Brittany's Book Blog
  • Blog
  • Reviews
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Reviews
  • About
  • Contact

Breakdown (Crash Into Me #1) by Amanda Lance

8/10/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Charlotte Ferro is about to jump.

Yet nothing ruins a perfectly good suicide attempt worse than a handsome do-gooder. After William O’Reilly convinces her to take one last ride with him, Charlotte finds herself forgetting about her own problems and enjoying a world of which she never dreamed.

Now addicted to the rush of fast cars and cool criminals, Charlotte finds herself leaning less towards the ledge and more toward the arms of her savior. But with reasons of his own for keeping Charlotte safe from herself, William is reluctant to involve her in his criminal undertakings. Will his career choice keep them apart? Will Charlotte’s painful past?

Review by Brittany

Picture
Charlotte, AKA Lottie, is sad. And not just your normal sad, but depressed. Her parents are never around, she has no friends, and ever since her boyfriend broke up with her a year and a half ago, she’s fallen deeper and deeper, until she decides to end it all.

            Standing on top of a busy overpass, she looks down, ready to relieve her pain and feel nothing at all, for the rest of time. But her plans are destroyed when a passing “do-gooder” comes by, asking if she’s all right. He convinces her he’ll take her anywhere, but first she has to meet his friends.

            William “Billy the Kid” O’Reilly then dubs Lottie as Jumper. From that point on, no matter how much she tries to deny it, she forms a connection with “Do-gooder.” He saved her life, introducing her to street-racing and many new activities that allow her to get that adrenaline rush she so desperately craves.

            Together these two form a bond, with Lottie relying on William to be her saving grace, the one that makes her happy, puts the smile on her face, talks her down from the ledge. Together they form a relationship, but it’s soon torn apart when things get out of hand…

            “Remember how you said I shouldn’t hold my breath waiting for you to call me?”

            I smiled faintly. “Yeah.”

            “Well, I just want you to know that I’d do a lot more than that for you. If you needed me, I’d die holding my breath for you.”

Take that quote as an example. I think the best part about this book is William. There is something about him, I don’t know what it is. I can’t put my finger on it, but I really, really like him. He’s sweet, caring, compassionate, loving, gentle. And he will push when he needs to, when he knows that she needs it. He just has this way about him, and I’ve never felt this way about a book boyfriend boyfriend.

Normally I have that lusty feeling, where you think it’s all about the sex and what he can do for you, but now I know that there is a different type out there, one that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, one that makes you feel the love he has for you. And I want to say lots more about him, but I won’t talk your ear off.

            The story line! I loved it! I didn’t read the synopsis; I usually don’t. It doesn’t have any steamy hot sexy-times, so if that’s what you’re looking for, you won’t find it here. But the love that you can feel when these two finally make love… it’s a wonderful feeling. As I said, the plot is definitely different. I haven’t read one like this before. It was refreshing and fun. It was also very funny. There were many parts where I’m laughing out loud, trying my hardest not to spit cereal at my kindle.

            The only negative thing I have to say about this book is that it needs a serious run through with an editor. A lot of the times there were misspellings, missing or extra words, and it took away from the story as I had to rearrange what she was trying to say in my mind.

            Other than that, I completely loved this book. It is definitely a great read, but because of the editing, I have to give it four stars. If you can look past that, which I can’t as I analyze EVERYTHING, then you will probably find this is a five star read for you. Great job, Amanda Lance! I can’t wait for more!


Goodreads
Amazon US
Barnes & Noble

About Amanda Lance

Picture
A native of New Jersey and lifelong nerd, Amanda Lance recently completed her Master in Liberal Arts at Thomas Edison State College after her BA in English Literature and AFA in creative writing. As an avid reader of all genres, some of her favorite authors include Hemingway, Marquis de Sade, Stevenson, Bukowski and Radcliffe.

When she isn’t writing or reading, Amanda can found indulging in film noir or hiking with her other half and their extremely spoiled dog. She is obsessively working on her next book and trying to tame her caffeine addiction.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    The Books

    Archives

    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014