Breakaway

By Heather M. Orgeron

Breakaway by Heather M. Orgeron was a remarkably fun, sweet and sizzling hot read that I highly recommend to any romance loving fans, especially those of us that favor a friends to lovers trope. The story revolves around life-long friends Alexis and Colton. Alli and Colt while desperately in-love with one another are also utterly terrified of losing a friendship so strong it would have lifelong implications for themselves as well as their parents. Growing up they were told so often they were betrothed this the womb that the two felt it necessary to disavow all notions of feelings for the other person, even once they became aware of the feelings themselves. Thus a domino effect of events ripples between the two best friends that has the possibility of destroying their friendship, not to mention the possibility of the love they carry for one another.

I’ve not read Heather M. Orgeron before, although I do own another book by this author. I found her writing to be fun and clear. Systematically her storyline built upon itself keeping the lines very easy to follow, and allowing for more investment on my part in the characters. If you are trying desperately to solve a mystery in your head, you do not always understand a particular character’s motivation or emotions. That’s not the case at all in this duel perspective’s story. Colt and Alli’s feelings are very clear and the depth of the emotion they have for one another is intricate as it has roots in every aspect of their upbringing. Colt and Alli are both only children and their parents are best friends with one another. So their individual (and completely unspoken) fears of losing one another is compounded by their fears of creating discord amongst their parents. If I was putting myself in their shoes, I feel like these fears are completely viable and I too would likely suffer them in similar circumstances.

I also loved Heather M. Orgeron’s ability to make the secondary characters as valuable to the story as she did. Often, the importance of friends in our lives is overshadowed in books. Heather created funny and sweet friends that meddle in Colt and Alli’s relationship the same way real life friends would. I guess this brings me to my next point about Breakaway, the more realistic side of this book seemed spot on for me. I have never personally been in this position, however, I can see each person’s fears as if they were my own.

Breakaway was definitely angsty, but not overly so. It’s a beautiful read that I would recommend to my best friend and a perfect stranger.