Reviews~~ GUS by Kim Holden #DoEpic

by Louisa · May 22, 2015

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The journey that began in top-rated, best-selling Bright Side, continues …

This is the story of Gus.
Losing himself.
Finding himself.
And healing along the way.

“ … but the honest-to-God truth is I don’t even know how to function anymore. Bright Side wasn’t only my best friend; she was like my other half … the other half of my brain, the other half of my conscience, the other half of my sense of humor, the other half of my creativity, the other half of my heart. How do you go back to doing what you did before, when half of you is gone forever?”

Gus: http://amzn.to/1K9pKzo

JADE’S 5 STAR REVIEW

When our beloved Kim Holden wrote Bright Side, there was NO WAY IN HELL lightning was going to strike twice when she revealed she was going to write about our favorite heart-broken rock-star Gus. Right?!

WRONG!!! Because Kim Holden has done it AGAIN!!!!!

*Warning- If You haven’t read Bright Side by Kim Holden, there are spoilers in this review as these book do somewhat tie together, oh and we can no longer be friends…*

You have just finished drying your tears and wiping the snot from your face from the ugliest cry you’ve ever had when you read Bright Side, and Kim Holden takes you right back to that fateful day on page 1 in Gus. Immediately, your heart is shattered for him, for Keller, for yourself, for THE WORLD for losing such a beautiful soul.

“I used to take laughter for granted. I was surrounded by it for years. Then the laughter died with Bright side. I feel like I’ve have to learn how to laugh all over again”- GUS

Gus’s light has been burned out. He watched his best friend and other half slip from his life. He can’t find his way without Kate… Bright Side. The realization that he can’t feel her or hear her is too much for him to bare and his coping mechanisms are becoming a major cause for concern to his best friends, and band mates of Rook.

And THAT is what GUS is about. It’s Gus TAKING US on his journey in healing after losing Bright Side, because we ALL are in fact still mourning her loss. But what we ALL will find, among other things, is what we do in memory of her. We live our lives with love and positivity because of her. Bright Side is EMBEDDED is Gus’s bones and within his heart FOREVER and that can never be taken away. What’s also beautiful to see is the camaraderie and support system Gus has. It makes you feel so much better for him. Just knowing this unconventional “family” he has that love him so much WILL NOT LET HIM FALL!!!

I know most of you are scared going into this book. Please do not be. Be excited because you too will learn to heal in many ways. Only the most talented of writers will have you SMILE throughout an entire book like this. Yes you will be teary eyed at points, I won’t lie of course, but before the tears spill, you will laugh or break out into a full blown cheese. This is TRUE Kim Holden writing. Excellence and Beauty and Heavy but she makes it LIGHT… HOW?! I dont know…. I just dont. But it’s everything you have been waiting for… and more.

I have a new appreciation for simple snacks that contain peanut butter.

I will now look at my millions of post it notes and smile,

I will ALWAYS use a bendy straw… Because bendy straws ARE the Shit!!!

Thank you Kim for giving us yet another Gift. You Rock Dude… And We Love You!

Do Epic… I’ve Fallen In Love With Epic… It’s The ONLY WAY TO LIVE!

5 out of 5 EPIC BLUSHES!!!!!!!!!

LOUISA’S 5 STAR REVIEW

My review will be short and sweet because like Bright Side, everyone needs to experience Gus for themselves. I can’t tell you the story because YOU need to read this book and feel the feels that happen to you while reading.

This book is a “continuation” of Bright Side. It’s Gus’s life after Kate – that’s all I am going to say about that!

Kim Holden has the ability to break your heart and have you smile all in the same moment. I cried while reading Gus, nothing like the crying that happened while reading Bright Side, but a different kind of cry. A cathartic, soul redeeming cry. I honestly can say, the way I live my life, every day, has changed since reading Bright Side, meeting Kate, Gus, Keller, and all the amazing people (yes they are real people) Kim has brought into my life, I live each day to it’s fullest. We are not guaranteed tomorrow so take each day by the balls and live it!

Do Epic – really does say it all. If everyone lived their life with this manta, the world would be a better place.

Thank you Kim Holden for making me a better person.

Click HERE to read our 5 star review of Bright Side

BrightSide: http://amzn.to/1c9wOjQ

Kim Holden live in the greatest city in the world: Denver, Colorado. Some of my favorite things: reading, writing, the two coolest guys on the planet (my husband and son), my bicycle, Facebook, iced coffee, and music. I also love dreaming. And speaking of dreaming, I have a bit of advice for anyone reading this … follow your dreams. It’s never too late. Get started today … heck get started RIGHT NOW! Make your dreams reality.
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Reviews~~ GUS by Kim Holden #DoEpic

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