![]() Bramer does a fabulous job of using the past and it's wonderful details to pull Haley through the part of her life she hopes to make it through.ĪRR provided by Author for an honest review You are Haley’s Comet and Earth needs you Haley or Aley as I learned to love is a renowned photographer and this story is a collection of her life events that lead up to her being stuck in Limbo and near death. Bramer uses her skills as a writer to wrap this story around you so that you can't let go. As a reader, this book is very hard to get through, simply because you are imagining what she is going through and that is not something you can or want to do. Life is turned upside down and Haley can only hang on to the past she wanted so much to get her through the most heinous acts imaginable. Haley has everything, a budding career, a vivacious best friend and exceedingly supportive parents. Knowing what you are meant to do at the age of 18 is a wonderful life. Um NO!!!! This was totally, utterly & perplexingly different! Bramer's Vitamin D books, so kind of had an idea in my mind of what to expect. Life is turned upside down and Haley can only hang on to the past she wanted I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Um NO!!!! This was totally, utterly & perplexingly different! Knowing what you are meant to do at the age of 18 is a wonderful life. I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review. I don't want to share too much of the detail so as not to spoil any of the story but overall I highly recommend this to anyone who can appreciate a mature, uncompromising story about a woman's coming of age in a sometimes brutal world.more As much as I longed for it to end much like it did I would have appreciated a slower build to that. ![]() ![]() My only real complaint is I felt the ending seemed a bit rushed. Haley's point of view throughout the story is told in an unflinching way - and totally fits the voice of the character. ![]() I appreciate the level of research that was put in to the story - allowing the lines to blur effortlessly between current events and the fictional aspects of the story.Īdmittedly, there is a lot of difficult subject matter here - very gritty and disturbing. The detail of the events that Haley's photography covered was also very effective. But before long those thoughts had completely faded and I was immersed in her story. In the early stages of the book I couldn't find much about Haley that I liked - in fact, I was concerned I would have a hard time enjoying the book because of her. The story shifts back and forth between Haley's present and past and the manner in which it's done was unique and extremely effective. Julia Bramer's writing style is engrossing. Watching the evolution of the character of Haley was amazing - although harrowing, at times. I can safely say I've been on an emotional roller coaster through this but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Exhilarating, heartbreaking, exhausting - even repulsive at times. The story shifts back and forth between Haley's present and past and the manner in which it's I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. She seeks solace in the arms of strangers and fame, a tumbleweed rolling where the gusts of wind carry her, and she ends up broken and alone and near death. Unable to cope with the loss of him, her first love, she abandons love entirely. She falls hard, yet love isn’t part of her plan and it’s not to be anyway. He’s charming and guileless and sweeps her off her feet. But nothing prepares her for the sexy Spanish soccer star, Mikel Garro. She fearlessly sets out on her own to make her mark in the world and thinks she’s ready for anything. Unable to cope with th Haley Hanson is young, beautiful and talented. Haley Hanson is young, beautiful and talented.
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