REVIEW TOUR Something More Box Set by Danielle Pearl

We are thrilled to share our review today of the Something More box set by Danielle Pearl! This box set is FREE on Kindle Unlimited and contains three amazing new adult books that you need to read NOW!

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Blurbs:

NORMAL (Book 1)

It's the kind of situation most people would dread. Starting at a new high school, in the middle of my senior year, in a new town, in a new state. I know no one. No one knows me. That's what I'm counting on. A year ago, Aurora "Rory" Pine was just a normal teenage girl - just as sweet and naive as the fairy tale princess she was named after. But this isn't a year ago. Rory is broken, and suffering from a new debilitating anxiety disorder, wrought with precarious triggers, she moves across the country to escape the source of her troubles. Her plan is anonymity, but that's easier said than achieved for the new girl having a panic episode outside of calculus. The worst part? There's a witness - and a gorgeous one at that. Sam is a walking trigger for Rory. Incredibly handsome, built like the star athlete he obviously is, and undoubtedly popular, Sam outwardly represents everything Rory despises about high school. But as the fates keep throwing them together, a connection sparks that neither ever expected, and certainly can’t ignore. But Sam has issues too, and Rory's past won't just stay in the damned past. When friendship evolves into something deeper, can a girl utterly destroyed by the worst kind of betrayal and a boy battling demons of his own ever have a normal relationship? Is that even what they want? Find out in NORMAL, a gritty story of trust and abuse, heartbreak and salvation, and if they're lucky - love. This is not a flowery romance - not for the faint of heart. ReCAP (Book 1.5) Rory and Sam fell in love in NORMAL, and we all fell in love right along with them. Now see it all unfold through Sam's eyes, and learn just how the new girl with anxiety issues stole the heart of the gorgeous heartthrob, and turned his world upside down. You already heard the story. The one of how Rory and I fell in love, supposedly, even if she couldn't handle it in the end. You know how it all went. Or you think you do. You only know her side. But I have my own point of view, and even Rory couldn't know my thoughts in those few months it took for her to go from being a stranger to my whole entire world. Every moment is permanently ingrained in my memory. In my goddamned soul. From the moment I stumbled upon the girl panicking outside of calculus - the one with the tight little body, the angelic face, and the fierce attitude - to the night she abandoned me in Miami. It was the sum of those moments that changed me irrevocably. Our story isn't over. I won't let it be. But this, this is what happened so far, the way I saw it. I'm Cap. Or Sam, to Rory. And this is my story. OKAY (Book 2)

After the horrors she’s survived over the past year, Rory never expected to find the one thing she certainly wasn’t looking for – love. But after the painful realization that her past has left her a dangerous liability to the person she cares for the most, she finally understands that for her and Sam, love means letting go.

Can two people hopelessly in love with one another ever revert back into just friends? Neither Rory nor Sam know for sure. But the one thing they do know – it’s the only choice they have. As Rory recovers from a devastating assault, Sam will do anything to make sure it never happens again. But how far will he go to keep her safe? Their choices will change everything, and they will either bring them back together, or destroy them irrevocably.

About the Author:

Danielle Pearl is the Amazon and iBooks best-selling author of the Something More series. She lives in New Jersey with her three delicious children and ever-supportive husband, who--luckily--doesn't mind sharing her with an array of fictional men. She did a brief stint at Boston University and worked in marketing before publishing her debut novel, Normal. She writes mature Young Adult and New Adult Contemporary Romance. Danielle enjoys coffee, wine, and cupcakes, and not in moderation.

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My Review:

This is not your normal, average love story. It is full of heartbreak, it is sad, but at the same time, it is so beautiful and encompassing. You get drawn into the story of Aurora "Rory" Pine’s life and the tragedy it has become. Her life went from happiness, security, love to horror, scared, anger, confusion, and hopelessness. The character in this book, Rory, is a victim of rape and by someone she knows. This is her story of how she rose above what happened to her and healing from her horrific ordeal. There is a lot of blame that can be cast but never at Rory. It goes to the people in her life at the time the attack(s) happened. See, when the truth comes out, the whole town (including her father) turns against her. When I read this, I was so upset and felt so bad for Rory. When the harassment becomes too much for Rory to endure, her mom finally takes Rory and leaves to live in New York, where she is from.  Thing is, for Rory, before her first class, she meets the most popular boy in school, Sam Caplan, where she has a panic attack and he helps her thru it. After a few issues, Sam and Rory form this strong friendship. He is her rock and the person she turns to when things become rough. But because she is the new girl, she has people already trying to start trouble when she is only wanting to get thru school with no trouble. 

Sam was absolutely amazing in this book. He wanted to totally protect Rory even though she didn’t want it. I loved how he stuck up for her , even with others and went to the mat for the woman he came to realize he completely loved, that had his heart.  There is this POV that will take you a moment to get a used to but when you realize what is going on ,it adds to the story and I liked it. There are some great supporting characters ( Carl and Tucker ) who I can’t wait to read their stories . Let me just say, you will read each book in this box set  ( Normal, Recap, and Okay ) and the emotions that will grip you will leave you feeling as though you rode a roller coaster and came out the other side completely changed --You will laugh, you will cry, you will want to hurt a lot of people during the reading of this book, like I did but overall, by the end, the love that Rory and Sam share, you end up feeling the love they share and falling in love with them and the characters in this series. I would love to read at least one more follow up book to know how Sam and Rory are doing because that is how awesome they are. Kudos to the author for the writing she exhibited to show the range of emotions because I felt each and every one. This is one box set you do not want to miss out on.

My Rating:  4.6 stars *****

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