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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
A bit too violent for me. Sadie is trying to divorce her abusive husband, but he is determined not to let her go. The only person willing to stand up to her husband and give her a job, is Dawson who was found not guilty of the murders of his adoptive parents - though the rest of the town is not ready to admit his innocence. Finding someone who sees the best in you after being beaten down makes it hard to say no to attraction...
(While this technically picks up after Finding Our Forever, it really is more of a stand alone story. Dawson’s story was vaguely brought up in the first book and a few of the characters make another appearance, but No One But You really is self-contained.)
I really enjoyed the bit of mystery and danger that Novak brings into play here. She’s also a writer of suspense books so you get that darker feel but it is an underplay to the emotions which are so very important.
Sadie’s got problems with her ex and is trying very hard to find a way to support herself and her son … even if it means working for a man accused of killing his adoptive parents. But once she meets Dawson she starts to think that things may not be as everyone believes. His big heart and strength of character calls to her.
Dawson knows he;s innocent and now that he’s been acquitted by the court he just wants to make a home so he can get his sister back. He needs help and that help turns out to be Sadie. She may look like life has gotten the best of her but she’s got so much heart and determination that he has to admire her for it.
As these two begin to get to know each other, they slowly become friends and each other’s champions. But with her wily ex and the townsfolk who aren’t so quick to forget what he supposedly did, it won’t be easy. As their feelings grow into something more they take on more and more for each other, working to find a way to have a future together.
While there were parts in No One But You that had me holding my breath to find out what happened next, it is the layers of emotion and the people that Novak skillfully develops that keep me coming back for more of her stories.
*** I voluntarily read a Review Copy of this book. All opinions stated are solely my own and no one else’s. ***
I really enjoyed the bit of mystery and danger that Novak brings into play here. She’s also a writer of suspense books so you get that darker feel but it is an underplay to the emotions which are so very important.
Sadie’s got problems with her ex and is trying very hard to find a way to support herself and her son … even if it means working for a man accused of killing his adoptive parents. But once she meets Dawson she starts to think that things may not be as everyone believes. His big heart and strength of character calls to her.
Dawson knows he;s innocent and now that he’s been acquitted by the court he just wants to make a home so he can get his sister back. He needs help and that help turns out to be Sadie. She may look like life has gotten the best of her but she’s got so much heart and determination that he has to admire her for it.
As these two begin to get to know each other, they slowly become friends and each other’s champions. But with her wily ex and the townsfolk who aren’t so quick to forget what he supposedly did, it won’t be easy. As their feelings grow into something more they take on more and more for each other, working to find a way to have a future together.
While there were parts in No One But You that had me holding my breath to find out what happened next, it is the layers of emotion and the people that Novak skillfully develops that keep me coming back for more of her stories.
*** I voluntarily read a Review Copy of this book. All opinions stated are solely my own and no one else’s. ***
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was quite emotionally and psychologically challenging to read due to the… abundance of abuse scenes. So if abuse triggers you, please be careful. It zapped a lot of my mental strength reading this.
So I wouldn’t call this book a romance. The romance between Sadie and Dawson was not exactly the focal point—they didn’t spend a lot of time together where it was just them in a romance bubble. Hell, they didn’t even know that much about each other by the end of the book.
This book was more like how Sadie was finally able to escape abuse, and how Dawson was the only one bothering to help her escape by any means necessary. And this book was also good at depicting how abuse is a collective effort—not just from the abuser themselves, but also the people around them (friends, family, neighborhood) enabling the abuse inflicted on the victim—and that the stakes were high for the victim when the abuser was an authority figure in the community.
So yeah. I’ll say the romance was not the focal point of this book.
So I wouldn’t call this book a romance. The romance between Sadie and Dawson was not exactly the focal point—they didn’t spend a lot of time together where it was just them in a romance bubble. Hell, they didn’t even know that much about each other by the end of the book.
This book was more like how Sadie was finally able to escape abuse, and how Dawson was the only one bothering to help her escape by any means necessary. And this book was also good at depicting how abuse is a collective effort—not just from the abuser themselves, but also the people around them (friends, family, neighborhood) enabling the abuse inflicted on the victim—and that the stakes were high for the victim when the abuser was an authority figure in the community.
So yeah. I’ll say the romance was not the focal point of this book.
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had me on the edge of my seat. I wasn't expecting my heart to beat out of my chest. Well done, Mrs. Novak! I am not usually one for suspense, but this had just enough of it.
I didn’t realize this was a harlequin book when I bought it. It’s a typical harlequin romance with a somewhat substantial plot. There are really no surprises to how the book ends. I rate it 3.5.
I listened to the audio book and the narrator was just ok. Her little boy voice was annoying. I had a hard time differentiating between conversation dialogue and internal dialogue, but I’d blame that partially on the author. I think I’d have enjoyed it more as a paperback so I could skim through some parts.
I listened to the audio book and the narrator was just ok. Her little boy voice was annoying. I had a hard time differentiating between conversation dialogue and internal dialogue, but I’d blame that partially on the author. I think I’d have enjoyed it more as a paperback so I could skim through some parts.
I loved it! I couldn't put it down!!! Can't wait for the next visit to Silver Springs.