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izziede's review against another edition
3.0
This is quite an angsty story. There is a lot of hurt and anger and you feel for both parties.
You can see why he's angry but you also feel sorry for her then recap on what she did and it's really serious and could have devastated his life at the same time it was a mistake so it's hard to choose a side.
You feel for the hero but it's obvious there is more to the story than he knows so it's not easy.
A good addition to this series.
You can see why he's angry but you also feel sorry for her then recap on what she did and it's really serious and could have devastated his life at the same time it was a mistake so it's hard to choose a side.
You feel for the hero but it's obvious there is more to the story than he knows so it's not easy.
A good addition to this series.
izziede's review
3.0
This is quite an angsty story. There is a lot of hurt and anger and you feel for both parties.
You can see why he's angry but you also feel sorry for her then recap on what she did and it's really serious and could have devastated his life at the same time it was a mistake so it's hard to choose a side.
You feel for the hero but it's obvious there is more to the story than he knows so it's not easy.
A good addition to this series.
You can see why he's angry but you also feel sorry for her then recap on what she did and it's really serious and could have devastated his life at the same time it was a mistake so it's hard to choose a side.
You feel for the hero but it's obvious there is more to the story than he knows so it's not easy.
A good addition to this series.
gerireads's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars!
This book had all the elements I was looking for in a book, from its flawed characters to the almost impossible situation that was the result of those mistakes.
Graham Prescott's life was nearly destroyed because of one little lie that Emily Leighton told. It set off a chain of events that had Graham hightailing it back to England and out of Emily's life. Wracked with guilt, Emily was waiting for a chance to make things right and apologize. Her chance came about four years later.
The premise for this book is quite unique. I had some suspicion based on what happened in the last book but I wasn't 100% sure. I wasn't even sure if I was going to like it.
Fortunately, the author did a great job at telling the story as it is. She didn't shy away from the difficult story line and the implication it would have on the lives of the characters. There were moments in the book where I thought, "I don't think they're going to get past this." The situation they were in was quite bleak, and worse, it could've been avoided if only Emily hadn't told that lie.
The angst almost killed me. And the thing is, I hated what Emily did but I couldn't hate her. I wanted to but I couldn't. I did like that she also suffered the consequences especially when it came to her relationship with Graham. I couldn't fault Graham for how he acted in the book especially after it was revealed how much Emily's lie affected his life.
I was a little worried about the transition from hate to love because as I've said, the rift between them was humongous. I didn't know if the transition would feel organic at all. Once again, Beverley Kendall proved me wrong. The shift from hate to love was handled very well and the chemistry was fantastic. The story flowed well and the third act was anxiety-inducing but the ending more than made up for it even though it was tied up too neatly for my taste. Even then, the ending did my heart good.
I really, really enjoyed this book. I read this in one sitting and didn't regret it one bit. I highly recommend this book. You like angst? Characters that messed up? This book is for you!
An ARC was provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book had all the elements I was looking for in a book, from its flawed characters to the almost impossible situation that was the result of those mistakes.
Graham Prescott's life was nearly destroyed because of one little lie that Emily Leighton told. It set off a chain of events that had Graham hightailing it back to England and out of Emily's life. Wracked with guilt, Emily was waiting for a chance to make things right and apologize. Her chance came about four years later.
The premise for this book is quite unique. I had some suspicion based on what happened in the last book but I wasn't 100% sure. I wasn't even sure if I was going to like it.
Fortunately, the author did a great job at telling the story as it is. She didn't shy away from the difficult story line and the implication it would have on the lives of the characters. There were moments in the book where I thought, "I don't think they're going to get past this." The situation they were in was quite bleak, and worse, it could've been avoided if only Emily hadn't told that lie.
The angst almost killed me. And the thing is, I hated what Emily did but I couldn't hate her. I wanted to but I couldn't. I did like that she also suffered the consequences especially when it came to her relationship with Graham. I couldn't fault Graham for how he acted in the book especially after it was revealed how much Emily's lie affected his life.
I was a little worried about the transition from hate to love because as I've said, the rift between them was humongous. I didn't know if the transition would feel organic at all. Once again, Beverley Kendall proved me wrong. The shift from hate to love was handled very well and the chemistry was fantastic. The story flowed well and the third act was anxiety-inducing but the ending more than made up for it even though it was tied up too neatly for my taste. Even then, the ending did my heart good.
I really, really enjoyed this book. I read this in one sitting and didn't regret it one bit. I highly recommend this book. You like angst? Characters that messed up? This book is for you!
An ARC was provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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