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Before doesn't exist not for Luke Stevenson not anymore. He once dreamt of winning Olympic gold and escaping his little New Mexico town, but that dream shattered the night a drunk driver took his twin sister and confined him to a wheelchair. Mourning Bethany and struggling to cope with his new paraplegic life, Luke is blind with rage at everyone and everything. Adriana Toomey, the only other survivor of the crash, can barely crawl out of bed after burying her fiancé, Luke's best friend. But what haunts her most, she has no memory of that fatal night. An old friend who manages a camp for special needs kids, strong-arms the broken pair to act as counselors for three weeks. Seeing each other again is painful. Luke reminds Adriana too much of the man she was going to marry. Luke, who secretly loves his best friend's girl, has no idea how to be the kind of man any woman would want. Disabled and destroyed, what could he possibly have to offer now? Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.
Into The Deep End, by Leesa Freeman - Amazon Sales Rank: #2726736 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .49" w x 6.00" l, .64 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 212 pages
Into The Deep End, by Leesa Freeman Review 5 out of 5 stars Into the Deep End is a contemporary fiction novel written by Leesa Freeman. Luke Stevenson s life has crashed and burned, and he doesn t really see any hope for the future. His twin, Bethany, and his best friend, Rob, died in the car accident which left him with a spinal cord injury and Adriana, Rob s girlfriend, a haunted shadow of her former self. Before the accident, Luke was getting ready to try out for the Olympic finals and had a swimming scholarship for college. Now, he s living at home with his parents and spending his afternoons by Bethany s grave. He s furious at Adriana and his parents for encouraging him to be a counselor at Camp Caballero for the next three weeks and is tempted not to go, but his last-minute decision to go along with the plan is the life-changer he so desperately needs. Leesa Freeman s contemporary fiction novel, Into the Deep End, is remarkable and compelling. It s beautifully written and a dream to read, but it s really so much more than that. Luke and Adrianna s damaged psyches and bodies are real, and their pain is poignant and tangible, especially that of Luke whose injuries left him in a wheelchair, feeling like he would never be able to function as a man again. Camp Caballero and Uncle Wally begin a healing process that s a joy to watch. I loved reading this book. Into the Deep End resonates on so many levels, and it is peopled with characters who are fully dimensional, people you come to care about and enjoy. Into the Deep End is most highly recommended. --Jack Magnus for Readers Favorite5 out of 5 stars Into the Deep End by Leesa Freeman is a novel of overcoming the impossible and striving to new challenges. Luke Stevenson knew he wanted to swim in the Olympics, but a horrible car accident shattered those dreams. Not only did he lose his twin, Bethany, but also his best friend, Rob, in one tragic moment. Left paralyzed from the waist down, Luke withdraws, not wanting to face the world. When Adriana, Rob s girlfriend and the fourth passenger in the car that night, urges him to come with her to a camp for children with spina bifida, Luke meets two charismatic counselors, Will and Gina. As the three weeks of camp progress, Luke begins to realize all his hopes and dreams are still possible. Deciding to leave home, he embarks on new discoveries and opportunities. Can he move forward past the haunting events of that fateful night? Miss Freeman has done an exceptional job evoking emotion in her novel. She wrote Luke s transition well, clearly illustrating how he grew from the day of the accident into a stronger person. I liked that she took the extra initiative to really research spinal cord injuries. This made the novel all the more realistic. I found the novel heartwarming and inspiring. There is simply no way to express how I enjoyed this book except that I rarely cry at the end of novels. Into the Deep End is sure to touch the lives of anyone who reads it and the author should be proud of her efforts. --Heather Osborne for Readers Favorite5 out of 5 stars Into The Deep End by Leesa Freeman portrays life after disaster strikes! Luke Stevenson gazes into his future, while trying to leave behind the memory of his past. It is like staring into the pool, looking into the deep end, knowing you can never take the plunge again. Luke was a promising young collegiate swimmer, an Olympic contender, until a tragic accident leaves him a paraplegic. With his sister and best friend dead, Luke is bitter, hopeless and full of grief. The only other survivor is Adriana, Addy, but both of them are broken and tortured by memories. Luke reluctantly agrees to go with Adriana to Camp Caballero, a camp for children with Spina Bifida. Over the course of three weeks, Luke s life turns around nothing like a campfire, marshmallows and children to regain perspective. Recovering would be an uphill battle for both of them, but together they jump Into The Deep End. They will either sink or swim. Leesa Freeman did her research; she vividly narrates the challenges of a recovering spinal injury victim. Penned with painful realism, Into the Deep End purges and caresses your soul. Freeman authentically illustrates grief; the evil traumatic twins the guilt of being a survivor and the agony of being a victim. No one knows how they will react when catastrophe invades, destroying hopes and dreams. Or, how they will respond to life, living in the tragedy s aftermath. Freeman takes these unknown issues and places them within her characters. She reveals the depth of resolve and the fortitude of spirit, to will yourself to get beyond tragedy and live again. Live through it, that s all we can do. Written in first person, from Luke s point of view, you feel his pain and celebrate his victories. The atmosphere of the setting was brilliantly played out, right down to the drawl and Dr Pepper Cake. (I am a native Texan, therefore I know.) The final words left me with goosebumps and a smile. Into The Deep End is an unforgettable story. --Cheryl E. Rodriguez for Readers Favorite
About the Author A native Texan, Leesa Freeman often sets her books in the places she loved growing up. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two daughters.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Raw, Real, and Emotionally Charged. By cutelilinikika This review was originally posted on my blog CourtneysReadsThis novel is full of emotional highs and lows, love, heartache, the deep chasms created by profound loss. It has all of this and more. The novel is told in first person from Luke's perspective, picking up months after the accident that put him in a wheelchair. We get to see him struggle with himself, trying to embrace the life that he can't change.I have always had an extreme fear of breaking my back, or having some other form of spinal injury, so reading about Luke's injury was intense for me. Maybe if I didn't have that fear I wouldn't have appreciated this portion so much, but when he talked about his injury I felt his pain. I felt like I was there, feeling what he felt. It would definitely be a challenge to have to face all of the tasks you once did with ease, now knowing if you would ever be able to do them again.Luke was a great main character. His struggles were so true to life and charged with intense emotion. Freeman did a wonderful job showing his pain over the loss of his sister and best friend. His memories of Bethany were some of the most powerful things in the novel for me. I felt like she was just as much a character as any of the living characters, and I really appreciated that. Sometimes I feel like these characters are glossed over in novels, and we don't really get to see how they shaped the other characters, but here it was great to see just how important Bethany had been in Luke's life.The relationship between Luke and Adriana was beautiful and sad as well. Obviously there was some form of survivors guilt after the accident and again we actually get to experience some of that guilt and pain along with them. It really was beautiful.The rest of the characters were great too. I really enjoyed Gina. She was so full of life and wanted to push everyone to be the best they could be. It was great. Uncle Wally and the rest of the people at the ranch were great during their appearances as well. And Will was a great friend to Luke and Adriana. Luke and Adriana's families were also a great addition to the story. You got to experience some of the pain of the accident from several different perspectives.Overall it was a really nice, emotion infused novel. There is some strong language at times and a few sexual scenes, but none particularly graphic. If you enjoy contemporary novels, you are likely to enjoy this. Be prepared for an emotionally charged read infused with life lessons about learning to face your fears and continuing to live even through heartbreak.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Yawatta Hosby's Review of Into the Deep End By Yawatta H. **I received a free copy in exchange for a honest review**Before didn’t exist–not for Luke Stevenson–not anymore.He once dreamt of winning Olympic gold and escaping his crappy little New Mexico town, but that dream shattered the night a drunk driver took his twin sister and confined him to a wheelchair. Mourning Bethany and struggling to cope with his new paraplegic life, Luke is blind with rage at everyone and everything.Adriana Toomey, the only other survivor of the crash, can barely crawl out of bed after burying her fiancé, Luke’s best friend. But what haunts her most, she has no memory of that fatal night.An old friend who manages a camp for special needs kids, strong-arms the broken pair to act as counselors for three weeks. Seeing each other again is painful. Luke reminds Adriana too much of the man she was going to marry. Luke, who secretly loves his best friend’s girl, has no idea how to be the kind of man any woman would want. Disabled and destroyed, what could he possibly have to offer now?Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.I loved this heartbreaking novel. I was wiping tears away left and right. The opening sentence: “Before didn’t exist. Not for me. Not anymore.” hooked my interest right away. And, I thought it was cool that the main character was American Indian. I enjoyed hearing about some of his culture.My favorite line was: “You’re always alone. Ever since that night you’ve done nothing but be alone.” The story was written in Luke’s first person point of view, which really highlighted how much he was broken. As a reader, I cared for Adriana since he loved her so much. I really rooted for them but sometimes you have to let someone you love go and be free.The story focused on the camp, then Luke’s life afterward. This was a tearjerker, and had many uplifting scenes. I could see the story as a Lifetime movie because the author was able to capture a vivid picture with her descriptions.I RECOMMEND this book to read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Despite the awful tragedy, the story didn’t seem depressing, but still can kick your heart with enough push to make it ache By Cynthia D *I received an e-ARC of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*I loved this book!Yeah, Into the Deep End left a deep mark in my heart. I always find a book with flawed main characters is the most interesting book to read. Even though sometimes it’s kind of frustrating to see they fight their own demon, I find joy when they finally able to prove their worth. Moreover if there’s love involved. And this book managed to give me that and with a bonus of inspiring lesson of life.Into the Deep End actually had a very simple plot, the climax barely made an appearance but the whole purpose of the story was shown clearly and really uplifting. I’ve read book with paraplegic main character before. But it wasn’t focusing on how paraplegic could go on with his life (it was the reverse), so it was kind of depressing and heartbreaking. I’m glad that Ms. Leesa led the angle into positive side. I totally loved how she made Luke’s character here. Yes, he might appear rude in the surface but he had something inside that somehow kept pushing him to stay strong and deal with the storm. I could see some of myself in him, how he didn’t like to show much eagerness in the outside but he kept it in the inside and secretly grew his own strength and passion to achieve it. That’s totally me.Ms. Leesa did a good job blending some information about paraplegic into the story. I am amazed by all the works she’d done to get a much better understanding of Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). I’ve never meet a paraplegic before, but now I know that there’s a lot of type of spinal cord injuries and not every SCIs means not being able to use the half down of the body completely. It’s more complex than that. I found myself feel so touched several times. The part where Uncle Wally told the story from his dark moment during the past, I totally lost it there. Also the scenes with the kids on the camp, how they carried themselves around Luke and how Luke silently learned from them, it was one inspiring scene that will forever etched in my mind.I think it’s a brilliant step that Ms. Leesa chose to focus on the effect of SCIs on one’s sexual ability. It’s a really important thing that lots of people concern about when they got a SCI or when people they loved got into one. How she used the term ‘changing the definition of sex’ was one great idea. This is where loves play its roles.I loved how Ms. Leesa made an ending that was not cliché at all. I started reading this book with my own imagination of ending in mind, but it was totally far from what this book offered and I really really loved how it turned out! Loved the epilogue!!!Into the Deep End is a light read that you’ll definitely enjoy. Despite the awful tragedy, the story didn’t seem depressing, but still can kick your heart with enough push to make it ache for the character.And for Ms. Leesa Freeman, thank you for letting me read such an amazing read! :)
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