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bobsvoid's review against another edition
3.0
I was so ready for this because it began with our characters all going through something horrific: the loss of a friend. I thought this was going to be the part where people are brought together because of their grief. I live for that, but this wasn’t any of that good stuff.
First, this was so boring. It was fairly short and I was still bored. All I could think was, “god how much more pages do I have to deal with?”
Second, the miscommunication trope. That’s enough said.
First, this was so boring. It was fairly short and I was still bored. All I could think was, “god how much more pages do I have to deal with?”
Second, the miscommunication trope. That’s enough said.
lexee9's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this story. It has a different tone than the rest of Carrie Ann Ryan's stories. It is more somber and so in that way on the darker side of things. Violet has lost one of her best friends to suicide and she doesn't understand why. She is dealing with the grief and loss of it along with all the questions of why and how did I not see it. All of the friends are suffering and it brings them back in close contact with the Connolly brothers who are also hurting and dealing with hard things. This book focuses on that and how even in the midst of everything, love still finds a way. It might not be easy and it might be hard to see at times, but it's there. I enjoyed the story and the way it was written but it is not a light-hearted story. The characters are struggling and there isn't really an easy way out. This story was real and absolutely something that I think people can relate to. It was really well done and I'm excited to get the others stories and figure out what's going on with them and see them come out the other side.This book held my attention from beginning to end. Once I started, I wanted to find out more about the characters and then were rooting for them to find their happy ending.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
bookworm2913's review against another edition
5.0
This was really hard to read. You can feel the pain and darkness of life after the death of a loved one. It was so real that I had to frequently switch to another book to shake off the feelings. Ms. Ryan wrote this extremely well! I felt immersed in the experience of losing a best friend to suicide and navigating the feelings such a tragedy evokes within the ones left behind.
sweetpea77's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book of a new series by the author. This book is emotional at the beginning but well worth reading it is excellently done! I loved this book it kept me interested and I couldn’t put it down I’m looking forward to the next book of the series. I highly recommend this book.
harmony_rose24's review against another edition
4.0
It was a cute fast read although everything seemed repetitive to me. It is a good book.
jemifraser's review against another edition
5.0
Violet and Cameron are complex characters who really want to do better and be better. I rooted for them throughout the book. A great read!
melissa39's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you for this beautiful tale
This may just become my favorite of her series yet, as I could find myself within these characters. As someone who has suffered from depression and lost friends to it this story handled the subject matter beautifully. You could feel the pain and loss the each person was going through however you could feel the hope . Just from reading this one book I one clicked the other 2 in the series cause I need to know what happens. So thank you for this beautiful story. I love all your books but still this has definitely made the top of the list.
This may just become my favorite of her series yet, as I could find myself within these characters. As someone who has suffered from depression and lost friends to it this story handled the subject matter beautifully. You could feel the pain and loss the each person was going through however you could feel the hope . Just from reading this one book I one clicked the other 2 in the series cause I need to know what happens. So thank you for this beautiful story. I love all your books but still this has definitely made the top of the list.
jesbruno's review against another edition
5.0
This book was... I don't have the words to describe how I feel other than; it was a beautifully written story with different emotions on every page. Breaking Without You is the first book in new series by Carrie Ann Ryan, where second chances don’t come often, and overcoming an unexpected loss means breaking everything you knew. We get a new set of brothers (The Connolly) in this series and these boys are they going to be a hand full.
Love can find you even at the most heartbreaking time of your life. Violet just lost her best friend and Cameron come back to help with the family business, but something just keeps pulling them back to one another. Can explaining the years apart be enough for Violet to forgive Cameron and give him a second chance?
Like all of Carrie Ann’s book, you are going to fall in love with these characters and wait impatiently for the next book.
Love can find you even at the most heartbreaking time of your life. Violet just lost her best friend and Cameron come back to help with the family business, but something just keeps pulling them back to one another. Can explaining the years apart be enough for Violet to forgive Cameron and give him a second chance?
Like all of Carrie Ann’s book, you are going to fall in love with these characters and wait impatiently for the next book.
karentje's review against another edition
4.0
A heartwarming second chance at love story, that lays the groundwork for a new series, linked to the Montgomery Ink – Colorado Spring series.
Violet and Cameron used to be a couple, but then Cameron left, suddenly and without an explanation. Life happens and several years later they are thrown into each other’s path again. The strength of their connection is very clear and convincing, even with so much time having past. The only thing that I had a harder time believing was the reason behind his mysterious disappearance as well as how that cause a break between Cameron and his brothers too. Not that it wasn’t a serious enough issue, it absolutely was, but rather the way they all cut ties without talking things over bugged me some.
Violet spends a lot of time in introspection, so we have a clear idea of who she is and what she’s feeling, but it does sometimes take away a little of the action and pacing of the story. She’s having an understandably hard time coping with the loss of her friend, Alison, and figuring out if she can trust Cameron with her heart again. As a result, there’s quite an air of sadness permeating the story that never completely lifts. I’d have liked it better if there had been more opportunities for Cameron and Violet to enjoy the actually falling in love part of their relationship. We basically leave them when the good part is only just starting.
The Connolly brothers are both lovable and frustrating, and communication so isn’t their thing. However, I really liked the “brothers reunite” storyline and in fact, I loved it as much as the romance between Violet and Cameron. Dillion is my favorite and though still young, it would be lovely to have him get his own HFN/HEA throughout the course of this series.
Narration: both Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell are amazing and definitely joining the ranks of my favorite narrators! They have such wonderful voices, so pleasant to listen to, and I loved all the emotion and intensity they bring to their performance. I also really loved how they interpreted the voices for all the different characters and I think their voices really meshed well together in this book.
Violet and Cameron used to be a couple, but then Cameron left, suddenly and without an explanation. Life happens and several years later they are thrown into each other’s path again. The strength of their connection is very clear and convincing, even with so much time having past. The only thing that I had a harder time believing was the reason behind his mysterious disappearance as well as how that cause a break between Cameron and his brothers too. Not that it wasn’t a serious enough issue, it absolutely was, but rather the way they all cut ties without talking things over bugged me some.
Violet spends a lot of time in introspection, so we have a clear idea of who she is and what she’s feeling, but it does sometimes take away a little of the action and pacing of the story. She’s having an understandably hard time coping with the loss of her friend, Alison, and figuring out if she can trust Cameron with her heart again. As a result, there’s quite an air of sadness permeating the story that never completely lifts. I’d have liked it better if there had been more opportunities for Cameron and Violet to enjoy the actually falling in love part of their relationship. We basically leave them when the good part is only just starting.
The Connolly brothers are both lovable and frustrating, and communication so isn’t their thing. However, I really liked the “brothers reunite” storyline and in fact, I loved it as much as the romance between Violet and Cameron. Dillion is my favorite and though still young, it would be lovely to have him get his own HFN/HEA throughout the course of this series.
Narration: both Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell are amazing and definitely joining the ranks of my favorite narrators! They have such wonderful voices, so pleasant to listen to, and I loved all the emotion and intensity they bring to their performance. I also really loved how they interpreted the voices for all the different characters and I think their voices really meshed well together in this book.