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A review by inkerly
Undone by Catherine Turner
5.0
A beautiful ending to the Blackwell and Taylor Saga
4.5 stars
Wow.
First off had I not browsed my Kindle book recommendations I’d never even known there was a sequel. The author does not promote herself enough. But this is another beautiful story of hers. And set 10 years into the future at that! My heart stopped when I realized that the story picks up 10 years later and jilted lovers Abby and Jake are now adults drudging through the fickle thing called Life, corporate America, and adult relationships. They are brought together by a fateful opening in Abby’s job for a PR person and surprise surprise Jake happens to be it. It’s another slow burn and this book pays homage to Book 1’s love story, and what could have been between them since that fateful day in 2008 when they broke up.
So cons. My biggest gripe with this book is the time jumps and the redundancies with their pining and yearning and honeymooning over their past relationship. This book stretches to over 700 pages because of it but overall this was a well written conclusion to their story.
Slight spoiler
Don’t think you’re going to get any hardcore action in this book though. 95% of the erotica scenes are set in their past 2008. I felt like this book was edging me the whole time. The first present day KISS doesn’t happen until page 590, 83% of the way into the book. In other words they don’t express their love for each other until 83% into the story. I admired that there was no physical cheating going on with the pair while they had their significant others, and we really do see how the adult versions of themselves have grown mentally from their pasts, but admittedly at the 500 page mark, my patience started to thin. Abby and Jake infuriated me and I wanted to see this obvious pair realize they were meant to be. But It made the ending so much satisfying .
I’m thankful I was lucky enough to have followed through with this series, will continue to be one of my favorite gushy teen romance novels
4.5 stars
Wow.
First off had I not browsed my Kindle book recommendations I’d never even known there was a sequel. The author does not promote herself enough. But this is another beautiful story of hers. And set 10 years into the future at that! My heart stopped when I realized that the story picks up 10 years later and jilted lovers Abby and Jake are now adults drudging through the fickle thing called Life, corporate America, and adult relationships. They are brought together by a fateful opening in Abby’s job for a PR person and surprise surprise Jake happens to be it. It’s another slow burn and this book pays homage to Book 1’s love story, and what could have been between them since that fateful day in 2008 when they broke up.
So cons. My biggest gripe with this book is the time jumps and the redundancies with their pining and yearning and honeymooning over their past relationship. This book stretches to over 700 pages because of it but overall this was a well written conclusion to their story.
Slight spoiler
Don’t think you’re going to get any hardcore action in this book though. 95% of the erotica scenes are set in their past 2008. I felt like this book was edging me the whole time. The first present day KISS doesn’t happen until page 590, 83% of the way into the book. In other words they don’t express their love for each other until 83% into the story. I admired that there was no physical cheating going on with the pair while they had their significant others, and we really do see how the adult versions of themselves have grown mentally from their pasts, but admittedly at the 500 page mark, my patience started to thin. Abby and Jake infuriated me and I wanted to see this obvious pair realize they were meant to be. But It made the ending so much satisfying .
I’m thankful I was lucky enough to have followed through with this series, will continue to be one of my favorite gushy teen romance novels