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When I'm Gone
When I'm Gone | Emily Bleeker
"Dear Luke, First let me say I love you I didn t want to leave you. "Luke Richardson has returned home after burying Natalie, his beloved wife of sixteen years, ready to face the hard job of raising their three children alone. But there s something he s not prepared for a blue envelope with his name scrawled across the front in Natalie s handwriting, waiting for him on the floor of their suburban Michigan home.The letter inside, written on the first day of Natalie s cancer treatment a year ago, turns out to be the first of many. Luke is convinced they re genuine, but who is delivering them? As his obsession with the letters grows, Luke uncovers long-buried secrets that make him question everything he knew about his wife and their family. But the revelations also point the way toward a future where love goes on in written words, in memories, and in the promises it s never too late to keep."
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Kappadeemom
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Tonight‘s reading. i can‘t even watch TV right now 🙁

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NatalieR
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After Luke‘s wife, Natalie, dies from cancer, he begins receiving letters from her in the mail. These letters, so wonderfully sweet, help him grieve and continue moving forward each day as he raises their 3 kids without her. Mysteries arise after her death that send Luke into investigator mode. I really enjoyed this book filled with drama, grief, and love. #MountTBR #BlameitonLitsy

Soubhiville Wow, the color in your flowers is spectacular! 🤩 4y
NatalieR @Soubhiville Thanks 😊 4y
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IndoorDame
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I got surprisingly swept up in the story and stayed up late reading this, so that‘s definitely a mark in favor of this novel. The structure here is very suspenseful, but it‘s not actually a thriller. It ends up being an exploration of how relationships continue on and change after one person dies.

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MBurbo
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Started this today. Hoping it‘s a quick read for me- I want to start another book on Monday for a read-a-long, but I have to read this because I have book club on Friday. #readingproblems 😂 #bookworm

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Oh man. This book was amazing! I loved that Emily Bleeker wrote so smoothly and was able to suck me into Luke and Natalie's life so effortlessly. Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, she would drop a new little detail and change up my theory. The one critique I have is that I feel like the book ended extremely abruptly. I would have liked a finish that didn't leave me wondering about the characters.

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Priorities.

Prepping for my phone interview in about 30 minutes. What are your best tips for acing them?

#jobsearch #coffeeandbooks

Chelleo Listen closely to the question asked (especially if it a multi part question, ask them to repeat if needed) and answer is completely. I‘ve sat in many interviews where the person only answers a portion of the question. And be prepared to ask questions about the organization. Good luck!! 7y
WorldsOkayestStepMom @Chelleo thank you for the tips and luck! I spent this morning doing some research on the company and I feel more prepared. But also, this is my first phone interview! I'm sure it will be fine, but it's unknown to me right now. 7y
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Victoriahoperose
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This was a really great story. There was a lot going on, but it definitely keeps your interest. It‘s about a grieving husband who finds out secrets after his wife has passed and how to cope with moving forward and dealing with life. I️ really enjoyed this one!

Jwilliams944 Loved it 7y
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readingallthetime
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Free from Kindle Unlimited. I bought a new Kindle and Amazon offers a free 30 day trial.

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Myhusbandhatesreading
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I finished this one of the weekend. It was a fast-paced, easy read for me. I gave it 3 stars because it was a light read that I didn't have to put much thought into but felt the storyline just a little odd.

ItsAngel @Myhusbandhatesreading I have this one on my kindle and picked at it a couple weeks ago. Decided to go with something else though. 7y
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MrBook
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Today's author spotlight: Emily Bleeker! Her 3 books have surpassed one million copies sold. She discovered her passion for writing after teaching a writing workshop. She lives in Chicago's suburbs with her husband and children. Here's an interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/conversationslive/2017/08/30/author-emily-bleeker-t.... #AuthorSpotlight #TheMoreYouKnow

Aseleener Wreckage absolutely blew me away. So amazing. 7y
BookBabe 👍🏻 7y
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MMFinck
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Working Fire comes out in August!

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sprainedbrain
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Mehso-so

I have mixed feelings about this book. It was a quick read: fast-paced, interesting, and I never wanted to bail. However, the story is often over dramatic or even outlandish, and there seemed to be a lot of crazy stuff crammed in to one little novel. I didn't like how forced the ending felt. I listened to this on audio, and didn't enjoy the narrator at all, but I don't think that colored my feelings. This book could be a Lifetime movie. 😐 ⭐⭐⭐

Aseleener This was a so-so for me too. Disappointing bc I absolutely loved her other novel. I recommend it if you haven't read it. 8y
MyNamesParadise I found the ending of her other book to be outlandish. 8y
beagle.mama I read it and feel the same as you. 8y
anwade88 "This book could be a lifetime movie." ???? 8y
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sprainedbrain
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Current audiobook. The story is interesting, but the narrator is slightly annoying. 😐

Clemireads Hope you enjoy it anyway, I really loved this book! 8y
LDuffN The last audio book I listened to the narrator sounded like Siri. 8y
merelybookish Annoying narrators can ruin a good book. Hope that doesn't happen! 8y
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sprainedbrain @Clemireads I am enjoying it! 8y
sprainedbrain @LDuffN Ugh. Who is the narrator? I must avoid that one! 😅 8y
sprainedbrain @merelybookish so far, not ruining it. 👍 8y
LDuffN @sprainedbrain It was Sunday's at Tiffanys by James Patterson. Which was a great story. 8y
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SarahRotenberry
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Planning to read something else completely from the Kindle Lending Library when I saw that I already had this book checked out (since Sept!) and decided to read it first.
I struggled through the first 1/3. It picked up after that, but I'm not sure if it was in a good way, or just a "this is getting so crazy, I can't wait to see where this goes" way. Or maybe that is the good way? ?

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Wellreadtraveler
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Oh my gosh you guys, I loved this book. It was so good! It was long, but so well written, so many twists and turns, that I flew through each chapters. I'm an Emily Bleeker fan, and ordered her book Wreckage as soon as I was done with this book.

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KilgoreTrout
When I'm Gone | Emily Bleeker
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So excited for access to more books!! Haha maybe I'll have to clear some out of my library lists and physical TBR piles before I can take full advantage of this.

Bookartbookmarks 😮😮😮😮😮😮😍 8y
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MelissaS
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This was entertaining, but predictable and contrived in some spots. I enjoyed Wreckage, but not this one as much

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booksarelove22
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Listening to the audiobook version of this book (34% done) and I am liking it so far. It's getting really interesting 😊 anyone else read this one??

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TsahaiMakeda
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Did this as an audio book, my first ever. Got off to a slow start but picked up fabulously and was a great read/listen.

MyNamesParadise Good to hear! My book club is doing her first book Wreckage for the month of August. 8y
booksarelove22 I am only a couple of chapters into this on audible. Hopefully it's good!! 8y
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amandareadsandwrites
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I LOVED this book. It was so compelling and easy to read, yet the plot was complicated and twisty. It was so easy to feel for Luke and to hate Natalie at times, but that was the fun in reading it. My heart broke more than once and I shed a few tears. I recommend it!

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intothehallofbooks
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I enjoyed this. I did not like this as much as Bleeker's previous book (Wreckage) but there were enough secrets revealed to keep me invested. The story is a good one but *sigh* having so many plot-things going on with the main character felt clunky at times. Dan John Miller narrates the audio.

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whiteflagwarrior
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An incredible book with a crazy, wonderful twist ending. It's amazing what secrets we'd take to the grave.