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Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

358 reviews

emsteps's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lauren_mccune's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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alexacat_reads's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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shannahtan's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a second-chance slow burn romance. My favorite part is her friendship with Hendrix and Soledad. They support each other emotionally and in life.
When Yasmen needs someone to take Deja to find the hair stuff she’s been looking for, Hendrix comes to help.
They tell her she’s a great mom, even when she feels like she isn’t. The friendship is a huge part in her healing from the
loss of Aunt Byrd and Henry plus the depression.
At first, I was really annoyed with Josiah because he was so rude about therapy.
I loved how he started going to get Kassim to go then he started seeing the benefits.


This book was plenty spicy. I think the most intimate part was
when he kisses her stretch marks that gave him their children. Telling her he’s beautiful & that he sees his children in what she deems imperfections
. That was so sweet. 

Deja resented her mom for asking for a divorce.
The way she acted towards her mom as a 13/14 year old was so painful to read because teenagers truly know how to hurt their parents in the worst way. It had me reflecting on my teenager years. 

Overall, this book was about two people who lost a lot,
got divorced,
and are healing individually, so they can hopefully find their way together again.
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lollierey's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

“It was messy and hot and it felt like the movies, when two people who belong together find each other and collide. They combust. They stare at one another in awe because what are the odds that you find this ever in a lifetime?” 
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s_wandering's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book all the way through, I loved the work the family dynamic put in to become what they were at the end as well as the friendships shown.

The last 100 though pages really did drone on unnecessarily, the therapy sessions repeating exactly what we just read, the miscommunication (but talking to everyone else),
the Mark and Vashti problem


I think that last half is what dropped my reading experience though I still loved the story 

All in all, I would recommend to others as it’s heartwarming and a easy story to get into
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jessawilson's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book wasn't for me. I'm not a romance reader but was trying to branch out. I felt like it was very predictable so if you're looking for a traditional romance this is for you. It's definitely about healing in relationships. I loved the therapy parts and the friendship banter. I felt like there's way too much internal reflection for me. 
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nuttykiya's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i appreciate how this story shows the benefits of therapy. I found the characters loveable. Towards the end of the novel, there were a lot of spicy scenes, and I wish there was more conversations between the two main characters and their back stories
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katharinerenshaw's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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sammyb's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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