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spowers2627's review
5.0
Blue Ink, the third book in the Blue Mountain series, tells the story of Charlotte and Ardan. These two characters come from different worlds, but seem to understand each other from the first meeting. I love this story of soul mates, love, family and mystery. Tess Thompson weaves these themes together seamlessly into a tale you cannot put down. I hope there will be another book in the series.
illidia316's review
5.0
Tess Thompson’s books are always great, and her newest, Blue Ink, is no exception. The characters that she creates are always amazing. They aren’t perfect, all have flaws that make them real enough to think that maybe, just maybe, people like this really exist out in the world. There is one more sibling left in this family, and I hope to read her future book soon.
laur_mckenzie's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
nutreads's review
5.0
Loved the mystery in this story. It kept my hooked right from the start. The characters are enjoyable and intriguing. This is the third book in the Blue Mountain series so it was wonderful catching up on old characters and seeing where life is taking them. Tess Thompson really put her heart into this book and it is obvious for the whole read, this is what pulled my heart into it as well.
crolovr's review
5.0
Blue Ink is the third book in the Blue Mountain Series. Even though this is the first book of the series I have read, I was able to follow the story. I will be going back to read the first two books as I love reading Charlotte and Arden's story. Tess writes interesting characters who find love at first sight. Blue Ink is about finding your soulmate, love, family, overcoming hardships, with a family mystery told through old letters. I highly recommend Blue Ink. Thank you Tess Thompson for an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
alstrath's review
4.0
Although this is the third book in the series it is definitely possible to read it as a standalone novel as no real previous knowledge of the content of the first two books is necessary to understand this story.
Charlotte Wilde finds herself broke (thanks to a no good ex who blew her savings) and "lost" in her life and takes a job (which she was recommended for by a psychic) caring for Mrs Lanigan, her ex-bosses mother-in-law, who has broken her hip in a fall due to vision issues.
Mrs Lanigan is a stubborn, old lady who is determined to get rid of Charlotte no matter what, just as she has with the other carers. But Charlotte is just as determined to not go as she needs this job to allow her time to work on a second novel.
A parcel arrives with letters between Mrs L's parents and Charlotte agrees to read them to Mrs L to piece together the mystery of her parents' past - in return Mrs L has to do certain tasks.
Arden Lanigan, her new boss, and Charlotte find themselves immediately drawn to each other as if they have known each other forever.
The letters bond Mrs L and Charlotte and they discover how similar the two of them are.
I found Charlotte to be very relate-able - a woman with normal body image thoughts - definitely a woman's woman - not a sculpted, idealized version of the media's woman.
Charlotte brings harmony to Ardan and his mother's relationship and she softens the edges of prickly Mrs L with her gentle but determined guidance aka letter reading bribery.
I enjoyed the story told via the letters - it gave Mrs L such an important gift - the view into her parents, who died when she was very young, and the circumstances that formed their relationship. The fact that Ardan inexplicably mirrored their story in his own book was also a nice touch.
And the "twist" - the past loves/lives angle was an unexpected departure from the usual Tess Thompson book, but it felt right.
And then the bump in the road - sweet, poor, fragile Felicity pops up to toss a spanner into the workings of a perfectly good, interconnected meeting of true soul mates. But then again if she hadn't popped up, this book would have been so much shorter, so I'll forgive her for the intrusion.
There were many sensitive topics touched upon in a gentle, classy way.
A great big happy ending with friends you love.
Charlotte Wilde finds herself broke (thanks to a no good ex who blew her savings) and "lost" in her life and takes a job (which she was recommended for by a psychic) caring for Mrs Lanigan, her ex-bosses mother-in-law, who has broken her hip in a fall due to vision issues.
Mrs Lanigan is a stubborn, old lady who is determined to get rid of Charlotte no matter what, just as she has with the other carers. But Charlotte is just as determined to not go as she needs this job to allow her time to work on a second novel.
A parcel arrives with letters between Mrs L's parents and Charlotte agrees to read them to Mrs L to piece together the mystery of her parents' past - in return Mrs L has to do certain tasks.
Arden Lanigan, her new boss, and Charlotte find themselves immediately drawn to each other as if they have known each other forever.
The letters bond Mrs L and Charlotte and they discover how similar the two of them are.
I found Charlotte to be very relate-able - a woman with normal body image thoughts - definitely a woman's woman - not a sculpted, idealized version of the media's woman.
Charlotte brings harmony to Ardan and his mother's relationship and she softens the edges of prickly Mrs L with her gentle but determined guidance aka letter reading bribery.
I enjoyed the story told via the letters - it gave Mrs L such an important gift - the view into her parents, who died when she was very young, and the circumstances that formed their relationship. The fact that Ardan inexplicably mirrored their story in his own book was also a nice touch.
And the "twist" - the past loves/lives angle was an unexpected departure from the usual Tess Thompson book, but it felt right.
And then the bump in the road - sweet, poor, fragile Felicity pops up to toss a spanner into the workings of a perfectly good, interconnected meeting of true soul mates. But then again if she hadn't popped up, this book would have been so much shorter, so I'll forgive her for the intrusion.
There were many sensitive topics touched upon in a gentle, classy way.
A great big happy ending with friends you love.
lsmoore43's review
5.0
I have loved this series from the start. It may just be my favorite series ever. The love, feelings, family, drama, dreams and much laughter that’s portrayed keep this story going. It’s so full of each emotion that you won’t be able to stop reading. This is the third book in the series and already I need the next one.
This book is told from Ardan Lanigan and Charlotte Wilde’s points. They meet when she arrives to take care of Ardan’s mother who is losing her sight and recovering from a broken hip. She’s a somewhat hard to please woman but through Charlotte’s caring and patience, she will become a very lovable woman. These two will make you laugh out loud a lot.
Charlotte and Ardan have a destiny. It’s quite simple really; they are destine to fall in love and live happily ever after. Ardan has not had much luck in the love department and neither has Charlotte. Charlotte has recently been burned by someone she thought she loved so has some trust issues. But then again she’s such a romantic. When they first meet is’s honestly LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. Without a doubt. They both feel it and are somewhat afraid to act on it. Ardan was told by Moonstone that Charlotte was his soulmate but he didn’t believe it. He was unsure if soulmates truly existed.
The first time he laid eyes on Charlotte he knew she was the one. The real thing. She’s beautiful in his eyes even though she thinks she is not. She’s just exactly what he wants in his life and he feels it deep inside. She knows that she has very strong feelings for him also. Very quickly they fall deeply in love. Charlotte is such a kind hearted woman and is even able to get through to Ms Lanigan. No one has been able to do that.
The love in these books will make you believe even if you don’t believe in soulmates or love at first site. I personally know it’s real. It’s all in the kiss.... Ardan and Charlotte both know from that first kiss they were destine to be together. It’s a story that will keep you up late wanting to find out what happens next. From the things Charlotte does to help Ms Lanigan to the love she has for someone she only knows for a very short time. She’s just exactly what Ardan needs in his life and he knows it. And he’s just what she needs.They have a love that transcends time and space. So strong that nothing can come between them.
I fell in love with the characters in this book. They took my breath away. Reading a true love story is a wonderful feeling. It gives hope that others will find that kind of happiness. If you don’t already believe in true love you will after reading this. If not for anyone other than Ardan and Charlotte. They have that deep love that comes from a place that you feel but don’t know exaclty how it came to be. That feeling that you have known this person even before you were born. In many other lifetimes. And hopefully lifetimes to come.
Some of my very favorite parts in this book, that touched me deeply are:
....and when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a love of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other’s sight, as I may say, even for a moment... Plato
What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that hey are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories. George Eliot
His kiss pushed aside the past and altered the course of my future. From that moment on, I belonged to Ardan Lanigan. I’d always belonged to him. I just hadn’t met him yet. (Nothing like a life altering kiss, right?)
“I’ve known from the first moment,” I said. “It’s you. It was you all along. I didn’t know where you were.”
“Like this sky,” she said. “I couldn’t see you, but you were here just the same.
“I’ve loved you for at least a dozen lifetimes. I’ll love yo for the rest of this one and the one after that and the one after that.”
The stars shone so brightly in that moment, the dark sky feared for its existence. I understood then that all the ways in which we love each other fed the stars, just as they fed us. Love would always outshine the darkness if ewe remembered our purpose.
Our only purpose. To love.
To love so fiercely an dfearlessly that hate shrinks and cowers and disappears.
This book will leave you breathless. Full of hope. Filled with love. It’s such a great love story. Even though there are parts that will make you cry, it’s just the way of life. With love like this you can endure almost anything. Thank you Tess Thompson for an ARC of such a wonderful book. From start to finish it’s beautiful. A kind of poetry of what true love really is and how you can overcome anything through true, heartfelt, soul touching LOVE!!
This book is told from Ardan Lanigan and Charlotte Wilde’s points. They meet when she arrives to take care of Ardan’s mother who is losing her sight and recovering from a broken hip. She’s a somewhat hard to please woman but through Charlotte’s caring and patience, she will become a very lovable woman. These two will make you laugh out loud a lot.
Charlotte and Ardan have a destiny. It’s quite simple really; they are destine to fall in love and live happily ever after. Ardan has not had much luck in the love department and neither has Charlotte. Charlotte has recently been burned by someone she thought she loved so has some trust issues. But then again she’s such a romantic. When they first meet is’s honestly LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. Without a doubt. They both feel it and are somewhat afraid to act on it. Ardan was told by Moonstone that Charlotte was his soulmate but he didn’t believe it. He was unsure if soulmates truly existed.
The first time he laid eyes on Charlotte he knew she was the one. The real thing. She’s beautiful in his eyes even though she thinks she is not. She’s just exactly what he wants in his life and he feels it deep inside. She knows that she has very strong feelings for him also. Very quickly they fall deeply in love. Charlotte is such a kind hearted woman and is even able to get through to Ms Lanigan. No one has been able to do that.
The love in these books will make you believe even if you don’t believe in soulmates or love at first site. I personally know it’s real. It’s all in the kiss.... Ardan and Charlotte both know from that first kiss they were destine to be together. It’s a story that will keep you up late wanting to find out what happens next. From the things Charlotte does to help Ms Lanigan to the love she has for someone she only knows for a very short time. She’s just exactly what Ardan needs in his life and he knows it. And he’s just what she needs.They have a love that transcends time and space. So strong that nothing can come between them.
I fell in love with the characters in this book. They took my breath away. Reading a true love story is a wonderful feeling. It gives hope that others will find that kind of happiness. If you don’t already believe in true love you will after reading this. If not for anyone other than Ardan and Charlotte. They have that deep love that comes from a place that you feel but don’t know exaclty how it came to be. That feeling that you have known this person even before you were born. In many other lifetimes. And hopefully lifetimes to come.
Some of my very favorite parts in this book, that touched me deeply are:
....and when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a love of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other’s sight, as I may say, even for a moment... Plato
What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that hey are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories. George Eliot
His kiss pushed aside the past and altered the course of my future. From that moment on, I belonged to Ardan Lanigan. I’d always belonged to him. I just hadn’t met him yet. (Nothing like a life altering kiss, right?)
“I’ve known from the first moment,” I said. “It’s you. It was you all along. I didn’t know where you were.”
“Like this sky,” she said. “I couldn’t see you, but you were here just the same.
“I’ve loved you for at least a dozen lifetimes. I’ll love yo for the rest of this one and the one after that and the one after that.”
The stars shone so brightly in that moment, the dark sky feared for its existence. I understood then that all the ways in which we love each other fed the stars, just as they fed us. Love would always outshine the darkness if ewe remembered our purpose.
Our only purpose. To love.
To love so fiercely an dfearlessly that hate shrinks and cowers and disappears.
This book will leave you breathless. Full of hope. Filled with love. It’s such a great love story. Even though there are parts that will make you cry, it’s just the way of life. With love like this you can endure almost anything. Thank you Tess Thompson for an ARC of such a wonderful book. From start to finish it’s beautiful. A kind of poetry of what true love really is and how you can overcome anything through true, heartfelt, soul touching LOVE!!
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