Justin has always struggled to find where he fit in, never realising his true worth or what it means to be loved—until he met Dallas. Living and working together might be too much for some, but Dallas and Justin wouldn’t have it any other way.
When a terrible accident tears their world apart, Justin’s left with no memory of Dallas or their relationship. Trying to put the pieces back together is almost impossible when some pieces are blank and some are missing altogether. Dallas has to let Justin find his own way back to him and just hope that their love will light the way.
Reviewer: Annika
I want to say that I was prepared for this book, that I knew what to expect but I wasn’t and I didn’t. I guess I should have read the blurb and have some inkling of where this road was headed. But I saw N.R. Walker and that was all I needed to know. I’ll blindly follow along anywhere she goes. Which is why I was a sobbing mess reading this book. Gah it hurt. Obviously not as much as Dallas did, but it wasn’t easy.
Anyway, we have Dallas and Justin. They have been working together, living together and loving each other for about four years. They are happy and in each other they have everything they want out of life – well they do have the bikes too, but it’s a passion they live and share. One rainy day their quiet lives are upended when a car accident lands Justin in hospital with some broken bones and a traumatic brain injury. The extent of which is revealed when Justin wakes up a few days later – and the past five years of his life had vanished from his memories, and with it Dallas, the man he loved was erased too.
Pieces of You was beautiful and addictive - I’m jumping right into the next book after finishing this review. There was a lot of pain, but also a lot of love. A love that on the surface might be forgotten, but it’s there under the mist if you only look closely enough.
Amnesia stories have always fascinated me, like so many others. But more and more I start to dread the stories – for the pain they bring for the one with the amnesia – but also for the loved ones they’ve forgotten. I can’t even begin to imagine how much it would hurt to have one miracle – getting your loved one back against all odds, yet at the same time not. Seeing them, knowing them and at the same time knowing that they don’t know you or your shared history.
I ached for and with Dallas, I admired his patience but most of all I admired his strength. How he never broke down completely is beyond me, sure he had his moments, but fewer than expected and not to the extent that frankly he deserved. He too lost something in that accident, something that he might never regain.
Pieces of You isn’t a complete story, Dallas and Justin’s journey is far from over. I’d say that this book was the wrecking ball that made their world crumble, we see them take those first stumbling steps out of the rubble trying to make sense of the pieces of their shattered lives. I’m also thinking that the next book might find them sorting through the rubble to see what can be salvaged and what needs to be rebuilt.
A copy of this book was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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