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394 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 10, 2021
You said I look at you like I’m trying to fix you,” she says softly, her eyes scanning my face, searching for a crack. A hole. A way in. “You look at me like you’re trying to break me.”
We are not responsible for the choices that others make. It’s human condition to latch onto the whys and what ifs because that gives us power when we feel like we have none. But we’re looking for power in the wrong place,” she explains. “The power is not in the past—it’s in the present. It’s in how we choose to move forward, and how we can mold our grief into something useful. Something beautiful.”
I knew going in the author would crack my heart wide open and slowly put it back together, and she did just that. She sets the bar high with every book and has yet to disappoint me.
“All broken things can be fixed. The hard part is deciding that they’re worth fixing.”This is my third book by Jennifer Hartmann and they just keep getting better and better. I seriously love each one more than the last, and I think this is my favorite yet. This one was heavy, but by the end I had the biggest smile.
Audio book source: Audible
Story Rating: 5 stars
Narrators: Stefanie Kay & Neill Thorne
Narration Rating: 5 stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 13h 29m
Let me just say that when I started this book I had high expectations because almost everyone loved it. Also, I expected to cry a lot which didn't happen but I'll get there.
For the first half of the book I didn't think I was going to give it more than three stars. I loved the h but the H really got on my nerves (except for the scenes he was with Owen) and I was pretty disappointed.
So what's the reason I gave it this rating?
✨ Character development ✨
H's character development is one of the best I've ever read about and it was soooo realistic! I don't want to say much because I'll probably spoil many important things but I got from hating him to loving him really quickly.
We had many theories about the plot while we're reading this book and we came close to guessing one of the plot twists but I didn't expect it to have so many of them.
As I said, I didn't cry as much as I thought I would. I do get why someone would cry more though, it's not a light read at all and please check TW before picking it up.
I'll give it 5 stars just because it made me stay up until 2am to read it even though we said the we would only read 3 chapters (and because of the reasons I've already mentioned).
This was my first buddy read and I couldn't be happier that you were my buddy Laura ❀. Thank you for everything 💗🥰
"I danced. I danced for a long time, until the sun started to set over the lake and the water turned orange. I danced until I could swim."
"To lose is to have loved. It's when we have nothing left to lose that we truly know suffering."
"'You said I look at you like I'm trying to fix you,' she says softly, her eyes scanning my face, searching for a crack. A hole. A way in. 'You look at me like you're trying to break me.'"
"You're so fucking...breakable. And I'm stone."
"It's time to unchain Melody."
I spent a lot of time studying him, trying to learn him, taking notes—he carried his pain so well, and I was desperate to know his secrets.
But his pain was never tempered.
It was buried.