Hi, book buddies :-) This duet is ready to be binge-read! The final part of LANDON AND SHAY is ready to be devoured.
LANDON AND SHAY
by BRITTAINY C. CHERRY
MY OPINION of PART 2
The drama! It is almost enough to squeeze your heart to death, but it also resurrects it with the power of a classic story of impossible love.
Landon and Shay go through the most excruciating and moving love story ever. This second part is pure emotion, raw and raging, beautiful and sweet.
At first, they are having a long-distance relationship that is full of tenderness and longing and promises. Then, tragedy strikes and the slow descent into heartbreak and despair breaks them apart like an axe. That was so harsh and terrible for my sensibilities.
Once more, this author with her poetic and real-life brilliance puts her characters in the most harrowing situations, and separates them for what feels like eons. Not a fan of that, I'm afraid. However, she masters the technique so that the reacquaintance stirs up the storm of feelings again and consumes the characters as much as the reader.
I loved Shay's support in her man's lowest moments, her resilience and her will to be respectful of her own value. I didn’t particularly like Landon as he drifted to another life, but I did relate to and understand his suffering.
It is interesting to get to know the mature characters with their perspective in life so much changed. I could understand Shay's reluctance and I was also putting so much hope in Landon's renewed self-confidence. It is a hard path for them both, but the revelations are worth the thorns.
A tale of becoming your better self, restoring broken trust, and winning back betrayed love.
The final stages of this tormented lover's story is a testament to regaining love with patience and care, only to live a tumultuous test before the grace they deserve. It's a rollercoaster for the heart against time, fame and pain, and a good example of this author's sensitive portrait of flawed people fighting for their happily ever after. A very intense duet with a penchant for forgiveness.
Favourite quotes:
Just because a friendship has history, it doesn't mean it has longevity.
Our love wasn't traditional, but it was ours.
Wherever he led, I was going to follow.
Love is feeling healed whenever you're with your person.
We'd hold onto each other in order to keep our broken puzzles together.
You know what they say...
All’s fair in the game of love and war—especially the heartbreaks.
Once upon a time, I fell in love with a boy.
A beautiful, broken boy who had his own world of struggles.
People warned me against our love, but I didn't listen.
We looked weak.
Young, foolish.
Dangerously in love.
We didn't care.
In order to keep our hearts protected from the opinions of others, we became each other’s secret.
We shared stolen moments. Tender touches. Secretive embraces.
It was our twisted love story, and it worked for us up until our lives changed forever.
The boy I loved became Hollywood’s newest golden boy.
His career blossomed as mine stalled.
He found massive success as I discovered multiple failures.
He made something of himself, while my dreams never came true.
We moved into different realms where our pieces no longer fit together.
In the fairy tales, love conquered all.
In reality, love was the main reason empires began to fall.
I always knew Landon belonged in my story.
He was my beginning, middle, and end.
The only problem? I wasn’t certain I still belonged in his.
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Enjoy an excerpt
Shay
“Oh my gosh, tell us everything.” Raine beamed as she sat across from Landon at the dining room table with her chin on her hands in amazement. “Tell me everything about being famous.”
That privacy I thought Landon and I would get?
Not going to happen with Raine living in the same place as me. She was so giddy seeing her best friend, and I couldn’t blame her. I was just as excited—even more so than her.
Landon looked so good, so grown-up.
He had facial hair that was groomed to perfection, and he smelled like sex appeal and honey. Since he’d arrived, I hadn’t allowed myself to be far from his side.
I sat in the chair next to him, and he hadn’t removed his hand from my thigh, massaging it up and down.
“I’m not famous.” Landon chuckled, giving Raine a smile. “I honestly don’t know what’s been happening to me, or why it’s been happening to me, but I feel like I’ll one day wake up and it will all be a dream.”
“You know what I hate?” Raine asked, crinkling her nose up.
“What’s that?” Landon replied.
“When really famous people claim they aren’t famous. That’s like when rich kids are like ‘Oh, I’m not rich, my parents are.’ Like, shut up, Susan. You can’t say you’re not rich while driving your Mercedes Benz wearing your Gucci shoes. That’s not how that works.”
I chuckled at my dramatic friend. “She is right, though. You are famous, Landon. The world has seen your tushy in boxer briefs. That’s the top layer of fame.”
“And what a cute little tushy-wushy it is,” Raine mocked, leaning over to pinch his cheeks. “I’m a proud big sister.”
“For the millionth time, I’m older than you, Raine,” Landon remarked.
“By age, not by maturity.” She darted her eyes back and forth between the two of us. Then her stare moved to Landon’s hand caressing my upper thigh. “Is this about to get a little PG-13? Should I leave?”
“You should probably leave,” I joked.
She nodded in agreement. “Okay, well, don’t make plans tomorrow night, Landon. We’re going to have everyone over for a reunion. Now, go do whatever it is you’re planning to do, you two lovebirds—but remember, these walls are thin, and my bedroom is right next door to Shay’s.”
I laughed. “I know, and I’m reminded of how thin the walls are every time Hank stays the night.”
She gave me a smile and a wink. “We broke the headboard the other night.”
Landon jumped in. “And I think that falls into the realm of too much information. I don’t want to think about Hank and you banging and breaking headboards. You are like a big sister to me, after all.”
Raine walked around and patted him on the back. “You’re old enough to know that your sister gets laid, Landon—at least four times a week in many different positions.”
“Raine,” Landon groaned, slapping his hand to his face. “Too much information.”
“I bet you won’t think it’s too much information when Shay breaks out some of the moves from the Kama Sutra book I gave her. Good night, kiddos.”
She hurried off, and Landon was staring at me with a highly arched eyebrow.
“What?” I asked.
“What’s this about a Kama Sutra book?” His lips curved up into a wicked grin.
I rolled my eyes. “It’s nothing. Raine is just a sex-driven girl. She said she and Hank needed to spice things up after being together so long.”
“I like spice. Spice is my favorite thing. What are some of the names of the moves in the book? What are we trying tonight?”
I felt my face heating up from the idea of it all. “None.”
He cocked an eyebrow. “Oh crap. You’ve really read this book, haven’t you?”
“What? No. Not at all.”
He smirked and pointed a finger. “You have one on the tip of your tongue. I can tell. Do share.”
“Well…” I pulled the collar of my shirt between my lips and shrugged. “There is this thing called the butterfly.”
The way his eyes smiled along with his lips made my cheeks heat even more. He rose to his feet. “Come on, let’s go. I’m going to butterfly the hell out of you.”
ABOUT THE MASTERMIND
Author Brittainy C. Cherry is an Amazon #1 bestselling author.
She has been in love with words since the day she took her first breath. She graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelor Degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing.
Her novels have been published in 18+ countries around the world. Brittainy lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin with her fur babies.
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