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A review by thebritishbibliophile
For You & No One Else by Roni Loren
4.0
'It's time for the therapist, to have some therapy in For You & No One Else by Roni Loren. And Beck Carter is the man for the job.' -- The British Bibliophile
I'm back with my second Roni Loren read and third book in her 'Say Everything' series, For You & No One Else. I signed up to read this book because I was impressed with my first Roni Loren read, a paperback ARC of What If You & Me, which was one of my top reads last year. I was keen for more and was eager to see if this read would deliver the same thrill and enjoyment.
Focus shifts away from our former main characters, Andi Lockley & Hill Dawson, shifting now to Eliza Catalano & Beck Carter. If, like me, you've read What If You & Me, you'll be somewhat already familiar with Eliza, now is the chance for you all to get to know her and where this story takes her and Beck with this read.
As a therapist, people expect you to have it together to help others in their own lives, the character of Eliza goes to prove and show how much we mask as people outwardly in society. Those in positions such as therapists often are struggling themselves with something as at the end of the day, they are as human as we are, and Eliza's own insecurities and pitfalls display--at least to Beck--what she is battling while on a quest to better the lives of those who are in her clientele. Where I can see some might criticise her character and her behaviour, there should be a moment also to pause and remember that this is fiction, and a character crafted by an author that can be taken anywhere and be anything. She is a character that represents a lot of us in means of how reliant, connected and accustom to social media we are, and the potential downfalls of going viral and/or having content published that might not put us in the best light and will ultimately give us a negative view and experience. Seeing her tackle the challenge ahead of her, thanks to Beck's help, was enjoyable to read and watch play out.
Did I wish there was a bit more steam between the two? Yes. The intimate scene were far and few between but again, this is the way Roni has chose to write their story and ultimately her goal and focus was not on their intimacy, but them in the world that demands so much out of each and every one of us. In a world where we're all connected in one big web, two people were to navigate it off-the-grid. Many messages and lessons came through from reading For You & No One Else which you'll discover as you read the book, and Roni has to be applauded for weaving them into the story.
Now the question is posed. What happens after the six months are up in which Eliza has vowed to give up social media? Will she be sucked in and return to life as before Beck came along? Or will she stay the course with a man who has turned both her world and her heart upside down and inside out? The result won't disappoint.
If you're looking for a read that steps outside of confines of real world circumstances, situations, characters and is a genuinely entertaining, comical and at times surprising, this is the book for you.
I'm back with my second Roni Loren read and third book in her 'Say Everything' series, For You & No One Else. I signed up to read this book because I was impressed with my first Roni Loren read, a paperback ARC of What If You & Me, which was one of my top reads last year. I was keen for more and was eager to see if this read would deliver the same thrill and enjoyment.
Focus shifts away from our former main characters, Andi Lockley & Hill Dawson, shifting now to Eliza Catalano & Beck Carter. If, like me, you've read What If You & Me, you'll be somewhat already familiar with Eliza, now is the chance for you all to get to know her and where this story takes her and Beck with this read.
As a therapist, people expect you to have it together to help others in their own lives, the character of Eliza goes to prove and show how much we mask as people outwardly in society. Those in positions such as therapists often are struggling themselves with something as at the end of the day, they are as human as we are, and Eliza's own insecurities and pitfalls display--at least to Beck--what she is battling while on a quest to better the lives of those who are in her clientele. Where I can see some might criticise her character and her behaviour, there should be a moment also to pause and remember that this is fiction, and a character crafted by an author that can be taken anywhere and be anything. She is a character that represents a lot of us in means of how reliant, connected and accustom to social media we are, and the potential downfalls of going viral and/or having content published that might not put us in the best light and will ultimately give us a negative view and experience. Seeing her tackle the challenge ahead of her, thanks to Beck's help, was enjoyable to read and watch play out.
Did I wish there was a bit more steam between the two? Yes. The intimate scene were far and few between but again, this is the way Roni has chose to write their story and ultimately her goal and focus was not on their intimacy, but them in the world that demands so much out of each and every one of us. In a world where we're all connected in one big web, two people were to navigate it off-the-grid. Many messages and lessons came through from reading For You & No One Else which you'll discover as you read the book, and Roni has to be applauded for weaving them into the story.
Now the question is posed. What happens after the six months are up in which Eliza has vowed to give up social media? Will she be sucked in and return to life as before Beck came along? Or will she stay the course with a man who has turned both her world and her heart upside down and inside out? The result won't disappoint.
If you're looking for a read that steps outside of confines of real world circumstances, situations, characters and is a genuinely entertaining, comical and at times surprising, this is the book for you.