(This review contains spoilers, but I don't want to hide it. Read at your own risk.)

Oh, wow. Where do I even begin? First of all, I'm sort of shocked at the very idea that Kailin Gow is a "multi-award-winning and bestselling author", mostly due to the simple fact that Ms. Gow doesn't even seem to have a basic grasp of English.

What struck me first (in the face, very hard) was the unutterably terrible diction.

"Inwardly I sighed. What else could I do to try to make it inevitable I could get a sc More...

I really did not like this book. I did not think it was up to par with the author's other work, but I'm having reviewer's remorse, so I decided to delete my review. So, I'm just going to say that I did not like the book, her Frost Series and Pulse Series are much better reads and leave it at that.

What do I say about this book???? I thought it would be about something a wee bit different, so I was a little shocked and surprised. I am not going to say anything because there are surprises I do not want to give away, but I did like the characters. Collins was a roller coaster of love and turmoil for me. And there were so many surprises about both main characters, that it left me with many mixed feelings. I definitely will be getting the next book to see where this story goes. I have to only More...

Hmm ....
Well, where to start? It was like a YA version of a f***ed up fifty shades, poorly written!

Sam was - harsh I know, but - pretty thick and stupid! How did she not no 'Dagger' was Collins? I knew as soon as she answered the call. The tattoo he had was also a HUGH give-away!! His back ground story?? Was seriously OTT and unfortunately unbelievable! The things he said were like, 'yeah ok, your 24, a big business man, yet you talk like a ... Div!' He just wasn't a strong enough character!! Th More...

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Samantha is an endearing character, even if she's a bit irritating at times. She has so many buried problems that we gradually get to see, and it's a real revelation. I would have loved to see a little more of the real her, with less breakdowns involved though. It seems like she has some super big issues there.

I couldn't believe how clueless she More...

ARC: Saving You Saving Me by Kailin Gow
Pages: 201
Genre: Young Adult, Romance
Source: sent from ATOMR tour for review

Short Synopsis: Sam, a young girl, is doing everything she can to get a scholarship to Stanford and decides to work at Sawyer House, a call center, to add as an extra curricular. She just never expected to fall in love with one of the people she was supposed to help save.

My Thoughts: Though intended for a more mature audience, I absolutely loved this novel and devoured it in one day More...

I feel like I don't read enough contemporaries. I have enjoyed most of the ones that I have read, so I have no idea why I don't read more of them. Saving You, Saving, Me is a gritty, real story. And I love that it's going to be a trilogy. I genuinely connected with and like the characters, something that is not as easy as it seems lately. Their story is complex and I feel like we are watching it unfold in real time, which is pretty cool!

What I liked the most about Saving You, Saving Me is that More...

Samantha is 18 and striving to reach her goal of earning a scholarship to Stanford. She is smart and determined. She accepts an internship to a teen hotline. She would like to major in psychology and this job would look very good on her college application.

Collin is looking for a school to send his troubled younger brother to. He visits Samantha's school and is immediately taken by her. There is a definite spark between them from the moment they meet.

Unfortunately, there are many obstacles stand More...

All I have to say about this is WOW!! This is such a powerful read and Kailin you really did do an amazing job with this book. The characters, emotions and all the different situations that were throughout the book are so wonderfully written and make your emotions run on high as well.

Sam is an ambitious 18 year old girl that wants nothing more than to graduate from her high school and become a Psychiatrist. In order to get there she needs to obtain a scholarship because she can't afford to go t More...

Sam is a smart high school girl with an awful lot on her plate. She takes care of her younger sister while her sometimes drunk mother stumbles around and her pastor father ignores her. When she meets Collins, she finally believes in love at first sight. The reader will literally feel her falling for him and vice versa. Collins is not the ideal partner for a pastor's daughter; he has a rough past, millionaire or not, but the heart is blind. Sam and Collins tentatively begin to develop a relations More...

Originally posted on Lovey Dovey Books.

From faeries to vampires, phantoms to angels, Kailin Gow has tackled just about every corner of fantasy and paranormality. Now she’s taking on realistic young adult contemporary with her newest series, the You & Me Trilogy. Her writing’s edgier and appeals to older teens on a much deeper level.

There’s much to be said about the emotion poured into Saving You, Saving Me. The main character Samantha Sullivan evokes solid emotions that teens and young adult More...

I really really really wanted to like this book more than I did, but at the end I just felt like it was okay. One of my biggest pet peeves when reading a book is unrealistic dialogue and I felt like a majority of the dialogue in this book was just not believable.

Sam is likable enough, but the way she's constantly described as "mature for her age" and being so gorgeous got annoying. How likely is it that every single man in her life was in love with her? She's only 18 yet a 27-year-old, a 24-yea More...

Samantha Sullivan wants to leave her house and hopes to get a scholarship to Stanford. Her father barely talks to her, and her mother constantly drinks. At a meeting with her guidance counselor, she learns that she should volunteer at a place like Sawyer House, a call center where teens can call and get advice about their problem. Her counselor believes that this will help her be competitive to help with Stanford. While the counselor is making a call, Sam sees Collins McGregor, a 24 year old mus More...

After reading Saving You, Saving me I find this the perfect title to fit the story put forth. A wonderfully delivered contemporary romance suitable for adult teens and all adults .

In Saving you , Saving me - Kailin Gow has included several aspects in this read - social issues - from sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, bullying, peer pressure, and demons in closets . Even though this story is fiction, these above points happen in everyday life. Very realistic and true to life.

Its heart warming and h More...

Simply THE BEST OF THE BEST ♥♥♥♥♥

I don't know why I bought it, I've hated the writing of every other book by this author. I'm stupid enough to follow an amazon review I suppose.
I can't comment on the story because I only made it to the second chapter, but even that much was a colossal waste of time. The writing is just so incredibly BAD. I've never given such a scathing review, but this is the first time I've actually thought about asking for my money back.

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Saving You, Saving Me is the first installment of You & Me Trilogy by Ms. Kailin Gow. It's also the very first book I've ever read from this author and I must say that this book is very intense and interesting.

This book is a contemporary romance novel for mature young adults. The plot is very nice. I wouldn't say that it's perfect but I'd say it's a very nice way to start a trilogy. There are some things I didn't appreciate t More...

I went into this book thinking it was about a rockstar. Not sure why I thought this but anyhoo I felt like I’d read this book before. Except it didn’t have the same title or the same characters.

Let me start off by saying I absolutely HATE when people compare books to Fifty Shades and so I’ll probably kick my own ass for saying this but its uncanny the similarities this books has to Fifty Shades. I mean, from the contract to the inner goddess/Sam’s other personalities to Collins telling Sam he’s More...

the book has enough intrigue to keep you reading till the end however, from the get go you can tell collins in daggers and anyone who couldnt wasnt paying careful enough attention to what they reading,

and why once again must the couple first split up and go through angst before they have thier happy ending, just like 50 shades of grey, gabriels inferno and even the barely breathing series.

the story line remains the same rich main with odd needs falls in love with the young innocent women, they g More...

I have no idea where to start with this review… I suppose that I can start it just by saying “amazing”. Everything about Saving You Saving Me was both adorable, deep and innovative. From the addictive start to the ending that had me dying for more, Saving You Saving Me definitely one of those novels that leaves readers thinking long after the story ends. For those of you who don’t know, the novel is about eighteen year old main character Sam Sullivan who is the perfect daughter. She’s a preacher More...

While this book left me in a state of confusion as to how I truly felt about it, I have to admit that I could not put it down. I loved Sam and felt sorry for her because of her family dynamics. I adored Derek; he made Sam chocolate chips cookies and in turn made me swoon over him. The one I had difficulty with was Collin. I loved that he was a complete alpha male and found him to be sweet at times but some things he did were VERY similar to Christian Grey in Fifty Shades (contracts, jealousy, ri More...

A few similarities to Fifty Shades (come on there are so many books out there just like Fifty Shades), which is why I picked up this book. But the differences far outweigh this and I found I love this book for its message and help center tie-in more.

Anyone knocking this book must be heartless. This book deserves all the support it can get.

I'm sick of the way bashers have bashed this book and its poor author when it only has a few similarities to Fifty Shades, but has more differences, which the More...

My Summary:
Samantha Sullivan is in her senior year of high school. She wants to go to Stanford, but she needs a scholarship to reach that goal. Her guidance counselor at school suggests she spend some time volunteering at a Teen Outreach call center. Samantha isn't sure how much help she can provide since she's never done anything like that before, but she agrees to try.

As she walks out the office, she literally runs into Collins McGregor. Collins is a young successful music mogul. He's touring More...

Well. I've never been so torn about a book. Not because of the storyline/plot/characters but because it's just a blatant rip off!! I couldn't stop getting aggravated about the duplication of Fifty Shades of Grey from the trip/fall with the young billionaire, the inner dueling personalities, the fact that the poor wallflower has never had any attention but the billionaire is insanely jealous and men start coming out of nowhere. It's just all too much. BUT...I found myself liking Sam and Daggers! More...

I don't really know what to say about this book....I was confused throughout it. I felt the author was trying to give it a 50 shades feel without the kinky f**kery. Both main characters were messed up with deep issues. The guys issues come out but for some reason she doesn't have the girl confiding in her love interest about what her issues are. She also left this book with a cliffhanger. I thought there were quite a few grammatical errors, so it made reading this book a little tough because you More...

I was provided this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.

This book was okay.. I will start by saying there were striking similarities to the Fifty Shades Novels, which is why I rated it as such. I really think that Gow had a good idea here, but the Id and Ego reference was strikingly like "inner goddess." And Collins was a tortured soul that became very wealthy like Christian Gray did.

I liked the fact that Sam volunteered at a Crisis hotline and there were some some very humorous More...

Marking as read, but it's a DNF. I've read 2/3 of the book and based on what I've read so far, I doubt the rating would be anywhere above 1,5 stars. I heard great things about other series from this author, so it's baffling to me how bad this one is. Bad writing and grammar, spelling all over the place, and complete lack of editing. At places confusing, as if the author wrote two beginnings to a scene, and forgot to delete the other one. As in, talking to a character, saying goodbye, and in the More...

I liked the fact that Samantha (Sam) started working for the caller hotline for teens and young adults problem and for someone to talk to.

Sam has a little sister Nydia, who is adorable by the way and her mother who is an alcoholic. She isn't that bad but it isn't pretty. Her father is a pastor and they moved to Orange County five years ago because she was making out with this kid Billy and her father was pissed about it.

At first I'm like really? It's only kissing but you find out why. Her fathe More...