InkSlinger Presents Undertow by Leigh T. Moore Blog Tour Stop

 

 

 

I just finished Undertow and my God I am so emotional! I just can't even think straight right now. I love this series so much and October can't come fast enough to see what happens to everyone. This review is going to be a little different because I feel like I have to say something about each character that played a huge role in this book. As we all know well those of you who have read Dragonfly know that the ending was an incredible ending leaving us with Anna having three journals in her possession given to her by Bill Kyser himself. We get to see a glimpse into Bill, Meg, and Lexy's life. I have to say that this book had me in tears because it had so many emotional things in it and the fearsome three as I like to call Meg, Lexy, and Bill go through some stuff that broke them and now Bill Kyser is ready to let go of the pain and move on to want he has wanted for sometime.

 

When we first meet Bill Kyser he is drunk and rude and callous to Anna. He scares the crap out of her and Jack is upset that he is acting out when he has company. No one knows the pain that Bill carries and the guilt that he carries with him in regards to raising his children. He loves them all and wants to protect them. Bill has carried his secret long enough and when you find out what it is you are going to be amazed. I actually fell in love with Bill Kyser in this book because what he went through and what he sacrificed to give his family the life they wanted.

 

Meg... Meg... Meg.... I am so disappointed with you and disgusted by your selfish acts! I HATE HATE HATE HATE women who hold a man by doing what you did. Nothing good comes from lies and secrets and in the end Meg I guess you found that out didn't you. Was it a mistake what happened or did you do that on purpose? Your behavior from the minute you saw Bill Kyser has been nothing but selfishness. Plain and simple you are a selfish B^%$#! I can't believe how you treated your friend and how you treated your husband. Just spoiled rotten and look what that got you in the end. The one fear you had you pushed your husband into because of your insecurities and lies and selfishness! 

 

Lexy AKA Alex.... My heart broke for her. Julian's mother is a special lady that I respect and loved! She was what a real friend should be and yes she made a mistake but she regretted it and she paid for that mistake everyday and she will for the rest of her life. She loved Meg and would do anything for Meg but when Lexy needed Meg she was not there for her. It amazed me how selfless Lexy was and how she wanted to what was right and she punished herself as well as her family to see to it that she kept the peace even after the death of her best friend she kept her promises. I am dying to see what happens in the third book because so much has happened and so much is about to happen.

 

I want to say this as Anna was reading the journals she realized how much she loves Julian and I can't wait for book three to see if they get their HEA. In book three someone will come back into Anna's life and shake it up can her love for Julian survive? Will Julian still love Anna once the truth is out in the open? What will happen to Bill and Lexy? I have to give a huge KUDOS to Leigh because she knows how to write a story like no one's business!

 

 

 

Today we have two special guests on A Diary Of A Book Addict. You all know I love me some Leigh T. Moore and her Dragonfly Series. She has captured her readers with her swoon worthy story about secrets, lies, families, and redemption. In Dragonfly we met Jack, Lucy, Anna, and Julian. Jack and Lucy are the newbies to town and Anna and Julian have lived there their entire life. In Dragonfly we get the background of the story which is Jack and Lucy have left private school and will be attending public school for the first time. Anna falls in love with Jack and Jack becomes aloof leading her on only to push her away. Fed up Anna realizes that she has someone real close to her that she loves and that loves her back. Then Anna finds out some devastating news about Julian and when she confronts the two people who are keeping the secrets, one of them will deny it and the other will open up and reveal their true feelings for that person. 

 

In Undertow we get the background story of the adults by reading their journals and learning all the secrets and lies that they have held for all these years. Today we have Bill Kyser and Lexy AKA Alex LaSalle here to answer your questions. Thank you Bill and Lexy I am so sorry I meant Alex for stopping by and sharing a little more of yourself with us.

 

 

 

Hi, Tee, thanks for having me here. Let’s see, when I first saw Meg in high school, I thought she was the most beautiful girl I’d ever seen. Then when she walked up and introduced herself to me, and she was really into us dating, I thought I was the luckiest guy on the planet. So I guess… it was love at first chat? *shrugs* We were very young.

 

 

Sometimes it was harder than others. Not necessarily to stay focused so much as to keep believing I could do it—that I would accomplish my big dream. Especially when my life at home got… challenging.

 

 

The first part of your question is easy—No. I don’t regret being with Meg. I truly loved her once. I still love her as the mother of my children. The second question is harder. “All along” is a tough concept. I will say, I wish I had been firmer about us waiting until after college to get married. I think that would’ve changed everything.

 

 

I love her. I want us to be together, and I want her and Julian to live with me in my house. I’m ready to act, but Alex thinks that’s impossible. It’s up to her.

 

 

I hope not in the same place I’m in now. It feels like things are changing between Alex and me, and I’m hoping we can finally bury the past and move forward. It’s been almost twenty years, and we’re in our mid-40s for god’s sake.

 

 

 

Hello, Taneesha, thanks for inviting me here. As for your question, *looks down* I’d rather not answer that. I try not to think about Bill.

 

 

Bill knows how I feel. Our town is small, but he and I move in different circles—actually, I don’t think either of us move in any circles any more. I stay on my end of the island, and he stays on his. If Julian needs anything I can’t afford, I send Bill a letter, and he deposits a check in my account. *shrugs* It’s basically that simple.

 

 

No. I hoped this would never be out. But I guess that was a foolish hope. Honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken this long for someone to put two and two together. I suppose people see what they want to see—or what you show them.

 

 

I can’t imagine that ever happening. I can’t imagine how knowing the truth would make Julian feel. I hope I never have to find out. But to answer your question, No. I’d need to tell Julian in private. Then he could react however he needed to.

 

 

I’m right where I want to be. Julian will leave for college, and that might change things. But I don’t have any different plans for the next year. 

 

Bill and Lexy thank you so much for stopping by A Diary Of A Book Addict and sharing your inner secrets with us. We have thoroughly enjoyed your visit and we look forward to reading more about you in the near future.