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Regretting You
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I liked this book a great deal, mostly because the writing craft is so strong. It’s written in two points of view, the daughter and the mother. It’s in present tense, which makes the story more immediate. This could easily be a five star for me but unfortunately I read this book after The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and Daisy and The Six, both stellar books and a difficult act to follow.
Regretting You, is easy to drop into and the details helped to keep me in the “fictive dream.� The story described things I could relate to. The conflict took seventy pages to get to, (the four C’s, conflict, complication, crisis, conclusion), laying the foundation or motivation for the story. I didn’t mind because the writing craft is so strong.
I would recommend this book.
David Putnam author of the Bruno Johnson series.
Okay, part of the way I rate a book is, "After thought." Do I find myself thinking about the book after I finish it. I have since moved on to reading other books and this one keeps coming back on me. This book was a real emotional roller coaster. I even went back and reread the last fifty pages, the payoff for all the lovely motivation the author laid down to support it. If I were to sum the book up in two words I'd have to say emotional and unflinching. With "After Thought," I'm elevating this book to a solid five stars and highly recommending it.
Regretting You, is easy to drop into and the details helped to keep me in the “fictive dream.� The story described things I could relate to. The conflict took seventy pages to get to, (the four C’s, conflict, complication, crisis, conclusion), laying the foundation or motivation for the story. I didn’t mind because the writing craft is so strong.
I would recommend this book.
David Putnam author of the Bruno Johnson series.
Okay, part of the way I rate a book is, "After thought." Do I find myself thinking about the book after I finish it. I have since moved on to reading other books and this one keeps coming back on me. This book was a real emotional roller coaster. I even went back and reread the last fifty pages, the payoff for all the lovely motivation the author laid down to support it. If I were to sum the book up in two words I'd have to say emotional and unflinching. With "After Thought," I'm elevating this book to a solid five stars and highly recommending it.
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“Attraction isn’t something that only happens once, with one person. It’s part of what drives humans. Our attraction to each other, to art, to food, to entertainment. Attraction is fun. So when you decide to commit to someone, you aren’t saying, ‘I promise I’ll never be attracted to anyone else.� You’re saying, ‘I promise to commit to you, despite my potential future attraction to other people.’� I look at Clara. “Relationships are hard for that very reason. Your body and your heart don’t stop finding the beauty and the attraction in other people simply because you’ve made a commitment to one person. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re drawn to someone else, it’s up to you to remove yourself from that situation before it becomes too hard to fight.”
― Regretting You
― Regretting You
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December 14, 2019
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January 15, 2020
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Great Review. This is on my TBR. Thank you.
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I have since moved on to reading other books and this one keeps coming back on me. This book was a real emotional roller coaster. I even went back and reread the last fifty pages, the payoff for all the lovely motivation the author laid down to support it.That definitely speaks volumes... *smile*
I've got this on my TBR pile so hopefully I'll get there sooner than later!
Great review, David 🙂
Terrific review, David. Adding to my TBR list!
Great review! on my TBR list.
Great review. I enjoyed this also, but you are correct it followed a couple strong ones you read and that sometimes makes reviewing challenging.
Linda wrote: "Great review! on my TBR list."Thank you. :-)
Tinichix wrote: "Great review. I enjoyed this also, but you are correct it followed a couple strong ones you read and that sometimes makes reviewing challenging."Linda wrote: "Great review! on my TBR list."
Thank you. :-)
Thanks for the well considered review, David. I am adding this one to my tbr list.
Lovely review! I just finished this book and I've noticed that Taylor Jenkins Reid is a huge Colleen Hoover competition for me as well.
Abir_ wrote: "Lovely review! I just finished this book and I've noticed that Taylor Jenkins Reid is a huge Colleen Hoover competition for me as well."For me as well. Reid has a new book coming out in a few months that really looks great. Wish I could get an ARC.
Hi David ~ I noticed you also read Verity by Colleen Hoover and I just finished it a few days ago. I agree Hoover can write! Just wondering if Regretting You is as heavy with romance as Verity was? Not a fan of the romance genre but the thriller/mystery aspect of Verity kept me glued and I read it in one day. Thanks ~
Michelle wrote: "Hi David ~ I noticed you also read Verity by Colleen Hoover and I just finished it a few days ago. I agree Hoover can write! Just wondering if Regretting You is as heavy with romance as Verity was?..."I have not yet read Verity it is on my stack though. I was never a big Romance fan. I'd read a few and enjoyed them, The Bridges of Madison County and The Thorn Birds, books like those. I recently started reading books solidly placed in the Romance genre and I'm really taken by the voice of these authors, it's wonderful craft. A great book for me no matter the genre is one where I drop into, "The fictive dream," and the rest of the outside world drops away, With Reid and Colleen that happens with their highly skilled writing craft. So even though Regretting You isn't a mystery or thriller, if I were you I'd give it whirl. :-)
Mary Eve wrote: "I really, really need to get to my copy of THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO. Great review! Love when a book has convincing after thoughts. Wasn't sure about this book - guess I should add it."Thank you Mary Eve. :-)
Mary Eve wrote: "I'm not a big fan of romance either, David. I loved Bridges of Madison County, especially The Thorn Birds. It's been so long since I've read that wonderful book. Like you, I started giving the roma..."Thank you Mary Eve (great name). :-)
Cuz you gave it a five star rating now i can make myself to read a Colleen Hoover’s novel without thinking that I’m making a mistake.
