Every minute of every day wouldn’t be enough.’įriendship and love are at the forefront of this story and both the relationship between Gus and Kate and Kate and Keller are so beautifully portrayed, you experience both sides of Kate’s heart. ‘I look forward to spending every minute I get to spend with her. Yes, this story is gut wrenching and at times devastating, but it’s also inspiring, thought provoking and heart-warming. My heart alternated between overflowing with happiness and being completely annihilated and you know what? I wouldn’t have missed a second of it because when a book evokes that much emotion from you, you know you’re onto a winner.įor those who may be a bit hesitant to give this book a go, if you take a deep breath, open the page and allow yourself to be swept away you’ll be rewarded with spending time with some beautiful, memorable and unforgettable characters that will enter your heart and never leave. I fell in love with all the characters, but Kate, Keller and Gus were something else. “I’m always looking forward toward the future….I can’t afford not to. Kim Holden brought this powerful and breathtaking story to life and did it beautifully with heartfelt and gut wrenching emotion. I experienced the whole gamut of emotions throughout this book which had me laughing one minute, swooning in romance heaven the next, and openly sobbing my heart out at the turn of a page. I inhaled Bright Side in one sitting and when it was over, I was left staring into space and I’m not really sure how to adequately convey my thoughts and express my feelings. This story made me swoon, it made my heart soar, it made me laugh, it made me sob, it devastated me and it inspired me and it w recked me! NUMB! As I sit here wiping the tears off my keyboard I’m at a loss for words, and hours after finishing Bright Side, I’m still an emotional mess.

‘Regret just leads to second-guessing and anger and sadness and I sure as hell can’t afford any of those.’

Bright Side by Kim Holden