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Ugh, I really wanted to like this one, but the MMC was whiny and pathetic. Sure he has some nice qualities, but overall I think he‘s sub par. You don‘t tell someone you‘re soulmates and then fall for the closest hot girl and then get mad when you realize you squandered 15 years away. I saw the ending surprise from a mile away and the last bit in the book was so cheesy and unrealistic it hurt. Book #81 in 2024

This was okay, interesting enough that I kept listening but I‘m not sure it will stay with me. I liked the stores but I wanted a little more oopmh from the characters. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #audio

This was a BookTok recommendation I found. They claimed you could finish in 24-48hrs. Sure did!!!
So if you've found yourself in a reading slump, take this book!! You will be equally happy!!

Okayyyyy I LOVE YOU Renee Carlino….💞

No comment I just wanna remember this …

#MayCharacters Day 14: A character who's #mellow
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Gracie from Renée Carlino's Before We Were Strangers

She's sweet and cute. And her story's poignantly beautiful.

'Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.'

#Poetry #ReneeCarlino #BeforeWeWereStrangers

This was sweet, but predictable enough that I had a persistent feeling of deja vu the whole time. Overall a cute story, but not something I'll be thinking about for long (and the Goodreads rating is WAY inflated if you ask me) ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Describing current life feeling: “I was static, standing on the platform, watching train after train go by, wishing I knew which one to be on.”

Oh my! My heart is swooning with hope and love!! This was such an amazing read. I loved it. Aug 1/20

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash”

This book was so unexpectedly good, I didn‘t want to put it down. The love story of two young people who fell in love at the wrong time. The passion in the writing was amazing and I definitely cried more then I want to admit. 9/10💞

Hope, Love, soulmates. One green-eyed lovebird. One cool photography boy. Bad timing. Cosmic connection. A 15 year love story. #litsylove

“You can‘t recreate the first time you promise to love someone or the first time you feel loved by another. You cannot relive the sensation of fear, admiration, self consciousness, passion, and desire all mixed into one because it never happens twice. You chase it like the first high for the rest of your life.” ♥️ #love #firstlove #renéecarlino #lovedit #favoritewriter

#readingchallange2019🏵#loveisintheair#booklove#bookcover#lovetoread🤓🤓🥰
Once there was a you and me
We were lovers
We were friends
Before life changed
Before we were strangers
Do you still think of me?

Currently reading my third read for the #24in48 readathon! Hopefully this will be another great read 🤞

Here‘s my tbr for the #24in48 readathon 😊 It‘s a bit ambitious for me, but I‘m really determined to get through at least half!

4/5 ⭐️

“Poetry is just evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
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Let me start off by saying: I like very, very few contemporaries. Most of the time, I don't even bother reading them.
I was initially skeptical because college sweethearts, the one that got away, rekindled romance? We've all heard it before. I didn't have high hopes. But this book blew me away.
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I loved this book, I loved the characters, I loved the story, but I especially loved how atmospheric of New York this book was. It was so beautifully written, it made my heart heavy with all the feels. This book has definitely found a place on my favourite NA romance list. Definitely recommend. 4/5 🌟

I finished this one up last night. Y'all. This book had so many more feels than I expected. It's the second romance I've read this month because February & the first was good & tried to go deeper than sappy romance & almost made it but this one... Twists. Turns. Truths. Tears. Everyone says Renée Carlino is awesome. I didn't LOVE Swear On This Life like most people but I LOVE this one. And my favorite character didn't even show up until the end!

Best line ever written?! 🤔😂

I was given a big glass of wine, told to take my book and disappear for an hour so my hubs and kids could get my Valentine's Day present together. Um ok 🏃🏼 #tryandstopme #valentinesday

That moment when you get the kids in the bathtub 25 minutes later than you normally do and you walk into the kitchen dreading making their lunches for the next day only to remember that you actually already made their lunches earlier this afternoon. Mom win! Celebrating 😂 #momwin #itsthelittlethings #ihatemakingschoollunches #booksandbooze #justonemorechapter #justonemoreglass

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I can't 😂😂😂😂😂😂

So many 90's/00's references 😂 really taking me back to high school/college!

Started this today. So far I'm loving Matt but then I've always been a sucker for a grumpy old soul 😍

I was very skeptical of this book at first, but it sucked me in. I don't usually go for love stories. I tend to go for stories that don't end up the way you want them to and have complicated characters. This had a little of that in it and it kept me reading. The story felt predictable at times, but had a few small turns that kept me invested in the story. Oh, and I love that the characters loved Jeff Buckley as much as I still do.

Anyone read this one yet? #currentlyreading

I loved this book. I loved that we got to see into Matt and Grace's past and I loved that I got to watch them fall in love all over again.

I can't put this down!

Absolutely loved this book! Highly recommend.

A missed connection.A second chance. Loved this book. I have read a few of Renee Carlinos books and she never disappoints.

Wonderful easy to read, many many tears but so worth it

This was such a good book! I finally fell in love with a NA contemporary again and, ugh, it felt so good. Highly recommend!

That's why my mother always said we memorialize our past. Everything seems better in a memory 💖

"Once there was you and me
We were lovers
We were friends
Before life changed
Before we were strangers
Do you still think of me?"

This book is going to ruin me. I plan on being reduced to a blubbering pile.

I'm enjoying how real yet poetic this story is, consider me immersed.

This book changed all books for me, forever.

You have no idea how much I love this book. If you haven't read it, you should. I swear, it's beautiful. ❤️

Such a great book!