Estelle Maskame

TYLER’S STORY FROM THE SENSATIONAL DIMILY SERIES "And all that’s left is me. The Tyler who doesn’t know who he really is." At seventeen, Tyler Bruce is hot – a hot mess. His girlfriend is a knockout, his reputation untouchable, parties are nothing without him. Even his car is unreal. But inside Tyler is in ruins – and he'll stop at nothing to keep that a secret. Then one summer Eden comes to stay. She's upfront, sharp and far more enticing than a stepsister should be. She also sees straight through Tyler's bad boy façade … to the vulnerable kid within. The quiet kid who took all the punches. As Eden draws Tyler in, his defences start to crumble around him. As irresistible and dazzling as its Californian backdrop, Just Don’t Mention It is Tyler's story – his heart-stopping tale of past hurt, finding hope and figuring out who the hell he wants to be. Praise for Estelle Maskame "Estelle Maskame is a brilliant young author who can write a beautiful love story and has so much talent at such a young age!" – Anna Todd "If you're a YA junkie, you've probably heard of the incredible Estelle Maskame. She is one of the most exciting YA authors out there and a teen mastermind." – Maximum Pop

Just Don't Mention It

The one all DIMILY readers have been shouting for ... Tyler's story! Tyler Bruce - hell raiser and bad boy - tells his story in his own words. Alternating between past and present, Just Don't Mention It is narrated from Tyler's perspective. We see his life as a twelve-year-old boy suffering physical abuse at the hands of his dad. We see him as the daredevil seventeen-year-old we first met in Did I Mention I Love You?, the stepbrother who falls head over heels for Eden. In these parallel timelines we finally understand the enigmatic Tyler's complex story and his innermost thoughts - on his dad, his mum, on Eden, Tiffani and the gang - all the things Eden wasn't witness to. And, crucially, the reader gains heartbreaking insight into why Tyler becomes the self-obsessed, angry and unhappy guy we encounter in DIMILY.

Cofffee and Books

“ I’ve grown so used to turning everything out that I can’t remember to tune back in. “

Cry, literally crying.
This is the last book sort of for the Did I mention I love you series. This forth book is from Tyler’s POV while the DIMILY, “Did I mention I ...” books are read from Edens POV so it’s not a necessary book but it’s so good. 
As you all probably know by know is that I love a book with characters that doesn’t have the most happily childhood / background. When I read the DIMILY books and I found out that Tyler did not have the most glorious background I immediately wished for a story in his POV and bam! It later on was. This book has a really interesting build up. We start with a scene from his past to get into the feeling of what this book might bring, and then the next chapter starts out just as the first DIMILY book was, except now it’s in a different view. And then back and forth it goes between the chapters. So you can get a feeling and understanding between each “ real time “ chapters. It’s so beautiful and heartbreaking and addicting. You just won’t be able to put the books down. I totally recommend that you read the original DIMILY books first tho. So you can really get a feel in how it all started. 

Ps: THAT COVER IS SO STUNNING!!!

" Ca fait des semaines que je me demande ce qui chez elle m'émeut à ce point, pourquoi j'aime qu'elle fasse attention à moi, pourquoi avec elle je n'arrive pas à être Tyler Bruce. Maintenant je sais. C'est parce que j'adore cette fille ". A dix-sept ans, Tyler a tout pour lui : une petite amie à tomber, une réputation de bad boy que le monde lui envie, une popularité qui fait de lui le pilier incontournable des fêtes les plus démentes... Mais en réalité, Tyler est en mille morceaux. Et rien ne le fera partager son secret... Jusqu'à ce qu'Eden arrive. Une demi-soeur qui voit le gamin fragile et vulnérable qui se cache en lui...

I liked finally getting to know what was going on in Tyler's head for a change and honestly, I can't believe he liked her the whole time because he was a jerk but it makes sense since he was just sticking to an act and not being his true self. It feels good to finally understand his side of the story more.

Kaele Perkins 

** spoiler alert **
           I read this entire book in four hours. I was up until 1:30am and it was worth it. I knew going in that this book would deal with Tyler’s past, but I didn’t expect it to explain so much of his backstory. I didn’t know that every other chapter we’d be back to this painful and horrible part of his life. In each of the five years earlier chapters my heart hurt that this little boy that I’ve come to love throughout the series had to go through this. I hated reading that part but I needed to because it explained Tyler. Not just the physical abuse but the emotional scars it left behind. In the present chapters, I understand the first few times Eden and Tyler interact. It makes a lot more sense. It’s awesome to see their first meeting from his perspective. I hate Tiffani even more after reading this. She really doesn’t even care about Tyler and that’s just sad that she would do all of this for her reputation. Seeing how Tyler really felt about Eden in those chapters like the scene at the stairs, the fireworks scene, the pier scene, the part where they were locked in the bathroom, etc was so awesome. I know that Eden cares about him, but we get to see that he really does love her even in the first book. The ending made me sad even though I knew what was going to happen. I just want him to be ok, and the one person who can help him to be ok and who understands him walks away. The last couple sentences had my in tears. 

“I’m sorry that I let her down. I’m sorry that I’ve made so many mistakes. I’m sorry that I couldn’t be enough for Eden. I’m sorry for everything. And in that moment, I make a single promise to myself. To my friends. To my brothers. To Mom. To Eden. I promise I am going to do better.”

Emma Roofthooft

you get Tyler's view of the whole situation which is great!!!

wendy

Marie

Laura

Justine 

Can love heal all wounds? At seventeen, Tyler Bruce is hot — a hot mess. His girlfriend is a knockout, his reputation's untouchable, parties are nothing without him. Even his car is unreal. But inside Tyler is broken — and he'll stop at nothing to keep that a secret. Then one summer Eden comes to stay. She's upfront, sharp and far more enticing than a stepsister should be. She also sees straight through Tyler's bad boy façade to the vulnerable kid within. The quiet kid who took all the punches. As Eden draws Tyler in, his defenses start to crumble around him. In his past, vulnerability only brought him danger. But now, it might just bring him everything he needs...if it doesn't break him. As irresistible and dazzling as its Californian backdrop, Just Don't Mention It is a companion novel to the Did I Mention I Miss You trilogy that explores Tyler's story — his heart-stopping tale of past hurt, finding hope and figuring out who the hell he wants to be.

Just Don't Mention It

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