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shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review
3.0
At twenty, Nick Lincoln was engaged to marry Kim but instead fell head over heels in love with his sister's best friend, Lynsey Reznor. After losing their virginity to each other, Nick left Lynsey to break his engagement to Kim. Instead, he was blackmailed into sticking with the plan and broke Lynsey's heart.
Fast forward twenty years, we find Nick a widower and Lynsey moving back to her hometown of Unity after ending a relationship with a cheating rock star. Needing a place to stay until her house is finished, she ends up in Nick's guest room.
Lynsey finds herself right back in the same problem she had before she left Unity. The boy she used as a rebound after the disaster with Nick, Caleb, wants to pick up where they left off. Nick keeps pushing Lynsey towards fellow police officer Owen. And best friend Suzy is pushing her towards her brother, knowing the two of them were meant to be together. The problem is, no one asks Lynsey what she wants.
Nick is still hung up in the guilt that he never loved his wife, but the girl that he pushed away. He's convinced he's still not what Lynsey needs and pushes her towards everyone else, but never asks her what she wants
A lot happens in this short read and sometimes it felt like things were thrown in there to add a little meat to the story, but then that meat went no where (Suzy divorce, Evan and his rehabilitation). Personally, I would have liked the story to develop a bit more to include the impact of both of those events on Lynsey and Nick. However, it was a good read to start and finish just before going to bed on a rainy night.
Fast forward twenty years, we find Nick a widower and Lynsey moving back to her hometown of Unity after ending a relationship with a cheating rock star. Needing a place to stay until her house is finished, she ends up in Nick's guest room.
Lynsey finds herself right back in the same problem she had before she left Unity. The boy she used as a rebound after the disaster with Nick, Caleb, wants to pick up where they left off. Nick keeps pushing Lynsey towards fellow police officer Owen. And best friend Suzy is pushing her towards her brother, knowing the two of them were meant to be together. The problem is, no one asks Lynsey what she wants.
Nick is still hung up in the guilt that he never loved his wife, but the girl that he pushed away. He's convinced he's still not what Lynsey needs and pushes her towards everyone else, but never asks her what she wants
A lot happens in this short read and sometimes it felt like things were thrown in there to add a little meat to the story, but then that meat went no where (Suzy divorce, Evan and his rehabilitation). Personally, I would have liked the story to develop a bit more to include the impact of both of those events on Lynsey and Nick. However, it was a good read to start and finish just before going to bed on a rainy night.
seeingnight's review
2.0
GENRE: Contemporary Fiction
THEME: Romance/Drama
RECEIVED: For Review for CBLS
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Back to You is a book about past loves that are reunited many years later. I liked the concept of past loves meeting up again and trying to see if they have that spark again. But I felt that the story fell short and I couldn’t get into the book or it’s characters.
Lynsey is a successful writer but can’t seem to find that lasting relationship, especially like the one man she fell for when she was sixteen. But after a failed relationship she decides to move back to her hometown, where she faces her past love and the realization that they still belong together.
Lynsey had a lot of potential as a character but I just couldn’t connect to her with the details in the book. I wanted to know more about her writing and why she was determined to get married so quickly. I enjoyed her interaction with her best friend Suzy, I wished I got more detail with their friendship instead of just having Suzy push her brother at Lysney.
Nick, I liked his character the most. I feel it was because there was more detail about his life as a cop, his marriage that fell apart and is love for Lysney that never faded. I really pulled for this guy to open up to Lysney and accept that he needed her and still cares for her.
Overall this is a short novel, I felt it was rushed and I wanted more from both the plot and characters. There were characters, which I wanted to get to know more about and it would of added more depth to the storyline.. I did enjoy the relationship between Nick and Lysney, it was a sweet romance and held a lot of emotions for both of them. In the end this is just my opinion of this novel and all reviewers have different thoughts on novels.
THEME: Romance/Drama
RECEIVED: For Review for CBLS
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/
REVIEW:
Back to You is a book about past loves that are reunited many years later. I liked the concept of past loves meeting up again and trying to see if they have that spark again. But I felt that the story fell short and I couldn’t get into the book or it’s characters.
Lynsey is a successful writer but can’t seem to find that lasting relationship, especially like the one man she fell for when she was sixteen. But after a failed relationship she decides to move back to her hometown, where she faces her past love and the realization that they still belong together.
Lynsey had a lot of potential as a character but I just couldn’t connect to her with the details in the book. I wanted to know more about her writing and why she was determined to get married so quickly. I enjoyed her interaction with her best friend Suzy, I wished I got more detail with their friendship instead of just having Suzy push her brother at Lysney.
Nick, I liked his character the most. I feel it was because there was more detail about his life as a cop, his marriage that fell apart and is love for Lysney that never faded. I really pulled for this guy to open up to Lysney and accept that he needed her and still cares for her.
Overall this is a short novel, I felt it was rushed and I wanted more from both the plot and characters. There were characters, which I wanted to get to know more about and it would of added more depth to the storyline.. I did enjoy the relationship between Nick and Lysney, it was a sweet romance and held a lot of emotions for both of them. In the end this is just my opinion of this novel and all reviewers have different thoughts on novels.
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