November 17, 2013...
In the past, I've always been given everything I've wanted, but nothing that I truly needed. I've experienced a lot of things in my twenty-five years, everything except the one thing I want. It's the one thing that can’t be bought. It can't even be taken, it has to be given. And nobody has ever given it to me, not really anyway.
Not until him.
Music is the center of both our lives, but as he found his place in it, I lost my way. He soared, while I spiraled down a destructive path.
I lost myself in more ways than I can count.
The ironic thing is that I didn’t realize how lost I was until he found me.
And now that he has, I have to wonder if he'll stay around long enough to catch me.
In the past, I've always been given everything I've wanted, but nothing that I truly needed. I've experienced a lot of things in my twenty-five years, everything except the one thing I want. It's the one thing that can’t be bought. It can't even be taken, it has to be given. And nobody has ever given it to me, not really anyway.
Not until him.
Music is the center of both our lives, but as he found his place in it, I lost my way. He soared, while I spiraled down a destructive path.
I lost myself in more ways than I can count.
The ironic thing is that I didn’t realize how lost I was until he found me.
And now that he has, I have to wonder if he'll stay around long enough to catch me.
“Depression is a cruel bitch. She starts by
planting little seeds all over your mind, knowing that life’s troubles will
water it daily until it grows into a massive bonsai tree that crowds your
thoughts and feelings, not leaving any room for leaves of hope to spur from
it.”
This is Brooklyn’s story of living, learning to move on,
becoming yourself, and falling in love. All her life, Brooklyn struggled with
trying to meet her parent’s impossible expectations. Which is how she really
ends up meeting Nick in the first place. Brooklyn also lives with the guilt and
emptiness that comes from losing her best friend and only source of sanity
eight years ago. Anyway, so Brooklyn moves to New York to stay with her brother
at the demand of her father. He wants her to help out with their record label,
because Brooklyn has a knack for discovering amazing musicians.
“With Nick I just feel free, like I can be
myself, but at the same time terrified of the depth of this feeling. The way
butterflies swarm the pit of my stomach at the mere thought of him scares me.
I’m scared of the feeling going away. I’m scared of it staying and him going
away.
Brooklyn’s ex thing, Shea, is working with Nick,
who is one of the best in the industry. Their chemistry is almost tangible,
that’s how intense they are together. I literally wanted them to jump each
other’s bones the second they met. Fortunately, they don’t which causes
delicious sexual tension and more angst. I wanted them to get together the
whole time. But, I liked the build-up because it made the story more real.
Also, this is more than just a love story, it’s also about healing and moving
forward. Brooklyn has to open up to Nick, which is scary for her. She has dealt
with so much shit in her life, that she’s deathly afraid of falling in love or
letting anyone in.
“Take my heart, you’re free to do whatever
you want with it, including break it, rip it, shred it, and dislodge it from
yours, but I’m going to give it to you anyway because I think you’ll take good
care of it.”
Outside, Brooklyn appears to have it all together,
but inside is the scared teenager who lost her best friend and can never gain
her parents’ approval. Therefore, she runs. A lot. Luckily, Nick is not easily
deterred. He goes after what he wants, and it’s so hot. He’s also one of those
reformed playboys, but this book is not any typical anything if you’re starting
to think it sounds like a classic NA book. I also loved how music played a
factor in all of this. Music truly is healing, and Brooklyn needs all the help
she can gets.
“She seems to think that running me off and
leaving me heartbroken is a good idea, so I decided that I’m going to take her
home with me every single day to remind her that my heart only for her. That my
day starts with her running through my mind and ends with her sleeping in my
arms.”
I empathized with Brooklyn. I wanted to jump
Nick’s bones. I was annoyed with Shea. I hated Brooklyn’s mom. And overall, I
really just loved this book. It’s beautifully written and made me feel so much.
Catch Me had everything. The drama,
the angst, the humor, the relatable factor, the growing heroine, the sexy hero,
the feels, and the incredibly hot love scenes, I feel like I only touched on
half of the book with this review, but they’re the parts that stood out to me
the most. Besides, I can’t spoil all the other things… Claire Contreras can’t
do wrong. I highly recommend this book and anything else written by her.
“If you should know anything, it’s that you
light me up. You light me up. You could say that you’re too scared, but I’m
just as scared as you, please, just see me through, come over here. I’ll be
heeere, when you’re ready for me. I’ll be here when you’re ready for me.”
Claire Contreras graduated with her BA in Psychology from
Florida International University. She was born in the Dominican Republic and
raised in Miami, Fl, where she currently resides with her husband, two boys,
and two American Bulldogs.
Life is short, and it’s more bitter than sweet, so she tries to smile as often as her face allows. She enjoys stories with happy endings, because life is full of way too many unhappy ones.
Life is short, and it’s more bitter than sweet, so she tries to smile as often as her face allows. She enjoys stories with happy endings, because life is full of way too many unhappy ones.
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