The Girl I Was Before

Colton Calloway, you are a dream!

it's always the tatted ones, yeah?

I am in shock really. I loved POV parts that were based on the males, especially Colton. The way he has matured in the last 17 years. Just AMAZING, I love how he is so rational with Kylie and Oz. That he sees so much of himself in Oz that he tries so much to help him out. How he tries to help Ben deal with the heart ache. And especially how he deals with Kylie, honest and upfront.


I can't help but be respectful to Colt. He's dangerous. I can sense it in him. The fighter in me, the survivor in me, recognizes the hardness in him. He's seen some shit, and he may live a cush life now, but he hasn't always. Fists remember. -Oz Hyde


This story picks up years after Falling Into You we catch up with Colton and Nell, who now have a child of their own, Kylie. She is talented and smart much like her parents. She stumbles upon Oz Hyde, stereotypical bad boy tatted up, motorcycle, long hair, hot as hell. But that's not all he is and that's what Kylie sees she's intrigued by him. How different he is from what she is used to. People trying to act other than they really are and Oz is...real Oz, he is a very interesting character. Troubled, affinity for self mutilation, awesome guitarist and musician, longs for explanations from his distanced mother about the father that has always been missing from his life. But he is a kind soul and the love he has for Kylie is truly unwavering.


This story has some similarity to Falling Into You, but not has heavy. I absolutely loved it though. I most definitely recommend it but read the first books first so you can truly appreciate the character progression. ;)



Also, the playlist in this book is awesome! :)