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Can't Let Go
After having her heart broken, Abby spent the next several years moving on with her life: going back to school, finding a job, making a new life with a new man—all the while happily watching her best friend live the dream.
Until one brief phone call sends her reeling.
Following the death of their best friends, Abby Lewis and Logan Sheppard are reunited for the first time since the morning he’d walked out on her all those years ago. Through their grief, they are forced to confront the feelings they once had for each other and ask the question…is it finally time to let go?
Until one brief phone call sends her reeling.
Following the death of their best friends, Abby Lewis and Logan Sheppard are reunited for the first time since the morning he’d walked out on her all those years ago. Through their grief, they are forced to confront the feelings they once had for each other and ask the question…is it finally time to let go?
168 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 21, 2013
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Michelle Brewer
14 books54 followersMichelle has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember, and it was her love of reading that led her to want to become a writer. She lives in Michigan with her husband and their one year old son (as well as the crazy cat), with whom she loves spending her free time laughing until she cries. Whenever she can find a bit of time to spare, she enjoys watching a few of her favorite TV shows.
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March 24, 2013
Takes Grief And Sorrow To A Whole New Level
Can't Let Go is now on my top 5 list for most depressing books EVER. I'm keeping this short because, honestly, there's no way to write a thorough review without giving away some fairly massive spoilers. I will say that pretty much right from the beginning the overwhelming sadness sucked me in and didn't let go. It's a well written story, just morose as hell. There wasn’t a true moment of levity without anything tragic hanging around until about the 95% mark.
I’m a sucker for second chance relationship stories but this one was depressing on top of gloomy with seemingly no light at the end of the tunnel. I’d recommend being in the right frame of mind before starting this.
Can't Let Go is now on my top 5 list for most depressing books EVER. I'm keeping this short because, honestly, there's no way to write a thorough review without giving away some fairly massive spoilers. I will say that pretty much right from the beginning the overwhelming sadness sucked me in and didn't let go. It's a well written story, just morose as hell. There wasn’t a true moment of levity without anything tragic hanging around until about the 95% mark.
I’m a sucker for second chance relationship stories but this one was depressing on top of gloomy with seemingly no light at the end of the tunnel. I’d recommend being in the right frame of mind before starting this.
March 24, 2013
I've been hooked since page 1 and didn't put the book down until I finished it!
I really, really liked the story plot : 2 former lovers, who haven't seen each other for 6 years, are reunited under tragic circumstances and realize that the spark between them is far from extinguished. It's a rather classic plot, yet very powerful _ I was in tears more often than not...
The writing is probably the reason for my tears. It is so good it just grips you, makes you feel the characters' grief almost as if you were the one grieving, makes you hurt when difficult choices must be made.
I also liked the characters, though I was a bit frustrated with them at times.
Abby is miserable, at work and in her relationship with her fiancé Eric, and kind of prefers it that way. Her break up with Logan six years before definitely broke something inside her, letting her believe that safety and predictibility in life were better than the risk of having your hopes crushed. She goes through the motions thanks to her best friend Hayley, but when Hayley and her husband die, her world crashes down once again. Confronted to the choice of resuming a relationship with Logan, she once chooses the numbness of her life in L.A. and her oncoming wedding. I can understand her reasons, but I'm a firm believer in self-determination, thinking that you lose the right to complain about being miserable if you do nothing to change the situation to happier one, so it was a bit hard for me to totally relate to a character who purposedly chooses misery because fear is holding her back.
Logan is also miserable, his decision, six years prior, to leave Abby weighting heavily in his life. He firmly thinks he did the right thing by leaving Abby so she doesn't have to chose between her relationship with him and her father's approval. Yet, all his choices in life are made with a future with Abby in mind, Logan wanting to become a man worthy of her. But his own fear also holds him back from actually pursuing her. When they meet again and he realizes she isn't happy in her life, he makes a move, telling her he still loves her. When she rejects him, he mopes around a few months and then fights for her once again by trying to convince her not to go through her marriage, the day of the wedding. I both admired and disliked Logan's character, or rather his actions. I admired him because he does try to win her back, not for purely selfish reasons but once he realizes she is unhappy without him. I disliked 2 elements though. First, what started it all, him abandonning her, for her own sake, despite how many times she tells him she wants to be with him no matter her father's opinion. I really don't like when characters do not respect their significant others' choices for a reason as patronizing and condescending as knowing what is best for them. I think it's a disrespect of your love one's intelligence and, truth be told, it is often more revealing of a character's own insecurities rather than really being the best available option.
The second element I didn't like so much is that, despite the six years of misery he's been through, Logan keeps seeking Abby's father approval till the very end of the book _ and so does Abby, by the way. I would have prefered to see the characters reunite and THEN get the father's approval rather than what really happens : Logan goes after Abby because her father encourages him to, and Abby renounces to her wedding because her father tells her it's okay to do so.
Speaking purely of the plot, I'm also curious to know what would have been Abby's choice if not for her unexpected pregnancy.
Anyway, I would have given a 3 stars review to the book, considering the frustating elements I've mentionned, if it hadn't been so well written. I simply cannot give less than a 4 stars review to a book that had me in tears ;)
I really, really liked the story plot : 2 former lovers, who haven't seen each other for 6 years, are reunited under tragic circumstances and realize that the spark between them is far from extinguished. It's a rather classic plot, yet very powerful _ I was in tears more often than not...
The writing is probably the reason for my tears. It is so good it just grips you, makes you feel the characters' grief almost as if you were the one grieving, makes you hurt when difficult choices must be made.
I also liked the characters, though I was a bit frustrated with them at times.
Abby is miserable, at work and in her relationship with her fiancé Eric, and kind of prefers it that way. Her break up with Logan six years before definitely broke something inside her, letting her believe that safety and predictibility in life were better than the risk of having your hopes crushed. She goes through the motions thanks to her best friend Hayley, but when Hayley and her husband die, her world crashes down once again. Confronted to the choice of resuming a relationship with Logan, she once chooses the numbness of her life in L.A. and her oncoming wedding. I can understand her reasons, but I'm a firm believer in self-determination, thinking that you lose the right to complain about being miserable if you do nothing to change the situation to happier one, so it was a bit hard for me to totally relate to a character who purposedly chooses misery because fear is holding her back.
Logan is also miserable, his decision, six years prior, to leave Abby weighting heavily in his life. He firmly thinks he did the right thing by leaving Abby so she doesn't have to chose between her relationship with him and her father's approval. Yet, all his choices in life are made with a future with Abby in mind, Logan wanting to become a man worthy of her. But his own fear also holds him back from actually pursuing her. When they meet again and he realizes she isn't happy in her life, he makes a move, telling her he still loves her. When she rejects him, he mopes around a few months and then fights for her once again by trying to convince her not to go through her marriage, the day of the wedding. I both admired and disliked Logan's character, or rather his actions. I admired him because he does try to win her back, not for purely selfish reasons but once he realizes she is unhappy without him. I disliked 2 elements though. First, what started it all, him abandonning her, for her own sake, despite how many times she tells him she wants to be with him no matter her father's opinion. I really don't like when characters do not respect their significant others' choices for a reason as patronizing and condescending as knowing what is best for them. I think it's a disrespect of your love one's intelligence and, truth be told, it is often more revealing of a character's own insecurities rather than really being the best available option.
The second element I didn't like so much is that, despite the six years of misery he's been through, Logan keeps seeking Abby's father approval till the very end of the book _ and so does Abby, by the way. I would have prefered to see the characters reunite and THEN get the father's approval rather than what really happens : Logan goes after Abby because her father encourages him to, and Abby renounces to her wedding because her father tells her it's okay to do so.
Speaking purely of the plot, I'm also curious to know what would have been Abby's choice if not for her unexpected pregnancy.
Anyway, I would have given a 3 stars review to the book, considering the frustating elements I've mentionned, if it hadn't been so well written. I simply cannot give less than a 4 stars review to a book that had me in tears ;)
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September 6, 2015
After having her heart broken, Abby spent the next several years moving on with her life: going back to school, finding a job, making a new life with a new man—all the while happily watching her best friend live the dream.
Until one brief phone call sends her reeling.
Following the death of their best friends, Abby Lewis and Logan Sheppard are reunited for the first time since the morning he’d walked out on her all those years ago. Through their grief, they are forced to confront the feelings they once had for each other and ask the question…is it finally time to let go?
Exhausting, and depressing..
May 2, 2013
OMG!!!! Real love story right here!!!
Great book!!!
I have she's some tears in many books I have read, but this one has them topped off!! I nearly cried through the whole book!!!
And I don't mean just cried, I mean big ugly fat never ending crocodile tears!!!
With a big relief and perfect ending!!!
Loved it!!!
Great book!!!
I have she's some tears in many books I have read, but this one has them topped off!! I nearly cried through the whole book!!!
And I don't mean just cried, I mean big ugly fat never ending crocodile tears!!!
With a big relief and perfect ending!!!
Loved it!!!
March 24, 2013
4 stars very good read characters were great. This story is very emotion. It about second chance and soul mate
May 4, 2013
Very emotional book....middle of the book I was a sobbing mess. Couldn't put it down:))
October 14, 2013
A sweet treat (also an Amazon freebie) that rolled a second chance at love into a very fun-to-read romance.
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April 28, 2013Amazon freebie 4/28/13
November 28, 2015
That was a very unsatisfying read.
Logan was a good character, had potential. But the author didn't develop him much.
Abby was a whiny b****. I felt sorry for her at first but as the novel went on, she annoyed me to no ends. And the deed she did at the end was so unfair to Eric. You'll know what I mean if you read it. She was a HORRIBLE character. Enough said.
The sad moments felt exaggerated (or maybe that was just me being biased againt Abby). Not to mention the author did NOT go into depth of why Logan and Abby couldn't be together. Seriously their reasoning was just "we can't be together". Bad, uncreative writing. Not recommended to anyone unless you love reaching idiotic sh**te.
Logan was a good character, had potential. But the author didn't develop him much.
Abby was a whiny b****. I felt sorry for her at first but as the novel went on, she annoyed me to no ends. And the deed she did at the end was so unfair to Eric. You'll know what I mean if you read it. She was a HORRIBLE character. Enough said.
The sad moments felt exaggerated (or maybe that was just me being biased againt Abby). Not to mention the author did NOT go into depth of why Logan and Abby couldn't be together. Seriously their reasoning was just "we can't be together". Bad, uncreative writing. Not recommended to anyone unless you love reaching idiotic sh**te.
June 6, 2013
Wow! I think I cried for most of this book! I can't begin to describe the range of emotions his book evoked for me. I wasn't just terry eyed, I was ugly crying to the point I had to take minutes to compose myself in order to keep reading. Abby and Logan's story was one of the most heartbreaking ones I've read since reading in a long time. I highly recommend this book with a warning that you have to have the time to really cry! I really think that we should get a second book with less tears necessary!
May 17, 2013
I just picked it up without really knowing anything about it! I haven't ever read anything by Michelle brewer before either. Let me tell you this book is amazing! It was sweet, funny, cute, hurtful, so sad and had so much happiness! It's full of angst an ons of emotions! I loved it! The characters are great I loved them all! The events were laid out just great! I loved loved loved the ending! So glad I read this book! I definitely recommends this book to any romance, ya, na, love story lover!
April 7, 2013
I had just finished a sweet fluff romance when I stumbled on this in my library and boy did my mood hit a 180. Depressing to the max and with a heroine who wallows in her unhappiness and wears misery like a sweater. Both the h and H catered to the h's father like he was king. This was just not to my liking.
June 13, 2013
Loved it! This was real and emotional and you felt what Logan and Gabby were going through. They were a family and the loss of Hayley and Blake was just devastating. And how do you get over your true love your soulmate. That was the question throughout the book and how to move on with someone that didn't feel or make you complete. Great Story
October 19, 2013
So far not to happy... I should have read the synopsis.... I hate the fact her friends die... Chapter 3
So, I was able to finish this morning. I liked the book, the loss of the best friends still was a damper but I liked the end. Logan is a sweet man but was kind of dumb when he was young. Abby, is thick headed and stubborn. I think besides Hayley and Blake my favorite character is Marry.
So, I was able to finish this morning. I liked the book, the loss of the best friends still was a damper but I liked the end. Logan is a sweet man but was kind of dumb when he was young. Abby, is thick headed and stubborn. I think besides Hayley and Blake my favorite character is Marry.
June 22, 2015
The first book I've read by Michelle Brewer
This was a short, easy read filled with much sadness and regrets, but I really liked it. A bit predictable a times but nice to read a story every once in a while that's not 50% filled with descriptive sex scenes. A perfect book for someone looking for a nice HEA romance story.
This was a short, easy read filled with much sadness and regrets, but I really liked it. A bit predictable a times but nice to read a story every once in a while that's not 50% filled with descriptive sex scenes. A perfect book for someone looking for a nice HEA romance story.
March 24, 2013
While it was a good novel, because of the sadness and confusion in it, it didn't seem like a completely fulfilling novel. I felt as if, the happy ending didn't balance out with the pain in the rest of the novel.
January 19, 2014
2nd chance romance with losing friends and throws you back together. Keep the Kleenex box handy too. Good read but some parts I had a hard time following. It was a. Very quick read and at the end I thought some of it was rushed but still good.
July 14, 2013
Loved this book! It ripped my heart out and pieced it back together. It really captured the pain of losing someone close to you and how to deal with it. They were meant for each other, it had just taken them longer to realize it.
December 20, 2013
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August 11, 2016
I read this in one setting. Excellent writing and a beautiful story about love found, then lost, then found again. I felt so attached to these characters and it was so heartbreaking to read their story. A definite tear jerker. Don't read this without a box of tissues handy.
January 9, 2014
This was a great book with a great ending. I usually have axiety attacks with books like these with on and off relationships but not this book. It is just a classic true love book that everyone should read.
May 9, 2014
3.5 stars
I liked this more than I expected. It has a well-written prose and characters. I might have hated why Logan left but it's just me. It wasn't swoon-ish but it was a heart-warming romance.
I liked this more than I expected. It has a well-written prose and characters. I might have hated why Logan left but it's just me. It wasn't swoon-ish but it was a heart-warming romance.
March 27, 2013
Nice lovely story, good characters and a decent plot as well. Seemed quite short though as it only took me a couple of hours to read. It kind of reminded me of The Do-over.
April 7, 2013
Parang PHR books. But i enjoyed it. ;)
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April 28, 2013Amazon freebie 4/28
April 29, 2013
It had me crying in the beginning, yelling at Abigail when it looked like she would walk away from her chance at true love, and elated at the HEA ending.
April 29, 2013
I liked the book.
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