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jenjenbookfan's review against another edition
4.0
Great second chance romance
This book was another great example of a Heidi McLaughlin small town second chance romance! It had a fascinating cast of characters, plenty of drama, plot twists, and great dialogue. The romance was a little too slow for me and the end felt a bit unsettled maybe with some issues. I guess we’ll see what future books hold
This book was another great example of a Heidi McLaughlin small town second chance romance! It had a fascinating cast of characters, plenty of drama, plot twists, and great dialogue. The romance was a little too slow for me and the end felt a bit unsettled maybe with some issues. I guess we’ll see what future books hold
trudyd's review against another edition
5.0
After reading After All I want to read it again and again.
After All is a small town romance taking place on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The location alone you will have you wanting to pick up After All. This small town romance has busy bodies, romances, close knit families and so much more that you expect in a small town romance.
After All is a second chance romance that will bring a family together, bring a young lady stability and bring truths out of the dark. After All will have you swooning, cheering, and at times screaming for certain characters to open their eyes to what is in front of them.
After All is the book you keep on your bedside table for those moments you want or need to feel good. After All is my new book addiction that I can see reading a fourth, fifth and maybe a sixth time before the year ends.
5/17/2020 Thousands of books on my Kindle. I don't care I needed a Brooklyn and Bowie fix today.
2/18/21 Holy Crashing Waves!!!! I just listened to the audiobook. I didn't think the book could get better, but the narrator proved me wrong. She was able to bring one of my favorites stories to life in a way I could not each and every time I have read it. Her ability to distinguish between characters was fantastic. I will definitely be listening to it again and again in the near future.
5/7/22 I need a picky me and After All was the perfect medicine. The Happily Ever After made all the struggles worthwhile.
9/21/22 I need a feel good romance after a couple of ugly cries. Thank you Heidi McLaughlin for writing such a beautiful love story.
01/4/23 WOW!! I knew this was one of my go to stories when I needed to wash away the blues, but I didn't realize how many times I had read it until today. This was the best medicine after reading a couple of really sad books.
After All is a small town romance taking place on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The location alone you will have you wanting to pick up After All. This small town romance has busy bodies, romances, close knit families and so much more that you expect in a small town romance.
After All is a second chance romance that will bring a family together, bring a young lady stability and bring truths out of the dark. After All will have you swooning, cheering, and at times screaming for certain characters to open their eyes to what is in front of them.
After All is the book you keep on your bedside table for those moments you want or need to feel good. After All is my new book addiction that I can see reading a fourth, fifth and maybe a sixth time before the year ends.
5/17/2020 Thousands of books on my Kindle. I don't care I needed a Brooklyn and Bowie fix today.
2/18/21 Holy Crashing Waves!!!! I just listened to the audiobook. I didn't think the book could get better, but the narrator proved me wrong. She was able to bring one of my favorites stories to life in a way I could not each and every time I have read it. Her ability to distinguish between characters was fantastic. I will definitely be listening to it again and again in the near future.
5/7/22 I need a picky me and After All was the perfect medicine. The Happily Ever After made all the struggles worthwhile.
9/21/22 I need a feel good romance after a couple of ugly cries. Thank you Heidi McLaughlin for writing such a beautiful love story.
01/4/23 WOW!! I knew this was one of my go to stories when I needed to wash away the blues, but I didn't realize how many times I had read it until today. This was the best medicine after reading a couple of really sad books.
ja3m3's review against another edition
4.0
This was a sweet second chance romance - a bit on the melodramatic side, but a perfect beach read.
nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review against another edition
5.0
Hold onto your hats - it is going to be a bumpy ride......Fifteen years ago after the death of the love of her life Brooklyn left Cape Harbor and never looked back. But now she has returned with her daughter to renovate the Driftwood Inn and the tragedy of Austin's death has never been forgotten especially by his best friend Bowie. When Bowie and Brooklyn work together on the Inn secrets and guilt surround them. Will the Inn be the only thing that is rebuilt? Can their heart wrenching past lead to a heart warming future? With beautifully written characters and a storyline that had me laughing out loud as well as wiping tears from my cheeks this is another masterpiece from Heidi McLaughlin. True romance and characters the reader cannot help but fall in love with. 5 Stars are not enough!!
_one_more_chapter's review against another edition
5.0
After All is solid and well written from start to finish. Heidi McLaughlin takes her storytelling craft to a whole new level as she immerses readers in the sea side town of Cape Harbor and leads us on a journey that lasts well beyond the last page. After All is screenplay worthy and a must read.
jessieb12590's review against another edition
5.0
I couldn't put it down. It took me all day but I read it all! I adored this book! So many emotions! I was happy, I cried, I was confused... this was an incredible story! So many times I wanted to yell at Carly or Brooklyn! I will forever have a special place in my heart for this story! I have so many questions left unanswered though! Grady left so much unknown and Austin!? Why!? Ugh! 10 out of 10 highly recommend!
agrandromance's review against another edition
5.0
Five Stars for ‘After All’ (Cape Harbor) by Heidi McLaughlin
Many thanks to NetGalley, Montlake Romance, and Heidi McLaughlin for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of ‘After All’ (Cape Harbor). My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.
Author Heidi McLaughlin sends the readers and the characters on a journey to finally deal with what exactly happened on a stormy night fifteen years ago that sets the story in motion in ‘After All’. We’re given bits and pieces and it draws you in to the circumstances of one fateful night that changes the futures of everyone in Cape Harbor and beyond.
This captivating book is a beautifully written story of overcoming grief in a myriad of ways, some good and others bad; of the lengths people will go to for love and to overcome guilt and obtain forgiveness; of a small fishing town in the Pacific Northwest that is so finely wrought that you can practically smell the sea and feel the grit of the sand under your feet. All of the characters are compelling and I was completely drawn into their lives. I read 'After All' in one sitting.
'After All' leaves you with some questions that may make you ready to go to your book club and discuss this book until you run out of wine. Mainly, you might have opinions on what motivated certain characters to do things. I would like to attend all of those book club meetings! I look forward to more of the Cape Harbor series from Heidi McLaughlin!
#AfterAll #NetGalley
Many thanks to NetGalley, Montlake Romance, and Heidi McLaughlin for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of ‘After All’ (Cape Harbor). My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.
Author Heidi McLaughlin sends the readers and the characters on a journey to finally deal with what exactly happened on a stormy night fifteen years ago that sets the story in motion in ‘After All’. We’re given bits and pieces and it draws you in to the circumstances of one fateful night that changes the futures of everyone in Cape Harbor and beyond.
This captivating book is a beautifully written story of overcoming grief in a myriad of ways, some good and others bad; of the lengths people will go to for love and to overcome guilt and obtain forgiveness; of a small fishing town in the Pacific Northwest that is so finely wrought that you can practically smell the sea and feel the grit of the sand under your feet. All of the characters are compelling and I was completely drawn into their lives. I read 'After All' in one sitting.
'After All' leaves you with some questions that may make you ready to go to your book club and discuss this book until you run out of wine. Mainly, you might have opinions on what motivated certain characters to do things. I would like to attend all of those book club meetings! I look forward to more of the Cape Harbor series from Heidi McLaughlin!
#AfterAll #NetGalley
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
2.0
I wish I'd loved this one more but it just wasn't for me. I'm sure others will love it more. I just couldn't connect with the main character and didn't find her cute or nice. I wasn't following the love story and really hoping it went one way or another. I found the lack of wanting to know and lack of doing anything for so many years unlikely. I wish I'd loved it more.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
ea82625's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.25
I really enjoyed this book; listened for free on KU and thought the narrator did a great job. 3rd person and one narrator isn’t my favorite but it worked here.
I liked how it was told by a series of flashbacks and present day. The flashbacks were just the right length without being too long. Both characters were mature in their feelings and actions and that was refreshing to read. I thought that the daughter was conveniently left out of a lot of scenes, but at least she’s a teen so it’s somewhat justified to not be with her mom 24/7.
It included a pretty good cast of characters, just enough to keep it interesting. The only thing I didn’t really like was how close all the relatives names were Bristol/Brighton, Mila/Monroe, graham/Grady. It was at times confusing to keep track of which one had which personality.
I liked how it was told by a series of flashbacks and present day. The flashbacks were just the right length without being too long. Both characters were mature in their feelings and actions and that was refreshing to read. I thought that the daughter was conveniently left out of a lot of scenes, but at least she’s a teen so it’s somewhat justified to not be with her mom 24/7.
It included a pretty good cast of characters, just enough to keep it interesting. The only thing I didn’t really like was how close all the relatives names were Bristol/Brighton, Mila/Monroe, graham/Grady. It was at times confusing to keep track of which one had which personality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death