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Finding Slope: A Taking Flight Novella

(Taking Flight #2.5)

Erin Brown (Goodreads Author)

3.89 · Rating details · 18 ratings · 6 reviews

A spring break ski trip turns into the reunion Willa Thompson and Dan Martin never saw coming.

After months of not talking, Willa and Dan run into each other at the last place they thought they would—a ski lodge in Colorado. Neither of them expected to see the other during spring break, and certainly never expected to meet their ex’s new college friends.

Dan sees this as hi ...more

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Mar 08, 2015 Alexa rated it liked it · review of another edition

When I started this series I hadn’t read Dan and Willa’s story. I had started with Making Headlines, and fell in love with Luke and Sophie first. I still have not read Dan and Willa’s story so I wanted to read this one to get to see Sophie and Luke again. I don’t really regret it either. Because I read Sophie’s story first I don’t think I would have fallen in love with Dan the way I was supposed to. But I really loved Willa in Making Headlines and I really wanted to see her get a happy ending be When I started this series I hadn’t read Dan and Willa’s story. I had started with Making Headlines, and fell in love with Luke and Sophie first. I still have not read Dan and Willa’s story so I wanted to read this one to get to see Sophie and Luke again. I don’t really regret it either. Because I read Sophie’s story first I don’t think I would have fallen in love with Dan the way I was supposed to. But I really loved Willa in Making Headlines and I really wanted to see her get a happy ending because even through their relationship was weird she was still a really great friend to Sophie.

Sophie and Dan met when they were fourteen at the airport. They tried making a long distance relationship work and in the end they couldn’t. It has been a few months since they ended their relationship completely. Now they are both unknowingly going to the same place for spring break. When Dan and Willa see each other they have to decide to give their relationship one more chance or leave it alone forever.

While I loved Making Headlines I had some problems with this novella and surprisingly my problems were with Willa. Dan saw her again and was completely all in. He wanted her back and he was willing to become vulnerable to get her back. Willa was very wishy-washy. She loved him but there was the distance, and I love him but I can’t trust him. There were all of these excuses. It was a little frustrating. In the beginning of the book the author says she wrote this novella because she left their relationship a little bit up in the air. I feel like she did the same thing. Here there wasn’t a definite happy ending for these two. It was as satisfying as I wanted it to be.

Anyway despite those things I did like the book. Dan was sweet and caring. I loved his more vulnerable moments. He was willing to let her go if she really wanted that. Dan and Sophie really had a weird relationship. They had a troubled past but they were able to move past that and become great friends. The writing was as great as I remembered. The plot moved and flowed well. This was definitely a story about the difficulties and challenges that come with long distance relationships. I loved the part that fate played in this story. No matter what Dan and Willa belong together. While this novella, for me, had its problems it is definitely one you need to read if you loved this series.
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Jan 08, 2015 Erin Brown added it · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

I am beyond thrilled to be sharing Finding Slope with you!

Since writing Taking Flight, I’ve known that I’d have to write something more for Dan and Willa. I knew that readers would be confused and unsatisfied with how I ended their story in TF, which, to a point, is what I intended—high school relationships often don’t have a happily ever after and I didn’t want to give two (yes, I realize fictional) high school students a perfect ending. It felt disingenuous to me. So I left their ending a lit ...more

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Mar 11, 2015 Veronica of V's Reads rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, quick-read, romance, new-adult-romance

Willa and Dan were high school sweethearts. They lived in different cities, but traveled frequently to visit with their non-custodial parents. They met in O’Hare Airport in Chicago at age 14 and dated over the course of four years.

Willa was mad when she learned Dan had secretly been dating a girl back in his hometown, and–when she didn’t get accepted to a school in NYC, like Dan–she decided to end things.

Now, it’s spring break, and Dan and Willa have encountered each other in Vail. It’s awkward, ...more

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Feb 02, 2015 Emma rated it liked it

Both Taking Flight and Finding Slope are sweet romances focusing on the dilemma of long distance relationships and all the pressure stemming from trying to forge a relationships under such stressful circumstances.

I loved the use of serendipity within the narrative, no matter what happens you have the underlying knowledge Willa and Dan are meant to be together. However, this does make it all the more bittersweet witnessing the strife they endure as their respective lives increase the pressure on Both Taking Flight and Finding Slope are sweet romances focusing on the dilemma of long distance relationships and all the pressure stemming from trying to forge a relationships under such stressful circumstances.

I loved the use of serendipity within the narrative, no matter what happens you have the underlying knowledge Willa and Dan are meant to be together. However, this does make it all the more bittersweet witnessing the strife they endure as their respective lives increase the pressure on their relationship.

For any relationship to work whether long distance or not, it has to have a strong foundation of trust. Without that trust it would be like the proverbial man who built the house on sand, it would all wash away with the slightest of pressure. I’ve got to be honest and say that Dan’s actions at the start of the relationship set the tone of heartache and angst encountered through both books.

Erin Brown really captures the naivety of youth and the intensity of their emotions, with her characters and their interactions. Their personal growth and increased levels of maturity as both their lives progress is reflected beautifully in the narrative. Although, for me, being of an older generation, I did find some aspects a little cringe worthy, probably because they were so realistic and believable. It was easy to remember my own youth while witnessing Willa and Dan’s.

It still amazes me how mature Willa was/is and her friendship with Sophie stemming from such awkward circumstances. I really liked how self-aware Willa was. Contrasting with the moments of douche-baggery Dan has, GUYS :(

It was really nice to see the continuing relationship between Sophie and Luke from Making Headlines and have to say that although the circumstances behind the friendship Sophie has with Dan and Willa are unconventional she really is a terrific friend with their best interests at heart.

While I loved re-affirming the relationship between Dan and Willa I couldn’t help but be a little frustrated with the open ending. I really wanted a longer time period and definitive ending. You know me I’m all about the HEA ♥ ...more

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Mar 07, 2015 Jennifer Strand rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: new-adult, 2015-read, e-arc, reviewed, kindle, owned

Original review posted at www.fictitiousdelicious.com on 03/10/15:

Coming back to Dan and Willa's story is like reconnecting with old friends over drinks. (Drinks like hot chocolate, okay? These guys are underage.) Their story ended on a fairly sour note in TAKING FLIGHT and we got to see glimpses of how sad they were without each other in MAKING HEADLINES so I was excited to see if they got their HEA in FINDING SLOPE.

Let's talk about their breakup a bit, shall we? I didn't even realize until rec ...more

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Mar 16, 2015 Danielle rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Willa and Dan were high school sweethearts. Recently they have broke up after a 4 year long distance relationship. As luck would have it, they have both ended up in Vail for spring break to ski. Is this really lucky that they are both not only in Vail, but also hanging out? Maybe. At first it doesn't seem it, but as time wears on, things are looking up for both Dan and Willa.

Willa and Dan both miss each other since the break up. It is still pretty recent, so there are a lot of hurt feelin ...more

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Erin Brown is a writer, Whedonite, Whovian, yogi, HGTV addict, and connoisseur of The CW’s TV line-up. She was born and raised in Arkansas, lived in New York for five years, and now lives in Singapore with her fiancé. She really misses Tex-Mex, Target, and Trader Joe's. You can follow her on Twitter @erinbrownwrites. ...more