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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Okay and now who will restore me? after the damage that reading this book has done to my heart, my love for writing and my love for love?
I don't know if any of the words I’ll write will give this book justice, or will give how much I loved it, the characters and their creator justice either.
A story about grief, second chances, selflessness, soft care, desire and the complexity of family. So well weaved because truly that's how I felt J.L Seegars did this story, she weaved it into being. There is a line in the book when she is crying to Mal where she describes the relationship as “The surprising beginning, the perfection of the middle and the devastation of the end” and I found it PERFECT to describe what Sloane and Dominic went through.
You should probably stop here for spoilers :)
now for the deets of my thoughts, first of all, this was a LONG book, probably the longest I have read in while! I mean 960 pages are no feat and I still flew through it in like 2 days! That's how much this story captured my heart.
The way that we learn about Eric and Sloane's relationship is so wonderfully done and understanding why Mama and Mal are so important to Sloane even after his passing makes so much sense as we learn more about her relationship with her mother. So I get where the insecurity of them finding out and the fear of losing them.
And Dom, oh my heart broke every time I read his POV, I mean I can't even imagine the heartbreak of meeting her first and watching her fall in love with his best friend, marry him, and then lose him and still just be holding back. I literally tear up thinking of it.
Their push and pull was literally electric, no other word. This is the first time I have read a twin flame story and fully believe in it. They were meant to be… and precisely in this way as Sloane said “I couldn’t have been yours if I wasn’t his first”… man so many lines from this book are going to be engraved in my heart for a long time. That whole scene at his place I was sobbing, I just love that is so fierce and real and complicated as fuck left to bare and it's not pretty at all and I enjoyed reading it so much. It didn't give me the same “we are fighting to give conflict in the third act” that books do, it was legitimately heartbreaking.
I am so grateful they found their way back to each other 12 years later and I am incredibly thankful to J.L Seegars for writing this book. For inspiring me to pick up the pen again, because reading writing like this? It's what lights my soul too.
Merged review:
Okay and now who will restore me? after the damage that reading this book has done to my heart, my love for writing and my love for love?
I don't know if any of the words I’ll write will give this book justice, or will give how much I loved it, the characters and their creator justice either.
A story about grief, second chances, selflessness, soft care, desire and the complexity of family. So well weaved because truly that's how I felt J.L Seegars did this story, she weaved it into being. There is a line in the book when she is crying to Mal where she describes the relationship as “The surprising beginning, the perfection of the middle and the devastation of the end” and I found it PERFECT to describe what Sloane and Dominic went through.
You should probably stop here for spoilers :)
now for the deets of my thoughts, first of all, this was a LONG book, probably the longest I have read in while! I mean 960 pages are no feat and I still flew through it in like 2 days! That's how much this story captured my heart.
The way that we learn about Eric and Sloane's relationship is so wonderfully done and understanding why Mama and Mal are so important to Sloane even after his passing makes so much sense as we learn more about her relationship with her mother. So I get where the insecurity of them finding out and the fear of losing them.
And Dom, oh my heart broke every time I read his POV, I mean I can't even imagine the heartbreak of meeting her first and watching her fall in love with his best friend, marry him, and then lose him and still just be holding back. I literally tear up thinking of it.
Their push and pull was literally electric, no other word. This is the first time I have read a twin flame story and fully believe in it. They were meant to be… and precisely in this way as Sloane said “I couldn’t have been yours if I wasn’t his first”… man so many lines from this book are going to be engraved in my heart for a long time. That whole scene at his place I was sobbing, I just love that is so fierce and real and complicated as fuck left to bare and it's not pretty at all and I enjoyed reading it so much. It didn't give me the same “we are fighting to give conflict in the third act” that books do, it was legitimately heartbreaking.
I am so grateful they found their way back to each other 12 years later and I am incredibly thankful to J.L Seegars for writing this book. For inspiring me to pick up the pen again, because reading writing like this? It's what lights my soul too.
I don't know if any of the words I’ll write will give this book justice, or will give how much I loved it, the characters and their creator justice either.
A story about grief, second chances, selflessness, soft care, desire and the complexity of family. So well weaved because truly that's how I felt J.L Seegars did this story, she weaved it into being. There is a line in the book when she is crying to Mal where she describes the relationship as “The surprising beginning, the perfection of the middle and the devastation of the end” and I found it PERFECT to describe what Sloane and Dominic went through.
You should probably stop here for spoilers :)
now for the deets of my thoughts, first of all, this was a LONG book, probably the longest I have read in while! I mean 960 pages are no feat and I still flew through it in like 2 days! That's how much this story captured my heart.
The way that we learn about Eric and Sloane's relationship is so wonderfully done and understanding why Mama and Mal are so important to Sloane even after his passing makes so much sense as we learn more about her relationship with her mother. So I get where the insecurity of them finding out and the fear of losing them.
And Dom, oh my heart broke every time I read his POV, I mean I can't even imagine the heartbreak of meeting her first and watching her fall in love with his best friend, marry him, and then lose him and still just be holding back. I literally tear up thinking of it.
Their push and pull was literally electric, no other word. This is the first time I have read a twin flame story and fully believe in it. They were meant to be… and precisely in this way as Sloane said “I couldn’t have been yours if I wasn’t his first”… man so many lines from this book are going to be engraved in my heart for a long time. That whole scene at his place I was sobbing, I just love that is so fierce and real and complicated as fuck left to bare and it's not pretty at all and I enjoyed reading it so much. It didn't give me the same “we are fighting to give conflict in the third act” that books do, it was legitimately heartbreaking.
I am so grateful they found their way back to each other 12 years later and I am incredibly thankful to J.L Seegars for writing this book. For inspiring me to pick up the pen again, because reading writing like this? It's what lights my soul too.
Merged review:
Okay and now who will restore me? after the damage that reading this book has done to my heart, my love for writing and my love for love?
I don't know if any of the words I’ll write will give this book justice, or will give how much I loved it, the characters and their creator justice either.
A story about grief, second chances, selflessness, soft care, desire and the complexity of family. So well weaved because truly that's how I felt J.L Seegars did this story, she weaved it into being. There is a line in the book when she is crying to Mal where she describes the relationship as “The surprising beginning, the perfection of the middle and the devastation of the end” and I found it PERFECT to describe what Sloane and Dominic went through.
You should probably stop here for spoilers :)
now for the deets of my thoughts, first of all, this was a LONG book, probably the longest I have read in while! I mean 960 pages are no feat and I still flew through it in like 2 days! That's how much this story captured my heart.
The way that we learn about Eric and Sloane's relationship is so wonderfully done and understanding why Mama and Mal are so important to Sloane even after his passing makes so much sense as we learn more about her relationship with her mother. So I get where the insecurity of them finding out and the fear of losing them.
And Dom, oh my heart broke every time I read his POV, I mean I can't even imagine the heartbreak of meeting her first and watching her fall in love with his best friend, marry him, and then lose him and still just be holding back. I literally tear up thinking of it.
Their push and pull was literally electric, no other word. This is the first time I have read a twin flame story and fully believe in it. They were meant to be… and precisely in this way as Sloane said “I couldn’t have been yours if I wasn’t his first”… man so many lines from this book are going to be engraved in my heart for a long time. That whole scene at his place I was sobbing, I just love that is so fierce and real and complicated as fuck left to bare and it's not pretty at all and I enjoyed reading it so much. It didn't give me the same “we are fighting to give conflict in the third act” that books do, it was legitimately heartbreaking.
I am so grateful they found their way back to each other 12 years later and I am incredibly thankful to J.L Seegars for writing this book. For inspiring me to pick up the pen again, because reading writing like this? It's what lights my soul too.
medium-paced
Restore Me by J.L. Seegars- Rating: 5/5⭐️
Sloane has always been at and with her late husband’s best friend Dominic Alexander. Until one night, Dom comes to her defense against a too-handsy drunk. When the two ended up having to work together on a renovation project, both come to terms with the supposed hate they had for each other as masking for something deeper.
LIKES:
👍🏾 As a stay-at-home mom that has really nothing going on in life, I LIVE for the drama of it all.
👍🏾 Coming into the book and seeing 470 pages for a romance book, I was immediately discouraged. But I am so glad I needed up reading because I really feel like this story needed the whole time. There was a lot to digest. Between their personal background, relationships with each other/exs/friends, and their dynamic slowly building from kind of enemies to lovers.
👍🏾 The writing was phenomenal from the very beginning. Riveting chemistry flowing off the pages from the banter into the romance. There were a lot of layers to this story that I enjoyed unraveling. Especially with the hits of the past bleeding into the storyline.
👍🏾 I’ve never felt so seen with the mother and mother-in-law differences. My mother is way more personalable and we have a deep rooted connection now, but growing up she worked a lot to make up for my emotionally absent father who eventually left us. So when I came into my husband’s life at 14 thrust into a family that wants to spend every waking minute together. It was just a different dynamic. Just as overwhelming and nosy but also born out of selflessness and life-altering love like Mama makes Sloane feel. We still have weekly calls, signed off with I love yous, and I can’t wait to get back to living close to her so that we can do our Friday lunch dates and Sunday family hangouts again. But also the whole miscarriage part as a person that has had one too. My heart broke all over again with her telling her story. “I
👍🏾 Dominick Alexander is my new book boyfriend. That man exudes calm cool and assertive sexuality. He is a MAN! I’m so glad I read most of this in privacy with my husband at drill or work, because ma’am, I was flustered by this man and his dirty mouth. Clenching my thighs together with my mouth hanging open going feral over him! Starting when he wiped the cake frosting off her mouth then licked it off his thumb!!!
DISLIKES:
👎🏾 I honestly cannot find one. This book was utter perfection! Might be my favorite romance EVER! Obsessed is an understatement.
Overall, I’ve had this one on my list forever from being recommended by my girl Natasha. And trust me, I’m fully kicking myself for not reading it sooner. I’m gonna devour the rest of the series and gonna need them as physicals for my shelf asap. There was so much love, heartbreak, tenderness, rawness, realness, and sexiness that I long for caught up in the writing of this book that made it a god-tier romance read, maybe my favorite ever. Highly, highly recommend.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Falling in love with your late husband’s best friend. He has loved her a lot longer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
This blew me away. One of the best books I've read all month. I took my time with it because it gave me very much Kennedy Ryan vibes with the longing and the angst. It was so beautifully written that I find it impossible to believe this is a debut. So glad I got onto this ARC team for this because I would have kicked myself if I had let this book pass me by. It had everything I was looking for without even knowing it. Enemies to lovers vibes, a sprinkle of taboo, grief, loss and the delicious dynamic between Dominic and Sloan was everything. Incredible and if you pick this up you are in for a treat for sure.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
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