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quite the emotional read. coming of age amidst the chaos of 9/11, contemplations of beauty and scars, and grappling with life after loss... there‘s a lot to feel along with these characters—but it‘s not without hope, love, and community. i‘m glad i read it.

Amy has ripped my insides out once again!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭😭 When you read a book that is forever embedded in you, you don‘t just walk away from it unscathed. Faith is put to the test, friendships are on the line, and the value of family is in the forefront. This quiet story was full of compassion, the search of pride, definition of beauty, and what a strong community looks like. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟+

Book 45 ⭐⭐

I listened to Making Faces by Amy Harmon--a simplistic love and coming-of-age story with blatant references to the theme of beauty being deeper than face-value. Not reccomendable.

It isn't often that a story moves me to tears by beautifully strung of words that pull out so much emotion. Fern and Ambrose have been on parallel paths that at times were so close in distance then to drift so far apart. Individual heartbreak and guilt lead to a collision that helped each cope and find peace on their journey way forward.

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A book blogging friend read this several years ago & it has languished on the TBR ever since. When I got it from the library, I honestly almost didn't read it because I am not usually into books with shirtless men on the cover. HOWEVER this is honestly not a romance novel, although romance is part of the story. It's about a small group of people who were seniors in high school when 9/11 happened. Consequently several guys decided to join the ⬇️

This is listed as a romance, but I feel like it‘s much more than that. This book is much more emotional than I usually read. It‘s a #soldiersstory, plus has a character that has muscular dystrophy and one that is being abused. I liked the way the story began before the solider went to war, spent a little time with him during the war and then mostly focused on the aftermath and dealing with tragedy. #booked2019

There were many quotes in this story that I loved but I think I'll stick with a classic from Shakespeare.
"The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief."

Beautiful story. So much depth. I was consumed with so many emotions and wisdom. ❤❤

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I'm at the doctor's office and I forgot my book....again🤦‍♀️
Left it on the kitchen counter!😫

Amy Harmon was a new discovery for me. This book secured her spot on my reading list.

It‘s a love story, but not exactly a romance. There‘s a girl who loves a boy, a small town that loves their kids, a Pastor who loves his flock, a group of lifelong pals, teammates and soldiers, who love each other and their country, and a girl who loves her imperfect friends but doesn‘t quite love herself.

It‘s not all love but heartache too. Be prepared.

Have you ever stared at a painting so long that the colors blur and you can‘t tell what you‘re looking at anymore? There‘s no form, face, or shape—just color, just swirls of paint? ... I think people are like that. When you really look at them, you stop seeing ... the acne scar or the dimple in the chin. Those things start to blur, and suddenly you see them, the colors, the life inside the shell, and beauty takes on a whole new meaning.

This book was amazing. I‘ve never read Amy Harmon before but I want to look into more of her books. It make me laugh, it made me cry. It put things in perspective. 4/5 ⭐️

#Audiobook #Review: Making Faces by Amy Harmon with @TantorAudio. This was a poignant coming-of-age tale of loss, sadness and surviving difficult times.⠀

https://bambi-unbridled.blogspot.com/2018/04/audiobook-review-making-faces-by-am...
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I read this for an online booj club read. Not one I would have thought to pick up on my own. Loved it. Makes you think about true beauty and what in your own life leads you to be who you are. Highly recommend.

Book Coma. Sigh! 😩

My crazy Friday night consisted of late night reading. Just had to finish and it was well worth it. Sigh! #fanoftheuglycry #bookcoma #imissthecharactersalready

This book was sad and beautiful all at the same time. 4/5 ⭐️

So so good guys! I really recommend this one! I am not even done yet and I already know it will be on the top of my list. 👌🏻👍🏻

It‘s contemporary romance with a healthy dose of realistic fiction, a cup of tears and mixed with lovely characters and a very important topic. I basically loved everything about it and this story has confirmed Amy Harmon is one of my new favorite authors.

5/5 stars

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I really loved this book 😆. Definitely 5/5 stars in my opinion!
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Making faces constantly was telling me that outside figures means nothing. Beautiful people may be ugly inside and vice versa...

I really loved the relationship between Fern and Bailey. It was so touching how they took care of each other. So many great characters. This book has a lot to say about life, death and grief. It is very touching and I'm glad it was recommended.

This is an easy FIVE OUT FIVE STARS for me! I love this book soooooo much. It's my first Harmon book and definitely not my last. ❤️

Breaks my heart!!

Three faces stared back at Ambrose from the glass. He registered his father‘s face first, a mask of despair just behind his right shoulder, and then he saw his own face, gaunt and swollen, but still recognizable. But merged with the recognizable half of his reflection was a pulpy, misshapen mess of ruined skin, Frankenstein stitching, and missingparts—someone Ambrose didn‘t know at all.

This is beautiful and an ugly cry book for me. So emotionally disturbing and uplifting at the same time. I don't think I can find the right words about how I feel. I felt constantly choked up, my heart squeezing, my throat clogged up. The words were just so beautiful together that it pulled me in, making me feel what they were feeling, making me hurt with them, making me laugh when they were happy, making me sad when they were hurting.

Oh my gosh. This book is so heavy on an emotional level. I cried the last quarter of the book from the awful events in the story that lead to a happy ending. Make sure you have a box of tissue with you if you read this!

4 stars.

This is my second book of the author and the first time wasn't so good (it wasn't bad but I wasn't in love) but this time I totally liked it. I loved the chatacters: Ambrose, Bailey and Fern are fantastic and the story was really compelling!

And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can‘t see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can‘t contain it.

Loved this book!! I will definitely continue on with this author!! Worth a look!