3.5 Smooches
Synopsis
We all have that someone we can’t forget, the summer it all began, and the sleepless nights wondering what went wrong.
For Gage Montgomery, that someone is Layla Baxter. When he was 18, he took one look at the chocolate-haired bookworm with porcelain skin and knew his life would never be the same. But it all came crashing down when Layla suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from St. Simons Island — leaving him with nothing but her angel wing pendent around his neck. For 12 long years, Gage couldn’t shake what happened, if he’s the one to blame, wondering where Layla might be. When their paths finally cross, he’s determined to get the answers he’s spent his life searching for — and to get the girl, too. Quiet Angel is a story of hope, survival, and lost love made new again.
“I missed you, too, but you were never far.” Gage touched his shirt with the wings inside. “You were always there.”
Review
Layla and Gage meet when they are both still teenagers but they both also instantly know they are meant to be, they are connected. But Layla has a past, a horrible past she was running from but it catches up to her and she leaves Gage behind. 12 years later they meet once again, but can Gage overcome the fear of Layla running and can Layla face what happened to her and let Gage be there to protect and support her?
Honestly I was never quite sure how to feel about this story. I jumped back and forth, one minute I was really enjoying it, the next I wasn’t. But the bits I liked and the plot itself won me over in the end.
“I want to be your naughty angel,” she said. “I want to show you what heaven’s really like.”
Now there is no denying, this romance is an insta-love!! Massively insta-love and those are not my favourite but Layla and Gage were just so adorable together I moved past it and just enjoyed watching Layla and Gage together and there were definitely trials they both had to overcome so it wasn’t a case of plain sailing at all.
“She wanted to freeze this moment, their past month on the island, to capture it in a bottle and hold it close to her heart. She needed something to hold onto.”
Overall the story itself was interesting, however I was confused at some parts, I don’t want to give anything away so I won’t go into too much detail, just that I wasn’t sure whether it was going to turn into a magical story as well. Apart from that though there was romance, laughter, drama, shock and sad moments; a little bit of everything a good story needs. It kept me entertained and invested in the characters and what the outcome would be.
“I missed you, too, but you were never far.” He touched his shirt with the wings inside. “You were always there.”
I loved the ending, I thought it was beautiful epilogue and it was all rounded up really well. My only slight criticism was I wanted a more final conclusion with Layla’s mother but that’s just me being picky. Overall a really lovely story about young love never ending and moving on from the past.
~Bethany
