The Wreckage of Us is set in a fictional town in rural Oklahoma that is economically depressed and hard hit by meth addiction. Hazel’s stepfather is the town’s drug supplier. Her mother is trapped in his web and pregnant. Hazel goes to apply for a job on a ranch and has to train under Ian, the owner’s grandson—whose parents got addicted to meth as a result of Hazel’s stepfather. Is this feeling like a Shakespearean drama yet or what? Juicy conflict. He has every reason in the world to hate Hazel. He also plays in a band and is the town hottie. Hazel hates him… maybe a little too much. Kind of hard to blame her at first, as Ian is definitely a jerk.

But as things get further in, this enemies to lovers romance just gets more delicious. These two connect over terrible pasts and music (yum!)… but the shadow of Hazel’s stepfather’s drug business is looming over their lives at every step of the way, and as Ian’s music career takes off, agents and producers who don’t have their best interests at heart threaten to drive a wedge between them. Loved this one!

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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4 stars

There is something special to the way that this author writes. She always crafts strong characters that come alive in her stories. She has pretty common storylines that could occur outside of fiction which makes it easier to relate to the characters. I liked the growth with the characters and loved the ending.

There were a few parts that I wished had been fleshed out more, but regardless, this was a solid book by this author. ( )

I am going to start charging authors fore boxes of kleenex. I knew from reading previous books from this author that it was going to pull at my heart strings, and I might get misty eyed. Nope, copious amounts of tears and snot...thanks. This book is beautifully written, beautifully crafted, and each loving piece falls into place to make this book amazing.
The level of angst in this book is pretty off the charts. The love, hate, lust, that all plays in too. I don't think there is another author that could write this story, if that makes sense. The Ms. Cherry grabs your attention and heart from the moment you start reading, and doesn't let go even through the end. This book will give you a massive book hangover, and trust me, she ain't sorry. Don't be sorry for loving this book, I'm not. The book is told in dual pov, which always gets me going. Be sure to pick this book up when it comes out because let me tell you, this will be a book everyone is talking about.

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