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Ever After Always

Chloe Liese

3.99 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful 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

Freya and Aiden’s story is so heart-wrenching but also so beautiful and satisfying. A second-chance romance about loving each other and growing, changing and healing during the hardest seasons. 
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Each book in this series has just gotten so much better!

Ever After Always a été une vraie pépite pour moi, un vrai coup de coeur que je n'attendais pas à ce point. Ce que j'ai absolument adoré c'est aue, pour une fois, on suit un couple déjà marié, et l'histoire se concentre sur comment ils peuvent retrouver leur complicité et suaver leur mariage après avoir traversé des moments difficiles. Ça change tellement des romances habituelle et c'est beau, sincère, et incroyablement touchant. J'ai aimé voir ce rappel que l'amour, ce n'est pas juste le début tout beau tout rose, mais aussi les efforts et la volonté de se retrouver quand tout vacille.
Et comme toujours avec Chloe Liese, la représentation est juste parfaite. Ici, l'anxiété est abordée avec une telle justesse, c'est écrit avec énormément de sensibilité et de respect, sans jamais en faire top ou pas assez. J'ai aussi trouvé que toute la partie sur la thérapie était brillamment menée : c'est authentique, nécessaire, et ça montre combien c'est une force d'aller cherhcer de l'aide pour avancer, que ce soit seul ou à deux.
Mais ce que j'ai trouvé magique, c'est que malgré ces sujets profonds et parfois lourds, la romance rste douce, mignonne, et légère par moments. Il y a de la tendresse, de l'humour, des petits instants qui font sourire et réchauffent le coeur, et ça équilibre parfaitement le tout. C'est une romance qui fait du bien, qui fait réfléchir et qui touche en plein coeur.
Bref, un roman qui m'a vraiment marquée, que j'ai refemé le sourire aux lèvres et le coeur plein d'émotion. Si vous cherchez une romance belle, sincère et qui sort un peu des sentiers battus, foncez. C'est un bijou.
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leahta11's review

3.0

i really loved Aiden and the brotherly bonding with the Bergmans, but this plotline just wasn't it for me.

Again, I'm rendered speechless
5 stars aren't truly enough
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75/5

You've done it again, Chloe. Another beautiful book. I loved that.

I cried, laughed, giggled, sniffled, and had my heart broken and healed by this book. The complexity of Aiden and Freya's relationship, their failing and healing, the hard work they took together was so sad and beautiful. I loved the journey they went on and I'm so happy that they were able to pull through and heal.

Both Freya and Aiden were amazing. Both as a couple and as individual characters. I was frustrated with both of them at times and cheered them on. I love how committed they were to working things out and healing. How much work it took but they never stopped. Even when they claimed to give up, they never did and I loved it.

I love the second chance romance and this one was beautiful. I loved how all of the brothers embraced Aiden and loved him as one of their own, and that Aiden finally believed them. I loved that both Freya and Aiden had support from their family and friends, and finally, each other.

I think the only thing I didn't like was the third act breakup (honestly, Chloe, when I hit the 90% mark I don't want to read about them breaking up. Is this necessary? Especially that it lasted only a chapter (and only a few hours in the story) and the lack of Aiden's anxiety after his necklace from Freya was lost. I was expecting more of the "I can't believe I lost it, my chest feels bare" type of feelings but it wasn't even mentioned until the anniversary which is odd since he loved it so much. But I'm happy with the new one!

I don't know if I loved this story more than Frankie and Ren's. They were both very different but I enjoyed both. I'm interested to read the rest of the books and learn about the rest of the siblings.

DNF 18%