To the Stars audiobook

*****FOUR STARS*****{ARC Generously Provided by Author}Have you ever looked at someone…just one look, and you knew that was it? There would never be anyone else who would compare? That was Harlow for me. Every time. I haven’t read a book by Molly McAdams in years. I don’t know why because although most people were not fond of Taking Chances and From Ashes, I actually really loved those two books. What I know from having read two of her works is that Molly’s stories never give off the rainbows & unicorns feelings. You have to be prepared for some seriously gut-wrenching angst and possibly even the death of a character you will have become fond of. I’m happy to report that the latter doesn’t happen in this one!! It started off beautifully for me. Harlow Evans is a fifteen-year-old teenager who is really like an old soul. She hangs out with her older sister and her friends, and they all welcome her into their circle because she just fits in with them. One night at a concert Harlow meets a devastatingly gorgeous guy named Knox Alexander. Sparks fly between them right from the start and I openly admit to having those butterflies in my stomach right along with Harlow. But there’s a little problem that puts a damper on this budding romance, Knox is eighteen. To me, this wasn’t a big deal. They were close enough in age and it’s not like Knox was in his twenties. But this turns out to be a bigger dilemma than it needed to be in my opinion.Even with the constant warnings from his friends to forget about Harlow, Knox continues to keep in close contact with her. The two remain friends and never dive into a serious relationship. They date other people, but there’s always the promise that on Harlow’s eighteenth birthday Knox will be coming for her to start their lives together. I swear that my heart was racing and that I swooned every time these two were able to spend some time together and I really rooted for them to make it to Harlow’s eighteenth birthday even though the prologue prepares you for the fact that things don’t work out the way they had hoped. ”Why would anyone waste their time only loving someone to the moon when they could love them to the stars?” You will understand why just short of her eighteenth birthday, Harlow gets involved with a gorgeous Senior at her college and he completely sweeps her off her feet when she is feeling at her most vulnerable. As a reader, you just know that there is something off about this guy and want to jump into the pages of this book to warn Harlow away from him. But then I guess the story would have been a super short novella and we need this to be gut-wrenchingly painful. So the heroine has to go and make the biggest mistake of her young life by choosing the absolute WRONG MAN over her one and only true soul mate.You will HATE Collin!! The things that he does to poor Harlow are just too despicable and I was often times screaming and pulling my hair because I wanted her to get far away from him. Have you seen the movie, Sleeping With The Enemy, with Julia Roberts? Well, this guy was a hundred times worse than the psychotic husband in that movie. If only Harlow could see that there’s always a way out, but she felt hopeless and alone. She is described as looking really frail. As if she were 30 pounds underweight! This was one of my issues with the story. I couldn’t fathom how her own family didn’t see her transformation. I mean come on, Knox noticed right away when the two run into each other by accident after having not seen each other for over four and a half years!! Later on, in the story, it is addressed and that helped to bring me back around as well.Knox always had my heart from the very second he walks into the pages of this book and so when he doesn’t do or react the way I wanted him to during the latter half of the story, I was a bit disappointed. I swear this was going to be an epic five star read for me up until we got to the 60% mark and usually I don’t like a book in the beginning but warm up to it by the end. So this was a new experience for me. I do have to say that by the time the story was nearing the end the author was able to bring back the Knox that I fell in love with and I did feel like the story ended perfectly for Harlow and Knox.

Harlow & Knox have been in love since she was 15. Know was 18 back then. They made a pact to wait until she turns 18 to finally be together. Knox waited for her. Harlow didn't wait.She fell in love with Collin. She married him.Now, at 22, she's trapped in a horribly violent and bullying marriage. She tried to leave, but Collin threatened her family. Guns, arson... no way she can leave and be responsible for someone dear to her being hurt or worse.Knox doesn't know what Harlow is going through. He's still hurt that she didn't choose him.He's waited for over seven years - he never got over her.Then one day he comes across this mentally and physically broken girl in a café. Harlow.He doesn't know how bad her life is, he only knows that he has to get her out of there.But Harlow can't let him. People - and Knox - would get hurt.She never regretted anything more than choosing Collin over Knox on her 18th birthday.Is it too late for her and Know now???WHAT WiLL HAPPEN WiTH HARLOW & KNOX???WiLL THERE BE A HEA???WiLL THERE BE A HORRiBLE CLiFFHANGER???Nope - I'm not telling you ☺Ok - no Cliffhanger - it's a standalone Romance ☺═════════════════════════════════I REALLY LOoOVED THE BOOK!Thank you Molly - or her publisher - the cover of this second book is sooo much better than that of LETTING GO. I still have nightmares when I think about that cover with those Outer Space Aliens on it! ☺I really enjoyed Knox and Harlow's story.Let's first take a moment to appreciate the awesomeness that is our hot firefighting darling Knox.There was soooo much emotion in this story. I think I cried all through the book.Knox. That poor guy.You suffer with him all through those years he waited for Harlow to be ready for him. But she never was. Ugh that poor poor boy.And poor Harlow. Being trapped in that horrible situation.You hope all through the book that somehow Knox will come riding along and rescue the girl.But you also know that Collin with his connections will probably do something horrible once he finds out about Knox.You're almost afraid to keep reading...But I finished the book in one day - I just couldn't stop reading.I loved that we met Jagger & Grey & Graham from LETTING GO again!Maybe Graham will get his own book one day.Sometimes the story was a tiny little bit too much - a little exaggerated. But pff - I still loved it! TO THE STARS was an amazingly moving Romance about reaching for the stars - just stay strong and keep on believing in your Happy Ever After. Karma will always get the bad guys in the end!!! I couldn't put it down! GO & GET IT & FALL IN LOVE WITH KNOX TOO!!!

*ARC gifted by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review* 4.5 'To the stars' Stars! I love you to the moon and back.""The moon? The moon isn't that far, Harlow." "Isn't it?" "No. Not far enough. I want to love you to the stars." "Then to the stars." Let's get one thing straight. To The Stars is not your typical happy-go-lucky romance. Almost 70% of the book focuses on the abuse that Harlow faces. Ms. McAdams covers the topic of domestic abuse at its rawest. She shows the absolute horrifying and soul shattering side of domestic abuse without sugar coating a single thing. Yes, there are moments between Harlow and Knox that are so sweet you wish to be in their shoes but the Ms. McAdams smacks you in the face with the reality that is Harlow's life...Abusive.In this book, not only do you see Harlow being abused. You see a woman who even when is abused fights for her life. For her family and her happiness. To pack that much hate, fear, dread, anger, love and a myriad of every single emotion and be able to deliver to the audience that has never been in such a situation and make them see and read and feel and know what a woman goes through when abused by the one person who promised to protect her... It is not pretty. When you are blind to the reality of abusive relationships and how far it can go, it makes you sit and rethink a lot of things. We get the gist of what the book is about when reading the blurb and if you think, for even a fraction of a second that it is going to be what it says, then you are wrong.Harlow is a happily married woman and oh-so in love with her husband until she wasn't. We'd been at a dinner party the first time I'd caught a glimpse of my monster - and it also should have been the last night I ever saw Collin. But I was in love, we'd just gotten engaged, and I kept making excuses for him in my head." Before any of this happened to Harlow, she had met a guy. Knox Alexander. She was 15 to his 18. There was immediate attraction and chemistry but despite all of that Knox waited. He said he would wait until she was 18 and then they would be in a relationship. Wait, how old are you?”“Fifteen.”“Why? How old did you think I was?”“Not fifteen.” But before she turned 18 she was swept away by her then unknown monster, Collin Dohetry during her freshmen year at college. Harlow didn't wait. She chose the wrong guy and by the time she realized it she was neck deep in a relationship that was abusive not only physically but mentally as well. The whole time while reading the book the one thought that went through my head was... If only she had waited for Knox. Don't do this; we can't risk anything." "The I'll wait for you, Harlow," he promised, and the sincerity in the words stunned me for long second. "I'll wait until your eighteen." I haven't read many abusive stories, but the ones that I HAVE read are the ones where the hero or the heroine have already escaped the abusive relationship and now are trying to fight their footing. To The Stars is different because it shows all the warning signs and we watch the abuse take flight and get worse page after page to the point where Harlow is nothing but a shell of woman. I placed both hands against his cheeks and kissed him softly. When I pulled back, it was all over his face that he knew what I was about to say. “I did not spend the last two and a half years living with him, and living with what he was doing to me, just to let someone else finish things for me. He’s my problem. I need you, Knox. But I need you to help me stay strong in this, okay?” Knox and Harlow meet but as mentioned before. Harlow was nothing but a shell. Amidst the pain and anguish and heartbreaks there is a small ray of hope where I desperately wished for Harlow to get her Happy-Ever-After. For Knox and Harlow to be reunited. And she did. The topic that Ms. McAdams covers is at its rawest and it couldn't have been portrayed more poignantly and beautifully. It was raw, heart wrenching, soul shattering yet so so so beautiful! I am so glad I actually went ahead and read my first Molly McAdams book. Buy it here ― http://amzn.to/1PqLfwL______________________________You can find me here:✦ Main Page ✦ Website

The last Molly McAdams book that I read was probably the harshest review I’ve ever written. I felt really bad about it, but that book just wasn’t for me. However, we can’t like ALL books and there is a difference between not liking one book and not liking an author altogether. There are a few authors that I know are not for me, and I’ve come to that conclusion after reading and disliking several of their books. I wanted to give Molly McAdams another try and this was the book I selected. Well, let me tell you that To The Stars was simply PHENOMENAL! I am so glad that I gave her another chance because she completely redeemed herself. I devoured page after page and just couldn’t stop myself. The story of Knox and Harlow is beautiful, tragic, and filled with angst, but this only makes love’s ultimate triumph even sweeter.I haven’t read the first book so this book can be read as a standalone (although now that I read and loved To The Stars, I’m pretty sure I will be going back to read the first in the series). I loved the characters, the plot, the writing, everything. I have absolutely nothing but praise for this book. What a fantastic read! I highly recommend this book to fans of YA and NA. 5 huge stars!*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

Molly McAdams has always been one of those authors whom I can always count on for angst. She has this way of writing an angst story line with so much depth, raw honesty and emotions that you either want to scream at her for putting you in such in an emotional roller coaster but at the same time applaud her for her brilliant way of piecing back together the broken pieces of your heart. And in her latest novel, To The Stars, Molly McAdams truly puts her readers on emotionally raw, heartbreaking and profound ride. Tears will be shed. Hearts will be broken. And yet again, only in true Molly McAdams form she will slowly mend those broken pieces and make our hearts yearn for more. “Have you ever looked at someone…just one look, and you knew that was it? There would never be anyone else who would compare? That was Harlow for me. Every time.”To The Stars was truly an emotional journey of heartache, wrong choices, and fated love. Like life, love is also a journey filled with many ups and down. It is a journey that sometimes take different paths and in such choices are made. And for Harlow Evans, her journey of love is a tumultuous journey filled with pain, sadness and heartache as she failed to see the guy who has been waiting to love her. As Harlow goes through her personal journey of rediscovering and finding her happiness, she is reunited with Alexander McCade. Alexander knew one certain thing. Harlow Evans was the girl. The one and only girl that was meant for him. The love he had for Harlow is so indescribable because this kind of love is what every girl searches for. It is the kind of love that made you a believer that soul mates do exist. And to see that Alexander was patient and was waiting in the wings, made my heart burst with so much LOVE for him. So if you are looking for a story that was brimming with a wide arrange of raw emotions, passion, and love then I highly recommend you to read this book. Just prepare to fall in love with a story that make you believe in a love so powerful that it was worth waiting for. Review can also be found on Four Chicks Flipping Pages: http://fourchicksflippingpages.weebly...Molly McAdams

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life“One day, Harlow Evans, you will be mine. I will wait for you.”What a heart-wrenching, emotionally-charged story. I honestly did not expect to read what I did in To the Stars, but it definitely took me on an emotional journey. I started reading this one morning and finished in a few hours, that’s how glued to the pages I was. If you’re expecting this book to be light-hearted and fluffy, which you might think from the cover… well, it’s not. To the Stars is an intense, at times painful read that will have you holding your breath and biting your nails. It’s about domestic abuse – about how one woman experiences it, survives it, and eventually overcomes it.To the Stars is the standalone sequel to Letting Go, so you don’t need to read the previous book to read this one. To the Stars is Harlow and Knox’s story – these two met and fell in love seven years ago, but Harlow was underage at the time, so Knox promised to wait to be with her until she turned eighteen. But when Harlow became of age, she chose to be with another man, a man she had no idea would bring such pain, fear, and sorrow into her life. She is now married to a man who abuses her, who threatens her and her family if she ever tries to leave him. It seems like there’s no hope for her at all, until she’s reunited with Knox, her one and only love, who has never stopped loving her back and wants to help her.“How much do you love me?”That perfect, crooked smile flashed at me before he dropped his forehead to mine and whispered, “To the stars, Harlow. Always to the stars.”My heart absolutely broke for Harlow and her situation. It hurt to read the abuse she goes through, and Molly McAdams certainly doesn’t hold back with the violence. Add in the devastation of Harlow and Knox’s lost relationship, I just wanted to shrivel up within the pages. But as much pain as there is in the book, there’s also so much hope that Knox and his love give to Harlow. Their love for each other is a once-in-a-lifetime thing – I could really feel the intense connection between them that has never weakened after so many years. Knox is the absolute SWOONIEST with Harlow – he’s not perfect, but he’s sweet, loving, supporting, patient, and just a GOOD man. Molly McAdams writes the BEST heroes who are just so romantic and head-over-heels in love with their women.“No matter what happens in our lives, I will love you with everything that I am for the rest of mine, and I will make sure you know every day what it’s like to be loved to the stars.”To the Stars is a beautiful love story, but in a broader sense, it’s also eye-opening to an issue many women face. Reading this book is like going through an emotional journey, and though I didn’t particularly connect with Knox or Harlow, but I enjoyed their story nonetheless, all the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is not an easy read, but the author handles the portrayal of abuse perfectly, all the while weaving a heart-melting romance around it. I highly recommend it!Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.to/1OnHb2ZAmazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/1GHPhOAAudible: http://amzn.to/1Ov8QAjLiked this review? Subscribe to Booklovers For Life for more!

I read this book in one day!! It was addicting . The love between Knox and Harlow was unbreakable . My heart broke for Harlow when she was trapped with Collin. I don't want to give away too many spoilers, but author Molly McAdams writing is expressive, detailed and truly makes you feel like you're reading about real life characters. I could see this book being made into a movie! Must read - warning you won't be able to put this book down. Harlow is stronger than she thinks, she may seem like a spineless character at first but I promise there is more depth to her give her a chance! Knox's love for Harlow is unwavering, no matter how many years have gone by. Read one of the most intense romance I have ever read.

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales Quick & Dirty: A suspenseful story full of steamy romance, great drama, and wonderful characters. I would highly recommend to this anyone looking for a romantic thriller.Opening Sentence: “Happy Birthday, Low. I waited for you.”The Review:When Harlow Evans was fifteen years old she met Knox Alexander and sparks flew! They were instantly attracted to each other but Knox was already eighteen and starting a relationship wasn’t wise or legal. Instead, Knox promised that he would wait for Harlow to be old enough for them to be together. Harlow never thought nor did she expect Knox to actually give up the opportunity to date and have fun in college. But over the course of the three years the two developed a very deep friendship. A few months before Harlow turned eighteen she left for college and met someone else. She fell quickly in love and when Knox finally asked her to be his she said no.Harlow married the boy she fell in love with and it was the biggest mistake of her life. Not only has she been unhappy in her marriage she has come to fear for her life and for the life of the people she cares about most. When she has a chance encounter with Knox, she can’t help but feel all those feelings she had for him come rushing back. But starting anything with Knox isn’t only stupid it is also extremely dangerous!In the story you jump back from the past to the present so you get to see two very different sides to Harlow. The younger version of her is sweet, fun and extremely insecure. I liked her but she had some really frustrating moments. I get that she was really young and to some extent that does excuse how she acted, but I still struggled with some of her decisions! The older Harlow amazed me. She lived a life of constant terror and there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. My heart broke as I read about her struggles and her fear. I can’t imagine what it would feel like to be in her shoes and it amazed me that she never stopped fighting. Overall, I thought she was a very dynamic character and I loved reading her story!I loved everything about Knox. He is one of those guys that you meet and fall for instantly. He is sexy, charming, strong and loyal. Knox was very consistent and no matter what was thrown at him his feelings for Harlow never wavered. He always treated Harlow with the utmost respect and they were freaking adorable together. Watching them fall in love was perfect and they definitely had amazing chemistry!To the Stars was a beautiful, heart breaking romance that was full of suspense. From the first page I was hooked and I seriously could not put the book down until I finished. I have read a lot of books by Molly McAdams and her thrillers have been my been by far my favorite books of hers. This wasn’t a mystery, but it was definitely very intense. The romance was steamy and written perfectly. I enjoyed seeing some old faces from the previous book and also getting to know new characters. The only thing I struggled with in the story was that there was cheating. It was a very small incident but no matter how justified the circumstances are, I always have a hard time with cheating of any kind. Overall, I really enjoyed the story and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a suspenseful romance!Notable Scene:“You think I don’t know what’s right here?” he asked as his fingers gently ran over the inside of ym elbow, and then my forearm. “And here? You think I didn’t see the pain on your face?”“You need to leave, Knox,” I pled. “If anyone sees you with me, it will get back to him.”“Low, he can’t—““He’s coming to look for me if I’m not back out there in ten minutes. You don’t get it.” I searched his face wildly and hoped he understood the urgency in my tone. “He can not find you with me. He can’t find out about you. Please, Knox.”Knox didn’t blink, and didn’t move. “Why was he hurting you?”“He wasn’t,” I insisted, and jumped when his voice boomed in the small space.FTC Advisory: William Morrow/HarperCollins provided me with a copy of To the Stars. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.

My Thoughts:A valuable lesson that I have learned from reading Molly McAdams is that I need to emotionally prepare myself, before diving into one of her books. I also need to load up on tissue for tears, take a few breaks to regroup, and follow it up with a light fluffy read. No matter the emotional turmoil, angst, and tears, her books are ones that I truly treasure. Ms. McAdams has such a way of writing, that I "feel" everything that her characters go through. I sympathize with them, anguish with them, and hope that they will get eventually get the peace and happiness that they deserve.In To the Stars, we get Harlow "Low" Evans and Knox Alexander's story. These two met when Low was just fifteen years old and Knox was seventeen going on eighteen. They couldn't be together, due to their age gap. However, they talked on the phone constantly, and saw each other frequently. Knox wanted to do the honorable thing, and so, he promised Low that he would wait for the day that she would turn eighteen, and they could be together. Circumstances changed, and Low ended up married to another man, but they both never stopped loving one another.Fast forward four years later and Low is married to an abusive, sadistic, wealthy, and powerful man. She cannot escape her fate, due to the fact that he threatens to harm her family, and has proven that he has just the means to do it. Knox is a firefighter, who works hard, lives with his two best friends Graham and Deacon, and plays the field. There isn't a woman who can measure up to Low. When fate brings these two back together, the stakes are higher than ever. Knox cannot risk losing the only woman he's ever loved. Yet, his biggest concern is for her safety. Can her rescue Low, and live the happily ever after that he's always dreamed of?To the Stars was raw, traumatic, disturbing, and realistic in the portrayal of abuse. I felt every slap, hair-pull, bruise, and choke-hold that Low endured at the hands of her crazy husband. He was controlling, possessive, jealous, and paranoid. Ms. McAdams captured the fear, desperation, guilt, and helplessness that victims endure at the hands of their victimizers. Low's abuser, Collin, made my skin crawl, and I hated him with a vengeance. If you've ever wondered why a woman would stay in an abusive relationship, read this book. It isn't as easy to get away as you would think. Secondary characters from the first book in the series, Letting Go, made a reappearance. I enjoyed reconnecting with Grey, Jagger, Graham, and Deacon. Although, Graham and Deacon irritated me at times in the story with the way they treated Low, I know that they were just being overprotective of Knox. You'll be happy to know that they redeem themselves in the story as they take on the 'Mother Hen' role with Low.Low and Knox were meant to be. They both made mistakes along the way, but that's why this story was so realistic. I think their youth, as well as outside influences were what worked against them at the beginning. Low lost her glow, and was scarred from the abuse that she endured. Yet, Knox could still see through to the girl that he had fallen in love with. Their love was eternal, and I wanted them to find their way back to each other. My Rating:I give, To the Stars, by Molly McAdams, 4 Young Love, Battling The Monster, Courage, Passion, Healing, and Hope Filled Stars! I'm looking forward to continuing the Thatch Series, and am hoping that Graham and Deacon will each eventually get their own book.*To Read More Book Reviews, Visit http://www.abookishescape.com

OMG OMG OMG!!! MOLLY FLUV YOU!!To The Stars is Molly McAdams on RockStar mode!This story will decimate you in its truth and reality... it will leave you gasping for breaths scene after scene... it will leave you in a book hangover from hell!Big girl panties my lovelies... Molly takes us into the world of control and abuse to the point where you need to breathe deep and read on.  It is not for the faint of heart, this is the real deal about a story of a choice made when choices were taken away from the choosers... it is about the consequences of those choices not only taking real emotional hit.. but physical hits as well.  It takes us deep into the relationship of a marriage that is terrifying and soul shattering and brings you a hope and a fear that a past true soul deep love will help you survive but will most likely end up killing you.Knox and Harlow... star crossed lovers that meet at the worst time ever... He is just turning 18 and she is not.  She is underage, and remains that way for years.  Knox battles wanting to have Harlow as his heart and soul, while still wanting her to experience life and loves.  She just wants to be with Knox.. and doesn't care that she is underage... She can't understand why it matters.  But Knox will not waiver and does the right thing.. while still maintaining a friendship and a love that will not falter. When they finally finally get close to being able to be together...fate intervenes and he honors her fathers wishes.  She feels him pulling away.. she feels alone and lost and turns to a Prince who is too good to be true.  But you all know that when things are to good to be true.. it is exactly that.  Her Prince turns into a Monster... and she may not survive it.A chance run in years later places Knox back in her life at a time that her Monster is getting even further out of control.  Harlow is physically and emotionally broken.  The scenes with her and her monster are horrific.. terrifying... and you can't stop reading and praying that she survives.  Knox is beside himself, learning of her life, of their lost connection due to others intervening... life would have been so different. If Only.The story quickly accelerates near the end.. and it twists and takes you places you can't even fathom.. But Molly... gotta love her.. she loves to dangle us off a cliff with a fraying rope.. and with Molly, you never really truly know if that rope will snap or hold tight.  Hold on tight and find out yourself by reading this amazing book!This review was originally posted on Perusing Princesses

'Why would anyone waste their time only loving someone to the moon when they could love them to the stars?' This is one of those books that I just casually went into and ended up completely inhaling it, every minute I could spare. If I see that a story is about second chance love, it is an instant read for me. This story was not what I expected at all, it was so much more.I thought that Knox & Harlow were such a sweet couple but they met at not quite the right time, he was a few years ago than her and she needed to experience life a bit. Unfortunately some of the choices they made four years ago had drastic consequences that neither of them ever dreamed could happen.Knox has always believed that Harlow was the one for him, he wanted to marry her and live happy ever after. Someone else filled that role for her instead but only partly. Harlow knows that she made the biggest mistake of her life within months of meeting her now husband. Her vision of what her life with him would be like is the opposite of the reality that is really is. She regrets it every day.A chance meeting with Knox is a coffee shop is the beginning of the unraveling of Harlow's life. Knox cannot believe that he has found her and is even more surprised that she is not the girl he remembers. She has changed so much physically and her happy outlook on life seems to have evaporated, along with the life in her once sparkling eyes. She is no longer his version of Harlow and he is determined to find out why.This was at times a very harrowing read, it was heartbreaking to read about how Harlow coped and got through every day. She was so unhappy, yet so damn strong too. Once I started reading this story, I could not put it down, I was so invested in this story and Harlow's situation. 'You're the bravest person I've ever met, and, in a way, the strongest. But even the bravest warriors needed armies with them.'

I truly don't know where to begin with this, so bear with me as I navigate my thoughts and try to get my review in order...Molly knows how to break me. She does it every time, with every book, and it still somehow blindsides me. I had a hard time getting through this story. The emotions and feeling and old ghosts that it elicited from me were, at times, too much to continue reading, so a LOT of breaks ensued.The one thing that I can guarantee? Molly will always slowly heal you after all the heartache and painful words.I didn't expect this story to shatter me the way it did, but I want to feel it all over again.To The Stars left me feeling raw and exposed. I loved every second of it.

Another Molly McAdams classic! I'm loving the Thatch series! Knox and Harlow=AWESOMENESS!If you've never read anything by this author, you NEED to! She is the Nicholas Sparks of the college and twenties generations. BUT, bring the tissues, because you are in for one hell of the roller coaster ride!A master at contemporary romance, this book met all of my expectations and more. Don't want to spoil all the twists, give this five star highly recommended book a read!

4.25 To the stars and back stars! Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Williams Morrow via Edelweiss Damn you, Molly McAdams.  :) At around 12am I just wanted to read a chapter or two before bed but then I couldn't put the book down and poof! 5am rolled around pretty quick with no sleep.  It has been forever since I read a Molly McAdams book and I was hook, lined and sunk with this book, as I was trying to figure out what had went so horribly wrong for these two.  The moment Knox Alexander and Harlow Evan met it was love at first site.  The only problem was that Knox wax eighteen while Harlow was only 15.  This made them not be together physically but it didn't stop them from being best friends and falling more and more in love with each other.  "The moon isn't that far, Harlow." "Isn't it?" "No. Not far enough."  There were a few beats of silence before he confessed, "I want to love you to the stars." For Knox, he knew that Harlow was the one so he was willing to wait forever, but for the mind of now almost 18 year old Harlow, she was quickly convinced of other things when others had motives to keep them apart. Even though, Knox has been showing for YEARS what he felt but being young we tend to think emotionally instead of logically.   For Harlow it was also always Knox but with a few poor decisions she ends up hurting both of them.  This choice now has dire consequences but she has no one to turn to, as she has to protect all that are close to her.   But fate wants these two together, with a chance meeting Knox realizes that it's always been Harlow and it always will.  Unfortunately he's got a very bumpy road to get what he wants.  "You're still beautiful, Harlow.  And seeing you today, right now, I know I'm still as in love with you as I was four and a half years ago." I was pulled in trying to figure out how Harlow was in such a mess.  I was then kept in with wondering how Harlow was going to get out of said mess.  I was frustrated with all the elements that kept them apart when I only wanted them to have their HEA.  I was rooting for these two, especially when they found one another again.  But again they were making some poor decisions that was hard to watch but were completely understandable.  " . . . You two made it fell for Harlow and me before, I'm letting you know now, that if you do it again, or if you keep pulling the shit you just did, I will walk away from thirteen years of friendship with both of you, and I won't look back." This book is technically book 2 in a series but could be read as a standalone.  As it was quite awhile since I read Letting Go (Thatch #1) which made me forget a lot of the details.  These details were later filled in how these two books were related but if you hadn't read book one you wouldn't be lost.   Did I like this book? Yes, very much.  Did Graham and Deacon redeem themselves?  Eventually, yes and if there were books about these two I would definitely read them.  I get why they made the decisions they made, but it still made me not like them for quite awhile. Did I like Knox and Harlow together?  Yes, very much.  Especially Knox, as he was so sure of himself with his feelings present and past.  Did I understand some of Harlow's decision making?  Yes, even though I was shouting at my book for her to make different decisions but it wouldn't be a Molly McAdams without that kind of angst.  

4.5 StarsReview by Lisa Kane"Why would anyone waste their time only loving someone to the moon when they could love them to the stars?"We first met Knox Alexander in Letting Go which was Jagger and Grey's story. He was the manwhore interested in having a good time. But he had heartache in his past. Harlow Evans was 15 when she met Knox at a concert. He was 18 and just about to start college. Both of them are more than aware that because of her age nothing physical can occur between them. Knox's friends, Deacon and Graham get on his case constantly about letting it go-he should focus on girls at school-girls who are legally of age to do the things guys want to do. But Knox lets Harlow know that he will settle for friendship with her but he is waiting, just waiting for the time they are able to be together. "Then I'll wait for you, Harlow," he promised, and the sincerity in the words stunned me for long seconds. "I'll wait until you're eighteen."Harlow doesn't think Knox should wait around for her-she can't promise him forever and a lot of things can happen in the next few years. Knox has his share of girls but he makes sure they know the score-he isn't interested in having anything more than sex-he has someone else in his life already. Just when it seems that their time has finally come, some strong demands from a family member will affect their relationship. Harlow believes Knox is no longer in love with her and wants her to move on. She forces herself to be open to new opportunities, even though she doesn't want this. But then she meets Collin Doherty. He's a rich trust fund baby who sweeps her off her feet. Next thing she knows she's wearing a 5 carat ring and agreeing to marry him. But is this the right choice for her? She breaks Knox's heart. "I-" I took in a shaky breath, and my voice came out as a strained whisper. "I didn't wait for you."Fast forward four years. Knox has a good job as a fire fighter, great friends and a never ending smorgasbord of women. His bedroom is a revolving door of gorgeous one night stands. But every once in a while he feels Low's (his pet name for Harlow) loss all over again. "I am happy, Grey," I told her honestly. "I have you and my best friends, I have my dream job, and I have more girls than I know what to do with them. I am happy. This was the life I was supposed to have. This was the plan with Deacon and Graham. Well, maybe not to go on this long, but this was it. It just took a long time to learn how to be happy without her, and sometimes it's still hard to remember how when something reminds me of her."If he only knew how her life is these days.Harlow had glimpses of the man who became her husband. Collin has a street face he shows to others but he is a monster. A living, breathing, monster. We'd been at a dinner party the first time I'd caught a glimpse of my monster-and it also should have been the last night I ever saw Collin. But I was in love, we'd just gotten engaged, and I kept making excuses for him in my head.Harlow has no real choice to leave this man. She is bone thin because she can't keep anything down without getting sick. The slightest thing missing from the dinner table will earn her a punishment. Her body is never without bruises-the olds ones fade over but there is always a new set ready to take its place. Along with concussions and bruised ribs. But never where anyone can see them. "Don't show your pain, baby."Why doesn't she leave? Well Collin has something on Harlow that ensures she will never leave. The few times she has tried to get out of town-he never had a problem doling out the punishment that he promised. Since he is involved in politics and is filthy rich, he has the cops in their town paid off. Harlow will not get any help there. She can't leave and she can't tell her family (yes, there is a reason for that) She knows one day he will end up killing her and she is almost at peace with that. She screwed up her life royally when she married Collin; she knows Knox was the man for her but she made her bed. No matter how much I wanted to believe that things could change, that I could have a future without living in fear of what would come next from Collin, I knew it would be stupid and dangerous to let myself believe that the past few minutes were signs of change for us. No one knows the real Collin but Harlow, not even his family. But Knox comes back and with him she can almost hope again. Knox knows something is wrong. Low is rail thin, nervous. But once he has seen her again, there is no way that he can let her get away again."Harlow Evans," he said softly, and I let out a shuddering breath as everything came filtering back in. "The last person I thought I'd see when I woke up this morning was the girl I've been waiting seven years for." Knox's friends do all they can to keep them apart. They have no reason to trust Harlow. How can anything come of Know and Harlow's relationship? With a monster like Collin for a husband, Harlow can never escape. Can Knox have any chance of a life with her? I'd thought of her as the broken one, but I'd forgotten how much losing Harlow had broken me.There are times that the abuse in this story is heartbreaking. Often I will ask why does the woman stay, why not tell someone, seek some way out? But in this story, I'm aware why she stays and I can understand her logic. She is trapped. This is a girl who can not get out of this mess on her own, and yet she can't risk anyone finding out the truth. This is so much more than a second chance at a romance. It is a romance filled with suspense and drama. It's one of those multi layered plots that keeps you flipping the pages to find out how this will all turn out. This is one of the best stories I've read from Molly McAdams. Well worth reading! "I'm still waiting for you. Low."A soft laugh followed by a sigh filled the phone. "And you're wasting your time.""Never."