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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Running on Empty (Mending Hearts, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021  
Running on Empty (Mending Hearts, #1)
Running on Empty (Mending Hearts, #1)
L.B. Simmons | 2013
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
So I'm currently reading my backlog of books--the ones that have been on my kindle since late 2012/early 2013.

And I have to say why did I not read this sooner?! I loved it.

4.5 stars, instead of 5 simply because of all the giggling. I think even Blake giggled at one bit, which made me laugh but seemed rather surreal.

The story itself, though... God, I'm a sucker for a good romance and this was so heartfelt. He'd loved her forever and she ended up with someone else, so for them to get a second chance... *sigh* I was having a good swoon over this one.

I'm not always a fan of children in my romance books but how could I not love these three? They were adorable! I couldn't stop smiling/laughing throughout at some of the stuff that came out of the kids mouths and just in general.

This was definitely something I enjoyed and I look forward to reading more books by the author.
  
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ArecRain (8 KP) rated After the Hurt in Books

Jan 18, 2018  
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After the Hurt
Shana Gray | 2016
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

This story had two things going for it for me. 1) It was written dual POV which I love. I love being able to be inside the hero’s head as well as the heroine’s. 2) It was a second chance love story.

Normally I would love a second chance romance, but I tend to enjoy the ones where the couple is starting with someone new, not someone they have already been and screwed up with. If it were different circumstance, I could understand. However, I felt Pepper was a very selfish person and I was often annoyed by her behavior. Tank wasn’t much better but he was far more patient with Pepper than I could have been. I understand that sometimes people need change or “to get away”, but I felt Pepper went about it completely the wrong way,

I was also annoyed that there didn’t seem to be much interaction between the two. Inner monologues are something I like limited in my stories. They tend to tell more than they show so there is little plot progression. If there is too much of it, I tend to find myself skipping over it especially if it doesn’t progress the story line (which inner monologues rarely do.)

I felt like this is a story I could have enjoyed had I liked the characters better.