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Ein Buch über Liebe, Leid, Ängste, Zerissenheit und Heilung. Ein Buch über das verstecken und fliehen vom Leben und das suchen und finden von sich selbst. Ein Buch über 2 Personen, denen das Schicksal übel mitgespielt hat und 2 Personen, die nun versuchen zu leben, lernen und einander zu helfen.

Nach all den Jahren der Qualen, haut Livvy von zu Hause ab. Sie will frei sein von diesem Albtraum und ihrer Familie und geht an den Ort, von dem sie weiß, dass dort niemand sie erwarten und suchen würde- Das Cottage ihrer Grandma. Nur findet sie dort nicht nur das Cottage, sondern auch einen jungen Mann, der das Cottage ebenfalls für sich beansprucht.

Nach diesem einen tragischen Ereignis und dem fehlenden Rückhalt seiner Familie, verschwindet Tom und sucht Zuflucht in dem Cottage, das nun zum Teil auch ihm gehört. Schuldgefühle plagen ihn tagein und tagaus. Als ausgerechnet Livvy auftaucht und er sieht, wie gebrochen sie ist, schwört er sich, alles zu tun, um ihr zu helfen. Das ist er ihr schließlich schuldig.

Zu Beginn versuchen sich beide noch aus dem Weg zu gehen, mit der Zeit werden sie jedoch warm miteinander und Dinge passieren, die beide weder erhofft, noch sich gewünscht
haben. Umso Näher sie sich kommen, desto stärker versucht Tom dagegen anzukämpfen. Denn Livvy weiß nicht, wer er wirklich ist. Livvy weiß nicht, dass er die Person ist, die sie in Wirklichkeit und seit Jahren hasst.

Mit Tom geht es Livvy immer besser. Er ist derjenige, der ihr hilft und sie heilt. Doch kann auch er geheilt werden? Kann er seine Dämonen bekämpfen und beginnen die Vergangenheit zu verarbeiten und sie vergessen?

Warum ist Livvy abgehauen? Welche Rolle spielt ihre Schwester und welche ihr Onkel und ihre Mutter? Warum ist Tom geflüchtet und wer ist er wirklich? Weshalb haben es die bekannten Drogendealer der Insel auf Livvy und Tom abgesehen? Und warum schwebt Livvy auf einmal in Lebensgefahr?

Werden Livvy und Tom in der Lage sein schlussendlich die Vergangenheit ruhen zu lassen? Werden sie von den Geistern und Dämonen befreit werden und heilen? Wird Livvy Tom verzeihen können? Wird es ein Happy End geben?

Viele Fragen, viele Geheimnisse und viel Drama- Lese, entdecke und finde die Antworten in diesem Buch :)


Fazit:

Ehrlich gesagt bin ich etwas unsicher an dieses Buch heran gegangen. Die Eversea Reihe hatte mich nicht ganz überzeugt und dementsprechend wusste ich nicht, ob das Buch nun gut oder enttäuschend sein würde.

Der Schreibstil- naja. In meinen Rezensionen zu Deutschen Büchern schreibe ich immer wieder, dass mir die Übersetzungen nicht gefallen. Das war hier ebenfalls der Fall. Dementsprechend gebe ich nicht Natasha Boyd die Schuld, sondern der Übersetzerin für diesen eher schlechten und platten Schreibstil (Sorry). Einige Stellen waren offenbar auch nicht ordentlich in deutsch formuliert. Manches war unlogisch und etwas verwirrend, was die Handlungsfolge angeht (z.B. Livvy hat in Toms Bett geschlafen in Shirt und Slip und am Morgen hatte sie auf einmal ne Jeans an?).

Die Charaktere waren soweit gut ausgearbeitet. Ich konnte deren Hintergrund, Gedankenweise und Beweggründe nachvollziehen.

Livvy und Tom- Wie sie litten und die Entwicklung beider war gut. Besonders bei Tom konnte ich merken, wie zerrissen er war und wie er sich quälte. Wie er versuchte gegen seine Gefühle anzukämpfen, Bei ihm war es ein regelmäßiger Kampf von Kopf gegen Herz.

Die Nebencharaktere waren ebenfalls sympathisch. Big Joe (Ich glaube er hieß so) und JJ waren toll. Am Wochenende habe ich Disneys "Küss den Frosch" im TV gesehen. Big Joe erinnerte mich an das/den Krokodil/Alligator, was die Sprachweise anging. Ich hatte die Stimme von ihm die ganze Zeit im Kopf, wenn er "geredet" hat :) Pete war auch toll und eine richtige Vaterfigur.

Ich mochte die Erklärung vom Titel- Deep Blue Eternity- und den Handlungsort der Geschichte.

Originell war die Story jetzt nicht. Ich habe bestimmt schon ein paar Mal eine ähnliche gelesen oder gesehen. Aber gestört hat es mich nicht allzu sehr.

Das Thema - Vergewaltigung und dessen emotionale, psychische Folgen-...Hmm. Es ist immer gut dieses Thema anzusprechen und zu bearbeiten. Hier jedoch wurde es nur Ansatzweise angegangen.

Generell war es ein gutes Buch. Ich mochte es auf jeden Fall eher, als die Eversea Reihe. Dennoch bin ich mit dem Ende nicht zufrieden. Für mich war es so abrupt und hat immer noch Fragen hinterlassen. Einen richtigen Epilog gab es ebenfalls nicht, was ich sehr schade finde. Man will ja wissen, wie es mit den Charakteren weiter geht :/ Ich, persönlich, möchte einen richtigen Abschluss.
Fragen die offen blieben: Was ist danach passiert? Was geschah mit Livvys Mutter und ihrem Onkel? Was war mit Pete? Lebten Livvy und Tom weiterhin im Cottage? Hat Livvy ihren Abschluss gemacht? usw. usw.

Ich weiß nicht, ob es einen Folgeband geben wird oder eine kleine Novella oder so, aber wie ich schon erwähnte- mit dem Ende bin ich nicht Happy...

Auch, wenn das Buch 2 kleine (und im Grunde genommen harmlose) Sexszenen hatte, würde ich es dennoch als Jugendbuch bezeichnen und es Teenager ab 15 empfehlen.

Im Großen und Ganzen ist es ein gutes Buch für Zwischendurch :)

The End :(

I don´t know how to start. I just know that I want more :P

Those characters became so close to me. Like I was part of their family as well. I´m glad TM Frazier says "Never say never" to writing more books regarding this series, but still- it was a bittersweet ending and although I have still "All the Rage" and "The Dark Light" books left, I know I´ll miss those characters.

I´m not sure why exactly it was, maybe because I had a 2- day pause between reading Preppy 2 and 3, but somehow part 3 wasn´t as good as part 2. There was so much happening but at the same time nothing really happened. Like- something happened and then right on the next page it was done. And then: Next. But in general- all the questions I had after reading Preppy 2 were answered which was kinda funny to me. Felt like TM Frazier read my review to Preppy 2 and was working the answers into the story ;).

This book had me on edge for a while. While reading, it often seemed like Dre was talking in the past. Like she´s talking about them, their story. It also seemed like she´s saying goodbye. So I was constantly like : "No. Can´t be. Preppy can´t die again. Dre can´t die. nobody can die. She (TM Frazier) can´t kill anyone here. No way. Why the hell is this written like a goodbye? I don´t want anyone gone" :D Well. I won´t spoiler here, but let´s just say I´m happy with the ending, even though I shed a few tears ;)

Kevin was a good character. Loved how TM Frazier has written him. It was difficult to figure him and his intentions out as Preppy was pro Kevin while Dre was more contra Kevin. I couldn´t decide whether I wanted him to be the nice guy or the one who was the threat to the family.

I was confused a little bit when it came to who threatened them for several reasons. SPOILER START Preppy said somewhen at the beginning that it couldn´t be Eric as he´s dead. To me it seemed like Preppy was 100% sure that he was dead. Like he´s seen the dead body. So this was first what confused me. And then later when it came to revealing who was kidnapping Dre, it was kinda weird. The Jesus thing is funny. I don´t believe in God so yeah.. I don´t mind sth like that. But he had a new name. He was talking with Dre. He was close to her. And he just told her that the only thing he´s done is to become clean. But in this case she must have recognized him anyway. At least if he hadn´t had a beauty-op. I´ve seen lot´s of pictures of pre-use, use and after use druggies in the internet. They looked different, sure, but never like another human being. Therefore this was totally confusing me. Also how was he able to enter King´s s/Preppy´s house? I doubt he was invited to the wedding and there surely was security.hmm SPOILER END

I almost loved everything related to Preppy.

The scene with Bo in his hiding spot- loved it
The scene on MFI- funny, loved it
The scene SPOILER START on their wedding day. The speech and the thing with the grave for baby Clearwater -loved it SPOILER END
The scene with Grace- touching, loved it
The scene with King at the end- loved it
The end itself- loved it

This book had a lot of sentences I really am a fan of. I had to mark a few quotes in my Kindle <3

When it came to the big bam- I was disappointed. It was so short. BUT!!!! BO!!! Damn it. I NEVER EXPECTED THIS. This was a huge surprise. SPOILER START I thought Kevin would follow Preppy, King and Bear and would save Preppy and Dre. I mean- he´s Preppy´s brother. Thought he wouldn´t listen to orders like Preppy- he never listened too. But then... Bo. And he just did it. I just thought: "OMG"... "Whoa" and then "Totally Preppy´s son" :D SPOILER END

Everything with Bo melted my heart. Really EVERYTHING. so many scenes touched my heart that I was tearing up and lost a tear or two on the way to the next chapter.

When Preppy talked to Dre´s Dad about himself, about his past and who he is- that was perfect in my opinion. just perfect. I really love Preppy <3

The End- it was good but I´m sad that it ended. I kinda wish there would be an epilogue. I want to know more. I want to read about them being old and grey :D There´s just one thing I´m not happy about SPOILER START I loved the way Preppy and King talked. How they hugged and so on. But it felt like they´re saying goodbye to each other as well. I don´t want them to part ways. I want them to be as close as ever. I also wished King would´ve said that this house will always have a room for Preppy and one for Bear. Oh and I wanna know how many kids King and Doe are going to have haha SPOILER END

But all in all- I´m glad everything turned out the way it did.
This book and this series made me grin, laugh, cry, happy, sad, mad ... and much more.

I hope to feel all this again someday.
I hope to read more about all of them one day <3

<3 Preppy & Dre <3 ... <3 King & Doe <3 ... <3 Bear & Thia <3

4,5 Stars

To be honest: I think this is one of the best series within a series :D

I know I mentioned it in all my other reviews to the King series, but I have to say it again: I LOVE PREPPY!

So far Preppy 1 and Preppy 2 are my favorite books of the complete King series. Both books have almost everything I missed and this part had me feeling so much with the characters.

I loved reading about Preppy- how he struggled with life and the aftermath of his torture. How he hurt- mainly emotionally and psychologically. How he loved. How broken and lost he was. And finally- how he found himself. Somehow I can identify myself with him. On the outside I always show another side of me, while on the inside I´m like Preppy- broken. But although he was suffering, he was also the Preppy from the other books. The funny and strong one.

I loved Dre as well. Not as much as Preppy but still. She´s good for him.

This book had me feeling so much- I was hurting when Preppy did, I was sad, I was grinning and laughing, I was mad and so on. This is what a good book is made of. I want to feel and I want to feel connected to the characters. Preppy´s books are delivering it!

Again, lot´s of scenes were predictable but this time it didn´t bother me. I was totally into the story. I didn´t even miss the things I mentioned in my review to Preppy 1. I wanted to read about the bad, sick, dangerous side of Preppy but somehow I was so much into Preppy 2 that I didn´t think about that.

Every single scene with Preppy, Dre and Bo melted my heart. Who would have thought at the beginning of King and then also with the other books that this would happen? SPOILER START Preppy as a Dad- Didn´t think I could love him more but him being with a kid is soooo cute, sooo adorable <3 How he acted with Bo ...just aww. <3 SPOILER END

And then this end- again. Damn it! TM Frazier definitely loves cliffhangers :P
I mean- I knew that sth like that would happen but the question is- who is it? SPOILER START Is it the guy Preppy should have killed at the beginning of Preppy 1? The one who was with Dre and the other guy stealing the plants from Dre´s grandmother. I forgot his name.... Or is it Bo´s Dad? Maybe he didn´t die of the gunshots and wants revenge? Or Bo´s mother? Maybe she didn´t use all the Heroin and didn´t die? ...Oooor is this someone who worked with Chop and was part of Preppy´s torture? Sth. like that was mentioned in the hospital. I have to find out asap :D SPOILER END

There isn´t much I can complain about. I really loved this book. I just think the way how Preppy became his old self was a bit too quick. Like he got his gun and everything else is forgotten. Maybe it could have been a bit different but it´s ok. Also when King wanted to tattoo Preppy´s scars- didn´t really work for me in the moment when it was mentioned SPOILER START At this time, Preppy flinched whenever someone touched him, but then King wanted to tattoo him? I think it was a bit too soon SPOILER END But then the time changed, forward to 5 month later. Everything could have happened in those months. So yeah. Guess I have to imagine a bit myself ;)

About the other characters- I loved them all here. Especially King and Bear. Loved how much they care(d) about Preppy. One scene with Bear made me tear up a bit. It was so sweet and beautiful and sad at the same time. <3

I so can´t wait to read Preppy 3, although I dont want it to end. But I´m curious. I wanna know what´s going to happen to Preppy & Co. <3

Btw. : What happened to Dre´s grandmothers Pig? :D

3,75 Stars
(Info: You might just want to read this review if you already read King)

Oh Preppy, oh Preppy <3

Yesterday I read King, now I read Tyrant and I can´t wait to read more.

I loved Tyrant as well, but somehow not as much as I loved King.

I´m still in love with the characters. King, Preppy and now even Bear after I got to know him better in this book. Doe is great too, but... I really don´t know what it is but I just can´t connect to her completely. I was slightly bored in the middle of this book when there were a few chapters just of her point of view. Especially after Bears Dad delivered the "News" .....SPOILER START: To be honest-it was boring. She thought he was dead while I knew all the time that he couldn´t be, because there are more books to come- logic ;) SPOILER END ......I rather like reading Kings point of view. His life was more interesting as he is just the way he is and because of everything he´s doing.

I didn´t like Tanner from the beginning. Even in King. He was too nice to be likeable in my opinion. Therefore I wasn´t really surprised with the way the story continued and how it ended. Never had the feeling he could be the one for Doe.

I really, really, really loooooved Preppy. I can def. understand why he seems to be the fave character for everyone. He´s just awesome. I love how TM Frazier was able to write him into this book as well. His scenes always either made my grin or made me tearing up or both at the same time. I also now understand more the pancake thing- Because...Pancakes :P

One of the best parts of this book were all scenes with the children. So cute and adorable. Just awwww. I´m a sucker for stories with babies and kids and love how kids talk and act. Really just: awww. I was grinning all the time while reading those scenes. :D

As I already mentioned in my review to King, I am missing emotions. It would make it easier to connect completely with everyone. I´d love to have read more about their feelings about Preppy, about their past, their current situations .....SPOILER START: Doe wasn´t really grieving after she learned about King´s death. Most women would break down, crying when they hear that the love of their life died. But not here- not really :/ SPOILER END..... Sadness, anger, love, fear, etc. It would make them more real. Everything happened so fast- like scene,cut, scene, cut, scene, cut. It was the same with the first book. It could have been a bit darker as well. Eli, Isaac & Co- why not writing scenes that make my skin crawl? There is so much potential. I´m glad that TM Frazier isn´t afraid to write about scenes I don´t often read-like rape, but still... it feels like it was just mentioned and that´s it. I need more insight in what the characters feel before, during and after those scenes. More suffering when sth happened, although sometimes when sth happened in the past or at the moment (f.e. What Preppy´s Dad did to Preppy, and what happened to Bear in Tyrant) I feel sorry for the characters. But the aftermath is missing- the psychological aspects. But that´s just my opinion.

There were quite a lot mistakes in Tyrant as well. I hope some editor will work on that someday.

I read this book in one sitting so I def. enjoyed it.
I loved how the book ended. I was really happy for King :)
I think there were no questions left- at least for this couple.

Book No. 3 will be read asap! <3

Finally. Finallly!

This series was on top of my to-do list for years! I just waited until I had all books to read them back to back and now I do. Yay

I was so exited to dive into this book, that I began it with a grin on my face :)
This book started so good. It´s a bit different. King and Preppy - the way they met and the way they talked- LOVED it. The way the first chapter was made, really made me want to continue reading this book. :D

Preppy was definitely my fave character. He was awesome. Funny, weird and caring (as long as it´s about the ppl that mean sth to him). I really fell in love with him. I´d love to have a best friend like him <3

King is my No. 2 fave character. Sometimes he acted a bit stupid but that´s human, right?
Doe was fine. I didn´t connect to her the way I had to Preppy and King, but there´s still another book to come that can change it ;) But as a Designer myself, that they love to draw and sketch and make their own art is a huge plus point for this book :D

I kinda liked Bear but the bit I read about him wasn´t enough to make up my mind. He will have to prove himself to me in the following books :P

The story itself was good. Dark but also fun. This book made my grin, laugh...and cry :( It made me: think "whoa!" a few times. Some authors don´t want to write scenes that could disturb readers but TM Frazier doesn´t and I love it. I want to read about the bad stuff. Stuff that also happens to some in real life. Love TM Frazier for not being afraid to write those scenes. I def. was engrossed in this book and didn´t want to put it down!

I kinda knew what was going to happen as some ppl in the TM Frazier Facebook group spoilered (shame on you :P ) and also the titles of Preppy´s books give a clue. "The thing" that happened therefore wasn´t a surprise. But the scene at the closet when Doe found the letter and when she read it out loud- my eyes went blurry, I was tearing up, I was crying silently :(

SPOILER: Why did he had to die?! He didn´t deserve it :( :P I´ll miss him

There is one thing I´m kinda disappointed about. :P The pancakes are such a huge deal in the TM Frazier Facebook Group and in general everywhere ppl talk about this series. But now that I´ve read King- I don´t really get it. It was mentioned twice or so. Preppy made them once but he also was cooking other stuff. It´s not like this is a typical Preppy thing :/ But maybe I will understand it better when I read the other books of this series.

The ending was- wow. Interesting, sad, confusing and it def. makes me start reading book 2 asap! So many things I want to know!

I´m nur sure why I couldn´t rate this book higher. I really loved it but I was kinda missing sth too. Maybe I missed emotions? Like they are really throwing a fit or they are angry or sad or whatever. Maybe those emotions could have been more intense? Also sometimes, I think their conversations were a bit weird? Like nonstop talking? Not sure if I remember correctly but I think it seemed quite unnatural for someone to talk so much at once. Or it´s just me as I barely talk at all.

This book has quite a lot spelling/grammar mistakes :( TM Frazier needs a new Editor.

I´d love to have this book made into a movie. While reading this book, I had actors for Preppy and Grace in my mind. Doesn´t happen often to me. So I guess this means I want a movie about it! ;) :P

All in all- I can recommend it. Not to everyone, though, as not all love dark reads and are sensitive about a few topics but those who aren´t bothered by it should read this book!