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Ask Me Again by E.J. Noyes

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banrions's review against another edition

4.0

Oof. Nobody is having a good time in this one.

This is not a pleasant read or listen, but not because it’s not well written, or the characters aren’t compelling or the narration is bad, just… it’s sad. Everyone in it is some degree of sad, and everyone in it is trying, and everyone in it loves each other and… that’s not always the cure. Love doesn’t solve things. It helps. But it can’t fix anything magically.

This… was a little hard to get through for me. Some of Sabine’s anxiety and compulsions hit a little close to home to one of my own family members and it was… well, frankly it sucked. I know how it feels to be Rebecca and Jana, trying to help, not sure how, and also… honestly, incapable of doing anything because this is the kind of thing that has to come from the person it’s happening to. It’s a really shitty situation to be in. I’m… sort of still in it, with my person, so this was a hard listen in that respect.

I was DELIGHTED that this was dual povs and we got to have Rebecca’s perspective. Abby Craden’s voice for her is just… so dreamy and sexy and I love it so much. I love Rebecca as a character a lot, and I loved seeing her relationship with Jana!!! (When Jana was just like “bye love you” in the beginning my heart soared!! Found family!!! Sisters!! Ahhhh!!) All in all, this was a hard listen, but a really good one and I really liked getting to have a continuation of these characters. It’s so nice to get established relationships and I wish we had them more often in sapphic fiction, honestly. I love to watch people fall in love as much as the next gal, but it’s also realllllly nice to see people build lives together and work through their issues in a totally different way.

sandra_emma's review against another edition

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5.0

Okay so to all the people who warned me that this book would be even more emotional than the first one.. y'all were fucking right. I can easily listen to a audiobook in one day but this took me over two days to finish because I would get so overwhelmed by my stupid feelings that I have to take several breaks.

It was so beautiful though, I loved the first book but I think I loved this just a tiny bit more. The writing is amazing and the relationship between Sabine and Bec is beautiful. Noyes is definitely gonna become a auto-buy author from now on. I'll happily read anything she writes.

There's not a single thing about this novel that I'd wished been done differently or that I didn't like. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time while listening to this and I will absolutely re-read this in the future.

I listened to the audiobook for this like I did with the first book and it's freaking awesome. I would 100% recommend it if you're thinking about reading this or even if you have already read it.

This book is definitely going to be on my top 10 books of this year. It was simply amazing.

bridance's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marinagray's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jennabeebs79's review against another edition

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5.0

Ask Me Again is the sequel to Noyes's Ask, Tell. The story continues about two years after The Incident when Sabine returns from another deployment, a completely changed person. She's battling PTSD and isn't forthcoming with her partner Rebecca or her family about how bad it has become. This story is told from both Rebecca and Sabine's points of view which gives the reader a full spectrum view of both of their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The story is deeply emotional and is handled with so much care that I couldn't help but fall more in love with Rebecca and Sabine. Their love runs so deep and the struggle they both endured to overcome so many obstacles is a testament to their love. It's a must-read for everyone who reads Ask, Tell.

Abby Craden did an amazing job bringing EJ Noyes's story to life. The emotions running throughout the story are captured beautifully.

neurorobin's review

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3.0

This book is mostly about PTSD and what happens when you lie to your therapist. It was certainly well done but just reminded me of being at work with patients.