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Then, one stormy August night, he died, and the person I was died with him.
Colton didn't teach me how to live. He didn't heal the pain. He didn't make it okay. He taught me how to hurt, how to not be okay, and, eventually, how to let go.
My Review...
“This book is for everyone who has ever lost a loved one, for everyone who has woken up crying and gone to bed the same way, for everyone who has had to learn that it's okay to be not okay. Surviving isn't strength, it's continuing to breathe one day at a time; strength is learning to live despite the pain.”
This is how Falling Into You begins. It's the second time I read it and the second time I try to write a decent review. A little bit difficult to do that when my emotions are all over the place and I'm overwhelmed with sadness. This is a sad story. About love, death, loss and pain. About learning how to let go before it's too late.
Nell Hawthorne and Kyle Calloway have grown up together and found it easy to turn the friendship into something more later on. Young and in love, life has just began for them and they were planning to enjoy every second of it. But one dark night, Kyle will be thorn away from Nell to be forever out of her reach.
How do you live when your other half is gone? How do you go on without the person who was your soul mate, the love of your life?
Kyle's death will change her life forever. Ridden with guilt, she shuts off every emotion. No tears, no mourning. Complete emotional shut down.
She doesn't want to grieve because she thinks that, by doing so, she'll let go of Kyle, she'll forget him and she can't allow it.
Colton Calloway has left home at the age of seventeen with nothing more than the clothes he was wearing and never looked back. Now he's back for his little brother's funeral.
He knows Nell but they've never spent any time together with him being older and then leaving. Now, he sees the pain in her eyes and there's nothing he can do to help her. Nothing except being there.The fact that he feels something every time she's near and every time he touches her makes him feel guilty but he can't help himself.
Their ways part after the funeral and won't reconnect until two years later and only by chance.
Nell is still messed up. Even more than before. Instead of letting go of her grief, she's mutilating herself and using pain to block everything out.
I really liked Colton. He's been thru so much and dealt with a lot of crap but he survived and learned how to cope, while Nell is so pathetically weak. At one point I realised she started using the pain caused by Kyle's death as an excuse for her actions. Colton's determination to help her and his patience are admirable. Their relationship evolves gradually and they even start to perform together but tragedy strikes again and another death will throw them back into that pit of despair. Only this time, they have each other and maybe they'll find a way to be okay and not give in to the pain and return to old habits.
What this story reminded me of was that life is short. Love, live and hold your dear ones close. Never let a day go by without telling them how much you love them because you never know what life brings and you may never have that chance again.
And never let pain consume you. Be angry, cry , grieve, hurt but let go. Holding the pain inside won't bring the one we lost back. Nothing will. And using physical pain to forget about the hurt in your soul is never a solution. In the end it will destroy you.
Never be afraid to remember. The good times, the bad times, the laughter and the tears. Remember everything and be grateful for the moments you had together, for having known them and been a part of their lives. Life is to precious and too short to let pain stop you from living it.
Hug your loved ones tight and treasure those precious moments when you cand hear their heart beat and feel the warmth of their skin under your fingers. And remember. Remember everything …
That song at the end of the audiobook? It broke my heart and I love it! Great job, Jasinda!
Happy Reading!
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