the friendship between Silver and Sawyer that started it all was too. What I loved most about their relationship was the acceptance, support, and understanding they gave each other. The honesty, being able to admit their mistakes to one another, and how both refused to stand in the way of the other’s dreams was truly beautiful. I also commend Victoria on her ability to write combustable sexual tension that climbed higher and higher. The make out scenes were sexy, the touching scenes were sensual, and the sex scenes were thoroughly seductive. I officially love ledges and horny forest rangers! They're best things in life. Victoria impressed me so much because she made Silver Heart truly realistic from the characters, to the romance, to whole storyline and everything in between.
I do have to mention another thing I love about Silver Heart and that’s Dylan’s brother, Adam Silver. Let's meet in an on-call room one day, my love.
Overall, Silver Heart was phenomenally written with the perfect balance of beauty, inspiration, wit and romantic love. The words just melt off the page and go straight to your heart.
More Reviews on my blog: Words, Pages, and Books
I have some serious love for Dylan because she was admirable in her self discovery, in her love for Sawyer and in her independence, strength, and devotion. She was not perfect though she strived to be. Dylan had her own fears and doubts that led her to realize what she truly wanted out of her life. She learned to let go of her inhibitions, to lose some control, and allowed herself to do and feel things out of her comfort zone. Even when she bruised and fell on her ass while trying to snowboard she kept trying no matter how discouraged she felt. I was more than inspired and proud of Silver for the decisions she made in the end. Also memorable was Silver’s love for lime Popsicles and private lessons. They bring on a whole new meaning for me. *winks*
So lets talk about a certain sexy snowboarder by the name of Sawyer Carter. Why on earth should you love, adore and worship Carter the Carver? Well, because he snowboards (duh), has light green eyes (swoons) and has several significant tattoos that makes me want to...(licks). But really, it’s because Sawyer is charmingly sweet, ambitious, caring, daring, and accomplished. He’s flirty and funny and says the most breathtaking lines that are genuine and sincere. He lights up the room, grabs attention but he is never arrogant in his success or superiority. He makes your heart melt, your knees weak, and makes you want to sigh in contentment every time he is around. Most especially, he pushes Dylan to be true to herself. Sawyer Carter makes me want to jump his snowboard and ride on the slopes all day. *giggles*
I loved what Victoria Green created in Silver Heart because it was profoundly poignant, steamy hot, and clever all the way. Her writing gives off a strong, mature, and prominent voice in Dylan. She makes Dylan and everything she goes through to be connectable and relatable. The added humor, witty lines, and silly jokes make the book even more well rounded. Not only the romance was established and developed well, but the friendship between Silver and Sawyer that started it all was too. What I loved most about their relationship was the acceptance, support, and understanding they gave each other. The honesty, being able to admit their mistakes to one another, and how both refused to stand in the way of the other’s dreams was truly beautiful. I also commend Victoria on her ability to write combustable sexual tension that climbed higher and higher. The make out scenes were sexy, the touching scenes were sensual, and the sex scenes were thoroughly seductive. I officially love ledges and horny forest rangers! They're best things in life. Victoria impressed me so much because she made Silver Heart truly realistic from the characters, to the romance, to whole storyline and everything in between.
I do have to mention another thing I love about Silver Heart and that’s Dylan’s brother, Adam Silver. Let's meet in an on-call room one day, my love.
Overall, Silver Heart was phenomenally written with the perfect balance of beauty, inspiration, wit and romantic love. The words just melt off the page and go straight to your heart.
More Reviews on my blog: Words, Pages, and Books
September 7, 2013
A lot of people on Twitter had been raving about this one, so maybe I was expecting too much. The book started out promising, but it quickly turned cliche and lost a lot of its depth.
Considering Dylan's future plans were of such huge importance I would have liked her to grapple with it more and make up her own mind, rather than still planning for most of the book to go back to her own life. Parental expectations are hard, but I like my MC's to have more of a spine.
The romance was also lacking. I loved the history and friendship that "Silver" and Sawyer had, but I was so disappointed when all of that turned to pure lust in the present. Sexy scenes can be fun, but this book had way too many of them and not enough of them rediscovering each other with actual words.
Not terrible, but overall a disappointment.
Considering Dylan's future plans were of such huge importance I would have liked her to grapple with it more and make up her own mind, rather than still planning for most of the book to go back to her own life. Parental expectations are hard, but I like my MC's to have more of a spine.
The romance was also lacking. I loved the history and friendship that "Silver" and Sawyer had, but I was so disappointed when all of that turned to pure lust in the present. Sexy scenes can be fun, but this book had way too many of them and not enough of them rediscovering each other with actual words.
Not terrible, but overall a disappointment.
August 6, 2013
This novel was so heavy on the romance side, though I lost count on how many times they'd done it - any manner in any way - I thought the story was good. I managed to hold on to it because I liked how it started, and in all fairness the Girl was at least sensible (but only in a matter of time when she's not melting in a puddle of lust). Ofcourse, unarguably, the guy was sex on a stick. When he wants it, he gets it. Every.Freaking.Time.
May 7, 2014
Dylan and Sawyer are two peas in a pod that couldn't be more different. Dylan is the product of a
prestigious family and their expectations for her (and her brother, Adam) were off the charts. Sawyer's goals included saving his mother, sister and himself from an abusive, alcoholic father. At a young age, these two meet and there is an instant connection. A friendship is formed that lasts throughout the years. These two were ripped apart and it took six years, some snow, an overdue trip with her best friend, Maddie and a chance sighting to bring old and new (albeit underlying) feelings to light.
"Fate demanded utter, infallible submission,, and I wasn't very good at surrendering control."
Sawyer followed his dreams and got out. A tattoo of a dove represents a part of him that wasn't so lucky. Nobody knows the meaning behind that body art, except Dylan. Seeing him again after all these years brings back memories of all the amazing times and even those that hurt her the most.
"And it was the you in 'You'll always be my favorite medal, Silver.' His very last words to me."
Victoria Green does a breath-taking job at penning this romantic tale of a second chance at a first love. Dylan, who goes by Silver, follows her parents wishes and desires by studying medicine and dating Preston. Even though Dylan never feels more at home than when she has a camera in her hand capturing the PERFECT shot, the "ONE," that is a silly dream... a hobby. This chance reunion with Sawyer brings up the courage to step out of her comfort zone... or at least try!
"And what if I fail?"..."Then at least you tried," he said, shrugging. "Every single one of my broken bones got me where I am today. The ones my father broke pushed me to go out there and get better at snowboarding so that I could escape my reality. The ones I broke not landing on my board properly pushed me to train harder and get better. I don't regret a single fall, no matter how much it hurt..."
Sawyer was a lot of things to Dylan. Sawyer was the representation of the best times of her childhood.
Sawyer was Adam's best friend. Sawyer was the first boy she ever loved even if she NEVER uttered the word. Sawyer was the only time she every disobeyed her overbearing parents. Sawyer is the boy she took care of when he was hurt at he hands of his snowboard or his father. Sawyer now represents courage to follow her heart, strength in the face of unbearable struggles and love and lust on an entirely different level than 16 year old Dylan ever experienced.
"It was a juxtaposition of love and torture, a mixture of madness and nirvana."
This is the perfect example of the new to the scene genre of New Adult. Victoria finds the perfect balance of romance and character development that leaves you wanting to know more about Maddie, Preston and those secret pictures and even left me wondering what happen to Mia. There was just enough lust and lime
Popsicle to leave me flustered. Damn them lime Popsicles. Victoria Green has a lifetime fan in this lady!!!
prestigious family and their expectations for her (and her brother, Adam) were off the charts. Sawyer's goals included saving his mother, sister and himself from an abusive, alcoholic father. At a young age, these two meet and there is an instant connection. A friendship is formed that lasts throughout the years. These two were ripped apart and it took six years, some snow, an overdue trip with her best friend, Maddie and a chance sighting to bring old and new (albeit underlying) feelings to light.
"Fate demanded utter, infallible submission,, and I wasn't very good at surrendering control."
Sawyer followed his dreams and got out. A tattoo of a dove represents a part of him that wasn't so lucky. Nobody knows the meaning behind that body art, except Dylan. Seeing him again after all these years brings back memories of all the amazing times and even those that hurt her the most.
"And it was the you in 'You'll always be my favorite medal, Silver.' His very last words to me."
Victoria Green does a breath-taking job at penning this romantic tale of a second chance at a first love. Dylan, who goes by Silver, follows her parents wishes and desires by studying medicine and dating Preston. Even though Dylan never feels more at home than when she has a camera in her hand capturing the PERFECT shot, the "ONE," that is a silly dream... a hobby. This chance reunion with Sawyer brings up the courage to step out of her comfort zone... or at least try!
"And what if I fail?"..."Then at least you tried," he said, shrugging. "Every single one of my broken bones got me where I am today. The ones my father broke pushed me to go out there and get better at snowboarding so that I could escape my reality. The ones I broke not landing on my board properly pushed me to train harder and get better. I don't regret a single fall, no matter how much it hurt..."
Sawyer was a lot of things to Dylan. Sawyer was the representation of the best times of her childhood.
Sawyer was Adam's best friend. Sawyer was the first boy she ever loved even if she NEVER uttered the word. Sawyer was the only time she every disobeyed her overbearing parents. Sawyer is the boy she took care of when he was hurt at he hands of his snowboard or his father. Sawyer now represents courage to follow her heart, strength in the face of unbearable struggles and love and lust on an entirely different level than 16 year old Dylan ever experienced.
"It was a juxtaposition of love and torture, a mixture of madness and nirvana."
This is the perfect example of the new to the scene genre of New Adult. Victoria finds the perfect balance of romance and character development that leaves you wanting to know more about Maddie, Preston and those secret pictures and even left me wondering what happen to Mia. There was just enough lust and lime
Popsicle to leave me flustered. Damn them lime Popsicles. Victoria Green has a lifetime fan in this lady!!!
February 1, 2014
Making the choice between a boring prefabricated life or living in the moment with your destined lover? This is the decision Dylan Silver must make, in the book Silver Heart.
Growing up, Dylan has always played the idealistic child for her dictatorial parents, living her life to make them happy. And as a teen, to ensure their happiness she had to give up her own. Now at 22 years old, having her parents control her social life, love life and education, is status quo. That is, until Dylan decides to spend her only vacation of the year with her carefree BFF Maddie. The two make plans to live it up for one week at a ski resort. While making good on their promise, they run into the only man Dylan has ever loved; Sexy snowboarder, Sawyer Carter!!! Even after 6 years of no communication or contact the fire between these two can melt all the snow on Whistler. The world knows Sawyer as an X GAME jock, with unparalleled good looks who has a following of snow bunnies as long as the slopes he ride, however with all the perks his talent has assured him, his heart only wants Silver. So he decides immediately to explore a relationship with Dylan, but she has other plans for their one week together. Dylan needs to find a way to break free from her overbarren parents to enjoy her life the way she wants! Victoria Green “Angloed” this sweet love story!!! She added the right amount of misunderstandings, angst and steamy love scenes to make this romance a very enjoyable read.
*free copy provided for honest review
reviewed by Lourdes
for more reviews visit welovekink(dot)com
Growing up, Dylan has always played the idealistic child for her dictatorial parents, living her life to make them happy. And as a teen, to ensure their happiness she had to give up her own. Now at 22 years old, having her parents control her social life, love life and education, is status quo. That is, until Dylan decides to spend her only vacation of the year with her carefree BFF Maddie. The two make plans to live it up for one week at a ski resort. While making good on their promise, they run into the only man Dylan has ever loved; Sexy snowboarder, Sawyer Carter!!! Even after 6 years of no communication or contact the fire between these two can melt all the snow on Whistler. The world knows Sawyer as an X GAME jock, with unparalleled good looks who has a following of snow bunnies as long as the slopes he ride, however with all the perks his talent has assured him, his heart only wants Silver. So he decides immediately to explore a relationship with Dylan, but she has other plans for their one week together. Dylan needs to find a way to break free from her overbarren parents to enjoy her life the way she wants! Victoria Green “Angloed” this sweet love story!!! She added the right amount of misunderstandings, angst and steamy love scenes to make this romance a very enjoyable read.
*free copy provided for honest review
reviewed by Lourdes
for more reviews visit welovekink(dot)com
August 13, 2013
A sweet story about two long-lost friends who become lovers. Lots of swooning ahead!
Dylan Silver
Sawyer Carter
Top Ten Things I Liked:
1. Sawyer x 10! I should just end this list right here.
2. Dylan was a strong character, even though she wasn’t always perfect.
3. Romance was so hot and so sweet I was swooning the entire time.
4. Maddie was hilarious! Is there going to be a Maddie book?
5. I’ve never read a book about a snowboarder before. Loved that part!
6. I also liked Dylan’s photography. It was interested to read about.
7. The guy wasn’t a grade A jerk – yay!
8. Some funny moments, especially from Maddie. Lol @ her quotes!
9. The sexy parts were really sexy *fans self*.
10. That epilogue! *squee* x 10!
Top Ten Things I Didn’t Like:
1. There is no sequel. Well, that I know of. I want more, more, more!
2. I need a Maddie story too. She is too funny not to have a story!
Do I recommend it?
Yes, yes, yes! (That one was for Sawyer, lol.)
Definitely get it if you are looking for a sweet, heartwarming story about down-to-earth characters that will make your heart melt and your eyes tear up a bit.
Dylan Silver
Sawyer Carter
Top Ten Things I Liked:
1. Sawyer x 10! I should just end this list right here.
2. Dylan was a strong character, even though she wasn’t always perfect.
3. Romance was so hot and so sweet I was swooning the entire time.
4. Maddie was hilarious! Is there going to be a Maddie book?
5. I’ve never read a book about a snowboarder before. Loved that part!
6. I also liked Dylan’s photography. It was interested to read about.
7. The guy wasn’t a grade A jerk – yay!
8. Some funny moments, especially from Maddie. Lol @ her quotes!
9. The sexy parts were really sexy *fans self*.
10. That epilogue! *squee* x 10!
Top Ten Things I Didn’t Like:
1. There is no sequel. Well, that I know of. I want more, more, more!
2. I need a Maddie story too. She is too funny not to have a story!
Do I recommend it?
Yes, yes, yes! (That one was for Sawyer, lol.)
Definitely get it if you are looking for a sweet, heartwarming story about down-to-earth characters that will make your heart melt and your eyes tear up a bit.
August 12, 2013
This was a cutesy book about Dylan Silver and Sawyer Carter. Her family was affluent. His was abusive. The became best friends that both secretly loved each other. Her family was very controlling and did not approve of Sawyer. They did everything they could to keep them apart.
Sawyer was a bad ass snowboarder who left home to go pro.
Six years later...... They meet again and the passion is even more intense. Now they aren't kids and are capable of deciding their own future. Silver (dylan) has been a mommy pleaser. She doesn't really want to be a doctor. Finding each other again was fate. And hot. Sawyer was a sexy snowboarder!
It was nice to see Silver figure out who she was and what she wanted and finally get her man.
Sawyer was a bad ass snowboarder who left home to go pro.
Six years later...... They meet again and the passion is even more intense. Now they aren't kids and are capable of deciding their own future. Silver (dylan) has been a mommy pleaser. She doesn't really want to be a doctor. Finding each other again was fate. And hot. Sawyer was a sexy snowboarder!
It was nice to see Silver figure out who she was and what she wanted and finally get her man.
April 28, 2018
I thought there is potential
Obviously not
I guess no matter how many reviews I try to read before plunging into a book, the chances of me enjoying it will always be 50-50. I wanted a fast read and presumed this had some substance to it. Fair enough, there was to a certain extent but like most "novella" (this book is longer than a novella); this book was just touch and go.
Sometimes I had rather the author focus on 1/2 issues at hand rather than creating a few drama here and there.
Obviously not
I guess no matter how many reviews I try to read before plunging into a book, the chances of me enjoying it will always be 50-50. I wanted a fast read and presumed this had some substance to it. Fair enough, there was to a certain extent but like most "novella" (this book is longer than a novella); this book was just touch and go.
Sometimes I had rather the author focus on 1/2 issues at hand rather than creating a few drama here and there.
August 28, 2013
dear Sawyer Carter. I love you. that is all.
just kidding theres more. review to come :)
just kidding theres more. review to come :)
August 7, 2013
I was lucky enough to be able to BETA-read this amazing novel. When I say lucky, that’s an understatement really – I just don’t have a word to describe it.
Silver Heart is one of those heart-wrenching books that is also heart-warming at the same time. It’s difficult to put into words how I felt about the story because it made me feel such a roller coaster of emotions that it’s hard to pin-point the essence of what made this book so awesome.
Dylan Silver is a twenty-two year old girl who is on track to become a doctor. It’s what she’s worked towards all her life. But is it what she really wants? Her true passion is photography, but her parents believe that she can’t make a career out of that so they condition her and push her to become the doctor they would be proud of.
Sawyer Carter is an amazing snow-boarder. He’s nicknamed Carter the Carver because he is so good at it. He’s trying to work his way up to being on the Olympic team, that’s his dream. He had a rough childhood with an abusive father and an absent mother. The only thing that ever held him together was Dylan, or Silver, as he called her.
The two were best friends throughout their childhood. She was a 7 year old girl with a 9 year old brother. She introduced Adam to Sawyer and they became fast friends. But Silver always felt more for Sawyer than just friendship. She was too shy to tell him she thought she was in love with him.
Silver was the one Sawyer turned to when yet again his father had been abusive. He couldn’t turn to anyone else. But Silver was always there to patch him up. She was the balm that soothed his wounds, his heart, and his soul. He was never been brave enough to tell her he’s in love with her.
Dylan goes on a week’s holiday with her friend Tracy. Enter the loud, highly-sexed best friend! If ever there were two opposite people, it would be Tracy and Dylan. But that’s okay because opposites attract and Tracy and her antics are just the kind of thing Dylan needs. Her parents have been pushing her more lately. Now that she’s graduated, now more than ever they are pushing her to find a career. She’s always said she’d work in paediatrics and her parents want her to make her move and become a doctor now. But Dylan took this week out to be with Tracy and have a good time – after all, all study and no play makes Dylan a dull girl.
The two girls are at a resort and Tracy is adamant she wants to get with Dylan’s brother Adam. Dylan however, doesn’t have boys on her mind. That is until she looks across the room and there he is. 6 years apart and he still makes her breath hitch in her throat.
Sawyer Carter. The best friend, the boy she’s been in love with for what feels like her whole life. Of all the places to be, he’s in the one place she didn’t think he would be. He’s here to snowboard with his friends. He takes one look at Silver and crosses the room to be near her. The girl he’s been in love with for years. She’s in the one place he never thought she would be.
Rekindling their friendship after 6 years apart is seamless. They melt back into each other’s’ lives like those years didn’t happen.
Silver’s world is turned upside-down and inside-out. She’s always known she would go on to become a doctor. It’s what she’s worked for, Adam too. Both of them are going into medicine. But here, with Sawyer, she feels like her world is unravelling. Her passion for photography comes back to life when she takes photos of him and his friends on the slopes. Why is it she has to do what her parents want and not what her heart wants?
Dylan’s parents were never happy about her friendship with Sawyer. They knew what his family was like. But it wasn’t Sawyer’s fault and when the time came, he left town to follow his dream, his passion for snowboarding.
Silver starts to realise that maybe her life isn’t all it could be, all it should be. Sawyer pushes her beyond her boundaries. He pushes her to be the girl she is on the inside. He’s like gravity, grounding her where she needs to be.
This is the story of two broken, almost ‘star-crossed’ people who lead very different lives but have always been the others’ other half. Wherever they are, they will always be the part that makes the other whole.
I won’t lie, this story made me cry several times. I don’t know whether I have become over-emotional lately, I seem to cry at things other people don’t. But I guess that’s why they say no two people ever read the same book.
This is a beautifully written, fast-paced, roller coaster of emotion. I spent the whole time glued to the book. I was gripped from the beginning and even a day after finishing it, sitting here writing my review, I am reminded of the passion, the fire, the all-consuming beauty of this book.
If there was ever a book I could say was totally perfect, it would be Dylan Silver’s story, Silver Heart.
I felt like such a terrible BETA when I gave Victoria my feedback – I couldn’t think of one even slightly negative thing to say. Everything was me gushing about how wonderful this was and how I want a Sawyer Carter of my very own. I couldn’t give any constructive criticism, the only thing I could tell her was ‘Don’t you dare change a thing’. The only bad thing in this whole story was the fact that it had to end and that it is a stand-alone. I want more Silver and Sawyer. But I guess I can read it over again.
If I could say one thing about this book, it is that Tracy is an absolute riot! Her sexy exploits, her big mouth and her infectious laugh. She has the best outlook on life and I’m glad Silver has her there to be the best ‘best friend’ a girl could ask for.
I am so glad to have been one of Victoria’s BETA-readers. Her writing style is… unique. She knows how to make me laugh, how to make me cry and how to make it up to me afterwards.
Thank you Victoria for the chance to read this amazing book. I’m glad I didn’t pass up the chance.
Silver Heart is one of those heart-wrenching books that is also heart-warming at the same time. It’s difficult to put into words how I felt about the story because it made me feel such a roller coaster of emotions that it’s hard to pin-point the essence of what made this book so awesome.
Dylan Silver is a twenty-two year old girl who is on track to become a doctor. It’s what she’s worked towards all her life. But is it what she really wants? Her true passion is photography, but her parents believe that she can’t make a career out of that so they condition her and push her to become the doctor they would be proud of.
Sawyer Carter is an amazing snow-boarder. He’s nicknamed Carter the Carver because he is so good at it. He’s trying to work his way up to being on the Olympic team, that’s his dream. He had a rough childhood with an abusive father and an absent mother. The only thing that ever held him together was Dylan, or Silver, as he called her.
The two were best friends throughout their childhood. She was a 7 year old girl with a 9 year old brother. She introduced Adam to Sawyer and they became fast friends. But Silver always felt more for Sawyer than just friendship. She was too shy to tell him she thought she was in love with him.
Silver was the one Sawyer turned to when yet again his father had been abusive. He couldn’t turn to anyone else. But Silver was always there to patch him up. She was the balm that soothed his wounds, his heart, and his soul. He was never been brave enough to tell her he’s in love with her.
Dylan goes on a week’s holiday with her friend Tracy. Enter the loud, highly-sexed best friend! If ever there were two opposite people, it would be Tracy and Dylan. But that’s okay because opposites attract and Tracy and her antics are just the kind of thing Dylan needs. Her parents have been pushing her more lately. Now that she’s graduated, now more than ever they are pushing her to find a career. She’s always said she’d work in paediatrics and her parents want her to make her move and become a doctor now. But Dylan took this week out to be with Tracy and have a good time – after all, all study and no play makes Dylan a dull girl.
The two girls are at a resort and Tracy is adamant she wants to get with Dylan’s brother Adam. Dylan however, doesn’t have boys on her mind. That is until she looks across the room and there he is. 6 years apart and he still makes her breath hitch in her throat.
Sawyer Carter. The best friend, the boy she’s been in love with for what feels like her whole life. Of all the places to be, he’s in the one place she didn’t think he would be. He’s here to snowboard with his friends. He takes one look at Silver and crosses the room to be near her. The girl he’s been in love with for years. She’s in the one place he never thought she would be.
Rekindling their friendship after 6 years apart is seamless. They melt back into each other’s’ lives like those years didn’t happen.
Silver’s world is turned upside-down and inside-out. She’s always known she would go on to become a doctor. It’s what she’s worked for, Adam too. Both of them are going into medicine. But here, with Sawyer, she feels like her world is unravelling. Her passion for photography comes back to life when she takes photos of him and his friends on the slopes. Why is it she has to do what her parents want and not what her heart wants?
Dylan’s parents were never happy about her friendship with Sawyer. They knew what his family was like. But it wasn’t Sawyer’s fault and when the time came, he left town to follow his dream, his passion for snowboarding.
Silver starts to realise that maybe her life isn’t all it could be, all it should be. Sawyer pushes her beyond her boundaries. He pushes her to be the girl she is on the inside. He’s like gravity, grounding her where she needs to be.
This is the story of two broken, almost ‘star-crossed’ people who lead very different lives but have always been the others’ other half. Wherever they are, they will always be the part that makes the other whole.
I won’t lie, this story made me cry several times. I don’t know whether I have become over-emotional lately, I seem to cry at things other people don’t. But I guess that’s why they say no two people ever read the same book.
This is a beautifully written, fast-paced, roller coaster of emotion. I spent the whole time glued to the book. I was gripped from the beginning and even a day after finishing it, sitting here writing my review, I am reminded of the passion, the fire, the all-consuming beauty of this book.
If there was ever a book I could say was totally perfect, it would be Dylan Silver’s story, Silver Heart.
I felt like such a terrible BETA when I gave Victoria my feedback – I couldn’t think of one even slightly negative thing to say. Everything was me gushing about how wonderful this was and how I want a Sawyer Carter of my very own. I couldn’t give any constructive criticism, the only thing I could tell her was ‘Don’t you dare change a thing’. The only bad thing in this whole story was the fact that it had to end and that it is a stand-alone. I want more Silver and Sawyer. But I guess I can read it over again.
If I could say one thing about this book, it is that Tracy is an absolute riot! Her sexy exploits, her big mouth and her infectious laugh. She has the best outlook on life and I’m glad Silver has her there to be the best ‘best friend’ a girl could ask for.
I am so glad to have been one of Victoria’s BETA-readers. Her writing style is… unique. She knows how to make me laugh, how to make me cry and how to make it up to me afterwards.
Thank you Victoria for the chance to read this amazing book. I’m glad I didn’t pass up the chance.
January 29, 2014
4.5 stars
Silver Heart has two things that I love most in new adult books – a relationship founded first on a friendship and a relationship that picks up after years apart. This made it an absolute must-read for this NA fan.
You know those stories where the guy and the girl have been separated by time and space, and very coincidentally and unexpectedly one day come face to face once again? They’re so much more dramatic and anticipatory than regular boy-meets-girl stories. It’s like the drama and angst and the general tone of the book goes from zero to sixty with one glance. And, the reader is wondering if the reunion is going to be a happy one, a sad one, a pissed off one? Victoria Green used this angle perfectly in her tale of a professional snowboarder reuniting with the girl from his past who he never took a shot with.
Dylan Silver is a girl who follows everyone else’s dream for her life. Even though she wants to be a photographer, she has just graduated from pre-med just like her parents wanted her to. She’s fake dating her parents’ version of “the perfect guy.” And six years ago, she stayed silent and let her best friend and love of her life leave her behind because she thought it was exactly what he wanted. So, when she sees Sawyer across the bar in a winter resort town while on vacation, she’s not sure whether to accept this as a second chance at life or the beginning of her downfall.
Mad props to Victoria Green for writing some kick ass sexual tension. Which, of course, I love. The more, the better. It’s obvious from the first moment that Dylan and Sawyer catch sight of each other. I got all excited and apprehensive, wondering what was going to happen next. We knew they had been close years ago and that they were then separated by something. Was it bad? Sad? Does he still love her? Is he going to be mad that his past is colliding with his present?
It doesn’t take long before Dylan and Sawyer start to reconnect and it’s certainly not without its stops and starts and drama. Some are happy about their reunion. Others not so much. Sawyer has plans to go to the Olympics, which would inevitably take him away from Dylan again. And, Dylan has plans to go to medical school across the country. Even though they’ve found what they lost in each other, there’s the constant elephant in the room – the big questions of whether what they feel for each other is enough to overcome all the crap.
I absolutely LOVED the setting for this book. It’s set among chalets and villas in a ski resort town. Sawyer is a world-class snowboarder. Dylan can’t ski. It makes for some really fun opportunities for Sawyer to get close to Dylan as he supplements her skiing lessons. And, Victoria Green uses Dylan’s learning to ski as an opportunity to allow her to work through her fears of letting go and just being free to do what you want.
“I’m not sure if I’m afraid or if I’m just used to being afraid,” I told him honestly.
Silver Heart is so well written. The pacing is perfect, the characters well developed and the plot interesting and angsty. It’s told entirely from Dylan’s POV, but she and Sawyer are together nearly all the time, so I was okay with that. The romance between them was sweet and super sexy. This was definitely a hot read (that’s a good thing for me!). Sawyer is SO swoony. He is most definitely worthy to be added to those lists of top book boyfriends out there.
“So, what do you suggest my first big risk should be?” I whispered.
“I think you know the answer to that,” he replied immediately. “Me. Let it be me.”
This is a perfect book to read when the snow is coming down outside and you have a good excuse to sit around and do nothing all day long. It’s an easy read and will capture your attention, so be prepared to finish it in one sitting.
Silver Heart has two things that I love most in new adult books – a relationship founded first on a friendship and a relationship that picks up after years apart. This made it an absolute must-read for this NA fan.
You know those stories where the guy and the girl have been separated by time and space, and very coincidentally and unexpectedly one day come face to face once again? They’re so much more dramatic and anticipatory than regular boy-meets-girl stories. It’s like the drama and angst and the general tone of the book goes from zero to sixty with one glance. And, the reader is wondering if the reunion is going to be a happy one, a sad one, a pissed off one? Victoria Green used this angle perfectly in her tale of a professional snowboarder reuniting with the girl from his past who he never took a shot with.
Dylan Silver is a girl who follows everyone else’s dream for her life. Even though she wants to be a photographer, she has just graduated from pre-med just like her parents wanted her to. She’s fake dating her parents’ version of “the perfect guy.” And six years ago, she stayed silent and let her best friend and love of her life leave her behind because she thought it was exactly what he wanted. So, when she sees Sawyer across the bar in a winter resort town while on vacation, she’s not sure whether to accept this as a second chance at life or the beginning of her downfall.
Mad props to Victoria Green for writing some kick ass sexual tension. Which, of course, I love. The more, the better. It’s obvious from the first moment that Dylan and Sawyer catch sight of each other. I got all excited and apprehensive, wondering what was going to happen next. We knew they had been close years ago and that they were then separated by something. Was it bad? Sad? Does he still love her? Is he going to be mad that his past is colliding with his present?
It doesn’t take long before Dylan and Sawyer start to reconnect and it’s certainly not without its stops and starts and drama. Some are happy about their reunion. Others not so much. Sawyer has plans to go to the Olympics, which would inevitably take him away from Dylan again. And, Dylan has plans to go to medical school across the country. Even though they’ve found what they lost in each other, there’s the constant elephant in the room – the big questions of whether what they feel for each other is enough to overcome all the crap.
I absolutely LOVED the setting for this book. It’s set among chalets and villas in a ski resort town. Sawyer is a world-class snowboarder. Dylan can’t ski. It makes for some really fun opportunities for Sawyer to get close to Dylan as he supplements her skiing lessons. And, Victoria Green uses Dylan’s learning to ski as an opportunity to allow her to work through her fears of letting go and just being free to do what you want.
“I’m not sure if I’m afraid or if I’m just used to being afraid,” I told him honestly.
Silver Heart is so well written. The pacing is perfect, the characters well developed and the plot interesting and angsty. It’s told entirely from Dylan’s POV, but she and Sawyer are together nearly all the time, so I was okay with that. The romance between them was sweet and super sexy. This was definitely a hot read (that’s a good thing for me!). Sawyer is SO swoony. He is most definitely worthy to be added to those lists of top book boyfriends out there.
“So, what do you suggest my first big risk should be?” I whispered.
“I think you know the answer to that,” he replied immediately. “Me. Let it be me.”
This is a perfect book to read when the snow is coming down outside and you have a good excuse to sit around and do nothing all day long. It’s an easy read and will capture your attention, so be prepared to finish it in one sitting.
September 7, 2014
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At A Glance
A good, solid romance, but nothing spectacular.
The Good
This is a short, fun, cute read that almost anyone can enjoy. The characters had depth and raw emotions that you could feel coming off the page. The story was sexy and adorable at the same time. I got very invested in Dylan (also known as Silver) and Sawyer and their love story that took so long to come to fruition.
Dylan was weak in many ways. She let her parents rule her schooling, her career, and her life in general. She had a fake boyfriend to placate them and was getting an education in something she had no passion for. I thought I would dislike her because of this but I loved that Dylan didn’t start off strong. It felt different and authentic. I totally felt for Dylan and understood why she let her parents rule her. And as her romance with Sawyer grew, the stronger she grew. Sawyer brought out the best in Dylan and that made their relationship all the more special. In the end, Dylan was my kind of gal.
Sawyer got himself out of an abusive family and made a name for himself in the snowboarding world. I respected him so much for his choices and his determination to not turn out like this parents. Sawyer was a very emotional character. He felt so much, especially for Dylan. I loved how he knew what he wanted, always had, always will, and fought for it tooth and nail.
Dylan and Sawyer were so great together. I loved watching them fall even more in love with each passing day during their snowy vacation. They had such a spark between them, you couldn’t help but feel the warm and fuzzies every time they were together. The writing was good and the characters made me love them. Silver Heart had a great satisfying ending which I loved.
The Bad
The romance way overpowered this book in that there was very little plot or other exciting things happening except for Dylan and Sawyer having lots and lots of sex. Other than that, nothing was really wrong with this book other than it was just a normal romance, nothing amazing though.
The Snuggly
So Much Sex. Now, you guys now me, I like lots of sex in my books so I didn’t mind it. It was good, exciting sex and these two loved each other for years so it wasn’t unreasonable that they went wild once they got together with years of build up. Green knows how to write a hot sex scenes that even made me blush sometimes. But it still felt new adult appropriate. And these two people deserved their time together after all they went through. They truly did love each other and people kept them apart for so long.
Final Thoughts
Silver Heart was a feel good love story that I think most people will enjoy. The characters really drove the story…as did the sex. :D Not the most amazing story ever written but still good. Recommended.
Quotes
“They say people go through various stages of grief when they lose a loved one. Seeing Sawyer made me experience something similar, only in reverse. Surprise was the first to hit me, then elation, but there were also feelings of guilt, anger, and pain over the way we’d parted and the years we’d lost.”
Happiness—and unhappiness for that matter—isn’t black and white,” he said. “It’s not the same for everyone and it isn’t an emotion you can be objective about.” His body shifted beneath the steam. “You don’t think happy or force yourself to be happy. You feel happy.”
“With each touch, I wanted to come undone for him, bear my body, mind, and soul for him. Even after all these years, I trusted him with my whole heart. He’d always been my second half—the only person who could ever make me feel whole.”
At A Glance
A good, solid romance, but nothing spectacular.
The Good
This is a short, fun, cute read that almost anyone can enjoy. The characters had depth and raw emotions that you could feel coming off the page. The story was sexy and adorable at the same time. I got very invested in Dylan (also known as Silver) and Sawyer and their love story that took so long to come to fruition.
Dylan was weak in many ways. She let her parents rule her schooling, her career, and her life in general. She had a fake boyfriend to placate them and was getting an education in something she had no passion for. I thought I would dislike her because of this but I loved that Dylan didn’t start off strong. It felt different and authentic. I totally felt for Dylan and understood why she let her parents rule her. And as her romance with Sawyer grew, the stronger she grew. Sawyer brought out the best in Dylan and that made their relationship all the more special. In the end, Dylan was my kind of gal.
Sawyer got himself out of an abusive family and made a name for himself in the snowboarding world. I respected him so much for his choices and his determination to not turn out like this parents. Sawyer was a very emotional character. He felt so much, especially for Dylan. I loved how he knew what he wanted, always had, always will, and fought for it tooth and nail.
Dylan and Sawyer were so great together. I loved watching them fall even more in love with each passing day during their snowy vacation. They had such a spark between them, you couldn’t help but feel the warm and fuzzies every time they were together. The writing was good and the characters made me love them. Silver Heart had a great satisfying ending which I loved.
The Bad
The romance way overpowered this book in that there was very little plot or other exciting things happening except for Dylan and Sawyer having lots and lots of sex. Other than that, nothing was really wrong with this book other than it was just a normal romance, nothing amazing though.
The Snuggly
So Much Sex. Now, you guys now me, I like lots of sex in my books so I didn’t mind it. It was good, exciting sex and these two loved each other for years so it wasn’t unreasonable that they went wild once they got together with years of build up. Green knows how to write a hot sex scenes that even made me blush sometimes. But it still felt new adult appropriate. And these two people deserved their time together after all they went through. They truly did love each other and people kept them apart for so long.
Final Thoughts
Silver Heart was a feel good love story that I think most people will enjoy. The characters really drove the story…as did the sex. :D Not the most amazing story ever written but still good. Recommended.
Quotes
“They say people go through various stages of grief when they lose a loved one. Seeing Sawyer made me experience something similar, only in reverse. Surprise was the first to hit me, then elation, but there were also feelings of guilt, anger, and pain over the way we’d parted and the years we’d lost.”
Happiness—and unhappiness for that matter—isn’t black and white,” he said. “It’s not the same for everyone and it isn’t an emotion you can be objective about.” His body shifted beneath the steam. “You don’t think happy or force yourself to be happy. You feel happy.”
“With each touch, I wanted to come undone for him, bear my body, mind, and soul for him. Even after all these years, I trusted him with my whole heart. He’d always been my second half—the only person who could ever make me feel whole.”
January 29, 2014
A beautiful heartwarming story! 5 stars! Full review will be posted at my blog on the 29th January on my stop on the 'Silver Heart' blog tour. http://www.oldvictorianquill.wordpres...
Edit: extended review
There’s some books that you like, but you’re constantly looking down at the percentage mark to see whether it has gotten any closer to 100%, and then there’s books where you are so engrossed in the story, so invested in the characters, and so unable to put the book down long enough to eat, that you get to the words ‘The End’ and think “Wow! What an incredible book.”
Silver Heart is one of those books that just blew me away. The combination of flawed yet beautiful characters attempting to make up for past mistakes, a great setting which you feel as though you yourself are in as you read, and a fantastic writing style which was easy to read yet still conveyed all of the necessary emotion and humor associated with this genre, was just perfection.
I adored Dylan’s character and really sympathised with her family situation and her fear of saying no to her parents wishes, even if it means she will spend the rest of her life doing something that she doesn’t love. Her holiday of a week in a ski resort with her best friend and brother, is on shaky grounnds before they even arrive with her mother calling her to exact promises and to basically tell her where she will be working the next term.
I loved Dylan’s best friend Maddie. She is the friend that everyone wishes they had. She was amazingly supportive of Dylan without pushing her too far about making her own way in the world. In some ways the two were complete opposites and I really admired the rapport the author had between the two despite their differences.
Our first introduction to Sawyer was full on sigh worthy. I loved him from the word go, and felt so invested in his relationship with Dylan, or as he calls her ‘Silver’ *cue the swooning*. I’m a sucker for a good ‘best-friends-turned-lovers’ storyline, and this one is up their with the best as we see their turmoil over their painful pasts which led them to losing years together due to outside pressures.
The storyline was paced perfectly with the romance plot simmering beautifully throughout, with some gorgeously written flashback scenes where we see Sawyer and Dylan as children together. But when their romance came to the boil, oh boy was it hot!! I loved the strength they gave each other to do the things they wanted to, like Dylan telling Sawyer not to let anything get in the way of his snow-boarding career, even her, whilst Sawyer gently encourages her to do what she loves, namely photography, and stand up to her parents.
I laughed so much at Preston’s storyline, and despite thinking I’d hate him for getting in the way of Dylan and Sawyer’s romance, I actually declared him one of my favourite characters in this book. Both him and Dylan were in a relationship purely on the basis of keeping their parents off their backs, and the fact that he proposed to Silver, stating that it would keep their parents happy, despite his romantic interests laying elsewhere, I honestly shook my head fondly when his whole story came out, and I really wanted the best for him, knowing that announcing this to his parents was going to be a painful process. Bless him! (You’ll see what I mean.)
This was a gorgeous, fun, romantic and thought-provoking read, reminding us to make time for the things that we love, and live life for ourselves.
5 Stars!
Edit: extended review
There’s some books that you like, but you’re constantly looking down at the percentage mark to see whether it has gotten any closer to 100%, and then there’s books where you are so engrossed in the story, so invested in the characters, and so unable to put the book down long enough to eat, that you get to the words ‘The End’ and think “Wow! What an incredible book.”
Silver Heart is one of those books that just blew me away. The combination of flawed yet beautiful characters attempting to make up for past mistakes, a great setting which you feel as though you yourself are in as you read, and a fantastic writing style which was easy to read yet still conveyed all of the necessary emotion and humor associated with this genre, was just perfection.
I adored Dylan’s character and really sympathised with her family situation and her fear of saying no to her parents wishes, even if it means she will spend the rest of her life doing something that she doesn’t love. Her holiday of a week in a ski resort with her best friend and brother, is on shaky grounnds before they even arrive with her mother calling her to exact promises and to basically tell her where she will be working the next term.
I loved Dylan’s best friend Maddie. She is the friend that everyone wishes they had. She was amazingly supportive of Dylan without pushing her too far about making her own way in the world. In some ways the two were complete opposites and I really admired the rapport the author had between the two despite their differences.
Our first introduction to Sawyer was full on sigh worthy. I loved him from the word go, and felt so invested in his relationship with Dylan, or as he calls her ‘Silver’ *cue the swooning*. I’m a sucker for a good ‘best-friends-turned-lovers’ storyline, and this one is up their with the best as we see their turmoil over their painful pasts which led them to losing years together due to outside pressures.
The storyline was paced perfectly with the romance plot simmering beautifully throughout, with some gorgeously written flashback scenes where we see Sawyer and Dylan as children together. But when their romance came to the boil, oh boy was it hot!! I loved the strength they gave each other to do the things they wanted to, like Dylan telling Sawyer not to let anything get in the way of his snow-boarding career, even her, whilst Sawyer gently encourages her to do what she loves, namely photography, and stand up to her parents.
I laughed so much at Preston’s storyline, and despite thinking I’d hate him for getting in the way of Dylan and Sawyer’s romance, I actually declared him one of my favourite characters in this book. Both him and Dylan were in a relationship purely on the basis of keeping their parents off their backs, and the fact that he proposed to Silver, stating that it would keep their parents happy, despite his romantic interests laying elsewhere, I honestly shook my head fondly when his whole story came out, and I really wanted the best for him, knowing that announcing this to his parents was going to be a painful process. Bless him! (You’ll see what I mean.)
This was a gorgeous, fun, romantic and thought-provoking read, reminding us to make time for the things that we love, and live life for ourselves.
5 Stars!
July 17, 2014
I bought this book after participating in a book blitz for it. I loved the beautiful winter pictures and this book sounded just awesome. For quite some time I forgot about this book again until I picked up the Untamed series which Victoria Green co-writes with Jinsey Reese. Thanks to me being stupid and forgetting my Kobo cable I couldn't put the new episode on my e-reader and I decided to pick up Victoria's other book instead.
I really enjoyed Silver Heart, it has a perfect combination of sweet and hot. I have a weakness for friends to lover's story and I loved how that concept was incorporated in this book. The main character already share a past and know each other, which made the romance much more believable and realistic to me. There are some flashbacks to the past and they are done really well, giving the reader a sense of their past. I also liked how it was clear which parts where flashback and which parts weren't.
I really enjoyed Victoria her writing style and I love how the romance and story are intertwined. While the focus is on the romance, there is quite some story and character background surrounding it as well. Also there is this scene where I thought the story would go in a direction I didn't like, but I ended up loving how the author handled it and it was so real and believable and I enjoyed the situation didn't get more drama then it required.
Silver and Sawyer are both great characters and together they are just awesome. Silver has been living under her parents thumb for so long and Sawyer encourages her to take risks and let go sometimes. She has been putting her passions aside for so long and it was great to see her change and figure out what she wanted in live and even found the courage to stand up towards her parents. Sawyer is a boy with a difficult past, but he's doing really well. There is also a scene towards the end of the book where he made a decision that made me really like him. There are also some side characters, although the focus really is on Silver and Sawyer. I enjoyed the side plot with Preston and liked how the author handled the situation.
The romance is done really well. I loved Silver and Sawyer from the moment we first met them and they are so good together. Their relationship feels real and honest and I loved how there where both sweet and hot moments. The mix was done really well.
To conclude: I really enjoyed Silver Heart and I like this author's writing style. The romance is hot and sweet and I liked both characters. The focus is on the romance, but there's also enough story around it. I can't wait to read more books from this author!
I really enjoyed Silver Heart, it has a perfect combination of sweet and hot. I have a weakness for friends to lover's story and I loved how that concept was incorporated in this book. The main character already share a past and know each other, which made the romance much more believable and realistic to me. There are some flashbacks to the past and they are done really well, giving the reader a sense of their past. I also liked how it was clear which parts where flashback and which parts weren't.
I really enjoyed Victoria her writing style and I love how the romance and story are intertwined. While the focus is on the romance, there is quite some story and character background surrounding it as well. Also there is this scene where I thought the story would go in a direction I didn't like, but I ended up loving how the author handled it and it was so real and believable and I enjoyed the situation didn't get more drama then it required.
Silver and Sawyer are both great characters and together they are just awesome. Silver has been living under her parents thumb for so long and Sawyer encourages her to take risks and let go sometimes. She has been putting her passions aside for so long and it was great to see her change and figure out what she wanted in live and even found the courage to stand up towards her parents. Sawyer is a boy with a difficult past, but he's doing really well. There is also a scene towards the end of the book where he made a decision that made me really like him. There are also some side characters, although the focus really is on Silver and Sawyer. I enjoyed the side plot with Preston and liked how the author handled the situation.
The romance is done really well. I loved Silver and Sawyer from the moment we first met them and they are so good together. Their relationship feels real and honest and I loved how there where both sweet and hot moments. The mix was done really well.
To conclude: I really enjoyed Silver Heart and I like this author's writing style. The romance is hot and sweet and I liked both characters. The focus is on the romance, but there's also enough story around it. I can't wait to read more books from this author!
September 26, 2013
Dylan Silver graduated and is heading off to med school in the fall. For a much needed break she goes to a cabin in the mountains with her best friend and brother. The last person she expects to see is Sawyer Carter. Silver has been in love with Sawyer since she first met him when she was 8 years old. They became secret best friends and stood by each other no matter the consequence until six years ago. After not seeing the only man she has ever loved for so long, the new and grown Sawyer is sexier than she could have ever imagine. Light green eyes, long, lean body, full lips, " inky black locks", eyebrow piercing and tattoos; he is the definition of sexy. Did I mention he is a pro snowboarder?!
Sawyer wastes no time to try and win over Silver. After keeping their feelings hidden for so long and pining for each other, they burst the dam and jump in head first. Since Sawyer left Silver has become a shell of the person she once was. She lets her parents run her life completely and is therefore miserable. Sawyer knowing the girl she once was gets on a mission to teach Silver how to let go and live in ways she never thought possible. He challenges her and makes her question if her happiness is worth going against her family.
Silver has been in a fake relationship with Preston. They have had to make face for their parents sake but have come to an agreement that it is only for show when necessary. Preston in supposed to fly in and stay with them for a day but with Sawyer back in the picture, she completely forgets. She comes face to face with both men and finds herself loosing the one person she wanted to keep more than anything.
I love this book so much. Sawyer was such a sexy beast that I want to keep for myself. His love was so passionate. He did everything passionately and with such determination that it was inspiring. I related to Silver to an extent. Living for and through your family and putting your dreams on the back burner is definitely my life. I could go on forever about how great this book was. I love the love Silver and Sawyer shared. Sawyer's personality just dominated the story. LOVE HIM! Seriously guys, go read this NOW! You won't regret. =]
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Sawyer wastes no time to try and win over Silver. After keeping their feelings hidden for so long and pining for each other, they burst the dam and jump in head first. Since Sawyer left Silver has become a shell of the person she once was. She lets her parents run her life completely and is therefore miserable. Sawyer knowing the girl she once was gets on a mission to teach Silver how to let go and live in ways she never thought possible. He challenges her and makes her question if her happiness is worth going against her family.
Silver has been in a fake relationship with Preston. They have had to make face for their parents sake but have come to an agreement that it is only for show when necessary. Preston in supposed to fly in and stay with them for a day but with Sawyer back in the picture, she completely forgets. She comes face to face with both men and finds herself loosing the one person she wanted to keep more than anything.
I love this book so much. Sawyer was such a sexy beast that I want to keep for myself. His love was so passionate. He did everything passionately and with such determination that it was inspiring. I related to Silver to an extent. Living for and through your family and putting your dreams on the back burner is definitely my life. I could go on forever about how great this book was. I love the love Silver and Sawyer shared. Sawyer's personality just dominated the story. LOVE HIM! Seriously guys, go read this NOW! You won't regret. =]
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January 28, 2014
I wanted to read Silver Heart from the first time I heard about it, around the time of the release. Several fellow bloggers raved about Green's debut New Adult novel, and I'm glad I read Silver and Sawyer's story and gave it, and them, a chance. Unlike some other new adult books that have let me down, Silver Heart was a fun read, with a focus on learning to be who you want to be.
Let's talk about the characters first. I really liked Silver (although the constant use of her last name as a nickname got annoying.) She was struggling to go after what she wanted in life, and I can personally sympathize with that. Her parents were awful, but I liked the strides she made in her relationship with them, and with her big brother. I also liked Sawyer, maybe even more than Silver. So many romances are unhealthy these days in books, but this one wasn't. Sawyer genuinely wanted Silver to be happy, and to lose control and let life take her where it would. I loved his enthusiasm for life and love.
Silver Heart was a quick read, with some humorous moments. I liked several of the side characters, like Maddie. I liked that although there was too much of a focus on sex for my taste, the characters didn't shy away from safe sex, or casual sex, as long as both parties are agreeing. All too often sex in books is painted as dirty, but Green handled it in an adult way, which was awesome. There were a few moments where I felt the sexytimes were overpowering the rest of the plot, and that impacted my thoughts on Silver Heart, but I still enjoyed it.
Ultimately a sweet novel about a second chance at a first love, I definitely recommend Silver Heart!
(Note: the cheesiness of every single sex scene (which occurred basically every time the characters were together, and THAT SCENE with a Popsicle, which left my jaw literally dropped, knocked two stars off this one for me. A world of no.)
Let's talk about the characters first. I really liked Silver (although the constant use of her last name as a nickname got annoying.) She was struggling to go after what she wanted in life, and I can personally sympathize with that. Her parents were awful, but I liked the strides she made in her relationship with them, and with her big brother. I also liked Sawyer, maybe even more than Silver. So many romances are unhealthy these days in books, but this one wasn't. Sawyer genuinely wanted Silver to be happy, and to lose control and let life take her where it would. I loved his enthusiasm for life and love.
Silver Heart was a quick read, with some humorous moments. I liked several of the side characters, like Maddie. I liked that although there was too much of a focus on sex for my taste, the characters didn't shy away from safe sex, or casual sex, as long as both parties are agreeing. All too often sex in books is painted as dirty, but Green handled it in an adult way, which was awesome. There were a few moments where I felt the sexytimes were overpowering the rest of the plot, and that impacted my thoughts on Silver Heart, but I still enjoyed it.
Ultimately a sweet novel about a second chance at a first love, I definitely recommend Silver Heart!
(Note: the cheesiness of every single sex scene (which occurred basically every time the characters were together, and THAT SCENE with a Popsicle, which left my jaw literally dropped, knocked two stars off this one for me. A world of no.)
August 14, 2013
I JUST FINISH READING THIS BOOK, AND I HAVE TO SAY I FELT IN LOVE WITH THIS STORY. I WAS GIVING A COPY OF THIS BOOK FOR A REVIEW, AND I AM SO GLAD THAT I GOT TO READ IT. FOR A NEW AUTHOR VICTORIA GREEN DID AND AMAZING JOB.
DYLAN SILVER IS WHAT YOU CALL A THE PERFECT DAUGHTER, SHE DID EVERYTHING HER PARENTS WANTED HER TO DO,MEANING GO TO SCHOOL TO STUDY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHE IS NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT. HER PASSION IS TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER. AND TO FIND HER OWN PERSONALLY.
SAWYER CARTER IS FOLLOWING HIS DREAM WICH IS A PROFESIONAL SNOWBOARD HE GOT PICK UP BY A SPONSOR WHEN GRADUTATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HE LOVE THE WINTER AND SNOWBOARD
DYLAN AND SAWYER HAVENT SEEN EACH OTHER FOR SIX YEARS. AND WHEN DYLAN BEST FRIEND COAXES HER INTO A WINTER GETAWAY TO A MOUTAIN CABIN. SHE DECIDE IT WAS A GOOD CHANCE TO FORGET ABOUT THE RESPOSIBILITIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR HER AT HOME. THAT FIRST NIGHT THEIR SHE BUMP INTO SAWYER AND EVERYTHING FROM HER PAST COMES RUSHING IN FRONT OF HER.
DYLAND AND SAWYER DONT WAIST NO TIME ON CATCHING UP TO WHAT THEY BEEN UP TO FOR THE LAST SIX YEAR .
I LOVE IT HOW THEY RECONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND HOW THEY NEVER STOP LOVING EACH OTHER . I COULDNT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AND WHEN I FINISH I JUST WANTED TO KEEP ON READING MORE, HAVE TO SAY THIS BOOK IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO EMOTIONAL AND THE LOVE MAKING SCENCE I LOVE IT.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE LINE FROM SAWYER THAT I JUST KEEP GOING BACK TO READING
SAWYER= YOU REMIND ME OF SUMMER AND WARMTH AS I LOVE WINTER AND SHOW YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN MY SUNSHINE. EVEN DURING THE COLDEST DAYS,YOU HAD A WAY OF BREAKING THROUGH MY ICE
I LOVE THAT LINE FROM HIM :)
THIS IS MY FAVORITE LINE FROM DYLAN
DYLAN= I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF YOU AS WINTER, WINTER TASTE LIKE ICY, DANGEROUS,SEXY
I REALLY ENJOY THIS BOOK SO MUCH I HOPE THAT YOU GET TO READ IT AND ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID THANK YOU AUTHOR VICTORIA GREEN FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS AMAZING CARACTERS CANT WAIT TO READ MORE OF YOUR BOOKS
DYLAN SILVER IS WHAT YOU CALL A THE PERFECT DAUGHTER, SHE DID EVERYTHING HER PARENTS WANTED HER TO DO,MEANING GO TO SCHOOL TO STUDY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHE IS NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT. HER PASSION IS TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER. AND TO FIND HER OWN PERSONALLY.
SAWYER CARTER IS FOLLOWING HIS DREAM WICH IS A PROFESIONAL SNOWBOARD HE GOT PICK UP BY A SPONSOR WHEN GRADUTATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HE LOVE THE WINTER AND SNOWBOARD
DYLAN AND SAWYER HAVENT SEEN EACH OTHER FOR SIX YEARS. AND WHEN DYLAN BEST FRIEND COAXES HER INTO A WINTER GETAWAY TO A MOUTAIN CABIN. SHE DECIDE IT WAS A GOOD CHANCE TO FORGET ABOUT THE RESPOSIBILITIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR HER AT HOME. THAT FIRST NIGHT THEIR SHE BUMP INTO SAWYER AND EVERYTHING FROM HER PAST COMES RUSHING IN FRONT OF HER.
DYLAND AND SAWYER DONT WAIST NO TIME ON CATCHING UP TO WHAT THEY BEEN UP TO FOR THE LAST SIX YEAR .
I LOVE IT HOW THEY RECONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND HOW THEY NEVER STOP LOVING EACH OTHER . I COULDNT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AND WHEN I FINISH I JUST WANTED TO KEEP ON READING MORE, HAVE TO SAY THIS BOOK IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO EMOTIONAL AND THE LOVE MAKING SCENCE I LOVE IT.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE LINE FROM SAWYER THAT I JUST KEEP GOING BACK TO READING
SAWYER= YOU REMIND ME OF SUMMER AND WARMTH AS I LOVE WINTER AND SHOW YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN MY SUNSHINE. EVEN DURING THE COLDEST DAYS,YOU HAD A WAY OF BREAKING THROUGH MY ICE
I LOVE THAT LINE FROM HIM :)
THIS IS MY FAVORITE LINE FROM DYLAN
DYLAN= I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF YOU AS WINTER, WINTER TASTE LIKE ICY, DANGEROUS,SEXY
I REALLY ENJOY THIS BOOK SO MUCH I HOPE THAT YOU GET TO READ IT AND ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID THANK YOU AUTHOR VICTORIA GREEN FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS AMAZING CARACTERS CANT WAIT TO READ MORE OF YOUR BOOKS
February 4, 2014
I think new adult is one is the one genre where readers have their favorite authors, and if they want to try anything new it takes a lot of high reviews or praise from fellow authors in order to convince someone to read said book. So when I say that this is one not to skip, believe me. It is definitely one that readers should add to their shelves.
Victoria has a way of making new adult a whole new experience, while also tackling issues that many people in their twenties face. Siblings not getting along, making a name for yourself, pleasing your parents and last but not least. Falling in love.
After reading this some things will never be the same. Cherries and lime popsicles being the main two things. I will never reveal how they've been ruined, for that you will just have to endure the same agony as I.
Can someone tell me where my Sawyer is? I am starting to think he turned a wrong turn. Victoria has a way with making guys dreamy that you almost think he is right in front of you as you read, doing all the unimaginable to you.
I loved Dylan, she is a strong woman who isn't afraid to let loose. Taking the term, 'What mama doesn't know, won't kill her' literally. The transition that she goes through in this story can give one hope that you can follow your dreams.
The story of Sawyer and Dylan is an emotional one. They're each others rock. Memories flood back, both happy and sad that as a reader you go "What if?" By the end of the story you go from "What if?" to realizing everything happens for a reason.
Steamy scenes aside, this book is an amazing journe on that takes place on a cold Canadian mountain, and two people who discover what it truly means to be there for someone.
Victoria has a way of making new adult a whole new experience, while also tackling issues that many people in their twenties face. Siblings not getting along, making a name for yourself, pleasing your parents and last but not least. Falling in love.
After reading this some things will never be the same. Cherries and lime popsicles being the main two things. I will never reveal how they've been ruined, for that you will just have to endure the same agony as I.
Can someone tell me where my Sawyer is? I am starting to think he turned a wrong turn. Victoria has a way with making guys dreamy that you almost think he is right in front of you as you read, doing all the unimaginable to you.
I loved Dylan, she is a strong woman who isn't afraid to let loose. Taking the term, 'What mama doesn't know, won't kill her' literally. The transition that she goes through in this story can give one hope that you can follow your dreams.
The story of Sawyer and Dylan is an emotional one. They're each others rock. Memories flood back, both happy and sad that as a reader you go "What if?" By the end of the story you go from "What if?" to realizing everything happens for a reason.
Steamy scenes aside, this book is an amazing journe on that takes place on a cold Canadian mountain, and two people who discover what it truly means to be there for someone.
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