Echoing Hearts (The Echo Series Book 1) by C.R. Alam – Review by Beverly Finnie

Echoing Hearts by C.R. Alam
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Echoing Hearts is a rollercoaster of emotions. Which put all the characters through the ringer, not just the main two. Though the author has you rooting for the two main characters as you navigate their journey. A journey of learning to live in the present.
Jilted at the altar which is where meet Dean.
Doing a favor for an old friend is where we meet Rae, it’s also when Rae and Dean cross paths for the first time. Which was also when sparks fly, and though they knew something was different, both of them are hiding behind a fortress they built around themselves. Each for their own reasons, but these two are broken souls stuck living in the past they struggle to move forward from.
Fear can be a fickle thing especially when fueled by the past. Each time these two take 1 step forward, they take about 5 steps back. Which doesn’t make this path of self discovery easy, but anyone who ever said life was easy is lying.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story the author told. Building up the backstory to help one understand why these two are holding themselves back. Living life by past experiences is a hard thing to let go of. (We’ve all done it at some point in our lives) It also stunts one’s emotional and mental growth, but you have to want to let go. It can’t be forced, it can be aided but never forced.
The question is: Can Dean and Rae let go of the demons from their past, so they can move forward?
You can find out the answer to that question and so much more, by checking out this lovely book. I, on the other hand, look forward to reading the next book in this series, and/or something else by this author in the future.

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