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Light Up My Love
Fate plays a teasing game with Athena and Teo. Their paths intertwine time and again, yet the stars never seem to align for their love to blossom. From fateful encounters to serendipitous meetings during family meetings, their connection seems inevitable, yet circumstances conspire to keep them apart.
Athena, with her contagious laughter and unwavering kindness, finds herself drawn to Teo's quiet strength and loneliness. Despite the chemistry sparking between them, timing always proves elusive, casting a shadow on their romance.
As the seasons change and life unfolds its unpredictable tapestry, they both navigate their own paths, entangled in a web of missed chances and poignant near-misses. Each fleeting glance and tender moment whispers of a love waiting to bloom, but fate seems determined to test the depths of their patience.
Caught between other lovers and the secrets of their hearts, Athena and Teo discover that destiny has a way of orchestrating unexpected twists. Will they seize the fleeting moments that put them together, or will hesitation and circumstance consign their love to the realm of what-ifs?
Discover a tale of serendipity, second chances, friendship and the enduring power of love in Light up your love a heartwarming romantic journey that proves some love stories are worth the wait.
Athena, with her contagious laughter and unwavering kindness, finds herself drawn to Teo's quiet strength and loneliness. Despite the chemistry sparking between them, timing always proves elusive, casting a shadow on their romance.
As the seasons change and life unfolds its unpredictable tapestry, they both navigate their own paths, entangled in a web of missed chances and poignant near-misses. Each fleeting glance and tender moment whispers of a love waiting to bloom, but fate seems determined to test the depths of their patience.
Caught between other lovers and the secrets of their hearts, Athena and Teo discover that destiny has a way of orchestrating unexpected twists. Will they seize the fleeting moments that put them together, or will hesitation and circumstance consign their love to the realm of what-ifs?
Discover a tale of serendipity, second chances, friendship and the enduring power of love in Light up your love a heartwarming romantic journey that proves some love stories are worth the wait.
192 pages, Paperback
Published December 6, 2024
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February 9, 2026
I'll be the first to admit that romance novels aren't my typical reading genre, but I do still love a good romance story.
What's sad about this novel is that there is a certain degree of potential here for a decent story, but the execution falls completely flat.
It is clear from the first chapter that this book never passed through the hands of an editor. The first spelling error occurs in the acknowledgements, and there are grammatical and vocabulary errors throughout the book which always pull me right out of the story. Because this is a debut and the author is clearly not a native English speaker, I'm more forgiving towards language errors.
What is harder to forgive is the pacing. More than once does a chapter end in the vein of "Goodbye abusive boyfriend. We are done", only for the next chapter to begin with "I got a call from my boyfriend. 'Hi babe, I love you!'". Clearly something happened in between that has been completely glossed over, and we will never know what it was! The other extreme also occurs where we spend an entire page ordering a meal at a restaurant, adding no substance to the characters or story.
Other frustrating writing errors include multiple instances where the perspective jumps mid-sentence (I went to my favorite spot since I was little to think. "I don't know what to do." She said.), and I couldn't help but notice that the main love interest's name changed in spelling for the final few chapters.
As i mentioned, there is potential for a decent story here... if it weren't for the unlikable characters. The main character, Athena, seems to always come away from any situation morally superior, even when her actions are questionable at best. The supporting characters are all either very good people, or very bad people. There seems to be no middle ground, and they can shift from one extreme to the other in the space of one page.
The story that the characters go through seems to go on in circles for a while, showing a little growth by the end of the journey, which is very sudden and doesn't feel like much of an ending at all. Though, again, this is not my usual genre, so maybe this is how these stories are supposed to "end".
In summary, it feels like this book was written, never looked at again and published by someone who didn't bother reading the manuscript. It was difficult to get through and I honestly cannot recommend it to anyone, not even fans of the genre.
What's sad about this novel is that there is a certain degree of potential here for a decent story, but the execution falls completely flat.
It is clear from the first chapter that this book never passed through the hands of an editor. The first spelling error occurs in the acknowledgements, and there are grammatical and vocabulary errors throughout the book which always pull me right out of the story. Because this is a debut and the author is clearly not a native English speaker, I'm more forgiving towards language errors.
What is harder to forgive is the pacing. More than once does a chapter end in the vein of "Goodbye abusive boyfriend. We are done", only for the next chapter to begin with "I got a call from my boyfriend. 'Hi babe, I love you!'". Clearly something happened in between that has been completely glossed over, and we will never know what it was! The other extreme also occurs where we spend an entire page ordering a meal at a restaurant, adding no substance to the characters or story.
Other frustrating writing errors include multiple instances where the perspective jumps mid-sentence (I went to my favorite spot since I was little to think. "I don't know what to do." She said.), and I couldn't help but notice that the main love interest's name changed in spelling for the final few chapters.
As i mentioned, there is potential for a decent story here... if it weren't for the unlikable characters. The main character, Athena, seems to always come away from any situation morally superior, even when her actions are questionable at best. The supporting characters are all either very good people, or very bad people. There seems to be no middle ground, and they can shift from one extreme to the other in the space of one page.
The story that the characters go through seems to go on in circles for a while, showing a little growth by the end of the journey, which is very sudden and doesn't feel like much of an ending at all. Though, again, this is not my usual genre, so maybe this is how these stories are supposed to "end".
In summary, it feels like this book was written, never looked at again and published by someone who didn't bother reading the manuscript. It was difficult to get through and I honestly cannot recommend it to anyone, not even fans of the genre.
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