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dajoyofit's review
4.0
I loved, loved, loves this book. I couldn't put this one down. It had me laughing and crying. It's about love, tragedy, and rising above adversity. The story is written from Water's POV (the now) and Jesse's POV (then). I was afraid it was going to be confusing, but it really worked, making the story even that much better.
whatsthestorywishbone's review
3.0
Tried this due to my like of the wild series. It is told from 2 points of view: the past (Jesse) and modern day (water). I liked the modern day story, girl with amnesia gets taken in by a small town family, and tries to get back her memories. I had trouble with the past story because it had a lot to do with abuse and was just hard to listen to. The audio book reader probably didn’t help. I didn’t find the connection between the two main characters strong enough. Would have been better with some modern day story from Jesse’s perspective and some past perspective from water. It was an interesting premise and I appreciated the writing but probably won’t go on to read the rest of this series.
kaciazoerner's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
fatimac's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
4.25
I don’t always enjoy the ‘back and forth’ between time lines, but that doesnt affect my rating with this book because as cliche as forgetting your memory and falling in love with the same person trope is, I love it and I think it was executed beautifully
cadyly's review against another edition
4.0
First book recommended to me in 2019!
I liked this story a lot. It wasn't a thriller and it didn't have a heart-racing pace. There's an analogy in the story about truth being like buried water and no matter what you do, it will always find a way to the surface. The plot of this book is like that as well. There's nothing sudden, but page after page, more and more is revealed until you have all the pieces.
It was slow, but satisfying. I loved the characters; they each had a unique voice and motivations. This was more a tale of resiliency and peace in the day-to-day and coming to terms with who you are in your current situation, which I found to be refreshing.
I liked this story a lot. It wasn't a thriller and it didn't have a heart-racing pace. There's an analogy in the story about truth being like buried water and no matter what you do, it will always find a way to the surface. The plot of this book is like that as well. There's nothing sudden, but page after page, more and more is revealed until you have all the pieces.
It was slow, but satisfying. I loved the characters; they each had a unique voice and motivations. This was more a tale of resiliency and peace in the day-to-day and coming to terms with who you are in your current situation, which I found to be refreshing.
erin_renee's review against another edition
4.0
4⭐️
I loved how this book alternated between Water’s POV in the present (and her coping with her new life without any memory of her old life) and Jesse in the past with events leading up to Water’s assault. It is a unique storytelling experience - each chapter peals away another layer of the onion until you get to the whole truth.
I loved how this book alternated between Water’s POV in the present (and her coping with her new life without any memory of her old life) and Jesse in the past with events leading up to Water’s assault. It is a unique storytelling experience - each chapter peals away another layer of the onion until you get to the whole truth.
bananaship's review
4.0
K.A. Tucker is one of the few authors I go back to when it comes to NA. I have come to enjoy her writing, and her stories has evolved into solid structures that it is far from all NA cliches.
I enjoyed this book, it was a refreshing read amidst everything that happened to our main girl. It's not a shallow back story too, I would say it's solid to argue.
My peeve on this story is that 90% into it and when every loop hole was explained, I felt somewhat cheated. I mean it was a good build up, although clearly even in the beginning, we already know what happened to her-- what happened after is the issue. Cheated in a way that the situation became convenient for every character. I am not condoning all things that went down, but how handy must it have been Water to get what she wants. You deserved it. Yes. But it's not every day that everything goes to the you want it to be. That sounds bitter but it's my two cents. ;)
I enjoyed this book, it was a refreshing read amidst everything that happened to our main girl. It's not a shallow back story too, I would say it's solid to argue.
My peeve on this story is that 90% into it and when every loop hole was explained, I felt somewhat cheated. I mean it was a good build up, although clearly even in the beginning, we already know what happened to her-- what happened after is the issue. Cheated in a way that the situation became convenient for every character. I am not condoning all things that went down, but how handy must it have been Water to get what she wants. You deserved it. Yes. But it's not every day that everything goes to the you want it to be. That sounds bitter but it's my two cents. ;)
xxbooksilovexx's review against another edition
4.0
Great listen by KA Tucker. This book has more suspense than romance. But I still enjoyed. Alex's story was gut wrenching. But I'm so glad that Alex & Jesse got their HEA. Amazing Narration by Elizabeth Louise & Josh Goodman (he's a new to me narrator)