“There would be no happy ending for us. He was too damaged. I was too broken.”
Two years ago, Lorrie’s mother was murdered. But that wasn’t the end of it. Reeling from the tragedy, Lorrie’s father spiraled into alcohol, depression, and finally suicide.
The two most important people in Lorrie’s life are both gone but she’s still alive.
Trying to recover from the tragedy, Lorrie returns to campus, ready to pick up the pieces of her life. All Lorrie wants is to get back to “normal.”
Then she meets Hunter. The man, the legend, “the Hammer.”
Hunter is a cage fighter who takes on every fight like he’s got nothing to lose. His life is a tangled mess of girls, booze, and fist fights. And while it may seem like he’s got a devil-may-care attitude, he’s fighting a private cage-match with a monster he can’t defeat.
Lorrie knows that Hunter is the exact type of guy she should stay away from, especially in her fragile state, but Hunter has other ideas.
As Hunter and Lorrie grow closer together, will they be able to overcome their pain and heal each other? Or will they both end up wrecked?
Two years ago, Lorrie’s mother was murdered. But that wasn’t the end of it. Reeling from the tragedy, Lorrie’s father spiraled into alcohol, depression, and finally suicide.
The two most important people in Lorrie’s life are both gone but she’s still alive.
Trying to recover from the tragedy, Lorrie returns to campus, ready to pick up the pieces of her life. All Lorrie wants is to get back to “normal.”
Then she meets Hunter. The man, the legend, “the Hammer.”
Hunter is a cage fighter who takes on every fight like he’s got nothing to lose. His life is a tangled mess of girls, booze, and fist fights. And while it may seem like he’s got a devil-may-care attitude, he’s fighting a private cage-match with a monster he can’t defeat.
Lorrie knows that Hunter is the exact type of guy she should stay away from, especially in her fragile state, but Hunter has other ideas.
As Hunter and Lorrie grow closer together, will they be able to overcome their pain and heal each other? Or will they both end up wrecked?
This story starts with Hunter saving Lorrie's life. Literally and I think
later, figuratively. She has started back to college after a horrible double
tragedy struck her family. She has not only lost one parent, but two. My heart
ached for her. I wanted her to pull out of the depression and fight for a real
life despite her hurdles. My heart strings were definitely tugged by her tragic
tale.
I was warned this one had a bad cliffhanger so I was prepared for that. What I was not prepared for however was Hunter's story finally being told and then it just kind of ends. I mean, to me that isn't really a cliffhanger. It is sort of like she just decided to split the whole story into two books although I think it could have been combined into one. The other issue for me is probably just a me thing. The story wasn't very memorable to me. I finished it about 5 days before writing this review and have only read one book since then. I sat down to write this today and honestly couldn't recall what the book was about. I had to go through my notes and read the synopsis to put it all into place. Then I didn't even remember the ending. I had to go back and re-read it. Due to that fact alone, I doubt I will be reading the next book in this series. It wasn't anything to do with the writing style (which I really enjoyed), the editing, the plot (I recall really enjoying the book at the time I was reading it), but for me, it just honestly wasn't a book that will stick with me.
"That's what normal people did right?
In the movies, whenever someone read their father's suicide note they cried
afterwards."
Lorrie knows she should stay away from Hunter and type of guys he stands for
and I will admit, I admired her will power. I am not sure if I had a man like
Hunter around me that much that I wouldn't just throw caution to the wind. She
did however remain strong in her vow to remain friends with him for a very
large part of the book.
"Hunter was the first person at this
school besides Daniela to treat me like a real person-not a victim, object of
pity, or some freak in a circus show."
So that sort of sums the basic of the story up. I mean Hunter of course has
a bad past and they kind of make each other complete. I loved their playful
banter and I loved that Hunter wasn't afraid to tell Lorrie his feelings even
though he was a big bad MMA fighter. I did however have some problems with the
book. I was warned this one had a bad cliffhanger so I was prepared for that. What I was not prepared for however was Hunter's story finally being told and then it just kind of ends. I mean, to me that isn't really a cliffhanger. It is sort of like she just decided to split the whole story into two books although I think it could have been combined into one. The other issue for me is probably just a me thing. The story wasn't very memorable to me. I finished it about 5 days before writing this review and have only read one book since then. I sat down to write this today and honestly couldn't recall what the book was about. I had to go through my notes and read the synopsis to put it all into place. Then I didn't even remember the ending. I had to go back and re-read it. Due to that fact alone, I doubt I will be reading the next book in this series. It wasn't anything to do with the writing style (which I really enjoyed), the editing, the plot (I recall really enjoying the book at the time I was reading it), but for me, it just honestly wasn't a book that will stick with me.
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