Book: falling hard by M. George
Reviewed by Anonymous
Rating: 4.5/5
This is the start of a duet that has a lot going on. Sutton and Callum have been in each others lives since childhood. Jonah becomes Sutton's best friend at a delicate time in her life. Then Jonah and Callum end up on the same hockey team, with Sutton caught in the middle.
I connected most with Sutton's eating disorder struggles. After being bullied growing up, it comes to a head and she ends up in treatment for her disorder. The scenes that deal with her disordered thinking/eating and her recovery are extremely real and difficult to read because of it. I haven't read such a moving description of the condition before.
As for the book and writing itself, the author mentions it in the beginning, but the timeline jumps around a lot. I can see how some people would find it difficult to keep track. Thankfully, I found it nice and clearly presented. The timeline jumping allows for a lot of foreshadowing and building of suspense, that I think is helped by the 3 different POVs that are present. I enjoyed the way a lot of scenes are told through multiple perspectives, which made me empathize more thoroughly with each character.
There isn't as much spice as I expected, but what is present is well written and hot. I think the amount of backstory required the spice be minimal in this book, and I expect it to be more prominent in the sequel while the characters figure things out.
I am very much looking forward to finishing this story when the second book comes out.
Thank you to the author for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.