Time to Let Go

by Amanda Bennett

With a long and colorful past, Chloe Barker finds herself in a situation straight out of the movies. Her ideal love has found her on the brink of death and in need of desperate help to find out who has left her this way. With the help of her closest friend, current love and past loves she will have to figure out exactly who wanted her dead and why. What do you do when death is staring you in the face and who do you trust?

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 8, 2010

About the author

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Amanda currently lives in Utah with her husband and two boys. She is an die hard San Francisco 49ers fan. Her love and passion for writing started at a young age, and has only continued to grow over the years. She loves to connect with her readers, so feel free to reach out.

You can connect with her at the following links:
Website: www.authoramandabennett.com
FB Page: www.facebook.com/authoramandabennett
Instagram: www.instagram.com/authoramandabennett
Goodreads Page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/6550967...

I write contemporary romance, new adult romance, and erotica. "I am who I am because of the people I know and the things I've been through."

Reviews

[Tamsyn Bester · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book but had a hard time connecting to Chloe. The story itself was captivating, and kept you hooked just to see what happens next! What I will say is this: this is the first book byAmanda Bennett, and I read Beautifully Broken (her second book) before this. The maturation that took place between Time To Let Go and Beautifully Broken is what sets her work apart. In Beautifully Broken Amanda is able to create a connection between the main characters and the reader, to such an extent that YOU as the reader feel as if you are Bennett and Gray. If anything, Time To Let Go is the catalyst for Amanda Bennett's ability to tell an amazing, unforgettable story!! BIG FAN :):)

[Casey Peeler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who did it? That is the question you will continuously ask yourself while reading Time to Let Go by Amanda Bennett.

Imagine waking up and having no clue what happened to you. What happens when you don’t know who to trust? This is exactly what happens to Chloe. Chloe wakes up in her childhoods friends home, Todd. He helps her get well, but when her ex boyfriend, Dominic places doubt in her head she decides to leave. Chloe spends all her time trying to figure out who hurt her and left her to die. Was is Todd, Dominic, Cael, or her BFF Christine?

Amanda Bennett does a FABULOUS job of keeping you on your toes throughout this entire novel. For some reason, my assumptions of this book were that it was just a typical love story with an individual not being able to sort out a major event in her life. Boy was I wrong!

From page one until the end you are constantly trying to put the pieces of Chloe’s attack together. From beginning to end, I had no clue about who Chloe’s attacker might be. Every time I thought I knew, there was another twist and turn. I did have a hard time trying to grasp what exactly happened to Chloe at the beginning and the reason for the attack. (Part of this I believe is due to my focus on a 4 year old!) I read Chapters 1-2 again, and once I did that I was on a roll!

There are so many different scenarios of who attacked Chloe. There are 4 main suspects (Todd, Dominic, Cael, and Christine.) Each one has a different and unique tie to Chloe. This is how I felt about each one…

Todd…How did he find her? PLEASE DON’T LET IT BE HIM!!!! It can’t be Todd! He loves her too much! Wait… is it Todd? No it’s not… maybe it is??!!

Christine… Why has she been out of Chloe’s life for so long? Why does she act like she’s hiding something? Is she with Todd? or maybe Dominic? IDK?! Why does she not pick up her phone? She’s SO weird sometimes! Did she have something to do with the attack? How does she fit in?

Dominic… Well for some reason he sure has a lot of control over her! Wonder if he still has issues? Maybe he didn’t do it? I didn’t know the Real Estate business was that good… I wish I could pay rent for an entire year at once?! Something is off about him. Maybe he does love her? Surely he wouldn’t? Maybe he would?

Cael… I didn’t like him from the first sentence about him. I felt he was like a snake in the grass just waiting to strike! But then again he’s FBI… shouldn’t she be able to trust him? Well, maybe he’s alright… or maybe not? Where did he go? Yeah, I don’t like him at all! I’m glad he’s disappeared for a while… oh wait now he’s back! Yeah I just don’t like him AT ALL!

Like I said before, Amanda Bennett does a fantastic job of making you think, question, and wonder who/why would someone hurt Chloe. I did have a hard time following at the beginning. Once I got into the books and thought about each character and their relationship to Chloe, I was able to sort out how they fit into the book. I enjoyed the story line, and glad that it actually kept me guessing. (Typically, I can figure it out before I get to the end… this time I wasn’t so sure!) I felt that this was a great story. My only complaint was that I wanted to know more about what happened after the mystery of the attack is solved. It left me with the ending I was hoping, but I wanted to know what was next? What did the future hold for Chloe?

[Heather andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was Amanda's first book that she has ever written and you can tell how much her books have matured since she has written this one. This book was a little more darker than her others but I loved it all the same. Todd I loved him, he cares for Chloe greatly, "Chloe? Chloe, are you out here? I swear I only want to help you love, I would never hurt you." He's protective of her, "you NEED to leave now. I don't care what the reasons are behind this new revelation, but I want you out of my house and away from Chloe, NOW!" Yep real protective I have to say I like that in a man! Chloe after what happened to her she has trust issues and I totally understand that, "I'm pretty sure it is what it seems. You promised me that you and he no longer spoke to each other, but low and behold here you two stand before me." I liked the book but I wasn't in love with it as it was a little bit darker than what I have read from her other books.

[Lauren (aplpeach) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book kept me on my toes. I honestly had NO idea who was involved. I mean seriously I felt so sorry for her. I want to know what Tom wanted to talk to her about. You never do find that out. I also want to know what happened with everyone and how the police showed up. Is there going to be another book.

[Shauna Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent book. It kept my interest, however at times was very confusing and sometimes the details didn't add up to things that were previously written. the ending almost felt like a cliff hanger. All in all it was a pretty good book, however I love Amanda's other books much more than this one.

[Heidi14 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow is what I can say for this one. I wish that there was an epilogue to have a little more but what a book to keep you on your toes..

[Elizabeth Hood · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book took a lot a turns and twist, but overall it was a good book..it kept me guessing all the way to the end.

[Jamie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is almost confusing at times but has a good ending. I gave the book only 2 stars because there are a lot of things that do not get clarified even at the end.

[Nicola Mann · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't enjoy this book at all. Only kept reading because I hate leaving a book unfinished!

[Snow · Rating 4 out of 5]

intense

[Helen King · Rating 3 out of 5]

This just an ok read. The story was solid, it just was an ok read to me.