In fact - dare I say it - I came out believing Shane loved Kate to a degree that the dead ex never even came close to touching. Suffice it to say that I came out of this one feeling that Kate was NOT a consolation prize. Plus, I find myself unable to clarify my thoughts on this one. I am a sucker for that too plus, it added a whole dimension to the story that was just delicious in my opinion.Īs I said above, this was killing it in my newsfeed, so I know there are much better and more detailed reviews out there. Not only that, I fucking LOVED the (view spoiler). It had an ALPHA ASSHOLE that I got to hate fuck in my mind.īe still my beating heart, I LOVE me some groveling. It had a QUASI-MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE scenario. This thing had some of me favorite lucky charms. Seriously though, from page one I could not put this down. a dead fucking ex.īut alas.being that 1) I would read shit-stained parchment if it had Nicole Jaquelyn's name on it, and 2) this thing was all over my fucking feed.I said to myself, "Self, fuck your standards, pull up your big girl panties, and give this one the old college try."īecause as with any "rule," there are exceptions.Īnd some dead-ex books can be exceptions to my dead-ex rule. So color me a hypocrite when the first book I pick up after the above mentioned dead ex bitch fest.is a book based completely around the happenings of. They will never measure up and they are only present because someone else is absent. The presence of the dead ex makes the new love interest feel like a consolation prize to me. In case you don't feel like reading ^^^that, I will save you the verbal-diarrhea-read and sum it up with this: In fact, I literally just wrote THIS review lamenting about how that one issue can ruin an otherwise perfect book (for me). So, as I was saying, along with the cheaters and the dreaded love triangle shape of doom, one thing that can ruin a book for me just by virtue of existing is when one of the main love interests has a dead ex. they are all legit because they are your own. I know this is a non-issue for some, but every reader has their own no-go list.Īnd no matter how ridiculous any pet peeve might seem. If you follow my reviews at all, you might know that one of my top reading "don't' s" is the dreaded dead ex. So, as I was saying, along with the cheaters and the dreaded love triangle shape of doom, one thing that can ruin a book for me just by virtue of existing is when one of the main l 5 Awesome 'n' Angsty Stars And no matter how ridiculous any pet peeve might seem.they are all legit because they are your own. I know this is a non-issue for some, but every reader has their own no-go list. So Kate's only choice is to fight for the future she deserves-with or without Shane.moreĥ Awesome 'n' Angsty Stars If you follow my reviews at all, you might know that one of my top reading "don't' s" is the dreaded dead ex. Shane is loving and supportive from thousands of miles away, but his homecoming brings a betrayal Kate never saw coming. Now with Shane deployed for seven months, Kate is on her own and struggling with being a single parent. Kate's ability to read him like a book may have once sent Shane running, but their lives are forever entwined and they are growing closer. Shane's been angry for a year, and now he feels guilty too-for sleeping with his wife's best friend and liking it. Then on the first anniversary of Rachel's death, Kate and Shane take comfort in each other in a night that they both soon regret. The fact that Shane's in the military and away for long periods helps-but when tragedy strikes, everything changes.Īfter Rachel, pregnant with her fourth child, dies in a car accident and the baby miraculously survives, Kate upends her entire life to share parenting duties. If you're Kate Evans, you keep your friend Rachel, bond with her kids, and bury your feelings for her husband. After Rachel, pregnant with her fourth child, dies in a car accident and the baby miracul What do you do when your soul mate marries your best friend? The fact that Shane's in the military and away for long periods helps-but when tragedy strikes, everything changes. What do you do when your soul mate marries your best friend? If you're Kate Evans, you keep your friend Rachel, bond with her kids, and bury your feelings for her husband.
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