Renee Carlino
Good question, April. I don't think these characters are perfect. I would have made different decisions too. I think Grace was uncertain. Perhaps she felt that it was Matt's place to tell his mother and Matt's business. Maybe she tried calling and never got a response and eventually gave up. Maybe she decided that she had to start making it about Dan and not fixating on Matt since she wasn't getting any replies from him. It's hard to say what a story would be like if the characters never made mistakes. Did Matt's mom deserve to know? Maybe, but there were a lot of injustices in this story that might have been less common today because of our access to the internet. That's why the internet and technology are themes. But you are right, they made some bad choices.
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Aisha (seetheworldwithbooks)
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HAIII :))) OMG!! I love Before we Were Strangers! Such an enjoyable read! I cried, i laughed, i swooned, i smiled, and i LOVEEEEE Matthias :) Even after almost a month, i can't get the story out of my head. It was so beautiful! I never read anything like that <33 You are great, u know? Please make a novella about them. Maybe their honeymoon or their trip to europe? I need more. I can't move on from this story hehehe
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Have you ever considered setting the action of your book somewhere in Europe? London, Paris, Rome. This would be such a lovely thing to do. Also, I was wondering - do you always go for happy endings? Life isn't always so optimistic and "Before We Were Stragers" main characters could be less lucky in real life :(
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