{"id":15895,"date":"2017-01-07T03:47:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T08:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=15895"},"modified":"2017-01-07T03:47:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T08:47:28","slug":"review-when-life-gets-in-the-way-by-ines-vieira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=15895","title":{"rendered":"Review: When Life Gets in the Way by Ines Vieira"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cYou don’t plan life, it just happens. And you sure as hell can’t control the things that happen to you. They just do.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a dramatic YA romance that deals with a whole lot of issues \u2013 family, illness, violence, relationships, separation and first love. It\u2019s sweet yet intense with the different aspects of the story blending really well, and I really enjoyed Cass and Isaac\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

Cassandra MacKenzie has her immediate future all planned out. She is working her butt off in her senior year at high school with plans to travel across the country to Berkeley for college. It\u2019s what she\u2019s wanted for as long as she can remember, and her dream is finally within her grasp. Except things at home aren\u2019t great with her father spending the majority of his time away for work, and her mother not handling the situation well. But despite that, she has no interest in anything that could deviate her from her goals, or the time for any interruptions to her carefully controlled life.<\/p>\n

Isaac Silva is back home in Massachusetts after his family\u2019s temporary relocation out of state. Isaac is also in his senior year at high school, and his biggest aspiration is to graduate and get the hell away from the hell that is his home life.<\/p>\n

When Cass and Isaac meet there is definitely an attraction there, but Cass\u2019 focus on her goals and Isaac\u2019s pessimistic view on love and relationships means that nothing is going to happen between them. So they agree to become friends instead, which works out fantastically with the two of them growing close and becoming an important part of each other\u2019s lives \u2013 except that their attraction to each other only grows stronger.<\/p>\n

He scares the shit out of me! With Isaac, I get lost and I can\u2019t get lost. I need to control something in my life. My heart was my responsibility.
\n\u2026 I needed Isaac with me to make sense of things. My family was out of control. Our friendship was the only thing that was working for me.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a slow burning relationship. The chemistry is there and you know it\u2019s going to happen, but there is so much going on in Cass and Isaac\u2019s personal lives that it sort of overshadows everything else. A relationship is never going to be easy, no matter how much they feel for each other.<\/p>\n

I am hers. I am forever hers. However she may have me, I will settle for any crumb that she feels fit to give me. But I am hers. Body and soul.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The story is written in dual POV so we can see Cass and Isaac\u2019s individual journeys, which I really appreciated. They are both in awful situations, and watching them try to deal with the drama in their lives is the focus of the story, the love story is just a bonus, and I liked seeing them start to really open up to each other, lean on each other and explore what is between them. And when that happens \u2013 it\u2019s gorgeous!<\/p>\n

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\u201cTell me that you\u2019re mine. Lie to me if you have to. I\u2019ll believe every word. Just tell me that you\u2019re mine, Cass \u2018cause I\u2019m so fucking yours it hurts.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2026 \u201cI don\u2019t have to lie, Isaac. I\u2019m yours. I\u2019ve always been yours. I\u2019ve never stopped.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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But can to people with such very different dreams find a future together? And can their young love survive the turbulence of their home lives?<\/p>\n

\u201cLife doesn\u2019t always see eye to eye with a person\u2019s plans. Sometimes you have to let go if you want to experience the true beauty life is willing to offer you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I enjoyed this book. While I didn\u2019t feel myself completely sucked into the story or fall in love with the characters as much as I would have liked, the story intrigued me enough to keep me interested, and I was curious to see how it was all going to play out. I liked the love story \u2013 it\u2019s real and honest \u2013 and though it was a bit angsty and I found some of the behaviour to be frustrating at times, I could understand where the characters were coming from with all that they were dealing with.<\/p>\n

The story ends well with an epilogue that finishes off everything really nicely, and the stage is set for future books featuring some of the side characters. I\u2019ve gotta say that I\u2019m really intrigued by Cass\u2019 brother!<\/p>\n

This is a good read and a promising debut, and I look forward to checking out more of this author\u2019s work in the future.<\/p>\n

3.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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