floating

by njhpiper

Gwen Bradbury has seen the end. Gwen Bradbury has learned fighting again.

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Gwen Bradbury's life is torture to her. She is floating above everyone else. Her existence is like a void, eating her up from the inside, little by little every day. Gwen wants freedom. She wants to escape. But she is not one to give up. The darkness and demons can't do anything to her, not again. She will fight till she can't take it anymore.

Oliver Carlson isn't your typical boy next door. He isn't the popular bad boy with a dark past you will find in every book. Oliver is not cocky, not famous, not one with eight pack abs. He is quiet, silent, hiding in shadows, away from everyone else, on his own. He has learned to keep to himself, build his suits of armors up, and shut everyone out. Nobody really knows him. He doesn't care. What hurts is that when his popular brother Owen Carlson gets everything he wants, leaving Oliver nothing.

So when Gwen Bradbury unintentionally unexpectedly crashes into Oliver Carlson's life, she tries to convince him that life is beautiful with her broad smile and crazy endeavors. Oliver does quite the opposite by shutting her out on the outside but maybe secretly slowly letting her own a piece of his heart.

But what happens when both Oliver and Gwen are faced with disasters that make their second skin fall apart in front of their eyes abandoning only the truth?

567 pages, ebook

Published December 27, 2020

About the author

An avid reader of books from all genres.

Reviews

[dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

currently sobbing my eyes out

[Yazzi M · Rating 5 out of 5]

literally the best wattpad book i’ve ever read. it was so relatable/realistic and the characters stuck with me sm

[mads · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this like a trillion years ago, but still the best thing I’ve ever read.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know who in this book I want to marry

[m · Rating 5 out of 5]

im crying, this was beautiful. as someone who struggles with mental health, this was such a good representation for me and it was so well written too. the good thing is that it was realistic but not pessimistic, idk if that makes sense but yes. Gwen's journey has given me hope and im glad she kept going.

this story has drama, romance, slow burn, it has everything. it definitely exceeded my expectations.

[Leonie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book!!

[elizabeth aylward · Rating 4 out of 5]

breathtaking writing

[Yyyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was just one of the books that I could relate to so much that sometimes it became hard to continue reading it I’d have to stop take a break then go and read again and that’s because it was just so amazing and well written and It became one of my favorite books and I’d just reread it when I’m in a reading slump
Also the characters in the book are so good like Owen is so nice and seriously I got affected by him
I usually like bad boys sporty boys but bcs of him I guess I know have a crush on the nerd in my class

[Belle · Rating 5 out of 5]

First read:

Second read:

Third read:
Romance: ★★★★★
Female lead: ★★★★★
Male lead: ★★★★★
Plot: ★★★★★
Steam frequency: ★★
Steam quality: ★★
Poetic: No
Did I like the writing: Meh
Did I cry: No
Overall: ★★★★★

[manvi · Rating 5 out of 5]

re read and I love it just as much as I did 2 years ago. I love these babies so so so much. gwen is me and I am her and oh my GOD idek at this point I'm having a book hangover and I read the bonus book too and AHHHHH I'LL MISS THEM I'LL MISS OLIVER

[Abi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Omfg this has to be one of the best wattpad books I've ever read.

[rin ⋆˚✿˖° · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want oliver.

[Merle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED

[sofía ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧ · Rating 1 out of 5]

dnf.

[Jana · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cute a bit boring tho

[ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this at least 10 times and will continue to reread this. there’s absolutely nothing anyone could say to convince me that this book is bad.