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    Withering Hope

    By Layla Hagen

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    USA TODAY BESTSELLER 

    En route to a tropical paradise, overworked and dedicated Aimee Myller is ready to begin her new life. But when the plane defects, the pilot, sexy Tristan Bress, needs to make an emergency landing in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
    With no way to reach civilisation, being rescued is their only hope. A slim one that withers away, desperation taking its place. Because death wanders in the jungle under many forms: starvation, disease, and fangs of beasts.

    Forced to fend for themselves, Tristan and Aimee begin to forage for food and shelter. As they fight for survival, they grow closer. Despite knowing he's off limits, Aimee can't deny her attraction to Tristan. 

    Tristan knows Aimee is the one woman he can't have. But how can he fight love when she's slowly becoming everything to him? 


    *This read is recommended for 18+ due to romance and sex and mature themes.*

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherlayla hagen
    Release dateJan 19, 2015
    ISBN9781502255808
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    • 5/5
      Get ready for the waterworks, this tear-jerker is just absolutely beautiful!


      "A ten, a ten! A f*cking ten!"
      -Varsity Blues

      This story was just something I did not expect. I didn't read the blurb until I got the ARC, I only wanted to read this because of its gorgeous cover, and my assumption of the title. When I read the title 'Withering Hope' for some reason, I thought about Wuthering Heights. I know, weird.

      The story is about Aimee flying to Brazil to arrive early for her wedding to her childhood friend. But she doesn't make it... Crash-landed in the middle of the Amazon forest, Tristan will do whatever it takes to survive, and that includes Aimee surviving as well. From poison to menacing beasts occupying the forest alongside them, they both work together to take it one day at a time. Little do they know, love is also out there lurking and waiting for the right moment to make itself present.

      The beginning of the story was pretty fast. One minute, things are one way, the next everything is other. Although it's not as disorienting as it sounds when reading, it is for the characters.
      Character development was on point. At the mention of snakes, I wanted to just jump out of my skin. I would not last one day out in the wild, forget about 3 months. I'd rather have died when the plane crash made impact. Aimee was so awesome, such a good sport. She was useful when needing to look for food, making makeshift baskets, brave. Argh, just thinking about her makes me want to cry. She was just a well-rounded female character. Tristan on the other hand, mmmm-mmmm-mmmm! He had his RAMBO moments, sweet he's-my-hero moments, too many bastard-don't-die-on-me moments, not enough love-me-long-time moments, just thinking about him makes want to ball my eyes out, and hold him and never let go. He was the whole package deal.

      In the end, everything played out so well I can't think of the story ending any other way.

      Overall, I fell in awe of the intense, dramatic, romantic effects the author brought to the table and I would recommend this to those looking for something with a plot and romance to enhance the experience.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book, and how Aimee and Tristan grew closer over time instead of all at once. The epilogue was bonkers and seemed ill-advised to me, but didn't detract from the overall enjoyable experience of reading this book.