EMBRACE THE MOMENT (Shifting Series, Book 2) by Andrea Michelle: Review by Lys

*** I Love Story Time was gifted an ARC in exchange for an honest review ***

   

5 Stars!!

"Everyday for the rest of my life - if I'm lucky enough to keep you that long - I will not see that accident. I will see a beautiful girl who is lost in a sea of uncertainty and wants so badly to dive in but thinks she can't, but you can and I will hold your hand when you do. I will see my bestfriend and the girl that I am desperately in love with. I will see you Riley. Just you." 

~Josh Parker  

 

My heart is broken, my eyes are swollen, and I can't wait to read book 3! God dammit Josh Parker! WHYYYYYY?!?!?!? I am so emotionally invested in this book that I feel like Riley. I am so hurt, MAD, confused, and heart broken. I am tempted to email the author and tell her how I want to shake her and then hug her all at the same time!

Book 2 starts with a prologue that brings the reader back to the day of Riley's Dad's funeral. I think this is an integral part of who Riley is and why she makes the decisions she does. It also gives us insight on how Dean was able to work his way into Riley's heart and why, though not intentionally, Josh gave him that opportunity. In book 2, Embrace The Moment, Riley and Josh are finally together. Like in every young love story, there are trials and heartache ahead of them. With Josh given a full football scholarship to a college away from Riley in another state, their love and relationship is tested. Unfortunately, with Josh away, Dean emerges from the shadows just waiting to make his move on Riley once again; this time with a plan to keep them apart forever. Distance and loneliness are hard on a heart, but when you add insecurity and doubt...only the strong will survive. Tears falling....

"Josh, I love you more than life itself. I hope you know that. I hope you know how much you mean to me - because you mean everything to me. Before you, I might have been breathing, but I wasn't truly living - I wasn't me. I'm me...with you. Do you get that? Do you know that in there?" I ask, placing my hand to his heart." ~Riley Shaw

I LOVED this 2nd installment by my new favorite author, Andrea Michelle. This book had everything I wanted, needed, hoped for! There were some seriously hilarious moments between Riley and her best friend, Emily. Emily is a big part of book 2 and I LOVED her! She is that sassy best friend that doesn't hold anything back and that would hold your hair while you're puking. You know those characters that you hate and you wish would get ran over by a runaway Mac truck? Yeah, they are in  there too. But OOOOhhh, there are these A-MAZING steamy scenes! Fanning self. Who knew a freshman in college had such skills?! Holy shit,... Josh made me HOT too! LoL. So with a heavy heart I say once again...if you have not read this series...GO NOW! Be ready for a roller coaster of emotions and keep your tissues close by because you will laugh, sigh, growl, squirm, and cry. You ROCKED this one Andrea Michelle!!

~Lys




I Love Story Time Ratings:

5+ = ILST FAVORITE!

5 = LOVED, HIGHLY recommend.

4 = REALLY liked, recommend.

3 = GOOD, but needed more.

2 = It was OKAY.

1 = NOT for me.