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nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review
4.0
Highly emotional journey from childhood to adulthood between Joey and gage. A time for discovery, a time for connections and a time for disaster to strike. But it is what you do when the smoke clears and how you fight for your future that made every step that took gage and Joey away from each other and then miraculously brought them back together again which makes this a story worth reading. This book will make you laugh, make you cry and hopefully leave you will a smile on your face.
layla87's review against another edition
5.0
My first full length of 2021, and what a book it was...
****Spoiler Free Review****
****Highly Recommended Healing****
Why read this book….
The Characters….
- Joey aka Jojo: Innocent, ambitious and shooting for the stars. He was gay in a town where he couldn’t be, but he had his rock… his best friend Gage. #YouGiveMeStrength
- Gage: He was the hero, wanting to save anyone, especially his Jojo. That is what ultimately changes the course of their lives. #AnythingForYou
The Plot….
An epic love and a heartbreaking 10-year separation, followed by reconnection, relearning and forgiveness. This book has it all. You’ll smile, cry, laugh and cry some more. It is truly terrible and beautiful, in all the right ways. #TrueToTheTitle
The Romance…
From the innocent tentative love of their teenage years…. to the healing, intense love of their adulthood. It was a love like no other, a romance written in the stars. #IAmWhatYouAre
The Heat…
Progressed fluidly from fumbling and sweet, to sure and carnal. #MyBodyBelongsToYou
The HEA…
Hard-earned, after years of pain, separation, vices and mental healing. They overcome their demons and become stronger together. #Inevitable
#HappyReading
****Spoiler Free Review****
****Highly Recommended Healing****
Why read this book….
The Characters….
- Joey aka Jojo: Innocent, ambitious and shooting for the stars. He was gay in a town where he couldn’t be, but he had his rock… his best friend Gage. #YouGiveMeStrength
- Gage: He was the hero, wanting to save anyone, especially his Jojo. That is what ultimately changes the course of their lives. #AnythingForYou
The Plot….
An epic love and a heartbreaking 10-year separation, followed by reconnection, relearning and forgiveness. This book has it all. You’ll smile, cry, laugh and cry some more. It is truly terrible and beautiful, in all the right ways. #TrueToTheTitle
The Romance…
From the innocent tentative love of their teenage years…. to the healing, intense love of their adulthood. It was a love like no other, a romance written in the stars. #IAmWhatYouAre
The Heat…
Progressed fluidly from fumbling and sweet, to sure and carnal. #MyBodyBelongsToYou
The HEA…
Hard-earned, after years of pain, separation, vices and mental healing. They overcome their demons and become stronger together. #Inevitable
#HappyReading
jamie_w's review against another edition
5.0
Gage and Jojo broke my heart! Their story was so tragic. Their love for the other was so deep. I love how the story didn’t have time magically heal all wounds but rather had each of them facing their pasts and the outcomes of abuse and truly horrible circumstances.
I adored their friendship with Mouse and Romeo. They made such a beautiful surrogate family.
I think what broke my heart the most was that neither Gage or Jojo had anyone at home. They were basically on their own. Gage’s father was a worthless drunk and Jojo’s dad was a homophobic bigot of a cop with no moral compass at all, who totally abused his power. He was scum.
I adored their friendship with Mouse and Romeo. They made such a beautiful surrogate family.
I think what broke my heart the most was that neither Gage or Jojo had anyone at home. They were basically on their own. Gage’s father was a worthless drunk and Jojo’s dad was a homophobic bigot of a cop with no moral compass at all, who totally abused his power. He was scum.
laurenloveslit81's review
4.0
Beautiful story!
This was my first read of Riley Hart’s and I really enjoyed it. It was so emotional and heartbreaking. This isn’t the type of book I typically read but I’m really glad I read it.
I love how real this story was when addressing overcoming trauma. A lot of romance books just jump to the HEA and gloss over how much work you have to put in and how important loving yourself is in order to be healthy enough for a real relationship.
Gage and Joey’s story is an emotional roller coaster and definitely worth a read!
This was my first read of Riley Hart’s and I really enjoyed it. It was so emotional and heartbreaking. This isn’t the type of book I typically read but I’m really glad I read it.
I love how real this story was when addressing overcoming trauma. A lot of romance books just jump to the HEA and gloss over how much work you have to put in and how important loving yourself is in order to be healthy enough for a real relationship.
Gage and Joey’s story is an emotional roller coaster and definitely worth a read!
ofbooksandromance's review
5.0
5 “What you are, I am” stars
I will probably update this review for words that make sense once I stop crying and can actually think about this book.
Sometimes, like once a year, I get in a mood where all I want is a book that will make me cry, which is why chose to read this one.
This is exactly how I looked while reading most of this book.
I’m not the biggest fan of angst and I can’t tolerate it very well. So this book absolutely wrecked me and I loved every seconds of it. I am an absolute mess at the moment and a lot of tears have been shed over this book. I even cried at most of the fucking sex scenes. Jesus Christ did I love it though.
Jojo and Gage met when they were six, they started a relationship at 17 but tragedy happened and they were separeted for 10 years. Most of this story is about them finding their way back together and overcoming all that happened to them.
But quickly, I love Gage and Jojo so much. I loved how we got to see them grow and how we got to see them through the years. I loved how Jojo’s depression was shown, it was so vivid and so realistic. And the description of anxiety too, it all felt so real. Also, all their worries just felt so realistic and needed for the story. And I loved how it showed that love doesn’t cure everything and that they both had to do to therapy to help with their problems and to have a healthy relationship.
- “So many bad things have happened to us, but we’re here. We’re still standing, even if our legs shake when we do it.”-
I will probably update this review for words that make sense once I stop crying and can actually think about this book.
Sometimes, like once a year, I get in a mood where all I want is a book that will make me cry, which is why chose to read this one.
This is exactly how I looked while reading most of this book.
I’m not the biggest fan of angst and I can’t tolerate it very well. So this book absolutely wrecked me and I loved every seconds of it. I am an absolute mess at the moment and a lot of tears have been shed over this book. I even cried at most of the fucking sex scenes. Jesus Christ did I love it though.
Jojo and Gage met when they were six, they started a relationship at 17 but tragedy happened and they were separeted for 10 years. Most of this story is about them finding their way back together and overcoming all that happened to them.
But quickly, I love Gage and Jojo so much. I loved how we got to see them grow and how we got to see them through the years. I loved how Jojo’s depression was shown, it was so vivid and so realistic. And the description of anxiety too, it all felt so real. Also, all their worries just felt so realistic and needed for the story. And I loved how it showed that love doesn’t cure everything and that they both had to do to therapy to help with their problems and to have a healthy relationship.
- “So many bad things have happened to us, but we’re here. We’re still standing, even if our legs shake when we do it.”-