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Paper Cranes
I had always been the type of girl that followed the rules. “Stick to the plan, Kat,” is what I always told myself. I was never a risk taker or chanced anything to fate. That’s until I was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. All of my hopes, dreams, and aspirations fell by the wayside. I was dying. What else did I have to look forward to? Definitely not love.
That’s until Lee Daniels came tapping at my window.
Determined to push him away, the jerk kept coming back, over and over and over. There was no way I was going to give my heart to a man that would eventually leave me worse then I already was.
But he didn’t see it that way.
He saw strength, determination and a stubborn woman ready to give up on love.
Why wouldn’t he just let me give up? For one very simple reason.
Love, my friends.
An unimaginable love. A love that didn’t require rules, stipulations, or even expectations. A love filled with dancing on Mardi Gras floats, three a.m. breakfast sessions and swimming with pigs in the Bahamas. That’s my kind of love, and it all started with a stupid paper crane.
Perhaps it was time to take chances because…
If not now, then when?
That’s until Lee Daniels came tapping at my window.
Determined to push him away, the jerk kept coming back, over and over and over. There was no way I was going to give my heart to a man that would eventually leave me worse then I already was.
But he didn’t see it that way.
He saw strength, determination and a stubborn woman ready to give up on love.
Why wouldn’t he just let me give up? For one very simple reason.
Love, my friends.
An unimaginable love. A love that didn’t require rules, stipulations, or even expectations. A love filled with dancing on Mardi Gras floats, three a.m. breakfast sessions and swimming with pigs in the Bahamas. That’s my kind of love, and it all started with a stupid paper crane.
Perhaps it was time to take chances because…
If not now, then when?
326 pages, Unknown Binding
First published September 16, 2016
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December 26, 2016
* All the feels * Seriously a must read!!! I didn't want to put it down. Definitely one of my favorites of the year!!! ❤❤❤
October 9, 2016
Editor needed ASAP! Holy cow. I wanted to rate this book higher as the story itself wasn't bad. I just can't get past all the errors. Then and than are different words but it doesn't seem the author knows that. You're and your are different words. There are so many spelling errors I couldn't even count them all. I won't even get started on the punctuation.
"We had crossed a line we had no intension of crossing..."
"An hour later we made our decent down the staircase."
"Much to my distain, I tossed her a dishrag."
"Pits or only harmful if they are taught to be harmful."
These are just a few errors from one chapter (chapter 14 to be exact).
So glad this was free from KU. I would have been very upset to spend money on a book that seemed like it was put together and put out to the public in a rush.
"We had crossed a line we had no intension of crossing..."
"An hour later we made our decent down the staircase."
"Much to my distain, I tossed her a dishrag."
"Pits or only harmful if they are taught to be harmful."
These are just a few errors from one chapter (chapter 14 to be exact).
So glad this was free from KU. I would have been very upset to spend money on a book that seemed like it was put together and put out to the public in a rush.
December 3, 2016
Wow, just wow!!!
I Love the fact that it gifted me with so much Laughter, Smiles and Chuckles when I was expecting to come face to face with tragedy at any moment....it changed my expectations, made me believe in Something which did not happen...
I love the fact that when I least expected it, the story, the words just grabbed me and pulled me in so deep...
This was one of the best books I have ever read. This is the kind of book that will stay with you forever...
Just read this book. you wont regret it. (be prepared to cry...)
I Love the fact that it gifted me with so much Laughter, Smiles and Chuckles when I was expecting to come face to face with tragedy at any moment....it changed my expectations, made me believe in Something which did not happen...
I love the fact that when I least expected it, the story, the words just grabbed me and pulled me in so deep...
This was one of the best books I have ever read. This is the kind of book that will stay with you forever...
Just read this book. you wont regret it. (be prepared to cry...)
July 14, 2021
Their love for each other is admirable because they built this relationship on friendship, not like this generation. They usually build relationships upon looks and material possessions, such as a fragile and breakable foundation. It’s cute and engaging
October 14, 2016
*****Kim's Review!*****
I'm struggling with this review, I don't feel my words can do this book justice. I recommend you go in blind with this one.
Paper Cranes follows Kat as she is diagnosed with ALS, and has to come to terms with her diagnosis whilst all the while a man named Lee is trying to woo her.
I loved Paper Cranes and it made me cry bucket loads, but it wasn't all sad, some were tears of joy and laughter. Nicole Hite has done an amazing job with this story. I felt every emotion both good and bad. I felt everything Kat was going through like I was really there with he
Can't recommend Paper Cranes enough. I'm not giving anything away I'll just say read it, and it will definitely amaze and surprise you. Five stars.
*****Nic's Review!*****
This book was incredible! I believe God puts certain people in your life for a reason. Lee was that person for Kat. Heck, I think Kat is that person for Lee. I found myself lost into this story like I was part of it. It was beautifully written. The emotions it pulled from me was wonderful. I loved the humor and the banter. Even the sad emotional parts pulled me to tears. The strength Kat and Lee show in this book is a strength I hope I can achieve. This is a must read.
I'm struggling with this review, I don't feel my words can do this book justice. I recommend you go in blind with this one.
Paper Cranes follows Kat as she is diagnosed with ALS, and has to come to terms with her diagnosis whilst all the while a man named Lee is trying to woo her.
I loved Paper Cranes and it made me cry bucket loads, but it wasn't all sad, some were tears of joy and laughter. Nicole Hite has done an amazing job with this story. I felt every emotion both good and bad. I felt everything Kat was going through like I was really there with he
Can't recommend Paper Cranes enough. I'm not giving anything away I'll just say read it, and it will definitely amaze and surprise you. Five stars.
*****Nic's Review!*****
This book was incredible! I believe God puts certain people in your life for a reason. Lee was that person for Kat. Heck, I think Kat is that person for Lee. I found myself lost into this story like I was part of it. It was beautifully written. The emotions it pulled from me was wonderful. I loved the humor and the banter. Even the sad emotional parts pulled me to tears. The strength Kat and Lee show in this book is a strength I hope I can achieve. This is a must read.
March 16, 2017
I read a lot of reviews on this book so I went in thinking it was going to be great. It wasn't. I didn't feel a connection between the main characters and the side characters kind of faded out too quickly. I would have liked to have seen them a bit more. I think Kat allowing someone to interfere with her and Lee's relationship so easy was over dramatic. If they spent the time building a relationship over months how can one conversation make her decide to end it? I'm glad that got pass that bump. I don't know I just didn't feel a connection with this book.
January 14, 2018
so, i liked the story (but not ALS), but i couldn't get attached to the characters, Lee was a good guy, Kat was nice, but..i just couldn't feel the connection.. (i'm really struggling to write a review)
and for god's sake , THERE ARE MANY FAULTS !! (do something about it plz u_u )
and for god's sake , THERE ARE MANY FAULTS !! (do something about it plz u_u )
October 17, 2016
It was a cute story, but seriously needed an editor. I cringed at the grammatical errors.
September 19, 2016
This story is hands down my top read of the year and I totally don't understand why its not getting shouted from the rooftops about how amazing it is! So guess what? I'm gonna be that voice, in a market so clogged up with these stories where someone is terminally ill and then finds love there is usually this foreboding cloud that hangs over the entire story, with this book though there are rough moments (it would be a disservice if everything was sunshine and light) but there is just this feeling of hope and positivity that draws you in.
Kat and Lee have this incredible road to romance and Nicole wrote these characters so well that you feel like you know them right from the beginning, you laugh and you cry with them but most important you experience life with them! It brings you into their lives, I loved all of Kat's bucket list wishes and getting to go along on that adventure made this story stand out in my mind from other stories like Bright Side or The Summer Remains. (I loved those stories as well don't get me wrong!)
Like with any romance novel there are going to be some ups and downs and this book is no different, there is some push and pull and will they or won't they? But the dramatic tension was so well done that you could not put the book down until you found some resolution!
The setting was almost its own character, I love the vibe of New Orleans and how they incorporated elements into the story was one of my favorite parts of it, I could feel the love for this place in the pages so maybe its the author's favorite place, or somewhere she lived but you can tell its important to her.
All of the secondary characters are important and I would love seeing more of them (JoJo and Gage please!) So now i'm winding down this review with this. . . This book touched my heart, its hopeful and powerful and inspiring and I dare anyone to read it and not come away changed in at least some small way.
Kat and Lee have this incredible road to romance and Nicole wrote these characters so well that you feel like you know them right from the beginning, you laugh and you cry with them but most important you experience life with them! It brings you into their lives, I loved all of Kat's bucket list wishes and getting to go along on that adventure made this story stand out in my mind from other stories like Bright Side or The Summer Remains. (I loved those stories as well don't get me wrong!)
Like with any romance novel there are going to be some ups and downs and this book is no different, there is some push and pull and will they or won't they? But the dramatic tension was so well done that you could not put the book down until you found some resolution!
The setting was almost its own character, I love the vibe of New Orleans and how they incorporated elements into the story was one of my favorite parts of it, I could feel the love for this place in the pages so maybe its the author's favorite place, or somewhere she lived but you can tell its important to her.
All of the secondary characters are important and I would love seeing more of them (JoJo and Gage please!) So now i'm winding down this review with this. . . This book touched my heart, its hopeful and powerful and inspiring and I dare anyone to read it and not come away changed in at least some small way.
March 20, 2017
So my thoughts on this book are going to be a little different than all the positive reviews I've read. I bought this book via Audible so I listened to the audio version.
I felt like I was in a Lifetime Movie. I really did. Although ALS is nothing to make light of, I felt the author, in an attempt to make people understand the severity of the disease, failed at a well-written novel. This was a Public Service Announcement for ALS.
Was Kat and Lee's journey compelling? No, I did not think so. It was too forced, it was too predictable and it was overly dramatic. There was no real character development. We are told that Kat had a tough childhood, that she was raised by Jojo's parents. We are told this, but in the last half of the book, Jojo disappears. She's not even mentioned after she attends the ALS support group meeting and Lee confesses he will not let Kat go. I mean she literally disappears from the story. She was sitting there one minute holding Kat's hand and then is no longer even mentioned again.
The HEA is too contrived. It is too unrealistic, and it is just not what I was expecting. Give the reality of this disease, not this fairytale If you are going to preach to the audience about pharmaceutical companies and their lack of investment in ALS research, then make it more about the story and less about the author's opinion on the matter.
I wish this author had written a novel about a true struggle. The characters were one dimensional and I was sadly disappointed.
I felt like I was in a Lifetime Movie. I really did. Although ALS is nothing to make light of, I felt the author, in an attempt to make people understand the severity of the disease, failed at a well-written novel. This was a Public Service Announcement for ALS.
Was Kat and Lee's journey compelling? No, I did not think so. It was too forced, it was too predictable and it was overly dramatic. There was no real character development. We are told that Kat had a tough childhood, that she was raised by Jojo's parents. We are told this, but in the last half of the book, Jojo disappears. She's not even mentioned after she attends the ALS support group meeting and Lee confesses he will not let Kat go. I mean she literally disappears from the story. She was sitting there one minute holding Kat's hand and then is no longer even mentioned again.
The HEA is too contrived. It is too unrealistic, and it is just not what I was expecting. Give the reality of this disease, not this fairytale If you are going to preach to the audience about pharmaceutical companies and their lack of investment in ALS research, then make it more about the story and less about the author's opinion on the matter.
I wish this author had written a novel about a true struggle. The characters were one dimensional and I was sadly disappointed.
September 9, 2016
I was super lucky to be able to read an ARC of this book. I have loved Nicole Hite's writing from the very first book she released & I've read every single one since (never once disappointed) but this is by far THE BEST!!!!! An absolutely amazing story, perfectly written, that will take you on a major emotional rollercoaster ride that you'll never be able to forget. You won't be able to stop yourself from falling in love with all the characters. Be sure to have the tissues handy. This is definitely one you do not want to miss
September 17, 2016
This book was incredible! I believe God puts certain people in your life for a reason. Lee was that person for Kat. Heck, I think Kat is that person for Lee. I found myself lost into this story like I was part of it. It was beautifully written. The emotions it pulled from me was wonderful. I loved the humor and the banter. Even the sad emotional parts pulled me to tears. The strength Kat and Lee show in this book is a strength I hope I can achieve. This is a must read.
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September 19, 2016Advance Readers Copy (ARC) provided for my blog for an honest review from the author
sadly this was a DNF for me. I just didn't connect to the writing. but the premise is outstanding. so not rating
sadly this was a DNF for me. I just didn't connect to the writing. but the premise is outstanding. so not rating
October 16, 2016
Love. Love. LOVE.!!!
I had my doubts about this book, but love really does conquer all. I fell in love... I am still reeling. Usually I find another book immediately. Tonight, I will reflect on the love, loss and triumphs.
I had my doubts about this book, but love really does conquer all. I fell in love... I am still reeling. Usually I find another book immediately. Tonight, I will reflect on the love, loss and triumphs.
December 26, 2016
I really enjoyed this book, though I didn't find it as emotional as I expected. Well-written about a topic that probably needs to be addressed more in fiction. The characters were realistic to the point of feeling their pain as it was portrayed.
January 4, 2017
Beautiful! We all need a reminder of the meaning of this thing called life. How do we capture and make the most of every moment ? What is love? How do we give it and accept/feel it? Nicole Hite is the perfect author to help push us to think about ourselves as we live through Kat and Lee.
January 3, 2017
I literally just finished this book tears streaming down my face though I don't know how I can put this book into words speechless awed over the writing how it made me feel. This book will stay with me for a long time. Wow loved it felt it. That's why I loved it i felt the whole way through.
September 18, 2016
OMG what a fantastic book. I read it in one sitting. Loved Lee and Dove.
Wondering if there will be a book about JoJo and Gage.
Wondering if there will be a book about JoJo and Gage.
October 26, 2016
4.25 STARS
Loved it. The writing is wonderful and the characters are charming. This one is definitely a must read for those who loved Love Always, Kate.
Loved it. The writing is wonderful and the characters are charming. This one is definitely a must read for those who loved Love Always, Kate.
November 2, 2016
Desperately needs an editor.
Full review to follow.
Full review to follow.
November 24, 2016
Oh it was wow... Loved this story. A great read
Great story . great characters. Loved the whole ups n downs with understanding. Shows not every one is the same..
Great story . great characters. Loved the whole ups n downs with understanding. Shows not every one is the same..
July 16, 2017
This book was amazing and not at all the ending I was expecting.
I think it's safe to say that the moment that Lee saw Kat in that parking lot he fell in love with her. And no matter how much she tried to push him away and tried to deflect her feelings she too couldn't help from falling in love with him. I loved it because it was a great reminder how each and every one of us should be living our lives. How we should find joy in our circumstances to look beyond instead of focusing on the negative aspects of this life. It was truly thought provoking and a loved every minute of it.
I think it's safe to say that the moment that Lee saw Kat in that parking lot he fell in love with her. And no matter how much she tried to push him away and tried to deflect her feelings she too couldn't help from falling in love with him. I loved it because it was a great reminder how each and every one of us should be living our lives. How we should find joy in our circumstances to look beyond instead of focusing on the negative aspects of this life. It was truly thought provoking and a loved every minute of it.
March 6, 2018
AI loved this book. It’s a brilliant spoonie rom com! Amazing to see love and disability. Society has a view that disabled people can’t be loved, can’t have sex and no happiness. This girl and her bucket list totally wreck that view. But also, it shows the lows of life with chronic illness.
It has an annoying plot twist at the end. Similar to everything everything. That’s my only complaint!
It has an annoying plot twist at the end. Similar to everything everything. That’s my only complaint!
September 12, 2022
The stupidest book ever!
The banter between this couple was phoney!
The way they met!
The son!
I can’t even believe that anyone could enjoy reading this story!
And she doesn’t die at the end!
All forgiven!
Life is perfect!
Move on!
Oh boy!
I just can’t not finish a book!
Always hoping it gets better. But it doesn’t!!!!!!!
The banter between this couple was phoney!
The way they met!
The son!
I can’t even believe that anyone could enjoy reading this story!
And she doesn’t die at the end!
All forgiven!
Life is perfect!
Move on!
Oh boy!
I just can’t not finish a book!
Always hoping it gets better. But it doesn’t!!!!!!!
March 27, 2019
Lovely Story
This is a lovely story with a surprisingly beautiful ending. Unfortunately it is also riddled with errors and a very confused timeline in respect of Melissa/Jackson/changed man.
This is a lovely story with a surprisingly beautiful ending. Unfortunately it is also riddled with errors and a very confused timeline in respect of Melissa/Jackson/changed man.
December 31, 2016
Feels
Fabulous heart warming read that gives you a serious case of the feels. :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Fabulous heart warming read that gives you a serious case of the feels. :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
October 27, 2018
2.75 Stars
Didn't connect to the writing style. Some bits were overly redundant, and other areas I think could have used more depth.
Didn't connect to the writing style. Some bits were overly redundant, and other areas I think could have used more depth.
April 27, 2020
DNF :/
February 7, 2017
A must read! Couldn't put it down!
September 13, 2016
What can I say about Paper Cranes I almost feel like my words will not do a review for this amazing book justice. Kat draws you in from the first chapter the description of what she goes through is so thorough it's like your there with her and let me tell you talk about emotional get your box of tissues ready people. Then you get to fall in love with Lee and its not hard to do, he comes into Kate's life at a time you feel would be a missed opportunity for love and it turns out to be perfect. The love that unfolds is so sweet it could give you a toothache. I loved not just the main characters but every single one of them, they all played a vital role in Kat's life and you couldn't help but want to know about them all. Nicole Hite I believe truly out done herself, this book has become one of my favorites of all time and I feel like I owe her a tremendous amount of gratitude, to be strong enough to write something so close at heart for her and give people the story of Kat and Lee. So as a summation I absolutley recommend reading this book it's phenomenal and will take you on an adventure you will never forget.
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