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  • 03/2016
  • 9780692672785 B01D6ZI4RG
  • 330 pages
  • $3.99
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  • 03/2016
  • 9780692672785
  • 330 pages
  • $3.99
Beth Michele
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Life In Reverse
Beth Michele, author

A second chance standalone romance.

Vance...

Ember Bennett was my beginning...but she was also the end. She was my downfall. And I never even saw her coming. She didn’t burst into my life demanding to be noticed. Instead, she slipped in under my radar when I wasn’t looking. Caught me off guard. I should have been paying better attention. Because I found myself drawn to her. Her quirkiness, her laughter, her brutal honesty. I didn’t ask for her. Still I found myself wanting her. Needing her. Craving her. I just couldn’t have her. 

Ember...

I was minding my own business when Vance Davenport showed up. He wasn’t talking, yet somehow I heard him. I wasn’t looking, but my eyes sought him out. He became something I never expected. Until it all changed. Then he became someone I wanted to forget.

Reviews
Bookaholics Not So Anonymous Blog

Oh my. This book. When an author is new to me, the first book that I read that they've written sets a precedent, and I'm pretty sure that's how it is for almost all readers. After all, that first reading experience could very well signal if an author is well worth keeping an eye on, if they had potential and could possibly get even better over time, or if you simply need to move on to the next author you discover. With Beth Michele, Life in Reverse was an introduction that caught me by surprise. With its quiet intensity and heartrending story of love found and lost and stumbled upon again, Ember Bennett and Vance Davenport's tale is one that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to readers who know how to appreciate a well-written book and who like their romances with angst and drama that's never overdone or frustrating.

When Vance Davenport and his family move into their neighborhood, Ember Bennett is immediately aware of how appealing he is on the outside, a fact that her twin sister constantly points out. Unfortunately, the minute he opens his mouth, Ember decides that the packaging doesn't match the content. On the other hand, Vance takes one look at the Mickey Mouse-wearing Ember and agrees with his brother that she's beautiful, but he doesn't appreciate how she judges him without actually knowing a single thing about him. But once they get to know each other, Ember and Vance form a friendship that serves as an anchor for both of them, but with everything going on in their lives, especially Vance's, their tether may not be strong enough to keep them together, no matter how much they may love one another.

I admit that there were certain points in the story that I grew so frustrated with Vance and seriously wanted to smack him. I was that invested in him and Ember! They had come so far in their relationship and his decision to do what he did left me feeling terribly for Ember. While the choices she made in New York may not the same ones had I been in her shoes, her explanations for them made me pause and see things from her point of view, and I get why she made those choices even though I may not wholeheartedly agree with them. This was a story about love--both for a significant other and for family and how there's a time to fight for that love and a time to let it go. I felt for Ember and Vance and their respective families and how they tried to overcome the struggles that came their way. Life in Reverse is a five-star must-read. ♥

Give Me Books Blog

I swear, I felt this book in every part of my body. From my face, upon which the ache in my heart was etched, to my hands that couldn't swipe the pages fast enough, to my stomach that fluttered and roiled, down to my feet, which danced as I reached ever closer to 100%, I FELT Life in Reverse. And damn, how I loved it. 

It was worth the late night tears, the whispered wishes for better and for more and for mistakes to be unmade. It was worth the new wrinkles I'm sure to be seeing on my brow, and that heartache that kept me captivated. It was worth the endless hoping for the perfect conclusion to make it—to make ME—all better. 

Perfect really is the best way to describe this book, from start to finish. The angst that simmered throughout keep me invested, and the small breaks of humor and sweet sexiness (the first kiss!!) was a balm to my heart. Beth Michele is a powerful writer, able to make you feel every single word, to make you fall in deep, crazy love with her flawed characters and her heartfelt stories. And honestly, I stood NO CHANCE against Vance and Ember. I fell hard and fast. They were both broken, almost combative, and as that gave way to an intense and obvious connection—which simply radiated from the pages—I was a goner. 

Not just for Vance and Ember, though. Some of those feels were reserved for lost loved ones, and also for Julian and Avery—and this little fantasy I have going on. You see, I'm in MAD secondary character love with those two, and I'd really, really like to see some more of them. I'm not yet ready to say goodbye, to any of these people. 

Why? Because I suspect that ALL of these characters, and this book, are going to take a little piece of my heart with them, and I'm completely fine with that. That love I have in my heart for them? It's just another way I FELT this book. 

Formats
Ebook Details
  • 03/2016
  • 9780692672785 B01D6ZI4RG
  • 330 pages
  • $3.99
Ebook Details
  • 03/2016
  • 9780692672785
  • 330 pages
  • $3.99
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