The story of Josh and Hadley is one that will break your heart and still make it soar, while you laugh a good bit along the way.
Be warned: there is reference to child sexual abuse (not graphic), which could be a trigger for some.
Both Josh and Hadley are damaged, in different ways. You find out pretty quickly what their past is all about, and since it’s Josh’s POV, you are in his head and hearing not only the smartass, vicious, and hilarious things he says out loud, but also his inner self-hatred, regret, disgust…and yet, overall, his huge love for Hadley.
Hadley: I want to be friends with this chick. She’s badass. Just as smart (and smartass) as Josh, and she does not take crap from him – at least not that she lets him see. Her past weighs heavily on her, too, and Josh understands this and tries to help her shoulder the burden – not only because he loves her, but because he thinks it’s his fault.
I always enjoy friends-to-lovers romances, but this is different because their friendship is co-dependent from the beginning. They desperately need and want each other but can’t seem to communicate that in a healthy way. I enjoyed the counseling sessions – even though Josh can be at his most unlikable during them, he is just trying to protect himself from exposing his wounds.
I adore the writing style, the wit and humor, and my GAWD Tyler King can write some sex scenes. This book is one of the best I have ever read, and it has stayed with me since the last page.
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... debut novel which is kind of freaky because it's like I'm reading a novel by a seasoned author
This is Tyler King's debut novel which is kind of freaky because it's like I'm reading a novel by a seasoned author, the story line reads smoothly, the characters are all so easy to connect with, once you start this it's so easy to get caught up in the story. It moves from past to present effortlessly.The hype surrounding this book during the build up during release day and the outstanding reviews made me one click it, so I'm keen to see what journey this author takes me on.This zapped me with all those warm fuzzy feels, my heart ached for these two with the added emotional pull on my heart strings, from friends to lovers is a weakness of mine, I raced through the pages hoping against all hope that he wouldn't be friend zoned throughout, these two had a tumultuous friendship at the best of times.THE DEBT is centered around Hadley (also known as Punky) & Josh and is told in it's entirety from Josh’s perspective.Josh and Hadley became acquainted and inseparable at the tender age of five when they were both placed in the same seedy foster home.As they got older the line between best friends and more became blurred to the point where their friendship was shaken to the core and things between them were never the same again."I had a debt to Hadley that I'd spend the rest of my life repaying.I owed her my head on a platter.And if given the chance.I'd take a bullet for her."These two are as dysfunctional as they come, Hadley has moderate OCD and Josh suffers debilitating panic attacks left over from the abuse he suffered in the foster home where he was sexually abused.Josh has been undergoing extensive therapy sessions"The panic attacks. How do they feel?""Like waking up with your hands tied behind your back and a plastic bag cinched over your head.It feels like dying in terror."Josh was only five years old when their foster guardian first started molesting Josh, after every episode Josh would sneak into Hadley's room and lie down on the floor beside her bed and cry."My life was a web attached to Hadley on all sides.From the moment we landed in foster care together,we became inextricably linked." MY THOUGHTSGods I loved these two!! My heart is bursting, my mind is reeling with the fact that this book is this author first debut novel, I highly recommend this book!This book was so unexpected, I went into this pretty much clueless, didn't really read the synopsis, all I really went on was it being zapped around my news-feed on Facebook, then a brief glimpse of the ratings and I went one clicking, I am so glad I took that plunge on this book..This book exceeded all my expectations!! Such a unique storyline, it could've gone dark many times but it stayed realistic loved it, couldn't put it down.The Debt ticked every single box I could ever wish for, the sassy mouthed heroine, the hot alpha male, the teary eyes, the feels, the giggles, there is absolutely nothing I would change about this book!!
