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aaaaalexaandra's review against another edition
3.0
el libro es bueno pero un poco catolico para mi gusto
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
5.0
This book broke my heart and mended it too.
Rachel will do anything for her son and I mean anything.
After what her ex-husband did she is the town’s pariah but she can’t go anywhere else coming back isn’t an easy choice but the only one she has.
Gabriel is suffering and his way of letting that out is to be a bit mean. You can’t blame him once you hear his story.
Both these character take their licks and keep on ticking. I liked the tentative friendship they have, the dynamic relationship they build.
This story is made all the better because of the narration man Anna Fields killed it in this book.
Rachel will do anything for her son and I mean anything.
After what her ex-husband did she is the town’s pariah but she can’t go anywhere else coming back isn’t an easy choice but the only one she has.
Gabriel is suffering and his way of letting that out is to be a bit mean. You can’t blame him once you hear his story.
Both these character take their licks and keep on ticking. I liked the tentative friendship they have, the dynamic relationship they build.
This story is made all the better because of the narration man Anna Fields killed it in this book.
ufcasey's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
Some romance books are great to read but usually they don’t make much of an emotional impact because they are just so far removed from your own life experiences. So maybe it's just because I also have a 5 year-old son like the heroine, but this book absolutely struck a chord with me (even though I don't have anything else in common with the heroine).
This is a really heartrending story about a single mother named Rachel who is more than down on her luck and is ostracized by the entire community for something she can reasonably be blamed for by others. It's also about Gabe’s struggles with an unimaginable loss in his past and his attempts to bury his pain through distraction and anger. When these two characters meet for the first time it’s hard to imagine making a worse first impression. Seeing their distaste and distrust slowly transform into desire and devotion is riveting. There’s also a surprising side-plot between two secondary characters, Gabe’s brother Ethan and Ethan’s longtime friend Kristy. All of these characters are so painfully real and their struggles are hard to witness at times because they’re so ugly, but it absolutely makes for a captivating story.
In case it interests you or bothers you, I feel the need to note that there are some Christian undertones to the book, though nothing too preachy, however this is definitely not a ‘clean’ romance. Oh, and this is part of a series, but it reads as a standalone.
Some romance books are great to read but usually they don’t make much of an emotional impact because they are just so far removed from your own life experiences. So maybe it's just because I also have a 5 year-old son like the heroine, but this book absolutely struck a chord with me (even though I don't have anything else in common with the heroine).
This is a really heartrending story about a single mother named Rachel who is more than down on her luck and is ostracized by the entire community for something she can reasonably be blamed for by others. It's also about Gabe’s struggles with an unimaginable loss in his past and his attempts to bury his pain through distraction and anger. When these two characters meet for the first time it’s hard to imagine making a worse first impression. Seeing their distaste and distrust slowly transform into desire and devotion is riveting. There’s also a surprising side-plot between two secondary characters, Gabe’s brother Ethan and Ethan’s longtime friend Kristy. All of these characters are so painfully real and their struggles are hard to witness at times because they’re so ugly, but it absolutely makes for a captivating story.
In case it interests you or bothers you, I feel the need to note that there are some Christian undertones to the book, though nothing too preachy, however this is definitely not a ‘clean’ romance. Oh, and this is part of a series, but it reads as a standalone.
mudpuddledemon's review against another edition
The characters were just awful, I didn’t even want them to end up together.
jenjenjeng's review against another edition
4.0
I actually cried in the beginning when it was detailing all the hardships of a single mom at the end of her rope.
nasssshrah's review against another edition
4.0
This was really cute. I wasn’t in a book slump the last couple of days I was just reading mediocre stuff. Maybe I have extremely high standards. I do have extremely high standards. This felt a bit dated in places but that comes with the territory given it was written two decades ago. But I really liked it. The romance was cute. I love me a grumpy sunshine and found family is one of my favourite tropes although I wish that was explored more. But this is the first book I have finished in one sitting since All Rhodes Lead Here so I will take it. I keep avoiding SEP books because of how old they are but man they are too good to be ignored. I am gonna reluctantly go read more and fall in love with them. Fun.
bibliophilelinda's review against another edition
5.0
Nice little off-shoot story from the Chicago Stars Series. I really liked Rachel's personality and toughness. Thought Cal made a rather jerk of himself, but I guess it was just his overly-protective nature coming through a different perspective. It's funny, Phillips creates such vivid characters, you feel as if they are real people you know.
blaarrosir's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a branch off of the Chicago Stars, so I went into it wary. It didn't have the football player/coach/etc, but instead followed one of the players' brothers. This book really tore at your heart and emotions.