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Twelve Hours in Manhattan by Maan Gabriel
3.0
Wow, what a ride this book's been!
This book is not your go-to if you're looking for something fun, entertaining and light to read. I'm actually still trying to recover from everything Twelve Hours In Manhattan made me feel and I'm not sure I'm being 100% successful right now.
The story follows Bianca Curtis who is, literally, at the brink of losing everything: she didn't get the job she was sure she would, and she's about to get evicted from her house. So she decides that the best decision in the middle of all is to get drunk in a bar in Manhattan.
Enters Eric - a mysterious, thoughtful and handsome stranger who starts conversation with Bianca and who, as Bianca finds out a bit later, is the most famous Korean celebrity - Park Hyun Min.
Hyun Min is actually in New York City for one night only to escape the pressure of his own fame.
Conversation after conversation, these two strangers spend 12 magical hours together, pouring their heart and soul out for one another, and falling in love.
I adored getting to know Bianca and Eric. Biana with Eric. Eric with Bianca.
Them meeting, become acquainted, getting to know the struggles and dreams they didn't dare to share with closest friends, and seeing them creating something so especial that only belongs to the two of them.
Their connection is unique and their love is so special, and whilst going through the book you just want to press pause and live in those 12 hours forever, where they're happy and when they're together and where real life doesn't get in the way.
But as Cinderella's fairytale came to an end, Bianca, too, must return to her life and say goodbye to this beautiful stranger who, in just 12 hours, changed her life forever. Little did Bianca know that the scary reality waiting for her wasn't only about losing her house, but about a big tragedy she definitely wasn't expecting.
Even though this book has romance and second chances and the long journey towards true love, it's full of so many sad, tragic moments that just make your heart ache. It really is more about Bianca's personal journey and getting to where she's supposed to rather than a love story.
I genuinely feel for Bianca. She's a strong woman, but it was painful to get to know her life and everything she's been though all the years.
But it also makes me happy the long way she went and that, ultimately, she really got her life to a place she wanted to.
Thank you NetGalley, She Writes Press and Maan Gabriel for the ARC of this book.
This book is not your go-to if you're looking for something fun, entertaining and light to read. I'm actually still trying to recover from everything Twelve Hours In Manhattan made me feel and I'm not sure I'm being 100% successful right now.
The story follows Bianca Curtis who is, literally, at the brink of losing everything: she didn't get the job she was sure she would, and she's about to get evicted from her house. So she decides that the best decision in the middle of all is to get drunk in a bar in Manhattan.
Enters Eric - a mysterious, thoughtful and handsome stranger who starts conversation with Bianca and who, as Bianca finds out a bit later, is the most famous Korean celebrity - Park Hyun Min.
Hyun Min is actually in New York City for one night only to escape the pressure of his own fame.
Conversation after conversation, these two strangers spend 12 magical hours together, pouring their heart and soul out for one another, and falling in love.
I adored getting to know Bianca and Eric. Biana with Eric. Eric with Bianca.
Them meeting, become acquainted, getting to know the struggles and dreams they didn't dare to share with closest friends, and seeing them creating something so especial that only belongs to the two of them.
Their connection is unique and their love is so special, and whilst going through the book you just want to press pause and live in those 12 hours forever, where they're happy and when they're together and where real life doesn't get in the way.
But as Cinderella's fairytale came to an end, Bianca, too, must return to her life and say goodbye to this beautiful stranger who, in just 12 hours, changed her life forever. Little did Bianca know that the scary reality waiting for her wasn't only about losing her house, but about a big tragedy she definitely wasn't expecting.
Even though this book has romance and second chances and the long journey towards true love, it's full of so many sad, tragic moments that just make your heart ache. It really is more about Bianca's personal journey and getting to where she's supposed to rather than a love story.
I genuinely feel for Bianca. She's a strong woman, but it was painful to get to know her life and everything she's been though all the years.
But it also makes me happy the long way she went and that, ultimately, she really got her life to a place she wanted to.
"I've missed you more than you'll ever know. And I've fantasized seeing you somewhere, anywhere. I've practiced what I'd say to you in my head over and over. (...) I spent twelve short hours in Manhattan. (...) And now you're here, and I've found it. In you."
"What? Did you find?"
"Love."
Thank you NetGalley, She Writes Press and Maan Gabriel for the ARC of this book.