Making It Through Review

Title: Making It Through

Author: Erin Cristofoli

Published By: Erin Cristofoli

Publication Date: May 30, 2016

Pages: 171

Genres: Romance

Audience: 18+

Source: Given by author in return for an honest review.

Stars: 5 out 5

~Madelyne Stewart is college sophomore who has the perfect life—wonderful home, close-knit family, and amazing friends. However, once tragedy strikes, her world is flipped upside down. Mady feels like her life is crumbling around her. She reluctantly agrees to take on a tutor because she is one the brink of failing her classes. She wasn’t expecting the amazing Max Granger to come into her life. He has the incredible ability to soothe Mady’s troubled soul. Max is the perfect guy for her, sadly, she doesn’t think she can add anything to her fragile plate. Will Mady be able to find a way to make it through her pain and see what is in front of her? Will she break down and give Max a chance?~

This book was wonderfully written; the author defiantly knew what she was doing. This book had me on a rollercoaster of emotions. The pain and grief that this family experienced made me wondering if this was possibly written from personal experience. Making It Through really hit home for me. I’m also the youngest of three, I have an older brother and sister. I don’t know what I would do if what happened to Mady’s family happened to my family. I think that Mady handled this tragedy the best anyone could have. I was so happy that Max came into Mady’s life and appeared to be able to help her heal. I loved that the author didn’t make Mady too whiny, I’m use to some authors making their main female characters to be very whiny without a head on their shoulders. Mady suffered a tragedy, however, she never let it turn her into a sobbing, whining mess. She tried her best to keep herself together and with the help of Max, she was able to slowly move on with her life.

There wasn’t really anything in the book that I could complain about. The only criticism I have is that I spotted a couple grammatical errors, but nothing big. Overall, this book was well written by someone who knew what they were doing.  

I truly enjoyed this book and would love to read this author’s other work. I gave this book five stars because the author was able to make her audience feel the powerful emotions that their characters felt. It’s hard to make me emotional, but this book hit home and accomplished the nearly impossible. My complements to the author, Erin Cristofoli, you did an incredible job. I suggest for all of my readers to check out this talented author’s incredible work, you will not be disappointed.