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3.81 AVERAGE
Honestly I am not a fan of how this storyline turned out.
It had nothing to do with the original plot and somehow turned into a cancer book, which I normally don´t have anything against but not if the series started out completely different.
I was still annoyed with Mia and Adam and honestly I was done with the story.
I think the book could´ve been an awesome book if it ended after book one cause like I said this had nothing to do with the original storyline.
It was an okay read and well that´s about it.
It had nothing to do with the original plot and somehow turned into a cancer book, which I normally don´t have anything against but not if the series started out completely different.
I was still annoyed with Mia and Adam and honestly I was done with the story.
I think the book could´ve been an awesome book if it ended after book one cause like I said this had nothing to do with the original storyline.
It was an okay read and well that´s about it.
I think I would've liked this book a whole lot more if Mia had decided to not end her pregnancy. Not because I'm against abortion or anything like that, I fully support women having the right to choose what to do with their bodies. But everything would have been so much more dramatic! The stakes would've been infinitely higher!
Mia could've gotten to 7 months (or maybe 6 and a half) before collapsing, getting an emergency c-section and ending up in a coma after a rushed first chemo session (or surgery and radiation? considering her cancer would've have been a whole lot worse by this point).
The baby would have to be rushed to the NICU. And there you have all this feels! A brand-new mother fighting for her life, a new-born that you don't know if he/she will survive, and a first time father, heartbroken and terrified of losing both the woman he loves and the only thing he might have left of her if she happens to die. Wouldn't THAT have been so much better?
Plus, Adam would've been a witness to Mia deteriorating because of her choice to keep the baby. So you would get all that impotence and helplessness mixed up with his emotions of seeing the baby for the first time, feeling it move inside Mia... He would instinctively love the baby because it's his kid, but at the same time hate it for what it's doing to the love of his life. And most importantly, he would have to deal with all this overwhelming emotions once the baby was born, all by himself.
OMG I wanna read a book like that! I just got myself really excited!
So, yeah, you see why I was disappointed when Mia terminated her pregnancy.
From that point on, it was a lot of depressing moments, wordless fights, ignoring of mayor problems... the usual for Adam and Mia.
What I have to admit I really loved was the sort of game he made her to tell her how he felt about everything. That was unbelievable heartbreaking and at the same time totally sweet and adorable.
I wonder if we'll get to see Mia pregnant, or their kids in Jordan's book...
Mia could've gotten to 7 months (or maybe 6 and a half) before collapsing, getting an emergency c-section and ending up in a coma after a rushed first chemo session (or surgery and radiation? considering her cancer would've have been a whole lot worse by this point).
The baby would have to be rushed to the NICU. And there you have all this feels! A brand-new mother fighting for her life, a new-born that you don't know if he/she will survive, and a first time father, heartbroken and terrified of losing both the woman he loves and the only thing he might have left of her if she happens to die. Wouldn't THAT have been so much better?
Plus, Adam would've been a witness to Mia deteriorating because of her choice to keep the baby. So you would get all that impotence and helplessness mixed up with his emotions of seeing the baby for the first time, feeling it move inside Mia... He would instinctively love the baby because it's his kid, but at the same time hate it for what it's doing to the love of his life. And most importantly, he would have to deal with all this overwhelming emotions once the baby was born, all by himself.
OMG I wanna read a book like that! I just got myself really excited!
So, yeah, you see why I was disappointed when Mia terminated her pregnancy.
From that point on, it was a lot of depressing moments, wordless fights, ignoring of mayor problems... the usual for Adam and Mia.
What I have to admit I really loved was the sort of game he made her to tell her how he felt about everything. That was unbelievable heartbreaking and at the same time totally sweet and adorable.
I wonder if we'll get to see Mia pregnant, or their kids in Jordan's book...
Full review to come. It will be wordy. I have thoughts. LOTS OF THEM.
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OH. GOOD. LORD. Where do I even start with this review. I have so many, many thoughts. First of all, let me just say, that if this book were to stand on its own, away from the shadow of its predecessor, At Any Turn, it would be an excellent book. A truly moving and meaningful book that covered a lot of themes about loss and guilt, about the idea of choosing happiness, about what it means to be in a relationship and need someone and let yourself be vulnerable enough to ask for help.
HOWEVER, the problem is that I was still so irate over book 2 when I started reading this book, I hadn't quite gotten over my anger enough to really enjoy this book on its own. I actually think it's good that I didn't wait too long - either my anger would've festered and grown OR I would've stopped caring altogether and never read the third book in Adam and Mia's love story.
Let me first say this: I really, really don't like it when authors write a book that ends with a HEA for the couple, only for the writer to write a second book breaking said couple up so that the author can then write a THIRD book in order to bring said couple back together. I. HATE. THAT. TROPE. (Is that even considered a trope...I don't know.) I feel like it's a cheap ploy to prolong a story that really didn't need to be prolonged.
I had many complaints about book 2 but this is book 3 so we will not rehash old woulds here. However, my problems in book 3 were essentially an extension of my problems in book 2 as the third one picks up right where the 2nd one ends.
I'm going to go a little quote crazy here so bear with me and also don't read any further if you don't want to be spoiled and do intend to read this series.
"I don't need anyone to take care of me." His jaw tensed. "Bullshit." "Maybe I'm tough enough to get myself through it okay."
Girl. You have CANCER. YOU. HAVE. CANCER. Not to mention, you also are faced with a heartbreaking choice that has left you doubled over with guilt and pain and loss. Enough, ok? You need someone.
The supporting character of Heath really annoyed me in the previous book because, yes, he was put in a tough position but he, has he himself essentially admitted, did NOT do his friend any favors by letting her shut everyone out from what was happening in her life.
However, the supporting character of William? He speaks the truth.
I was angry with both of you," he said simply. "You were both behaving immaturely." HIGH. FIVE. WILLIAM.
"If you would have talked to each other, you wouldn't have had the problems that developed." Preach it, brother.
There's a point where both characters acknowledge the mistakes that have been made (and good grief, there were SO MANY) and Mia believes that their mutual inexperience with relationships is a big part of the reason for these mistakes. Ummm...NO. The idea of having good communication, of being open and honest in a relationship, of having mutual trust in a relationship, these are all such important foundational requirements in a relationship that even the most novice would be able to understand their importance in building a strong, successful relationship. I'm not saying they would always practice these things - but they would know that the existence of these things is what it takes to make a relationship work.
"I know," I agreed. "Maybe I just need to grow up." In which, Mia gets a clue. Look, I get it, she's 23, she's had a really, really, really tough year. But her choices and her lack of self-awareness...really just annoyed the crap out of me. I hate writing this - I feel like I'm being too harsh but I spent the last 3 nights and about $6 reading these three books so I feel entitled to have an opinion at this point.
I had no clue how to even go about finding out what his issue was. I could ask him, of course. *Hits head hard against a wall* WHAT?!? YOU MEAN ACTUALLY HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PERSON YOU LOVE?!? WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?!?
"That's the other difficulty...to deal with and stockpile the rightful resentment you've felt all these months. And you can't express the anger when the person you are angry with is so sick." Probably one of the most insightful statements uttered by Adam in this entire book. He gets to be angry. Hell, I was angry. And I could also understand the guilt that accompanied the anger because the person who was the rightful target of all that anger was also seriously sick.
I'll be honest, the last 2 books were tough for me, the 2nd one especially. But I really loved the writing and I think I really loved the last part of the 3rd book when they separated at Adam's insistence to work out their individual issues. And I liked how they came back together, how the game that brought them together in the first place played a huge role (pun completely intentional) in that.
I feel like the second book shouldn't have been as long and should've have involved as many lies and deceptions as it did because it really impacted how I felt about these characters. I had a tough time letting go of my anger and resentment at Mia. And yes, that was accompanied by guilt because she WAS seriously sick and dealing with a LOT of other stuff.
The reason I rated it 4 stars is because it was written really well and I think with some changes in the book that bridged book 1 to this one, it could've been a really magnificent love story. Sadly, though, book 2 exists and as such, definitely colored my view of this book.
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OH. GOOD. LORD. Where do I even start with this review. I have so many, many thoughts. First of all, let me just say, that if this book were to stand on its own, away from the shadow of its predecessor, At Any Turn, it would be an excellent book. A truly moving and meaningful book that covered a lot of themes about loss and guilt, about the idea of choosing happiness, about what it means to be in a relationship and need someone and let yourself be vulnerable enough to ask for help.
HOWEVER, the problem is that I was still so irate over book 2 when I started reading this book, I hadn't quite gotten over my anger enough to really enjoy this book on its own. I actually think it's good that I didn't wait too long - either my anger would've festered and grown OR I would've stopped caring altogether and never read the third book in Adam and Mia's love story.
Let me first say this: I really, really don't like it when authors write a book that ends with a HEA for the couple, only for the writer to write a second book breaking said couple up so that the author can then write a THIRD book in order to bring said couple back together. I. HATE. THAT. TROPE. (Is that even considered a trope...I don't know.) I feel like it's a cheap ploy to prolong a story that really didn't need to be prolonged.
I had many complaints about book 2 but this is book 3 so we will not rehash old woulds here. However, my problems in book 3 were essentially an extension of my problems in book 2 as the third one picks up right where the 2nd one ends.
I'm going to go a little quote crazy here so bear with me and also don't read any further if you don't want to be spoiled and do intend to read this series.
"I don't need anyone to take care of me." His jaw tensed. "Bullshit." "Maybe I'm tough enough to get myself through it okay."
Girl. You have CANCER. YOU. HAVE. CANCER. Not to mention, you also are faced with a heartbreaking choice that has left you doubled over with guilt and pain and loss. Enough, ok? You need someone.
The supporting character of Heath really annoyed me in the previous book because, yes, he was put in a tough position but he, has he himself essentially admitted, did NOT do his friend any favors by letting her shut everyone out from what was happening in her life.
However, the supporting character of William? He speaks the truth.
I was angry with both of you," he said simply. "You were both behaving immaturely." HIGH. FIVE. WILLIAM.
"If you would have talked to each other, you wouldn't have had the problems that developed." Preach it, brother.
There's a point where both characters acknowledge the mistakes that have been made (and good grief, there were SO MANY) and Mia believes that their mutual inexperience with relationships is a big part of the reason for these mistakes. Ummm...NO. The idea of having good communication, of being open and honest in a relationship, of having mutual trust in a relationship, these are all such important foundational requirements in a relationship that even the most novice would be able to understand their importance in building a strong, successful relationship. I'm not saying they would always practice these things - but they would know that the existence of these things is what it takes to make a relationship work.
"I know," I agreed. "Maybe I just need to grow up." In which, Mia gets a clue. Look, I get it, she's 23, she's had a really, really, really tough year. But her choices and her lack of self-awareness...really just annoyed the crap out of me. I hate writing this - I feel like I'm being too harsh but I spent the last 3 nights and about $6 reading these three books so I feel entitled to have an opinion at this point.
I had no clue how to even go about finding out what his issue was. I could ask him, of course. *Hits head hard against a wall* WHAT?!? YOU MEAN ACTUALLY HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PERSON YOU LOVE?!? WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?!?
"That's the other difficulty...to deal with and stockpile the rightful resentment you've felt all these months. And you can't express the anger when the person you are angry with is so sick." Probably one of the most insightful statements uttered by Adam in this entire book. He gets to be angry. Hell, I was angry. And I could also understand the guilt that accompanied the anger because the person who was the rightful target of all that anger was also seriously sick.
I'll be honest, the last 2 books were tough for me, the 2nd one especially. But I really loved the writing and I think I really loved the last part of the 3rd book when they separated at Adam's insistence to work out their individual issues. And I liked how they came back together, how the game that brought them together in the first place played a huge role (pun completely intentional) in that.
I feel like the second book shouldn't have been as long and should've have involved as many lies and deceptions as it did because it really impacted how I felt about these characters. I had a tough time letting go of my anger and resentment at Mia. And yes, that was accompanied by guilt because she WAS seriously sick and dealing with a LOT of other stuff.
The reason I rated it 4 stars is because it was written really well and I think with some changes in the book that bridged book 1 to this one, it could've been a really magnificent love story. Sadly, though, book 2 exists and as such, definitely colored my view of this book.
The whole scenario felt forced and cliche, designed for drama and to showcase how the characters react. They're each fighting the same fight, again, like they haven't learned anything in the past two books. Irritated to revisit the same arcs. Though Mia's actions are simply frustrating whereas Adam is playing the saint at times. I didn't feel the dual perspective helped that much, and at the end especially felt like it got bogged down in rallying between the two viewpoints. I didn't enjoy the specter of cancer through this book and the last, it lost the fun of the first book, which I loved, trying for "weight" with emotional duels and horrible subject matter. Also, I felt the geek references were too forced, like oh yeah, every good geek makes that one tardis joke. It reads like she went on one geek website to acquire appropriate geek references - reads like it's trying too hard. And it's probably the editor trying to make it welcoming to non-geeks, but it doesn't read like it was written by a gamer. An aside to explain what a boss is from a gaming veteran? Urk.
Loved the way the topic in this book was dealt. I will admit the first two book were a little annoying with the constant back and forth but it was worth it in the end. It had a realistic feel to it that most novels overlook when dealing with fictional relationships and all and was quite refreshing. I read the 5 years from now epilogue and it didn't really do anything for me, nor did the first Christmas excerpt because it didn't give any new or surprising information that was mentioned in the book like the endings of all the other characters lives besides the main two but over all super enjoyable, I really liked it.
4.5 stars.
What a roller coaster story for Adam and Emelia. From book 2 I knew this was going to be a toughie story and it was.....full of grief, hurt, anger, fear. Mia's journey through cancer is an absorbing experience. She is both weak and vulnerable but also impassively brave. Adam is distant. This was such a satisfying conclusion to their story, but don't forget to breathe!
What a roller coaster story for Adam and Emelia. From book 2 I knew this was going to be a toughie story and it was.....full of grief, hurt, anger, fear. Mia's journey through cancer is an absorbing experience. She is both weak and vulnerable but also impassively brave. Adam is distant. This was such a satisfying conclusion to their story, but don't forget to breathe!
Full review to come. It will be wordy. I have thoughts. LOTS OF THEM.
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OH. GOOD. LORD. Where do I even start with this review. I have so many, many thoughts. First of all, let me just say, that if this book were to stand on its own, away from the shadow of its predecessor, At Any Turn, it would be an excellent book. A truly moving and meaningful book that covered a lot of themes about loss and guilt, about the idea of choosing happiness, about what it means to be in a relationship and need someone and let yourself be vulnerable enough to ask for help.
HOWEVER, the problem is that I was still so irate over book 2 when I started reading this book, I hadn't quite gotten over my anger enough to really enjoy this book on its own. I actually think it's good that I didn't wait too long - either my anger would've festered and grown OR I would've stopped caring altogether and never read the third book in Adam and Mia's love story.
Let me first say this: I really, really don't like it when authors write a book that ends with a HEA for the couple, only for the writer to write a second book breaking said couple up so that the author can then write a THIRD book in order to bring said couple back together. I. HATE. THAT. TROPE. (Is that even considered a trope...I don't know.) I feel like it's a cheap ploy to prolong a story that really didn't need to be prolonged.
I had many complaints about book 2 but this is book 3 so we will not rehash old woulds here. However, my problems in book 3 were essentially an extension of my problems in book 2 as the third one picks up right where the 2nd one ends.
I'm going to go a little quote crazy here so bear with me and also don't read any further if you don't want to be spoiled and do intend to read this series.
"I don't need anyone to take care of me." His jaw tensed. "Bullshit." "Maybe I'm tough enough to get myself through it okay."
Girl. You have CANCER. YOU. HAVE. CANCER. Not to mention, you also are faced with a heartbreaking choice that has left you doubled over with guilt and pain and loss. Enough, ok? You need someone.
The supporting character of Heath really annoyed me in the previous book because, yes, he was put in a tough position but he, has he himself essentially admitted, did NOT do his friend any favors by letting her shut everyone out from what was happening in her life.
However, the supporting character of William? He speaks the truth.
I was angry with both of you," he said simply. "You were both behaving immaturely." HIGH. FIVE. WILLIAM.
"If you would have talked to each other, you wouldn't have had the problems that developed." Preach it, brother.
There's a point where both characters acknowledge the mistakes that have been made (and good grief, there were SO MANY) and Mia believes that their mutual inexperience with relationships is a big part of the reason for these mistakes. Ummm...NO. The idea of having good communication, of being open and honest in a relationship, of having mutual trust in a relationship, these are all such important foundational requirements in a relationship that even the most novice would be able to understand their importance in building a strong, successful relationship. I'm not saying they would always practice these things - but they would know that the existence of these things is what it takes to make a relationship work.
"I know," I agreed. "Maybe I just need to grow up." In which, Mia gets a clue. Look, I get it, she's 23, she's had a really, really, really tough year. But her choices and her lack of self-awareness...really just annoyed the crap out of me. I hate writing this - I feel like I'm being too harsh but I spent the last 3 nights and about $6 reading these three books so I feel entitled to have an opinion at this point.
I had no clue how to even go about finding out what his issue was. I could ask him, of course. *Hits head hard against a wall* WHAT?!? YOU MEAN ACTUALLY HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PERSON YOU LOVE?!? WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?!?
"That's the other difficulty...to deal with and stockpile the rightful resentment you've felt all these months. And you can't express the anger when the person you are angry with is so sick." Probably one of the most insightful statements uttered by Adam in this entire book. He gets to be angry. Hell, I was angry. And I could also understand the guilt that accompanied the anger because the person who was the rightful target of all that anger was also seriously sick.
I'll be honest, the last 2 books were tough for me, the 2nd one especially. But I really loved the writing and I think I really loved the last part of the 3rd book when they separated at Adam's insistence to work out their individual issues. And I liked how they came back together, how the game that brought them together in the first place played a huge role (pun completely intentional) in that.
I feel like the second book shouldn't have been as long and should've have involved as many lies and deceptions as it did because it really impacted how I felt about these characters. I had a tough time letting go of my anger and resentment at Mia. And yes, that was accompanied by guilt because she WAS seriously sick and dealing with a LOT of other stuff.
The reason I rated it 4 stars is because it was written really well and I think with some changes in the book that bridged book 1 to this one, it could've been a really magnificent love story. Sadly, though, book 2 exists and as such, definitely colored my view of this book.
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OH. GOOD. LORD. Where do I even start with this review. I have so many, many thoughts. First of all, let me just say, that if this book were to stand on its own, away from the shadow of its predecessor, At Any Turn, it would be an excellent book. A truly moving and meaningful book that covered a lot of themes about loss and guilt, about the idea of choosing happiness, about what it means to be in a relationship and need someone and let yourself be vulnerable enough to ask for help.
HOWEVER, the problem is that I was still so irate over book 2 when I started reading this book, I hadn't quite gotten over my anger enough to really enjoy this book on its own. I actually think it's good that I didn't wait too long - either my anger would've festered and grown OR I would've stopped caring altogether and never read the third book in Adam and Mia's love story.
Let me first say this: I really, really don't like it when authors write a book that ends with a HEA for the couple, only for the writer to write a second book breaking said couple up so that the author can then write a THIRD book in order to bring said couple back together. I. HATE. THAT. TROPE. (Is that even considered a trope...I don't know.) I feel like it's a cheap ploy to prolong a story that really didn't need to be prolonged.
I had many complaints about book 2 but this is book 3 so we will not rehash old woulds here. However, my problems in book 3 were essentially an extension of my problems in book 2 as the third one picks up right where the 2nd one ends.
I'm going to go a little quote crazy here so bear with me and also don't read any further if you don't want to be spoiled and do intend to read this series.
"I don't need anyone to take care of me." His jaw tensed. "Bullshit." "Maybe I'm tough enough to get myself through it okay."
Girl. You have CANCER. YOU. HAVE. CANCER. Not to mention, you also are faced with a heartbreaking choice that has left you doubled over with guilt and pain and loss. Enough, ok? You need someone.
The supporting character of Heath really annoyed me in the previous book because, yes, he was put in a tough position but he, has he himself essentially admitted, did NOT do his friend any favors by letting her shut everyone out from what was happening in her life.
However, the supporting character of William? He speaks the truth.
I was angry with both of you," he said simply. "You were both behaving immaturely." HIGH. FIVE. WILLIAM.
"If you would have talked to each other, you wouldn't have had the problems that developed." Preach it, brother.
There's a point where both characters acknowledge the mistakes that have been made (and good grief, there were SO MANY) and Mia believes that their mutual inexperience with relationships is a big part of the reason for these mistakes. Ummm...NO. The idea of having good communication, of being open and honest in a relationship, of having mutual trust in a relationship, these are all such important foundational requirements in a relationship that even the most novice would be able to understand their importance in building a strong, successful relationship. I'm not saying they would always practice these things - but they would know that the existence of these things is what it takes to make a relationship work.
"I know," I agreed. "Maybe I just need to grow up." In which, Mia gets a clue. Look, I get it, she's 23, she's had a really, really, really tough year. But her choices and her lack of self-awareness...really just annoyed the crap out of me. I hate writing this - I feel like I'm being too harsh but I spent the last 3 nights and about $6 reading these three books so I feel entitled to have an opinion at this point.
I had no clue how to even go about finding out what his issue was. I could ask him, of course. *Hits head hard against a wall* WHAT?!? YOU MEAN ACTUALLY HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PERSON YOU LOVE?!? WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS?!?
"That's the other difficulty...to deal with and stockpile the rightful resentment you've felt all these months. And you can't express the anger when the person you are angry with is so sick." Probably one of the most insightful statements uttered by Adam in this entire book. He gets to be angry. Hell, I was angry. And I could also understand the guilt that accompanied the anger because the person who was the rightful target of all that anger was also seriously sick.
I'll be honest, the last 2 books were tough for me, the 2nd one especially. But I really loved the writing and I think I really loved the last part of the 3rd book when they separated at Adam's insistence to work out their individual issues. And I liked how they came back together, how the game that brought them together in the first place played a huge role (pun completely intentional) in that.
I feel like the second book shouldn't have been as long and should've have involved as many lies and deceptions as it did because it really impacted how I felt about these characters. I had a tough time letting go of my anger and resentment at Mia. And yes, that was accompanied by guilt because she WAS seriously sick and dealing with a LOT of other stuff.
The reason I rated it 4 stars is because it was written really well and I think with some changes in the book that bridged book 1 to this one, it could've been a really magnificent love story. Sadly, though, book 2 exists and as such, definitely colored my view of this book.