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katy10's review against another edition
3.0
It was a decent read-
So the first couple of chapters gave an insight to the sinking of Eason and Jessica’s wife due to financial reasons. In the meantime, we are introduced to Bree and her husband with 2 kids. Both couples have very young kids and boom ! A fire alters the life of Eason and Bree dramatically!! Both of them lose their respective partners to the fire. And from their onwards, the story unravels how they deal with all of it with 3 children- emotionally and financially.
Initially, the kids were a bit boring to read about and I won’t lie- I found myself skimming a few paragraphs here and there. I just wasn’t enjoying the information or maybe just wasn’t in the mood ?! Idk buttt the love story picked up from the 37% threshold ?
So the first couple of chapters gave an insight to the sinking of Eason and Jessica’s wife due to financial reasons. In the meantime, we are introduced to Bree and her husband with 2 kids. Both couples have very young kids and boom ! A fire alters the life of Eason and Bree dramatically!! Both of them lose their respective partners to the fire. And from their onwards, the story unravels how they deal with all of it with 3 children- emotionally and financially.
Initially, the kids were a bit boring to read about and I won’t lie- I found myself skimming a few paragraphs here and there. I just wasn’t enjoying the information or maybe just wasn’t in the mood ?! Idk buttt the love story picked up from the 37% threshold ?
readwithmelc_23's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
_sylviareads_'s review against another edition
3.0
3,5 stars
My overall feelings while reading this story: sad, heartbroken, bored, interested, excited, disappointed, bored, wtf shocked, bored.
The beginning of the story was very good. The emotions that could be felt in the first 30% of the book, the grief and guilt were so dominant that they made me so sad and heartbroken. I loved Eason, he was the only thing I loved about this book. Bree on the other hand not so much, because of her attitude towards Eason at the beginning. Although I understood where she was coming from I still didn’t like her, she was ALMOST like a secondary character to me.
The beginning of Bree and Eason's friendship and their support of each other in this difficult and terrible situation promised very good developments between them.
However, I was just very disappointed with how this relationship came to be.
Eason just thought several times that Bree was beautiful. It was a little boring, to be honest, nothing major was happening in this part of this story. Yes, they seem to be moving on, dealing with everything by supporting each other. Wich was important and I was glad that they have each other. And then Bree had several erotic dreams about Eason but it seemed like they came out of nowhere. And that’s it.
And then bam! Some interesting but shocking facts came to light, I became super excited about what will come out of this and I thought maybe this would give them time to develop this chemistry. But NO, to my surprise, it speeds everything up. They came from being kind of friends to kissing and being super into each other in a blink. I was missing some major development of feeling and chemistry here. In my eyes, this came out of nowhere. I was expecting some tension, uncertainty and hidden desires. I wanted this period to be more prominent where they go from thoughts to actions. Then they started to date and sleep with each other
And then something more shocking happened, and I didn’t see that one coming. But at this point, I just thought that the author did this just for the shock factor because it was getting boring or she wanted to add more words to this book or both. And then a happy ending.
Yeah, so that’s it. The only thing I liked in this book was Eason. I loved how goofy and sweet he was, how he pursued his dreams, what a wonderful father he was, and the fact that despite what he went through and how much he lost, he tried with all his might to be positive for the children. And maybe Bree gained in my eyes with how she supported Eason through it all.
My overall feelings while reading this story: sad, heartbroken, bored, interested, excited, disappointed, bored, wtf shocked, bored.
The beginning of the story was very good. The emotions that could be felt in the first 30% of the book, the grief and guilt were so dominant that they made me so sad and heartbroken. I loved Eason, he was the only thing I loved about this book. Bree on the other hand not so much, because of her attitude towards Eason at the beginning. Although I understood where she was coming from I still didn’t like her, she was ALMOST like a secondary character to me.
The beginning of Bree and Eason's friendship and their support of each other in this difficult and terrible situation promised very good developments between them.
However, I was just very disappointed with how this relationship came to be.
Eason just thought several times that Bree was beautiful. It was a little boring, to be honest, nothing major was happening in this part of this story. Yes, they seem to be moving on, dealing with everything by supporting each other. Wich was important and I was glad that they have each other. And then Bree had several erotic dreams about Eason but it seemed like they came out of nowhere. And that’s it.
And then bam! Some interesting but shocking facts came to light, I became super excited about what will come out of this and I thought maybe this would give them time to develop this chemistry. But NO, to my surprise, it speeds everything up. They came from being kind of friends to kissing and being super into each other in a blink. I was missing some major development of feeling and chemistry here. In my eyes, this came out of nowhere. I was expecting some tension, uncertainty and hidden desires. I wanted this period to be more prominent where they go from thoughts to actions. Then they started to date and sleep with each other
And then something more shocking happened, and I didn’t see that one coming. But at this point, I just thought that the author did this just for the shock factor because it was getting boring or she wanted to add more words to this book or both. And then a happy ending.
Yeah, so that’s it. The only thing I liked in this book was Eason. I loved how goofy and sweet he was, how he pursued his dreams, what a wonderful father he was, and the fact that despite what he went through and how much he lost, he tried with all his might to be positive for the children. And maybe Bree gained in my eyes with how she supported Eason through it all.
mrskristineg's review against another edition
emotional
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? No
4.0
nia_schofield87's review against another edition
5.0
REVIEW!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WELLLLLLL..... This book just was twists and turns right from the start. I picked this up as a random from the works...not heard of the author and just went with it as I liked the sound of it. I picked it up last night as I fancied something short to just read before I started a buddy read.
This book was not what I expected at all. Thaught it would just be a love story...fire ..fall in love and love happily ever after ...nope ..so much more to it than that. So many things that you just don't expect. I enjoyed this book so much.
I'm not going to spoil it for you but a beautiful read that will not disappoint, will have you gripped with all the different twists and turns to the story. Highly recommended ❤️
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WELLLLLLL..... This book just was twists and turns right from the start. I picked this up as a random from the works...not heard of the author and just went with it as I liked the sound of it. I picked it up last night as I fancied something short to just read before I started a buddy read.
This book was not what I expected at all. Thaught it would just be a love story...fire ..fall in love and love happily ever after ...nope ..so much more to it than that. So many things that you just don't expect. I enjoyed this book so much.
I'm not going to spoil it for you but a beautiful read that will not disappoint, will have you gripped with all the different twists and turns to the story. Highly recommended ❤️
snippie99's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-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
4.5
Didn’t think I’d like this as it’s two people forming a relationship after the death of their former spouses/best friends but their relationship was just beautiful. You could feel the love Eason and Bree had for each other on every page. But what the fuck was the twist with Rob? That knocked it down just slightly as it was just a bit too out there, still a very enjoyable read though.
strangerkeira16's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
3.75
eaf21400's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Dragged on a bit in the last 100 pages, the last plot twist seemed a bit much, Jillian's "crush" was a bit overdone to where it was kinda creepy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infidelity
goblue's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
4.0