In my debut novel,
Breathe, Sadie may have fallen in love with the teen rock star, Jax
Stone, but readers fell head over heels for Marcus Hardy. This is his
story…
Marcus Hardy had hoped to enjoy a year away at college while he put the summer he’d rather forget behind him. But instead, he’s jerked right back to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama due to a family crisis. His dear ol' dad found himself a girlfriend only a few years older than Marcus. So now his sister needs help dealing with their mother who is mentally falling apart. The only bright spot to returning is the fascinating red head who sleeps over several times a week. The problem is she's sleeping in bed with his new roommate, Cage Watson.
Willow “Low” Foster needs a place to live. Running to Cage’s apartment every time her sister kicks her out isn’t exactly a long term solution. Juggling her courses at the local community college and a part time job doesn’t produce excess income. But Cage has a new roommate and suddenly sleeping over at her best friend’s apartment isn’t such a bad thing. Not when she gets to see those sexy green eyes of Marcus Hardy’s twinkle when he smiles at her like he wants her there.
Even though Cage seems a little territorial where Low is concerned, Marcus finds time to spend with Low without upsetting his roommate. Cage may use his small college baseball star persona to sleep with every hot female in his path but he’s still under the disillusion that when he’s through sowing his wild oats, he’s going to marry Low. Marcus intends to change that assumption for both Cage and Low. Until his carefully laid plans come crashing down with a revelation he never expected. He’ll have to choose between Low or his family. Because once the truth comes out.... there’s no other choice.
Marcus Hardy had hoped to enjoy a year away at college while he put the summer he’d rather forget behind him. But instead, he’s jerked right back to the coastal town of Sea Breeze, Alabama due to a family crisis. His dear ol' dad found himself a girlfriend only a few years older than Marcus. So now his sister needs help dealing with their mother who is mentally falling apart. The only bright spot to returning is the fascinating red head who sleeps over several times a week. The problem is she's sleeping in bed with his new roommate, Cage Watson.
Willow “Low” Foster needs a place to live. Running to Cage’s apartment every time her sister kicks her out isn’t exactly a long term solution. Juggling her courses at the local community college and a part time job doesn’t produce excess income. But Cage has a new roommate and suddenly sleeping over at her best friend’s apartment isn’t such a bad thing. Not when she gets to see those sexy green eyes of Marcus Hardy’s twinkle when he smiles at her like he wants her there.
Even though Cage seems a little territorial where Low is concerned, Marcus finds time to spend with Low without upsetting his roommate. Cage may use his small college baseball star persona to sleep with every hot female in his path but he’s still under the disillusion that when he’s through sowing his wild oats, he’s going to marry Low. Marcus intends to change that assumption for both Cage and Low. Until his carefully laid plans come crashing down with a revelation he never expected. He’ll have to choose between Low or his family. Because once the truth comes out.... there’s no other choice.
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Acum, bineinteles ca v-ati putea intreba: De ce nu face recenzie la Jocurile Foamei? Voiam. Dar m-am gandit mai bine si am ajuns la concluzia ca mi-ar placea sa vorbesc despre seria lui Suzanne Collins ca despre un intreg. Asa ca astazi imi adun gandurile despre al doilea volum al seriei Sea Breeze si cea mai recenta lectura a mea si anume Because of Low.
In timp ce Existence prezinta un oarecare potential ce asteapta sa fie dezvoltat, lucru care m-a facut sa ii dat 4/5, cu toate ca se apropia mai mult de un 3,5 , trebuie sa spun ca scrierile contemporane ale lui Abbi Glines sunt o cu totul alta poveste. Sunt dulci, sunt romantice, iar mie cel putin mi-e imposibil sa nu ma pierd in ele. Poate ca autoarea nu are acea inclinatie spre supranatural, dar cu siguranta acolo se afla un potential romantic ce trebuie explorat la capacitate maxima. In timp ce in Breathe, primul volum al seriei ( gasiti recenzia aici ) situatia poate fi catalogat atat ca adorabila, cat si ca de-a dreptul cliseica, in Because of Low intalnim o mare imbunatatire din punctul asta de vedere. Pentru mine, Sea Breeze reprezinta o serie care mi-a ajuns la suflet. Ma atasez usor de astfel de carti, ce pot sa spun. Numiti-le placere vinovata, spuneti-mi ca nu sunt carti serioase, dar toata lumea are dreptul sa citeasca ceea ce ii face placere.
In Breathe, Marcus nu a avut nici o sansa. Si vorbesc la modul cel mai serios. Nu a fost vorba de un triunghi amoros, nu au existat sentimente contradictorii sau incercari esuate. Sadie l-a ales pe Jax ca si cum nu ar fi existat niciodata o alta optiune. Si desi pe moment, ca si cititor, nu iti doresti altceva, in Because of Low intalnesti un Marcus Hardy pe care e imposibil sa nu il adori. Nevoit sa apeleze la varianta cursurilor online si sa se intoarca in Sea Breeze datorita problemelor familiale, Marcus, care nu a mai depins de banii tatalui sau de la majorat, nu vrea sa locuiasca in casa in care a crescut. Asa ca ajunge sa imparta un apartament cu Cage, un prieten al un prieten ( da, vechiul lant al slabiciunilor ) nu ca acesta ar fi prea mult pe acasa. In fiecare noapte o alta fata, ( sau alte doua fete, depinde cum priviti problema ) fiecare aratand mai nenatural decat cea din urma ( nu glumesc, tipul are o obsesie cu sanii falsi ). Exista un singur lucru de care lui Cage ii pasa cu adevarat. Sau, mai corect, o singura persoana.
In lumea lui Low, oamenii pleaca. Intotdeauna. Tatal ei a facut-o. Mama a ramas, dar asta nu a insemnat prea mult cand i s-a amintit constant ca nasterea sa e o greseala. Sora ei nu o iubeste suficient pentru a imparti casa mostenita de la mama lor. Mai mult, singurele nopti in care Low are voie sa doarma acolo sunt cele in care are grija de fiica lui Tawny, Larissa, care la randul sau pare sa fie un copil fara tata. Singura persoana pe care poate conta este Cage. Inca din copilarie, el a fost mereu singurul care a inteles-o. Ingerul ei pazitor. Persoana care i-a purtat bataliile atunci cand i-a fost mult prea greu sa infrunte lumea de una singura. Din partea ei, nu e decat prietenie. In ceea ce il priveste, Cage are aceasta mica idee stupida: in ziua in care va fi pregatit sa isi lase in urma viata de dezmat, ( credeti-ma, alt cuvant nu exista ) el si Low se vor casatori.
Acum, cand nu are unde sa mearga, ea ciocane la usa lui Cage. Numai ca nu el este cel care ii deschide, ci Marcus. Si, cu toate ca nu poate intelege cu adevarat situatia, se simte inexplicabil atras de fata roscata. Intr-atat incat, inainte sa isi dea seama, Sadie ii paraseste gandurile, iar in ele nu mai exista decat Willow. La randul sau, lui Low ii este greu sa asculte sfaturile lui Cage. Poate ca ea si Marcus nu provin din aceeasi clasa sociala, dar el pare sa nu observe asta. Poate ca nu e cel mai intelept lucru. De fapt, Low e convinsa ca intr-o zi totul se va termina si, la randul lui, Marcus o va parasi. Dar trebuie sa incerce, macar pentru moment, sa aiba incredere in el.
Cu toate astea, viata nimanui nu e perfecta, nu-i asa? Tatal lui Marcus s-a hotarat ca, dupa douazeci si cinci de ani de casnicie sa isi paraseasca sotia pentru o femeie mult mai tanara. Mama sa incearca sa se sinucida, iar Amanda, fiica lor mai mica, este pur si simplu depasita de situatie. Intre timp, relatia si asa pe muchie de cutit pe care Low si Tawny o au devine si mai proasta. De fapt, se pare ca, si daca nu incearca, sora sa poate sa ii distruga viata fara remuscare.
Citate:
“Trust me, I wrote the book on screwed up families. I can handle it.”
"It’s one of the good parts of me and I’d like to know it’s in your hands. I love you. I always will."
"He wanted to come back. Everyone else who left you didn’t want to come back, Low. They left because they wanted to. Marcus didn’t want to leave. It completely tore him up."
“I never said Marcus was good enough for you. Don’t go getting all carried away. All I said was he made you happy and I think if anyone could love you as much as I do it’d be Marcus. He’s so love sick when it comes to you baby it’s kinda pathetic to watch.”
Mie una cartea mi-a ajuns la suflet. Mi-a placut cum personajele fac greseli. Cum invata sa ierte. Marcus si Low chiar mi-au mentinut zambetul pe buze. Si, oricat de ciudat ar parea, iubesc relatia pe care o au Low si Cage. Poti simti dragostea intre ei, numai ca nu genul acela. Orice ar spune Cage, e evident ca o iubeste doar ca pe o sora. Poate ca nu sunt inruditi prin sange, dar se simte ca sunt o familie. Ca ar face orice unul pentru altul. In concluzie, nu stiu ce ati gandi voi despre carte. Nu stiu daca v-ar placea sau daca ati simti nevoia sa o loviti de pereti cu mai multa sau mai putina precizie. Stiu insa ca mie mi-a placut. Asa ca trebuie sa fiu sincera cu mine insami si sa ii dau nota corespunzatoare.
Nota: 5/5