Book Review: God-Shaped Hole - Tiffanie Debartolo

“We’re all searching for something to fill up what I like to call that big, God-shaped hole in our souls. Some people use alcohol, or sex, or their children, or food, or money, or music, or heroin. But it’s all the same thing, really. People, for some stupid reason, think they can escape their sorrows.”

“I knew that if an angel would have come down right then and there and given me the choice to spend all of eternity in his arms, listening to him sing in my ear, and feeling his warm breath on my cheek, I would have signed on the dotted line without a second-long thought.”

“People have reasons for what they do, even if those reasons can't be justified, that doesn't make them bad people, just flawed; someone or something has hurt them too.” 

I cannot even begin to process the mixed emotions I’m feeling after reading this book. This book is one hell of a heart breaker, yet also full of love, happiness, sweetness and funny moments.

This book is about how two strangers with familial issues, both somehow jaded with life, found each other. From the first line in the book I was hooked. I loved Jacob and Trixie, both of them with flaws and all. Their connection and their love for each other is also one of the most beautiful stories I’ve read so far. The readers can feel it and they can see how fit they are for each other.  

Jacob can be a little hard to understand at times, he’s tends to be moody and brooding. I loved how Trixie understands him and how she tried to tolerate him and give him space. She can be a little stubborn at times though. But together they are perfect. I loved their funny banters and how they care for each other. Both had faults, but both were able to pick up the pieces and make their relationship stronger than ever.  

I will not be discussing the story anymore for fear of ruining it for other readers. But the plot is not that heavy and it’s perfectly relevant. But the heart break is so profound you need to take a deep breath before moving on. I have a major hangover after reading this book. My emotions were somehow appeased when I read some discussions over at goodreads.com about the connection of this book to the authors other book How to Kill A Rock Star.  

This book is highly recommended and I am pretty sure you will also love How To Kill A Rock Star. And because I loved both books so much, I would like to appeal to the author to write another book on another character that I loved, Loring.

For those who haven’t read How to Kill a Rock Star better start now to get to know Loring. I have been dreaming about Lorings book since I read it and now after reading this book my wish is stronger than ever.  I want to read the connection of both books.