Title: WHAT'S LEFT OF ME
Author: Amanda Maxlyn
Source: ebook from author for review
goodreads...
Life works in mysterious ways.
Four years ago I became known as the girl with
cancer.
I refuse to cry.
And I refuse to give in.
A relationship with a man is the last thing I’m
looking for right now, but one night with Parker changes everything. He is
persistent, and he knows what he wants. Me.
He doesn’t treat me like I’m fragile.
But he doesn’t know, and I’m not ready to tell
him.
What if it changes everything?
Tragedy found me when I was seventeen.
Love found me when I was twenty-one.
My name is Aundrea McCall, and this is my
journey.
My take...
Taking on chemo once again to battle the hell out
of some cancer that just won't leave her alone, Aundrea is heading off to live
with her sister and brother in law. While there she meets Parker. Someone that
doesn't know her secret and treats her like any normal girl. And that is
exactly the way she wants it. Because Aundrea knows that once Parker finds out,
he won't stick around. They never do. But it was supposed to just be fun and
flirty. What Aundrea didn't bargain for was falling in love.
I seriously was not expecting the emotion this
book brought forth. I glanced at a couple of reviews before starting this book
and saw a couple comments about tears and what not. Well, I am reading the book
and loving what I am reading. But no tears. Maybe I am not human enough? The
story is great, excellent even. But I am not feeling the tugging of my heart
strings that will bring me to tears. Yet. Then I get to the very end. Yes, the very end that did me end.
(Ha! Nice rhyme.) But yes, this ending was enough to choke the life out of me.
Holy crap, so did not see it coming.
But all in all, I absolutely loved this story. I
started it only expecting to get through a couple chapters before bed. And next
thing I knew I was half way in and totally succumbed to this story's amazing
storyline and fabulous characters. I didn't want out...I didn't want saving. I
just wanted to lay peacefully in its world and never leave. I wanted the best
for Aundrea and I wanted Parker to come in a save the day. I needed this to
happen or I knew I was going to be bawling my eyes out at the end if I didn't
get my way.
The characters are so unbelievably real. They are
easy to love and easy to fall for. It was as if I had known them forever. I
wanted Aundrea to beat this...I wanted Parker to be the man I knew he was when
and if Aundrea confided in him. And the hell these two went through? Oh dear
goodness! This author had to have had some sort of knowledge about the
feelings, the emotions, the anger, the rage that goes along with dealing with
cancer. How could she not? I was believing anything and everything out of their
mouths as if I understood what they were feeling right along with them. It was just
that powerful.
Is WHAT'S LEFT OF ME a must read? You better
believe it. I hope anyone and everyone that reads New Adult is going to pick
this bad boy up. I wholeheartedly give this book 5 amazing stars. It tore me up
and shredded my insides. Especially that horrible yet glorious ending. Yes,
most definitely a must read!
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I am the mother of two little boys, married to the love of my life, and living in one of the smallest towns in Minnesota. When I’m not chasing or cleaning up after my boys (yes, all three), I can be found writing or snuggled up with my kindle, a glass of wine, and spending time with my fictional friends and family.
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