Title: Scattered Colors Author: Jessica Prince
Genre: New Adult
The use of the phrase life is hard has become so diluted, so overstated through the years that when someone hears it the words go in one ear and out the other. The impact is no longer there. The meaning, the importance of that phrase no longer holds any water with those it's spoken to. Freya Linden's life became hard at the age of seventeen, the summer before her senior year of high school. The bright colors of her life faded into black and white, a colorless shell full of loneliness. Until she met him. Parker Owens breathed life back into her world. With him she began to heal. But happiness isn't a guarantee. Sometimes opening yourself up only leads to more heartbreak. The person she thought to be her saving grace shattered her completely. Her story isn't a pretty one. The bumps in the road were monumental and infinite. But it's her story. And the one thing that holds true is this: despite the hardships, she made it through to the other side.
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5 Stars!
"When you meet the person you're supposed to be with for the rest of your life, they make you whole. They're your other half. Yes, life can be good, but once you meet your other half, it's fucking wonderful. That's not an unhealthy dependency, Freya. That's what soul-mate's do for each other. That's what you do for me".
Not too long ago I Love Story Time posted a cover reveal for Scattered Colors. The minute I read the synopsis, I could not wait to get my hands on it and was truly hoping that there was going to be an ARC available to review! So...when I got an email offering to review this story, I was so excited!! The minute I started it, I could not put my kindle down! I was pulled in from the beginning up until the very end. Let me also say that I not only could not put it down, I also could not stop crying. Once the tears started, they did not stop. This was a really emotional read, and I loved every minute of it!
I loved Parker!!! Everything about him made me feel all fuzzy inside! LOL! Parker has so much on his plate when it comes to his family and his ex-girlfriend. His life has been crazy and he has been barely getting by until one day on his way home walking along the beach, he sees Freya. Freya is going through the loss of a family member and is struggling with her relationship with her father. So when Parker approaches her, she isn't open to meeting new people and pushes him away. When Parker and Freya come across each other the next day at school, Parker does everything he can to get her attention. With the walls that Freya has put, Parker tells himself that no matter what, he will not give up when it comes to her. He knows there's something about her that draws him to her and can tell by just one look into her eyes, that she is struggling just like him. When Parker finally gets Freya to open up, everything changes. Parker and Freya's relationship starts out as friends but, little by little, Parker gets closer and closer to her heart. Then when everything is going good, Parker is given an ultimatum that will either break his family apart or break Freya's heart.
There is so much that goes on throughout this story that broke my heart. There were so many times I felt bad for both Parker and Freya. The life that Parker lives is heartbreaking. The things that he has to live with regarding his dad and the support he is constantly giving his mom brought tears to my eyes. I loved everything about Parker. The words and encouragement he always gave his mom and the love and support he gave Freya, showed how big of a heart he truly had. Parker knew all the right words to say to Freya. I think I almost highlighted every word that came out of his mouth! The love he constantly showed made me fall more and more in love with him. I also liked that the story was written in two parts. We were able to see them when they were young and in high school and then also as adults in college. It really shows the reader the lives that they led and their personalities as teenagers versus adults.
As you can tell, I really enjoyed this story and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an all consuming, emotional read. This is the first story that I have read from Jessica Prince, and I can most definitely say....it will not be my last! I am really looking forward to reading more from this author in my near future!
~Juls
Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That's why God created central air, after all. Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy--she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says. In addition to being a wife and mom, she's also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books--romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it's a passion...there's a difference. Not that she'd expect a boy to understand. Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.
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