Full Tilt

*NetGalley ALC Review*

I don’t usually read much about a book before diving in—I like to go in blind. Sometimes that comes back to bite me. This story was heartbreakingly beautiful, but honestly, I wouldn’t have picked it up if I’d known how emotional it would be. I’m not someone who likes to feel all the feelings, and this one definitely put me through it.

Very early on, I could tell this book was going to rip my heart out—and it absolutely did. I’m not a crier, but I was weeping by the end. Still, I chose to keep reading once I realized where it was headed, because I also knew it was going to be something beautiful. And it was.

While I can’t exactly recommend this book—because it feels a bit like voluntarily breaking your own heart—I can say that if you’re looking for a story that reminds you of the beauty of life, love, family, and friendship, this is a powerful read.

This is the first in a duet, and I will be picking up the final book—I need to see the rest of the story. The audiobook was excellent and really added to the emotional impact.

Thank you NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the ALC!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice Level: 🌶️

Blurb:

“I would love you forever, if I only had the chance…”

Kacey Dawson has always lived life on the edge–impulsively, sometimes recklessly. And now, as lead guitarist for a hot up-and-coming band, she is poised at the brink of fame and fortune. But she is torn between wanting to be a serious musician, and the demons that lure her down the glittering, but alcohol-soaked path of rock stardom. A wrecked concert in Las Vegas threatens to ruin her career entirely. She wakes up with the hangover from hell and no memory of the night before, or how she ended up on her limo driver’s couch…

Jonah Fletcher is running out of time. He knows his situation is hopeless, and he’s vowed to make the most of the handful of months he has left to him. His plans include seeing the opening of his glass installation at a prestigious art gallery…they do not include falling in love with a wild, tempestuous rock musician who wound up passed out on his couch.

Jonah sees that Kacey is on a path to self-destruction. He lets her crash with him for a few days to dry out and get her head on straight. But neither of them expected the deep connection they felt, or how that connection could grow so fast from friendship into something more. Something deep and pure and life-changing…something as fragile as glass, that they both know will shatter in the end no matter how hard they try to hold on to it.

Full Tilt is a story about what it means to love with your whole heart, to sacrifice, to experience terrible grief and soaring joy. To live life with all its beauty, and all its pain, and in the end to be able to smile through tears and know you wouldn’t have changed a thing.

Xoxo, Melissa