Beyond The Plot

Review- This is my first Talia book and I’ll definitely to be reading another. How do I sign up for a Rahul… is there a special list or something. I’ll sign my name today.

I really liked that she moved between present and past. So we saw where their friendship was now, versus how it has grown, without it feeling overdone.

I did have to keep putting the book down though, was not expecting her to hold up a mirror to my own issues. Lmao. Damn, I had been avoiding that reflection for a while now, I guess no longer.

“Spoilers, Spoilers” – River Song

*The following is an open discussion about the book. Details will be discussed here and in the comments. If that’s not for you, this is where we part.

!Hey, if you are reading this I don’t want to hear “but spoilers”, you had ample warning. lol!<

Okay, let’s get into it.

Rahul: The way my heart hurt so much. Literally, I could feel echos everytime Jas shut him down. And he just kept on keeping on. I’m glad he took Mitch’s advice though and took the time to take his own space. It is not healthy to be at someone beck and call, even if you are in love and they love you back.

Jasmin: Well damn. First she was written well, I’ve read other characters similar to her before, and they fell flat. Talia takes the time to balance her flaws so you really understand Jas. Even when she is clearly doing something against her own interest.

I will say though… I definitely share quite a few similarities with her, for very similar reasons.

Talia really got the nuance of avoidant attachment. The fear that someone will realize they don’t actually love you, and then you’d be stuck with all the pain. How it really does feel like a very difficult task to ask for help.

Growing up with that guard up makes a hyper independent person, and that fear of relying on someone, hits differently. In the back of your head you are constantly thinking about when it ends, I’ll have to do this all alone, so probably should just do it by alone to begin with.

Favorite line: “Like someone could be seen as something special without constantly trying, as long as the right person was doing the seeing.”