Book Review: Up in Lights
Those are my parents’ famous last words every time I step onto the stage for a show.
No matter how exhausted I am. No matter how close my body is to failing me. No matter how much I wish I could just stop it all and take a breath.
But I can’t. Because they need me. It’s not about me. It’s about them.
Until Xavier Hendricks walks in, quite literally picking me up and putting me back together. He knows I can’t go on like this. He lives and breathes to protect me. It’s his job, after all.
But the more time we spend together, the more he learns beyond the scope of his work. The more he’s with me, the more he sees every single piece of me. Even the ones I hide from the limelight.
The more we’re together, the more he realizes the protection I need might not be from strangers on the street, but from the people closest to me. And maybe from myself.
I can’t remember the last time I’ve felt this safe. This at home.
They say if you love something, let it go. Life with me isn’t easy. It’s hard, complicated, messy, exhausting.
I love him too much to let him go. But I can’t ask him to stay.
My Review
T.D. pens a beautiful story filled with emotion. I felt connected to the characters. Because of this connection, I was more invested in the story. This book was a quick read.
The connection between Xavier and Sienna felt natural. They are lovely together. I am so glad that Sienna has X. He is Sienna's protector, and he sees the "real" Sienna. With him around, Sienna is able to let loose and be herself without the guilt of her father.
When X and Sienna would become intimate it was both hot and cathartic I believe for Sienna. It was like she and X needed that physical connection and I felt it.
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