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Emi Lost & Found series - Winner of the Best Happily Ever After of 2013 - HEA Bookshelf“There was true depth to the story and the characters that moved me and emotionally gutted me. I was so taken by Nate and Emi’s love for each other. It’s the kind of love that few have and many desire but never get to experience.” - Megan, Reading Books Like a BossIndependent and sensitive, idealistic and hopeful, Emi Hennigan lives her life with optimism and an open mind. Between sharing a tiny Manhattan apartment with her fun-loving roommate and spending most of her free time with her heart-breaker friend, Emi’s seen enough failed relationships to know what to avoid in her quest to find her true love. Not only that, but a single moment from her past lingers in her mind, setting high expectations for every man she dates.Emi’s best friend, artist and hopeless romantic Nate Wilson, has been her closest companion all of their adult lives. After swearing off love with Emi in a silly high school pact, Nate has been seeing other women in hopes of finding one that evokes stronger feelings than the ones he’s been harboring for Emi since he was a teen. Over the span of a year, boundaries are crossed, feelings are confessed, and their unique friendship begins to blossom into something more.Through Nate’s eyes, an atypical romance unfolds, disrupting the comfortable safe haven their friendship has provided. With a promising future ahead of them both, fate intervenes to bring two soul mates together. Photography and cover design by Christi Allen Curtis, assisted by Katrina Boone
386 pages, Paperback
First published August 8, 2010
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January 4, 2013
WTF?!? Is this a new trend in books these days? It better *not* become one! This was a FANTASTIC story right up until the end, and I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED because it's a big @ss spoiler!!! It's not that it's a cliffhanger ending, either. Well, it is, but I have all three books. But....but....WHY?!?! Why, Lori L. Otto, would you do this to me? To them?!?! TO NATE?!?!! Gah!!!!
I ran to start book two, hoping against hope that I was wrong, and the author nearly gave me heart failure at the beginning of book two!!!! I ugly cried for the first time in 2013 thanks to these books!!! I HATE stories like these, and I (perversely) LOVE stories like these!
Lori L. Otto, you ripped my heart out!!!!! I truly cannot believe you did that!!!!! I need a break, and THERAPY, before continuing on in book two. By the way, I *will* figure out how to send you the bill for said therapy! Grrrrr!!
I ran to start book two, hoping against hope that I was wrong, and the author nearly gave me heart failure at the beginning of book two!!!! I ugly cried for the first time in 2013 thanks to these books!!! I HATE stories like these, and I (perversely) LOVE stories like these!
Lori L. Otto, you ripped my heart out!!!!! I truly cannot believe you did that!!!!! I need a break, and THERAPY, before continuing on in book two. By the way, I *will* figure out how to send you the bill for said therapy! Grrrrr!!
August 4, 2016
4 STARS
[First half is 3.5
Second half is 4.5]
This review will be short because I’m in a hurry to start the next book but first I need to say that the prequel is now a must-read before this first book. I’ll be honest, without having read the prequel first, there’s a very good chance I would’ve put down this book. You really do see how events that happened when Emi and Nate were younger impacted the decisions they made in this book so if you haven’t read it yet, just stop and go grab your FREE copy of Not Today, but Someday now.
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Lost and Found takes place nine years after the prequel. Both Emi and Nate are the closest of friends but they’re not together. They’re upholding a pact they made when they were younger – to be best friends and nothing more.
The next part of the book was tough for me. I really did not like reading about Nate sleeping with other women and Emi dating others, but at the same time I understood. There’s plenty of sexual tension but with Emi drawing the line at becoming more than just friends, it made perfect sense for Nate to move on and not wait for something that might never come. Once again I must say that I’m so glad I read the prequel first or else if I walked into this book blindly I wouldn’t have understood why the two of them couldn’t be together.
I really felt sorry for Nate. As this book is his story and told from his perspective, I got a first-hand glimpse at his thoughts and feelings and let me tell you, some of them are not pretty. It’s painful to see this gorgeous, wonderful, all-around great guy going through so many meaningless relationships, fully aware that his heart lies with Emi but never feeling worthy of her. He’s willing to take whatever he can get from her, and if the most is friendship, then so be it. She is just that important to him.
“I consider my life without her. There is no color in that world. No beauty. No life at all.”
As for Emi, I wasn’t really sure how to feel about her. My feelings were so mixed and it ranged from fury, frustration, sympathy, and a reluctant acceptance. She was letting one failed relationship in the past dictate what could be a bright and beautiful future with Nate and that made me both angry and sad. I mean, the two of them have been through so much together so why can’t they just be together?
“We’ve been friends for nearly thirteen years. We’ve been there for each other through good and bad times. We’ve fought and we’ve made up, normally with out friendship getting even stronger. We never seem to get sick of each other. We’re miserable without one another. It’s like we’re already together…like we have been for a long time.”
But thankfully, this part of their lives doesn’t continue forever and there is a point where both take a leap of faith and commit to a relationship. I have to say here that nothing felt rushed. Everything that happens occurs at a very natural, believable pace. This is Nate’s book, but in the second half, I also felt it was Emi’s as well. She grew up a lot and was willing to take charge, pursue, and work for their relationship, which felt long-overdue but nevertheless I couldn’t have been more ecstatic to see it happen. And so with them together, both their friendship and relationship truly blossomed.
“One transcendent kiss
That later makes lovers take
Soft breaths, holding hands”
Now for the next part...I’ve read spoilers (just the appropriate amount) so I knew what was going to happen next. I’m the kind of reader who likes to know things ahead of time so I can prepare myself, and for me, it doesn’t lessen the emotional impact at all. But nothing I’ve read beforehand or seen ahead of time could’ve prepared me for the gigantic mountain that just crushed my heart with that last word on the last page. My face turned ashen and I couldn’t breathe but here I am, ready to move on and advance to book 2.
[First half is 3.5
Second half is 4.5]
This review will be short because I’m in a hurry to start the next book but first I need to say that the prequel is now a must-read before this first book. I’ll be honest, without having read the prequel first, there’s a very good chance I would’ve put down this book. You really do see how events that happened when Emi and Nate were younger impacted the decisions they made in this book so if you haven’t read it yet, just stop and go grab your FREE copy of Not Today, but Someday now.
___________________________________________
Lost and Found takes place nine years after the prequel. Both Emi and Nate are the closest of friends but they’re not together. They’re upholding a pact they made when they were younger – to be best friends and nothing more.
The next part of the book was tough for me. I really did not like reading about Nate sleeping with other women and Emi dating others, but at the same time I understood. There’s plenty of sexual tension but with Emi drawing the line at becoming more than just friends, it made perfect sense for Nate to move on and not wait for something that might never come. Once again I must say that I’m so glad I read the prequel first or else if I walked into this book blindly I wouldn’t have understood why the two of them couldn’t be together.
I really felt sorry for Nate. As this book is his story and told from his perspective, I got a first-hand glimpse at his thoughts and feelings and let me tell you, some of them are not pretty. It’s painful to see this gorgeous, wonderful, all-around great guy going through so many meaningless relationships, fully aware that his heart lies with Emi but never feeling worthy of her. He’s willing to take whatever he can get from her, and if the most is friendship, then so be it. She is just that important to him.
“I consider my life without her. There is no color in that world. No beauty. No life at all.”
As for Emi, I wasn’t really sure how to feel about her. My feelings were so mixed and it ranged from fury, frustration, sympathy, and a reluctant acceptance. She was letting one failed relationship in the past dictate what could be a bright and beautiful future with Nate and that made me both angry and sad. I mean, the two of them have been through so much together so why can’t they just be together?
“We’ve been friends for nearly thirteen years. We’ve been there for each other through good and bad times. We’ve fought and we’ve made up, normally with out friendship getting even stronger. We never seem to get sick of each other. We’re miserable without one another. It’s like we’re already together…like we have been for a long time.”
But thankfully, this part of their lives doesn’t continue forever and there is a point where both take a leap of faith and commit to a relationship. I have to say here that nothing felt rushed. Everything that happens occurs at a very natural, believable pace. This is Nate’s book, but in the second half, I also felt it was Emi’s as well. She grew up a lot and was willing to take charge, pursue, and work for their relationship, which felt long-overdue but nevertheless I couldn’t have been more ecstatic to see it happen. And so with them together, both their friendship and relationship truly blossomed.
“One transcendent kiss
That later makes lovers take
Soft breaths, holding hands”
Now for the next part...I’ve read spoilers (just the appropriate amount) so I knew what was going to happen next. I’m the kind of reader who likes to know things ahead of time so I can prepare myself, and for me, it doesn’t lessen the emotional impact at all. But nothing I’ve read beforehand or seen ahead of time could’ve prepared me for the gigantic mountain that just crushed my heart with that last word on the last page. My face turned ashen and I couldn’t breathe but here I am, ready to move on and advance to book 2.
April 25, 2012
What do I think? I think this is a 5-star book that was reduced to 3 stars because of one damn 4-letter word. Nate...with an exclamation point. Nate! My response was also a 4-letter word...with emphasis...and multiple exclamation points Fuuuuuuuck!!! This book should have been entitled "Blindsided" because that's how it hit (me) in the end.
5-star pro
This was an angst-driven, page-turning, can't-put-it-down-until-it's-over story about Nate & Emi...best friends for 13 years who are looking for love in all the wrong places until they finally realize their one true love is each other. Like many indie authors, Lori Otto has a true talent for telling a heartwarming albeit heart-wrenching romantic story. Unlike many indie authors, however, she tells the story via 1st person POV of the hero exclusively. For once we are privy to know exactly what the male protagonist is thinking...what his feelings are for his partner in each of the many relationships he drifts in and out of...how he equates sex = love, and when he eventually realizes that what he feels for Emi is not merely a sisterly affection but a true, "soulmates" type of love. For once we don't have to suffer through the heroine's whiny rants and tedious he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not petal-pulling drama. Why is she mad at Nate? We don't know. Why does she have bruises on her neck? We don't know. What happened between her & Colin to cause their breakup? We don't know. And personally, I didn't care. My heart and devotion belonged to Nate and if he had an epiphany that Emi was his one true love - great - whatever made Nate happy made me happy. Which brings me to why I brought the rating down...
3-star con
This is Romancelandia, so if you are an author writing a romance, there are certain laws in Romancelandia you should abide by, with one law in particular...the hero and heroine must have an HEA or at the very least a HFN. It can be a true love (where the couple rides off into the sunset), it can be semi-bittersweet (such as forgiving a cheater and starting over again); and, though rarely seen, it can be bittersweet ( with the H & h going their separate ways...readers have the
option to hold out with the hope they reconcile or find someone better-suited for each of them).
This means you CANNOT kill our beloved hero off at the very end of the book and attempt to replace him with someone else in a sequel!
By presenting the story from Nate's POV, you have breathed life into him for the readers. This series may be called "Emi Lost and Found" but this story belongs to Nate. We have been put through the emotional wringer with him for 300 pages - have experienced his highs and lows, successes and failures - and ultimately his complete happiness, with Emi and with himself. And you wipe all that out simply for the shock value? Yeah, we were definitely shocked all right. But when the shock wore off we were disheartened. We felt empty...and sad. We are still sad. And it won't wear off.
Ever.
3 drooping stars
1 redeeming quality...Lori Otto must have an excellent editor/proofreader as there are no grammatical errors, (punctuation, misspelled words, run-on sentences, etc) anywhere in this book.
5-star pro
This was an angst-driven, page-turning, can't-put-it-down-until-it's-over story about Nate & Emi...best friends for 13 years who are looking for love in all the wrong places until they finally realize their one true love is each other. Like many indie authors, Lori Otto has a true talent for telling a heartwarming albeit heart-wrenching romantic story. Unlike many indie authors, however, she tells the story via 1st person POV of the hero exclusively. For once we are privy to know exactly what the male protagonist is thinking...what his feelings are for his partner in each of the many relationships he drifts in and out of...how he equates sex = love, and when he eventually realizes that what he feels for Emi is not merely a sisterly affection but a true, "soulmates" type of love. For once we don't have to suffer through the heroine's whiny rants and tedious he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not petal-pulling drama. Why is she mad at Nate? We don't know. Why does she have bruises on her neck? We don't know. What happened between her & Colin to cause their breakup? We don't know. And personally, I didn't care. My heart and devotion belonged to Nate and if he had an epiphany that Emi was his one true love - great - whatever made Nate happy made me happy. Which brings me to why I brought the rating down...
3-star con
This is Romancelandia, so if you are an author writing a romance, there are certain laws in Romancelandia you should abide by, with one law in particular...the hero and heroine must have an HEA or at the very least a HFN. It can be a true love (where the couple rides off into the sunset), it can be semi-bittersweet (such as forgiving a cheater and starting over again); and, though rarely seen, it can be bittersweet ( with the H & h going their separate ways...readers have the
option to hold out with the hope they reconcile or find someone better-suited for each of them).
This means you CANNOT kill our beloved hero off at the very end of the book and attempt to replace him with someone else in a sequel!
By presenting the story from Nate's POV, you have breathed life into him for the readers. This series may be called "Emi Lost and Found" but this story belongs to Nate. We have been put through the emotional wringer with him for 300 pages - have experienced his highs and lows, successes and failures - and ultimately his complete happiness, with Emi and with himself. And you wipe all that out simply for the shock value? Yeah, we were definitely shocked all right. But when the shock wore off we were disheartened. We felt empty...and sad. We are still sad. And it won't wear off.
Ever.
3 drooping stars
1 redeeming quality...Lori Otto must have an excellent editor/proofreader as there are no grammatical errors, (punctuation, misspelled words, run-on sentences, etc) anywhere in this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 18, 2013
OMG WTF did I just read...I am at a loss for words!!! I literally slept 2 hours because of this book. I got through pretty much 70% of it before I had to take a break from reading...I could tell something was going to happen. It was such a sweet, sad, wonderful, romantic story with so many ups and downs. I honestly wanted to shake Emi and Nate at some points and tell them to wake up!!! I couldn't believe that they couldn't see it. I don't care if Emi thinks this guy she kissed once is "the one." Nate is wonderful and perfect. I seriously didn't know what I was getting myself into when I picked this baby up. And boy did it totally surprise me! I thought I knew what was going to happen so many times, and then I would get knocked off my feet and find I was completely wrong. I never saw the ending coming...I still don't want to believe it. I immediately scattered to try and predict what was going to happen. I have to find a way to move on now to book 2 now. I am at a loss...I was so invested in the characters...I don't know what to do with myself. I am going to force myself to read the next one despite how much it is going to hurt my heart. Amazing read, and I don't regret reading this one at all! I just got the bundle of all 3 books and cannot wait to get through them all. The story immediately captured me and I could not stop reading! I will never forget this book and the mark it has left on me. I don't know how I can move on to love the new character in book 2.
May 4, 2016
I want to thank Ms. Lori Otto for a signed copy of this book, and as well as to my book gf, Camille for making it happened.
I've been wanting to read this for a very long time, and I must say this is a great series to start. This book is about Emi Hennigan and Nate Wilson, who were best friends since high school. They swore off not to fall in love with each other though deep down, their feelings are undeniably evident. Things are very complicated with these two. Emi's failed relationships and Nate dating women multiple times but failed as well, just like Emi.
In this book, we get to hear more of Nate Wilson's POV. I am indeed a fan of Nate. I love Nate. He is artistic, charming, cocky, and caring. Emi is one lucky woman to have a guy best friend like him. Like ya, Nate. so much. Like ya too, Emi. I ship this couple. Best Friends = Soulmates.
I am completely fascinated with this book. I love how it gave me all sorts of emotions. I swear I am caught off guard towards the end. You know the feeling you are at the peak of happiness, then the ending made your heart sunk? Say hello to this book!
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
I've been wanting to read this for a very long time, and I must say this is a great series to start. This book is about Emi Hennigan and Nate Wilson, who were best friends since high school. They swore off not to fall in love with each other though deep down, their feelings are undeniably evident. Things are very complicated with these two. Emi's failed relationships and Nate dating women multiple times but failed as well, just like Emi.
In this book, we get to hear more of Nate Wilson's POV. I am indeed a fan of Nate. I love Nate. He is artistic, charming, cocky, and caring. Emi is one lucky woman to have a guy best friend like him. Like ya, Nate. so much. Like ya too, Emi. I ship this couple. Best Friends = Soulmates.
I am completely fascinated with this book. I love how it gave me all sorts of emotions. I swear I am caught off guard towards the end. You know the feeling you are at the peak of happiness, then the ending made your heart sunk? Say hello to this book!
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
July 27, 2013
I am putting this in BOLD, to remind anyone who decides to read this series, please don't read the reviews, some of them ruin the whole storyline for you, I really feel spoilers should be outlawed
I am not going to do a detail review, just simply say, this is a Hidden Treasure, and needs to be read, I loved every bit of it, 110% Team Nate!!!!!! If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would, it deserves more. PUSH it up on your TBR list, I hardly ever ever say that either, gotta PLEASE read this, but this one, IS A MUST MUST!!!!!
I am not going to do a detail review, just simply say, this is a Hidden Treasure, and needs to be read, I loved every bit of it, 110% Team Nate!!!!!! If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would, it deserves more. PUSH it up on your TBR list, I hardly ever ever say that either, gotta PLEASE read this, but this one, IS A MUST MUST!!!!!
Want to read
January 12, 2014 So I'm 99.99% sure that this series is going to reduce me to a sobbing wreck but I really want to read them!!
BLURB - When artist Nate Wilson falls in love, he falls hard. The problem is, he's only been in love once, and the girl of his affections is his best friend, Emi Hennigan. In high school, the two bonded over painful breakups, and swore off a relationship to save their friendship.
Thirteen years later, Nate has had more than his share of emotionally-unfulfilling, sexual relationships with beautiful women to distract himself from his true romantic feelings.
When a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity takes Nate away from his friend and his comfortable lifestyle, he is forced to reflect on the distinct void that Emi's absence leaves in his life.
To Nate's surprise, Emi has a similar experience; but as the friends embark upon their journey toward happiness together, destiny reveals other plans for Emi.
This is the first of three books in the Emi Lost & Found series.
BLURB - When artist Nate Wilson falls in love, he falls hard. The problem is, he's only been in love once, and the girl of his affections is his best friend, Emi Hennigan. In high school, the two bonded over painful breakups, and swore off a relationship to save their friendship.
Thirteen years later, Nate has had more than his share of emotionally-unfulfilling, sexual relationships with beautiful women to distract himself from his true romantic feelings.
When a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity takes Nate away from his friend and his comfortable lifestyle, he is forced to reflect on the distinct void that Emi's absence leaves in his life.
To Nate's surprise, Emi has a similar experience; but as the friends embark upon their journey toward happiness together, destiny reveals other plans for Emi.
This is the first of three books in the Emi Lost & Found series.
February 28, 2019
This review is spoiler free and for the entire series.
Emi Lost & Found is an experience, a journey. This beautifully written series is full of heartbreak, healing, and love. You will cry an ocean of tears, but feel so happy and fulfilled when it’s all over. This is the type of book that will stay with you for a long time, maybe forever. It will consume you. You will feel like you are a part of these characters lives, living their experiences with them.
“I will cherish all the moments I have to share with other people. I will never let another day pass me by. I will live in the present, not mourn for the past or dread the future. I will trust my instincts, and I will act on them, not ignore them out of fear.”
It’s so refreshing to find a new author that writes a beautiful story that’s free from tropes and formulas. Just an authentic story with real emotions, real pain, real healing, real characters, and real love.
This author is able to deliver an unforgettable love story WITHOUT insta-love, alpha males, overused dirty talk, gratuitous sex scenes, contrived conflict, OW drama, etc, etc. All these cliches and tropes are so played out and just plain exhausting.
This series definitely delivers an HEA. But the journey to get there wasn’t easy. But it was really worth it. Worth the pain and worth the tears.
Emi Lost & Found is an experience, a journey. This beautifully written series is full of heartbreak, healing, and love. You will cry an ocean of tears, but feel so happy and fulfilled when it’s all over. This is the type of book that will stay with you for a long time, maybe forever. It will consume you. You will feel like you are a part of these characters lives, living their experiences with them.
“I will cherish all the moments I have to share with other people. I will never let another day pass me by. I will live in the present, not mourn for the past or dread the future. I will trust my instincts, and I will act on them, not ignore them out of fear.”
It’s so refreshing to find a new author that writes a beautiful story that’s free from tropes and formulas. Just an authentic story with real emotions, real pain, real healing, real characters, and real love.
This author is able to deliver an unforgettable love story WITHOUT insta-love, alpha males, overused dirty talk, gratuitous sex scenes, contrived conflict, OW drama, etc, etc. All these cliches and tropes are so played out and just plain exhausting.
This series definitely delivers an HEA. But the journey to get there wasn’t easy. But it was really worth it. Worth the pain and worth the tears.
June 2, 2016
2 Stars. I just couldn’t get into this book, I finished it by sheer will. I was driven mad by the characters and their story didn't connect with me.
I have to say this is the most negative review I have written and that does make me sad.
1. Emi is crappy person, she treated Nate like shit majority of the time. Constantly being hot and cold, being rude one minute and sweet the next...or just not even talking to him at all for days, weeks! Not once, did I like her - not one single moment did I think she was likable.
2. Nate is a big vagina that needs to get his shit straight and understand that he is 28 years old...not a little boy anymore. He needs to stand up for himself with Emi and all these other girls. Nothing was appealing about his character...
3. MAKE A DAMN DECISION already. Stop going back and forth, it's one thing to be unsure and you want to take the time to figure out your choices. But to change your mind every other sentence especially over girl who is supposed to be the "Love of your Life"! Doesn't make any sense to me and quite frankly makes for an annoying read.
4. When they FINALLY get together, it’s boring and a huge let down. The letdown is bleeding through the pages...how come both of them don't realize that they are terrible for each other? That they have no chemistry whatsoever. Yea the author 'says' they do but it does not come across the page in their thoughts, dialogue nor their actions.
5. NO depth at all. OR Romance in my opinion.
I was highly frustrated throughout this book, which that NEVER happens. I usually always find something redeeming, some character or plot line that I enjoyed. Not with this book, it was mediocre at best. This is my opinion and I know that I am in the minority here...but I can't help how it made me feel :)
That all being said, I just can't and will not attempt to read Book 2 - I have read spoilers and I have a general idea what is going to happen and I can totally see how that this book might be WAY better than Lost & Found, that I might like this new guy... BUT I just can't put myself out there again AND listen to EMI POV for another two books.
I have to say this is the most negative review I have written and that does make me sad.
1. Emi is crappy person, she treated Nate like shit majority of the time. Constantly being hot and cold, being rude one minute and sweet the next...or just not even talking to him at all for days, weeks! Not once, did I like her - not one single moment did I think she was likable.
2. Nate is a big vagina that needs to get his shit straight and understand that he is 28 years old...not a little boy anymore. He needs to stand up for himself with Emi and all these other girls. Nothing was appealing about his character...
3. MAKE A DAMN DECISION already. Stop going back and forth, it's one thing to be unsure and you want to take the time to figure out your choices. But to change your mind every other sentence especially over girl who is supposed to be the "Love of your Life"! Doesn't make any sense to me and quite frankly makes for an annoying read.
4. When they FINALLY get together, it’s boring and a huge let down. The letdown is bleeding through the pages...how come both of them don't realize that they are terrible for each other? That they have no chemistry whatsoever. Yea the author 'says' they do but it does not come across the page in their thoughts, dialogue nor their actions.
5. NO depth at all. OR Romance in my opinion.
I was highly frustrated throughout this book, which that NEVER happens. I usually always find something redeeming, some character or plot line that I enjoyed. Not with this book, it was mediocre at best. This is my opinion and I know that I am in the minority here...but I can't help how it made me feel :)
That all being said, I just can't and will not attempt to read Book 2 - I have read spoilers and I have a general idea what is going to happen and I can totally see how that this book might be WAY better than Lost & Found, that I might like this new guy... BUT I just can't put myself out there again AND listen to EMI POV for another two books.
June 28, 2015
Oh my God I could not tear through this book fast enough. It's been on my radar forever, and I know lots of you have already read and loved it... But wow am I glad I finally dove in.
A friend and I planned to do a buddy read, but she wasn't going to be able to dive in until today. I started without her, intending to read just a few chapters...
Hours later, I was finished... and in love.
It could have been a standalone. The story could have been wrapped up in a neat little bow, and I could have gone on with my terrible habit of never finishing a series...
If it weren't for one, little, life-changing word at the very end of the book.
One. Word.
One word had me frantically seeking out the next book at Amazon, assuring myself that it does, in fact, exist, and that I could pick it up at a more convenient time.
But then oh holy hell, I just HAD to go and read the look inside for Book Two. Had to.
And that was it. I was a goner.
I immediately messaged Lori Otto to yell at her. I don't have time to get sucked into a whole book series. I HAVE STUFF TO DO. But I am all too aware that I will be doing nothing over the next few days except consuming the next books in this series. And I. Can't. Wait.
Grab this one, kids. It'll have you smiling and swooning and tearing up. It brings all the feels.
It is pure BOOK CRACK, and I know you'll fall in love with it.
A friend and I planned to do a buddy read, but she wasn't going to be able to dive in until today. I started without her, intending to read just a few chapters...
Hours later, I was finished... and in love.
It could have been a standalone. The story could have been wrapped up in a neat little bow, and I could have gone on with my terrible habit of never finishing a series...
If it weren't for one, little, life-changing word at the very end of the book.
One. Word.
One word had me frantically seeking out the next book at Amazon, assuring myself that it does, in fact, exist, and that I could pick it up at a more convenient time.
But then oh holy hell, I just HAD to go and read the look inside for Book Two. Had to.
And that was it. I was a goner.
I immediately messaged Lori Otto to yell at her. I don't have time to get sucked into a whole book series. I HAVE STUFF TO DO. But I am all too aware that I will be doing nothing over the next few days except consuming the next books in this series. And I. Can't. Wait.
Grab this one, kids. It'll have you smiling and swooning and tearing up. It brings all the feels.
It is pure BOOK CRACK, and I know you'll fall in love with it.
November 17, 2013
Let me start off by first saying that this review probably stands out the most to me for a couple of reasons.
1) These books were not gifted to me nor did I read an ARC in exchange for an honest review; but rather I felt the need to review it because of what this series has done to both my literary life and life in general
2) These books and the author I believe are unfairly and undeservingly underrated which leaves both Michelle and I (and I’m sure many other fans) bewildered and quite frankly, angry
So this review means a great deal to me and honestly very unnerving because I hope that I am able to express in my own words for you all the wonder that is Emi Lost and Found.
When Michelle and I first became acquainted at a book signing event in Los Angeles, we immediately clicked through our love for books and our quirky personalities. We quickly started exchanging authors/series/books that we both loved, and the very first one to come out of her mouth was an author by the name of Lori Otto and her series called Emi Lost and Found. I had never heard of them but immediately jotted it down on my phone to add on to my TBR list (granted I didn't even know what the hell a TBR or Goodreads was at this point— all I cared about was getting lost in my new found obsession to read). It took me quite a while to finally pick up the first of the three.
My first thoughts when I picked up Lost & Found were; “wow this author has a knack for details” and “this is going to be an interesting ride.” Little did I know that the ride she would take me on would leave me in a heaping mess of uncharted emotions and ultimately gifting me with an unworldly sense of peace.
In Lost and Found, we are introduced to Emi Hennigan and Nate Wilson. From the get go, Lori makes sure that her readers know the profound friendship that these two have with each other- the kind that puts “Facebook friends” to shame and something that one would hold on to until their very last breath. Emi and Nate have been friends since high school, both drawn to one another’s painful life experiences. As years passed, both lives; primarily Nate’s, consist of many unsuccessful romantic relationships. Through the tribulations that each encounter over the span of 13 years, Emi and Nate remain the only constant in each other’s lives.
There were many times in this book where I felt utter and sheer frustration. Pages and pages where I wanted to slap some sense into Nate- “Just tell her how you feel!!” I would find myself mentally yelling at him. Then chapter after chapter I wanted shake the hell out of Emi to make her see that Nate was worth taking a chance on. These emotions are what makes a great book so gratifying. It is when as a reader, you truly feel invested enough to believe that these characters could hear you. There is no feeling quite like it.
The turning point of this series is when Nate and Emi's love for each other is realized.... Realize a verb, defined as- become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly. I want to point this out because I feel that this truly represents their love. It's the kind of love that had always existed but was unfulfilled. It is the most comforting and gratifying of kinds- to finally be able to act on the emotion and accept entirely must have felt like heaven to both. I was all different types of giddy. To have journeyed through the entire book with these two, I celebrated their triumph. A triumph that would eventually fall in the hands of destiny.. of fate.. of the unfairness of life.
This is where Lori takes me on a taxing, emotional experience. In Time Stands Still, Emi finds herself completely shattered and unable to put her entire life back together. Every single page of this second book was heavy. I felt completely for Emi- my tear ducts suffered entirely too much. The author does a sensational job drawing out every adjective in the English dictionary- anger, despair, empathy, remorse, and happiness. It was overload central in my head. I fought with every fiber of my being as a reader for Emi Hennigan. She grows so much in this book. She does not succumb or surrender to life's indiscretions which I was in awe of. Most regular readers would probably be rolling their eyes at that comment (how could you be in awe of a fictional character?!) Well, I did and I could because of how ridiculously masterful the author wrote this book. The words on the digital pages gave me an out of body experience. I felt each and every weight of Emi's emotions and found myself choked up page after page.. They were unbelievably real, too real that it may have been a bit unhealthy. *LOL*. This is where we also meet the swoon worthy, Jack Holland. A modern day white knight, ready to slay all sorts of dragons to save his one true love. There were times where I had to put down the book over the guilt I felt about loving Jack. This is one of the best things about a book; crying your eyeballs out an hour before and then cheekly smiling another couple of hours later. Everyone who is good in this world needs and deserves a Jack Holland in their lifetime. His patience and devotion could put him in the running for Sainthood. It is this man and his love for Emi who revives her. He is the man who stops her from bleeding out life, the man who will eventually captivate her entire being.
In Never Look Back, Emi and Jack undergo a tragedy of their own. Yes, you heard right; just when you finally settle into a happy place, Lori Otto throws another one right smack in the middle of your face. Without a doubt, the word "cruel" best describes the hurdle both our characters have to endure. In this final book of the series, it will further magnify the strength of Emi's and Jack's love for each other. As I had intentionally mentioned prior, Nate's and Emi's love was realized.. Much different from Jack's and Emi's love which is finally found. A love that was already encaptulized but lost along the way. It is the kind of love that transcends and survives. This was the perfect ending to the series; vindication to life's unfairness and true acceptance of the reasons behind life's plans.
I am absolutely relieved to finally be able to share my heartfelt thoughts and have finally forgiven myself for taking so long to continue Emi's journey from Lost and Found to the final book, Never Look Back. If I could give you all some advice, it is-- buy the books which are bundled together. The first book alone is so emotionally driven that you will find yourself afraid to pick up the second.. Well, from experience, I am telling you now.. Don't be. This series is in one word- IMPECCABLE. Thank you, Lori Otto for your talent and for bringing us.. Emi Lost and Found.
For our entire review: http://welikeitbigbookblog.wordpress....
1) These books were not gifted to me nor did I read an ARC in exchange for an honest review; but rather I felt the need to review it because of what this series has done to both my literary life and life in general
2) These books and the author I believe are unfairly and undeservingly underrated which leaves both Michelle and I (and I’m sure many other fans) bewildered and quite frankly, angry
So this review means a great deal to me and honestly very unnerving because I hope that I am able to express in my own words for you all the wonder that is Emi Lost and Found.
When Michelle and I first became acquainted at a book signing event in Los Angeles, we immediately clicked through our love for books and our quirky personalities. We quickly started exchanging authors/series/books that we both loved, and the very first one to come out of her mouth was an author by the name of Lori Otto and her series called Emi Lost and Found. I had never heard of them but immediately jotted it down on my phone to add on to my TBR list (granted I didn't even know what the hell a TBR or Goodreads was at this point— all I cared about was getting lost in my new found obsession to read). It took me quite a while to finally pick up the first of the three.
My first thoughts when I picked up Lost & Found were; “wow this author has a knack for details” and “this is going to be an interesting ride.” Little did I know that the ride she would take me on would leave me in a heaping mess of uncharted emotions and ultimately gifting me with an unworldly sense of peace.
In Lost and Found, we are introduced to Emi Hennigan and Nate Wilson. From the get go, Lori makes sure that her readers know the profound friendship that these two have with each other- the kind that puts “Facebook friends” to shame and something that one would hold on to until their very last breath. Emi and Nate have been friends since high school, both drawn to one another’s painful life experiences. As years passed, both lives; primarily Nate’s, consist of many unsuccessful romantic relationships. Through the tribulations that each encounter over the span of 13 years, Emi and Nate remain the only constant in each other’s lives.
There were many times in this book where I felt utter and sheer frustration. Pages and pages where I wanted to slap some sense into Nate- “Just tell her how you feel!!” I would find myself mentally yelling at him. Then chapter after chapter I wanted shake the hell out of Emi to make her see that Nate was worth taking a chance on. These emotions are what makes a great book so gratifying. It is when as a reader, you truly feel invested enough to believe that these characters could hear you. There is no feeling quite like it.
The turning point of this series is when Nate and Emi's love for each other is realized.... Realize a verb, defined as- become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly. I want to point this out because I feel that this truly represents their love. It's the kind of love that had always existed but was unfulfilled. It is the most comforting and gratifying of kinds- to finally be able to act on the emotion and accept entirely must have felt like heaven to both. I was all different types of giddy. To have journeyed through the entire book with these two, I celebrated their triumph. A triumph that would eventually fall in the hands of destiny.. of fate.. of the unfairness of life.
This is where Lori takes me on a taxing, emotional experience. In Time Stands Still, Emi finds herself completely shattered and unable to put her entire life back together. Every single page of this second book was heavy. I felt completely for Emi- my tear ducts suffered entirely too much. The author does a sensational job drawing out every adjective in the English dictionary- anger, despair, empathy, remorse, and happiness. It was overload central in my head. I fought with every fiber of my being as a reader for Emi Hennigan. She grows so much in this book. She does not succumb or surrender to life's indiscretions which I was in awe of. Most regular readers would probably be rolling their eyes at that comment (how could you be in awe of a fictional character?!) Well, I did and I could because of how ridiculously masterful the author wrote this book. The words on the digital pages gave me an out of body experience. I felt each and every weight of Emi's emotions and found myself choked up page after page.. They were unbelievably real, too real that it may have been a bit unhealthy. *LOL*. This is where we also meet the swoon worthy, Jack Holland. A modern day white knight, ready to slay all sorts of dragons to save his one true love. There were times where I had to put down the book over the guilt I felt about loving Jack. This is one of the best things about a book; crying your eyeballs out an hour before and then cheekly smiling another couple of hours later. Everyone who is good in this world needs and deserves a Jack Holland in their lifetime. His patience and devotion could put him in the running for Sainthood. It is this man and his love for Emi who revives her. He is the man who stops her from bleeding out life, the man who will eventually captivate her entire being.
In Never Look Back, Emi and Jack undergo a tragedy of their own. Yes, you heard right; just when you finally settle into a happy place, Lori Otto throws another one right smack in the middle of your face. Without a doubt, the word "cruel" best describes the hurdle both our characters have to endure. In this final book of the series, it will further magnify the strength of Emi's and Jack's love for each other. As I had intentionally mentioned prior, Nate's and Emi's love was realized.. Much different from Jack's and Emi's love which is finally found. A love that was already encaptulized but lost along the way. It is the kind of love that transcends and survives. This was the perfect ending to the series; vindication to life's unfairness and true acceptance of the reasons behind life's plans.
I am absolutely relieved to finally be able to share my heartfelt thoughts and have finally forgiven myself for taking so long to continue Emi's journey from Lost and Found to the final book, Never Look Back. If I could give you all some advice, it is-- buy the books which are bundled together. The first book alone is so emotionally driven that you will find yourself afraid to pick up the second.. Well, from experience, I am telling you now.. Don't be. This series is in one word- IMPECCABLE. Thank you, Lori Otto for your talent and for bringing us.. Emi Lost and Found.
For our entire review: http://welikeitbigbookblog.wordpress....
February 3, 2012
I am still debating with myself for the stars....It is well worth 5stars....but...it broke my heart and I am kind of hurting right now...
1/15/12
I am actually re-reading it....I am supposed to be studying today but after finishing the third book I felt the need to start over...I need to be around Nate as more as possible,she made it,she moved on but I can't...
"Love ya Nate"
"Love ya Emi"
1/15/12
I am actually re-reading it....I am supposed to be studying today but after finishing the third book I felt the need to start over...I need to be around Nate as more as possible,she made it,she moved on but I can't...
"Love ya Nate"
"Love ya Emi"
September 20, 2015
"It's always been her. It's not possible for it to be love for anyone else because any form of 'love' I've felt for other women has been a mere fraction of how I feel about Emi."
I love it when a book takes me completely by surprise. Like I have said before, I knew nothing about the Emi Lost & Found series before I took the plunge and started. You guys, I was not prepared for this book. Not prepared at all. I was even told by some of my book friends that I was in for a shock. I was thinking, "What? I've read it all!" Famous last words.
Initially, when I was describing this book to my friends, I described it as "a best friends falling in love story" but it is so much more than that. There was true depth to the story and the characters that moved to me and emotionally gutted me. I was so taken by Nate and Emi's love for each other. It's the kind of love that few have and many desire but never get to experience.
The prequel, Not Today, But Someday, was about how Emi and Nate met each other in high school. At the end, I was left asking, "What is book one going to be about?" The opening lines of the book made me smile and I knew I was in for it.
"Nine years is a long time to hold on to a feeling - one that I felt for only ten seconds of my life. Logically, I know it was twenty seconds at most, but the impact if left made it seem like forever."
Lost and Found is told in both Emi and Nate's points-of-view, which I really loved and I think really worked well. I loved seeing the evolution of their feelings for each other from both sides. From the beginning of Lost and Found we are thrown into the friend-zoned-ship between Nate and Emi, the two main characters in the series. It didn't take long for me to figure out that these two know each other inside and out and are very comfortable with each other.
In high school Emi and Nate agreed not to date each other and to stay friends. Nine years later, that agreement still stands much to Nate's - and both their families' - chagrin. Secretly, he's loved her since high school but has always feared exploring what "more" would be like with her. Instead, he's settled with being her friend and the constant in her life - the one person she could open up to completely aside from her brother.
So, what are Nate and Emi like as adults? Nate is a not-so-starving artist living in a big, spacious loft in Manhattan. He's living the dream, right? Nate received a rather large inheritance and basically lives off of that and the occasional sale of his art. Nate is a serial dater. He falls in love quickly, but no relationship seems to work out. Eventually he realizes that the reason why all of his relationship fail is because none of those women are Emi.
Emi is on the other end of the spectrum. Emi rarely dates anyone - whether it be because she doesn't trust anyone or doesn't find anyone worth her time. One of my favorite moments in the book was when Emi takes Nate to a hockey game because she knows Nate loves hockey. What she doesn't tell Nate is that he's her backup plan if the guy she likes doesn't show up to the game. Well, he does and Nate gets pushed aside. Colin, the guy Emi is interested in, is a total douche and this is apparent to everyone but Emi. This was a bit of a turning point in Nate's psyche - maybe he and Emi should give it a shot. Maybe there is something there.
"Seems like you have some sort of double standard going on. Why do you get to fuck who you want, and not her?"
I laugh at her bluntness, but am quickly reminded of the seriousness of our conversation. "Because it's Emi."
"Emi is an adult, and Emi is not yours. And sorry, but yes, I think it'll do her some good to get laid. This is what she wants right now. And as her friend, I'm going to support her decisions."
"They're bad decisions," I argue.
"They won't hurt anyone."
"They could hurt her."
"She's a big girl, Nate. YOu have two choices. Go after her or let her go."
Nate continues to try to date women and even ends up in a relationship. As always, the relationship goes down the tubes. Seeing Nate go from relationship to relationship begins to wear on Emi. It's clear that she feels something for him as well, but the way he treats love how could he ever treat her the way she deserves to be treated?
"I'm not a placeholder, Nate. I'm not a bookmark that waits for the next chapter of your life to come along. I'm a human being."
At one point, his girlfriend even gives him an ultimatum that turns Emi and Nate's friendship upside down. This changes everything. I was so frustrated with Nate's choices - choices that were being made out of fear. I was screaming at my Kindle, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" I wanted so badly for Emi and Nate to be together and I just didn't know how they ever would be.
"Break-ups are one thing. They start off painful but get easier every day. Being apart from Emi feel worse with every hour."
Lori Otto did an amazing job with building tension between Emi and Nate. The whole book was building to the moment when they finally got together. The execution was perfect and flawless. I had the biggest smile on my face. It was everything I could have asked for.
"I don't want to be the girl in the periphery. I want to be the one you always see."
"You are. I've never lost sight of you, Emi. You're it. You're all I've ever seen. The rest were distractions, I swear. Since the day I met you."
At the end of this book, I couldn't wait to get to the next one. Once you finish, you'll understand.
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December 13, 2012
This book was agonizing for me to read. I wanted to scan myself into my computer, search out the Kindle app, and beat the crap out of the narrator, Nate, for being an idiot. For more than a decade, he's been in love with his best friend, Emi. He knows she feels strongly for him, too, but they are both afraid to risk their friendship by taking the next step.
So Nate dates a series of disposable girlfriends, up to Kiersten, a successful, strong attorney, whose only real requirement of Nate is that he cease all contact with Emi--Kiersten doesn't think men and women can truly be friends, and she doesn't want to share Nate's affections. The way Nate handles this--the way he botches everything--made me cringe.
Then Nate--an artist--gets a job creating art for a series of new nightclubs; the impresario funding the clubs is a fan of Nate's work, and thus Nate is off to L.A, then Vegas, then back to New York.
In L.A., Nate's painting is fueled by the pain he feels in having blown it forever with Emi. He misses his best friend, Emi, and he misses the "what-could-have-been" Emi, his coulda-been lover and life-partner.
This book was agonizing for me to read, because I have been where Nate was, and I screwed things up by over-thinking, by being afraid to wager my best-friendship on a true-love that might not work out. I did this in my life, and I just groaned every time Nate does it in "Lost and Found."
Lori L. Otto has created, in Nate and Emi, a sort of Harry and Sally, only stripped of all the false cuteness. When they are together as friends, they laugh together, and they have built this foundation of extra-romantic love. Their families know each other, and they include each other in certain traditional activities (Emi always accompanies Nate, along with his mother and stepfather, to hear the Christmas Carolers in Central Park, e.g.).
These characters are wonderfully drawn. "Lost and Found" is told through Nate's eyes, and through his eyes, we can see that Emi is far from perfect. We hear Nate's thoughts and feelings--the way he processes outside information--but from this vantage point, we can see empirically how stubbornly stupid Nate is when it comes to Emi. He misreads signals from her, and even botches his conclusions when he tries to use logic.
Love scoffs at logic, and vice versa. You can't test for love like you can for a thyroid deficiency or anemia. There is nothing to examine beneath a microscope. Sometimes, you just have to take the chance and jump, and only your ultimate success or failure will show your results.
These two characters, Nat and Emi, keep kicking out their own guts, trying to avoid what they both seem to feel. Why?? we keep asking. Why??
To write more than this would reveal spoilers. It's not like giving the spoiler at the end of a James Patterson novel--they guy with the tattoo's MOTHER killed Alex Cross*. "Lost and Found" shows so many layers these two have together, that to describe any events once Nate goes to L.A.--and the book goes through, Vegas, and back to NYC by the holidays--wouldn't be fair to potential readers.
As I said, it was agonizing for me to read, because I've been where Nate is, and I screwed it up as bad as he keeps screwing it up. Like I was, Nate is tedious, self-absorbed, and unconsciously cruel at times. I mean, how many chances will he get, before Emi is forever lost to him?
The ending is like a punch to the solar plexus.
This is book one in a trilogy. At least there are two more books as I write this--and I bought them before I started this review. I swear to God I couldn't handle more than that.
*-Not a real James Patterson spoiler (at least, not that I know of ;-) )
So Nate dates a series of disposable girlfriends, up to Kiersten, a successful, strong attorney, whose only real requirement of Nate is that he cease all contact with Emi--Kiersten doesn't think men and women can truly be friends, and she doesn't want to share Nate's affections. The way Nate handles this--the way he botches everything--made me cringe.
Then Nate--an artist--gets a job creating art for a series of new nightclubs; the impresario funding the clubs is a fan of Nate's work, and thus Nate is off to L.A, then Vegas, then back to New York.
In L.A., Nate's painting is fueled by the pain he feels in having blown it forever with Emi. He misses his best friend, Emi, and he misses the "what-could-have-been" Emi, his coulda-been lover and life-partner.
This book was agonizing for me to read, because I have been where Nate was, and I screwed things up by over-thinking, by being afraid to wager my best-friendship on a true-love that might not work out. I did this in my life, and I just groaned every time Nate does it in "Lost and Found."
Lori L. Otto has created, in Nate and Emi, a sort of Harry and Sally, only stripped of all the false cuteness. When they are together as friends, they laugh together, and they have built this foundation of extra-romantic love. Their families know each other, and they include each other in certain traditional activities (Emi always accompanies Nate, along with his mother and stepfather, to hear the Christmas Carolers in Central Park, e.g.).
These characters are wonderfully drawn. "Lost and Found" is told through Nate's eyes, and through his eyes, we can see that Emi is far from perfect. We hear Nate's thoughts and feelings--the way he processes outside information--but from this vantage point, we can see empirically how stubbornly stupid Nate is when it comes to Emi. He misreads signals from her, and even botches his conclusions when he tries to use logic.
Love scoffs at logic, and vice versa. You can't test for love like you can for a thyroid deficiency or anemia. There is nothing to examine beneath a microscope. Sometimes, you just have to take the chance and jump, and only your ultimate success or failure will show your results.
These two characters, Nat and Emi, keep kicking out their own guts, trying to avoid what they both seem to feel. Why?? we keep asking. Why??
To write more than this would reveal spoilers. It's not like giving the spoiler at the end of a James Patterson novel--they guy with the tattoo's MOTHER killed Alex Cross*. "Lost and Found" shows so many layers these two have together, that to describe any events once Nate goes to L.A.--and the book goes through, Vegas, and back to NYC by the holidays--wouldn't be fair to potential readers.
As I said, it was agonizing for me to read, because I've been where Nate is, and I screwed it up as bad as he keeps screwing it up. Like I was, Nate is tedious, self-absorbed, and unconsciously cruel at times. I mean, how many chances will he get, before Emi is forever lost to him?
The ending is like a punch to the solar plexus.
This is book one in a trilogy. At least there are two more books as I write this--and I bought them before I started this review. I swear to God I couldn't handle more than that.
*-Not a real James Patterson spoiler (at least, not that I know of ;-) )
May 3, 2013
Nate Wilson is a spoiled, rich, artsy, playboy who has always gotten what he wanted. Everything but the one girl he’s in love with, his best friend, Emi Hennigan. They’ve been best friends since high school. Nate is an accomplished artist and a musician. Emi inspires him to write and paint like no one else ever has. She seems to bring out the best in him even though she has never wanted anything more than friendship. Trying to get over Emi, Nate tries to fill the empty spot in his heart with other women. Lots of other women. He has a reputation as being a womanizer but he is just trying to find “The One”. All of his relationships are doomed from the beginning because “The One” for him is Emi. No one else will ever compare to her. Now in their late 20’s, Emi and Nate’s friendship has seemed to take a drastic turn.
My casting for Nate: (took this from the authors FB page)
Emi Hennigan is a hopeless romantic. Having witnessed a traumatic event in her teens, she’s very careful who she gives her heart to. Her partner in crime, Nate Wilson, would love nothing more than to be her Prince Charming. Emi doesn’t want to lose Nate if the relationship doesn’t work and only wants to be friends. She is in denial that Nate is in love with her. But a chance encounter in college with a boy, whose name she never knew, leaves her with a kiss that is nothing short of amazing. She spends the next few years trying to find that feeling again with someone else. Maybe the boy she was looking for never really existed? Maybe the boy she was looking for has been right in front of her all this time?
My casting for Emi:
This book was told in Nate’s POV. I didn’t really like Nate. I know I was supposed too but I just didn’t. I liked his character; I just didn’t think he would be right for Emi. Since the name is “Emi Lost and Found” I decided to be Team Emi in this book. Nate was kind of self-centered but I do believe he was in love with her. People like that are better off alone or with people who are looking for the same thing. Emi wasn’t that type of girl and I just knew he would end up hurting her and destroying their friendship if they got together. They both seem to bring out the best and worst in each other.
I’ve read so many books where The Good Girl falls in love with The Bad Boy then he magically changes into the best husband and father in the world. Although I do enjoy books like that (they’re fun) I was hoping this book wasn’t going in that direction. These characters had too much depth for that and I didn’t see how it would work. I started to get disappointed toward the end. Then………
“Nate!”
I swear my heart stopped beating. I just kept thinking, "NO WAY"! Thank goodness I had book 2 ready and waiting! I didn’t realize how much I loved this book till the very end of it. Then I was completely lost in Emi’s world. I absolutely loved this book. I absolutely loved this series.
READ IT! Please :)
My casting for Nate: (took this from the authors FB page)
Emi Hennigan is a hopeless romantic. Having witnessed a traumatic event in her teens, she’s very careful who she gives her heart to. Her partner in crime, Nate Wilson, would love nothing more than to be her Prince Charming. Emi doesn’t want to lose Nate if the relationship doesn’t work and only wants to be friends. She is in denial that Nate is in love with her. But a chance encounter in college with a boy, whose name she never knew, leaves her with a kiss that is nothing short of amazing. She spends the next few years trying to find that feeling again with someone else. Maybe the boy she was looking for never really existed? Maybe the boy she was looking for has been right in front of her all this time?
My casting for Emi:
This book was told in Nate’s POV. I didn’t really like Nate. I know I was supposed too but I just didn’t. I liked his character; I just didn’t think he would be right for Emi. Since the name is “Emi Lost and Found” I decided to be Team Emi in this book. Nate was kind of self-centered but I do believe he was in love with her. People like that are better off alone or with people who are looking for the same thing. Emi wasn’t that type of girl and I just knew he would end up hurting her and destroying their friendship if they got together. They both seem to bring out the best and worst in each other.
I’ve read so many books where The Good Girl falls in love with The Bad Boy then he magically changes into the best husband and father in the world. Although I do enjoy books like that (they’re fun) I was hoping this book wasn’t going in that direction. These characters had too much depth for that and I didn’t see how it would work. I started to get disappointed toward the end. Then………
“Nate!”
I swear my heart stopped beating. I just kept thinking, "NO WAY"! Thank goodness I had book 2 ready and waiting! I didn’t realize how much I loved this book till the very end of it. Then I was completely lost in Emi’s world. I absolutely loved this book. I absolutely loved this series.
READ IT! Please :)
February 8, 2017
4.5 ...this one will stay in my heart forever.
Oh my gosh you guys, read this series.
Nate and Emi.
Haikus.
Giraffes.
Friendship.
Believable love.
Oh my gosh you guys, read this series.
Nate and Emi.
Haikus.
Giraffes.
Friendship.
Believable love.
February 16, 2016
Oh my goodness.....
Afte reading the prequel and now Lost and Found I am hooked. The angst, the emotion of it all. Lost and Found ends on a cliffhanger..... and my heart is breaking thinking about what may be to come. I am in love with this series!
Nate and Emi have been best friends for 13 years. No friends with benefits... just friends. They have both had relationships with other people, but they are the one constant in each others lives.... Until things start to change.
Nate has loved Emi for 13 years. He knows she will never feel the same about him, and even if she did he doesn't deserve her. Nate "loves" every girl he is with, equating sex with love, and he has a lot of sex. He has to figure out what love really is, and now to prove to his one true love that he means it!
I absolutely love Nate and Emi's relationship. I love their witty back and forth banter, I love how they love each other even as friends only, and more. I love how you can feel their sexual tension in this book, but more than that you can feel the pressure of the words not spoken, the feelings not mentioned, the dreams waiting to be realized.
I have a feeling, by the time I finish this series..... it will own me. This series was never even on my radar until I come across the cover and it peaked my interest. Now I am wondering why more people are not talking about this series!!!
Afte reading the prequel and now Lost and Found I am hooked. The angst, the emotion of it all. Lost and Found ends on a cliffhanger..... and my heart is breaking thinking about what may be to come. I am in love with this series!
Nate and Emi have been best friends for 13 years. No friends with benefits... just friends. They have both had relationships with other people, but they are the one constant in each others lives.... Until things start to change.
Nate has loved Emi for 13 years. He knows she will never feel the same about him, and even if she did he doesn't deserve her. Nate "loves" every girl he is with, equating sex with love, and he has a lot of sex. He has to figure out what love really is, and now to prove to his one true love that he means it!
I absolutely love Nate and Emi's relationship. I love their witty back and forth banter, I love how they love each other even as friends only, and more. I love how you can feel their sexual tension in this book, but more than that you can feel the pressure of the words not spoken, the feelings not mentioned, the dreams waiting to be realized.
I have a feeling, by the time I finish this series..... it will own me. This series was never even on my radar until I come across the cover and it peaked my interest. Now I am wondering why more people are not talking about this series!!!
December 12, 2012
I just finished the first book! For the last 24 hours I have been wrapped up in Nate & Emi and all the events (Nate's women - haha) that finally lead them to really be with each other. Only to I read the preview and comments about book 2.....I am not sure I can bring myself to read it, knowing what happens to Nate. I don't think I can deal with it, each time I am ready download book 2, I feel my chest tighten! This is the third book in the last week that I have read where boy meets girl, they fall in love, boy dies and girl has to move on... Its all too much! Too Much!! Might have to take a break from this series to clear my head and stop the small panic attacks when I think about Nate's fate!
February 23, 2016
Errrm?? Yeah. No. I'm not reading any more of this series. I love angst as much as the next girl, honestly, I am a fully paid up member of the Angsthoors club, I hold a platinum card , but...and this is a big BUT I can't do this kind of angst. I don't care where this series goes from the end of this instalment it's not to a place I'm gonna follow.
I really enjoyed the interaction of these two characters and rooted for Nat from the beginning; poor faltering male that he is...Emi, annoying and slightly stereotypical, took longer to warm to but I finally got there. And for what? Really? What was the point? No. This is the end for me and I'm mightily annoyed by it all, let me tell you.
I really enjoyed the interaction of these two characters and rooted for Nat from the beginning; poor faltering male that he is...Emi, annoying and slightly stereotypical, took longer to warm to but I finally got there. And for what? Really? What was the point? No. This is the end for me and I'm mightily annoyed by it all, let me tell you.
March 17, 2013
Wow!!!!! Thank god I don't have to wait for the next book but OMG did that really just happen...... Just when Nate has proved to be the right one!!
August 12, 2013
I wasn’t going to review each book individually. I thought my review of the complete series would be satisfying, but it’s not. These characters and this story WILL NOT LET ME GO. I’m going to apologize for the rambling and possible incoherence in advance. It probably won’t be in any sort of order – just my thoughts and feelings as I think them. There also may be some spoilers in the mix, so beware!
Where to begin? I guess I’ll start with Nate. It wasn’t immediate love for me, but it also didn’t take long. At first, I thought he was a typical manwhore character full of arrogance. He is anything but that. His constant need for love and relationships may have been a flaw to some (most?) but to me it proved how vulnerable he really was. Oh and how it proved he actually LOVED Emi, even though he denied it. It was obvious right away that they were temporary fillers for that gap in his heart. Their relationship wasn’t typical and was definitely a special thing. I wanted that!!
As much as I loved and adored Nate, he frustrated me to no end! It was obvious to EVERYONE that he and Emi cared for each other above a friendship level. I found myself wanting to shake him whenever he hooked up with/dated a new girl. The worst? Samantha and Kiersten. When I thought the first was pregnant, I was pissed. WHY?? She did it on purpose! I just knew that he couldn’t be with Emi now. I have never been happier by a false alarm in my life. But Kiersten… I loathed her with the fire of a thousand suns. How dare she make him choose between herself and his oldest (and best) friend because of her own insecurities!! And when he chose HER – unacceptable. That was the first time I was mad at Nate. And by mad I mean furious. I couldn’t comprehend him giving up the one person who had always been there for him, especially knowing what his feelings for her truly were. The LA job was my hope that he’d realize Kiersten really sucked ass and would dump her. And when he finally allowed himself to think of what he felt for Emi, I was elated! But then bummed because he wasn’t going to do anything until he finished his jobs. NOOOOOOOOOO! So imagine my feelings when she showed up at the club in LA while he was working. My heart soared and I grinned so big my cheeks were sore. They were going to do this thing and live happily ever after!! Yay! *happy dance* Their courtship was unnecessary and it was awesome that we skipped the getting-to-know-you stuff. You could already feel their love for each other and their connection. And then she did something dumb and I wanted to punch her! Ugh. But you knew everything had to be okay in the end. Why? Their bond was unbreakable. And a baby??? AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! YAY!!!! I was overjoyed at how perfect this was going to end.
With things going so well, you knew SOMETHING bad was coming. But what? I couldn’t figure out why everyone said I’d need tissues. Things are awesome. This book is adorable! I figured it was tears of happiness they meant. Yeahhhhhh, not. New Year’s Eve and the engagement party changed it all. It was all seemingly perfect but something gave me a sense of dread. Was it that I was nearly done and expecting the worst? All I know was when she mentioned she wanted chocolate and he vetoed walking, I cringed and my heart clenched. My stomach dropped. I prayed that nothing bad would happen. My sense of doom went further when he bought the giraffe… and those words! I had tears of joy in my eyes at that moment. But that last paragraph – I knew. I knew I was about to be fully destroyed. I took a break and decided to collect myself before continuing the story. I messaged a friend who had read the series and told her I was distraught. She told me to keep going. Lori herself on Twitter told me to keep going. I waited about a half hour before I moved on.
Lost and Found is a beautiful story. It’s even better because we get the male point of view right off the bat. I LOVE THAT! It makes it so easy to fall in love with someone we’d probably find to be an arrogant womanizer in any other story. Nate comes across as an intelligent and soulful man who is definitely wise beyond his years. Well, except in matters of the heart. He was always trying to force love to make up for the Emi-sized hole he acquired. I fell for him. HARD. The moment they realized they loved and deserved each other was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Even though there are a few sad moments, a few moments that make you want to whip your reading device across the room, it’s ultimately a gorgeous story that you won’t want to let go of.
Where to begin? I guess I’ll start with Nate. It wasn’t immediate love for me, but it also didn’t take long. At first, I thought he was a typical manwhore character full of arrogance. He is anything but that. His constant need for love and relationships may have been a flaw to some (most?) but to me it proved how vulnerable he really was. Oh and how it proved he actually LOVED Emi, even though he denied it. It was obvious right away that they were temporary fillers for that gap in his heart. Their relationship wasn’t typical and was definitely a special thing. I wanted that!!
As much as I loved and adored Nate, he frustrated me to no end! It was obvious to EVERYONE that he and Emi cared for each other above a friendship level. I found myself wanting to shake him whenever he hooked up with/dated a new girl. The worst? Samantha and Kiersten. When I thought the first was pregnant, I was pissed. WHY?? She did it on purpose! I just knew that he couldn’t be with Emi now. I have never been happier by a false alarm in my life. But Kiersten… I loathed her with the fire of a thousand suns. How dare she make him choose between herself and his oldest (and best) friend because of her own insecurities!! And when he chose HER – unacceptable. That was the first time I was mad at Nate. And by mad I mean furious. I couldn’t comprehend him giving up the one person who had always been there for him, especially knowing what his feelings for her truly were. The LA job was my hope that he’d realize Kiersten really sucked ass and would dump her. And when he finally allowed himself to think of what he felt for Emi, I was elated! But then bummed because he wasn’t going to do anything until he finished his jobs. NOOOOOOOOOO! So imagine my feelings when she showed up at the club in LA while he was working. My heart soared and I grinned so big my cheeks were sore. They were going to do this thing and live happily ever after!! Yay! *happy dance* Their courtship was unnecessary and it was awesome that we skipped the getting-to-know-you stuff. You could already feel their love for each other and their connection. And then she did something dumb and I wanted to punch her! Ugh. But you knew everything had to be okay in the end. Why? Their bond was unbreakable. And a baby??? AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! YAY!!!! I was overjoyed at how perfect this was going to end.
With things going so well, you knew SOMETHING bad was coming. But what? I couldn’t figure out why everyone said I’d need tissues. Things are awesome. This book is adorable! I figured it was tears of happiness they meant. Yeahhhhhh, not. New Year’s Eve and the engagement party changed it all. It was all seemingly perfect but something gave me a sense of dread. Was it that I was nearly done and expecting the worst? All I know was when she mentioned she wanted chocolate and he vetoed walking, I cringed and my heart clenched. My stomach dropped. I prayed that nothing bad would happen. My sense of doom went further when he bought the giraffe… and those words! I had tears of joy in my eyes at that moment. But that last paragraph – I knew. I knew I was about to be fully destroyed. I took a break and decided to collect myself before continuing the story. I messaged a friend who had read the series and told her I was distraught. She told me to keep going. Lori herself on Twitter told me to keep going. I waited about a half hour before I moved on.
Lost and Found is a beautiful story. It’s even better because we get the male point of view right off the bat. I LOVE THAT! It makes it so easy to fall in love with someone we’d probably find to be an arrogant womanizer in any other story. Nate comes across as an intelligent and soulful man who is definitely wise beyond his years. Well, except in matters of the heart. He was always trying to force love to make up for the Emi-sized hole he acquired. I fell for him. HARD. The moment they realized they loved and deserved each other was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Even though there are a few sad moments, a few moments that make you want to whip your reading device across the room, it’s ultimately a gorgeous story that you won’t want to let go of.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 31, 2014
Seriously?
Seriously?
I was gonna give it 5 goddamn stars!
*there might be spoilers here*
I knew something bad was gonna happen. I just knew.
FUCK!!!
I already know what's gonna happen so I won't even bother reading the next books.
I will probably will 'cause I'm a freaking masochistic.
Why did that have to happen?
YOU ruined a perfectly good story!
I hate this book.
This is shit.
I love this piece of shit.
This is so unfair.
This is wrong.
Children are dying in Africa and I'm here crying over a freaking fictional character.
I just want my Nate-Nate back.
I don't want Jack Holland, make him go away.
I think I knew that Emi didn't really love Nate as much as he loved her. She loved him, no doubt about that, but it was a different kind of love. I'm just so sad that Nate is gone, I was so invested and so in love with his character that I just can't stop crying about him. It's like I lost a friend or something.
Despite me saying I hated this book, it's not true. I loved this book, it was beautiful but I just hated the ending. The writing was amazing and the dialogues were perfect. It was a good read.
I love bestfriends-to-lovers kinds of relationship in books and this is by far the best one. Don't let it fool you for being a light read. It's not. It broke my heart to a million pieces and I need a freaking drink right now. Even though I don't drink.
Seriously?
I was gonna give it 5 goddamn stars!
*there might be spoilers here*
I knew something bad was gonna happen. I just knew.
FUCK!!!
I already know what's gonna happen so I won't even bother reading the next books.
I will probably will 'cause I'm a freaking masochistic.
Why did that have to happen?
YOU ruined a perfectly good story!
I hate this book.
This is shit.
I love this piece of shit.
This is so unfair.
This is wrong.
Children are dying in Africa and I'm here crying over a freaking fictional character.
I just want my Nate-Nate back.
I don't want Jack Holland, make him go away.
I think I knew that Emi didn't really love Nate as much as he loved her. She loved him, no doubt about that, but it was a different kind of love. I'm just so sad that Nate is gone, I was so invested and so in love with his character that I just can't stop crying about him. It's like I lost a friend or something.
Despite me saying I hated this book, it's not true. I loved this book, it was beautiful but I just hated the ending. The writing was amazing and the dialogues were perfect. It was a good read.
I love bestfriends-to-lovers kinds of relationship in books and this is by far the best one. Don't let it fool you for being a light read. It's not. It broke my heart to a million pieces and I need a freaking drink right now. Even though I don't drink.
November 12, 2011
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!
I immediately jump to Book II. (see Book II review)
I immediately jump to Book II. (see Book II review)
November 15, 2013
4.50 Stars. Lori Otto had my attention from the start! Emi Lost & Found is a page-turner! Although this series is centered around Emi Hennigan, most of this novel is told from Nate Wilson's point of view.
Nate and Emi have been the very best of friends since high school. The two of them decided early in their friendship that they would keep their relationship platonic, but it has become more difficult with passing time. It has now been 11 years since they became friends, and both are now are plagued with uneasy, jealous feelings as they watch the other navigate the waters of dating. It become painfully obvious that they are both harboring some deep feelings for each other.
I found myself thoroughly entertained as Nate and Emi waded through the waters of love. Emi Lost and Found is an angst-ridden, but romantic novel that I really enjoyed! There is a cliffhanger, so readers should be prepared for the next novel in the series, Time Stands Still.
Nate and Emi have been the very best of friends since high school. The two of them decided early in their friendship that they would keep their relationship platonic, but it has become more difficult with passing time. It has now been 11 years since they became friends, and both are now are plagued with uneasy, jealous feelings as they watch the other navigate the waters of dating. It become painfully obvious that they are both harboring some deep feelings for each other.
I found myself thoroughly entertained as Nate and Emi waded through the waters of love. Emi Lost and Found is an angst-ridden, but romantic novel that I really enjoyed! There is a cliffhanger, so readers should be prepared for the next novel in the series, Time Stands Still.
January 13, 2013
Arrgggghhhh..... This book frustrated me to the very end and beyond. You know that feeling when you reading a book...that " I am not going to like what happens next" feeling? Yeah, that one. Well this book is full of them. And you CAN'T STOP READING. Emily and Nate keep circling each other, hurting each other. Then when things are going well....they do it again. I knew at about 97% that the author was going to a screw with my head AGAIN. I could just feel it coming on. Now I have to get the second one and have another roller coaster, stomach in your throat read.
February 17, 2022
I still think about this book a year and a half later and break my own heart all over again.
If you are into angst and giving yourself emotional trauma through books, read the prequel, then read this.
If you are into angst and giving yourself emotional trauma through books, read the prequel, then read this.
August 14, 2013
I loved this book. The last chapter was beautiful.
January 3, 2017
I HATED the ending! I started reading a sample of the next book and yep I still hate the ending! I don't understand! NOOOOO!!!
January 13, 2013
1/13/13
Ok I've thought about it and decided on two stars. I was thinking about giving it one star, but thought that might be too harsh (ok, and maybe even 2 stars is too harsh), and then realized that if I've had such a visceral reaction to Nate and his story, then it must have meant something to me right?
I think what bothered me so much about Nate that I couldn't reconcile in my mind is how he would choose other women over Emi. And I get it, he was trying to get over her, but I cannot understand how he would be willing to drop his friend of 13 years for the most fickle, manipulative women. During those scenes, I thought man you don't deserve her! Even if nothing would have worked out between him and Emi, wouldn't he have missed her friendship? And I guess he realized that in the end because he did pick her, but I just can't get some of his actions towards her out of my head.
And don't get me wrong, Emi pissed me off too when she wouldn't just get over her damn issues and BE with him already when it was obviously what they both wanted. But I was giving Emi a chance because this wasn't her POV and I was hoping that she would get over it. And she did at the end of this book I guess even if it wasn't her HEA in the end.
Oh and I realized right away in the first chapter of this book that "that feeling" Emi had with the kiss she talks about was not Nate (this became obvious to me later on when he picks her up from the party as well). I think that's why I was holding on through this book, because I wanted to know who she really had that feeling with. I give Nate some sympathy here: that must've been annoying, frustrating and hard, to always hear about Emi and "her feeling". But hey, it just wasn't him.
(Oh and btw, how cowardly of him to never tell her that it WASN'T him who gave her that feeling! He never revealed that the kiss they shared was not the one that she kept going on about or even who she actually had that kiss with. See? Selfish.)
It may be hard to believe that after all these rants I will continue the series. I was interested in the story from the beginning and think that it's a good story. I just didn't enjoy reading Nate's POV. I hope the next two books don't let me down.
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1/12/13- night
ok I did finish the book, but I'm holding off on the rating because I'm torn somewhat. I think I know what I'll give it, but I'm waiting to digest it, especially considering the very unexpected cliffhanger (even though I know what happens, I just wasn't expecting to wait till book 2 to read it).
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1/12/13- morning
This book has been highly rated and recommended so I decided to give it a try. (And for some reason, the covers are so attractive and pretty that I think that drew me in too).
Unfortunately, I read in one of the reviews here about a very important part of the book which basically ruined the story, and although I think that it has tainted my interest in the book, I also think that Nate himself has just been a turn off for me.
I've realized in reading all the romance books that are "in" right now, that I definitely like the alpha-males and really, just the men who know what they want and go for it. Nate is so insecure and whiny that I just don't think I can get through this book, only reading from his point of view (I know the other books have different POVs and Emi has the first chapter here and probably more later on).
I've put this book down. I can't read more about Nate. Even though he's supposed to be such a sweet guy, I find him to be a womanizing sleaze. I get that he's unsure about how to approach Emi and finally address the huge elephant in the room that is the attraction and love they feel for each other, but I just can't bear reading through more of his "relationships" with other women and his wavering about how to get Emi to finally be more than just friends. I'm exhausted. Maybe I'll pick up the book later on. Part of the reason I started the series was because of the love triangle that seems to develop later when Jack enters the picture. Now, HE, seems to be the kinda man I like. Not sure I'll get to meet him though.
Ok I've thought about it and decided on two stars. I was thinking about giving it one star, but thought that might be too harsh (ok, and maybe even 2 stars is too harsh), and then realized that if I've had such a visceral reaction to Nate and his story, then it must have meant something to me right?
I think what bothered me so much about Nate that I couldn't reconcile in my mind is how he would choose other women over Emi. And I get it, he was trying to get over her, but I cannot understand how he would be willing to drop his friend of 13 years for the most fickle, manipulative women. During those scenes, I thought man you don't deserve her! Even if nothing would have worked out between him and Emi, wouldn't he have missed her friendship? And I guess he realized that in the end because he did pick her, but I just can't get some of his actions towards her out of my head.
And don't get me wrong, Emi pissed me off too when she wouldn't just get over her damn issues and BE with him already when it was obviously what they both wanted. But I was giving Emi a chance because this wasn't her POV and I was hoping that she would get over it. And she did at the end of this book I guess even if it wasn't her HEA in the end.
Oh and I realized right away in the first chapter of this book that "that feeling" Emi had with the kiss she talks about was not Nate (this became obvious to me later on when he picks her up from the party as well). I think that's why I was holding on through this book, because I wanted to know who she really had that feeling with. I give Nate some sympathy here: that must've been annoying, frustrating and hard, to always hear about Emi and "her feeling". But hey, it just wasn't him.
(Oh and btw, how cowardly of him to never tell her that it WASN'T him who gave her that feeling! He never revealed that the kiss they shared was not the one that she kept going on about or even who she actually had that kiss with. See? Selfish.)
It may be hard to believe that after all these rants I will continue the series. I was interested in the story from the beginning and think that it's a good story. I just didn't enjoy reading Nate's POV. I hope the next two books don't let me down.
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1/12/13- night
ok I did finish the book, but I'm holding off on the rating because I'm torn somewhat. I think I know what I'll give it, but I'm waiting to digest it, especially considering the very unexpected cliffhanger (even though I know what happens, I just wasn't expecting to wait till book 2 to read it).
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1/12/13- morning
This book has been highly rated and recommended so I decided to give it a try. (And for some reason, the covers are so attractive and pretty that I think that drew me in too).
Unfortunately, I read in one of the reviews here about a very important part of the book which basically ruined the story, and although I think that it has tainted my interest in the book, I also think that Nate himself has just been a turn off for me.
I've realized in reading all the romance books that are "in" right now, that I definitely like the alpha-males and really, just the men who know what they want and go for it. Nate is so insecure and whiny that I just don't think I can get through this book, only reading from his point of view (I know the other books have different POVs and Emi has the first chapter here and probably more later on).
I've put this book down. I can't read more about Nate. Even though he's supposed to be such a sweet guy, I find him to be a womanizing sleaze. I get that he's unsure about how to approach Emi and finally address the huge elephant in the room that is the attraction and love they feel for each other, but I just can't bear reading through more of his "relationships" with other women and his wavering about how to get Emi to finally be more than just friends. I'm exhausted. Maybe I'll pick up the book later on. Part of the reason I started the series was because of the love triangle that seems to develop later when Jack enters the picture. Now, HE, seems to be the kinda man I like. Not sure I'll get to meet him though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2014
Oh, I just love books that make me smile... Even though I spent a lot of the time I was reading this book mad at Nate.. There were some parts that had my heart jumping up and down!
This first book introduces you to Emi and Nate's friendship, which is clearly more than just that, although they just won't admit it. They laugh and they fight, but they always find their way to each other, thank God because I died a little every time they had a fight. My thoughts on their relationship is that, sure, it's not easy to jump to the unknown, especially when you know the risks of doing it. So I understood where both of them were coming from, BUT, if you don't take risks, how are you really going to find out if things will work out or not? sometimes you just have to have faith that it will.
The story was beautifully written, it was well paced and I felt every emotion, from frustration, anger and sadness to happiness and giddiness. The characters were awesome. Let's start with Nate... Yeah, he's kind of an asshole sometimes, but not in the jerk kind of way, more like a stupid boy. But still, he had my heart from the very start. It was obvious how much he cared about Emi, but he didn't know what to do with his feelings, especially since he didn't feel like he was worthy of her. That's never good. And besides, after all he always had good intentions. He just wants to have a nice life, he knows it could be better with Emi, but that's something he's sure is never going to happen, so he has to settle with something, right? (Wrong, soooooo wrong!)
Emi on the other hand, she knows what she wants. She wants her dreamy happily ever after, and she's determined to get it. But let's get something straight... Life's hard and relationships are even harder, especially when you're not honest with yourself and how you feel. But anyway... I loved her! Even when Nate was being a complete ass, she was good to him, but not because she was a pushover or stupid.. No, I think she just knew how important and good they were to each other. Besides, she stood up to him when she really had to. I really liked her, she's so good and sweet and kind of naive, so... I could relate to her.
Oh, and this... This made me smile, then made me cry, but still.. It made me smile. I loved Nate even more with this.
"Hi, little one,
Thirteen years, one night.
Nine months. One small baby will deliver true love.
I can't wait to see you."
Oh and jeez!! That ending... I knew it was coming, I had been expecting it for so loooooong, and still... It shocked me! (I loved Nate sooo much those last few pages) I can't wait to read the second book!!!!!
This first book introduces you to Emi and Nate's friendship, which is clearly more than just that, although they just won't admit it. They laugh and they fight, but they always find their way to each other, thank God because I died a little every time they had a fight. My thoughts on their relationship is that, sure, it's not easy to jump to the unknown, especially when you know the risks of doing it. So I understood where both of them were coming from, BUT, if you don't take risks, how are you really going to find out if things will work out or not? sometimes you just have to have faith that it will.
The story was beautifully written, it was well paced and I felt every emotion, from frustration, anger and sadness to happiness and giddiness. The characters were awesome. Let's start with Nate... Yeah, he's kind of an asshole sometimes, but not in the jerk kind of way, more like a stupid boy. But still, he had my heart from the very start. It was obvious how much he cared about Emi, but he didn't know what to do with his feelings, especially since he didn't feel like he was worthy of her. That's never good. And besides, after all he always had good intentions. He just wants to have a nice life, he knows it could be better with Emi, but that's something he's sure is never going to happen, so he has to settle with something, right? (Wrong, soooooo wrong!)
Emi on the other hand, she knows what she wants. She wants her dreamy happily ever after, and she's determined to get it. But let's get something straight... Life's hard and relationships are even harder, especially when you're not honest with yourself and how you feel. But anyway... I loved her! Even when Nate was being a complete ass, she was good to him, but not because she was a pushover or stupid.. No, I think she just knew how important and good they were to each other. Besides, she stood up to him when she really had to. I really liked her, she's so good and sweet and kind of naive, so... I could relate to her.
Oh, and this... This made me smile, then made me cry, but still.. It made me smile. I loved Nate even more with this.
"Hi, little one,
Thirteen years, one night.
Nine months. One small baby will deliver true love.
I can't wait to see you."
Oh and jeez!! That ending... I knew it was coming, I had been expecting it for so loooooong, and still... It shocked me! (I loved Nate sooo much those last few pages) I can't wait to read the second book!!!!!
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