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_fairy's review against another edition
4.0
Tell me there's some sort of prequel or novella of their story back in high school!
Uggghh. I need that!
It's light romance read. Light drama. Nothing was overdone. Just a perfect blend.
I kept singing Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man everytime a line tugs my heart!
That's the perfect song to the whole story, except Evan fought for his Sunshine until the end. Aweee.
Uggghh. I need that!
It's light romance read. Light drama. Nothing was overdone. Just a perfect blend.
I kept singing Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man everytime a line tugs my heart!
That's the perfect song to the whole story, except Evan fought for his Sunshine until the end. Aweee.
thedaydreamreader's review against another edition
1.0
I sincerely hope that their back story was given a little bit more spotlight because I feel like the story has been too rushed just to get to their happy ending.
sinagaraw's review against another edition
4.0
I just stumbled on this one and downloaded it. Easy read, sweet and short.
yche09's review against another edition
5.0
First off, who can resist that cute, charming guy with a mysterious face on the cover? Tell me! Who?!
One author posted this on her timeline in facebook and I was just blown away. He's just so irresistible, looking at the keys like that! Mmmmm!
Anyway, onto the review...
The book was surprisingly short. Well, in the standards and not anyone else's. I didn't expect much after that since I usually don't tend to like short books. However, I was proved wrong by this book.
Sometimes, good things come in small packages, or in this case, good things come in a few pages. ❤
I'd like to say that I fell in love with the characters straight away, but alas, that wasn't what happened. I didn't like them right away because of the way they both left things when they separated. I thought that both characters gave up easily in the past. They obviously wanted to remedy that from the start of this book and that made me read on. I wanted to see just how far they would go to get back to each other. As it turns out, I chose right when I chose to read on.
The thing about getting-back together books is that they're all bitter sweet. You find out about the ugly things that happen to them in the past and you just want to bash both of their heads and lock them up inside a room to help them kiss and make up. That is exactly how I felt about Evan and Madison's story. I wanted them to get back together right away, but the author had other plans. She made me wait. I seriously hate waiting, but in this case? I'll let it pass. Not only was the guy such a sweet heart, he was also just so... determined. The pacing of the story felt just right.
"Words zoomed through my head, but I chose to stay silent. Instead, inch by slow inch, I bent down until our foreheads were touching. She didn’t move. Our mouths were a mere centimeter apart and I could feel her warm breath on mine, the sweet scent of minty gum intoxicating my senses along with the delicious smell of her shampoo. My heart was beating fast and my breath quickened. Maddy’s tongue peeked out, swiftly sweeping across her pouting lower lip. I wanted so bad to kiss her. I needed to kiss her. But Genna’s voice kept ringing in my ears. It was too soon. Damn, Gen for getting in my head. So as quickly as it began, I ended it. With a soft press of my lips to her temple, I finally said, “See you soon, Sunshine.”
And I turned around and walked away.
Only this time, I knew I would be coming back."
>>I love this scene because of the delicate way he treated Madison. He understood her reservations and planned to do it right this time... And oh man! He was darn successful! He had Madison with one song. I love how Madison also fought to forgive and understand Evan. She's such a nice girl that I totally wanted her to be happy.
They did you know... They had "that" happy ending and it was all good. :)
There weren't a lot of complications here. Maybe that's why I'm giving it a 4.5. I thought that Michael will stir up trouble, but no dice. He was just annoying at first.
All in all, this was such a great read! I am now convinced that I should be reading Ms. Prestsater's books. ^__^
This review will also on our book blog Musings of the Bookaholic Fairies.
One author posted this on her timeline in facebook and I was just blown away. He's just so irresistible, looking at the keys like that! Mmmmm!
Anyway, onto the review...
The book was surprisingly short. Well, in the standards and not anyone else's. I didn't expect much after that since I usually don't tend to like short books. However, I was proved wrong by this book.
Sometimes, good things come in small packages, or in this case, good things come in a few pages. ❤
I'd like to say that I fell in love with the characters straight away, but alas, that wasn't what happened. I didn't like them right away because of the way they both left things when they separated. I thought that both characters gave up easily in the past. They obviously wanted to remedy that from the start of this book and that made me read on. I wanted to see just how far they would go to get back to each other. As it turns out, I chose right when I chose to read on.
The thing about getting-back together books is that they're all bitter sweet. You find out about the ugly things that happen to them in the past and you just want to bash both of their heads and lock them up inside a room to help them kiss and make up. That is exactly how I felt about Evan and Madison's story. I wanted them to get back together right away, but the author had other plans. She made me wait. I seriously hate waiting, but in this case? I'll let it pass. Not only was the guy such a sweet heart, he was also just so... determined. The pacing of the story felt just right.
"Words zoomed through my head, but I chose to stay silent. Instead, inch by slow inch, I bent down until our foreheads were touching. She didn’t move. Our mouths were a mere centimeter apart and I could feel her warm breath on mine, the sweet scent of minty gum intoxicating my senses along with the delicious smell of her shampoo. My heart was beating fast and my breath quickened. Maddy’s tongue peeked out, swiftly sweeping across her pouting lower lip. I wanted so bad to kiss her. I needed to kiss her. But Genna’s voice kept ringing in my ears. It was too soon. Damn, Gen for getting in my head. So as quickly as it began, I ended it. With a soft press of my lips to her temple, I finally said, “See you soon, Sunshine.”
And I turned around and walked away.
Only this time, I knew I would be coming back."
>>I love this scene because of the delicate way he treated Madison. He understood her reservations and planned to do it right this time... And oh man! He was darn successful! He had Madison with one song. I love how Madison also fought to forgive and understand Evan. She's such a nice girl that I totally wanted her to be happy.
They did you know... They had "that" happy ending and it was all good. :)
There weren't a lot of complications here. Maybe that's why I'm giving it a 4.5. I thought that Michael will stir up trouble, but no dice. He was just annoying at first.
All in all, this was such a great read! I am now convinced that I should be reading Ms. Prestsater's books. ^__^
This review will also on our book blog Musings of the Bookaholic Fairies.
nixwolfwood's review against another edition
3.0
I was given this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
It is important to note that I finished it in one day. I almost never do that!
I really enjoyed this story. It was cute and had a lot of happy moments, but there was also enough drama to keep me clinging to my kindle and waiting to find out what was going to happen next.
As much as I really enjoyed this story, it does need work. It has enough typos to pull me out of the story, even when I'm really enjoying it. Plus, there are some parts of it that are just a little too unbelievable. Without getting into spoiler territory, an example being the character Michael.
Even with the issues I had with the story, all and all I did really like it. It was a cute story that pulled on my heartstrings and kept me up way past my bedtime.
3/5 Platypires
http://www.platypire.com/3/post/2014/05/without-you.html
It is important to note that I finished it in one day. I almost never do that!
I really enjoyed this story. It was cute and had a lot of happy moments, but there was also enough drama to keep me clinging to my kindle and waiting to find out what was going to happen next.
As much as I really enjoyed this story, it does need work. It has enough typos to pull me out of the story, even when I'm really enjoying it. Plus, there are some parts of it that are just a little too unbelievable. Without getting into spoiler territory, an example being the character Michael.
Even with the issues I had with the story, all and all I did really like it. It was a cute story that pulled on my heartstrings and kept me up way past my bedtime.
3/5 Platypires
http://www.platypire.com/3/post/2014/05/without-you.html
micaelabeck's review against another edition
2.0
Es lindo pero para mí no hubo mucho drama. O sea, ella no lo quiere ni ver y de un día para el otro PUM! lo perdona. Qué sé yo. Medio blandengue. Lo leí porque la portada me re llamaba.
Van a haber personas que lo van a amar. Para mí, muy cursi sin necesidad. Lo que sí me gustó (y la razón de que al menos haya 2 estrellas) Fue Genna. Si apareciera más en el libro, la historia sería mucho mejor.
Van a haber personas que lo van a amar. Para mí, muy cursi sin necesidad. Lo que sí me gustó (y la razón de que al menos haya 2 estrellas) Fue Genna. Si apareciera más en el libro, la historia sería mucho mejor.
rai's review against another edition
2.0
There was nothing wrong with this book, other then I didn't like it. The writing was clear. I just found it nauseating. They're all in love and lots of misunderstandings and stuff. Yeah, just wasn't the book for me.
justkeyreads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick new adult romance that screamed with a second chance storyline. This.character were quite enjoyable to read about. I loved how music contributed and weaved itself into their love story along with their matchmaker best friends.
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