Only Ever You by Siobhan Davis

My Rating: 5++ out of 5 Stars

Ryder is gone, and he’s taken part of me with him. The part that believed in the dream. In the healing power of love. His love may have been fleeting, and he may have gotten over me and moved on, but I know, without a shadow of doubt, that he is my one true love, and I will never, ever get over him. And, for as long as I live, I will never forgive him for destroying me like this.

You know when you pick up some author’s books that you are going to love the story and even then, they still manage to blow you away? That’s how I felt when I read Only Ever You by Siobhan Davis. I have read every release from Siobhan for about a year now, and I loved each one. She’s an extremely talented author and writes beautiful romances, there is simply no doubt. And from the moment I started reading Only Ever You, I was utterly spellbound! This book was an emotional rollercoaster of epic levels. I absolutely, positively loved every. single. moment. of Only Ever You!!!! I don’t have enough words to express this, but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book.

Only Ever You covers a lot of tropes, so I think it’s going to appeal to a number of readers. The story is a YA, rockstar, and second-chance romance. There is a lot of angst—I mean, I expected that since most second chance romances tend to lean this way with the additional baggage of a past to contend with. But there is also the characters individual heartbreakingly tragedies that add to it. The book is a very slow burn, but jeez, when it gets hawt?! WOW, fire alarm fires have nothing on Only Ever You. Fair warning, have your spouses on standby or your batteries charged, cause this book ignited my kindle… 😉 But it’s still a romance, so just as I depend on a certain level of drama and angst to keep the story interesting, I also want to experience the sweet and easy side of the protagonists relationship. Only Ever You offered sweet moments that really tugged on my heartstrings and a couple of scenes when I couldn’t help but smile and chuckle. So really, if you’re afraid of angst, that’s not a reason to push aside Only Ever You. It’s going to test all of your emotions in the best ways. The book is well written with a consistent pace and flow. And although there is a large time jump—as the story starts in the past and later jumps to the present—it was not hard to follow. For someone such as myself who doesn’t like time jumps in her books, I think this one was not only necessary but well done as it advanced the plot and characters beautifully.

Siobhan wrote Only Ever You in dual POV—which happens to be my favorite perspective in Romances as it lets you get into your protagonist’s heads and experiences all their emotions. And these characters? WOW, they had a lot of ups and downs. Their romance was never easy—they faced heartache the likes of which many of us never experience and their HEA was hard won. While my life has been nowhere near as horrific as the protagonists of this story, I could not help but identify with them. Their characters were well thought out, the plot further cemented their strengths and weaknesses and while not all authors take into account that the storyline can be affected by little characteristics of a protagonist, that is something I felt Siobhan Davis excelled at with these characters. Only Ever You was very much a character driven romance. I think of the books I have had the pleasure of reading by Siobhan Davis, Ryder is by far my favorite hero. He’s conflicted and tortured by his past and as a result, self-destructive. He was delicious in that bad boy way and wholly in-love with the one woman he’s ever truly shared himself with, Zeta. And as far as heroines go? Zeta was AMAZING! She also might just be as conflicted and tortured by her past as Ryder. Yet she’s strong, a survivor and I loved that she was passionate, sassy and ballsy—in no way a wallflower like I would have expected based on her early life. Also, totally random injection here but I loved the Easter egg Siobhan included of my favorite Just An Illusion Weston Brother 😉!!!

 

As I stated above, I highly recommend Only Ever You. I wish there was more than five-stars available for some books and this is definitely one of them! If you’ve never read Siobhan Davis before, this is a fantastic example of her storytelling abilities and I truly can’t wait to reread this one…

Quotes:

“I’m broken, babe, and a part of me always will be.”

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He’s not the same boy I remember because that boy would never have taken a machete to my heart the way that man just did.

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There’s nothing more sobering than finding the girl you love bleeding and broken. Especially knowing it’s all your fault.

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My records are officially sealed for a reason. To protect me from retaliation. And to close a door on one of the most shocking crimes the world has ever known.

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I swear, the instant our eyes met, I felt something spark to life inside me. A connection? A bond? A shared understanding? A mutual dark side? I don’t know how to explain it or describe it, other than it confuses, scares, and excites me, all at the same time.

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…”because a friendship built on lies is not worth having.”

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Is it possible to love someone so much it feels like I’m dying every day I spend on this planet without her in my arms?

 

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