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Carter #1
Chłopak, który mnie nie chciał
Leah i Carter byli sąsiadami. Oboje dorastali w biedzie i na co dzień robili wszystko, żeby spędzać jak najmniej czasu w swoich domach. On uciekał przed agresywnym ojcem, a ona przed wujkiem i ciotką, którzy zamieniali każdy jej dzień w prawdziwe piekło.
Leah szybko zakochała się w chłopcu budzącym respekt na całym osiedlu. Chodziła za nim jak cień, a on nigdy nie zwracał na nią uwagi. Aż do momentu, kiedy zaczęli dzielić pewien sekret – Carter w ukryciu śpiewał oraz grał na gitarze i był w tym bardzo dobry.
Jednak Leah czuła się nieszczęśliwa w tej relacji. Owszem, Carter był jej przyjacielem, stawał w jej obronie, spędzała w jego pokoju sporo czasu, ale to nie ją zapraszał do siebie na noc. Dziewczyna była chorobliwie zazdrosna. Czy Carter w końcu zauważy, że jej serce bije tylko dla niego?
Leah szybko zakochała się w chłopcu budzącym respekt na całym osiedlu. Chodziła za nim jak cień, a on nigdy nie zwracał na nią uwagi. Aż do momentu, kiedy zaczęli dzielić pewien sekret – Carter w ukryciu śpiewał oraz grał na gitarze i był w tym bardzo dobry.
Jednak Leah czuła się nieszczęśliwa w tej relacji. Owszem, Carter był jej przyjacielem, stawał w jej obronie, spędzała w jego pokoju sporo czasu, ale to nie ją zapraszał do siebie na noc. Dziewczyna była chorobliwie zazdrosna. Czy Carter w końcu zauważy, że jej serce bije tylko dla niego?
252 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2015
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R.J. Lewis
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January 9, 2016
4 Stars!!
Leah moves with her uncle and her aunt after her mother’s death. Her new family is dysfunctional to say the least – her aunt whore herself, her uncle being the pimp.
Everything changes for Leah when she’s 10 and meets Carter who recently moved near. They become friends and soon best friends. Years pass and they still are close. They are everything to each other and while Leah seems to want something more with Carter, Carter tries to make Leah realize they are better friends than something more.
Carter cares deeply for Leah, but he’s convinced he’s not good for her. He doesn’t believe in love, so he doesn’t want to start something that eventually will destroy both of them. Trying to protect Leah's heart, but not being strong enough to stay away from her, Carter agrees to a friends with benefits relationship. Leah tries hard to stay emotional detached, but she eventually falls hard for the boy who means so much to her.
Carter’s singing career starts to take off and unfortunately things start to change for the worse between Carter and Leah.
Oh, my…what an angsty read this turned out to be. This story was fast paced, intense and so addictive I couldn’t put it down. This was my third book by this author I can totally say her writing style really works for me.
Carter and Leah’s story was well done. It was heartwarming, but it was also heartbreaking at times. I loved their palpable connection. Their relationship was beautiful and really well developed. I liked both Carter and Leah, but I really wish their characters were more developed. Carter was pure and simple wonderful with Leah (most of the time). He was so sweet and protective at times and he really warmed my heart. I loved the way he was with her – so gentle and the way he talked with her, with so much tenderness. It was pretty clear he felt more for her that he admitted. I also like the fact he was always honest about his feelings. I have to say I really sympathize with Leah and at times I really wished something different for her, for both of them.
The story is told in dual POV, but honestly I felt it was written only from Leah’s POV since Carter’s was so short. The ending was the worse ending ever – heartbreaking and bitter, but an ending that left me wanting more.
Leah moves with her uncle and her aunt after her mother’s death. Her new family is dysfunctional to say the least – her aunt whore herself, her uncle being the pimp.
“I always felt like an intruder. An unwanted entity that survived without love. Like a wilting flower deprived of sun, I was wasting away alone most of my childhood.”
Everything changes for Leah when she’s 10 and meets Carter who recently moved near. They become friends and soon best friends. Years pass and they still are close. They are everything to each other and while Leah seems to want something more with Carter, Carter tries to make Leah realize they are better friends than something more.
“You won’t hurt me.”
“Yes, I will,” he said with conviction. “That’s just how I’m wired, Leah. I’m a fucking disaster and I’ll take you down with me if you expect me to give you all of me.”
Carter cares deeply for Leah, but he’s convinced he’s not good for her. He doesn’t believe in love, so he doesn’t want to start something that eventually will destroy both of them. Trying to protect Leah's heart, but not being strong enough to stay away from her, Carter agrees to a friends with benefits relationship. Leah tries hard to stay emotional detached, but she eventually falls hard for the boy who means so much to her.
“Having hope in a hopeless situation was all that kept me moving at times.”
Carter’s singing career starts to take off and unfortunately things start to change for the worse between Carter and Leah.
”Love doesn’t fucking exist the way you think it does. It’s made up bullshit, designed to fuck people up into having these illusions that there’s more to life.”
Oh, my…what an angsty read this turned out to be. This story was fast paced, intense and so addictive I couldn’t put it down. This was my third book by this author I can totally say her writing style really works for me.
Carter and Leah’s story was well done. It was heartwarming, but it was also heartbreaking at times. I loved their palpable connection. Their relationship was beautiful and really well developed. I liked both Carter and Leah, but I really wish their characters were more developed. Carter was pure and simple wonderful with Leah (most of the time). He was so sweet and protective at times and he really warmed my heart. I loved the way he was with her – so gentle and the way he talked with her, with so much tenderness. It was pretty clear he felt more for her that he admitted. I also like the fact he was always honest about his feelings. I have to say I really sympathize with Leah and at times I really wished something different for her, for both of them.
The story is told in dual POV, but honestly I felt it was written only from Leah’s POV since Carter’s was so short. The ending was the worse ending ever – heartbreaking and bitter, but an ending that left me wanting more.
“At the end of the day, I learned a harsh lesson, and it would change me forever.
An uncommitted love will always end in heartache.”
July 11, 2015
"An uncommitted love will always end in heartache."
This book… so many feelings… it was bittersweet, it was angsty, it was heartbreaking. The story about childhood friends, Carter and Leah, growing up together in a shitty trailer park. Their friendship was the only beautiful thing they had in their teenage years. Leah has always loved Carter, and I think always wanted more. While Carter tried to never cross that line, the attraction was still there. He deeply cared for her, was very protective and sweet.
Certain events force them to run away and start a new life together somewhere else. The connection between them is getting stronger and stronger, and though Carter is not willing to offer more than being friends, Leah is willing to accept that if only she can get a little bit more. They agree on friends with benefits type of relationship. And you just know someone will get hurt in the process, you even expect that both of them will do.
"That’s just how I’m wired, Leah. I’m a fucking disaster and I’ll take you down with me if you expect me to give you all of me."
„Even then I knew it was going to be all my fault if he pushed me away later on. I would be nursing a devastated heart and have nobody to blame but myself.(…)I was taking him however he was willing to give me, no matter how little it was. He was my addiction, and I could endure a few rough moments.”
Like that ever ended well.
One side of the party will always want more, that’s inevitable, which leads to massive heartbreak and decisions that will leave you sad. Carter has commitment issues and he doesn’t believe in love, I think it might have something to do with his parents relationship, but we were not given that information yet in this book. He was always sincere with how far he is going to take it, but still you can’t end up angry in the end. And though Leah always knew she wanted more than Carter could have ever given, you can’t not feel sorry for her in the end.
Thank God the next book is already out, off to reading it...
"And the more I thought about it, the more I realized being with Carter the way we were wasn't healthy."Guest reviewer at
"It hurts too much to be in love with someone that doesn't want me as much as I want him."
"They destroyed each other. That's what love does, Leah. It destroys people. Look how far I pushed you."
"The point was to work on ourselves. To love who we are before we love someone else."
"You let him go because he wasn't ready. That was selfless of you."
July 12, 2015
”Love doesn’t fucking exist the way you think it does. It’s made up bullshit, designed to fuck people up into having these illusions that there’s more to life.”
Angst!! Leah has been in love with her neighbor, Carter since she was ten years old. The author takes us through their young years as Leah becomes friends with Carter and the two develop a strong bond.
Leah and Carter’s stay in the trailer park comes to an end as they escape and never look back. Carter is everything to Leah. He has her first kiss and her heart but as Leah finds a job waitressing and Carter’s band starts to explode their attraction is too much for Carter but he does make his feelings about love and relationships crystal clear.
”"That’s just how I’m wired, Leah. I’m a fucking disaster and I’ll take you down with me if you expect me to give you all of me." ”
Leah wants Carter and offers friends with benefits scenario in hopes that he will see what they have together and how wonderful they can be together.
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Sadly, the friends with benefits situation doesn’t go so well because Leah wants more and hopes that Carter will change his mind. Poor Leah, Carter still refers to her as his friend.
”We were never just friends!”
”Then that’s your own mistake, Leah.”
”Then why touch me? Why kiss me?”
“Because I’m attracted to you, and you’re attracted to me. That doesn’t mean I’m going to unload my soul to you like you’re my other fucking half. That shit doesn’t exist.”
The story is written in alternating povs however Carter’s pov is always pretty brief but packs the punch. This book kicks you right in the feels and leaves you relieved that the next book is available. Perhaps there’s an hea somewhere out there for Leah and Carter?
”I wasn’t capable of more. I needed simple. I needed something beautiful without the pain. I should have realized they came hand in hand.”
Angst!! Leah has been in love with her neighbor, Carter since she was ten years old. The author takes us through their young years as Leah becomes friends with Carter and the two develop a strong bond.
Leah and Carter’s stay in the trailer park comes to an end as they escape and never look back. Carter is everything to Leah. He has her first kiss and her heart but as Leah finds a job waitressing and Carter’s band starts to explode their attraction is too much for Carter but he does make his feelings about love and relationships crystal clear.
”"That’s just how I’m wired, Leah. I’m a fucking disaster and I’ll take you down with me if you expect me to give you all of me." ”
Leah wants Carter and offers friends with benefits scenario in hopes that he will see what they have together and how wonderful they can be together.
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Sadly, the friends with benefits situation doesn’t go so well because Leah wants more and hopes that Carter will change his mind. Poor Leah, Carter still refers to her as his friend.
”We were never just friends!”
”Then that’s your own mistake, Leah.”
”Then why touch me? Why kiss me?”
“Because I’m attracted to you, and you’re attracted to me. That doesn’t mean I’m going to unload my soul to you like you’re my other fucking half. That shit doesn’t exist.”
The story is written in alternating povs however Carter’s pov is always pretty brief but packs the punch. This book kicks you right in the feels and leaves you relieved that the next book is available. Perhaps there’s an hea somewhere out there for Leah and Carter?
”I wasn’t capable of more. I needed simple. I needed something beautiful without the pain. I should have realized they came hand in hand.”
February 17, 2016
Carter - 4 - 4.5 ★'s
I knew that when my friends talked about this book being angsty that I just had to read it...and thankfully, I wasn't disappointed!
Carter and Leah meet when he moves into the trailer next door with his Dad when he's eleven years old and Leah is ten. However, they don't become friends right away. Leah cannot fathom that popular and gorgeous Carter would want anything to do with her but after a fight with a bully, she realizes he's seen her all along. And so it begins...
They are best friends from that point on...sharing almost everything. Carter is very closed off about certain things from his childhood and while Leah hates that she can't get him to open up, she learns to accept it.
What she can't accept is Carter bringing girls to his room. I got quite a laugh out of how Leah handled that...and good for her! Even though she tells Carter that they are just best friends, she has feelings for him, she just doesn't know what to do about them...and it gets worse after he kisses her.
However, things remain "friendly" until Carter comes to her in the middle of the night claiming he's taking off and bringing her with him. While Carter's had to deal with an alcoholic father, Leah's had to deal with an Uncle that prostitutes his wife and wants to do the same with her!
Luckily, Leah's good friend, Rome, and his family take them in and set them up with jobs. It was a little too easy how things worked out for them here but they did deserve it. And it just happens that the family owns a bar where they are looking for a band to perform. Did I mention that Carter is an amazing singer? And Rome just happens to play the drums.
This is also the beginning of the end. Carter has issues where he feels he can't have a relationship. We get his POV ~ a little ~ in the form of song lyrics and a couple of poignant lines. Obviously, Leah wants a relationship but she tells him she's content to be best friends with benefits.
And...we all know where this is going. It's good until it's not. Leah wants more and she deserves more. They end up staying away from each other until the band get an agent and wants them to move to California. Leah and Carter spend their last two weeks together...and that goodbye was torture! I had to start the next book, Leah, right away!
I couldn't help thinking of this song while I was reading this book:
♥ Lips of an Angel ♥
Favorite quote:
♥ "I feel like I'm home kissing you."
I knew that when my friends talked about this book being angsty that I just had to read it...and thankfully, I wasn't disappointed!
Carter and Leah meet when he moves into the trailer next door with his Dad when he's eleven years old and Leah is ten. However, they don't become friends right away. Leah cannot fathom that popular and gorgeous Carter would want anything to do with her but after a fight with a bully, she realizes he's seen her all along. And so it begins...
They are best friends from that point on...sharing almost everything. Carter is very closed off about certain things from his childhood and while Leah hates that she can't get him to open up, she learns to accept it.
What she can't accept is Carter bringing girls to his room. I got quite a laugh out of how Leah handled that...and good for her! Even though she tells Carter that they are just best friends, she has feelings for him, she just doesn't know what to do about them...and it gets worse after he kisses her.
However, things remain "friendly" until Carter comes to her in the middle of the night claiming he's taking off and bringing her with him. While Carter's had to deal with an alcoholic father, Leah's had to deal with an Uncle that prostitutes his wife and wants to do the same with her!
Luckily, Leah's good friend, Rome, and his family take them in and set them up with jobs. It was a little too easy how things worked out for them here but they did deserve it. And it just happens that the family owns a bar where they are looking for a band to perform. Did I mention that Carter is an amazing singer? And Rome just happens to play the drums.
This is also the beginning of the end. Carter has issues where he feels he can't have a relationship. We get his POV ~ a little ~ in the form of song lyrics and a couple of poignant lines. Obviously, Leah wants a relationship but she tells him she's content to be best friends with benefits.
And...we all know where this is going. It's good until it's not. Leah wants more and she deserves more. They end up staying away from each other until the band get an agent and wants them to move to California. Leah and Carter spend their last two weeks together...and that goodbye was torture! I had to start the next book, Leah, right away!
I couldn't help thinking of this song while I was reading this book:
♥ Lips of an Angel ♥
Favorite quote:
♥ "I feel like I'm home kissing you."
August 16, 2015
That ending was so... bitter!!! It make me really, really sad...
Why??? Why Carter and Leah had to reach to that point???
They destroyed themselves... They destroyed their friendship... They destroyed their love...
Because they loved each other with every cell of their body!!!
Yeah, i know that it wasn't Leah's fault, but still...
Why, Carter??? What are you hidding??? Why are you so scared about love????
Why you fucked-up everything at the end???
I will lose my mind!!!
If in the second book they are not back together and not commited to each other, i will die!!!!
Okay... Probably i won't!!!
In this book, we were having Carter and Leah... They were inseparable from the beginning!!!
Leah fell in love from the first moment with Carter and he was very protective of her...
An odd and strong friendship built between them and help them get through the ugliness that they surrounded them...
Don't ask me much about Carter... He is still an enigma for me!!!!
I don't have many information about him...
Only that from the beginning, he was drown toward Leah and he was protecting him with any cost!!!
And that he loved her, but he never could admit it to anybody, even to himself!!!
He had some issues that i'm still trying to figure them out!!!
As for Leah... She was an orphan and she was leaving with her shitty uncle and his wife... He wasn't a good man! He was a pimp for his wife and it was 100% sure that he was preparing Leah for the same fate...
Until Carter take her with him and run away from there together!!!
As i told you before Leah was always having a crush on Carter and when they run away, their friendship turned in "Friends with benefits" thing!!! I know that there was love, but Carter refused to give much more than that and Leah was welcoming everything that he was capable to give her...
Wrong or right??? Who knows???
When she realised that she wanted all or nothing, that wrecked their connection and tear their hearts apart...
And know they are separated and i'm so eager to learn what the hell will happen from now on...
Please, please God, make them realise that they meant to be together!!!
Why??? Why Carter and Leah had to reach to that point???
They destroyed themselves... They destroyed their friendship... They destroyed their love...
Because they loved each other with every cell of their body!!!
Yeah, i know that it wasn't Leah's fault, but still...
Why, Carter??? What are you hidding??? Why are you so scared about love????
Why you fucked-up everything at the end???
I will lose my mind!!!
If in the second book they are not back together and not commited to each other, i will die!!!!
Okay... Probably i won't!!!
In this book, we were having Carter and Leah... They were inseparable from the beginning!!!
Leah fell in love from the first moment with Carter and he was very protective of her...
An odd and strong friendship built between them and help them get through the ugliness that they surrounded them...
Don't ask me much about Carter... He is still an enigma for me!!!!
I don't have many information about him...
Only that from the beginning, he was drown toward Leah and he was protecting him with any cost!!!
And that he loved her, but he never could admit it to anybody, even to himself!!!
He had some issues that i'm still trying to figure them out!!!
As for Leah... She was an orphan and she was leaving with her shitty uncle and his wife... He wasn't a good man! He was a pimp for his wife and it was 100% sure that he was preparing Leah for the same fate...
Until Carter take her with him and run away from there together!!!
As i told you before Leah was always having a crush on Carter and when they run away, their friendship turned in "Friends with benefits" thing!!! I know that there was love, but Carter refused to give much more than that and Leah was welcoming everything that he was capable to give her...
Wrong or right??? Who knows???
When she realised that she wanted all or nothing, that wrecked their connection and tear their hearts apart...
And know they are separated and i'm so eager to learn what the hell will happen from now on...
Please, please God, make them realise that they meant to be together!!!
June 29, 2015
5 Heartbreaking Stars!
Couldn't put this one down once I started it. Best friends to lovers...you know I loved it!
I've been in love with Carter since I was ten years old. It started the day I saw him move into the trailer next door with his father howling at him to hurry out of the car. ~Leah
Leah is fascinated with Carter. For two years she sneaks and follows him every where. Especially when Carter goes to the creek and sings.
A few days after Leah's twelfth birthday a bully starts picking on Leah. When Leah has had enough she tackles him. Soon after Carter is beating the bully up. After this Carter and Leah spend a lot of time together and become friends. As the years go on they become best friends.
Carter and Leah have a few things in common. They both lost their moms. They both have sucky parents. Leah's uncle is a nasty man. He pimps out his wife every night. Carters dad is an alcoholic.
When Leah turns eighteen Carter sneaks into her room and tells her they are leaving together. After this things between them become more. Just not the more Leah is after. Carter has made it clear he doesn't do relationships.
If I kept her at arm’s length, I would never hurt her. ~Carter
Leah doesn't care she will take him however she can get him. After a while though Leah wants more. Carter doesn't understand why. He likes things just the way they are.
I wasn’t capable of more. I needed simple. I needed something beautiful without the pain. I should have realized they came hand in hand.~Carter
Carter is broken inside. He doesn't believe in love.
Love doesn’t fucking exist the way you think it does. It’s made up bullshit, designed to fuck people up into having these illusions that there’s more to life. ~ Carter
In between all of this Carter's singing career starts to take off and Leah is getting ready to start college.
Will Leah go to college or follow Carter?
What happens? Do they say goodbye? You my friends will have to read if you want to find out.
Im off to read the next book! Can't wait!
Awesome job RJ Lewis!!
September 7, 2020
I LOVED this book
but won't read the second one in the series cause there's a separation and other partners which are so not my cup of tea🍵🤮
I really, really wanna be a bitch and rate it much lower due to all the frustration I feel by the progression of such an epic story but I will just pretend it doesn't exist👌
but won't read the second one in the series cause there's a separation and other partners which are so not my cup of tea🍵🤮
I really, really wanna be a bitch and rate it much lower due to all the frustration I feel by the progression of such an epic story but I will just pretend it doesn't exist👌
February 15, 2016
4 Carter and Leah Stars
I’m binging on R.J. Lewis reads. I think I’ve read all of her books in the past two weeks. I have two left and I will be done… I don’t know what I will do with myself.
To my surprise, I really like angst. Oh my goodness, the back and forth between Carter and Leah was really addictive. I just wanted them to work it out, but I secretly didn’t because I liked the angst.
Leah and Carter are childhood friends. I really liked the beginning because it showed what kind of relationship Carter and Leah had. Both grew up in trailer trash homes and both are just trying to survive. Carter is like Leah’s older protective brother. He cares for her, but that’s it. Carter doesn’t do relationships.
Leah is desperately in love with Carter and it’s so sad and so cute. Every once in a while I like to read a book where the girl pines for the guy. I don’t blame her. Carter is like her white knight, always there when she needs him. He sings to her and is her best friend.
Until one night, Leah is 18 and Carter is 19, Carter decides to run away from home and he wants Leah to come with him. SUPER CUTE RIGHT?! Leah has reservations, which is crazy, but she agrees.
They find themselves on their own, but they have each other.
I love it when the story shifts and Leah and Carter are now independent adults. I feel like the relationship will be turned up a notch and lots of stuff will happen. Leah works as a waitress and decides to go to school. Leah also helps Carter form a band and he starts to slowly get attention.
I like that Carter is slowly gaining success and you know the next book will be crazy. Carter is a wounded Hero. He has deep commitment issues and even though he cares for Leah, he can’t be the man she needs him to be.
You will want to slap and kiss him at the same time.
It’s a really beautifully written story, filled to the brim with angst. You will root for the couple and you will cry with the couple.
I’m diving into the next book now!
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AMAZON 99 CENTS
I’m binging on R.J. Lewis reads. I think I’ve read all of her books in the past two weeks. I have two left and I will be done… I don’t know what I will do with myself.
To my surprise, I really like angst. Oh my goodness, the back and forth between Carter and Leah was really addictive. I just wanted them to work it out, but I secretly didn’t because I liked the angst.
Leah and Carter are childhood friends. I really liked the beginning because it showed what kind of relationship Carter and Leah had. Both grew up in trailer trash homes and both are just trying to survive. Carter is like Leah’s older protective brother. He cares for her, but that’s it. Carter doesn’t do relationships.
Leah is desperately in love with Carter and it’s so sad and so cute. Every once in a while I like to read a book where the girl pines for the guy. I don’t blame her. Carter is like her white knight, always there when she needs him. He sings to her and is her best friend.
Until one night, Leah is 18 and Carter is 19, Carter decides to run away from home and he wants Leah to come with him. SUPER CUTE RIGHT?! Leah has reservations, which is crazy, but she agrees.
They find themselves on their own, but they have each other.
I love it when the story shifts and Leah and Carter are now independent adults. I feel like the relationship will be turned up a notch and lots of stuff will happen. Leah works as a waitress and decides to go to school. Leah also helps Carter form a band and he starts to slowly get attention.
I like that Carter is slowly gaining success and you know the next book will be crazy. Carter is a wounded Hero. He has deep commitment issues and even though he cares for Leah, he can’t be the man she needs him to be.
You will want to slap and kiss him at the same time.
It’s a really beautifully written story, filled to the brim with angst. You will root for the couple and you will cry with the couple.
I’m diving into the next book now!
READ on Kindle Unlimited
AMAZON 99 CENTS
April 20, 2015
Sexy and sweet
I really enjoyed this one ....even though I want to knock some sense into Carter !!! I can't wait for the next books !!!
I really enjoyed this one ....even though I want to knock some sense into Carter !!! I can't wait for the next books !!!
August 2, 2015
This is a bestfriends to lovers story, so of course I loved it.
The story is about two childhood friends, Carter and Leah. They grew up together in this awful trailer park, and both saw some pretty traumatizing things. Basically, the only good parts of their lives were each other. Leah has been in love with Carter forever, since she first saw him move into the trailer park when she was ten. But as they grew up she never could bring herself to express these feelings to Carter because he always stressed how much their friendship meant to him, and so Leah didn't want to mess that up. While reading this I just kept saying "tell him" over and over because it was so frustrating watching her hold in her feelings in, but when she told him it also frustrated me that Carter acted nonchalant about her feelings towards him.
When Leah turns eighteen, her and Carter run away from the trailer park, to go live with a friend, and start new lives. Living together increases Leah and Carter's want for each other, but Carter doesn't believe in love. So Leah settles for a friends with benefits relationship with him. She knows the relationship will further damage her emotionally but she goes through it anyway because that's the only way she gets to be with him.
Eventually, Leah realizes that their relationship isn't healthy and isn't going to work.
"It hurts too much to be in love with someone that doesn't want me as much as I want him."
-Leah
When she came to this realization I was like "GO girl!", but at the same time I felt for Carter and understood why he couldn't love her like she deserved to be loved at the time.
At midst all of this, Carter starts a band that becomes more and more popular, and Leah starts working as a waitress and finishes high school. Which leads us to the ending, and thank GOSH that I had the next book Leah waiting for me on my kindle.
Like I said, I seriously feel in love with this book, and Carter and Leah! This book had so many feels and was packed with heartbreak and angst. I highly reccomend this to lovers of the bestfriends to lovers genre who want a quick read!
Happy reading!
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February 24, 2022DNF @ 65% - was struggling with the friends-to-lovers trope. She was way too pathetic, and he was an unfeeling ass. And not in the way I like, so hopped over the GR to figure out if it gets better.... and found out it's duet with a long separation and both MCs sleep around.
Nah. I'm good.
Nah. I'm good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 2, 2015
I really couldn't say no to a hyped-up, new-adult romance written by R.J. Lewis. I mean, c'mon. I'm only human.
I also really hate being reduced to "that girl" who pines over that "bad boy jerk" but R.J. Lewis knows how to write bad boys.
Carter was the epitome of the boy you hate to love.
I loved the build-up of Carter and Leah's relationship. Leah first met Carter when she was 10 and he was 12 (if I'm remembering this correctly). He'd just moved into their trailer park area. Leah's uncle was practically a "pimp" - and her aunt, a prostitute. Carter's mom had just died and his dad was a raging (but mostly depressed) alcoholic. Needless to say, these kids had issues. Life was rough.
But they end up forging an unlikely friendship, become best-friends, and then lovers.
Ultimately, that's the gist of the story, and its quite obvious that's how it will end up. But, nothing's ever that easy in new-adult-romance-land.
I couldn't give this book more than 3 stars because the drama that ensues after Leah turns 18 really was over-the-top. I hated the constant push/pull and how meek Leah seemed at times. She kept giving and giving; it felt like she really had no pride whatsoever.
I liked her much better when she was younger - even though she was so blindly infatuated with Carter then, too. Somehow, it still felt innocent and I couldn't help but sympathize. When she grew older though, things just stopped making sense. But oh well. I'll still read the next book, and there were some extremely steamy scenes that won't disappoint.
I also really hate being reduced to "that girl" who pines over that "bad boy jerk" but R.J. Lewis knows how to write bad boys.
Carter was the epitome of the boy you hate to love.
I loved the build-up of Carter and Leah's relationship. Leah first met Carter when she was 10 and he was 12 (if I'm remembering this correctly). He'd just moved into their trailer park area. Leah's uncle was practically a "pimp" - and her aunt, a prostitute. Carter's mom had just died and his dad was a raging (but mostly depressed) alcoholic. Needless to say, these kids had issues. Life was rough.
But they end up forging an unlikely friendship, become best-friends, and then lovers.
Ultimately, that's the gist of the story, and its quite obvious that's how it will end up. But, nothing's ever that easy in new-adult-romance-land.
I couldn't give this book more than 3 stars because the drama that ensues after Leah turns 18 really was over-the-top. I hated the constant push/pull and how meek Leah seemed at times. She kept giving and giving; it felt like she really had no pride whatsoever.
I liked her much better when she was younger - even though she was so blindly infatuated with Carter then, too. Somehow, it still felt innocent and I couldn't help but sympathize. When she grew older though, things just stopped making sense. But oh well. I'll still read the next book, and there were some extremely steamy scenes that won't disappoint.
February 8, 2016
5+++ "LEAH ROCKS" STARS
UNREQUITED LOVE SUCKS!!!
Ms. Lewis always writes very intense and emotionally charged stories and this one is no different. Loving someone unconditionally without commitment will tear you apart and letting that person go, to finally discover yourself is way harder than it sounds. Leah and Carter's story is very intense and engaging. There is heartbreak, angst and underneath it all an awesome love story.
Leah and Carter has grown up together. They both cannot live without each other. Leah has been in love with Carter from the first time she laid eyes on him and her love grows with the years. They start their journey as best friends but being friend zoned by the one boy she wants with her whole heart, is not easy. At times she hopes that maybe one day Carter will acknowledge the connection they have between them but until that happens she is willing to take anything Carter is ready to give her. So, even though Carter kisses her and makes love to her with soul searing passion in the privacy of their room, outside she is still his "BEST FRIEND". This story is Leah's journey to fight for what she wants. Her journey through heartbreak to finally search for what she deserves in her life even if it means letting go of the one person she loves the most in her life.
Leah's character was amazingly strong and brave. She was a real life force. She has a shit childhood but she never lets that bother her towards her goal to better her life. Her only comfort is Carter. He is her best friend and the one constant thing she can count on in her life. She loves Carter but she never gets the assurance of love from him. Leah can feel that Carter has similar feelings but is too scared/broken to give in to it. So, she never pushes him and lets Carter walk all over her heart. carter is all she knows and she is scared of not having him in her life at all so she settles for the friends with benefits/no strings attached realtionship. Her pain was really very hard to stomach at times which made me want to punch Carter's teeth in. Leah's final decision regarding Carter was very brave and necessary. She is strong and determined to finally stop being a doormat and want what she deserves. I admired her strength till the very end. It hurt hurt her to let Carter go for sure but with the baggage that Carter had, it would have been a complete disaster if she didn't. This is my third series by RJ Lewis and her heroines are all exceptionally strong and courageous and Leah is by far my favorite.
Carter Matheson is a bad boy with a broken soul. He does not have a very high opinion of love. Leah is special to him and he does not want to in any way ruin his friendship (read "relationship") with her. He is jealous when she gets attention from other guys and is over protective of her in every way but he is afraid of labeling what they have as "LOVE". carter's failure to open up to Leah is the ultimate reason of driving her away from him. He frustrated me to no ends. I felt like shaking him to make him realize that he loves Leah as much as she does. Carter is one of those guys YOU LOVE TO HATE.
This story was full of angst with many bittersweet moments that warmed my heart. I am not a big fan of spineless heroines who are not strong enough to stand up for what they want so, Leah is a huge part of why i loved this story so much. I know that their story will end in an HEA but i cant wait to read how Carter and Leah reconnect again. I wont mind to see him grovelling a little(ok a LOT!!!).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SERIES!!!
UNREQUITED LOVE SUCKS!!!
Ms. Lewis always writes very intense and emotionally charged stories and this one is no different. Loving someone unconditionally without commitment will tear you apart and letting that person go, to finally discover yourself is way harder than it sounds. Leah and Carter's story is very intense and engaging. There is heartbreak, angst and underneath it all an awesome love story.
Leah and Carter has grown up together. They both cannot live without each other. Leah has been in love with Carter from the first time she laid eyes on him and her love grows with the years. They start their journey as best friends but being friend zoned by the one boy she wants with her whole heart, is not easy. At times she hopes that maybe one day Carter will acknowledge the connection they have between them but until that happens she is willing to take anything Carter is ready to give her. So, even though Carter kisses her and makes love to her with soul searing passion in the privacy of their room, outside she is still his "BEST FRIEND". This story is Leah's journey to fight for what she wants. Her journey through heartbreak to finally search for what she deserves in her life even if it means letting go of the one person she loves the most in her life.
Leah's character was amazingly strong and brave. She was a real life force. She has a shit childhood but she never lets that bother her towards her goal to better her life. Her only comfort is Carter. He is her best friend and the one constant thing she can count on in her life. She loves Carter but she never gets the assurance of love from him. Leah can feel that Carter has similar feelings but is too scared/broken to give in to it. So, she never pushes him and lets Carter walk all over her heart. carter is all she knows and she is scared of not having him in her life at all so she settles for the friends with benefits/no strings attached realtionship. Her pain was really very hard to stomach at times which made me want to punch Carter's teeth in. Leah's final decision regarding Carter was very brave and necessary. She is strong and determined to finally stop being a doormat and want what she deserves. I admired her strength till the very end. It hurt hurt her to let Carter go for sure but with the baggage that Carter had, it would have been a complete disaster if she didn't. This is my third series by RJ Lewis and her heroines are all exceptionally strong and courageous and Leah is by far my favorite.
Carter Matheson is a bad boy with a broken soul. He does not have a very high opinion of love. Leah is special to him and he does not want to in any way ruin his friendship (read "relationship") with her. He is jealous when she gets attention from other guys and is over protective of her in every way but he is afraid of labeling what they have as "LOVE". carter's failure to open up to Leah is the ultimate reason of driving her away from him. He frustrated me to no ends. I felt like shaking him to make him realize that he loves Leah as much as she does. Carter is one of those guys YOU LOVE TO HATE.
This story was full of angst with many bittersweet moments that warmed my heart. I am not a big fan of spineless heroines who are not strong enough to stand up for what they want so, Leah is a huge part of why i loved this story so much. I know that their story will end in an HEA but i cant wait to read how Carter and Leah reconnect again. I wont mind to see him grovelling a little(ok a LOT!!!).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SERIES!!!
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May 6, 2015Love can give you courage, often spurs you to be equal parts selfish and self-sacrificing, but also sometimes makes you very stupid.
Carter is utterly infuriating. I want to hug him, kick his ass, cuss him, and praise him all at the same damn time! From a young age forward, he's dead set to keep Leah at an emotional distant. He does this by flaunting his sexcapades with other girls in front of her, even though he knows it hurts and angers her because she loves him as more than her best friend. He blurs the line between friendship and intimacy with her, thereby encouraging her feelings over the years, even though he constantly and emphatically tells her that he will NEVER be a relationship, boyfriend guy and can only offer her friendship. Yet, he would sabotage any potential she had at other romantic relationships. However, his other actions, such as always defending her, always choosing her over everything else, and being her constant place of safety, proves exactly his level of feelings for her. He just can't emotionally place any label on it, but don't want to give anyone else the opportunity to either lol. Yeah, like I said, infuriating!
Leah is equally infuriating. Her social awkwardness combined with a hellish home life made her equal parts naive and strong. She loves Carter to that "stupid point" where she's willing to take any emotional and physical scraps he will give her. It's hard to watch her lay herself out as a doormat, but I understood what she felt.
She thought that she could be okay with a "friends with benefits" relationship that's so off kilter and off balance emotionally as to be like the contrast between day and night. It was heartbreaking, even if she was warned... Still heartbreaking to watch someone try to pour themselves into someone who is capped off tighter than Dick's hatband:(
These two grow up as each other's enablers - she enables him to have all the benefits of a loving relationship with none of the adjoining commitment or responsibilities. He enables her to wrap all her drive, worth, and basic being into him. It's a complicated web weaved out of both hurting and helping each other. Of course, nothing so vigorously being pushed and pulled like that can go on forever.
The question is can anyone really love someone else if they can't love themselves or know who one is without the other?!? Leigh has a hard choice to make - be satisfied with what few pieces he can offer or move forward with no pieces.
Was it Pulitzer material? Well, no. Was the story so unique or inspiring as to leave me in a book daze? Not really. But, it was written well, flowed easily, had relatable characters, and a story that anyone could picture themselves in and empathize.
Carter is utterly infuriating. I want to hug him, kick his ass, cuss him, and praise him all at the same damn time! From a young age forward, he's dead set to keep Leah at an emotional distant. He does this by flaunting his sexcapades with other girls in front of her, even though he knows it hurts and angers her because she loves him as more than her best friend. He blurs the line between friendship and intimacy with her, thereby encouraging her feelings over the years, even though he constantly and emphatically tells her that he will NEVER be a relationship, boyfriend guy and can only offer her friendship. Yet, he would sabotage any potential she had at other romantic relationships. However, his other actions, such as always defending her, always choosing her over everything else, and being her constant place of safety, proves exactly his level of feelings for her. He just can't emotionally place any label on it, but don't want to give anyone else the opportunity to either lol. Yeah, like I said, infuriating!
Leah is equally infuriating. Her social awkwardness combined with a hellish home life made her equal parts naive and strong. She loves Carter to that "stupid point" where she's willing to take any emotional and physical scraps he will give her. It's hard to watch her lay herself out as a doormat, but I understood what she felt.
She thought that she could be okay with a "friends with benefits" relationship that's so off kilter and off balance emotionally as to be like the contrast between day and night. It was heartbreaking, even if she was warned... Still heartbreaking to watch someone try to pour themselves into someone who is capped off tighter than Dick's hatband:(
These two grow up as each other's enablers - she enables him to have all the benefits of a loving relationship with none of the adjoining commitment or responsibilities. He enables her to wrap all her drive, worth, and basic being into him. It's a complicated web weaved out of both hurting and helping each other. Of course, nothing so vigorously being pushed and pulled like that can go on forever.
The question is can anyone really love someone else if they can't love themselves or know who one is without the other?!? Leigh has a hard choice to make - be satisfied with what few pieces he can offer or move forward with no pieces.
Was it Pulitzer material? Well, no. Was the story so unique or inspiring as to leave me in a book daze? Not really. But, it was written well, flowed easily, had relatable characters, and a story that anyone could picture themselves in and empathize.
January 17, 2016
5~STARS
This is a story about a boy/girl= best friends= love.
Carter & Leah.
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Carter and Leah live next to each other in a run down trailer
park, both taking care of themselves for the most part but yet
living with those who don't care about them.
Leah loves Carter and watches him from afar thinking he doesn't
know she even exists, he's never once looked her way, so she
thought, but she soon finds he does know who she is, but not until
a bully comes along one day at the park where Leah is painting her
nails and teases her about who she is, what her family does, and
what she will turn out to be. Did it bother Leah, NOPE, this girl
is tough as nails (haaa!) She knows who she is, what her mother had
done but she owns it, how could she not? As Leah paints her nails
with polish she just received on her 12th birthday (the first gift
she's ever gotten and it's worth everything to her) the bully takes
it and throws it to the ground spilling it's contents, she stares
at her Rosey Red Polish...
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Now you can say what you want about her, but you Never mess with a
girls polish! Leah tackles him to the ground and begins thumping
on him...
Who other than her prince charming comes to the rescue? Carter just
happened to be playing basketball and saw them rolling on the
ground. That is when the two become friends and a comfort to one
another.
One thing Leah had learned while secretly following Carter in the
past was that he could sing and play the guitar and it was
a beautiful thing to hear. She knew he'd be something big one day
and he certainly did.
And that leads to the beginning of even more heartbreak... follow
them on their journey in book #2.
This is a story about a boy/girl= best friends= love.
Carter & Leah.
[image error]
Carter and Leah live next to each other in a run down trailer
park, both taking care of themselves for the most part but yet
living with those who don't care about them.
Leah loves Carter and watches him from afar thinking he doesn't
know she even exists, he's never once looked her way, so she
thought, but she soon finds he does know who she is, but not until
a bully comes along one day at the park where Leah is painting her
nails and teases her about who she is, what her family does, and
what she will turn out to be. Did it bother Leah, NOPE, this girl
is tough as nails (haaa!) She knows who she is, what her mother had
done but she owns it, how could she not? As Leah paints her nails
with polish she just received on her 12th birthday (the first gift
she's ever gotten and it's worth everything to her) the bully takes
it and throws it to the ground spilling it's contents, she stares
at her Rosey Red Polish...
[image error]
Now you can say what you want about her, but you Never mess with a
girls polish! Leah tackles him to the ground and begins thumping
on him...
Who other than her prince charming comes to the rescue? Carter just
happened to be playing basketball and saw them rolling on the
ground. That is when the two become friends and a comfort to one
another.
One thing Leah had learned while secretly following Carter in the
past was that he could sing and play the guitar and it was
a beautiful thing to hear. She knew he'd be something big one day
and he certainly did.
And that leads to the beginning of even more heartbreak... follow
them on their journey in book #2.
April 10, 2015
RJ Lewis captured me with Remy and Jax in IGNITE and BURN. Then the Lawson brothers from LOVING LAWSON & SAVING LAWSON arrived, I didn't think things could get any better! Well, move over boys cuz "CARTER'S in DA HOUSE!" Oh I love him, I love him, I LOVE HIM! This book was so much more than I had anticipated. I know all RJ's books are good and worth my time, but Carter is SWOON worthy! He is just GAH! <3 No words. No words!! Leah and Carter pretty much grow up together. Leah LOVES him from the moment she sees him moving into the trailer across the street. She secretly follows him for months and months, listening to him sing by the river. One day, when they are older, Carter sticks up for her as she's being bullied, and from then on they become best friends. Lines become blurry. Each of them jealous at different times throughout the years. The ANGST is over the top! You will laugh and cry. Gasp for breath, and want to throw our kindle. But my friend, it is so so worth it! You are going to love Carter and Leah. The whole cast of characters are just so easy to fall in love with. Yes it ends in a cliffy! BUT BUT book #2 is out May 1st.. so yay! GO ONE CLICK THIS BOOK!
June 19, 2018
Carter by R.J. Lewis was sweet, emotional and heartbreaking. One of my favorite story lines are childhood friends to lovers. There is just something that pulls at me when a couple has loved each other since they were children. Carter and Leah were great together. They both had a hard childhood but relied on each other for support. The story is told from the moment 10 year old Leah sees Carter for the first time to how they became everything to each other then when they finally cross the line. It was definitely heartbreaking to see Carter keep Leah in the friend zone especially when he couldn't keep his hands off her when they were alone. At times I was frustrated at Leah for even thinking it was ok to accept so little for herself but then I remember being young and in love and thinking that person was my whole life. While the ending broke my heart it was absolutely necessary for the both of them. They have become depended on each other and need to grow as individuals before they could be as one. I already started book 2.
September 7, 2015
Oh what the h3ll, I made a book cover for Carter too (I made one earlier for book #2).
Never been a YA/NA fan. So took me by surprise how I enjoyed this book very much.
Need book #2 now. Hopefully they will be a bit older than 18/19 there.
December 27, 2015
LOVE- LOVE -LOVED IT!!! 6 Stars!!!!
6 Absolutely Brillant Soulmate Stars!!
It's not often I give a five star rating... and six stars is really only for the books that outshine the rare five-star reads because the story was so perfect, so touching, and the characters become like family. "Carter" and "Leah" are definite six stars.
Page 1 of Carter starts with Leah's narrative:
"I’ve been in love with Carter since I was ten years old. It started the day I saw him move into the trailer next door with his father howling at him to hurry out of the car. It was the summer of 1999, and it was hot, and the trailer park stunk of rubbish and smoke. Huddled quietly on the porch, I watched as he stepped out of the old truck, and the first thing I noted in my innocent mind was how tall he was."
Leah is so smitten with new comer Carter and secretly follows him around for two years, until one day he finally notices her and defends her from a playground bully. After that, Leah and Carter become best friends. They escape to a nearby watering hole, dip their feet in the stream, and Leah spends hours listening to Carter. He becomes her protector and she becomes his lifeline. They become each other's escape. Each other's haven.
But the real world is a constant threat to both Leah and Carter. Full of people who have the power to hurt and punish.
This is the story of two children who become soulmates, and grow to discover a passion that cannot be denied. It is the story of young lovers afraid to love, but unable to let go. And a story that explores the fated paths that led them to find eachother.
I loved these books. I could not tear myself away. I loved Leah almost immediately and Carter was one of the most awesome, brooding, cocky, sexy, heroes I've read about.
" As far as I’m concerned, his protectiveness over you is as effective as a poodle defending his owner in an attack.”
I stifled a smile and whispered, “And what kind of dog are you then, Carter?”
He sniffed and returned to his food. “I’m the fucking wolf, Angel."
Carter was always blunt, rude, hidden and aggressive. But he loved, knew, needed and wanted Leah like no other ever could. He just needed the courage to let her in...
This story is filled with witty banter, laughter, anguish, friendship and bravery. The pages are filled with words that float across your imagination and tug at your heart strings. One of the best reads for me this year!
I loved this book and can't wait to read more by this author.!
6 Absolutely Brillant Soulmate Stars!!
It's not often I give a five star rating... and six stars is really only for the books that outshine the rare five-star reads because the story was so perfect, so touching, and the characters become like family. "Carter" and "Leah" are definite six stars.
Page 1 of Carter starts with Leah's narrative:
"I’ve been in love with Carter since I was ten years old. It started the day I saw him move into the trailer next door with his father howling at him to hurry out of the car. It was the summer of 1999, and it was hot, and the trailer park stunk of rubbish and smoke. Huddled quietly on the porch, I watched as he stepped out of the old truck, and the first thing I noted in my innocent mind was how tall he was."
Leah is so smitten with new comer Carter and secretly follows him around for two years, until one day he finally notices her and defends her from a playground bully. After that, Leah and Carter become best friends. They escape to a nearby watering hole, dip their feet in the stream, and Leah spends hours listening to Carter. He becomes her protector and she becomes his lifeline. They become each other's escape. Each other's haven.
But the real world is a constant threat to both Leah and Carter. Full of people who have the power to hurt and punish.
This is the story of two children who become soulmates, and grow to discover a passion that cannot be denied. It is the story of young lovers afraid to love, but unable to let go. And a story that explores the fated paths that led them to find eachother.
I loved these books. I could not tear myself away. I loved Leah almost immediately and Carter was one of the most awesome, brooding, cocky, sexy, heroes I've read about.
" As far as I’m concerned, his protectiveness over you is as effective as a poodle defending his owner in an attack.”
I stifled a smile and whispered, “And what kind of dog are you then, Carter?”
He sniffed and returned to his food. “I’m the fucking wolf, Angel."
Carter was always blunt, rude, hidden and aggressive. But he loved, knew, needed and wanted Leah like no other ever could. He just needed the courage to let her in...
This story is filled with witty banter, laughter, anguish, friendship and bravery. The pages are filled with words that float across your imagination and tug at your heart strings. One of the best reads for me this year!
I loved this book and can't wait to read more by this author.!
May 21, 2015
5 •painful and beautiful• Stars
It’s not often I come across a book that affects me on a more personal level.
I honestly think this story couldn’t of been written better.
To some, this book may be an enjoyable read, some may like it or LOVE it, some may even hate it. But for me.. I don’t even think there’s a word to describe what I felt toward these two books and characters.
For me, it’s a #MustRead.
After finishing, I immediately wrote the author a message. I had to let her know how much the character Leah meant to me.
It’s not often I come across a very likable heroine.
She was smart, funny, and feisty.
Never in my life have I wanted for a female fictional character to be real until this book. Screw the guy, give me the girl. I felt like I could be friends with Leah.
Now the love that Leah has for Carter is what struck a cord with me.
It just felt completely real.
It’s a story that left me overwhelmed one minute and completely breathless the next.
That is all I’m going to say because the more I talk about this story, I don’t want to slip and give away any spoilers. It’s a lovely read. Give this author a chance.
It baffles me that not many people know about the talented R.J.Lewis.
It’s not often I come across a book that affects me on a more personal level.
I honestly think this story couldn’t of been written better.
To some, this book may be an enjoyable read, some may like it or LOVE it, some may even hate it. But for me.. I don’t even think there’s a word to describe what I felt toward these two books and characters.
For me, it’s a #MustRead.
After finishing, I immediately wrote the author a message. I had to let her know how much the character Leah meant to me.
It’s not often I come across a very likable heroine.
She was smart, funny, and feisty.
Never in my life have I wanted for a female fictional character to be real until this book. Screw the guy, give me the girl. I felt like I could be friends with Leah.
Now the love that Leah has for Carter is what struck a cord with me.
It just felt completely real.
It’s a story that left me overwhelmed one minute and completely breathless the next.
That is all I’m going to say because the more I talk about this story, I don’t want to slip and give away any spoilers. It’s a lovely read. Give this author a chance.
It baffles me that not many people know about the talented R.J.Lewis.
May 4, 2015
Loved! Loved ! Loved !!
April 13, 2015
Holy shocking craziness what just happened? My heart is torn into shreds!
Leah & Carter grew up being the bestest of friends....
Living the same way but completely different.
We follow as young love blossoms into infatuation to lust into true love. Only to be onsided.
This gutted me completely and I'm beyond extatic for only waiting a short time for "Leah" book 2!
Leah & Carter grew up being the bestest of friends....
Living the same way but completely different.
We follow as young love blossoms into infatuation to lust into true love. Only to be onsided.
This gutted me completely and I'm beyond extatic for only waiting a short time for "Leah" book 2!
April 27, 2015
Gah! For the love of GOD someone please tell me when the next book is out?
April 16, 2015
Loved the start to this series and so happy to learn that the second book will be out soon.
April 14, 2015
Oh man. "Carter" has cracked my heart open and I feel like book two is going to rip it out. Holy emotional angst. Hurry up May 1st!
May 4, 2015
This book was AMAZING. LOVED IT.
June 15, 2015
EPIC!!!!!
September 19, 2015
I love Carter's and Leah's story. So beautiful and also so sad.
This is the first book of two.
This is the first book of two.
November 16, 2022
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April 2, 2015
5 million stardust that may or may not have shattered my heart and soul
*I receive an ARC copy of Carter for an honest review*
I had some inkling about how this was going to play out. SHE clearly stated it. I still read on, I still immersed myself into the characters, I fell in love and I suffered with them, I rejoiced with them and finally I cried buckets with them.
She met him ages ago and she fell hard. He was beautiful and strong and everything good in her life. She who was a lost little kid, who didn't belong with the people she lived with, who had soo little now had something to look forward to. Someone that brightened up her days and existence. He on the other had was the popular kid that everyone looked up to, he was the star and he could SING. Boy, could he sing. He had the voice of an angel. Beautiful and strong and enchanting. But his life wasn't perfect either.
So their friendship blossoms and they were happy, at least they had each other but then suddenly things changed. Leah and Carter start over at a new place, and things between them heats up. Yet, you know something is amiss. What it is eludes Leah at every turn? While Carter is absolutely oblivious. Oh Carter! His inner monologue totally breaks your hear. Carter and his secrets. Secrets that he keeps even from his best friend. And at times he was a complete asshole, I know the why of it but it still hurt my heart.
I loved Leah's passion for Carter's music, she pushed him and supported him all through. And it was beautiful to watch him grow with his art. But it was also hard to watch him embrace the fame. Or so it seemed.
So do the secrets mean Leah and Carter don't make it? Or does the fame post a problem for them? Is something going to ruin them or will their friendship and love and passion survive it after all.
For me this was an extremely emotional read, what Leah felt, her thoughts and her struggles resonated through me, because I think everyone who's ever loved does always tend to do what she did. This book shattered me and made me bawl like a baby and got the better of me and made me cry-dial the author, not drunk dial, YES I cry-voice-messaged the author to tell her how much I loved it.
So to find out if Leah will have her happy ever after, you have to 1-click it and spend a few hours to find out about this young girl, who found love in the most unlikely of places and may or may not get her happy ever after.
*I receive an ARC copy of Carter for an honest review*
I had some inkling about how this was going to play out. SHE clearly stated it. I still read on, I still immersed myself into the characters, I fell in love and I suffered with them, I rejoiced with them and finally I cried buckets with them.
She met him ages ago and she fell hard. He was beautiful and strong and everything good in her life. She who was a lost little kid, who didn't belong with the people she lived with, who had soo little now had something to look forward to. Someone that brightened up her days and existence. He on the other had was the popular kid that everyone looked up to, he was the star and he could SING. Boy, could he sing. He had the voice of an angel. Beautiful and strong and enchanting. But his life wasn't perfect either.
So their friendship blossoms and they were happy, at least they had each other but then suddenly things changed. Leah and Carter start over at a new place, and things between them heats up. Yet, you know something is amiss. What it is eludes Leah at every turn? While Carter is absolutely oblivious. Oh Carter! His inner monologue totally breaks your hear. Carter and his secrets. Secrets that he keeps even from his best friend. And at times he was a complete asshole, I know the why of it but it still hurt my heart.
I loved Leah's passion for Carter's music, she pushed him and supported him all through. And it was beautiful to watch him grow with his art. But it was also hard to watch him embrace the fame. Or so it seemed.
So do the secrets mean Leah and Carter don't make it? Or does the fame post a problem for them? Is something going to ruin them or will their friendship and love and passion survive it after all.
For me this was an extremely emotional read, what Leah felt, her thoughts and her struggles resonated through me, because I think everyone who's ever loved does always tend to do what she did. This book shattered me and made me bawl like a baby and got the better of me and made me cry-dial the author, not drunk dial, YES I cry-voice-messaged the author to tell her how much I loved it.
So to find out if Leah will have her happy ever after, you have to 1-click it and spend a few hours to find out about this young girl, who found love in the most unlikely of places and may or may not get her happy ever after.
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