Something in the Way by Jessica Hawkins

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Something in the Way by Jessica Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Neilliza
**Copy provided by Tour Host, in exchange for an honest review**

☆☆☆☆ 5+ STARS ☆☆☆☆

Wow! I am in awe of this book, the story of Manning and Lake were so addicting. I was pulled in from the beginning of their story and I just couldn’t put it down, until the end. Lake was young and too smart for her own good. She was so innocent and didn’t care much for boys, not until she met Manning. Manning was a big guy and oozes sex appeal, he also had the look of a bad boy. When they met Lake was only 16 and Manning was 23, so of course that meant Lake was a forbidden fruit. Lake had the innocence of any young girl and the smarts that pulled Manning in. He couldn’t help but want to be around her and protect her. Lake may only have been 16, but she also felt very protective of Manning. Then her sister Tiffany had to get in the way. She was a little ditzy and very high maintenance. I wanted to hate her for getting in the way, but I couldn’t. The girl also needed someone to love and protect her, she was just at the wrong place at the right time. Manning needed a reason to stay around a 16 year old and Tiffany was it.



As Manning and Lake became closer and closer, more and more forces pushed them apart. I wanted so much for them to be together, but at the same time I had to keep reminding myself that Lake was still so young. Manning also felt exactly as I did. He wanted Lake so bad, but knew better than to really give into his want. Manning was such a good guy, who had a hard life and he deserved someone like Lake..only if she was a little older. I felt their pain and their heartbreak, every time they were together. They knew they belonged together, but the timing was all wrong. Only if they could just hold on for a couple of years, then they could really be together. Manning was from the wrong side of the track and Lake was pure goodness. Should they really be together?



Sex didn’t drive this book, what drove it is the story of love and being loved. Wanting someone so much, that they could never have. I felt so much pain and hurt for Lake and Manning. So much emotion and feelings for each other. I even shed some tears for their heartbreaks; they should be together. Being apart hurt them and hurt me as a reader. I felt so connected to their story, that I felt so lost when it ended with a cliffhanger. This story is just one of those that will hold on to any reader’s heart and haunt them when done, because that’s exactly what it’s doing to me. Their story was so heartbreaking, but so good. I cannot wait for book 2.









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