Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Can You Hear It (Alpen Springs #1) by Casey Diam

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Title: Can You Hear It
Series: Alpen Springs #1

Author: Casey Diam

Publication Date: August 1, 2019

Genre: Sports Romance

Secrets.
Deceptions.
Tragedies.
Those were the root of all evil. One of those became the root of mine the day I lost the love of my life. My best friend. My lover.
Everyone disregarded it, saying, “Let’s face it, Averie, you have the rest of your life ahead of you.” They were wrong. James Lawrence was my ever after . . . until Ashton.
If only he didn’t come bearing his own brand of evil.
A secret.
The reason he wanted me to stay away.
I should have listened, and he should have tried harder, but both of us failed. And if we hadn’t, if he had told me when we first met, would it have altered the moment I realized that I was falling for him?
The slight variation in the air. The hitch in my breath. The lightness in my chest.
Impossible to know; I’d already fallen.
I was already ruined.

***A standalone sports romance that takes place in senior year high school. Due to explicit content, this book is suitable for 17+

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Disclaimer: This review MAY contain spoilers. I received an Advance Reader Copy at no cost from the publisher/author. All opinions in my review are my own. 

I am so over the moon right now! I inhaled this book faster than a Snickers bar. This book elicited so many different feelings and when I finished the last page I was so satisfied. 

The characters in this story are ones that will embed themselves in your heart. While Ash and Averie were both incredible characters, I also loved that the side characters are ones that the reader also falls in love with. I really can't wait to read the stories of some of the other characters in this book. The side characters are interesting and you can't help but want to know more and want to know what is going on in their minds as well. The side characters and the main characters have great chemistry with each other. It was very natural and soothing. Averie and Ash's characters are ones that you can't help but love. Your heart really goes out to them and the author makes identifying with them so easy through the excellent writing. Averie is in a dark place and is essentially alone after the death of her long-time boyfriend. She is struggling to cope with his loss and also having to shoulder is all by herself because of her absent parents. Ashton struggles with his feelings for Averie in the face of an insurmountable personal secret. Both main characters experienced incredible growth and they both had a lot of depth to start with. I simply adored them. 

At the beginning of the story, I thought that Ash's feelings for Averie were a little strange. He has been crushing on her for a long time after seeing her at football games when his team would play against her old school. He would see her and how supportive she was of her then-boyfriend and a little crush grew from that. It isn't unheard of, for sure, but at first, it seemed odd to me that his feelings for her were so strong because of a little crush. He didn't really know her enough to feel so strongly, at least in my opinion. Though as the story goes on he and Averie hang out and he gets to know the real her. He can see her struggle over the loss of her ex-boyfriend and he can see the downward spiral that she is in. He wants to help her in any way that he can. He doesn't want to see her drown. The fact that he saw this in her was very romantic. He saw what no one else could see, that she needed help. Their initial interactions were based on attraction, yes, but I don't know that I would define it as insta-love or not. It's a fine line, really. They do get to know each other and they enjoy spending time with each other. And what's better is that they really bring out the best in each other when they are together. Ash is extremely romantic in the story and his gestures had me swooning. Averie's concern for Ash was just as touching. The two of them really made a perfect pair and their love story was beautiful. 

The plot of this story is excellent and the flow of events is pretty perfect. I was completely drawn into this story and I couldn't pull myself away from it. The only thing that I would have changed would have been the urgency of the conflicts that occur in the story. There are some serious issues that cause conflict for the characters, but the unfolding of them didn't feel entirely dramatic enough. Serious, yes. But I would have liked the characters to experience more in terms of their conflicts than they did. The story is still great without this, but I believe that it would have added something more to the story to add the urgency. 

Overall, this book really wowed me. There is so much to love about this book. This story is moving, inspiring, and heartwarming. The characters bring the story to life and it's a story that you will want to hold in your heart. This book is a journey that I encourage you to take. I'm so excited for more books in this series and for more books from this author! 

Some years ago, Casey rediscovered her passion for writing and hasn’t stopped writing since. Her favorite genre is romance with edge which is why she writes sexy, funny, sweet, and emotional stories that are a little bit more in depth, but so much fun to read.

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