A review by alannar2422
Coming Up for Air by Nicole B. Tyndall

5.0

I can't find the words to explain how this book made me feel. I felt everything Hadley did and sometimes x100. IT.WAS.SO.GOOD. All the topics were handled so well. I laughed,cried (I HARDLY EVER DO THAT WITH BOOKS), and felt so much turning each page. One thing I felt was handled so well was Braden's drug addiction. I watched him transition from the person he was before to someone unrecognizable because of his addiction. The comparison at the end between her mother fighting cancer and Braden choosing not to fight awed me. Hadley's struggle with choosing to leave Braden for her own good and feeling guilty for leaving him in that state is what women feel across the world in relationships like this. The signs: Him telling her he will change then trying to get more pills, trying to guilt her into staying were all components of an abusive relationship. It was utterly heartbreaking to see how everything had changed from the beginning of the book to the end. Things I never would have seen coming. I also love Tyler and Becca. The two friends who were always there for Hadley and never left her side. Tyler was my favorite with his unwavering loyalty and care, he is probably all I want in a guy tbh. I wish there was an epilogue or a short story about them and how it went but I guess we can imagine it. Another part that I loved was how the author effortlessly switched from past the present and how they blended together. This book is so important to me because it made me feel. A special ingredient that makes a book so special. I have been waiting for this book so long and I shed a tear when I had to close it and that ride was over. Loved loved this book.