April 2024 – Page 29 – Itsy Bitsy Book Bits

Before I Let You Go by Kellie Wallace – Review by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

April 7, 2024/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203197423-before-i-let-you-go” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Before I Let You Go” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701724121l/203197423._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203197423-before-i-let-you-go”>Before I Let You Go</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7190543.Kellie_Wallace”>Kellie Wallace</a> 
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6411390553″>4 of 5 stars</a> 
Elsbeth had sort of a rough start at the beginning of this book. She has a lot going on but her forutne may have changed. She has been left land by a late aunt who never had children of her own. This is the fresh start that she had been looking for and it couldn’t have come at a better time. She meets a man named Bishop and they have an instant connection. He is on a search for something and she is smack dab in the middle of helping him find it. There are a lot of secrets on this new found land of hers and she wants to find out every last one.
 
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The Changed Man (The Olympic Peninsula Series, Book 4) by Cat Treadgold – Review by Beverly Finnie

April 7, 2024/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Beverly Place-Finnie

The Changed Man by Cat Treadgold
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’ve read every book in this series so far and I was beginning to wonder if the author was ever going to give Jake a redemption story. The Changed Man is finally that story. I felt for Jake in book 1 even though he was essentially one of the villains of the story. The author has introduced the reader into a wonderful world with many different characters. These books are a series best read in consecutive order. However they can be read as standalone novels too.
Dealing with the death of a friend(who now lives in his head) in front of his eyes Jake upends his life. Resigning from his job. Reuniting with his family, especially his twin Joe. Jake is trying to find himself, and he feels his writing is the best route to go. Having written a book featured on the NY Times bestseller list that’s also in talks to become a movie he feels this is the right way to go. Though he knows mom would never approve, hence his pen name.
Along the way he meets Chiara who happens to be the guardian of his brother’s son, and she’s married. Though he can’t keep his eyes off of her. He wants her despite the obstacles and things between them do get close and dicey.
He also has to deal with a habitual flirt when the actor who he wants to be the star in his movie shows up out of the blue.
Will Jake prove he’s a changed man?
What will happen between him and Chiara?
Will the impact of losing his friend be his downfall?
So many questions come up throughout this story. But again I will say I’m glad he finally got his story. And it’s probably my favorite book thus far.

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Before I Let You Go by Kellie Wallace – Review by Shea Gilkerson 4/7/24

April 7, 2024/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Shea Gilkerson

Before I Let You Go by Kellie Wallace
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Elsbeth is on quite a rollercoaster of experiences in this novel. There is the difficult decision of breaking an engagement, the loss of an aunt, an unexpected inheritance, a move and all of the forms of grief that come along with big life changes. You see her relationships with her mom, dad and sister, and you meet a very interesting cast of new characters along the way.

When Elsbeth decides to take a leap on new opportunities even though her father is ill, it quickly becomes overwhelming between the cottage, selling her property and working her way through her emotions. When she meets Bishop and realizes they have a connection, will it make her life seem more manageable, or just be another ride she has to bare until she can work through it at the end? Bishop wants to protect Elsbeth as they work together to solve the mystery. When they get to the end, will Bishop be strong enough to keep her safe, and will she be strong enough to hold on through her pain?

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