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I love a man who pines. However Josh’s pining bordered on corny one too many times for me. Ember frustrated me and the whole plot was very predictable-

I knew Josh was in the army immediately when less than 10% into the book ember declared she would never date someone who was.

I won’t be continuing with the series.

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5.0

5/5 ⭐️

Це було дуже болісно, чуттєво, знову болісно, сповнено надією що все буде добре, знову болісно

Мені було важко читати, звісно на це накладаються реалії українців, бо багато з нас втратив когось на війні. Але це було так добре написано, я читала, плакала, але продовжувала читати.
Кожен переживає втрати у різному, в книзі є прекрасні цьому приклади. Але також історіє показується, що також важливо бути слабким (-ою), вразливий (-ою) і мати поряд людину, яка може тебе зловити, коли ти падаєш.

Мені було дуже шкода Ембер, її втрата, наслідки цієї втрати, зміни в житті. Це було важко на моменті втрати, але далі все продовжувало, як казала сама героїня, ставати лайно.
Джош. Ну тут в мене бракує слів. Ну він ідеальний для Ембер, хоча й деякі його дії були для мене ред флагом. І його правда в кінці, цього я точно не очікувала.

Що ж, я раджу цю книгу. Але майте на увазі тригери.

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challenging emotional sad

4.0

"Plans change, you adjust the sails and go with it."

An emotional story with a happy-for-now ending. Lots of assumptions, miscommunications, and all that typical trope-y stuff but an interesting storyline that kept me curious for more.

The beginning made me cry real tears.

I ventured a guess about Josh's background and thankfully was invested in their relationship enough to keep reading and see how the storyline played out.

I was disappointed in the happy-for-now ending; I prefer firm closure. I don't trust that Josh would remain faithful, since he kept using other women whenever Ember decided to not be with him. And let's face it, his excuse that he was 10 hours away visiting his mother and someone else used his bed simply isn't sitting right with me.

Also, why wasn't his mother at the pinning ceremony? Don't get me wrong, I actually thought that was a heartwarming scene (before the classroom sexcapades, of course) but found the plot hole quiiite coincidental.

I'll try the next book in the series and see how it goes. What I really want, though, is to read more about Ember's post-grad life as a military spouse and ...? Think of the possibilities!

P.S. I was grossed out when Josh kissed Ember's puke mouth at the cabin. Really could have done without that image.

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