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Gritt Family #2
Forsaken
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been in love with Chris.
I was never old enough or brave enough to act on it.
He never saw me like anything more than his best friend’s little sister.
So, when he falls in love with my best friend, I smile and try to move on.
Only I never thought I would lose them both.
***
One tragic night.
One day leaving me wondering what my future holds.
One event that has me see Salomé under a different light.
She’s the only one who can understand what I’m going through.
She’s also the only one who can soothe my pain.
I need her to survive. But I certainly shouldn’t take advantage of it.
I was never old enough or brave enough to act on it.
He never saw me like anything more than his best friend’s little sister.
So, when he falls in love with my best friend, I smile and try to move on.
Only I never thought I would lose them both.
***
One tragic night.
One day leaving me wondering what my future holds.
One event that has me see Salomé under a different light.
She’s the only one who can understand what I’m going through.
She’s also the only one who can soothe my pain.
I need her to survive. But I certainly shouldn’t take advantage of it.
- GenresContemporary
279 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2020
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Gabrielle G.'s writing is driven by pure emotion and will leave you out of breath, yearning for more, while at the same time wiping away tears.
She will do anything for a hot cup of tea, still celebrates her half-birthdays, and feels everyone has an inner temptuous voice.
Born in France and having lived in Switzerland, Gabrielle currently resides in Montreal with her family, and an extremely moody cat.
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July 16, 2020
Forsaken was the type of best friend little sister romance that from the moment you read the blurb, you needed to have it in your hands no matter what. The roller coaster of emotions that seeps through your body and the complicated hot messes of the characters relationships is only the tipping point of a love story that was in the making decades before.
Before I started this book, I needed to get a better understanding of the family dynamic of the main characters so I went ahead and read the fist book even though this was a complete stand alone. I was so glad that I did that because I learned more about the characters and their childhood. Some things were beyond complicated, some were just down right messy, and the rest you wanted nothing more than to smack the daylights out of everyone.
I’m a big fan forbidden romance fan and when an author shows you into their past, I love it more. the unspoken promises, the sultry looks, wanting to cross the line but knowing if you do, NOTHING will ever be the same again, is what keeps me coming back for more. Unfortunately for this story, I had some issues with it and I’m going to be honest and say that because of it, it hindered my reading experience a bit.
As much as I tolerated these characters separately, I couldn’t deal with them together. I didn’t feel that all consuming love and passion between them and when certain complications arised, I really wanted them to go their separate ways and just call it a day. Aside from that, I liked the fact that this was a close knit family and despite everyone being in each other’s business, they all loved each other.
If you’re new to this author’s work like me and you’re willing to try something new, then you should give this one a try.
August 20, 2020
Gabrielle G has ripped my heart out again with Forsaken! This is a deep book that deals with very sensitive issues and I was ready to cry by 10% in. She writes well about the topics and family dynamics that make this book one I devoured. Half the time this book leaves your cursing the characters but their feelings and situations are real and they make you feel right along with them. Salome and Chris are a couple trying to protect each other while at the same time ripping each other apart. Without giving away any spoilers if you are wanting an emotional angsty read about friends who become lovers even when they feel like they shouldn't this book is for you!
July 5, 2020
WOW! Just WOW 😭❤😭
What a book...
This nerve-wracking, brutal emotional and heartbreaking book is why I love Gabrielle G. so much.
She writes the most
real, raw and romantic stories.
Her characters are not sweet and swoony, but real and authentic. They are flawed and broken and make mistakes.
That's why I can identify with them so well.
Sel is like every single woman insecure, plagued with complexes and feels unloved.
Are we not all like Sel to a certain extent too?
She wants something or someone that she can't have and tries to replace it with other people and things.
Are all her decisions appropriate? Of course not. She is who she is. She makes mistakes and has to live with them.
The sad thing is that happiness is something completely foreign to her.
Chris is like all single men, he lives his life without thinking of consequences.
Till the consequences bite him...
But at some point he just wants what everyone wants, a relationship that is more than a one-night-stand and a home where his love is waiting for him. If only it were that simple and everything worked like planned 😕
This book touches a lot of important topics.
One of them is self-love and acceptance. You have to love yourself so that you can accept love and let others love you.
The other is suicide and the sheer powerlessness of people who has lost their loved ones.
Their long way of mourning and suffering guilt feelings is a brutal reality of this story.
But this beautiful complicated love story ends of course with an amazing HEA and has an absolute epic epilogue.
I love this book so much 😭 and the cover is unbelievable beautiful 😍
I can't wait for the third book in the series ❤
What a book...
This nerve-wracking, brutal emotional and heartbreaking book is why I love Gabrielle G. so much.
She writes the most
real, raw and romantic stories.
Her characters are not sweet and swoony, but real and authentic. They are flawed and broken and make mistakes.
That's why I can identify with them so well.
Sel is like every single woman insecure, plagued with complexes and feels unloved.
Are we not all like Sel to a certain extent too?
She wants something or someone that she can't have and tries to replace it with other people and things.
Are all her decisions appropriate? Of course not. She is who she is. She makes mistakes and has to live with them.
The sad thing is that happiness is something completely foreign to her.
Chris is like all single men, he lives his life without thinking of consequences.
Till the consequences bite him...
But at some point he just wants what everyone wants, a relationship that is more than a one-night-stand and a home where his love is waiting for him. If only it were that simple and everything worked like planned 😕
This book touches a lot of important topics.
One of them is self-love and acceptance. You have to love yourself so that you can accept love and let others love you.
The other is suicide and the sheer powerlessness of people who has lost their loved ones.
Their long way of mourning and suffering guilt feelings is a brutal reality of this story.
But this beautiful complicated love story ends of course with an amazing HEA and has an absolute epic epilogue.
I love this book so much 😭 and the cover is unbelievable beautiful 😍
I can't wait for the third book in the series ❤
July 8, 2020
The feelings, emotions and angst behind this book will make you love Gabrielle G that much more. I have yet to find another author like this. She takes VERY REAL, RAW, and BROKEN characters and totally makes you connect instantly. Her words bring this story inside you and you connect on such a different level than any other.
I was crying pretty quickly into this one. It is so emotional and hits you deep with every word. When hurt is involved with anyone, uncertainty and emotion play such a HUGE PART. Reading this book was like breaking every part of my heart, just to have it all out together, piece by small piece. So FREAKING impressed with this book and Gabrielle G.
Her words have never come more to life than this book and these characters.
So this book follows the story Gritt family. They are a fun-loving and close family. Salome has always loved Chris. Chris has always been part of the family as a long-time friend. The issues addresses in this book will make you fall even more for these characters. Such a real representation of life and what we all experience.
Please go one click this story! It will make you wish you had one-clicked her sooner!
I was crying pretty quickly into this one. It is so emotional and hits you deep with every word. When hurt is involved with anyone, uncertainty and emotion play such a HUGE PART. Reading this book was like breaking every part of my heart, just to have it all out together, piece by small piece. So FREAKING impressed with this book and Gabrielle G.
Her words have never come more to life than this book and these characters.
So this book follows the story Gritt family. They are a fun-loving and close family. Salome has always loved Chris. Chris has always been part of the family as a long-time friend. The issues addresses in this book will make you fall even more for these characters. Such a real representation of life and what we all experience.
Please go one click this story! It will make you wish you had one-clicked her sooner!
July 23, 2020
This is book 2 in the Gritt family series. This can be read as a stand-alone, but I do prefer to read an interconnected series in order, to get to know the people in the story.
This is Salomé’s story. We met her before in Heartbroken, as she’s Aaron’s little sister. Since she’s a little girl she had a crush on Chris, her big brother’s best friend. Later in life she falls in love with him, and simply never falls out of love for him, even tho he doesn’t reciprocate.
Chris, Aaron’s best friend, 10 years older than Sal, or Snot like he lovingly calls her. Always there to console her, simply be there for her as a best friend / big brother does. Never realizing what she feels for him.
Until one event changes everything in everyones life.
You might have realized that the author recently changed her tag line in Real Raw Romantic. This is so absolutely fitting!! The first half of the book wrecked me. The next 25% were the real part for me, and the last 25% the romantic part.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺.
I absolutely loved this book. It made me feel so much, I wanted to jump in the book to shake all characters and slap them upside the head! I hurt so much for Sal, Chris and all others.
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘸.
But I also loved the conclusion. And how all our favorite people from the other books made an appearance and helped meddling!
This might be all a little vague for you, but I cannot say more, as I do not want to spoiler. But this book is definitely a MUST READ!!
Please be aware of the trigger warning the author posted in the disclaimer in the front of the book!
𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.
I kindly received an arc from the author and voluntarily left a review.
This is Salomé’s story. We met her before in Heartbroken, as she’s Aaron’s little sister. Since she’s a little girl she had a crush on Chris, her big brother’s best friend. Later in life she falls in love with him, and simply never falls out of love for him, even tho he doesn’t reciprocate.
Chris, Aaron’s best friend, 10 years older than Sal, or Snot like he lovingly calls her. Always there to console her, simply be there for her as a best friend / big brother does. Never realizing what she feels for him.
Until one event changes everything in everyones life.
You might have realized that the author recently changed her tag line in Real Raw Romantic. This is so absolutely fitting!! The first half of the book wrecked me. The next 25% were the real part for me, and the last 25% the romantic part.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘺, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘺.
I absolutely loved this book. It made me feel so much, I wanted to jump in the book to shake all characters and slap them upside the head! I hurt so much for Sal, Chris and all others.
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘸.
But I also loved the conclusion. And how all our favorite people from the other books made an appearance and helped meddling!
This might be all a little vague for you, but I cannot say more, as I do not want to spoiler. But this book is definitely a MUST READ!!
Please be aware of the trigger warning the author posted in the disclaimer in the front of the book!
𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.
I kindly received an arc from the author and voluntarily left a review.
July 5, 2020
Every person has traits that they look for in the books they read. For me, it depends on the author. When it comes to Gabrielle G. I know that her books are going to be raw, emotional and have minimal fluff. i know she will address real life situations and won’t sugarcoat or glamorize them. Her writing is off the charts amazing and her characters are even more incredible. However my favorite thing about her books is, I always think I know what I’m getting myself into when I pick one up but then she flips the script.
When I started this book I honestly thought I had everything figured out, I was prepared to cry, to get mad and even have some laughs. What I actually got was a story that was so scary relatable that I found myself constantly highlighting parts because I know I will go back and read them again and again.
Confession: I had an opinion of Salomé after reading Heartbroken however once I started this book that opinion was wiped out pretty quickly because I related to her more than I am willing to admit. Both Salomé and Chris were imperfect but that didn’t make them broken. They made choices that affected others and that made them seem at times selfish but they are human. I won’t say that I didn’t get those things I was originally expecting...the tears, the anger and the laughter because I did but there was also so much more to this story. These characters have stolen, broken and rebuilt my heart several times over. I’ve decided to let them go ahead and keep it.
When I started this book I honestly thought I had everything figured out, I was prepared to cry, to get mad and even have some laughs. What I actually got was a story that was so scary relatable that I found myself constantly highlighting parts because I know I will go back and read them again and again.
Confession: I had an opinion of Salomé after reading Heartbroken however once I started this book that opinion was wiped out pretty quickly because I related to her more than I am willing to admit. Both Salomé and Chris were imperfect but that didn’t make them broken. They made choices that affected others and that made them seem at times selfish but they are human. I won’t say that I didn’t get those things I was originally expecting...the tears, the anger and the laughter because I did but there was also so much more to this story. These characters have stolen, broken and rebuilt my heart several times over. I’ve decided to let them go ahead and keep it.
July 17, 2020
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Forsaken is the second book in the GRITT FAMILY series , by Gabrielle G.
Told in dual perspectives, this book was an enthralling take of second chances and choices!
This was the first book that I have read of this author and I love the way she portrayed the character's feelings so that I felt every pain and happiness they were going through. There were a few aspects of this story that I did not like and I'll discuss them later.
Here we get to meet Salome who is literally the most lonely character I have ever met. She has a big brother , and still she was very lonely. Her big brother was the one that I did not like. I hated the way he treated her and then came to apologise. It just seemed too much. Then there was the main hero of this book. No offence , but he really needed to get his priorities straightened.
There were scenes in the book that I really liked and felt touched by them. However , I was disconnected with this book for most of the part. The way the characters interacted with each other was borderline rude and I was really tired of that.
However this was a good one time read for me , and I would recommend it to all the contemporary second chance Romance lovers out there!
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July 8, 2020
Forsaken [The Gritt Family Series, Book Two] by Gabrielle G
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘰. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵.
*~*~*~*
𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖: Salomé Gritt has loved Chris Harbors for as long as she can remember—but it’s the epitome of unrequited love. He’s her brother’s best friend and ten years her senior—she’s forever the little girl he calls Snot.
Chris loves Sal like a sister and can barely remember a time without her in his life, but when his newest relationship starts to get serious, he finds himself drifting far away from Sal.
Sadly, tragedy strikes and Sal is sent in to help Chris cope with the fallout. Will their forced proximity and shared pain bring them together or tear them apart for good?
*~*~*~*
𝕊𝕖𝕩 𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕤: These two burn SO HOT. Maybe it’s the anticipation that sets us up for it, but their intensity when they finally give in is BLAZING. Both of them are comfortable in their sexuality and with each other, which definitely sets the tone. Definitely 🔥🔥🔥🔥.5/5 for heat, variety, dirty talk, and frequency!
*~*~*~*
【$】: FREE in KU! This book is second in a series, but can be read as a stand-alone . I was cautious going into this book because Sal had formed a reputation in book one—but holy crap. This book will open your eyes to the reality that there are so many unknown sides to a story, passing judgement is usually a bad idea, and that love comes in SO MANY forms. This book will send you on an emotional rollercoaster, but it’s an utterly beautiful and breathtaking ride.
𝙼𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚊 𝙲🍀
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘰. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵.
*~*~*~*
𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖: Salomé Gritt has loved Chris Harbors for as long as she can remember—but it’s the epitome of unrequited love. He’s her brother’s best friend and ten years her senior—she’s forever the little girl he calls Snot.
Chris loves Sal like a sister and can barely remember a time without her in his life, but when his newest relationship starts to get serious, he finds himself drifting far away from Sal.
Sadly, tragedy strikes and Sal is sent in to help Chris cope with the fallout. Will their forced proximity and shared pain bring them together or tear them apart for good?
*~*~*~*
𝕊𝕖𝕩 𝕊𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕤: These two burn SO HOT. Maybe it’s the anticipation that sets us up for it, but their intensity when they finally give in is BLAZING. Both of them are comfortable in their sexuality and with each other, which definitely sets the tone. Definitely 🔥🔥🔥🔥.5/5 for heat, variety, dirty talk, and frequency!
*~*~*~*
【$】: FREE in KU! This book is second in a series, but can be read as a stand-alone . I was cautious going into this book because Sal had formed a reputation in book one—but holy crap. This book will open your eyes to the reality that there are so many unknown sides to a story, passing judgement is usually a bad idea, and that love comes in SO MANY forms. This book will send you on an emotional rollercoaster, but it’s an utterly beautiful and breathtaking ride.
𝙼𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚊 𝙲🍀
July 11, 2020
Forsaken was everything I expected in a Gabrielle G book! It took my heart on emotional journey of love, loss and healing. If you think you know where this story is headed, you're most likely wrong. Salomé and Chris have a beautifully complicated relationship and the road to a HEA is bumpy but more than worth it ❤️
One of my favorite things about a book from Gabrielle is her epilogue. She has a way of really fulfilling the story and wrapping things up. This one not only makes my heart smile but perfectly sets up Book 3 ❤️
I can't wait for more Gritt in my life!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
One of my favorite things about a book from Gabrielle is her epilogue. She has a way of really fulfilling the story and wrapping things up. This one not only makes my heart smile but perfectly sets up Book 3 ❤️
I can't wait for more Gritt in my life!
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July 11, 2020
This is the sort of book that after you read it, you need a moment to compose yourself and get your thoughts in order. Gabrielle G. has this way of ripping your heart out and sewing it back together. This book did exactly that in the most beautiful of ways. These characters are not easy. They are flawed and troubled and experience some of the worst life has to give. But beneath all that is love and friendship and trust. A fantastic five star read not to be missed!
July 20, 2020
This was my first Gabrielle G book and it was brutally emotional but i also couldn’t get enough of it!
This book was so raw with real emotions that I literally felt for myself.
I love the way that the story played out and how the characters developed from beginning to end.
This book deals with love, loss and healing and it will take you on a journey.
4 stars and i would definitely recommend!
This book was so raw with real emotions that I literally felt for myself.
I love the way that the story played out and how the characters developed from beginning to end.
This book deals with love, loss and healing and it will take you on a journey.
4 stars and i would definitely recommend!
July 23, 2020
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So this is the first of the Gritt Family series that I read. The fact that I didn’t read the first book was not a big deal for me. It didn’t take long to figure out the key players or the interaction with the family. They are a very open family and accepting of those in their circle.
I do have to say that to a certain extant I was surprised how they all interacted amongst themselves especially in relation to Salome. I wasn’t to pleased about it actually. But our author showed us, family is complicated. Love is complicated.
I actually could not believe how things went down with the friendships in relation to Salome, her friend and Chris. I was hurt for Sal in a big way and the outcome of choices made. Both Sal and Chris have a lot to deal with and I truly feel it was handled well and in unexpected ways.
Dealing with a few of the issues that crop up just make it all the more haunting for us the reader. Well executed to keep us wondering where it will all end up.
So this is the first of the Gritt Family series that I read. The fact that I didn’t read the first book was not a big deal for me. It didn’t take long to figure out the key players or the interaction with the family. They are a very open family and accepting of those in their circle.
I do have to say that to a certain extant I was surprised how they all interacted amongst themselves especially in relation to Salome. I wasn’t to pleased about it actually. But our author showed us, family is complicated. Love is complicated.
I actually could not believe how things went down with the friendships in relation to Salome, her friend and Chris. I was hurt for Sal in a big way and the outcome of choices made. Both Sal and Chris have a lot to deal with and I truly feel it was handled well and in unexpected ways.
Dealing with a few of the issues that crop up just make it all the more haunting for us the reader. Well executed to keep us wondering where it will all end up.
July 9, 2020
Gabrielle G is one of those authors that I’ve come to expect a deep story line with - all the angst, feels, and real life situations. Raw, real, romantic - like her tagline states.
I have to say, I honestly think this is my favorite book from Gabby. It’s just so everything. It’s like someone ripped the top off of a real life couple and is filmed the aftereffects. I feel hurt and pain, but I also feel love. I cry tears over the loss, but I’m also happy for the new beginnings. I laugh over family shenanigans, but it makes me feel so connected to the Gritts. They’re relatable and although they have some flaws, in the end, it’s still about family loyalty.
Forsaken is a beautiful story of second chances and finding hope and love in the midst of tragedy. Something you will pick up from day one and devour. It’s raw, real, and you will fall in absolute love.
I have to say, I honestly think this is my favorite book from Gabby. It’s just so everything. It’s like someone ripped the top off of a real life couple and is filmed the aftereffects. I feel hurt and pain, but I also feel love. I cry tears over the loss, but I’m also happy for the new beginnings. I laugh over family shenanigans, but it makes me feel so connected to the Gritts. They’re relatable and although they have some flaws, in the end, it’s still about family loyalty.
Forsaken is a beautiful story of second chances and finding hope and love in the midst of tragedy. Something you will pick up from day one and devour. It’s raw, real, and you will fall in absolute love.
July 13, 2020
I know when I read a Gabrielle G book that I’m in for an emotional rollercoaster. Forsaken definitely lives up to that. It’s angsty and heartbreaking and freaking amazing. It will make you feel everything!!
This is book two in the Gritt family series and is Salome and Chris’ story. Their story was not an easy one. They are both broken people and their journey to fight through all their issues to find something real was both devastating and uplifting. My heart hurt for both of them, but it was so worth it in the end.
I devoured this book and couldn’t read the words fast enough. That epilogue was fantastic and I can’t wait for the next Gritt family story. I know it will be worth the wait.
This is book two in the Gritt family series and is Salome and Chris’ story. Their story was not an easy one. They are both broken people and their journey to fight through all their issues to find something real was both devastating and uplifting. My heart hurt for both of them, but it was so worth it in the end.
I devoured this book and couldn’t read the words fast enough. That epilogue was fantastic and I can’t wait for the next Gritt family story. I know it will be worth the wait.
July 17, 2020
After meeting Salomé in Book 1 Heartbroken, I knew her story would be interesting.
Salomé is in love with her brother's best friend and her protector.
Two people who have always had feelings for each other but never go the next step in sharing these feelings until a tragic incident brings everything together. Secrets are discovered and having to find your inner self comes a lot harder then they think.
Full of situations that are all so real and raw. That’s the uniqueness with Gabrielle’s writing, it makes you feel so much and the realism of it is like a painting.
I recommend if you would like to start this series, start with Heartbroken if you would like to understand the family dynamics.
Can’t wait for Barnabas Story!
Salomé is in love with her brother's best friend and her protector.
Two people who have always had feelings for each other but never go the next step in sharing these feelings until a tragic incident brings everything together. Secrets are discovered and having to find your inner self comes a lot harder then they think.
Full of situations that are all so real and raw. That’s the uniqueness with Gabrielle’s writing, it makes you feel so much and the realism of it is like a painting.
I recommend if you would like to start this series, start with Heartbroken if you would like to understand the family dynamics.
Can’t wait for Barnabas Story!
July 10, 2020
Gabrielle G does not hold back with Chris and Salome’s book. The second book in the Gritt Series knocked me on my ass. The author extracted every feeling from me and left me in such a hangover. The writing is superb and left me emotionally drained. Seeing her characters from previous books is always a pleasant surprise. I look forward to more from the Gritts and Gabrielle G.
July 11, 2020
A spectacular brother's best friend ❤️❤️ romance that has so many surprises, you'll be surprised! Another spectacular book from Gabrielle G.
July 23, 2020
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Sal (Salome) has been in love with her brother's best friend, Chris, for years, but he's always just seen her as a little sister. But it's when he gets together with her best friend, Jordan, that she knows she's truly lost him (not that she ever had him) and had to get over him if she wanted to have a life worth living. Unfortunately, losing Chris did mean losing Jordan too, because for some reason, Jordan's shut her out of his life since they moved. Sal never thought she'd lose Jordan, permanently, and lose Chris all over again, though.
Wow, this story is a lot to take in. So much happened, there's so much angst, and quite frankly, I didn't really like any of the characters that much with the exception of Dex, Sal's brother-in-law, and I sorta like Sal. Well, maybe it's not so much that I like her, as I feel really sorry for, because everyone but Dex treated her horribly. Her brothers treated her horribly, her "best friend" treated her horribly, and Chris treated her horribly. Plus there's the little fact that I could not feel the connection between Chris and Sal. I never felt as if they loved each other, or even liked each other for that matter.
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July 23, 2020
I love a good angsty read and this book delivered. Such a good,emotional,slow burn romance.
I really felt for Salome and her never ending love for Chris.
It's my first book from this author and I seriously loved every bit of it. Heartbreaking yet heartwarming at the same time.
I felt like my heart was put through the grinder but this is the kind of book I love.
Great writing and great character development. I really loved Chris and Salome together. I was so rooting for them.
I highly recommend this book!!!
4 Stars!
I really felt for Salome and her never ending love for Chris.
It's my first book from this author and I seriously loved every bit of it. Heartbreaking yet heartwarming at the same time.
I felt like my heart was put through the grinder but this is the kind of book I love.
Great writing and great character development. I really loved Chris and Salome together. I was so rooting for them.
I highly recommend this book!!!
4 Stars!
August 8, 2020
Wow, this book was not what I thought it was going to be. I guess I will start with the things that bothered me the least to things that bothered me the most.
To start, I did not realize that the age gap between the two characters was going to be 10 years. I thought it was going to be that Sal would be around 5 years younger than Chris, old enough to still have kind of grown up together but still young enough to be looked at as nothing more than a little sister. Instead, it felt like it could have been written as a teacher/student romance (if she had been in high school and him fresh out of college). I feel like the age gap became the least of my concerns as I got more into the novel and saw more of its problems, but it is definitely there and it is definitely offputting. Even though Chris says he never would have tried anything with her when she was younger, they do have a bit of roleplay where he says “imagine you’re seventeen, and I just can’t have enough of you” and that felt a bit gross. But in the end, neither character actually acted on any of these hidden desires until she was 37 and he was 47, so props to them!
The second weird thing was that Chris has already been with someone from the Gritt family. He had a relationship with Luke (who is closer to him in age) when they were in high school. They seem to have wrapped up that relationship and gotten over each other, but it still seems odd that Sal continued to maintain her crush on Chris when he was with her brother.
After this, there will be slight spoilers, nothing for the end of the book but through the first 20%. I think it is important to name though, to explain why I disliked the characters.
Sal is definitely immature. I don’t know how a 37-year-old can be immature, but here we are. She leads her whole family of brothers to believe that she was cheated on by her ex-boyfriend, when the truth was that SHE cheated on HIM. Rather than admitting your wrongdoing, you’d rather have your brothers ready to fight someone on sight who did nothing to ruin his relationship. She always does this, rather than admitting any wrongdoing she may have done she just allows her family to hate whoever “wrongs” her. This didn’t totally turn me off from her, but I definitely wasn’t rooting for her a ton. What truly turned me off were some of her actions in the latter parts of the novel, but I won’t spoil that.
Then, there is Jordan. I will mostly talk about his relationship with Sal here. He has a crush on Chris, and rather than telling her BEST FRIEND that she liked Chris, Sal hooks Jordan up with him. Then, months later, when they are happily together, she almost cringes every time they start PDA together. Chris thinks that it is because she doesn’t like seeing her best friend with a player like Chris, but even Jordan suspects some feelings between the two. He is painted as a bad guy for revealing the secret that Sal cheated on her boyfriend, but other than that, he had done nothing wrong. He didn’t want to lose the man he had loved once he picked up on the fact that his best friend loved Chris, and I can’t really blame him for that. Overall, I just wish that I had gotten to know his character more rather than just seeing him through Sal or Chris’ eyes.
The one thing that kept me coming back to this book was the discussion of suicide. At first, I disliked how it was originally portrayed, but then I read more and felt like the author discussed the subject in a real and raw way. I wanted to see how the characters would heal, and so I finished the novel.
Overall, this story was a good idea, but the characters totally ruined it for me. Chris and Sal weren’t likable, they seemed to prove the horrible and harmful stereotype that bisexual people cheat more often than straight people. Even as they tried to get away from the stereotype, their actions did nothing but “prove” it to be true to those around them. The characters are mean and rude to each other a lot of the time. I just don’t see the romance here, just the sexual attraction.
I received a copy of this book and this is my voluntary review.
To start, I did not realize that the age gap between the two characters was going to be 10 years. I thought it was going to be that Sal would be around 5 years younger than Chris, old enough to still have kind of grown up together but still young enough to be looked at as nothing more than a little sister. Instead, it felt like it could have been written as a teacher/student romance (if she had been in high school and him fresh out of college). I feel like the age gap became the least of my concerns as I got more into the novel and saw more of its problems, but it is definitely there and it is definitely offputting. Even though Chris says he never would have tried anything with her when she was younger, they do have a bit of roleplay where he says “imagine you’re seventeen, and I just can’t have enough of you” and that felt a bit gross. But in the end, neither character actually acted on any of these hidden desires until she was 37 and he was 47, so props to them!
The second weird thing was that Chris has already been with someone from the Gritt family. He had a relationship with Luke (who is closer to him in age) when they were in high school. They seem to have wrapped up that relationship and gotten over each other, but it still seems odd that Sal continued to maintain her crush on Chris when he was with her brother.
After this, there will be slight spoilers, nothing for the end of the book but through the first 20%. I think it is important to name though, to explain why I disliked the characters.
Sal is definitely immature. I don’t know how a 37-year-old can be immature, but here we are. She leads her whole family of brothers to believe that she was cheated on by her ex-boyfriend, when the truth was that SHE cheated on HIM. Rather than admitting your wrongdoing, you’d rather have your brothers ready to fight someone on sight who did nothing to ruin his relationship. She always does this, rather than admitting any wrongdoing she may have done she just allows her family to hate whoever “wrongs” her. This didn’t totally turn me off from her, but I definitely wasn’t rooting for her a ton. What truly turned me off were some of her actions in the latter parts of the novel, but I won’t spoil that.
Then, there is Jordan. I will mostly talk about his relationship with Sal here. He has a crush on Chris, and rather than telling her BEST FRIEND that she liked Chris, Sal hooks Jordan up with him. Then, months later, when they are happily together, she almost cringes every time they start PDA together. Chris thinks that it is because she doesn’t like seeing her best friend with a player like Chris, but even Jordan suspects some feelings between the two. He is painted as a bad guy for revealing the secret that Sal cheated on her boyfriend, but other than that, he had done nothing wrong. He didn’t want to lose the man he had loved once he picked up on the fact that his best friend loved Chris, and I can’t really blame him for that. Overall, I just wish that I had gotten to know his character more rather than just seeing him through Sal or Chris’ eyes.
The one thing that kept me coming back to this book was the discussion of suicide. At first, I disliked how it was originally portrayed, but then I read more and felt like the author discussed the subject in a real and raw way. I wanted to see how the characters would heal, and so I finished the novel.
Overall, this story was a good idea, but the characters totally ruined it for me. Chris and Sal weren’t likable, they seemed to prove the horrible and harmful stereotype that bisexual people cheat more often than straight people. Even as they tried to get away from the stereotype, their actions did nothing but “prove” it to be true to those around them. The characters are mean and rude to each other a lot of the time. I just don’t see the romance here, just the sexual attraction.
I received a copy of this book and this is my voluntary review.
August 9, 2020
His actions were unforgiveable.
Also...any sane person would read those letters
Also...any sane person would read those letters
July 20, 2020
Another first for me author and I have to say after reading this one, I am going back and reading the first book in this series. This book was just an overload of emotions. I have to say if you in the mood for a heartbreaking emotion filled angst book then this is the one.
Salome has loved Chris for as long as she can remember, but he just never knew or reciprocated her feelings. And because his her brother's best friend he would always be there.
Chris thinks of Salome as a little sister and she has just always been in his life, but when his new relationship gets serious that relationship seems to be falling along the wayside.
But then something tragic happens and it seems he is back in her life and the relationship that forms is complicated but also one that keeps both of them staying afloat
Like I said emotional overload. Definitely a book that will have you feeling all the feels and maybe shedding a tear or two. A complicated love story that will have your heart breaking but then put your heart back together again❤ 😊
Reviewed on behalf of
Fay's Corner
Salome has loved Chris for as long as she can remember, but he just never knew or reciprocated her feelings. And because his her brother's best friend he would always be there.
Chris thinks of Salome as a little sister and she has just always been in his life, but when his new relationship gets serious that relationship seems to be falling along the wayside.
But then something tragic happens and it seems he is back in her life and the relationship that forms is complicated but also one that keeps both of them staying afloat
Like I said emotional overload. Definitely a book that will have you feeling all the feels and maybe shedding a tear or two. A complicated love story that will have your heart breaking but then put your heart back together again❤ 😊
Reviewed on behalf of
Fay's Corner
July 25, 2020
Salome' has been in love with her brother's best friend, Chris for as long as she can remember. But, they are, somewhat forbidden and she is dealing with an unrequited love since forever. While Sal and Chris have a special bond, they've never really crossed the line with each other, but they both feel something special between one another unbeknownst to each other.
This book was agonizing on both sides. Watching the guy you have such big feelings for date other people is torturing. They had to deal with so many delicate issues to get to the possibility of a beautiful relationship. The book feels like it could happen in real life, feelings felt raw and emotions were all over the place. I really enjoyed their story. It was great seeing characters from her other books meshing with these characters. Dex will always be my favorite. I think this could be read as a standalone, but I think it would feel more special knowing the characters from her previous books and make more sense. I am looking forward to Barnabas' story!!
This book was agonizing on both sides. Watching the guy you have such big feelings for date other people is torturing. They had to deal with so many delicate issues to get to the possibility of a beautiful relationship. The book feels like it could happen in real life, feelings felt raw and emotions were all over the place. I really enjoyed their story. It was great seeing characters from her other books meshing with these characters. Dex will always be my favorite. I think this could be read as a standalone, but I think it would feel more special knowing the characters from her previous books and make more sense. I am looking forward to Barnabas' story!!
July 14, 2020
Gritty and raw may be an understatement when describing Forsaken. Sal has been in love with her brother's best friend forever but he hasn't felt the same. He pursues a relationship with her best friend Jordan and then tragedy strikes bringing them closer together. I don't want to say anything else without potentially spoiling it. This one tragic event does spur the conflict for the entire book which i thought made a lot of sense and kept everything from going off the rails by introducing too many other plots. Sal is a caring and loving woman who doesn't always get treated right yet still finds a way to forgive others. Chris had a lot of growth he needed to do throughout the book and needed to learn better communication. He was most definitely a very flawed MC but also extremely complex which is where my empathy for him came from. There is one single string I felt as the reader I would want to know even if our characters didn't. But this book engrossed me from beginning to end. I definitely would read more from this author
July 17, 2020
3.5 stars
I was really excited about Forsaken by Gabrielle G. as brother's best friend with a touch of forbidden is my favourite kind of poison. It was sure an emotional rollercoaster. The ups and downs were too much. The author sure handled lots of complicated issues head on in this messy, angsty and chaotic love story.
But my issue was with both the lead characters Salome and Chris. Salome is such a fierce woman with the biggest heart. I just couldn't figure out how she kept on loving Chris through all the trouble and making mistakes one after another. I absolutely understand the unbreakable spell of first love. Still I had a hard time understanding the character. Same goes for Chris. He always cared for her when her own brothers didn't properly do so. But he hurt her and broke her and left her alone. He is a great man, but is he the right man for Salome? I am all for heartbreak and angst and pain if I can feel the connection between the couple. It was there. The sparks were there but somehow it didn't develop into something special. Also the Gritt family and their dynamics is a bit too much to handle. A large part of the story was spent in descriptions of day to day events. I just wanted to feel the feels. And I was missing it.
Forsaken was a reckless, impulsive and intense romance. It was a different take on brother's best friend.
Received ARC for honest review
I was really excited about Forsaken by Gabrielle G. as brother's best friend with a touch of forbidden is my favourite kind of poison. It was sure an emotional rollercoaster. The ups and downs were too much. The author sure handled lots of complicated issues head on in this messy, angsty and chaotic love story.
But my issue was with both the lead characters Salome and Chris. Salome is such a fierce woman with the biggest heart. I just couldn't figure out how she kept on loving Chris through all the trouble and making mistakes one after another. I absolutely understand the unbreakable spell of first love. Still I had a hard time understanding the character. Same goes for Chris. He always cared for her when her own brothers didn't properly do so. But he hurt her and broke her and left her alone. He is a great man, but is he the right man for Salome? I am all for heartbreak and angst and pain if I can feel the connection between the couple. It was there. The sparks were there but somehow it didn't develop into something special. Also the Gritt family and their dynamics is a bit too much to handle. A large part of the story was spent in descriptions of day to day events. I just wanted to feel the feels. And I was missing it.
Forsaken was a reckless, impulsive and intense romance. It was a different take on brother's best friend.
Received ARC for honest review
July 14, 2020
3-1/2 Stars
This book was a roller coaster of emotions & couples. I felt like I had whiplash at some points. But when I read the authors note at the end & she mentioned how some people have to go through some things multiple times before they get it right. It really clicked with me for this book, like a vicious circle/cycle... I think everyone goes through one in their life, I know I have.
I really didn’t like Jordan & Chris I had a hard time liking through most of the book. I came around near the end, when you can see the reasons why he did what he did. Salome I kept thinking girl move on BUT I’ve never met the love of my life so I can’t imagine how hard it was for her.
The Gritt family... can’t say I was a huge fan except I love Barbanos & Dex. I’d like to read Dex & Luke’s story one day.
This book was absolutely nothing like what I expected it to be. It about relationships of all kinds, love, death, grief, guilt & living your life.
I received an arc of this book in return for an honest review.
This book was a roller coaster of emotions & couples. I felt like I had whiplash at some points. But when I read the authors note at the end & she mentioned how some people have to go through some things multiple times before they get it right. It really clicked with me for this book, like a vicious circle/cycle... I think everyone goes through one in their life, I know I have.
I really didn’t like Jordan & Chris I had a hard time liking through most of the book. I came around near the end, when you can see the reasons why he did what he did. Salome I kept thinking girl move on BUT I’ve never met the love of my life so I can’t imagine how hard it was for her.
The Gritt family... can’t say I was a huge fan except I love Barbanos & Dex. I’d like to read Dex & Luke’s story one day.
This book was absolutely nothing like what I expected it to be. It about relationships of all kinds, love, death, grief, guilt & living your life.
I received an arc of this book in return for an honest review.
August 3, 2020
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Let me start with that I liked the different themes that was put into this story; bisexuality, depression and friendship. However I admit that this was a real sad story and I mean it when I say that I felt like the heroine was the consolation prize.
The last opportunity in life to have a partner, one you just settle with.
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Salomé has been in love with Chris for the past 30 years and no man has ever managed to take his place.
Chris has never seen her more than the little sister to his best friend. Through the years he dated one of her brothers and is now going to marry her best friend Jordan.
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To me Chris was a coward and frankly an asshole. He didn’t stand up to Jordan when he didn’t want them to see Salome. He left her when she got pregnant“ to find himself”. Sorry but selfishness and a coward is not very attractive. And I just wanted to punch Salome for the lack of self respect and honestly, I didn’t feel any connection between the characters.
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July 22, 2020
Wow. Just wow. Forsaken is not your typical brother's best friend romance. Chris and Salome's path to HEA is so twisted and hard and emotional and gritty and at times, ugly. I was really curious about the two of them after reading Heartbroken (Gritt Family #1) and Forsaken was nothing like what I expected between Chris and Sal.
Chris has always been an unofficial part of the Gritt family, as Aaron's best friend. What started out as a crush on him when she was 6 years old turned into something deeper for Salome, and every guy she dated was compared to Chris. Nothing had ever happened between them since he's 10 years older than her, but she has been in love with him for as long as she can remember.
Chris is bisexual, as we know from the last book. He dated Sal's brother Luke when they were teenagers. (I haven't read Luke and Dex's book from the previous series, so I'm not sure how much detail there is about that relationship.) But this book really is about the romance between Chris and Salome. The fact that Chris is bisexual definitely is a big part of who he is and how that impacts their relationship.
It struck me as odd that Sal cared less about the fact that Chris had been with Luke than he was with her best friend. I don't want to say too much about the events that lead Chris to be with Salome after being with her best friend. But had he not had that relationship first, there probably would not have been a relationship with her. And that screws with Chris' mind. Sal feels guilt about it too, but it really messes with Chris, and it takes A LOT of work on his part to get to a good place. Meanwhile, Sal feels once again like she's an outsider in her family when her brother takes Chris' side over hers. Like she's not good enough. Like no one cares what she thinks. And Chris has similar struggles. Why won't Sal go with him when he needs to leave the memories of his ex behind?
It's a tricky situation, and there is a lot of upheaval for both of them, but the resolution is a beautiful HEA. I am so enjoying this series! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Chris has always been an unofficial part of the Gritt family, as Aaron's best friend. What started out as a crush on him when she was 6 years old turned into something deeper for Salome, and every guy she dated was compared to Chris. Nothing had ever happened between them since he's 10 years older than her, but she has been in love with him for as long as she can remember.
Chris is bisexual, as we know from the last book. He dated Sal's brother Luke when they were teenagers. (I haven't read Luke and Dex's book from the previous series, so I'm not sure how much detail there is about that relationship.) But this book really is about the romance between Chris and Salome. The fact that Chris is bisexual definitely is a big part of who he is and how that impacts their relationship.
It struck me as odd that Sal cared less about the fact that Chris had been with Luke than he was with her best friend. I don't want to say too much about the events that lead Chris to be with Salome after being with her best friend. But had he not had that relationship first, there probably would not have been a relationship with her. And that screws with Chris' mind. Sal feels guilt about it too, but it really messes with Chris, and it takes A LOT of work on his part to get to a good place. Meanwhile, Sal feels once again like she's an outsider in her family when her brother takes Chris' side over hers. Like she's not good enough. Like no one cares what she thinks. And Chris has similar struggles. Why won't Sal go with him when he needs to leave the memories of his ex behind?
It's a tricky situation, and there is a lot of upheaval for both of them, but the resolution is a beautiful HEA. I am so enjoying this series! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
July 23, 2020
Gabrielle G again manages to get all the feels and still manages to make you smile along the way. She writes some of the most unforgettable characters I have encountered. For example, I am a huge Led Zeppelin fan. I have been since I was a teen in the early '70s. In fact, Led Zeppelin was the first concert I ever attended. One scene from Trouble had Dan and Lars playing "Fool in the Rain," ever since then, whenever I hear that song, I picture Dan and Lars, not Page and Plant. Those, my friend, are memorable characters. She has done it again with the Gritt family.
We've met and loved Luke Gritt, grown-up, and cried with Aaron Gritt, and now we are walking through devastation and rebirth with Salome Gritt. Salome (or Sal) has loved Chris ever since she was a small girl. Chris is the best friend of Aaron and Luke's first boyfriend. Chris is bi-sexual and comfortable in that, and Sal is too. However, she's ten years younger, and there's the whole little sister of the best friend dynamic. Throw in Sal's supposed best friend (who is obviously a very disturbed individual), and we are left with a catastrophic trainwreck of vast proportions leaving people broken and devastated.
Out of the ashes left behind, Chris realizes that he loves Sal and wants a life with her. But healing takes time. Getting over yourself takes time. Growing up, facing your faults, acknowledging your shortcomings, and being big enough to admit to these takes time. And thankfully, Gabrielle G has created a world of influential people to surround Chris and Sal, who will aid and assist as characters we know and love learn to grab the love that is before them.
We have at least one more Gritt story to crave. Not to mention, there's still another musician's story we are awaiting. In the meantime, if you haven't met the Gritt's start with Luke's account in Often and Suddenly and move on to Heartbroken for Aaron and Alane's love journey. All will leave you sighing and wishing for more of Gabrielle's beautiful words.
We've met and loved Luke Gritt, grown-up, and cried with Aaron Gritt, and now we are walking through devastation and rebirth with Salome Gritt. Salome (or Sal) has loved Chris ever since she was a small girl. Chris is the best friend of Aaron and Luke's first boyfriend. Chris is bi-sexual and comfortable in that, and Sal is too. However, she's ten years younger, and there's the whole little sister of the best friend dynamic. Throw in Sal's supposed best friend (who is obviously a very disturbed individual), and we are left with a catastrophic trainwreck of vast proportions leaving people broken and devastated.
Out of the ashes left behind, Chris realizes that he loves Sal and wants a life with her. But healing takes time. Getting over yourself takes time. Growing up, facing your faults, acknowledging your shortcomings, and being big enough to admit to these takes time. And thankfully, Gabrielle G has created a world of influential people to surround Chris and Sal, who will aid and assist as characters we know and love learn to grab the love that is before them.
We have at least one more Gritt story to crave. Not to mention, there's still another musician's story we are awaiting. In the meantime, if you haven't met the Gritt's start with Luke's account in Often and Suddenly and move on to Heartbroken for Aaron and Alane's love journey. All will leave you sighing and wishing for more of Gabrielle's beautiful words.
July 17, 2020
Another home run!!!
Every time I pick up a book by Gabrielle G. I am more pleasantly surprised than the last. The writing is exquisite and the stories are rich, powerful, emotionally raw and relatable on so many levels....not a fluffy read to whip through in minutes, this book hits you right in the feels!
The characters in this second instalment of the the Gritt series are not at all what you think from the previous book. You learn so much about what makes them tic, why they are the way they are...I couldn’t put it down. The heroes have such a strong connection that built up for so long you just can’t wait for them to come together - and let me tell you it does not disappoint when they do!!
Looking forward to the next in this series, because this family ans these characters are so complex and real it is a real pleasure to read them.
Every time I pick up a book by Gabrielle G. I am more pleasantly surprised than the last. The writing is exquisite and the stories are rich, powerful, emotionally raw and relatable on so many levels....not a fluffy read to whip through in minutes, this book hits you right in the feels!
The characters in this second instalment of the the Gritt series are not at all what you think from the previous book. You learn so much about what makes them tic, why they are the way they are...I couldn’t put it down. The heroes have such a strong connection that built up for so long you just can’t wait for them to come together - and let me tell you it does not disappoint when they do!!
Looking forward to the next in this series, because this family ans these characters are so complex and real it is a real pleasure to read them.
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