Book Review: Deeper We Fall

Deeper We Fall (Fall and Rise #1) 

by Chelsea M. Cameron

Published January 24th 2013

DRC Publishing

Netgallery e-book, 280 pages

(Goodreads synopsis) Two years after her best friend was involved in a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, Lottie Anders is ready to start her freshman year of college. Ready to move on. Ready to start forgetting the night that ripped her life apart.

Her plans come to a screeching halt when not one, but both brothers responsible for the accident end up back in her life again.

Zack is cruel, selfish and constantly rubbing what happened to her friend in Lottie's face.

Zan is different. He listens to her awkward ramblings. He loves "To Kill a Mockingbird" as much as she does, and his dark eyes are irresistible. His words are few and far between, but when he does speak, she can't help but listen.

The trouble is, Zan was the driver in the accident, and now Lottie's discovered he lied to her about what happened that night. Now she must decide if trusting him again will lead to real forgiveness, or deeper heartache.

 

Wow, this book was incredible. I normally stir away from books like this because I normally don't do too good with heavy but like I said... WOW! 

Lottie and her twin brother Will go to college but little do they know their worse enemies would be right next door. When they were in high school Lottie's best friend fell for a'hole Zack which led to an accident that Zan was driving and she ended up with brain damage. Lottie's roommate's boyfriend ends up being none other than Zack. When she thinks things couldn't possibly get worse, she runs into Zan as well. Feeling like her would is crumbling around her, Will and Simon keep her close and try to cheer her up.

Zan has been in love with Lottie for like a century. Even after everything he went through and put her through he can't help but he drawn to her. They keep stumbling into each other and Zan does everything possible to show her that he's not a monster. Zan is lost as to how to win her over when they have the accident hovering over their heads. 

Zack unfortunately is like a tornado, destroying everything in his path. Lottie is scared for her roommate but doesn't know how to warn her of the dangers that come along with being near Zack. Zan and Lottie come together to try and keep Katie safe but one night their worst fears happens anyways.

This story broke my heart about a million times but then pieced it all back together. I couldn't help falling for Zan even when you wanted to play the blame game. I mean how can you hate someone who loves so fiercely. Every time he spoke my heart broke a little more for him and I just wanted to wrap him up in a tight hug (extra tight if you know what I mean). I wanted him to get as much if not more love than he gave out. He deserved it. I really loved his character.

Lottie was hilarious. She had no filter and could ramble for days. She was so cute and I loved watching her change and grow. She adopted a family of friends that were completely loyal to her and she mushed them all together too. 

Twindar. That was one of my favorite things. Will and Lottie was so close. They weren't just brother and sister, they were best friends. They knew exactly what they were thinking and feeling and always knew when the other one needed them. I used to have that kind of relationship with my brother (we aren't twins) so it was sweet to remember what it was like.

Over all I really enjoyed this book. I hope you guys love it as much as I did. Oh did I mention Zan constantly has his shirt of? Need I say more? ; ]