Without You (Stripped #1.5) by Brooklyn Skye

Without You (Stripped #1.5)

Brooklyn Skye

85 pages

Release Date: October 22nd, 2013

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She was broken when I met her, shattered from the death of her sister and running from love. Not to sound like an egotistical douche or anything, but I fixed her. Put her back together, filled in the cracks, and made her whole. A true fairytale in her eyes.

But now real life is getting in the way: school, jobs, and the unexpected opportunity to travel the world under a legendary photographer. This internship will open doors not even my father’s influence could. It’s something I’ve been waiting all my life for. But so is Quinn, and accepting this internship will mean leaving her. 

And breaking her all over again.

We are happy to be part of this tour. We read and reviewed Stripped, the first book in this series, and enjoyed Quinn's and Torrin's story. It was something different, romantic and beautiful. But after every happy ending, there's a future waiting for everyone. And also for these two love birds.

Now, with Without You, Brooklyn Skye wrote about the future of Quinn and Torrin. It just feels more realistic. Now these two have real problems and new plans they didn't have in the first book and it's more approachable for readers, because it's something that could happen to anyone in a relationship. They both have plans and dreams for their future, but maybe they not share the same plans and dreams and that bring them apart.

About the characters, we like Torrin's personality, so we truly enjoyed this book since it's from his POV. It was something refreshing and it was nice to read what and how he felt about Quinn. And mostly, it was nice to "be" inside a male's head and what he thought about the situation he's now with Quinn and about their relationship. Although we might have missed Quinn's POV, we had a great time with Torrin and we enjoyed the change. Sorry, Quinn.

However I can't not mention that this story broke my heart. All the doubt, the situations, the dreams and the difficulties... it simply broke my heart. Despite this, I have to say, too, that this story won't be the same without this. But, not everything's bad, because I loved the ending and Torrin's decision and well... it was more than enough to make me sigh and smile. And you cannot deny that these two are meant to be together and that they share something beautiful. You just have to love them. And I can assure you that you would want to know more about them, too.

I totally recommend this book, not only because Brooklyn Skye did a wonderful work with this story, once again, or because it is a sweet, emotional and real romance story, but because I couldn't help myself with this story. I loved it and I am waiting anxiously for the next book, for sure. 

Book Addicts, this story not only has two amazing characters, but a beautiful story that you would love and fall for it, without even meaning it. That's why we gave it four gorjuss dolls and totally recommend it to you.

Read our STRIPPED REVIEW here

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Brooklyn Skye grew up in a small town where she quickly realized writing was an escape from small town life. Really, she’s just your average awkward girl who’s obsessed with words. You can follow her on Twitter as @brooklyn__skye or visit her web site for updates, teasers, giveaways, and more. www.brooklyn-skye.com.

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Cover Reveal: Without You (Stripped #1.5) by Brooklyn Skye

Book Addicts,

We have the pleasure to show you the cover of Brooklyn Skye's new book: Without You, from the Stripped series. 

We really liked Brooklyn Skye's book. We had a great time reading the book and If you missed our review, now you can read it: Stripped by Brooklyn Skye.

We are eager to read this book! Hope you are, too. And we love the cover!

Without You (Stripped #1.5)

Brooklyn Skye

Publisher: Self-Published

Release Date: October 22nd, 2013

Summary from Goodreads:

*A novella to the best-selling New Adult novel STRIPPED*

I’m the knight on the white horse in her eyes, the one who broke down her defenses after her sister’s death until she realized she was capable of love. To her—aside from my name, Torrin Kingsley—I’m perfect. 

But there’s a sliver of my past I’ve never shared with her. One that is now haunting me with every breath I take. One she is starting to raise her brow to. 

I’m not certain how much longer I can keep it from her. To be honest, I don’t know that it would make a difference anyway, because it seems no matter which path I choose, they all lead to the same end point. A place without Quinn. 

My demons run bone deep. I guess burying them forever wasn’t possible.

Stripped (Stripped #1)

Brooklyn Skye
Published: May 14th, 2013

“I like you.” His voice is low and soft, which I don’t deserve. I look away, down the rutted parking lot.

“Don’t... waste those words on me.”

He touches my cheek. “You just need someone to show you.”

“No.” I ease back again. “I don’t. So please, Torrin, stop trying to swoop in and save me. I don’t need saving.”

College freshman Quinn Montgomery will do anything to avoid the mistake her sister made—killing herself over a boy. But when she is forced into nude modeling at a local college to support her family after a bankruptcy, she begins to crack, just enough to let Torrin, the university’s top varsity oarsman, see that the real Quinn is not as feisty and unapproachable as she wants everyone to think. But letting someone in comes at a steep cost and, it turns out, Torrin is connected to Quinn’s family in more ways than she could ever imagine.

Brooklyn Skye 

  

She grew up in a small town where she quickly realized writing was an escape from small town life. Really, she’s just your average awkward girl who’s obsessed with words. Her Best-Selling New Adult debut, STRIPPED, is out NOW! Represented by Bree Ogden of D4EO Literary Agency.

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Stripped by Brooklyn Skye

Stripped

Brooklyn Skye

345 pages

Release Date: May 14th, 2013

Rate: Enjoyed it

Quinn Montgomery is determined to save her heart. Her sister killed herself over a boy and she's not willing to end up like her sister. 

But if grieving for her death sister was not enough she's suffering from her dad's mistakes, too. Bankrupt over that mistake, Quinn is forced to work in the college her father was working as a nude model. She's afraid of being naked in front of a bunch of students, probably, her age, but it's the only way to keep her place at her college. 

However, everything changes Quinn's world when she meets Torrin. Top varsity oarsman at the University she's working, Quinn has a hard time avoiding him. Letting someone in, might be the only thing that Quinn has to work hard with. Despite this, Torrin and Quinn do not even imagine how connected they are and when they both realize what links them together, it may destroy them.

Brooklyn Skye's novel captivated us. This New Adult novel is the perfect story to read this Summer. Full of love, troubles and secrets, this novel would make you want to read even more.

We were heartbroken knowing Quinn was suffering from her sister's death. She was in one piece, but you can sense how the character is suffering inside. Save Yourself. If that was not bad enough, her sister tells her those words before she dies. Save Yourself from boys that make you want to die. 

Grieve over a relantionship is a normal stage, so why don't grieve? Because there are some secrets that we don't know about Quinn's sister.

In addition, Quinn's father did something that not only lead the family into public humiliation but into bankrupt. With the unexpected poverty of her family, Quinn's forced to find a job. But which job would find if they all know she's the daughter of the guy who create that scandal not long ago?

Faking the relation of her name with her father's last name, she finds a job that would help her stay in college, a job in which the amount of money is a good quantity, but that makes Quinn uncomfortable. 

Because being nude in front of a whole class of art students, even if it's for the art's sake and it's all left in a professional area, is not comfortable at all. She's embarrassed and she wonders all the time why her father had to do what he did and put her in that place. 

It is true that Quinn had to suffer with everything she's been through, but we think that she's directing her rage at the wrong person. The guy who accepted the scholarship from her father was just a kid with a lot of promises in his head and with a father to please. We bet it was not easy for him either. We know that he must have said something and save some of Quinn's father reputation, but we all make mistakes and, now, Quinn's blaming and directing all her rage to him. Come on! He's proved that he's a good guy, let him breathe, girl!

Sometimes we did not like Quinn for this matter, however we could understand her point of view. We like the Quinn we found at the end of the book and we were glad to see her change.

About Torrin... well, despite all his mistakes, we love him and he has an unofficial place in our unofficial team list. We think that Torrin is a strong character that makes the story all light and romantic.  We cannot imagine the story without him.

If you're willing to experience yourself grieve, romance and some traumatic events that caused the main characters to shell themselves, this is your story. You'll really enjoy it and, as we said before, you'll feel like this is the perfect Summer Read for you.

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