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If There's a Way (Lost Boys, #2)

by Jessie Walker (Goodreads Author)

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Caitlin said: " 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜.

𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙮, 𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙝𝙤 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜.

𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙮, 𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮.

That quote? That IS this book. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to truly encapsulate the enormity of what I feel for this duet, but it means absolutely everything to me. I am deeply in love with these boys and their story. It will stay with me always and I will keep it alive by rereading it forever. A huge thank you to Jessie for an ARC in exchange for an honest review, but more importantly, for giving us this beautiful, perfect story about these beautiful, perfect boys. I cannot wait to see what’s next to come in the little land of Shiloh 🖤

Where There’s A Will obliterated my heart into a million fucking pieces and If There’s A Way, slowly, but surely, put it back together again. Although book 2 is largely focused on healing and becoming healthy and whole, it’s still heart-wrenchingly heavy. Because healing? Healing is fucking hard, and it HURTS. I ugly-cried with Waylon, I exploded with anger with Will, and I hoped and fought like hell for a well-deserved happy ending with them both.

Will and Way’s character growth? *chef’s kiss* absolute perfection, a million stars. These boys have come so far—overcoming obstacles and battling demons they never thought they’d survive and beat. I am so unbelievably proud of them both. This duet stands out to me for so many reasons, and in so many different ways, but the biggest one is how it’s raw, real, and so, so relatable. Jessie’s writing is hauntingly beautiful. It makes me feel so many things and not just for the characters and their story, but for me and mine, too.

Will and Way’s story is complicated and messy and sometimes really fucking ugly. But when you strip their relationship down to it’s bare bones, it’s actually very, very simple: two beautifully broken boys who love each other, deeply and unflinchingly, despite each and every odd stacked against them. And when they come out on the other side holding each other’s hand with the other one high in the sky, giving their middle finger to anyone and anything that dare go against them? Nothing else fucking matters.

Will “I’d-rather-feel-this-burden-of-knowing-and-loving-you-than-go-even-a-second-without-you-existing-somewhere-on-this-planet” Foster and Waylon “I-might-not-know-love-but-I-do-know-my-heart-beats-for-him” McAllister are truly two halves of a fucking whole. I love them both with every fiber of my being and man, do I love the love they have for each other. This duet will live rent free in my head, heart, and soul for all of eternity. While I didn’t want it to be over, and I’m sad that it is, I’m also unbelievably satisfied. I cannot put into words how much I loved their “ending.” It isn’t a brick wall of finality. I don’t know exactly where they will be in 1 year, or 5, or 10, but I do know that my boys are going to be okay. They’re going to continue to learn and grow while being happy and healthy, every day, together. Because where there’s a Will, there will always be a Way. 🖤

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨, 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩—𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬—𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥, 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚…

𝘼𝙨 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.

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May 15, 2022 07:26AM · see review