BRIGHT SIDE is the story of nineteen year old Kate
Sedgwick who moves from
San Diego to go to Grant college in Minnesota. She has had
a very difficult
childhood. But she is true to her nickname, Bright Side.
She is such a kind
and big-hearted woman who brings joy into the lives of
everyone she
meets.
Let me tell you right now, keep the tissues handy because
her story
is going to make you cry! Cry buckets and ugly. Don't try
to hold it in either
because it can't be done. I finished two hours ago and
I'm still weepy.
Fans of Colleen Hoover( who love a good cry) are going to
love BRIGHT
EYES and the emotions it will pull from deep down in your
heart and soul.
Gus has been best friends with Kate since they were both
young kids. He
has been there for her through her rough childhood and
everything she had
to deal with. They have always been just best friends,
they have never
crossed the line until the night before she left for
college. After she leaves,
they try to forget that the night of them being together
ever happened and
go on with their friendship. Gus is the person who gave
Kate the nickname
BRIGHT SIDE because no matter what is going on in Kate's
life, she is
always happy and laughing and looks on the bright side of
life. After you
finish reading her story you are going to wonder how that
was possible for
her.
While she is at Grant she meets Keller who rocks her
world. He works at
the coffee shop where Kate always goes for her daily fix.
He flirts with her
and she flirts back but she thinks he's off limits as she
has heard rumors
that he has a long distance girlfriend. Well, after a
long while, Keller sets
the record straight and they become close. When she
realizes that she is
falling for him she tries to push him away, but he isn't
having any of it. He
knows she feels exactly the same as him but she just won't
admit it. She
finally comes clean with Keller and tells him what is
going on. He tells her
that no matter what happens, he wants to be there and love
her. Get
ready for your heart to be pulled out of your chest and
smashed! I could
not stop crying reading the last one hundred pages and
BRIGHT SIDE is a
story that is going to stay with me for a long long time.
Secrets.
Everyone has one.
Some are bigger than others.
And when secrets are revealed—
Some will heal you.
And some will end you.
Kate Sedgwick’s life has been anything but typical. She’s
endured hardship and tragedy, but she remains consistently
optimistic (there’s a reason her best friend, Gus, calls
her
Bright Side). She’s strong-willed, funny, musically
gifted,
and smart. She’s also never believed in love. So when Kate
leaves her hometown of San Diego for college in the small
town of Grant, Minnesota the last thing she expects to
find
is Keller Banks.
The attraction is immediate.
And intense.
And mutual.
But each of them has a reason to fight it.
A secret.
Secrets.
Some will heal you …
And some will end you …