I Saved Her That Night. Pulled her back from the edge and forced her to keep fighting with the promise that I'd help her find the light in the darkness. She didn't know it then, but my sole motivation wasn't to be the hero that saved the girl from jumping. I did it because she'd already done the same for me a long time ago. And she did fight. Fought to keep her head above water even when everything was trying to push her back under, and all she wanted to do was let go. I've loved her through all of it. Every second, every tear, every touch, I wouldn't trade them for anything. A part of me loved her before I even knew her name when she stopped me from making the same mistake she almost did. Some might call it fate, others might call it a tragedy. I call it a damn miracle. But love can only heal so much before something else breaks and you're forced to confront the pain and find a way to stitch yourself up. There are wounds lurking beneath the surface that still bleed for both of us. Wounds that we're being forced to reopen one by one. Wounds that are threatening to tear us apart while our minds remain our own worst enemies. This book is the second and final instalment in the Waiting For The Fall Duet, an adult romance story. Cannot be read as a standalone. Please check triggers in the front matter before reading.
Please do check your triggers before reading this, it covers some really tough topics around mental health and abuse.
Holly Louise done it again, another emotional rollercoaster.
Dustin has been struggling with what happened, feeling numb to it all. The looks he’s been getting the hushed whispers, people crossing the other side of the road to him and now he’s being made to leave Maple Lake and leave the love of his life. He can’t do it anymore, he needs to get out of town even if that means leaving Avalon behind. Avalon tries her best to help Dustin, like he has helped her. Picking him up and falling to his knees, wiping his tears and stitching him back together again, but now she is wondering how she’ll survive and get through it all without him around. She knows she needs to fix herself and for Dustin to heal himself so they can live happily ever after, but she isn’t sure she can do it with him being miles away from her.
This book broke me, glued me back together and did that on repeat throughout. I was on an emotional rollercoaster but I so love Holly Louise’s writing.
The big trigger of self harm was tough to read and for both characters as well. But the character development was so nice to see towards the end.
I loved the whole fate thing with Dustin and Avalon. They had so many sweet moments, it makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. The spice is nice to, not too far fetched for their relationship but it’s enough to make it interesting to read.
I really enjoyed more of the other characters throughout this book as well. A lot of heartfelt and funny moments that eased the sadder moments.
This duet will by far stay with me for a long time and it’s one I’d definitely recommend reading.
Plot: After a traumatic event, life goes on for Avalon and Dustin. They’re navigating life after such a huge event.
Tropes: - Lovers - Mental health rep - Spice throughout the story - Multiple triggers throughout the duet.
My thoughts: I feel a bit weird? I still like the writing style even tho it’s kinda heavy for me. But I was kinda disappointed in some ways. There was a lot of character growth for the both of them, which I enjoyed. What peeved me a bit was how fast it went from ‘here’s a struggle’ to ‘everything is basically okay’ again. It just felt a bit weird to me, it went from very realistic to not so much all of a sudden. To me at least.
There was a pretty big trigger for self harm. To me at least. I read the first part of the duet too and ofcourse there were triggers too, but this one was a bit heavier to me. It’s my own fault for reading it tho lol.
I did think it was extremely fast paced how fast the relationship moved. Again, it’s a personal peeve so not a huge deal lol.
I liked the spice, it felt like a real relationship and I enjoyed how it was written a lot. I liked the accurate representation of therapy and group therapy throughout the whole duet. I loved how they communicated. I absolutely despice the miscommunication trope in any way and form. And this was such a nice way of writing how they felt while still communicating about it with eachother. I liked the jokes and humour throughout, it gave a nice reprive of all the heavy stuff. I liked the ending, they’re a sweet couple and deserve it so much.
Overall I enjoyed the book. I can definetly recommend reading it.