Fear of Falling (Fearless, #1) in Buddy Read Zone

Jul 07, 2013 Christy rated it it was amazing

5 Origami Stars!!!!!

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My name is Kami and I am constantly afraid. And the thing that scares me the most is the very thing I want. 

Kami has spent her whole life afraid. Afraid of what? The answer to that is simple... pretty much everything. It all stemmed from her abusive childhood. There are only two people in the world she trusts, feels safe with. Her best friends, her family, Dom and Angel. She doesn’t let anyone else in. Ever. Then one day, she meets him... Blaine. He changes everything.

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Jul 07, 2013 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary-romance, favorites

Fear of Falling...WOW!! This book was a story of pain, heartbreak, love, overcoming fear, abuse, healing, and hope. I fell in love with all the characters because they felt real and raw. This book was beautifully well written..Thank you S.L. Stephens!!

" I'm telling you that I want you to be mine. Because, Kami, I've been yours since the first day you walked in here. And I think, on some level, you've been mine since then too."~ Blaine

Kami experiences emotional, physical and psychological abuse Fear of Falling...WOW!! This book was a story of pain, heartbreak, love, overcoming fear, abuse, healing, and hope. I fell in love with all the characters because they felt real and raw. This book was beautifully well written..Thank you S.L. Stephens!!

" I'm telling you that I want you to be mine. Because, Kami, I've been yours since the first day you walked in here. And I think, on some level, you've been mine since then too."~ Blaine

Kami experiences emotional, physical and psychological abuse and pain. For 23 years, she let her fears immobilized and define her life. She copes with the help of her roommates Dom and Angel. When Kami meets Blaine, she feels safe. Blaine breaks down the walls that Kami has built surrounding her heart. He allows her to feel love and makes her realize that she is not broken. He gives her hope, strength, and love. I love that we could see and feel the emotional journey Kami experiences to finally heal and be complete.

Seriously, I love Blaine. He is determined, sweet and know what he wants. He is a real life Knight in Shining Armor. When he meets Kami, he realizes that he has his work cut out for him, but knows she is worth it. LOVE LOVE the epilogue, so happy that Blaine and Kami gets their happily ever after.

"Life may not be pretty, but it's always beautiful. We may only see the ugliness on the surface. The shit that only the world chooses to notice. But if we did deep, if we get to the heart of life, where there's no pain or fear, where we can just be who we are and love freely without judgement, its really beautiful."

"Pain was life's curveball. Without it, we would never appreciate what it felt like to loved."

"the storm doesn't last forever. It can scare you; it can shake you to your core. But it never lasts. The rain subsides, the thunder dies, and the winds calm to a soft whisper. And that moment after the storm cloud pass, all is silent and still, you find peace. Quiet, gentle peace. That's what I wish for you. Even if you couldn't find it with me."

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Jul 16, 2013 Shannon rated it really liked it

This one was a little hard for me..
Domestic violence past tense or present can be tough to read about but S.L did a great job with this.

Personal experience I think let me feel a bit more of what Kami was feeling, her living her life in fear. It's something that unless you have dealt with it you can't fully put yourself in a person like hers shoes. I could and it made me love the book all that much more!

She struggles, she has been through god awful abuse at the hands of her father. He truly took ...more

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Jul 25, 2013 Stefanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: amazing-emotional-books, july-2013-books, abuse-rape-kidnap, book-of-the-month-reads

I absolutely loved Blaine, he was this hot tattooed bartender/owner of a bar but was sensitive, loving, caring and understanding. Then you have this emotionally scarred girl named Kami who at times I just wanted to slap, but totally empathized with what/how she was feeling. She had never experienced love and it was completely foreign to her so she fought against her emotions the entire book. Overall I thought the story was believable and of course I'm a sucker for a fairy tale ending. ...more

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Jul 16, 2013 Dame Sunday rated it liked it

It was well written, I liked it but the hype kinda killed it and wasn't all that I thought I read it would be. Life change no fucking way, not at all, moving at times yes. ...more

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