I picked up this book with the intention of reading an absolute trainwreck. With further inspection, this trainwreck was a lot worse than I thought it would be. "How We Fall" is the first book in a long time to make me absolutely speechlessly angry, although I do have to congratulate it for being the first book I've read in approximately a year.Incest is not okay why would you ever do this?? It seemed like it was going to be fine for a while but then they just went back to each other??? There is...

This review can also be found on my blog: A Match Made in HeavenI would like to give this book 3.5/5. It wasn't really what I was expecting, and had certain factor that made me uncomfortable, but it was interesting, well written, and featured very likable characters. The blurb mentions Jackie's relationship with her cousin, Marcus, but it doesn't even touch on the true depth of their relationship. It's somewhat misleading. You have to be able to accept a relationship between first cousins to rea...

*4.5 star rating* *A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!* How We Fall was one of those books that you see everywhere but you end up feeling like you don't have the right guts to pick it up at any moment of the day—but in the end, it was extremely satisfying, interesting, and special, more than any naked eye can see. Kate Brauning will certainly become the new Lauren Kate, or Suzanne Collins, in that matter.At first, I saw this book a...

Kate is a brilliant author. Her prose sings and her stories are tightly plotted and deeply emotional. Highly recommended!

***I received the ARC eBook free as a review copy from the author in exchange for an honest review***I want to start off by saying that I can’t wait to read How We Fall again! Which I know sounds weird when I read it only a few hours ago… but it’s one of those reads that you speed though so quickly without realising to be left spinning when it’s all over which you can’t quite believe.This book seemed to have a fairly simplistic storyline but looking back at the details, I can see how cleverly wo...

MANY THANKS TO MERIT PRESS AND EDELWEISS FOR THIS REVIEW COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEWThis book wasn’t bad – it just wasn’t what I expected it to be.When I requested this book from Edelweiss, I was expecting it to be an emotional journey of being in a forbidden relationship, with an added touch of mystery and suspense on the side. I did get... some of it, but not exactly what I was expecting. Like I said on my pre-review, everything was all over the place. I wish, it just focused more on...

4.5I had to sit down and spend a lot of time trying to create the perfect review for this book because I just couldn’t find words. I feel like I owe it to all of you to do this book review justice because usually I have such a hard time expressing my feelings towards a book and can’t really get my thoughts out to be understandable. So although this will still probably be confusing and rambly I’m sorry. And I would love to say thanks again to the author for giving me a copy for review and making ...

I had been quite excited for this book for awhile, so I was so wonderfully pleased when it more than lived up to my expectations!First of all, the cousin romance was so, so intriguing. Kate Brauning was not only able to make it seem realistic, but she made it relatable, which is really quite an accomplishment because I assume most of us have not actually been in love with our cousins. I rooted for Jackie and Marcus from basically page one: Hard on the family? Who cares!? Too taboo? Ignore the na...

This book is well written. It's a quick read--I couldn't put it down--and nicely paced. The characters are intense but real. They have layers. They're deep and smart and witty.
I finished this book two days ago, and I can't wait to read it again. I plan to buy an actual copy of the book after it comes out (I was lucky enough to obtain an e-arc.) This author is talented. I can't wait to read her next offering.

I don’t normally read contemporary. It’s not that I’ve had a bad experience, it’s more a fear that if there’s no vampire or angel or demon lurking in the shadows, the story won’t hold my attention.I’m happy to say, Brauning proved me wrong.HOW WE FALL was fast paced, full of tension, and had a romance that was both challenging and magical. Okay, let’s get straight to the whole cousin thing. I’m not going to lie – the idea of cousins getting it on was different. But Brauning wrote Jackie and Marc...