Review: Fall from India Place (On Dublin Street #4) by Samantha Young

 
Fall from India Place (On Dublin Street #4) by Samantha Young

Published June 3rd 2014 by NAL

Paperback, 294 pages

Series: On Dublin Street

Genre: New Adult

Heat Rating: Steamy to Sizzling

Source:  I got a copy of this book from the publisher  in exchange of an honest review.
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Mature Content Advisory, must be 18+ for strong sexual content and language

Summary from Goodreads

The New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street and Down London Road returns with a story about letting go of the past and learning to trust in the future…

When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D’Alessandro, five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved—and the only man she’s ever been with. After one intense night of giving into temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on.

Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco’s life, something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they’re meant to be together.…

But just when Marco thinks they’re committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she’s been hiding from him, a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again….

I got a little secret to share. I have not read a Samantha Young novel before this one. I know, I know. I kind of regret that now! I know I own On Dublin Street somewhere on my kindle, I just never have the time to reach for it.

Fall from India Place thought can be read as a somewhat Stand-alone, I wouldn't recommend it. There are so many wonderful characters within the book that offer a sort of support network, that are very important to Hannah, that they just kind of want you to know their back stories.

Fall from India Place is about a young teacher named Hannah Nichols, that seems to have almost everything she wants from life. She is not only teaching kids, but also adults how to read. There is only one thing that seems to be missing from Hannah's life and we find out what that is when she stumbles upon an old picture of her old crush. I love the way Samantha Young handled the storyline. I love how she lead the story up until the picture and the flash backs that happened afterword in order to tell Hannah's and Marco's story to us people. She handled it pretty well I thought, leaving us with enough to keep us wondering throughout the book.

When Marco pops back into Hannah's life, she is a complete wreck. Especially remembering the way he had left her. The relationship between them was complicated. I loved the flashbacks and learning exactly what their relationship was built on. I felt bad for Hannah and the way Marco had handled things between them, the constant pulling and pushing away until the night he walked out of her life. Now, Hannah has a secret, and she isn't really sure how she is going to tell Marco about it. But she believes that until she comes clean they cannot work otherwise.

The secret thought was exactly what I expected, still stunned me and hit close to home. The next thing I knew I was trying to save my book from my tears because they wouldn't stop coming. Young's writing was absolutely beautiful. Her characters felt real, raw and really well done. The book is both character and emotionally driven and both is done fantastically well. I couldn't believe some of the moments that touched my heart and bought me to tears both between Hannah and Marco but also between Hannah and one of her students. You could tell a lot about her with their interaction, that she genially really cares. She was a really sweet girl, and for a few chapter I hated Marco for what he had done to her. I didn't find his excuse very solid enough, I didn't feel that Hannah at all deserved it. Especially if he claimed that she kept him going.

Anyway, I can talk about this book forever - but at this point I will be rambling. Overall, Samantha Young nailed this one on the head for me. It had everything I wanted, plus so much more unexpected that I found myself speechless after putting it down. The storyline, the attraction between the two characters. So real, so powerful. I never wanted it to end. I am looking forward to the next chapter in this series and hopefully revisiting the ones I missed.