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twounrulygirls's review against another edition
3.0
Quick..cute story. I enjoyed it. Fell for Colin. I'm such a ho.
jada_n's review against another edition
1.0
Ughhhh this book started off so good then it died a fiery death, I'm surprised I was able to ready the rest of the book with how much I rolled my eyes
jeaniewrites's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be sweet! The beginning had me intrigued, the middle left me a bit and I kinda had to force myself to continue, but toward the end it picked back up and had my attention. I wouldn't say it was mind blowing, but it was sweet and easy to envision! So all in all, 4 stars!
greylandreviews's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very good NA novel. It kept my attention and never got boring. Touches your feels a little bit, like a Jessica Sorensen novel. I'll write a review later
debdatta's review against another edition
3.0
For Emmie Hayes everything happens very quickly. She falls in love early, gets married early and then at 26 she finds herself as a widow. She had given up her dreams and the best years of her life to Ashton and in return all she had was an abusive relationship. She had finally had the courage to walk out on Ashton with him threatening her to kill himself. What she hadn’t expected was Ashton to follow through. And now she feels the burden of it all – the lost years, the abuse and the suicide. Finally she decides that it was time for her to try and move on, and so she moves to New York to follow her dream of finishing art school from there. She is determined and focused about what she wants and doesn’t want in her new life till she meets Collin Bennet!
Emmie is a character that is both annoying and admirable. She shows great strength by walking out of an abusive relationship on her own. It is a very difficult thing to do and she did it with her head held high. But then the rest of the story takes over and she starts to be annoying. I understand that it is impossible to walk out of such a situation without some emotional scars and initially I did feel for her. But then with time when she continues to refuse to believe in the people around her who try to help and convince her that Ashton’s death wasn’t her fault she starts to irritate me. After a point it even feels like Emmie actually enjoys pitying herself and wallowing nature. Colin on the other hand is what every girl dreams of… Handsome, caring, patient and not a nonsensical bone in his body. I loved how he was always direct about everything. The characters compliment the plot which pretty simple and straightforward. The author’s style of narration is pretty easy to like.
Overall, it was an entertaining read!
Emmie is a character that is both annoying and admirable. She shows great strength by walking out of an abusive relationship on her own. It is a very difficult thing to do and she did it with her head held high. But then the rest of the story takes over and she starts to be annoying. I understand that it is impossible to walk out of such a situation without some emotional scars and initially I did feel for her. But then with time when she continues to refuse to believe in the people around her who try to help and convince her that Ashton’s death wasn’t her fault she starts to irritate me. After a point it even feels like Emmie actually enjoys pitying herself and wallowing nature. Colin on the other hand is what every girl dreams of… Handsome, caring, patient and not a nonsensical bone in his body. I loved how he was always direct about everything. The characters compliment the plot which pretty simple and straightforward. The author’s style of narration is pretty easy to like.
Overall, it was an entertaining read!
mike_bolter's review against another edition
4.0
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This is one of those books that’s really going to be hit or miss in some spots with people, myself included. I always shoot for a spoiler free review so my apologies if it’s too vague.
“Well that started with a bang.” That was my first thought after I finished the prologue. Probably not the most PC of puns, but that’s where my weird brain went. But what that really means is that it starts off really strong, short, to the point, and didn’t drag out a bad situation.
Almost all of the rest of the story I enjoyed, it was well written, with what I thought was a good balance of funny, sad, sexy, and dramatic. Although, wow that escalated quickly! (You’ll know what I mean when you get there) And I Iiked that Clementine was a pretty moderate character, not too wishy-washy and not too domineering, a little insecure but not ridiculously so like some characters can be. Sure she’s stubborn, but that’s kind of the point of the story! See it’s in the title! The other characters were pretty enjoyable too. Well not those two, but Colin, Christian, and Paige. I would love to have had some more time with Clementine’s Mom and Colin, I have a feeling they would be a hoot together. And I hope Christian and Paige get their own story, it seems like there’s a lot to be told with them.
The ending though, not that I didn’t like it, but it felt somehow unfinished to me. It seems like there’s some loose story threads dangling around that haven’t been tied up enough to really have a finish? It’s tough to describe but there it is.
(I just noticed that there is another novel “Only In Dreams” which is Paige’s story! Now if only my hopes for winning lottery numbers worked so quickly)
This is one of those books that’s really going to be hit or miss in some spots with people, myself included. I always shoot for a spoiler free review so my apologies if it’s too vague.
“Well that started with a bang.” That was my first thought after I finished the prologue. Probably not the most PC of puns, but that’s where my weird brain went. But what that really means is that it starts off really strong, short, to the point, and didn’t drag out a bad situation.
Almost all of the rest of the story I enjoyed, it was well written, with what I thought was a good balance of funny, sad, sexy, and dramatic. Although, wow that escalated quickly! (You’ll know what I mean when you get there) And I Iiked that Clementine was a pretty moderate character, not too wishy-washy and not too domineering, a little insecure but not ridiculously so like some characters can be. Sure she’s stubborn, but that’s kind of the point of the story! See it’s in the title! The other characters were pretty enjoyable too. Well not those two, but Colin, Christian, and Paige. I would love to have had some more time with Clementine’s Mom and Colin, I have a feeling they would be a hoot together. And I hope Christian and Paige get their own story, it seems like there’s a lot to be told with them.
The ending though, not that I didn’t like it, but it felt somehow unfinished to me. It seems like there’s some loose story threads dangling around that haven’t been tied up enough to really have a finish? It’s tough to describe but there it is.
(I just noticed that there is another novel “Only In Dreams” which is Paige’s story! Now if only my hopes for winning lottery numbers worked so quickly)
pattyfgd's review against another edition
4.0
--I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
This was a highly charged, emotional book as I was listening to it. Emmy, a very young widow is plagued with the guilt of her husband's suicide. She moves to NYC to continue her education which had been put on hold and finds a roommate and a hot new landlord. Initially their meeting is very cold, but as Em gets to know Colin, she finds him to be compassionate, warm and loving. She just cannot tell him about her past. She is stalked, and later finds out why this man is following her...it's a little creepy! Colin finally wins her over, but they have to go through many obstacles to get to their HEA. The supporting cast of characters in this book is brilliant. Emmy's roommate, Paige and her boyfriend(and Colin's brother) Christian both add their flavor to the book, leaving it wide open for book two and what will happen with Christian.
I have to say, I love Caitlyn Kelly. Her narrations are spot on, always have the exact inflection to bring the scene to life and her voices are good and distinguishable. She is a pleasure to listen to.
This was a highly charged, emotional book as I was listening to it. Emmy, a very young widow is plagued with the guilt of her husband's suicide. She moves to NYC to continue her education which had been put on hold and finds a roommate and a hot new landlord. Initially their meeting is very cold, but as Em gets to know Colin, she finds him to be compassionate, warm and loving. She just cannot tell him about her past. She is stalked, and later finds out why this man is following her...it's a little creepy! Colin finally wins her over, but they have to go through many obstacles to get to their HEA. The supporting cast of characters in this book is brilliant. Emmy's roommate, Paige and her boyfriend(and Colin's brother) Christian both add their flavor to the book, leaving it wide open for book two and what will happen with Christian.
I have to say, I love Caitlyn Kelly. Her narrations are spot on, always have the exact inflection to bring the scene to life and her voices are good and distinguishable. She is a pleasure to listen to.
charms1976's review against another edition
3.0
Clementine “Emmie” Hayes has a terrible secret. She used to be married and had told her husband she was going to leave him. Her husband commits suicide as she walks out the door and she leaves town after the funeral to live her life and bury the past. She rents an apartment with a young woman she meets in a taxi who happens to be dating the landlords brother. The landlord is Colin Bennett. Emmie tries to resist him romantically and they build a friendship. While the friendship slowly grows into something more, her past comes back to haunt her.
This story ended up being just an okay read for me. I liked the character of Colin. He was a great guy who was financially well off, worked with his hands, sexy good looks, and all around good guy. Emmie is led to believe that he is player, but he didn’t really come off as one to me. Emmie wasn’t a character that I really enjoyed. Yes, she had a tragic past, but it felt like it was forced on the reader to feel sorry for her. The so called bad guys weren’t too much of surprise and in all honesty, I can’t even remember much about this book hours after finishing it. It just didn’t stand out to me.
I would have to say that the only real thing I liked about this book was the characters of Colin and his brother Christian. I will more than likely end up reading the next book in the series, but it isn’t something I would rush out to buy.
This story ended up being just an okay read for me. I liked the character of Colin. He was a great guy who was financially well off, worked with his hands, sexy good looks, and all around good guy. Emmie is led to believe that he is player, but he didn’t really come off as one to me. Emmie wasn’t a character that I really enjoyed. Yes, she had a tragic past, but it felt like it was forced on the reader to feel sorry for her. The so called bad guys weren’t too much of surprise and in all honesty, I can’t even remember much about this book hours after finishing it. It just didn’t stand out to me.
I would have to say that the only real thing I liked about this book was the characters of Colin and his brother Christian. I will more than likely end up reading the next book in the series, but it isn’t something I would rush out to buy.
ptorrens's review against another edition
1.0
Ew.
This book was a struggle to get through. If it hadn't been so short I wouldn't have finished. The story was predictable, characters were boring, storyline had no depth. Nothing was fleshed out. Just skip it.
This book was a struggle to get through. If it hadn't been so short I wouldn't have finished. The story was predictable, characters were boring, storyline had no depth. Nothing was fleshed out. Just skip it.