Why are you still here? Bring a tissue when you go hide with this book. It’s worth the extra penny at Goodreads.Ĩ. It is worth the absolutely minuscule amount of money it costs. Jane at Dear Author called it “remarkable” in a conversation with me, and it really is. It’s thoughtful and rich and intelligent and beautiful. If it were in three-dimensional form, I’d run around hitting people with it. My sidenote on him reads, ‘Who?! Where has he been?!”ħ. He has no role in the beginning and a rather pivotal role in the end. Enough? Why an A-? I wish one of the ancillary characters had been developed – I don’t want to say too much, but there’s one character who shows up at the end, and I would have sworn he was never there in the first place. Its’ a rich and delicious and intelligent experience. Dialogue has layered meanings that only the reader and maybe certain characters understand. Every word, every phrase, means multiple things in some scenes. In Milan’s hands, nothing is simple or easy. It also explores how hard it is to change your habits, to change who you are and the role you play in front of others, and most of all how hard it is to apologize for what you’ve done wrong.ĥ. This novella is based on the simplest of premises: the boy who teases a girl because he likes her. Carlton returns from years away, a different person who is determined to make up for his past wrongs, no matter how difficult it is to undo years and years of damage. Then he left, and she remained unmarried, alone, and the subject of continued derision in his absence. Plot summary? Ok, fine: Evan Carlton made Lady Elaine Warren’s life miserable in her first Season. This story is emotional, wrenching, beautiful, touching, and incredibly rich – and a novella so you get the whole experience of a romance in a shorter format.ģ. Why do I like this novella? Because Courtney Milan rocks the novella format. This novella is restorative like a two hour massage and foot rub with one of those really awesome tingly scalp treatments thrown in.Ģ. The third day of a three-day weekend can be tough. Take this book, which is digital so you can put it on your smartphone or your reader or your laptop, and go hide and go read it. Chances are you are tired of people and want some quiet. It’s a three-day holiday weekend in the US. Here’s a list of reasons why you should buy this RIGHT NOW.ġ. I may have to resort to all caps to talk about this novella.
You should buy this novella immediately.īack to Unlocked. NOBODY BREAK ANYTHING IN HERE, PLEASE!) to tell you two one thing:ġ. I’m taking a break from my weekend with the Hubby (it’s our anniversary weekend, and I made him promise to stay off the computer so I have to as well.
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