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authorbgillilan's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 of 5 stars
I really enjoy reading books around the Christmas Holiday. So I was intrigued when I received Awake on Garland Street.
This book is a great read about second chances at love.
Brendan is a musician and chose his music and band over his love for Grace. Grace has always loved Brendan but when he left with his band, leaving her behind, she vowed to move on.
Eight years after the breakup. Brendan's band broke up....over a woman, so he has come back home. His Grandfather starts haunting him so he won't repeat his Grandfather's mistakes, losing the love of a good woman for the one-sided love of his music.
Grace has moved on, or so she claims, and is about to get married. But she can't go through with it. Her heart still belongs to Brendan.
They have the chance to try again, but when the wedge of his band starts coming back, will their love be strong enough to make it through.
I did enjoy Awake on Garland Street. It is a heartbreaking tale of love lost, wrong choices and life long regret. It is a bit slow to start with for my taste, but it is partly for a build up and information for the reader. It's a well thought out plot and a great character development.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book
B. Gillilan
I really enjoy reading books around the Christmas Holiday. So I was intrigued when I received Awake on Garland Street.
This book is a great read about second chances at love.
Brendan is a musician and chose his music and band over his love for Grace. Grace has always loved Brendan but when he left with his band, leaving her behind, she vowed to move on.
Eight years after the breakup. Brendan's band broke up....over a woman, so he has come back home. His Grandfather starts haunting him so he won't repeat his Grandfather's mistakes, losing the love of a good woman for the one-sided love of his music.
Grace has moved on, or so she claims, and is about to get married. But she can't go through with it. Her heart still belongs to Brendan.
They have the chance to try again, but when the wedge of his band starts coming back, will their love be strong enough to make it through.
I did enjoy Awake on Garland Street. It is a heartbreaking tale of love lost, wrong choices and life long regret. It is a bit slow to start with for my taste, but it is partly for a build up and information for the reader. It's a well thought out plot and a great character development.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book
B. Gillilan
becsa's review against another edition
3.0
Mary "Grace" Dawe has been nursing a broken heart for 8 years since Brendan O'Rourke left her to travel the world with his band, The Kissing Cod. Although she was engaged and almost married Chet, she couldn't go through with it.
Brendan has just come back into town after his band split up due to a woman. He has never gotten over Grace and now he is being haunted by his grandfather's ghost in his house. His grandfather can not move on until Brendan is able to set right what his grandfather was unable to do.
As Brendan and Grace try to figure out their feelings they are once again faced with the possibility of Brendan leaving. Will either have to make a sacrifice for love?
I liked this book but at times I found it so back and forth that it was a bit too much. I liked Brendan's grandfather's ghost and thought he was definitely an interesting one with a wild past.
I thought the whole band thing was just too ironic on why they split and why they were facing issues again and I thought Brendan was just too self-centered as it was all revolving around him.
Overall I enjoyed the book.
Brendan has just come back into town after his band split up due to a woman. He has never gotten over Grace and now he is being haunted by his grandfather's ghost in his house. His grandfather can not move on until Brendan is able to set right what his grandfather was unable to do.
As Brendan and Grace try to figure out their feelings they are once again faced with the possibility of Brendan leaving. Will either have to make a sacrifice for love?
I liked this book but at times I found it so back and forth that it was a bit too much. I liked Brendan's grandfather's ghost and thought he was definitely an interesting one with a wild past.
I thought the whole band thing was just too ironic on why they split and why they were facing issues again and I thought Brendan was just too self-centered as it was all revolving around him.
Overall I enjoyed the book.
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