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Full Tilt by Emma Scott
5.0
4.5 stars
"You are a universe."
Holy shit, I am an emotional wreck after finishing this book. Thank you so much to my friend Dylan for recommending me this book. I think, like he described it, this book can be described as a new adult version of [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462], but instead of cancer it's a heart transplant patient. This story follows Kacey, the guitarist in her band who is just on the brink of becoming hugely successful. One drunken night, she meets Jonah, who happens to be her limo driver for her band. What she doesn't know is that Jonah is suffering from a heart transplant (this isn't a spoiler) and doesn't have much time left.
“You are a universe, Kacey. I kept waiting to find the end of your love and beauty, the end of your generous heart. I never did. I never will.”
This story kind of punched me in the gut and I wasn't expecting it to be so emotional for me, but god damn. I was a crying mess by the end of this beautiful story. This story is gorgeously written, it kind of reminded me of [a:Brittainy c Cherry|7121791|Brittainy C. Cherry|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1372453435p2/7121791.jpg]'s writing with how beautiful it is. It has so many amazing, complex characters that the author forces you to give a shit about, and I love that. Jonah, and his heart condition, and his fear that he has of leaving something behind. His brother, Theo and how deeply he cares about his brother. Kacey, who is struggling with her family and their nonacceptance of her career in music. Lola, Kacey's best friend and band mate who helped her off the streets when she was only seventeen. Jonah's parents who are incredibly supportive, and will do anything to see their son happy and healthy, and Kacey's parents, who are fucking terrible and emotion-less robots. All these characters felt so real, and this story really moved me because of that. Jonah's sickness felt so real and never like it was thrown in the readers face or just trying to make you cry, I actually felt so much sympathy for him, and I just really fucking love his character.
"A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." - Mark Twain.
This was such a gorgeous story that really weighs so heavily on my heart. I am sure this story and these characters will be on my mind for a long time. I actually can't wait to read the sequel. “We might not have months or years, but we have moments. Thousands upon thousands of them. Let’s take each moment, seize it and wring it dry.”
"You are a universe."
Holy shit, I am an emotional wreck after finishing this book. Thank you so much to my friend Dylan for recommending me this book. I think, like he described it, this book can be described as a new adult version of [b:The Fault in Our Stars|11870085|The Fault in Our Stars|John Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420s/11870085.jpg|16827462], but instead of cancer it's a heart transplant patient. This story follows Kacey, the guitarist in her band who is just on the brink of becoming hugely successful. One drunken night, she meets Jonah, who happens to be her limo driver for her band. What she doesn't know is that Jonah is suffering from a heart transplant (this isn't a spoiler) and doesn't have much time left.
“You are a universe, Kacey. I kept waiting to find the end of your love and beauty, the end of your generous heart. I never did. I never will.”
This story kind of punched me in the gut and I wasn't expecting it to be so emotional for me, but god damn. I was a crying mess by the end of this beautiful story. This story is gorgeously written, it kind of reminded me of [a:Brittainy c Cherry|7121791|Brittainy C. Cherry|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1372453435p2/7121791.jpg]'s writing with how beautiful it is. It has so many amazing, complex characters that the author forces you to give a shit about, and I love that. Jonah, and his heart condition, and his fear that he has of leaving something behind. His brother, Theo and how deeply he cares about his brother. Kacey, who is struggling with her family and their nonacceptance of her career in music. Lola, Kacey's best friend and band mate who helped her off the streets when she was only seventeen. Jonah's parents who are incredibly supportive, and will do anything to see their son happy and healthy, and Kacey's parents, who are fucking terrible and emotion-less robots. All these characters felt so real, and this story really moved me because of that. Jonah's sickness felt so real and never like it was thrown in the readers face or just trying to make you cry, I actually felt so much sympathy for him, and I just really fucking love his character.
"A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time." - Mark Twain.
This was such a gorgeous story that really weighs so heavily on my heart. I am sure this story and these characters will be on my mind for a long time. I actually can't wait to read the sequel. “We might not have months or years, but we have moments. Thousands upon thousands of them. Let’s take each moment, seize it and wring it dry.”