How do you keep going when you feel like your
life is over?
Maggie never thought she’d see Clay again.
So, she attempts to put her life back together after her heart has been
shattered to pieces. Moving on and moving forward, just as Clay wanted her to.
Clay never stopped thinking of Maggie. Even
after ripping their lives apart and leaving her behind to get the help he so
desperately needed. He is healing…slowly. But his heart still belongs to the
girl who tried to save him.
When a sudden tragedy brings Maggie and Clay
face to face again, nothing is the same. Yet some things never change. Can the
darkness that threatened to consume them be transformed into something else and
finally give them what they always wanted? And can two people who fought so
hard to be together, finally find their happiness? Or will their demons and
fear drive them apart for good?
The thing about love, is even when it
destroys you, it has a way of mending what is broken. And in the shadows, you
can still see the light.
*I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review*
Because even
I knew the hold Clay had on my heart wasn’t rational and it wasn’t gentle. It
was a vicious tug that threatened to rip the beating organ straight out of my
chest. My soul belonged with him, was so entangled in him that I was no longer
a single being. I was tired of trying to deny something that was as natural to
me as breathing. I loved Clayton Reed and no amount of time or distance would
ever take that away from me.
We all have those certain characters
that you love, that take up residence in your heart, that you cry for and laugh
with, that break your heart and then somehow put it back together; the characters
that, even after you finish the book, don’t leave you. They’re real to you, which
is why you feel their heartbreaks and their triumphs and their rock bottoms and
their happily ever afters; that’s why I love reading. Because of amazing
characters that stay with me for days, weeks, months, even years after a finish a novel…
I love reading because of
characters like Clay and Maggie.
Light in the Shadows was an absolute perfect ending to the tumultuous
love story of Clay and Maggie. To me, this novel is about redemption; it’s
about discovering the strength to find your way out of the darkness and into
the light. When I finished Find You in
the Dark, my heart felt like it had been run over by a car then stuck in a
blender on high – yeah, it was bad. I read the teaser for Light in the Shadows and thought, “How the fuck am I ever going to wait that long to find out what
happens to Clay and Maggie?!” Well, somehow, someway, I made it – and let
me tell you, it was soooo worth the
wait.
I really don’t want to give away
any spoilers, so I am not going to go into the plot. Just know this: the
story line was superb, and I found myself completely absorbed within just the
first two chapters. The dual POVs transitioned seamlessly, and allowed the
reader to see just how much their love and connection affected both Clay and Maggie.
One of my favorite scenes in the whole book is when they see each other for the
first time after Clay is back in town; the sheer magnetic pull they have towards
each other radiated off the page (well…technically screen) and in that moment,
when everyone seemed to disappear around them, it was clear that neither of
them were ready to let go yet. And I sure as hell didn't want them to let go.
Clay and Maggie are two of my
favorite book characters and this series will forever hold a special place in
my heart. It’s just an absolutely beautiful series, and the fact that Clay and
Maggie’s story is over is horribly bittersweet for me. While Find You in the Dark took me into the
depths of darkness and left me gutted, Light
in the Shadows put me back together and provided an overlying sense of hope…of
recovery…of being able to leave your demons in the dark and learn to live in
the light.
“For those
searching for the light… Never stop.”
AND because I love them so much, here are my Clay and Maggie........
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