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Blind Side
I accept the part I played in the demise of my marriage.
I accept the things I cannot change.
I’m a cheater. I’m a whore. I’m an outcast in that place I left behind the second the first embers fizzled against the cracks of the night sky.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Anyone with the faintest understanding of decency would know this to be true. But it did happen this way. It went exactly like this, because maybe that’s the way things had to go.
There was no way out, and just when I thought of pulling the proverbial trigger, he appeared to me.
He was the student.
And I was his teacher.
And he saved me in every way I imagine one could ever be saved.
So, he became my teacher and I became his student as he taught me how to love again…
I accept the things I cannot change.
I’m a cheater. I’m a whore. I’m an outcast in that place I left behind the second the first embers fizzled against the cracks of the night sky.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Anyone with the faintest understanding of decency would know this to be true. But it did happen this way. It went exactly like this, because maybe that’s the way things had to go.
There was no way out, and just when I thought of pulling the proverbial trigger, he appeared to me.
He was the student.
And I was his teacher.
And he saved me in every way I imagine one could ever be saved.
So, he became my teacher and I became his student as he taught me how to love again…
170 pages, Unknown Binding
First published May 23, 2016
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K.B. Nelson
18 books87 followersI grew up on a farm in Ohio, but that's not very interesting, is it? When I'm not writing you can find me doing one of two things; getting lost on highways or getting lost in the lives of fictional characters. If my heart had two feet, one foot would be in romance and the other solidly in geekdom. I hope you'll all follow me on my journey through this carnival they call life.I promise there will be a happy ending.
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May 12, 2016
***5 4 "LIVE AGAIN!" stars***
This book was like a punch in my gut!!!
I honestly don't know why i was affected so much about this story, but i did...
I just can't stop thinking about it and it's pissing me off that i'm feeling that way...
I stay up until the morning hours to finish it and still, when i was done with it, i just couldn't sleep...
The last pages were hurting me so much and i just can't over it!!! I'm still hurting!!!
I think that this is a great talent of the author... To having the ability to affect so damn much!!!
This was a story that was out of my comfort zone...
Yep, i'm a hopeless romantic girl and I believe in one true love and stuffs like that!!!
I don't like affairs and cheating and i hate love triangles, but here, the situation was a slight different...
I know that i'm confusing you right now, but my mind is still a mess...
Damn, i can't stop the tears falling down my eyes even now!!! Phew..
I will try to take the things from the beginning...
"There are people in this world who can't be happy, and there are people in this world who don't deserve to be happy. I'm not happy, and I don't know if it's because I lost the ability a long time ago, or if it's because I don't deserve it."
Well, Stacci was a teacher in the local high school and she was suffocating in this small town, in her marriage and in her life, in general...
A year ago, her life fall apart because of an accident with one of her student...
No, i can't tell you more about that, because there is a lot history in that fact...
From that moment, her life and herself had changed... She lost everything...
Her happiness, her hopes and dreams, her beloved husband...
She was so depressed and my heart was aching for her so damn much...
And then, Kemper appeared and changed everything...
"I was supposed to be somebody, and instead I became just another typical nobody. There was no way out, and just when I thought of pulling the proverbial trigger, he appeared to me.
And he saved me."
At first, he was a beautiful, unknown young man who will be a nice distraction from her misery...
Then he became a student... Someone that was dangerous for her and her carreer...
Then he became literally a savior....
Even though that Stacci was the teacher and Kemper was the student, their roles had changed in life... He became the teacher and she became his student...
He made her start to live again and he gave her hope that nothing had ended for her...
"You're hurt and broken. So let me teach you how to live again...
I promise, it'll be one hell of a ride."
But what will happen with them????
There is hope for their feelings to grow up????
And what about the people that are surrounding them???
She is a married woman and she is his teacher...
He is much younger and a student...
There is a chance for them???
"I've found peace, and I've found it here with him, and I don't know what that means, but I'm willing to pay the price to found out."
Well, even though that this story was pushing my boundaries, i enjoyed it very much...
It was a clear 5star for me until the last 40pages... Then, i become so mad with Stacci...
To be honest, even though that i could understand her and feel her pain, she frustrated the hell out of me...
"I've become a cheater, and a woman I can hardly recognize. I'm a liar, unable to maneuver the truth from my tongue. The truth is that there's a thump in my heart when Kemper smiles, and there's a roar when he laughs. There's absolute thunder when he kisses me, and I can't begin to understand the specifics of it all. I wouldn't pretend to. It doesn't make sense. It never has, never does and probably never will."
No, I'm not into cheating at all, i hate it when it happens, but her husband betrayed her first before some time and with someone very close to her...
The relationship between Stacci and Brock wasn't in good terms...
Their marriage was falling apart and they were just hurting each other verbally all the god damn time...
I honestly don't know why they were remaining together... It was just a facade...
And the thing that I couldn't wrap around my head at all was that she was insisting that she was loving Brock, even though that she was in love with Kemper and it was so damn frustrating....
"I loved Brock Hamilton in every way I ever knew how. And I've lost him, because I loved him. I know what I'm giving up, but I'm not sure the world will get it. What they'll see; a woman betraying her loving husband.
I'm not losing him, because you can't lose what's no longer yours. He stopped being mine around the same time I stopped being his... My life no longer be defined by the man whom holds my hand in public."
And when she started to heal, she made something that was such a foul for me...
And then that ending... God, i wasn't expecting it and i was sooooo furious...
It felt in a way unfair even though i can understand what the author was trying to do, but still i can not accept it!!! I just can't!!!
"Love has no rules, and it has no limits. I used to believe it was a balancing act; a carefully crafted equation of give and take. Now, I know it can never balanced.
TO LOVE, YOU MUST LOSE. TO LOSE, YOU MUST TRULY LOVE FIRST."
I also would like to talk about Kemper...
I loved that boy-man... He was so wise and kind and caring for his age...
He could feel Stacci's pain and he made everything he could to make her live again...
He was like a guardian angel, i think!!! He gave her back the ability to love and to be happy again...
He gave her so much... Things that nobody else could give her and i adored him for that!!!
But i will say for once again that i didn't like how the things ended up...
"He's a stranger still, a stranger who should be unobtainable and untouchable, but he's shown me more compassion and understanding than anyone in my life ever has. He has a way with words, and a way with looking at me the way a girl dreams of being looken upon. He has a way to make me throw all fucks to the wind and live in the freedom of now."
God, this was a heartbreaking story about life, death, love, forgiveness...
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel even though that we can not see it...
It's everything about choices after all!!!
And even though that i'm not agreeing with the heroine's choices, this was a really good story!!!
"I was his teacher, and he was my student.
But soon he became my teacher, and I became his student as he taught me how to love again.
To love myself...
To love because I can, and not because I should."
***ARC kindly provided via NetGalley for the exchange of an honest review***
This book was like a punch in my gut!!!
I honestly don't know why i was affected so much about this story, but i did...
I just can't stop thinking about it and it's pissing me off that i'm feeling that way...
I stay up until the morning hours to finish it and still, when i was done with it, i just couldn't sleep...
The last pages were hurting me so much and i just can't over it!!! I'm still hurting!!!
I think that this is a great talent of the author... To having the ability to affect so damn much!!!
This was a story that was out of my comfort zone...
Yep, i'm a hopeless romantic girl and I believe in one true love and stuffs like that!!!
I don't like affairs and cheating and i hate love triangles, but here, the situation was a slight different...
I know that i'm confusing you right now, but my mind is still a mess...
Damn, i can't stop the tears falling down my eyes even now!!! Phew..
I will try to take the things from the beginning...
"There are people in this world who can't be happy, and there are people in this world who don't deserve to be happy. I'm not happy, and I don't know if it's because I lost the ability a long time ago, or if it's because I don't deserve it."
Well, Stacci was a teacher in the local high school and she was suffocating in this small town, in her marriage and in her life, in general...
A year ago, her life fall apart because of an accident with one of her student...
No, i can't tell you more about that, because there is a lot history in that fact...
From that moment, her life and herself had changed... She lost everything...
Her happiness, her hopes and dreams, her beloved husband...
She was so depressed and my heart was aching for her so damn much...
And then, Kemper appeared and changed everything...
"I was supposed to be somebody, and instead I became just another typical nobody. There was no way out, and just when I thought of pulling the proverbial trigger, he appeared to me.
And he saved me."
At first, he was a beautiful, unknown young man who will be a nice distraction from her misery...
Then he became a student... Someone that was dangerous for her and her carreer...
Then he became literally a savior....
Even though that Stacci was the teacher and Kemper was the student, their roles had changed in life... He became the teacher and she became his student...
He made her start to live again and he gave her hope that nothing had ended for her...
"You're hurt and broken. So let me teach you how to live again...
I promise, it'll be one hell of a ride."
But what will happen with them????
There is hope for their feelings to grow up????
And what about the people that are surrounding them???
She is a married woman and she is his teacher...
He is much younger and a student...
There is a chance for them???
"I've found peace, and I've found it here with him, and I don't know what that means, but I'm willing to pay the price to found out."
Well, even though that this story was pushing my boundaries, i enjoyed it very much...
It was a clear 5star for me until the last 40pages... Then, i become so mad with Stacci...
To be honest, even though that i could understand her and feel her pain, she frustrated the hell out of me...
"I've become a cheater, and a woman I can hardly recognize. I'm a liar, unable to maneuver the truth from my tongue. The truth is that there's a thump in my heart when Kemper smiles, and there's a roar when he laughs. There's absolute thunder when he kisses me, and I can't begin to understand the specifics of it all. I wouldn't pretend to. It doesn't make sense. It never has, never does and probably never will."
No, I'm not into cheating at all, i hate it when it happens, but her husband betrayed her first before some time and with someone very close to her...
The relationship between Stacci and Brock wasn't in good terms...
Their marriage was falling apart and they were just hurting each other verbally all the god damn time...
I honestly don't know why they were remaining together... It was just a facade...
And the thing that I couldn't wrap around my head at all was that she was insisting that she was loving Brock, even though that she was in love with Kemper and it was so damn frustrating....
"I loved Brock Hamilton in every way I ever knew how. And I've lost him, because I loved him. I know what I'm giving up, but I'm not sure the world will get it. What they'll see; a woman betraying her loving husband.
I'm not losing him, because you can't lose what's no longer yours. He stopped being mine around the same time I stopped being his... My life no longer be defined by the man whom holds my hand in public."
And when she started to heal, she made something that was such a foul for me...
And then that ending... God, i wasn't expecting it and i was sooooo furious...
It felt in a way unfair even though i can understand what the author was trying to do, but still i can not accept it!!! I just can't!!!
"Love has no rules, and it has no limits. I used to believe it was a balancing act; a carefully crafted equation of give and take. Now, I know it can never balanced.
TO LOVE, YOU MUST LOSE. TO LOSE, YOU MUST TRULY LOVE FIRST."
I also would like to talk about Kemper...
I loved that boy-man... He was so wise and kind and caring for his age...
He could feel Stacci's pain and he made everything he could to make her live again...
He was like a guardian angel, i think!!! He gave her back the ability to love and to be happy again...
He gave her so much... Things that nobody else could give her and i adored him for that!!!
But i will say for once again that i didn't like how the things ended up...
"He's a stranger still, a stranger who should be unobtainable and untouchable, but he's shown me more compassion and understanding than anyone in my life ever has. He has a way with words, and a way with looking at me the way a girl dreams of being looken upon. He has a way to make me throw all fucks to the wind and live in the freedom of now."
God, this was a heartbreaking story about life, death, love, forgiveness...
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel even though that we can not see it...
It's everything about choices after all!!!
And even though that i'm not agreeing with the heroine's choices, this was a really good story!!!
"I was his teacher, and he was my student.
But soon he became my teacher, and I became his student as he taught me how to love again.
To love myself...
To love because I can, and not because I should."
***ARC kindly provided via NetGalley for the exchange of an honest review***
May 27, 2016
2 - "Is it cheating if he cheated first?" Stars.
This book was a three and a half to four right up to the last 5%, then it went right down the crapper.
Seriously, that's probably the worst 'cop-out' ending, I have ever read.
The author has a really unique writing skill, and I will be honest the tropes in this book are usually my Kryptonite, but I picked this up off Netgalley and ploughed through it, I can't lie and say I had an ending in my head, but the author took three very troubled people, two of whom were in positions of responsibility, and then dumped on the only person I actually gave a damn about at the end of the book.
"It’s wrong… but he feels so right."
As the story progresses you realize that Stassi Hamilton and her husband are both pretty messed up individuals, and rather than deal with the issues already rolling around in their massive cargo-hold of joint baggage, they argue, wind each other up and generally avoid the issues. But there was something about the story as a whole that kept me gripped. I'll admit I felt very little empathy for Stassi, even after what she had been through, but that's mainly because she acted like a vapid, immature mean-girl, for nearly the entire story.
"You’re damaged, and I’m okay with being your distraction."
Add into the mix an 18 year old boy with enough baggage of his own, who although at the beginning has his own motivations actually then falls in love with this woman... I just cannot put into words how pissed I am at the ending the author gave us.
Round of applause for the author really, for initially pulling me into a story I would never normally read, and for pulling such as vicious reaction from me at its end. I do not mean to be derogatory at all, my rating is based on the feelings and reactions the story as a whole provoked, although I will be honest and say it kind of felt like the author wrapped it all up as he did, as he now plans to give Kemp a book. Great! I liked Kemper, I'd like to know how his future pans out, I just think he was dealt a really crappy hand in Blind Side., while everyone else carries on as if nothing happened.
Not sure what else to say really, 95% of this book kept me hooked, although there were a lot of plot points thrown about that I don't consider were addressed in full, or really necessary in parts, it’s just the last 5% evoked reader-rage!
ARC provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
This book was a three and a half to four right up to the last 5%, then it went right down the crapper.
Seriously, that's probably the worst 'cop-out' ending, I have ever read.
The author has a really unique writing skill, and I will be honest the tropes in this book are usually my Kryptonite, but I picked this up off Netgalley and ploughed through it, I can't lie and say I had an ending in my head, but the author took three very troubled people, two of whom were in positions of responsibility, and then dumped on the only person I actually gave a damn about at the end of the book.
"It’s wrong… but he feels so right."
As the story progresses you realize that Stassi Hamilton and her husband are both pretty messed up individuals, and rather than deal with the issues already rolling around in their massive cargo-hold of joint baggage, they argue, wind each other up and generally avoid the issues. But there was something about the story as a whole that kept me gripped. I'll admit I felt very little empathy for Stassi, even after what she had been through, but that's mainly because she acted like a vapid, immature mean-girl, for nearly the entire story.
"You’re damaged, and I’m okay with being your distraction."
Add into the mix an 18 year old boy with enough baggage of his own, who although at the beginning has his own motivations actually then falls in love with this woman... I just cannot put into words how pissed I am at the ending the author gave us.
Round of applause for the author really, for initially pulling me into a story I would never normally read, and for pulling such as vicious reaction from me at its end. I do not mean to be derogatory at all, my rating is based on the feelings and reactions the story as a whole provoked, although I will be honest and say it kind of felt like the author wrapped it all up as he did, as he now plans to give Kemp a book. Great! I liked Kemper, I'd like to know how his future pans out, I just think he was dealt a really crappy hand in Blind Side., while everyone else carries on as if nothing happened.
Not sure what else to say really, 95% of this book kept me hooked, although there were a lot of plot points thrown about that I don't consider were addressed in full, or really necessary in parts, it’s just the last 5% evoked reader-rage!
ARC provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
May 27, 2016
I'm partial to a forbidden romance and the student/teacher trope is one that usually ticks those boxes. But cheating, particularly in the present tense rather than the past, isn't something I look for in a read. I'm still not convinced the blurb makes that clear but, based on its shorter length and the fact it was a buddy read, I stuck with it. I'm regretting that somewhat (not the buddy read, the support was welcome).
"Is it cheating if he cheated first?"
The passion Stassi and Kemper create during the moments they stole together is sexy, but I just didn't become invested in them at all: I want to root for a couple but in this case it never materialised and I felt very flat towards them.
"You’re hurt and broken. So let me teach you how to live again."
I just couldn't empathise with Stassi. And I certainly didn't warm to her. She's quick enough to point the finger at others yet she's no angel herself. Kemper was wise beyond his years and it quickly becomes a case of role reversal on who was the teacher, but again no real feeling here for him although of all the characters he got a bit of empathy.
"I don’t love you, Kemper. But I’m not ready for this to be over."
To a degree K.B Nelson's words worked for me; I like descriptive writing and that was displayed but equally beginning sentences and paragraphs with "I" was overdone making it feel jumpy. Overall this story left me feeling flat. Emotionless, frustrated and the ending was just...meh.
Copy received courtesy of NetGalley for an honest and unbiased opinion.
"Is it cheating if he cheated first?"
The passion Stassi and Kemper create during the moments they stole together is sexy, but I just didn't become invested in them at all: I want to root for a couple but in this case it never materialised and I felt very flat towards them.
"You’re hurt and broken. So let me teach you how to live again."
I just couldn't empathise with Stassi. And I certainly didn't warm to her. She's quick enough to point the finger at others yet she's no angel herself. Kemper was wise beyond his years and it quickly becomes a case of role reversal on who was the teacher, but again no real feeling here for him although of all the characters he got a bit of empathy.
"I don’t love you, Kemper. But I’m not ready for this to be over."
To a degree K.B Nelson's words worked for me; I like descriptive writing and that was displayed but equally beginning sentences and paragraphs with "I" was overdone making it feel jumpy. Overall this story left me feeling flat. Emotionless, frustrated and the ending was just...meh.
Copy received courtesy of NetGalley for an honest and unbiased opinion.
May 20, 2016
Whew! Where do I begin. Maybe I should start off this review by saying if you're easily offended by student-teacher involvement or anything having to do with affairs, then be warned, Blind Side has this and more. However, that aside, if you still decide to give this one a read then you probably won't cringe at the situation when you get to understand the main character in particular.
Stassi is dealing with a lot. A tragedy in the past, along with her husband's behavior, has left her internally bruised and struggling to stay afloat. She's not the sweet and innocent main character we often read about in books, because this isn't a fluffy story and Stassi is pretty flawed. A lot of misunderstandings circulated following that same tragedy and she has become somewhat scorned in her suffocating small town, which is why her attitude isn't always the best. Add the fact that she also wants for nothing more than to be done with her husband and find some solace in life but that's proven to be harder and harder as time slips by. Then she encounters the mysterious and off-limits Kemper.
I had an idea of who Kemper really was from the get-go, but I just couldn't understand his intentions at first. As the story progressed, I grew happy that he came into Stassi's life and that their relationship--no matter how wrong it was in the sight of many--helped her believe in love and herself again.
The intensity between Stassi and Kemper felt so strong and so real. Throughout the story my heart bled for them. Like I was honestly able to look past the student/teacher thing and open my mind up to the two. They both seemed like such tortured souls, just that details about Stassi's situation was given more than anything regarding Kemper's. And while I'm happy that Stassi was able to come to a resolution in the end, I honestly wanted more for her and Kemper and wouldn't even mind if she made a different decision. Still, it's great that she can start again and try to move forward on a clean slate. And I hope the author will give us more about Kemper in another book.
Overall, a fast-paced read with wonderful writing and heart-wrenching moments. I honestly didn't know what to expect going into Blind Side, but I'm definitely pleased with this story and all the feels it left with me.
Stassi is dealing with a lot. A tragedy in the past, along with her husband's behavior, has left her internally bruised and struggling to stay afloat. She's not the sweet and innocent main character we often read about in books, because this isn't a fluffy story and Stassi is pretty flawed. A lot of misunderstandings circulated following that same tragedy and she has become somewhat scorned in her suffocating small town, which is why her attitude isn't always the best. Add the fact that she also wants for nothing more than to be done with her husband and find some solace in life but that's proven to be harder and harder as time slips by. Then she encounters the mysterious and off-limits Kemper.
I had an idea of who Kemper really was from the get-go, but I just couldn't understand his intentions at first. As the story progressed, I grew happy that he came into Stassi's life and that their relationship--no matter how wrong it was in the sight of many--helped her believe in love and herself again.
The intensity between Stassi and Kemper felt so strong and so real. Throughout the story my heart bled for them. Like I was honestly able to look past the student/teacher thing and open my mind up to the two. They both seemed like such tortured souls, just that details about Stassi's situation was given more than anything regarding Kemper's. And while I'm happy that Stassi was able to come to a resolution in the end, I honestly wanted more for her and Kemper and wouldn't even mind if she made a different decision. Still, it's great that she can start again and try to move forward on a clean slate. And I hope the author will give us more about Kemper in another book.
Overall, a fast-paced read with wonderful writing and heart-wrenching moments. I honestly didn't know what to expect going into Blind Side, but I'm definitely pleased with this story and all the feels it left with me.
August 28, 2016
if you want to read this novel, read this without exceptional expectation. coz in someway, even though there's a fucked up conflict in the plot, this novel didnt satisfied a reader like me who pay closed attention to the detail of each character's mind. this novel was just like some action movies full of figthing and shooting here and there but the reason of why they did it or how the action can wrecking their emotional mind or how it affecting each characters wasnt being explain nor describing in detail.
not a good one.
oh, and the cheating thing? it's one thing you cheat on your student, BUT, it's a whole different new level when your husband cheated w/your own effing sisterin your own effing home when you were on the hospital lying down bcoz some serious accident that can took your life away.
but then again, the way this scenes unfolding is another BIG HOLE in the plot which didnt make sense, as im goin to spilled it in.
...MAJOR SPOILER...
when i read this novel, it remind me of Liv hayes's THORN. the same concept, the broken teacher having an affair w/her student and the student bring back the reason to live and help the teacher to have another ray of light after she got into some accident that took away her child's life which making her n her husband's relationship become estrange and the husband then having an affair, and after going all the i hate you-you having an affair- i found another toy boy-i love my student- i get back w/my husband. but livs Thorn at least making sense bcoz each character, esp the heroine have a very solid reason/background to which drive her into madness w/his student. and the husband also in some way, still redeemable, bcoz his affair was with every other women that he can find, not w/just 1 solid women. that way, it's more like he;s not involving his emotional, but only "Used" those girls. But in Blind Side, i was laughing, bcoz im fully confused, Brock's reason for cheating on his wife was bcoz stacci got into an accident and he was afraid he lost her bcoz she was unconcious, so what did he do? he bang stacci's sister, the sister that never been made in a real "human-speaking character" in this novel. and stacci found out in a spectacular but weird way, she was home from the hospital, hoping to "surprising" her husband at home, but when she got home, she saw brock was banging her sister on their couch. and then the plot after that was just... gone, and we got thrown up w/stacci's relation w/her student. and i was like... the eff ??
does it make sense that the wife that almost died (as what's described in the novel), she was unconcious, but then the day that the doctor in the hospital charge her free to go home, the husband didnt knw? where was the missing link in this story?? does brock never visiting his wife when she was unconcious? or when she was consious? did the doctor never asking for the husband of the patient to explaine the wife's conditione? and the biggest fool of all the reason was, WHY THE HELL BROCK DIDNT KNOW HIS WIFE WAS MISSCARIAGE after that accident?? DID some doctor forget to give that info to him? her husband? or did Stacci, whispered something in her doctor's ear to not telling her husband about the baby ? but then again, if that was the path, How the hell someone that being told as -almost died- can have a time to tip her doctor not to tell the husband about the baby?? where the logic in that???
and again, how can she can discharge from the hospital without her husband knowing? it's not like stacci was gone in some business trip and going home a day faster to surprising her husband. did the writer drunk when writting this plot??
oh, i dont care about the twist that revealing her student was in revenge mission against brock bcoz of nathas's, im more care about where the hell stacci's sister? and how come all through the novel, stacci feeling more guilty about her affair?
and why reviewers here more concern about the line "is it cheathing if he cheated first"?? that was not the basic problem, the elephant in the room was, how and what lead brock to have an affair w/stacci's sister? does it make sense that he was afraid he lost stacci can be accepted to be the reason he was cheating on her sister?. how long? how many time? does it happened thoroughout stacci's hospital-rest? or was it happened way before that? and what's the plot in it? what was stacci's relationship looks like w/her sister? do they not get along? does the sister have a crush on brock and took an advange to banging him in his weakness? who came first? and after the affair, how is stacci's relationship w/her sister? what does the sister's reason to hv an affair w/her sister's husband? the only line that we got from the sister's affair was " Ads her sister pick up the piece that she left(stacci's whole situation when she was in a hospital) in a way that she (the sister) know best"----the eff?? was that a near explanation for what the sister done? "in a way she knw best"??? and that an acceptable-logic- excuse??
And in some chapter, stacci also stating that when She was in emotional pain, brock was having his was around sleeping w/every women that thrown herself at him, when was this? was this AFTER stacci found out about brock's affair w/his sister? coz their relationship is become cold, does it mean that brock was still cheating on stacci AFTER his affair w/stacci's sister?
and then we got another glimps that brock was having a problem bcoz of his dying mother, this was told by stacci's conversation w/brock, in that she said that they need to be a happy couple to make brock's mother's happy. again, in what time period was this? AFTER the sister-affair? or BEFORE?
everytime both stacci n brock got into argument about their problem, the author always steer it away by not finishing them having an adult-matter conversation. which confused me, does this author Only want to create the chaos? but got lost to explained it and unfolding their problem into a smart-adlt conversation? oh geezz...
and that ending? what a BS!. how can you back again w/the husband that fucking your sister wihtout you both solving the problem first? we didnt even got what stacci's sister's name was!!! FREAKING EPIC!
the only interesting part in this novel was only about stacci-kemper lust-banter relationship. their emotional was shalow, which based on her running away from her real problem and need a release, and his was more into lust.
recommend only if you can spare the most important detail and only into teaher-student's lust.
not a good one.
oh, and the cheating thing? it's one thing you cheat on your student, BUT, it's a whole different new level when your husband cheated w/your own effing sisterin your own effing home when you were on the hospital lying down bcoz some serious accident that can took your life away.
but then again, the way this scenes unfolding is another BIG HOLE in the plot which didnt make sense, as im goin to spilled it in.
...MAJOR SPOILER...
when i read this novel, it remind me of Liv hayes's THORN. the same concept, the broken teacher having an affair w/her student and the student bring back the reason to live and help the teacher to have another ray of light after she got into some accident that took away her child's life which making her n her husband's relationship become estrange and the husband then having an affair, and after going all the i hate you-you having an affair- i found another toy boy-i love my student- i get back w/my husband. but livs Thorn at least making sense bcoz each character, esp the heroine have a very solid reason/background to which drive her into madness w/his student. and the husband also in some way, still redeemable, bcoz his affair was with every other women that he can find, not w/just 1 solid women. that way, it's more like he;s not involving his emotional, but only "Used" those girls. But in Blind Side, i was laughing, bcoz im fully confused, Brock's reason for cheating on his wife was bcoz stacci got into an accident and he was afraid he lost her bcoz she was unconcious, so what did he do? he bang stacci's sister, the sister that never been made in a real "human-speaking character" in this novel. and stacci found out in a spectacular but weird way, she was home from the hospital, hoping to "surprising" her husband at home, but when she got home, she saw brock was banging her sister on their couch. and then the plot after that was just... gone, and we got thrown up w/stacci's relation w/her student. and i was like... the eff ??
does it make sense that the wife that almost died (as what's described in the novel), she was unconcious, but then the day that the doctor in the hospital charge her free to go home, the husband didnt knw? where was the missing link in this story?? does brock never visiting his wife when she was unconcious? or when she was consious? did the doctor never asking for the husband of the patient to explaine the wife's conditione? and the biggest fool of all the reason was, WHY THE HELL BROCK DIDNT KNOW HIS WIFE WAS MISSCARIAGE after that accident?? DID some doctor forget to give that info to him? her husband? or did Stacci, whispered something in her doctor's ear to not telling her husband about the baby ? but then again, if that was the path, How the hell someone that being told as -almost died- can have a time to tip her doctor not to tell the husband about the baby?? where the logic in that???
and again, how can she can discharge from the hospital without her husband knowing? it's not like stacci was gone in some business trip and going home a day faster to surprising her husband. did the writer drunk when writting this plot??
oh, i dont care about the twist that revealing her student was in revenge mission against brock bcoz of nathas's, im more care about where the hell stacci's sister? and how come all through the novel, stacci feeling more guilty about her affair?
and why reviewers here more concern about the line "is it cheathing if he cheated first"?? that was not the basic problem, the elephant in the room was, how and what lead brock to have an affair w/stacci's sister? does it make sense that he was afraid he lost stacci can be accepted to be the reason he was cheating on her sister?. how long? how many time? does it happened thoroughout stacci's hospital-rest? or was it happened way before that? and what's the plot in it? what was stacci's relationship looks like w/her sister? do they not get along? does the sister have a crush on brock and took an advange to banging him in his weakness? who came first? and after the affair, how is stacci's relationship w/her sister? what does the sister's reason to hv an affair w/her sister's husband? the only line that we got from the sister's affair was " Ads her sister pick up the piece that she left(stacci's whole situation when she was in a hospital) in a way that she (the sister) know best"----the eff?? was that a near explanation for what the sister done? "in a way she knw best"??? and that an acceptable-logic- excuse??
And in some chapter, stacci also stating that when She was in emotional pain, brock was having his was around sleeping w/every women that thrown herself at him, when was this? was this AFTER stacci found out about brock's affair w/his sister? coz their relationship is become cold, does it mean that brock was still cheating on stacci AFTER his affair w/stacci's sister?
and then we got another glimps that brock was having a problem bcoz of his dying mother, this was told by stacci's conversation w/brock, in that she said that they need to be a happy couple to make brock's mother's happy. again, in what time period was this? AFTER the sister-affair? or BEFORE?
everytime both stacci n brock got into argument about their problem, the author always steer it away by not finishing them having an adult-matter conversation. which confused me, does this author Only want to create the chaos? but got lost to explained it and unfolding their problem into a smart-adlt conversation? oh geezz...
and that ending? what a BS!. how can you back again w/the husband that fucking your sister wihtout you both solving the problem first? we didnt even got what stacci's sister's name was!!! FREAKING EPIC!
the only interesting part in this novel was only about stacci-kemper lust-banter relationship. their emotional was shalow, which based on her running away from her real problem and need a release, and his was more into lust.
recommend only if you can spare the most important detail and only into teaher-student's lust.
May 21, 2016
Whenever K.B. Nelson releases a new book, I know that I might as well forget about the real world because I won’t be able to put the book down until the last page is turned. Blind Side was no exception and I found myself getting sucked into the drama that was unfolding with each and every page and getting lost within the words of this utterly captivating and fiercely sexy story that breaks every rule you could imagine.
Blind Side captured my attention right from the start and kept me engaged throughout. Oh, and let me tell you – Nelson really knows how to create a hot and sizzling sex scene that will curl your toes and blow your mind! The passion that erupts between Kemper and Stacci is seriously HOT – so much that you find yourself not really caring that they are breaking all the rules in this forbidden and taboo relationship.
I usually don’t gravitate toward books about student/teacher relationships and feel that this book won’t be for everyone, but with Nelson’s eloquent writing style and creation of characters that you will both love and hate at the same time, really makes Blind Side an excellent choice for readers craving a unique reading experience that will leave your breathless and needing more.
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Blind Side captured my attention right from the start and kept me engaged throughout. Oh, and let me tell you – Nelson really knows how to create a hot and sizzling sex scene that will curl your toes and blow your mind! The passion that erupts between Kemper and Stacci is seriously HOT – so much that you find yourself not really caring that they are breaking all the rules in this forbidden and taboo relationship.
I usually don’t gravitate toward books about student/teacher relationships and feel that this book won’t be for everyone, but with Nelson’s eloquent writing style and creation of characters that you will both love and hate at the same time, really makes Blind Side an excellent choice for readers craving a unique reading experience that will leave your breathless and needing more.
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May 23, 2016
This book was a really hard one for me to review. Not only is it emotionally draining to read, but the story didn't really have a clear arc to it. When I was done reading, I couldn't help but feel a bit confused. There were a lot of questions left unanswered and I had a hard time accepting Stassi's sudden and surprising decision that ended the story. I can't say too much without giving away a lot, but it's essentially a story about a very broken woman (Stassi) who is stuck in a marriage that she despises for a various number of reasons. She's looking for a distraction and along comes Kemper. It turns out that Kemper is actually one of Stassi's students, although he is 18 and she's 24. Stassi gets lost in Kemper and not only the physical attraction to him, but the emotional one as well. He helps her to see that she shouldn't feel as guilty as she does and the she needs to forgive herself. Along the way, she is torn with the fact that she dislikes her husband and wants to hate him, but she's still in love with him. There are a ton of twists and turns along the way that add to the story. The writing is absolutely perfect throughout the story and I'm a huge fan of K.B. Nelson's writing style. I almost wish the book was longer to help tie up more loose ends and things that I feel were left open, but overall I enjoyed this book.
*copy received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
*copy received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
May 2, 2016
I was provided an ARC by the author for a review.
I really wanted to love this story. The plot was good. The writing was good. But I was so irritated at Stassi and her wishy washy attitude. She loved her husband. She liked Kemper but didn't want anything more. Then at the drop of a hat she was in love with this boy (And yes, I say boy because he's only eighteen). If I had known this was a teacher/ high school student romance, I probably wouldn't have read it.
I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened. By the ending I was even more irritated with this book. Stassi goes to end things with Kemper because her bff/boss is going to fire her if she doesn't. She then goes home to her husband who she tells about the affair and tells him how much she loves Kemper, so much more than him. As she's leaving she turns and sees her husband standing in the window crying. She "suddenly" remembers how good things were (before she caught him screwing her sister) and how in love with him him she is.
Of course I didn't want her to run off with the high school kid, but come on?! Kemper's character I liked, until I found out he had ulterior motives but Stassi, I didn't care for at all. I'm giving this book three stars because I do think there are people that are going to love this book. It just was not for me.
I really wanted to love this story. The plot was good. The writing was good. But I was so irritated at Stassi and her wishy washy attitude. She loved her husband. She liked Kemper but didn't want anything more. Then at the drop of a hat she was in love with this boy (And yes, I say boy because he's only eighteen). If I had known this was a teacher/ high school student romance, I probably wouldn't have read it.
I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened. By the ending I was even more irritated with this book. Stassi goes to end things with Kemper because her bff/boss is going to fire her if she doesn't. She then goes home to her husband who she tells about the affair and tells him how much she loves Kemper, so much more than him. As she's leaving she turns and sees her husband standing in the window crying. She "suddenly" remembers how good things were (before she caught him screwing her sister) and how in love with him him she is.
Of course I didn't want her to run off with the high school kid, but come on?! Kemper's character I liked, until I found out he had ulterior motives but Stassi, I didn't care for at all. I'm giving this book three stars because I do think there are people that are going to love this book. It just was not for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2016
Update: I finished!
After first picking up this book I had to put it down because I couldn't connect to Stassi. Her attitude grated on my nerves but I really do enjoy K.B's novels so I had to pick it up sometime in the future.
Ignoring my distaste for Stassi I enjoyed this. There's more than meets the eye happening here and it's quite emotional. Her struggles are written so realistically that you can't help but feel everything she's going through. I applaud the author for making my heart hurt. It's hard to do, believe me.
And Kemper. Can I just say how much I adored him. He's so mature for his age. He's so caring. Ahh, that ending made me want to rip my hair out. It's not an ending you want but it also kind of is. I hate cheating okay. Like, loathe it. But sometimes a person feels so lost that they have to get out. And then feelings change. So I'm still lost on how I feel about who Stassi ends up with. But I'm glad I have this book another shot!
5/7/16 I had to stop at 24%. I'm just not liking Stassi right now. Maybe after some time I can pick this back up because I enjoy K.B's novels.
Complimentary copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review
After first picking up this book I had to put it down because I couldn't connect to Stassi. Her attitude grated on my nerves but I really do enjoy K.B's novels so I had to pick it up sometime in the future.
Ignoring my distaste for Stassi I enjoyed this. There's more than meets the eye happening here and it's quite emotional. Her struggles are written so realistically that you can't help but feel everything she's going through. I applaud the author for making my heart hurt. It's hard to do, believe me.
And Kemper. Can I just say how much I adored him. He's so mature for his age. He's so caring. Ahh, that ending made me want to rip my hair out. It's not an ending you want but it also kind of is. I hate cheating okay. Like, loathe it. But sometimes a person feels so lost that they have to get out. And then feelings change. So I'm still lost on how I feel about who Stassi ends up with. But I'm glad I have this book another shot!
5/7/16 I had to stop at 24%. I'm just not liking Stassi right now. Maybe after some time I can pick this back up because I enjoy K.B's novels.
Complimentary copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review
June 8, 2016
This is a student teacher romance between two broken people with a pasts that haunt them every day. Stacci is a teacher and her husband is the football coach, they were hs sweet hearts and loved each other like crazy. Stacci was in a bad accident with a student which caused a ripple effect not only losing a life but her marriage went on the rocks. Secrets, betrayal, and heartache is all this short story is about. This book will literally tear your heart out and then turn it around with more twists when you thought the decision was made. This book had more explicit sex than what I like to read in a book and cannot wait to read the other characters book next to find out what happened to him, not going to say who "him" is....
NetGalley review
NetGalley review
May 23, 2016
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May 4, 2016
Wow!!!!!! Blind side blindsided me!! I usually don't like those teacher/student romances but the blurb looked so interesting and I just had to read and it did not disappoint!!! Everything was so well written and gave you STRONG feels. My heart broke so many times and it was just such a great great read. ALTHOUGH I am just a little bit let down with the ending because I feel like it was too rushed and left a few unanswered questions and I didn't LOVE who she ended up with but nonetheless I enjoyed very much! Can't wait for the next book, hopefully!
*ARC Recieved through NetGalley
*ARC Recieved through NetGalley
May 30, 2016
Have you ever said, or heard anyone say, "that just punched me right in the gut!" That is exactly what this book did.. It's amazing how one book can seriously shake you so much. I FELT the words coming off the pages, the emotions that the characters were feeling. I have been where some of them have been, felt the things they felt, had the reactions they did and battled the thoughts you though were never going to leave you alone. At the same time, I felt like it just WASN'T meant to go how it went. I wanted MORE. Better? Different? SOMETHING other than how it ended!
Stassi was hit and miss with me for a bit. I WANTED to like her - and then I would.. Then something would happen and I wanted to just punch the mess out of her. At times I understood her, KNEW where she was coming from and even wanted to root for her. Then she disappointed me on so many levels and I could not bring myself to like her anymore. I get where the novel was heading and on some level I can even understand. She was lost, looking for answers and trying to make sense of her life. She met a man.. fell in love and wanted better for herself. What I cannot get over is the feeling that she strung him along. She was married the entire time - how else was this suppose to end? NOT THE WAY IT DID! Yeah, her husband did her wrong - but really, do two wrongs seriously make a right? To me, this entire thing was a misunderstanding between a man and his wife that got completely out of control. I wanted so bad for her to WANT the things she was finding with Kemper.
Kemper is amazing on so many different levels. While some might view him going into this relationship as wrong - I can appreciate all the things it did to help Stassi. She needed to heal. Kemper seems to have been put right in her path to help her reach that destination. Kemper broke my heart and doesn't even know it. Seriously, the ugly cry came out with everything Kemper faced in the end. The emotions, the connection - the CHEMISTRY.. it was all something to read about. Something to root for. Something to WANT to believe in. Something that had me hooked and wanting more.
I honestly liked this novel. Was it one of my favorites, no - but it does't take away from the fact that it deserves to be enjoyed. If the ending were not what it was, this book would have rated much higher for me. I can appreciate different endings though, and I can completely understand the authors wanting to take things a different route - I just wasn't expecting it and I still cannot find a way to wrap my head, or my heart around it. The characters were well written, the story flowed easily and the novel completely meshed well. I do hope those who read it enjoyed it!
this is literally my reaction during half the novel!
Stassi was hit and miss with me for a bit. I WANTED to like her - and then I would.. Then something would happen and I wanted to just punch the mess out of her. At times I understood her, KNEW where she was coming from and even wanted to root for her. Then she disappointed me on so many levels and I could not bring myself to like her anymore. I get where the novel was heading and on some level I can even understand. She was lost, looking for answers and trying to make sense of her life. She met a man.. fell in love and wanted better for herself. What I cannot get over is the feeling that she strung him along. She was married the entire time - how else was this suppose to end? NOT THE WAY IT DID! Yeah, her husband did her wrong - but really, do two wrongs seriously make a right? To me, this entire thing was a misunderstanding between a man and his wife that got completely out of control. I wanted so bad for her to WANT the things she was finding with Kemper.
Kemper is amazing on so many different levels. While some might view him going into this relationship as wrong - I can appreciate all the things it did to help Stassi. She needed to heal. Kemper seems to have been put right in her path to help her reach that destination. Kemper broke my heart and doesn't even know it. Seriously, the ugly cry came out with everything Kemper faced in the end. The emotions, the connection - the CHEMISTRY.. it was all something to read about. Something to root for. Something to WANT to believe in. Something that had me hooked and wanting more.
I honestly liked this novel. Was it one of my favorites, no - but it does't take away from the fact that it deserves to be enjoyed. If the ending were not what it was, this book would have rated much higher for me. I can appreciate different endings though, and I can completely understand the authors wanting to take things a different route - I just wasn't expecting it and I still cannot find a way to wrap my head, or my heart around it. The characters were well written, the story flowed easily and the novel completely meshed well. I do hope those who read it enjoyed it!
May 13, 2016
**I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
Words cannot adequately describe how this book made me feel, but I'll give it a whirl. This book was so utterly intense that I felt myself tuning out the rest of the world. The sheer angst, hatred, disgust, and love described in this book was mind blowing. I'm not usually one to read books about student/teacher relationships, but this one was written so well that it captivated me from the very beginning. Stassi's path to remembering how to love was one of the most bone jarring storylines I have ever read. It was emotional and passionate and has left me with an intense emotional hangover. I absolutely hate the fact that
This book was truly phenomenal and I highly recommend it. Even if you aren't a fan of student/teacher books, I think there will be something in it that speaks to you. It's a quick read, but an intense one.
Words cannot adequately describe how this book made me feel, but I'll give it a whirl. This book was so utterly intense that I felt myself tuning out the rest of the world. The sheer angst, hatred, disgust, and love described in this book was mind blowing. I'm not usually one to read books about student/teacher relationships, but this one was written so well that it captivated me from the very beginning. Stassi's path to remembering how to love was one of the most bone jarring storylines I have ever read. It was emotional and passionate and has left me with an intense emotional hangover. I absolutely hate the fact that
This book was truly phenomenal and I highly recommend it. Even if you aren't a fan of student/teacher books, I think there will be something in it that speaks to you. It's a quick read, but an intense one.
May 30, 2016
This was a good story that was written well. I believe that I would've enjoyed it more if there had been more interaction between the characters. It was difficult for me to continue reading the inner dialogue of Stassi for many reasons. A lot of what was there was repetitive, she was self centered, selfish, wanted everyone to pity or feel sorry for her, blamed everyone else for everything but took very little responsibility herself, she thought and acted as though she was the only one allowed to hurt, she had no regard for anyone's feelings but her own even though she claimed to love both men, and the way she would be nice one minute then a raging b**ch the next made it impossible for me to like her. I took into consideration all that she had gone through but still couldn't feel and connection to her. This had a good storyline, many secrets, heartbreak, and had several twists that you never saw coming. I really wanted to like this story but unfortunately it just wasn't for me. If you're interested but not sure, get a sample of the book to see if it's something that you may like. Everyone has a different opinion and you may really enjoy this book.
I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.
I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.
July 19, 2016
*** ARC Provided by Author for Honest Review ***
OK, Blind Side by K.B. Nelson did totally blind side me. I must start by saying that I had a hard time writing this review. It was made harder as I'm not a person that enjoys reading about it or thinks that cheating is ok. This author does have a great skill to her writing and just because it was not for me and I found it a little wrong about the whole Student/ Teacher relationship it does not mean others won't enjoy it.
The story was very building well and was we'll written. It's hard to understand until you get to know the whole story. While reading you will find yourself loving and hating these characters. It's very emotional and draining but it will still leave you wanting more.
Also I really don't think the blurb does it justice. If you are ok with reading Student /Teacher love triangle then you will enjoy it. It's full of Drama, Angst and Emotion.
You understanding once you read it how it is very hard to write this review because I don't want to spoil anything.
This is a book you must read to make up your own judgment. But give it a try. as it was a good book and i would give it 3.5 stars.
Reviewed by Deanne C.
OK, Blind Side by K.B. Nelson did totally blind side me. I must start by saying that I had a hard time writing this review. It was made harder as I'm not a person that enjoys reading about it or thinks that cheating is ok. This author does have a great skill to her writing and just because it was not for me and I found it a little wrong about the whole Student/ Teacher relationship it does not mean others won't enjoy it.
The story was very building well and was we'll written. It's hard to understand until you get to know the whole story. While reading you will find yourself loving and hating these characters. It's very emotional and draining but it will still leave you wanting more.
Also I really don't think the blurb does it justice. If you are ok with reading Student /Teacher love triangle then you will enjoy it. It's full of Drama, Angst and Emotion.
You understanding once you read it how it is very hard to write this review because I don't want to spoil anything.
This is a book you must read to make up your own judgment. But give it a try. as it was a good book and i would give it 3.5 stars.
Reviewed by Deanne C.
May 4, 2016
Blind Side is a dark, impassioned tale of a forbidden relationship between two damaged souls.
I don’t want to give anything away because there were a few surprises.
The story itself was conflicting. I enjoyed it a lot but I found myself frustrated through every single bit of it. The things I thought I knew about Stassi and Kemper, I apparently didn’t. Tiny details of the backstory were revealed bit by bit. That definitely kept me reading.
K.B. Nelson’s writing was excellent, full of beautiful and thought provoking descriptions and prose. She excels at well placed metaphors. I read Bad Reputation and while I liked it, I found Blind Side to be on another level. I’d absolutely recommend Blind Side to others. It’s dark but unique and absolutely a worthwhile read.
Overall: 5/5
Hawtness: 5/5
May 25, 2016
I am quite new to KB Nelson's work but I cannot recommend her enough. Her books suck.you in from the first page.
It was hard to write about this book as it had so many twists and turns and I have to be careful about what I say as I don't want to give to much away.
We meet Stassi Hamoililton a broken 24 year old. She lost her unborn baby in a accident. Stassi is also stuck in a marriage of hell as much she wants to hate her husband she is still in love with him. All Stassi wants is to disappear and find herself a distraction from her everyday life.
She finds herself a distraction in 18 year old Kemper Scott. He too wants nothing more than to disappear from everything and everyone for a while.
Turns out that Kemper is one of her students. But it's not just about the physical attraction between Stassi and Kemper, they connect with each one and another emotionally.
There are so many twists and turns throughout this book and without giving away to much I can't write anymore.
But this is a must read.
I will definitely be looking out more of this author's work.
It was hard to write about this book as it had so many twists and turns and I have to be careful about what I say as I don't want to give to much away.
We meet Stassi Hamoililton a broken 24 year old. She lost her unborn baby in a accident. Stassi is also stuck in a marriage of hell as much she wants to hate her husband she is still in love with him. All Stassi wants is to disappear and find herself a distraction from her everyday life.
She finds herself a distraction in 18 year old Kemper Scott. He too wants nothing more than to disappear from everything and everyone for a while.
Turns out that Kemper is one of her students. But it's not just about the physical attraction between Stassi and Kemper, they connect with each one and another emotionally.
There are so many twists and turns throughout this book and without giving away to much I can't write anymore.
But this is a must read.
I will definitely be looking out more of this author's work.
May 12, 2016
ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This was my first book by this author. I have a double mind about this one. I liked some part of the plot but others left me scratching my head. This is a story about an affair between a teacher and a student. After loosing her unborn baby in an accident Stassi is having a hard time moving on with her life. She has a lot of anger and sadness toward her husband. She is saved by Kemper when she tries to kill herself. There relationship starts from just physical to deep in love.
This story had a lot of twists and turns. The whole truth behind Kemper's history was quite good but the ending was really weird for me. I would have rather seen her end up with a different person. Lots of things weren't explained in the book, like the real person who took those affair pictures. An okay read.
This was my first book by this author. I have a double mind about this one. I liked some part of the plot but others left me scratching my head. This is a story about an affair between a teacher and a student. After loosing her unborn baby in an accident Stassi is having a hard time moving on with her life. She has a lot of anger and sadness toward her husband. She is saved by Kemper when she tries to kill herself. There relationship starts from just physical to deep in love.
This story had a lot of twists and turns. The whole truth behind Kemper's history was quite good but the ending was really weird for me. I would have rather seen her end up with a different person. Lots of things weren't explained in the book, like the real person who took those affair pictures. An okay read.
August 11, 2016
What makes forbidden romance so good? For me it's knowing that it's wrong of them to be getting involved, the sneaking around with the risk of getting caught, the longing for each other so great that they are willing to lose everything just for a touch or a glance.
I never once disliked Stacci, she went though so much and was in use a bad place in her life when Kemper entered it. I honestly blammed her husband, although realized sometime after I judged him a bit harshly.
Twists and turns in this book I never seen coming which made the book all that better. Even though I agreed with the author's ending a big part of me wished it ended another way.
That being said I loved this book and hope for more from a certain person down the road.
I never once disliked Stacci, she went though so much and was in use a bad place in her life when Kemper entered it. I honestly blammed her husband, although realized sometime after I judged him a bit harshly.
Twists and turns in this book I never seen coming which made the book all that better. Even though I agreed with the author's ending a big part of me wished it ended another way.
That being said I loved this book and hope for more from a certain person down the road.
May 23, 2016
This one was an good read. I was sucked right into the story. Not all the facts are giving up front and that made me want to read more to find everything out. When somethings come out, they are a little surprising.
Stassi is interesting. At points I wasn't sure whether I liked her or not. I think it was around 40% or so is where I got a better feel for what she was goign through and started to like her more. She's a complex character. She has a lot of stuff happen to her and she deals with it in different ways.
I loved Kemper. He's like a breath of fresh air and what Stassi needed. Even though he is Stassi student, I loved the two of them together.
I was kind of hoping that ending would go a different way but I still really enjoyed reading this.
Stassi is interesting. At points I wasn't sure whether I liked her or not. I think it was around 40% or so is where I got a better feel for what she was goign through and started to like her more. She's a complex character. She has a lot of stuff happen to her and she deals with it in different ways.
I loved Kemper. He's like a breath of fresh air and what Stassi needed. Even though he is Stassi student, I loved the two of them together.
I was kind of hoping that ending would go a different way but I still really enjoyed reading this.
May 8, 2016
This book is everything that I love that a lot of other people dislike. This is a completely forbidden romance with cheating. The main character, Stassi.... Well... you might not like her very much. She is a broken woman who can be very mean. But the author writes her in a way that you can feel her pain. You almost understand her. Her demeanor is shaped by a split second decision she made in order to try to help someone that starts a downslide of awful things to happen to her. Kemper comes along and is a temptation that she can't resist. He saves her in so many ways. I really fell in love with him. There are so many twists and turns in this plot that I wasn't expecting.
May 24, 2016
This was a different story. I like parts of it and didn't like others. Its a teacher/student romance that is different and has some twists and turns. Things are not great in her marriage and she seeks comfort in a man but he isn't a man he ends up being her student. She almost kills herself but he stops her and saves her becoming the teacher and her the student. From this encounter she learns to love again and isn't so broken. Its different type of story and I liked it. I would recommend it if you're ok to read about a teacher/student romance and a women who cheats on her husband. It's not a book for everyone but I enjoyed it.
June 3, 2016
♢♢♢♢ 4 STAR REVIEW ♢♢♢♢
*Readers Discretion Advice
A twisted trio, an ulterior motive, a broken heart and one forbidden love.
Stassi and Brock Hamilton and Kemper Scott cross path and there is nothing good about this encounter. There is history between them but not all of them know about it.
This book has a forbidden relationship between a teacher and a eighteen years old student, cheating, death and a whole lot of sorrow. The plot will leave you emotionally scared.
Please remember this is a fictional book and it should be read with an open mind.
Gifted by author in exchange for an honest review.
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*Readers Discretion Advice
A twisted trio, an ulterior motive, a broken heart and one forbidden love.
Stassi and Brock Hamilton and Kemper Scott cross path and there is nothing good about this encounter. There is history between them but not all of them know about it.
This book has a forbidden relationship between a teacher and a eighteen years old student, cheating, death and a whole lot of sorrow. The plot will leave you emotionally scared.
Please remember this is a fictional book and it should be read with an open mind.
Gifted by author in exchange for an honest review.
https://www.facebook.com/ BookaholicandMoreBlog
May 3, 2016
We start off with a huge incident that happens last fall, high speed and fears are running high.
Stassi is tired, she wants to disappear for just a short while, when she meets "No body" under that football stands.
Both of them have it in common, they want to be invisible just for a short time,
Stassi is in a loveless relationship or so she thinks.
Heartbreak, betrayals, love, hate, lust abit of everything that gets your heart pumping.
I really enjoyed this book like i always do with K.B. Nelson books :)
❤
Stassi is tired, she wants to disappear for just a short while, when she meets "No body" under that football stands.
Both of them have it in common, they want to be invisible just for a short time,
Stassi is in a loveless relationship or so she thinks.
Heartbreak, betrayals, love, hate, lust abit of everything that gets your heart pumping.
I really enjoyed this book like i always do with K.B. Nelson books :)
❤
May 25, 2016
I got this book from net gallery for an honest review.
This was an interesting book but sometimes it left me a little confused. I found some parts of the plot engaging and some very draining. I found it incredibly hard to connect to Stassi and found that Kemper's presence calmed her character just enough to allow me to enjoy the book.
The forbidden romance was dark and sexy and I liked Kemper. The ending was strange and I think I would have preferred her with someone else.
For me, Stassi's character was overbearing and that's why I think I couldn't connect to her.
This was an interesting book but sometimes it left me a little confused. I found some parts of the plot engaging and some very draining. I found it incredibly hard to connect to Stassi and found that Kemper's presence calmed her character just enough to allow me to enjoy the book.
The forbidden romance was dark and sexy and I liked Kemper. The ending was strange and I think I would have preferred her with someone else.
For me, Stassi's character was overbearing and that's why I think I couldn't connect to her.
June 1, 2016
I tried to get into this story but I just couldn't. I got into 20% and I just couldn't go any further. The cheating is unexplainable and just happened. There is not words to explain this story. Sorry just couldn't read the rest. However I must say I love the book cover!!
May 3, 2016
I liked the plot and I liked the characters but I feel the ending could have been better. And I want to know what happened with Kemper
May 23, 2016
Kemper
September 27, 2016
a good read about forbidden romance would read more by this author
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