—— 4.✰ stars.

“It’s like you’ve seen all my darkest corners and don’t give a shit about them. You’re not scared. You don’t look at me like I’m tragic. You look at me like we’re inevitable.”

ok I am SURPRISED, not gonna lie I thought I was not gonna enjoy this as much as I did, I fucking devoured this in a sitting.

This book as a huge YES, the romance, the tension, the slow burn, the build up, the backstory, EVERYTHING.

➷ plot:

we follow Violet Eaton, and Cole Harding. Cole just moved to the town, and Violet is starting the season as a jockey, but something happens that makes them have to share the same house for a couple of weeks. It’s not going to be easy, because both of them have a past together, that no one’s knows about.

I must say this book is not very plot driven, it’s mostly about their relationship, which I honestly loved, it’s just their daily life and their hardships.


➷ violet eaton:

I loved her. She is strong, she wants to pave her own way, she wants to break free. I think she might be one of my favorite Elsie Silver girls so far.

➷ cole harding:

Because if I’ve learned anything in the last month, it’s that Cole Harding is a good man. Broken, and sensitive, and so fucking good.

I’m in love with this man, he is just so human, I see myself on him, and every thought of his pierced through my heart deeply. He just needs love. LOVE. HIM.

➷ violet + cole:

“Because you? Us? I think we’re meant to be. You found me, and I found you. Over and over again. If that’s not a sign, I don’t know what is.”

ugh I loved them, their personalities match so well and they have a lot of chemistry, without a doubt, they are, so far on my top 3 couples of the 7 books I read from the author.

The moments where they open to each-other, specially cole, were so special and endearing, this man pays attention to every single detail of her, and he is just emotionally constipated lol.

➷ final thoughts:

even tho I hated the first book with all my heart, I loved this one with the same passion. Maybe it was right book right time, but this book just hits for me. The pace is amazing and I was just so entertained I couldn’t put it down. I mean, I read it in a fucking afternoon.

”I’ve spent so many years feeling undeserving of love, hiding myself from the mere possibility of it, that it feels bizarre to think that I might have found it now.”

I’m excited to continue the series, because Mira and Mr Dalca are VERY interesting and promising.

➷ some quotes:

“I’m terrified that if someone looks too close, they’ll see what I’m hiding.”

“I want all of her. Every square inch. I want to kiss away past hurts.”

“I’m sorry because I fell in love with you somewhere along the way, and now, I don’t know what to do with that.”

“I know you see yourself as dark. But you aren’t. You’re swirling color, all different shades, a mosaic. You’re complicated and beautiful. And I’m not quitting on you, so you better not quit on me.”

“She’s like sunshine on my face. Warm and bright. I feel like I’ve been living in the shade, in a dark corner, and rather than dragging me kicking and screaming out of it—like so many people have tried to—she’s just shifted over a little bit to share her light.”

“Especially when I get a front-row seat to see the look of pure joy on Violet’s face as she crosses that finish line. Win or lose. She’s always smiling out there. Smiling right at me. Lighting me up. Because she’s my fucking sunshine.”