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Watching the Sky Cry is a beautifully written,
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Blurb
Ten years is a long time when you’re thirty-two. We’d seen our share of ups and downs, but I could honestly say, they were mostly up. That’s the thing about happiness though. It lulls you into a false sense of security.
Neither one of us ever thought we’d ever be touched by crippling loss or immeasurable grief. But not all stories have a happy ending, and I knew, better than anyone, that sometimes, one of you won’t make it till the end. One of you has to go first. And one of you will be left behind to pick up the pieces.
That one is me.
But starting over isn’t what I thought it would be. I need escape from the memories that plague me, remind me. So I went back to where it all began. To the town where I was born. To the place whose beauty could pierce my pain. Where I experienced my first kiss, where I fell in love, where a man was my earth. And I…
I was his sky.
Excerpt
You never had a girlfriend.” I whispered.
“No, Rylie. I didn’t.”
I pushed away from him, my mouth coating itself in preparation for what was to come, and ran toward the field behind his parents’ house. I threw up everything in my stomach, but I kept heaving with wracking sobs, unable to keep my shit together. If I’d listened….if I’d answered his letters…if I hadn’t met Nick…
His hands were in my hair, pulling it back, but it was no use. I was a mess in every way possible.
“This isn’t…” I hiccupped, “how I imagined this going.”
“Yeah?” he said softly. “How’d you imagine it?”
“We would have it out, and then we’d have angry sex, and then we’d fall in love and have babies and live happily ever after.”
See? Honesty.
“Oh Rylie,” he said with humor in his voice, not at all bothered when he wiped the edges of my disgusting mouth with his hand. “I’ll be pissing you off again…probably on purpose just so we can have that angry sex you just mentioned.”
“No, Rylie. I didn’t.”
I pushed away from him, my mouth coating itself in preparation for what was to come, and ran toward the field behind his parents’ house. I threw up everything in my stomach, but I kept heaving with wracking sobs, unable to keep my shit together. If I’d listened….if I’d answered his letters…if I hadn’t met Nick…
His hands were in my hair, pulling it back, but it was no use. I was a mess in every way possible.
“This isn’t…” I hiccupped, “how I imagined this going.”
“Yeah?” he said softly. “How’d you imagine it?”
“We would have it out, and then we’d have angry sex, and then we’d fall in love and have babies and live happily ever after.”
See? Honesty.
“Oh Rylie,” he said with humor in his voice, not at all bothered when he wiped the edges of my disgusting mouth with his hand. “I’ll be pissing you off again…probably on purpose just so we can have that angry sex you just mentioned.”
AMIE'S 3.5-4 STAR REVIEW
So I am a little torn with this story -
I was hooked by the cover , title and synop , I love second chance romance , love childhood friends to lovers even more , then to make it even better there was a time gap of no contact that makes the reunion so much sweeter !!
I liked how we got a bit about Riley and Nick - it was a tragedy , heartbreaking story and the emotion was flowing. You could feel Riley's despair and yet wanted her to move on and go back to her childhood so she could start over. I didn't really feel a huge connection to her BUT I could appreciate her due to the things she had gone through. Now when it comes to Quentin I was thrilled. He was all the things in an adult you want your childhood love to grow up into - or maybe not LOL !! I enjoyed the bits and pieces of their childhood , he was very interesting as was his family life so I really wanted to get to know him. There were a few different twists and story lines mixed in and that is kind of where I lost things. I couldn't focus on the present or on figuring out Quentin's past due to this conflict going on with Billy. I think Billy needs his own book because he really has a story to tell !! Maybe a hint or two about his struggles but not a big focus on them as there was. Sometimes I am a bit more ADD than normal so having this book be really busy was a distraction. I enjoyed the story and just think that maybe some things could have been left out and other things should have had more focus. Regardless it was full of emotion and a good read - if Billy ever gets his own book I would def read it !!
About the Author:
Julie is a southern California native, a fan of a really good story (preferably a romance with a happily ever after), really good pie (preferably pumpkin)and copious amounts of coffee (preferably Folgers).
She has always enjoyed writing and at one time thought she might be a singer/songwriter. The 'writer' part is that one that stuck.
Julie is obsessed with Pi...the equation and the food. She's allergic to cats, cantaloupe and hates mushrooms. So if you ever want to give her a gift, those are out for sure.
She currently lives with her romance hero husband and two boys in Melbourne, Australia.
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