Maybe there’s only one direction to go when two people fall
in love at rock bottom—up.
Title: The Fall Up
Series: Standalone
Author: Aly Martinez
Release Date: October 26, 2015
I wanted to jump.
He made me fall.
As a celebrity, I lived in the public eye, but somewhere along the way, I’d lost myself in the spotlight.
Until he found me.
Sam Rivers was a gorgeous, tattooed stranger who saved my life with nothing more than a simple conversation.
But we were both standing on that bridge for a reason the night we met. The secrets of our pasts brought us together—and then tore us apart.
Could we find a reason to hold on as life constantly pulled us down?
Or maybe there’s only one direction to go when two people fall in love at rock bottom—up.
5 Mangoes Stars
ARC received from TRSoR for an honest review
The author said this story will be lighter, fun, less emotional, just good ol' happy stuff. That's what she said. What I read was something unforgettable. Sure it was lighter than her other stories, but The Fall Up tackled something that personally touched me. Hit me close to home and not just because it happened to someone I love but because the emotions from Levee and Sam were emotions that I felt, that I considered at some point and while reading their story, it was like they were talking to me. Reading a story, no matter how light or heavy, simple or complicated it was written, that touches me like that will be a story that I will always remember.
Levee Williams is a famous singer, a celebrity, with a heartbreaking history, so heartbreaking that she feels she's falling down and she can't get a handle on her thoughts. She knows she shouldn't feel such a thing, but she still feels it nonetheless. Going up to that bridge constantly has her thoughts and emotions jumbled up. That bridge, however, led her to someone who will not only catch her fall, but will more than happily fall with her if only to make sure that she lands safely on her feet.
Sam Rivers. I remember asking the author, "Can I keep Sam?", from the first moment he was on that bridge until the very last page of the book. He was on that same bridge as Levee that night, he took a look at her and knew he had to make sure that that girl is not up there to do something horrible. He struck up a conversation. And from that first sentence he uttered, I knew he was a guy that would be the perfect for Levee. That's not to say that Sam is hurt-free or anything, he actually has some heartbreaking story himself and I think that's why he can understand and help Levee better. Writing about Sam is making me smile. I just want to put it out there. Their attraction is instant, their chemistry sizzled, and Sam and Levee together, holy heck adorable and swoon-worthy!
The Fall Up indeed was different than Aly Martinez's Wrecked and Ruined and On The Ropes series, it has more funny and cute moments, but the emotions that only this author can pull off in any story is there. Loud, clear, and palpable. And because I've read all of Aly Martinez's books and they all made me cry, why stop now? I did say this book personally hit a spot for me, remember? I laughed, I felt tingles, and I cried sad tears and happy tears. Why do you always make me cry, Aly?
I think I'm just rambling now, what I want to say is simple and short. READ THE FALL UP. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
Stars: 5 stars
Recommended to: Everyone. Everyone who's losing hope, who wants inspiration, who longs for inner peace (yes, I just said inner peace) and happiness.
Series: No. Standalone.
POV: First person. Dual POV.
Extra Comment: The supporting characters are all amazing, especially the best friends, Ryan and Henry!
“You’re overdoing it, Lev. I know this job isn’t exactly nine-to-five, but it’s not twenty-four-seven, either. You have to stop being Levee Williams all the time and just be you.”
“I know,” I responded.
I didn’t though. I felt like a robot parading around in a lost woman’s body.
Smile.
Pose.
Turn.
Toss in the occasional song.
Repeat.
What little time I did manage to carve out for myself was spent at various children’s hospitals across the country.
Smile.
Pose.
Turn.
Watch a child die.
Repeat.
With every day that passed, the smile became less and less genuine, the pose more and more forced, and the turn took me further and further away from who I really was.
My career was soaring while, personally, I was plummeting. Every single day felt like a terrifying free fall in no particular direction. I was stuck in the middle with no way up—or down.
“You remember that girl, right?” Henry asked, tucking a hair behind my ear.
I nodded.
I did remember her. She was fun and carefree. She loved going out and dancing at nightclubs until the very last song played. She slept until noon if she could. Then, fueled by coffee alone, she’d spend the day with a guitar strapped around her neck and a notepad at her side. She had a huge heart, but she knew her limitations.
Oh, I remembered that girl. I just couldn’t figure out how to get back to her.
Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.
After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.
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