The Way Back to Me (Back to Me, Book #1)
By Anne Mercier
Released February 23, 2016
Blurb
She used to be perky, fun, and full of life—everything I hated about girls and their bullshit exterior. People called her bubbly; I called her “fake-as-hell.”
The edgy, dark, lonely girl in front of me was not the Olivia Brennan I knew from high school—far from it, actually. I knew the story—the whole town knew the story, we witnessed it all. It happened in the blink of an eye and the girl we knew was gone.
But I refuse to watch it anymore—I can’t stand it. I’m going to fix it—fix her. It’s time I showed Olivia her way back…Back to the girl she used to be.
"There's a fine line between love and hate and an even thinner one when it comes to desire."
Heart wrenching loss, despair and grief. All colour leaches from her world the day she survives a senseless accident that ends the lives of her four vest friends. Run off the road by a drunk driver the wreckage that entombed her childhood friends haunts her every moment. Working through the five stages of grief Olivia is trying to discover who she is now she is on her own, without her circle of friends. Leaving her home town to start college is this the fresh start she needs?
Cameron, the guy from high school who taunted her, made her bleed from his razor sharp words is the brother of her new roommate. Alexa was a friend of the fab five but not part of the inner circle, she is Olivia's roommate and knowing the loss she has experienced she quickly becomes Olivia's rock. Yet her brother Cam is an enigma. He blows hot and cold and Olivia can't figure him out. Sparks fly as only he can push her buttons and only Cam isn't afraid to tell Olivia the harsh truth of her existence now. Not saying away from reality Cam helps Olivia rediscover herself as an I not a we. But will Olivia be able to resolve her past, the tragic events she has survived and move on with her life?
The Way Back to Me is a story of grief, growth and acceptance. It's a beautifully written story exploring growing up, embracing becoming a grown up and dealing with your fears. Olivia has the weight of the world on her shoulders but with the help of Cam and Alexa she learns to dance in the rain. The trouble with being is that you think you have all the time in the world...until you don't. Olivia has to deal with this harsh reality and her journey is epic and wonderful to read. I laughed and silent tears tracked down my cheeks. I cannot wait to read what is in store for them.
A fantastic four and a half star read.
~*~ Obsessed by Books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
Heart wrenching loss, despair and grief. All colour leaches from her world the day she survives a senseless accident that ends the lives of her four vest friends. Run off the road by a drunk driver the wreckage that entombed her childhood friends haunts her every moment. Working through the five stages of grief Olivia is trying to discover who she is now she is on her own, without her circle of friends. Leaving her home town to start college is this the fresh start she needs?
Cameron, the guy from high school who taunted her, made her bleed from his razor sharp words is the brother of her new roommate. Alexa was a friend of the fab five but not part of the inner circle, she is Olivia's roommate and knowing the loss she has experienced she quickly becomes Olivia's rock. Yet her brother Cam is an enigma. He blows hot and cold and Olivia can't figure him out. Sparks fly as only he can push her buttons and only Cam isn't afraid to tell Olivia the harsh truth of her existence now. Not saying away from reality Cam helps Olivia rediscover herself as an I not a we. But will Olivia be able to resolve her past, the tragic events she has survived and move on with her life?
The Way Back to Me is a story of grief, growth and acceptance. It's a beautifully written story exploring growing up, embracing becoming a grown up and dealing with your fears. Olivia has the weight of the world on her shoulders but with the help of Cam and Alexa she learns to dance in the rain. The trouble with being is that you think you have all the time in the world...until you don't. Olivia has to deal with this harsh reality and her journey is epic and wonderful to read. I laughed and silent tears tracked down my cheeks. I cannot wait to read what is in store for them.
A fantastic four and a half star read.
~*~ Obsessed by Books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
it was amazing
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OMG where do I start. This book had me in tears. The strength that these two characters show is amazing.
Cameron is your typical high school boy, he's got the looks, the popularity but there's always been that one no matter how hard you tried you just can't seem to forget.
Olivia has always been the nice one, living the high school life with best friends til one night her life was changed and she would never be the same.
Now at college trying to live through the grief, she's trying to blend in til she sees her roommates brother, Cameron the one who bullied her in high school, just great but little does she know he may be the very one to save her, I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down. definitely a 5 star must read.
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OMG where do I start. This book had me in tears. The strength that these two characters show is amazing.
Cameron is your typical high school boy, he's got the looks, the popularity but there's always been that one no matter how hard you tried you just can't seem to forget.
Olivia has always been the nice one, living the high school life with best friends til one night her life was changed and she would never be the same.
Now at college trying to live through the grief, she's trying to blend in til she sees her roommates brother, Cameron the one who bullied her in high school, just great but little does she know he may be the very one to save her, I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down. definitely a 5 star must read.
Excerpt
"She really needs to get up. She's been in that bed for two weeks, Trish," my dad says to my mom. They're right outside my door again. I sigh softly.
"Leave her be, Greg. She's not ready yet."
"She's never going to be ready. No one's ever ready for what she has to face."
Mom sniffles and I know she's crying again. I'm so tired of hearing her cry. There's no reason for her to cry—not because of me. I lived.
I wish I could cry but I can't. I haven’t cried since I woke up in the hospital. I didn't cry from the pain of my fractured and broken bones. I didn't cry at the funeral when I stared down at the lifeless body of my soulmate—the body lying there was unfamiliar—not at all my Danny. I didn't cry while I struggled on crutches with a fractured rib over the uneven lawn, past all the weathered gravestones signifying just how final death really is.
I didn't cry when I lost it at the people—strangers—who didn't know my friends and my love by more than a passing hello stood there crying and carrying on. They didn't know their favorite color, their favorite food. They didn't know Danny chewed spearmint gum. They didn’t know Simon kept us laughing. They didn't know Cassidy was our support system. They didn't know Phil wasn't really as shallow as he led everyone to believe.
They. Just. Didn't. Know.
They didn't have a right to cry for people they didn't know—people who weren't good enough for them while they were alive.
And me? I just couldn't cry. I didn't even cry when my parents took me home and I stared at the corkboard filled with photos of me with my friends, me and the love of my life holding one another and laughing—a life that no longer exists. I stared at it for the hour I waited for the cemetery workers to cover the graves of those I love most. Then I went to them with my tequila.
My eyes are locked on that corkboard now and I can only stare mutely.
I'm numb.
I don't want to feel. I don't want to face a future alone, so I stay in bed and sleep. Sleep is the only friend I have left.
Sleep embraces me and holds me tight, blocking out the pain and grief that would otherwise fill my shattered heart. Sleep enfolds me in a cocoon of nothingness, and nothingness is what I crave.
What people are saying about The Way Back to Me:
I've read my fair share of books that can make you feel invested and connected with characters, like you know them on a personal level. But what Anne Mercier delivers in The Way Back To Me, is what I can only describe as a deep ache. - Beneath The Covers Blog
This is one of those books that just reach into your chest, grab you by the heart, squeeze, and makes it hard to breathe…but in a good way, if that makes sense. I absolutely could not put this book down. - Amazon Customer
The story is so beautiful and touching, emotional and heart breaking and romantic and sweet all at the same time. It will make you smile, shed a tear and applaud. - Amazon Customer
The best book I've read this year! I'm hungover and it was worth every single word! Nothing I can say here will do it justice, do yourself a favor and 1-click it! - Author, Sapphire Knight
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About Anne
I was born and raised in Wisconsin and still live here today with my two sons and puppy. (Though one day soon I hope to move to southern California!)
I’m an avid reader who gets inspired by reading the stories from my favorite authors as well as listening to various types of music. I am a huge fan of music, chocolate, fruit, desserts, autumn, M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold, and Milo Ventimiglia. Through my books, I am proudly creating new Avenged Sevenfold and Milo Ventimiglia fans one reader at a time.
I absolutely love interacting with readers and invite you to contact me any time via email: Anne@AnneMercierAuthor.com.
“The best part of being an author, to me, is being able to take the reader to that one place they long to go when they need to escape reality. Knowing I can do that, for even one reader, makes what I do worthwhile.” ~ Anne Mercier
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