I NEED YOU,
TO BE ME… My new favorite words
from any book! <3 o:p="">
4:52… That’s 4:52 a.m.,
which is when I looked at the clock having just finished Stoned by Mandi
Beck. When I tell you I couldn’t put
this book down, believe me that I am now ready to pass out having only had 3
hours of sleep last night!! There is
nothing in the world like the feeling of connecting with a book and its
characters and Stoned did just that for me.
I found myself personally sympathetic to Stone’s character as well as
Willow, and I think that is what has completely blown me away.
Stone has become the
ultimate bad boy rock star. Drugs and sex and more drugs and sex and damn the
consequences. It was absolutely
devastating reading Stone’s fall from grace and hitting rock bottom. Stone not only hurt himself, but his band
mates and his girl, the love of his life Willow. He completely decimated their relationship
and her. It was dirty and disgusting and heartbreaking, but it was honest and
realistic and true. My heart broke into pieces as their lives were shattered.
“I need you, Birdie, Man, do I fucking need
you so damn bad. Don’t you know I need you, to be me?” - Stone
Willow just might be the
strongest female main character that I have read about. I admire the way she made her decision to
walk away and she stuck to that. She
made it nearly impossible for anyone from that life to find her, as she worked
on getting her own self together and taking back a lot of what Stone took from
her…. Man was she fierce!
“A part of me died that night. A part of my
heart, my soul” - Willow
Stone’s recovery was long
and extremely painful but he did it, with one focus on his mind.. Get Willow
back. Willow, was the love of his life
and he needed her to be whole. Birdie, aka Willow was determined to move on
with her life and that did not include being with Stone. As Stone fights with everything he has in his
arsenal of memories I was just in awe of the flashbacks that Mandi Beck gave
us. They are deep and soulful and just
filled with so much heart and love. I
was done for, I mean completely, hopelessly in love with their love affair and
Stone and his sexy, romantic yet hot as hell ways and words. The pair really shared a profound love for
music and lyrics and they connected so deeply through song, again, totally
freaking killing me. I was completely
drawn to them and every word written in this book!
“My heart doesn’t beat in rhythm when you’re
not around. I need you, to be me. I’m your rhythm, and you’re for damn sure
mine” – Stone
As well as the words, Ms.
Beck referenced a few songs throughout this book and boy oh boy did she get me
with the music. At one point I stopped
reading and listened to a song by Imagine Dragons as Stone was singing it and
my heart just cracked open a little bit more.
The song so painful and hopeful and filled with love, I swear I was
there with them, listening and watching as Stone sang to Willow! I sat in my bed in the middle of the night
with tears rolling down my face. I was
totally moved by the power the song had in this book!
“Want you. Need you. Live you. Breathe you”
- Stone
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