Infinity stars!!! Top 3 reds of the YEAR!!! This is a book that I am left in a puddle, left going what do I do with myself now. I'm completely and utterly consumed with this world, Lawson and Jackson. I feel like this is gonna be hard to sum up in a review. Just know this book has my whole heart currently. Okay I am gonna start out by saying I love, like love, love Julie's books. Love and Tryst have been some top reads for me for this year as well. So I was beyond stoked when I heard she had a new release coming. I dropped everything and started it. And wowwwwww I am so glad I did. It did not disappoint. It actually blew me even more away by how dang amazing this story truly is. So this one involves a lot of grief and loss. Suicide. Cancer. Child abuse. Everything that breaks your heart and disturbs you to a certain degree. This book is about life after loss. Is there life after loss. What does it look like. How can you cope. How do you heal. Not just you but everyone that was effected by said person. It's beyond tragic. It is emotional, raw, and everything that just breaks your heart. But at it's core it is finding love, finding the happy side of things. It's not an easy journey. But it is a beautiful journey in the end. Just gotta get through all the tough, and not so pretty parts. But it is so worth all the turmoil and tears. I even had tears, and that does not happen for me often in books. Jackson is top notch. Absolutely fell for him instantly. What he is dealing with is insurmountable tragedy. It broke me wide open. He has a hard time dealing and turns to not so smart things. But it is what he needs to cope. He distances himself form his friends. But one day he goes to group counseling and meets a stranger that is dealing with loss of a loved one as well. And this is where this relationship stems from. Builds up off of grief and healing. It is done so spectacularly, in my opinion. You feel all the raw pieces of these men. Lawson is that sweet home grown boy. Dealing with something so tragic as well. Gahhhhh it guts me to think about. He blames himself. Heck they both do. He struggles to get past. He is trying for his parents. But sometimes ya want to fall to pieces. He just holds strong and is such a light in the darkness for Jack. I gotta say Law's parents I absolutely loved a bunch, wow i cried for them in so many spots. Andrew, all I will say to not spoil is I want to wrap you up and give you a HUGE hug. I could go on and on. Just know you'll need tissues right out the gate with this read and it doesn't let up. There is some spice but very minimal. It is not that type of story. It s a slow burn at the umpth degree. Check TWs with all Julie books but wow if you dive in just enjoy the tragedy and all the rawness of feelings. And added bonus if you've read Tryst and Love you'll see some characters come back. And fall for so many new ones. I am SO excited for more from the world of Hurricane Hills. SO many of these side characters captivated me.