FMR Book Grind: BLOG TOUR, REVIEW, and GIVEAWAY ~ Until You by Penelope Douglas

December 19, 2013

BLOG TOUR, REVIEW, and GIVEAWAY ~ Until You by Penelope Douglas

Book Title: Until You

Series: A Fall Away Novel, Book #1.5

Author: Penelope Douglas

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Release Date: December 5, 2013

Tour Organized by: As the Pages Turn

***This novel contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+.

Have you ever been so angry that hitting things felt good? Or so numb that you actually felt high? The past few years have been like that for me. Traveling between fury and indifference with no stops in between.

Some people hate me for it, while others are scared of me. But none of them can hurt me, because I don't care about anything or anyone.

Except Tatum.

I love her so much that I hate her. We used to be friends, but I found out that I couldn't trust her or anyone else.

So I hurt her. I pushed her away. But I still need her. The sight of her centers me, and I can pool all of my anger into her. Engaging her, challenging her, bullying her...they are my food, my air, and the

last part of me that feels anything human.

But she left. She went to France for a year, and came back a different girl.

Now, when I push, she pushes back.

4 second-chance stars!!!

Words are powerful things. They have the ability to hurt, to heal, to make us feel. Perhaps the only two things stronger than words are music and pictures, which is what this review consists of.

It all began with a tree...

And ended with a love story.

But the in-between?

Well, that’s the best part.

“I’d spent the past two years of high school making her life miserable. Telling a few lies, ruining a few dates, all for my own pleasure. Challenging Tate – making her a high school outcast – made my world go round, but she never fought back. Not until now.”- Jared

Jared is a complex character. The first book only gave us little bits and pieces of Jared’s past, his motives, and his mindset. So many questions.

What really happened that summer?

What drove him to turn on Tate?

What made him into a bully ?

So many faces.

He’s sexy.

He’s tortured.

He’s conflicted.

He’s broken.

He’s protective.

He’s destructive .

“Tatum?”

“I wouldn’t care if you were alive or dead.” - Jared

“Do you know what this is? It’s me, wiping away the last tear you’ll ever get.” - Tate

Tate comes back from France with a renewed sense of purpose. She’s ready to put her past behind her, and won’t go down without a fight.

She’s braver.

She’s wiser.

She’s stronger .

Jared and Tate are each other’s nemesis and rock. Yin and yang. Drawn towards each other like a moth to a flame.

“When you’ve tasted the one thing that fills you up, it’s impossible not to want more of it. A lot more.” - Jared

Sticks and stones may break my bones, and words will hurt me. Hurt Tate. Words leave emotional scars that may fade, but never truly go away. In my mind, I could never fully forgive Jared for his past actions, but he sure did one good hell of a job making it up to Tate. And that’s what counts in the end.

To let love in.

To let love stay.

To let love heal.

And let the past go .

“You own me body and soul, and everyone is going to know it. Sometimes I’m going to go slow with you, and sometimes I’m going to fuck you. But it will always be love, Tate." - Jared

-Lyrics and song from "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato

ARC kindly provided by author in exchange for an honest review. Please note that all quotes are from an advanced copy and may be subject to change in the final edition.

~Review by Feifei

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Penelope Douglas is a writer and teacher in Las Vegas. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she is the oldest of five children. Penelope attended the University of Northern Iowa, earning a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, because her father told her to "just get the degree!" She then earned a Masters of Science in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans, because she hated Public Administration. One night, she

got tipsy and told the bouncer at the bar where she worked that his son was hot, and three years later they were married. To the son, not the bouncer. They have spawn, but just one. A daughter named Aydan. Penelope loves sweets, the show Sons of Anarchy, and she shops at Target almost daily.