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You Are The Reason
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Start date
April 28, 2025
Finish date
May 18, 2025
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mistys_bookobsession
Jul 13, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Wow what an emotional roller coaster. I was hooked from the very beginning.
Childhood friends, unrequited love, metal health rep and a bad boy tattooed biker.
The connections that Jesse and Tanner both have with Kinsley are beautiful and the way they understand her is rare and incredible.
Be prepared, you definitely need tissues.
Billie-Jean  H
May 22, 2025 rated it it was amazing
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4.5 stars 3 spice
This story hit me in a way I wasn't expecting. I thought it would be a nice little romance with the love triangle between the caring best friend and the sexy bad boy and an obvious but satisfying ending. Until I read the authors note at the beginning....
There are elements of the love triangle as we meet our FMC Kinsley who is out on her won and finally feeling like shes getting herself together after a series of traumatic events. Her best friend Jesse who started as her brothers
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Mikayla Evans
May 09, 2025 rated it it was amazing
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Claire Louise
May 14, 2025 rated it really liked it
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I had to sit with this book for a few days before writing my review—because honestly, it was a lot. In the best way.

I wasn’t expecting You Are the Reason to hit me as hard as it did, but wow. This book was an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. I laughed, I cried (multiple times), I swooned, and I was completely caught up in the suspense. It pushed me a little outside of my usual reading comfort zone, but I’m so glad I gave it a chance.

For a debut novel, it was incredibly strong —raw,
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Shianne
Jun 24, 2025 rated it it was amazing
If you haven't read this yet, it is a MUST read.

I was intrigued from the moment I read the blurb and I could not put this down. Everything about this was amazing! The mystery and intrigue, the romance and spice, I fell in love with all of the characters and was constantly on the edge of my seat needing to know what happened.

This book ripped out my heart and I sobbed like a baby and I feel it has forever altered my brain chemistry!
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Annemarie Joubert
Jun 27, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Sobbing! Utterly sobbing right now! The feels are intense.

We follow Kinsley in her journey to find answers to her past, but at what cost?

Tropes:
He falls first
Secrets and pining
Loveable animal sidekick
Burn the world for her

Possible triggers
Death (off and on page)
Mentions of past self harm
Parental neglect (off page)

I'm a little broken right now...excuse me while I try to find my pieces. would definitely recommend
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Metika Constable
Jun 02, 2025 rated it really liked it
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Cindy
May 03, 2025 rated it it was amazing
A Beautifull, devastatingly, incredibly well written story of love, friendship and heartache. The men in Kinsley's life are protective as hell of her, and will do anything to make her safe. She is their reason in so many ways. I cannot wait for the next book as we need answers. ...more
Claudia
Apr 25, 2025 rated it really liked it
The storyline of this book is something else!
I really enjoyed Kinsley as a character and just kept wanting to know more.
And the epilogue at the end, OMG I need to know what happens next in Darcel House!
Samantha Spencer
Aug 27, 2025 marked it as to-read
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