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Should the Sky Fall by Amithia Raine
5.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
“Sometimes it’s hard to let go of the only thing you know, even if that thing hurts you or doesn’t make you happy. You don’t know any better, so you don’t even bother trying.”
It’s a bit silly that I waited this long to read this book, and for no other reason than it was recommended too many times and my brain went ‘well now I’m not gonna do it!’, but here we finally are. It was a beautiful book with a concept I never could’ve thought up myself, so it gets stars on originality alone. And other stuffs.
Somehow, in spite of the abuse and sad setting, it’s a funny and mostly lighthearted story, in my opinion. I expected it to be angsty, but other than one particularly sad scene it wasn’t bad at all. To me, anyway.
He always thought that when people in books describe heartache like someone reaching into their chest and crushing it with their fist, they are being overly dramatic. He doesn’t anymore.
I don’t really have a lot of feelings about Dawson. He’s a good character, don’t get me wrong. He was put in horribly difficult situation and somehow fought his way out of it, healing himself. The fact that he could be vulnerable and fall in love after enduring what he did is incredible. Cal on the other hand is probably the cutest, most himbo-ish character I’ve read in ages. He is absolutely clueless about most things for large parts of the book, which was adorable and made me expel breath slightly harder out of my nose a couple times while reading (twas funny).
This book also has a pretty big, fairly epic plot twist, which I honestly forgot is supposed to be a twist because I’ve known about it for months, lol (addicted to spoilers).
So yes, while serious, absolutely tragic in some ways, and just plain sad in others, it was also a funny love story with tons of butterfly inducing moments between the main characters. It’s an incredible story with a twist you’ll want to experience.
I really struggled with the 3rd person present tense for a long time as I’ve never actually read that before, as well as it being a bit too long for me at the moment, but don’t let that affect your decision to read it or not. It was worth the time it took!
If it isn’t happy, it’s not the end.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Paranormal elements
Size difference
Age gap
Past (and present) trauma
Himbo vibes
Slow burn
Therapy
Retrograde amnesia
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
MC raped on page by current husband (not other MC, detailed)
Domestic abuse (between MC and side character):
Physical abuse (on page)
Sexual abuse (on page)
Psychological and verbal abuse (on page)
Controlling and manipulative behavior
Explicit sexual content
Mentions of the death of parents (off page, past)
Side character severely injured in car crash (off page)
Side character driving under the influence (off page)
Self-deprecating jokes/casual suicidal jokes
Alcoholic side character (intoxicated on page)
Medical emergency (MC experiencing heart attack)
MC hospitalized
*none of the abuse occurs between MCs
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: Sort of, briefly
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Mostly contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 26 and ‘a few eons’
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 506
He’d give anything to make sure Dawson’s soul shines again. He’d give anything to show Dawson how much he deserves to be loved. Utterly, completely. He’d give anything.
“I really wish I could remember you,” he says, meaning every word. “I don’t really care if I remember anything else, but you… I want to remember you.”
“Cal can still get his marbles together and return to work.” “Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he says carefully. “Why?” Ellis asks, suspicious. How to put this… “Let’s say the marbles have scattered in all directions.”
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“Sometimes it’s hard to let go of the only thing you know, even if that thing hurts you or doesn’t make you happy. You don’t know any better, so you don’t even bother trying.”
It’s a bit silly that I waited this long to read this book, and for no other reason than it was recommended too many times and my brain went ‘well now I’m not gonna do it!’, but here we finally are. It was a beautiful book with a concept I never could’ve thought up myself, so it gets stars on originality alone. And other stuffs.
Somehow, in spite of the abuse and sad setting, it’s a funny and mostly lighthearted story, in my opinion. I expected it to be angsty, but other than one particularly sad scene it wasn’t bad at all. To me, anyway.
He always thought that when people in books describe heartache like someone reaching into their chest and crushing it with their fist, they are being overly dramatic. He doesn’t anymore.
I don’t really have a lot of feelings about Dawson. He’s a good character, don’t get me wrong. He was put in horribly difficult situation and somehow fought his way out of it, healing himself. The fact that he could be vulnerable and fall in love after enduring what he did is incredible. Cal on the other hand is probably the cutest, most himbo-ish character I’ve read in ages. He is absolutely clueless about most things for large parts of the book, which was adorable and made me expel breath slightly harder out of my nose a couple times while reading (twas funny).
This book also has a pretty big, fairly epic plot twist, which I honestly forgot is supposed to be a twist because I’ve known about it for months, lol (addicted to spoilers).
So yes, while serious, absolutely tragic in some ways, and just plain sad in others, it was also a funny love story with tons of butterfly inducing moments between the main characters. It’s an incredible story with a twist you’ll want to experience.
I really struggled with the 3rd person present tense for a long time as I’ve never actually read that before, as well as it being a bit too long for me at the moment, but don’t let that affect your decision to read it or not. It was worth the time it took!
If it isn’t happy, it’s not the end.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Paranormal elements
Size difference
Age gap
Past (and present) trauma
Himbo vibes
Slow burn
Therapy
Retrograde amnesia
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
MC raped on page by current husband (not other MC, detailed)
Domestic abuse (between MC and side character):
Physical abuse (on page)
Sexual abuse (on page)
Psychological and verbal abuse (on page)
Controlling and manipulative behavior
Explicit sexual content
Mentions of the death of parents (off page, past)
Side character severely injured in car crash (off page)
Side character driving under the influence (off page)
Self-deprecating jokes/casual suicidal jokes
Alcoholic side character (intoxicated on page)
Medical emergency (MC experiencing heart attack)
MC hospitalized
*none of the abuse occurs between MCs
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: Sort of, briefly
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Mostly contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 26 and ‘a few eons’
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 506
He’d give anything to make sure Dawson’s soul shines again. He’d give anything to show Dawson how much he deserves to be loved. Utterly, completely. He’d give anything.
“I really wish I could remember you,” he says, meaning every word. “I don’t really care if I remember anything else, but you… I want to remember you.”
“Cal can still get his marbles together and return to work.” “Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he says carefully. “Why?” Ellis asks, suspicious. How to put this… “Let’s say the marbles have scattered in all directions.”
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