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During the day, Ryleigh is an analyst, but even then, she’s writing, sneakily crafting scenes on post-it notes. She's been told she's a bit of a geek...some say nerd. She'll agree to it all. She loves music. It's been a force in her life for as long as she can remember. Her love of Star Wars and superheroes has probably been going on just as long...see, this is where the geek/nerd thing comes into play. But, most of all, Ryleigh loves the written word. She's been writing for a long time. Her first story came to her during one of her history classes. She wrote it in the margins of her notebook in teeny tiny letters so no one knew that she was writing a book instead of taking notes on 16th Century Europe. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and son, along with her Siberian Husky, Mick Jagger, and her cat, Winston Churchill.  Synopsis What happens when you continually run from your demons? When Mia watched Ethan walk out of her life, she did what she did best—she ran—ran from the only person who ever made her feel safe; home. They work even harder to try and find you. He was her everything and she let him slip away. And when they do … they’ll come at you full force, guns blazing. Hitting rock bottom forced Mia to stop. Now she needed to dig herself out. Figuring out how to do that required help, maybe a plan. She had to face those demons. Not an easy task when she spent her entire life running from them. Would Ethan still be there for Mia after all was said and done? Or would she find that he had moved on? Or would he still be into her? Review by Ashley I have been anxiously awaiting the release of this book since I finished Bring Me You, the first book in the series. You do have to read the first book as it is a continuation of the Ethan and Mia saga. Wow, just wow! Ryleigh Andrews went all out her writing continues to get better and better. She had my emotions all over the place, everything from laughter to frustration to tears. She hooked me from the first page (if I hadn't been already). I was pulled in and read furiously until there was nothing left and I still wanted more. Still Into You picks up shortly after the last book ends and we are thrown right back into Mia's struggle to fix herself. She knows she needs to focus and get back on track but doesn't know quite where to start. I loved every angsty moment of it. There were multiple times where I kept thinking, don't do it Mia, don't do it! And she went right on and did it. As she continues to spiral out of control everyone around her is affected by her actions. I really felt how much the back and forth of her struggle tormented her. Mia really had to dig deep and find her inner strength to battle the demons of her past. I loved how she channeled her hurt and pain and used it, positively at some points, in her music. I also admired that she did it at her own pace and not how or when everyone else thought she should. I honestly had no clue how she was going to climb out of the hole she dug for herself. Both fortunately and unfortunately a tragic event forces her hand. While Ethan and Mia are apart for most of the book they are never from their thoughts or hearts. Their love is still strong and pulling them back towards each other. I loved getting snippets from Ethan's POV. Seeing Mia through his eyes instead of hers was a nice change of pace. He was struggling as well during their separation but seemed to handle things slightly better. However, witnessing his breakdown when Mia hit rock bottom tore at my heart. His patience and unrelenting devotion to her is what really endeared him to me in this book. I loved that the rest of the gang was there too. Everyone from Allie to Marc to Luke and Kaitlyn made an appearance. They all rallied around Mia and Ethan as they fought their way back to one another. Luke proved how much he wanted to see his two best friends happy by helping Mia execute her plan. I loved seeing her fight for Ethan and the future they wanted. Just when things were looking better for Ethan and Mia, a surprise comes out of nowhere. This was yet another unexpected twist and introduced a whole new character to the mix; one that could either propel Mia forward or send her stumbling backwards. If you like your books full of angst, drama, love and pain then this one is definitely for you. There are some heavy subjects covered in this book in much more detail than the first. So if drugs are a trigger for you, you've been warned. That being said, Ryleigh Andrews handled that topic with great grace and care. There was potential for it to go very differently than it did but she managed to make it equal parts gritty and relateable. While Still Into You doesn't really end on a cliffhanger, Ethan and Mia's story is still incomplete. Meet Ryleigh Andrews  During the day, Ryleigh is an analyst, but even then, she’s writing, sneakily crafting scenes on post-it notes. She's been told she's a bit of a geek...some say nerd. She'll agree to it all. She loves music. It's been a force in her life for as long as she can remember. Her love of Star Wars and superheroes has probably been going on just as long...see, this is where the geek/nerd thing comes into play. But, most of all, Ryleigh loves the written word. She's been writing for a long time. Her first story came to her during one of her history classes. She wrote it in the margins of her notebook in teeny tiny letters so no one knew that she was writing a book instead of taking notes on 16th Century Europe. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and son, along with her Siberian Husky, Mick Jagger, and her cat, Winston Churchill.
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