Gravity by Lauren Runow Review

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5 Smooches!

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Synopsis

Gravity is not your normal, sweet romance of childhood friends to lovers. Spanning over twenty years—it’s raw, it’s real, asking the question if soul mates really exist.

Lily
At eight years old, the boy next door changed my life. He was the force pulling me toward him despite our differences. It was like magic.
We understood each other, supported each other and in the process became everything to each other.
But in chasing Trevin’s dream, I lost myself along the way.

Trevin
Through tremendous heartache, she was there. Through fame and fortune, she was there. Loving Lily was the one thing I got right.
Eclipsing her in my shadow, I took from her until she was empty. Now I must do anything to prove I can be the man she wants, no, the man she deserves.

 

REVIEW

 

Lily and Trevin have known each other since they were 8 years old. From that first moment of meeting each other, Lily and Trevin have been there for each other, no matter the distance, Trevin’s fame or drama or heartache. But Trevin has used Lily all up- he now has to prove his love for her and that they are meant to be together. Will these two pull through, will that prove that soul mates and ever lasting love exists? 

“My tiny piece of perfection. The portion of my heart that wanders the earth on the outside of my body. She sees me- the raw, unedited version of me… and she still loves me.”

This was a, heart-breaking, deep breathing, eyes watering but beautiful and true love story. I adored this book and Lily and Trevin’s story really took my breath away, I believed it and in them and was desperately hoping and wanting them to end up together and show us soul mates exist no matter the time that’s passed or the obstacles that come in between! 

“Without each other, we both will float away into darkness, because my life would be nothing without her. She’ll always be my gravity. Keeping me grounded. Helping me be the man I want to be. The man I know I can be.”

This wasn’t an easy ride and you are definitely not always going to like Trevin – he says stupid things and does stupid things but deep down, throughout the story, I knew he loved Lily and I knew he really wanted to prove himself to her and prove that he is the one for Lily and that they are made for each other. Lily also wasn’t perfect, I think she sometimes didn’t stand up for herself enough or fight back and she sometimes made the wrong choice I think. But she was also beautiful inside and out and I felt her pain and her struggle and the hard decisions she had to make. That the two main characters were beautifully flawed made me connect with them all the more! 

“We lock eyes for a moment before I blink and walk away from him, away from here and leaving him standing there outside as tears stream down my face.”

We go on a real journey throughout this love story and it isn’t always an easy read – you will shout at your kindle and cry and want to shake some sense into Trevin and Lily but that’s the beauty of this story. It was painful but true and realistic and I was with them every step of the way! We have drama, laughter, love, passion and the story just flowed so well and kept me reading page after page after page.  Give this story a read, you won’t regret it at all!

~Bethany

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