5,331 Miles

There is nothing I love more than a good old fashion love story. I felt like this was one of those stories. It had a little bit of angst, but it didn't over power the story, and the story as a whole was just so sweet. 

"He looked happy. I wondered what it would be like to be on the inside of his life again."

I loved, loved Mira. She was so fantistic. She went through so much, and yet still seemed to be living out her dreams and being as optimistic as possible. I liked that she was open about the fact that Jaxson hurt her, and she didn't give in to him just beucase he was saying and doing all the right things. She really grew into herself, and pursued happiness. 

"I miss her like I miss breathing. She is a part of me that will never be whole again."

I wasn't sold on Jaxson. He was saying and doing all of these romantic things, all the things you want your book boyfriends to do, but I knew in the back of my mind that he had done something terrible to her. They had been friends for so long, and Mira loved him so much for her to shut him out like she did, I knew he must have hurt her pretty bad. I didn't want to forgive him so easily, so I stayed on Mira's side for most of the book. 

I can't be in love with Jaxson Marshall anymore. It didn't work in the past, and it won't work this time."

The flashbacks in the book were pretty hard to read. I felt so bad for Mira. She loved people so fiercely and she was such a good honest person for her to be treated the way she was, it was devastating. I just wanted her to find her happy ending. No one deserved it as much as she did. She put up with a lot in highschool, and she didn't deserve any of it. It just shows you how cruel kids can be.  

"Please don't make me live another day without you. Please," he says softly."

I do feel like Jaxson redeemed himself. He pulled out all the stops, was honest about how awful he was when they were high school, and really tried to make sure she knew how much she meant to him, and how much he regretted letting things get to the point they were. I respected him for that, and I feel like Mira did too. She saw the regret in him every time he made another attempt at making things right. 

"It was there all the time, 

A love so pure, and so alive, 

Went to hell and still survived.

5,331 miles"

Overall, I'm giving this book 5 STARS! I love it. I loved the story line, I loved the characters, I felt sad when they were sad, I was in love when they were, I just really connected to them. This was a great read, the perfect kind of love story, one I wouldn't mind revisiting again.