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"You are my most unexpected plot twist, reminding me to never get caught up in the deadly routine of life. And for the first time, I am not afraid.”

Now Open Your Eyes picks right up where Even When I’m Gone leaves off. You’re immediately drawn right back in with characters and story captivates you right from the first page making it hard to put the book down.

What an absolutely wild ride. I’m certain that I held my breath through mostly the whole entirety of the book. I had to set it down, regroup, text my best friend to have her give me a pep talk to pick it back up to see what happens next. It’s that action packed. Feeling emotions you didn’t even know were possible.

This is the ending we needed for Mia and Ollies story. An ending that leaves your heart aching but so full, where you’re left crying huge tears and smiling that big cheesy smile with tears still in your eyes over everything that just happened. These two went through hell and high water to be together and I loved absolutely every single minute of it. It was an absolute beautiful thing to see the both of them navigate and quite literally fight and claw their way through whatever is thrown at them to be with each other. Ollie is so desperate that he faces a demon from his past in hopes of it helping somehow get him back to Mia. Ollie has a love for Mia that is so pure and his intentions even purer. The way he fights for her in this book will make you swoon for him, as if you haven't already before. 😉 Ollie Masters is literal perfection.

Nicole honestly is so brave for tackling such heavy hard topics, she does it with ease and its so beautifully and poetically written that it makes you as a reader really feel for these characters and want to live in the book forever.

Honestly my review doesn’t even do it justice, just read the books you’ll see what I mean, she’s just that good and the stories they’re even better. 🤍🖤

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04/05/2024 - third time reading this book, this time I chose to do this via audio and the two narrators chosen for Mia and Ollie are absolute incredible, I couldn't think of better narrators for the characters. Mia and Ollie forever 🥹

dlewis85's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hen6's review against another edition

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3.5

I was over all the angst and trails in this book I just wanted it to be over

thatdarndani's review against another edition

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4.0

More like 3.5 stars for me. Rounding up only because the ending/epilogue was so good. I don’t want to say too much for spoiler purposes, but I just feel like this book was completely different than the first two. Mia and Ollie seemed like different characters, which I guess makes sense in a way due to how much they’ve been through. But I just feel like it was a lot of “fluff” with the focus being on Ollie’s “side life”, and it just didn’t work for me most of the time. I was bored throughout most of the book. The ending though..