Review: The Son and His Hope by Pepper Winters

The Son and His Hope, a sweeping standalone from New York Times Bestselling author Pepper Winters is live! “Things you should know about me from the very beginning: I was born to true love, witnessed the destruction it causes, and vowed never to let such agony happen to me. I am not a story-teller like my father. I am not a writer like my mother. I am just a son—their son. I am happy being alone. And that is all I ever want to be.” JACOB The day he was born, Jacob learned his hardest and longest lesson. It wasn’t a lesson a boy should learn so young, but from his earliest memories he knew where happiness lives, so does tragedy. Where love exists, so does heartbreak. And where hope resides, so does sorrow. That lesson carved him from the kid to the teen to the man. And nothing and no one could change his mind. HOPE I first met him when he was fourteen at a movie premiere of all places. A movie based on his parent’s life. He was stoic, strong, suspicious, and secretive. I was only ten, but I felt something for him. A strange kind of sorrow that made me want to hug and heal him. I was the daughter of the actor hired to play his father. We shared similarities. I recognised parts of him because they were parts of me. But no matter how many times we met. No matter how many times I tried. He stayed true to his vow to never fall. Download your copy today! 

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Review:

After reading The Boy and His Ribbon, and after Pepper Winters tore my heart out, I was justifiably scared to take that leap again. Did I want to read about Ren's son? Nope. I knew Pepper was going to put me through hell through Jacob's journey, and after reading the excerpt posted on her blog, my suspicions were confirmed. Jacob Wild's journey was not going to be one filled with rainbows and roses. People were going to get hurt, readers would be put through the ringer, and the journey was going to be a long, arduous one. 

That being said, I did it anyways. 

Jacob's parents story is a larger than life story. Which is why it gets made into a movie. For Jacob it torture. He's never met his father, but has seen the loneliness that plagues his mother from being away from the one they love. Seeing their story play out on screen, has a deep impact on Jacob. For him it's the deciding factor of deciding to never fall in love. 

On the day of the movie premiere he meets a ten year old girl named Hope. Her father is the actor playing Jacob on screen. Hope is annoying, following Jacob around. He doesn't want the attention from the ten year old, but fate has another plan for the two of them.

Hope is the kind of person to put all her eggs in one basket. She decides Jacob is going to be her person, and her whole life is spent chasing after the boy who runs away from her. She visits the Wild's on their farm, and feels right at home. Now if only Jacob would feel the same. 

He doesn't though. 

The thing about Jacob Wild is that he's really good at doing what he wants. Time and time again, he puts down Hope. He neglects her, flat out tells her that he'll never feel for her, but Hope is a fool who keeps on coming back for more. Truth be told, if I was in Hope's place I would have left Jacob long ago. 

This book was a draining experience. It made me feel sad, happy, and angry all at once. The way Jacob yoyoed back and forth annoyed the hell out of me, but I couldn't help root for the wary man that he became. 

Would I read it again? Maybe after my tears have dried.

Five stars.