Fallen Crest Forever

First, I must say that Amazon screwed with me!! I had to wait 7 minutes for the book to download to my kindle! 7 extra minutes that I did not need to be added for me to start this book. Not cool Amazon, not cool. With that being said, this book was so bittersweet. I, like everyone who is a fan of this series, wanted to read the end, but didn\’t want to say goodbye. This will be a long review. You\’ve been warned. **SPOILERS BELOW** Book 7 literally picks up where book 6 left off and we got the answer (but not really). Sam\’s character has grown from when we first was introduced to her at the gas station. She had nothing and was dead inside. As we get to read more about her, we learned that her character was sensitive. Yes she was strong, but she was a broken girl looking for love and acceptance. Of course we know what happened when Mason and Logan entered the pictured. She found love and fought to never let Mason and Logan go. When book 4 came out, I realized that Sam depended too much on Mason and Logan. This was no fault of her own. She never had unconditional love and when she finally found in the Mason and Logan she fought to keep it. I always thought that was Sam\’s biggest flaw – her dependence on them. Many people throughout the series as mentioned it one way or the other. I always wondered when and if Sam would ever realized that……. and she did in this book. She finally realized that her dependence on Mason and Logan made her forget who she was. With that Sam went to find herself. Sam not knowing who she was was the root of her problem. This made her character at times annoying, but I was so glad that she realized that and started to live for herself too. I loved Logan even more for giving her tough love. I loved Mason even more for realizing he should have pushed her more. Sam in this book kicked butt! Not only with her demons, but with new threats. She stood up for herself and was not the scared girl from book 2. I loved Sam so much in this book and gained so much more respect for her. She was honest with Mason throughout. She had her moments and told Mason straight-up that she had no idea why she is being a certain way. I applaud her for finally being honest, but fighting for her. I must say that I always saw her running as a prelude to the Olympics!!!! Mason. What can I say about this person who has always been self aware of who he is. From book 1, Mason was a person you can never bend, nor was he someone you could messed with and expect to walk away freely. He was cold, but Sam thawed him. Even towards the end of this book Mason did not realized how much he has changed until Nate told him. (BTW that scene with Nate and him broke my heart). Mason was never one to shed a tear, but in this book we do see that (for good reason) and we do see him mature in his attitude and actions. Lets face it, Mason used his fist too much. His hands were seriously tied in this book. He had to keep a low profile and I think this is what he needed besides the Sam situation towards the end. Mason was a punk teenager (his words not mine) that grew into a man, while still staying true to himself. Mason will forever be my #1 book boyfriend because he always thought with his heart and loved his family fiercely. He also showed that he can be funny and he was. Logan is rubbing off on him. It gave me so happiness that he got to live his dream!!! He worked to hard to let people take that away from him. Man I will miss this dude! Logan. I am so grateful that he was more active in this book. Logan will forever be the funniest character that I\’ve had the pleasure of reading about. He really was a great brother to Mason and Sam. In this book, we see Logan give tough love for Sam. He really did play a part in helping Sam realize what she was doing to herself. I think what really broke my heart was towards the end. His dedication to Mason and Sam was so evident. He was breaking and you can truly see him trying to fix it. I will love to read a novella about him and where he ended up after law school. This book was all about finding oneself and loving oneself. This was about growth and making difficult decisions. We see Sam and Mason come to a realization about their relationship. We seem them talk it out and try to do better. We see them break up (they broke up for a few days. I get why, but I did not like it). We see them come together stronger. There is no Sam and Mason without Sam and Mason. My heart broke for them, but I loved them even more. They were high school lovers who had to battle each year. I can see the exhaustion of that taking affect on their relationship, but again, Mason and Sam are it for each other and no one would ever take that way from them. What I loved the most about this book is the closure of certain relationships. I loved how their parents were there to see the proposal and the wedding. Do I think James, Analise, and Helen would ever be fully there for them? No, but they can have a relationship where nothing is owed and no favors would have to be asked. I loved how Taylor became a great friend to Sam. Their relationship was cute and it was their own. I loved how Nate and Matteo would always be down to help their family in need. The situation with Adam was finally closed. This fool truly is toxic and whatever happens to him and his father is well-deserved. What I loved the most about this series was the love between a broken girl and 2 brothers who became her protectors. That was always the theme. I will admit that I\’m not a crier when it comes to books. The only series where I actually cried was Harry Potter and now I can add this series. I felt like I was saying goodbye to family. The ending with Sam, Mason, and Logan really got to me. I literally started to cry. It started with them 3 and ended with them 3 in an epic hug and Mason and Logan realizing that things will be different from that day forward. I think what really got me, was how they embraced each other and Mason telling Logan how much he loves him. Their brotherly love is just epic on its own. It will forever be Mason and Sam side by side and Logan behind. For some reason that really got me crying. I realized that theses are no longer children, but adults and as I write the sentence I\’m tearing up. Ugh ugly cries!! Epilogue, I am an epilogue girl. This epilogue was perfect that it brought more tears to my eyes. I loved that even though it was short, it was done beautifully. I loved the name of their daughter. I mean how stinking cute was that. I loved that Sam was living her dream. Not going to lie, I still want Mason\’s POV for the first 2 books and a novella of them. What can I say, I\’m greedy like that. I don\’t want this book to end. MAJOR NEWS – we finally get to know what Mason said in book 1 when he kissed her forehead in his bedroom. I literally laughed and thought, only Mason. Tijan, thank you for being you and for writing one of the best series ever. I applaud you for creating characters that would be hard to emulate and bring to life. You created characters that all had flaws, but were so lovable at the same time. You created a love story that puts all other love stories in the crapper. You created a beautiful world that I don\’t want to leave. You showed growth with these characters. Thank you thank you thank you. I literally can\’t thank you enough. I don\’t think I will ever love a series how I love this one. This series will always have a special spot and will be read over a million times. Ugh I don\’t want to say goodbye

I have spent less than a week reading all eight books in this series. I was hooked from the first chapter, read during the day, taking time only to eat, sleep and shower. The characters were just wonderfully developed. Sam….her many issues stemming from her mother\’s less than adequate parenting, Mason….an angry teenager who only trusted a few select people, Logan….wonderful, funny, loyal, Jason\’s younger brother, and Nate….the best friend, loyal, with a small chip on his shoulder. There are secondary characters introduced with each new book, and they all tie in very nicely. There\’s Heather, an 11th grader who becomes Sam\’s best friend, Taylor….Logan\’s girlfriend, introduced in the Logan offshoot, titled Book 5.5, and then there are the dysfunctional parents….Sam\’s, Mason and Logan\’s. In Book 1 we learn that Sam\’s mother is leaving her father and takes her with her to move into her new boyfriend\’s house. Mason and Logan live there with their father. The boys \’ father, James is wealthy, they live in a mansion on the beach, not a lot of parental supervision. Sam\’s mother isn\’t wrapped too tight, and Sam resorts to running to get the dark thoughts out of her head. In a twist, Sam\’s father is a teacher and football coach at a private school, and that is where Sam goes to school. Logan and Mason, who are beyond wealthy, go to the public school because the football program is more competitive and will give Mason a shot at a college scholarship to a Division 1 college, and a ticket to the NFL. Logan is attached to his brother and is happy to go anywhere with Mason. As Sam begins adjusting to her new family dynamic, Mason takes an interest in her. Sam had learned that her steady boyfriend of two years has been cheating on her with her best friend. Her other bestie knows about the deceit and says nothing. Sam finds out by accident, and cuts three important friends (so she thought) out of her life. The girls become enemies and Sam\’s ex-friends begin a bullying campaign. And that where the epic love story begins. This series carries us through Mason\’s last year in high school, and Logan and Sam\’s last two years in high school in Books 1 and 2. Sam switches to the public high school as Mason realizes what a talented runner she is, thereby opening a path for her to go to college on a track scholarship. Students are jealous of Sam\’s relationship with her rich handsome boyfriend at the private school, and the same issue follows her to the public school. Mason always keeps an eye on her, as does Logan to keep her safe….but not always safe enough. Books 3 – 7 and including Logan, Book 5.5 deal with college. These books touched my heart. Tijan is a sensitive author who is not afraid to tackle difficult subjects, and does it so very well. I think I have downloaded her entire catalog to read, and that\’s a lot of reading. I like complete character and plot development, so I gravitate towards books with at least 300 pages. Some of her books clock in at 285 pp, but she has already set the stage. Her first two books were close to 400 pages each, but was necessary to set the tone for subsequent books. I laughed…Logan was a hoot. She wrote his character and he reminded me of my oldest son. Logan is the comic relief but I just adored him. I cried…. some of the circumstances were heartbreaking, especially if your children have been through it and you could see it in that frame of reference. I loved the sensitivity displayed as Sam and Mason explore their sexual preferences. I could feel the love they had for each other. That part of Tijan\’s writing is done with such care and not explicit to the point where it is graphic. She leaves some to the reader\’s imagination. I felt anger as Sam was dealing with bullies. It made me feel better knowing that as the mother of boys I didn\’t have that experience. This set of books, Fallen Crest is amazing! My sadness is that I loved these characters so much, and my time with them is over. I will be re-reading these books another time. They are that good! A big thank you goes out to Tijan, my new favorite author. Happy Reading!

I was underwhelmed with this ending. It didn’t need to be a full length novel, an extended epilogue would have sufficed honestly. Not a lot really happened, it was just a bunch of the same internal struggle between families and their feelings for one another. And while I loved this series, I’m kinda mad at this one book. I could have never read it and it wouldn’t have affected the storyline. We know they get an HEA in the last book. And those are the kinds of things that make me, as a reader, super mad. You don’t need to add a bunch of fluff to drag out a storyline. Now I know this series was ALL about fluff and drama but this last one really wasn’t necessary. I should stop now before I really start nit picking. Anyway, loved the series as a whole.

The wrap up of this book was beautiful. I\’m going to miss these guys. ?? (Crying emojis, in case you can\’t see them.) Unfortunately, this book had its negative moments. Sam became far too dramatic at times, and it was annoying. I think that\’s my most hated thing about the book—if you don\’t count the comma splicing. Tijan seems to be a comma splice princess. It\’s awful. Regardless of such, I still love her writing. Like I\’ve mentioned before, it\’s beautiful. There were a lot of grammar and punctuation errors. Comma splices, fused sentences, some lapses in the uses of the serial comma, capitalisation of words after ellipsis where such a thing was not needed, a few missing full stops, some missing speech marks, some homophones, and quite a few redundant words and phrases. There\’s definitely more, but I can\’t remember all. But, don\’t get hung up on all the mistakes because the story is totally worth it. Plus, if you\’re reading this review, you\’ve most probably read book #6 already. Might as well finish the last full-length novel in the series. ;3

If I had three wishes the first would be – Mason Kade was real! Secondly – he was mine Third – I\’d keep hold of that one for when it was needed (and I would be!) So this is the end! I can\’t believe there will be no more fallen to look forward to. I loved the book but I am gutted it is over. So we pick up right where the last one left us – Mason proposing with his career in the balance. Does she say yes – read it and see but this is Sam and we know it will never be easy. This book deals with Mass\’s career, the foursome fearsome having to grow up, Sam having to deal with her insecurities and the team doing all this while taking down those that try to come between them. We see old friends good and bad, some new friends and of course mama Melinda is back! I loved the book, loved that it wasn\’t just a book of loose ends getting tied up. The characters grew, we still got drama, Sam got her backbone back it was all good. Loved how we got to see into the future but at 93% it all became bittersweet, I didnt want to turn the page I didn\’t want it to end. But end it has, its been emotional, it\’s been angsty and we kept coming back for more #loganisawesomeanddonteverforgetit #foreverlovemason #kadebabies I would say I am now away to figure out how to get over them but who am I kidding I will be rereading this book tonight and going back to the very beginning time and time again!

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