Book Nineteen : Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
It's the same dream I've been having for the past two months - Viv walking away from glass and fire, her laughter echoing through the night. She's coming towards me, her lips stretched into a seductive smile. Her hips sway and I want to touch her so much it hurts. It want to bury my fingers in her black hair. She's a dark, stunning contrast to the bright flames rising behind her. I anticipate breathing in her scent - it's like spring -and running my hands over her skin and never letting go. But then she stops and looks away from me. The fire dances on her cheek. I want to scream, but I am mute. I reach for her, but I can't move. She turns back towards the flames.
I've lost her again.
Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. He’d give anything to have just one more glimpse of her. But when Cam visits the site of Viv’s deadly car accident, he sees an apparition. Her name is Nina, and she’s a girl from a parallel world. When Cam follows her there and makes an unbelievable discovery, it’s as if all his wildest dreams have come true. But things are very different in this other world. Nina is hiding a secret, and the window between the worlds is shrinking every day. As Cam comes to terms with the truth, he’s forced to make a choice that will change his life forever
My Thoughts : I was browsing the shelves of Barnes and Nobles, looking for a new book to join my bookcase, when I saw this very intriguing cover. After reading the back, there was no question that I was going to buy it. It is quite unusual for me to buy a book without having some prior knowledge on it, for example, goodreads reviews, or youtube videos; however, this book just really intriqued it. It sounded very unique in it's story line. I just had to buy it.
It only took me the better part of the afternoon to finish this book, because it is only 264 pages. It wasn't a five out of five star book by any means. There were parts that I was confused at, parts I felt were rushed, and parts that left me wanting more information. But as soon as I finished I wanted more. I felt like this was a good foundation for a phenominal book. It has been several weeks since I read this book, (I know it has taken me forever to write this review) and I'm still thinking about it!
This book follows a boy named Camden who is extremely depressed after his girlfriend is killed in a car accident. One thing I love is that Camden's depression/hate for everyone really started before the accident. He use to play football but had to quit after a injury. This injury, and not playing football, ends up playing a big part in the book. I have to admit, that I was struggling in the beginning. I know his girlfriend died and yes it is sad, but it was all you read about. It started to annoy me, and I started to get really irritated by Camden. His was so rude to people who only wanted to help him through this. Camden was such a jerk! Don't panic he does start to grow on you as the book goes on.
We then met a girl called Nina. Camden thinks she is some kind of ghost because she has this greenish tint to her (I think it was green.) The strange thing is that Nina knows Camden. Truly knows him. We come to find out that Nina has found a portal from her world to his. Nina needs help finding the portal back to her world. When Nina and Camden find the portal, she told Camden not to come through!
Have you ever thought I wonder if there is another me out there? In this book there is a parallel world. The towns are identical with a few differences here and there. But another High School, another Camden, another everyone from his town. Camden finds out the biggest difference, when he goes through the portal, is that Viv isn't dead in this world. Now Camden has Viv back he never wants to leave her again. But, he doesn't belong in this world, and we learn that things aren't what they seem.
This is when the book gets really interesting because here comes all these twists and turns. I'm not going to go into detail about any because it would ruin the book. Just know that I really enjoyed reading these plot twists. I had a lot of holy crap moments. I love that Camden grew as a character from these twists and turns. Most importantly, he became likable again.
The ending was the icing on the cake. It was sweet, and touching, and simply perfection.
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It was clean and didn't have swear words (I can't remember any if it did.) Don't expect it to be the best book you have ever read; however, I do think you will be surprised by it.
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It's the same dream I've been having for the past two months - Viv walking away from glass and fire, her laughter echoing through the night. She's coming towards me, her lips stretched into a seductive smile. Her hips sway and I want to touch her so much it hurts. It want to bury my fingers in her black hair. She's a dark, stunning contrast to the bright flames rising behind her. I anticipate breathing in her scent - it's like spring -and running my hands over her skin and never letting go. But then she stops and looks away from me. The fire dances on her cheek. I want to scream, but I am mute. I reach for her, but I can't move. She turns back towards the flames.
I've lost her again.
My Thoughts : I was browsing the shelves of Barnes and Nobles, looking for a new book to join my bookcase, when I saw this very intriguing cover. After reading the back, there was no question that I was going to buy it. It is quite unusual for me to buy a book without having some prior knowledge on it, for example, goodreads reviews, or youtube videos; however, this book just really intriqued it. It sounded very unique in it's story line. I just had to buy it.
It only took me the better part of the afternoon to finish this book, because it is only 264 pages. It wasn't a five out of five star book by any means. There were parts that I was confused at, parts I felt were rushed, and parts that left me wanting more information. But as soon as I finished I wanted more. I felt like this was a good foundation for a phenominal book. It has been several weeks since I read this book, (I know it has taken me forever to write this review) and I'm still thinking about it!
This book follows a boy named Camden who is extremely depressed after his girlfriend is killed in a car accident. One thing I love is that Camden's depression/hate for everyone really started before the accident. He use to play football but had to quit after a injury. This injury, and not playing football, ends up playing a big part in the book. I have to admit, that I was struggling in the beginning. I know his girlfriend died and yes it is sad, but it was all you read about. It started to annoy me, and I started to get really irritated by Camden. His was so rude to people who only wanted to help him through this. Camden was such a jerk! Don't panic he does start to grow on you as the book goes on.
We then met a girl called Nina. Camden thinks she is some kind of ghost because she has this greenish tint to her (I think it was green.) The strange thing is that Nina knows Camden. Truly knows him. We come to find out that Nina has found a portal from her world to his. Nina needs help finding the portal back to her world. When Nina and Camden find the portal, she told Camden not to come through!
Have you ever thought I wonder if there is another me out there? In this book there is a parallel world. The towns are identical with a few differences here and there. But another High School, another Camden, another everyone from his town. Camden finds out the biggest difference, when he goes through the portal, is that Viv isn't dead in this world. Now Camden has Viv back he never wants to leave her again. But, he doesn't belong in this world, and we learn that things aren't what they seem.
This is when the book gets really interesting because here comes all these twists and turns. I'm not going to go into detail about any because it would ruin the book. Just know that I really enjoyed reading these plot twists. I had a lot of holy crap moments. I love that Camden grew as a character from these twists and turns. Most importantly, he became likable again.
The ending was the icing on the cake. It was sweet, and touching, and simply perfection.
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It was clean and didn't have swear words (I can't remember any if it did.) Don't expect it to be the best book you have ever read; however, I do think you will be surprised by it.
image from goodreads
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