Sunny Shelly’s Review: The Way To You by S. Moose

First there was light, love, and laughter. But then, the darkness struck, and there was no escape. I was trapped, lost in a world of loneliness and despair.

And my best friend walked away, sealing my pain and suffering.

I was only fifteen years old.

But now, I’m ready for a new start, a fresh beginning, and college is the answer to finally finding that light again.

Of all the campuses in the world, my best friend, my closest confidant, the boy who could’ve saved me all those years ago is on mine.

ALEX

My graduation night was the worst night of my life and quite possibly the best. My best friend closed herself off and shut me out of her life. When we were just kids, young, fun, and carefree.

On the night of my graduation, she was there.

And I owe her everything.

For her strength.

Her courage.

And her persistence.

But now, seeing her on campus, I know there’s a reason our paths crossed again. We were never meant to be apart.

Can I convince her to open up, and share her heart once again?

I have mixed feelings about this story. The premise was good, and the story held a lot of promise, but I felt like the execution fell short.

Alex and Chelsea were close friends when they were younger, and while he remained best friends with her twin brother, Travis, the two of them drifted apart. Both characters have trauma in their pasts. Chelsea has kept her SA to herself all these years, but she was witness to Alex’s — and that made him shut down around her. But then they run into each other a few months later at college, and Alex takes the opportunity to apologize to Chelsea and prove to her that she can depend on him.

However, while I liked the characters, their reconnection, and the healing journey that they go on together, I felt disconnected. The writing was choppy, the dialogue was clunky at times, parts of the story seemed to jump around, and the ending was rushed.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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