‘Overwhelmed by You’ is a contemporary New Adult romance which tells the story of Kat and Ream and how they overcome their differences and come together as a couple. I really loved this book; finding it fresh, unique and enthralling.
The prologue occurs two years ago, set during the first novel of the ‘Tear Asunder’ series; ‘Torn from You’ and throws the reader right into the action and intrigue. While this can be read as a stand alone novel, I recommend that ‘Torn from You’ is read first (if you want to do this the novella #0.5 ‘With You’ will need to be read before you start the series in order to understand everything in the first novel).
I was drawn into the novel from the first page, and while there were some sentence structure and grammatical errors - that could have been easily fixed during the editing process – they were quite easy to overlook due to the authors ability to immerse you in Kat and Ream’s world.
I did however find that the flashbacks - that began some of the chapters – distracted slightly from what was happening in the present and could have been put in different parts of the novel. However this is not a major issue.
Certain parts of the novel were quite unsettling and had my skin crawling (though not nearly as much as it did when I read ‘Torn from You’), however the warning of explicit content had me prepared for this. I congratulate Nashoda Rose on her willingness to write novels containing such taboo themes and topics, which many authors would shy away from. As well as how she handled these topics, not using them as a prop to create a tragic backstory for Ream (or Sculpt Emily in ‘Torn from You’), as some authors tend to do.
I absolutely loved the dynamic between Kat and Ream, and the butterfly inducing, sizzling chemistry that was perfectly written and created. I also respected the fact that Rose didn’t rush the novel; instead giving Kat and Ream a realistic amount of time to work through their differences and figure out any issues they had before getting them together. A refreshing difference to many novels where the author seems to want to just write the ‘good parts’ and have the couple get together as soon as possible.
‘Overwhelmed by You’ is full of independent, strong and lovable characters who make the novel a pleasure to read.
I look forward to being able to read ‘Shattered by You’, the next novel in the series.
Note; Both novels, ‘Torn from You’ and ‘Overwhelmed by You’, contains violent and graphic scenes that may be triggering and unsettling for some readers and should not be read by those under the age of 18.
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