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Addie LaRue is a book that has been seen all over Bookstagram. It was also a @bookofthemonth choice in Oct 20. I remember being interested and wanting to read this book then. If anything my anticipation has only grown. The bookstagram hype is real! As is the fear of the massive let down of a book.
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I am here to tell you that, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue met the expectations that I expected. From previous reviews and from other trusted friends who read, I had heard this book has some slow parts, and I will tell you I agree with that. Part 1 was especially LONG for me. I felt like it was overall just pretty boring. I feel this part could’ve been considerably cut.. but, what do I know? My attention immediately was peaked when we met Henry. I found his character from the very beginning to be very captivating. I also found his group of friends, Bea and Robbie, to be fun and entertaining characters. Throughout the book, it jumps from present to past so that also could’ve made this book slow to some readers. This didn’t bother me so much, but I will say there were times I could’ve done without some of Addie’s past stories. I felt at times we were focusing on her past too much or unnecessarily.
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Overall, Addie was a hard character for me to fall in love with. I don’t know why I felt such a disconnect with her in particular. I definitely found myself favoring and enjoying both Henry and Luc more than Addie. By the end of the book, however, I did gain respect and I appreciated Addie. She left me in a place where I do want to know more about her and her future endeavors. I will read the next book.
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There were definitely some memorable quotes in this book though and moments that will stick with me. I’ll leave you with this one to ponder…
“Life is the minutes you want, minus one.”
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I am here to tell you that, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue met the expectations that I expected. From previous reviews and from other trusted friends who read, I had heard this book has some slow parts, and I will tell you I agree with that. Part 1 was especially LONG for me. I felt like it was overall just pretty boring. I feel this part could’ve been considerably cut.. but, what do I know? My attention immediately was peaked when we met Henry. I found his character from the very beginning to be very captivating. I also found his group of friends, Bea and Robbie, to be fun and entertaining characters. Throughout the book, it jumps from present to past so that also could’ve made this book slow to some readers. This didn’t bother me so much, but I will say there were times I could’ve done without some of Addie’s past stories. I felt at times we were focusing on her past too much or unnecessarily.
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Overall, Addie was a hard character for me to fall in love with. I don’t know why I felt such a disconnect with her in particular. I definitely found myself favoring and enjoying both Henry and Luc more than Addie. By the end of the book, however, I did gain respect and I appreciated Addie. She left me in a place where I do want to know more about her and her future endeavors. I will read the next book.
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There were definitely some memorable quotes in this book though and moments that will stick with me. I’ll leave you with this one to ponder…
“Life is the minutes you want, minus one.”
This book follows Hannah, who you truly cannot help but love, as she navigates life after receiving a note from her husband Owen that contained only two words: “Protect Her”. Who is this her? His 16 year old daughter, Bailey, who is not a #1 Hannah fan. Hannah soon finds out that her husband wasn’t the man she thought he was. Her life is falling apart around her, all awhile she’s trying to hold it together for the daughter that never really wanted her.
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I truly enjoyed both Hannah and Bailey. I loved watching their relationship grow and change throughout the story. I found it very organic and my favorite part of this story. It also shows how deep a mother’s love for their child truly goes, regardless of blood.
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This book gave me all the feels. I’m so glad our book club picked it. If you are looking for a quick, page turning mystery… look no further than The Last Thing He Told Me.
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I truly enjoyed both Hannah and Bailey. I loved watching their relationship grow and change throughout the story. I found it very organic and my favorite part of this story. It also shows how deep a mother’s love for their child truly goes, regardless of blood.
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This book gave me all the feels. I’m so glad our book club picked it. If you are looking for a quick, page turning mystery… look no further than The Last Thing He Told Me.
When I first read the book description for Faultline, I was instantly intrigued. I had never read a Mafia Romance before, but who doesn’t want to read about hot Italian men, a thrilling backstory, and a roller coaster love story that promises joy and sadness, hope and angst, and forgiveness and renewal?! Clearly, I said sign me up! ✅
First I want to thank @netgalley and @entangled_publishing for allowing to read a copy of this ARC for free for my review.
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Betting On a Duke’s heart is a sweet historical romance between Miss Dina Campbell and the Duke of Saxton, Aetius White. This historical romance is rocky from the beginning as Dina does not want to get married as she is a very strong independent woman. The Duke also does not want to get married; however, Dina’s dowery was one he couldn’t refuse. A sure bet for the Triple Crown: Rochko. As Dina, the daughter of a horsemen, does not want to be betrothed to ANOTHER horsemen. This in turn becomes a game of wits. These two are very competitive which makes their competitions funny to read.
. Overall, this was a cute story. I liked both characters but they also both drove me crazy! This was written back and forth in both Dina’s and Aetius’s perspective and they are both so dumb and stubborn sometimes. More than once I wanted to pull my hair out or my eyeballs hurt from rolling them. I just felt like the book took much long and unnecessarily than it needed to be because once you thought one of them wised up… the other character messed it up.
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Betting On a Duke’s heart is a sweet historical romance between Miss Dina Campbell and the Duke of Saxton, Aetius White. This historical romance is rocky from the beginning as Dina does not want to get married as she is a very strong independent woman. The Duke also does not want to get married; however, Dina’s dowery was one he couldn’t refuse. A sure bet for the Triple Crown: Rochko. As Dina, the daughter of a horsemen, does not want to be betrothed to ANOTHER horsemen. This in turn becomes a game of wits. These two are very competitive which makes their competitions funny to read.
. Overall, this was a cute story. I liked both characters but they also both drove me crazy! This was written back and forth in both Dina’s and Aetius’s perspective and they are both so dumb and stubborn sometimes. More than once I wanted to pull my hair out or my eyeballs hurt from rolling them. I just felt like the book took much long and unnecessarily than it needed to be because once you thought one of them wised up… the other character messed it up.