Spoilers aheadSecond best pathetic h who accepts crumbs from the H while his true love is paralyzed. When she dies he's free to love the h, apparently this occurs 80% into the book. A ROMANCE you say???? Where?!!!!!Thanks to the review of Beeg Panda(no idea how to copy the link to that review😂) I saved myself MAJOR stress with this book

“Had I known that any contact from this beautiful stranger would forever change me – would mark me for the rest of my life, wreck me from the inside out, completely break me down until I was nothing but a memory of who I used to be – I would still have made the same choice.Funny, how people always say they want second chances, yet had I been given one. I would have travelled down the same road. Every. Single. Time.”Wow. What an amazing story. If you were a fan of Ruin, then I can pretty much gua...

SPOILERS *****SPOILERS*****SPOILERS*****SPOILERSI like the writing style. It's an almost error free read. It was good to catch up with the Hxh of book 1. The Bottom LineExcerpt:“One day…” Gabe whispered. “When my heart is mine again. When I’m not sharing it with a dying girl… I’ll give you everything.”“Gabe,” I said, sighing. “Right now? I’m perfectly happy with the pieces. No matter how broken they may be.” Excerpt: “I missed Saylor. I also missed Princess.I didn’t want my choosing Princess to

"Sometimes when we think God had written the end, what he really means is the beginning." Gabe is hiding. Four years ago, tragedy struck, changing the course of Gabe's life. "Hell, I'd been living in my dark hole for so long, I'd set up camp, put up pictures, and ordered cable." Four years ago, Gabe was young, succesful, in love. Today Gabe is a facade. A smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. Living out the promises of his past. "The weight." I cursed. "It's wrapped around my legs, pu

3 StarsGIFFY REVIEW ALERT !!!! Kimmy was like And Gabe was like ..Wes and Kiersten were all Gabe's pain made me likeGabe was all So Wes was like There was too much of this between Wes and Gabe Which had me going Saylor was all When she thought about Kimmy Gabe was like There was too much of this And this And thisAnd waaay too much of Which made me like thisOverall I liked the book so I rounded it up to 3 Stars .

OMGG!!!!! Sequel to RUIN!!! This is Gabe's story!I. CANNOT. WAIT!!!!BLURB - Everyone has a secret... Gabe Hyde is on borrowed time. He's been hiding his identity for over four years -hidden from the world that used to adore him - obsess over him - driven to the edge of insanity by one poor choice. But that one choice, altered the course of his life forever. Pretending isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when pretending means hiding your real self from the people that care about you the

“Don't let pain keep you from moving forward. It shouldn't stop your progress - it should drive it.” Gabe has been running from his past. The sarcastic, charming, best friend we met in Ruin has been living a lie, and the truth is coming out. Consumed with guilt and pain, Gabe has tried to reinvent himself, but the past is always close on this heels. Now after 4 years, he is still broken and the truth he is hiding is consuming him.Saylor is a music major, intelligent and smart. She is complet

4 stars Something happened to Gabe 4 years ago that changed the way he is. Holding back his secrets, will he finally open up to Saylor? I was a bit confused to begin with but when everything started clicking in place I liked it and I was bracing myself for the inevitable.Gabe was without a doubt top douchebag of the year... loved him!!! But I felt like romance wise Gabe and Saylor felt more like soulmate type friends than lovers and I personally was missing some "heart fluttering I wont forge...

1 month & 16 days. which is47 days.which is1128 hours. What do those stats mean you say? Well that’s how long it’s been since I’ve found “that” book, the one that hits all my 6 stars of brilliance buttons. My GR buddies know how terrible January and half of February was for me...DNF after DNF followed by 1 and 2 star reviews, but after finishing Toxic I can officially say that the book slump is gone! For me, Toxic is the embodiment of what makes up my 6 stars: unforgettable characters, unpredict...

4.5 stars!!! Death and love are the only two things that exist in this world that are strong enough to alter the course of your life, of your destiny. They either propel you or paralyze you. In the end, the choice is always yours.   Toxic is the second book in Rachel Van Dyken’s Ruin series and I may be in the minority, but I actually thought it was better than the first! Don’t get me wrong, the first book was very good, but there was something about Gabe’s story that hit me right

4.5 Toxic StarsReaders don’t know who the real Gabe really is! He is hiding something pretty big, scratch that, it’s HUGE. I will not reveal any aspects of his secret, but for me part of his secret it hit too close for home. I was crying or choked up pretty much the whole read. ”I was playing a part. I was Gabe. I would never be him again, I would never be my past again.” ”I could be her friend. I could be Wes’s friend. Hell, I could even be a good cousin to Lisa, but I’d never end up with...

TOXIC was simply beautiful, it made me laugh, cry, fall in love and mostly gave me hope! Rachel, The story of Gabe made me wanna hug him and never let him go! Get ready to be blown away! Gabe is mysteriously bad ass boy and he definitely has his story to tell. And his story is gripping and you will never want to put Toxic down, I guarantee! One day, a sunshine comes into his life, in the name of Saylor. Saylor was such a strong girl. And yet, Gabe struggles. W...

***ARC provided by author in exchange for honest review****** 6 Breathtakingly Beautiful Stars** Toxic by Rachel Van Dyken was simply breathtakingly beautiful. I absolutely love this book. I couldn’t put this book down and the only time I did was to wipe all the tears shed. Toxic was of those books that consumed and owned me. If you haven’t read Ruin, I highly recommend you do. In Ruin, readers were introduced to a Gabe, who was fun, protective, loving, and happy. But in Toxic, we are introdu...

2.5 starsIt’s always disappointing when I start a review with a HUGE SIGH, but here it is…….. SIGH….SummarySaylor is the virginal freshman. She loves music and the only problem she has is stage fright. Saylor’s life is warm and bubbly, until she runs into Gabe. Gabe is tatted, dark hair and pierced. He seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder and is nothing, but intriguing. Four years ago, Gabe and his girlfriend get into an accident, which resulted in his girlfriend being mentally and physical...

Book – Toxic (Ruin #2)Author – Rachel Van DykenPublication Date – March 4, 2014Type – No Cliffhanger SeriesGenre – Romance, New AdultRating – 6 out of 5 StarsBook provided by Author (Release Blitz) in exchange for an honest review.Reading OrderRuin (Ruin #1) – Aug 2013 – Wes and Kiersten’s StoryToxic (Ruin #2) – March 2014 – Gabe and Saylor’s StoryFearless (Ruin #2.5) – March 2014 – Continuation of Wes and Kiersten’s StoryRuin #3??? – Maybe we will get a story about Lisa? ReviewDamn….this book h...

4 Stars!! I think one of the best thing about this book was that music was therapy for pain and sadness. Music has a way of healing and making things better. What is that saying? “Where words fail, music speaks.”"Music had a way of sucking everything out of me, all my anger, hurt, frustration, sadness, helplessness. And there she had been, standing there just listening." ~ Gabe This is the second book in the Ruin’s series. This is Gabe’s story. For the last four years Gabe has been floatin...

5 Stars!!I love detours. I already had a book on my currently reading tray but I clicked this one by accident (true story) and I didn't stop until I reach 100% on my Kindle. *sigh*I still need to process this. Full review to come!!

4 Tears to Make Up For Stars!!!Toxic is Gabe's story, and boy since Ruin, I have been waiting to get this book!!I loved Gabe!I swear I never liked a secondary character as much as him!This was definitely not what I expected!!! Gabe is hiding many secrets, including his true identity.His story is so utterly heart breaking and devastating.The man whore on Campus, has actually sacrificed his happiness and life that he knew for his one true love.This is a story of first loves, tragedy, and a chan...

4 Totally Toxic stars!!I was thrown off at the start of this book to say the least. I read the blurb, and I was confused. I was confused when I started the book too, almost to the point I thought I should stop and go re-read Ruin, like did I miss something? I was told to drink before I read this, was the vino making me dumb?? Nah… things started coming together slowly but surely. I just wanted to put that warning out there, you are piecing bits together here until you get to the big stuff. The a...