Reviews - Before We Were Us

151 reviews for:

Before We Were Us

Denise Hunter

3.71 AVERAGE

madsrob97's review

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated

tayjoh2014's review against another edition

Writing style was very rudimentary and I had no attachment to the characters

elysahenegar's review

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a sweet book, especially good if you're in the mood for a Hallmark -style romance that's got all the tropes and drips with sweetness, "skilled" kissing, tears, and "melting" hearts. Also great if you like a "closed door" romance with more of the physical intimacy left to the imagination than described on the page. Entertaining but not earth-moving.

wjns2022's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

katrenia's review against another edition

3.5

inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

If you like a sweet, zero spice romance, this book is for you. I found it to be an enjoyable enough book, I just didn’t feel connected to the characters and the pace was slow. The dialogue felt stilted.

bookishllly's review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a sweet, charming and heartwarming story about second chances and finding your place and happiness in the world.

It follows the story of Lauren and Jonah, previously work enemies, and now in love. Lauren suffers a fall and attendant amnesia and cannot remember the love between them.

I loved the premise and how Jonah had to work again to win Lauren’s hand and heart. Alternating from the past to present, we see how the story unfolded and get to know the characters in depth.

This is my second book by the author and I can see the common theme of faith and family- not perfect but the everyday family with everyday lives and problems.

I enjoyed reading and meeting the characters. That epilogue and gift were amazing. The setting was superb. If you love clean romance with found family and the amnesia trope then you will enjoy this.