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Jonetta wrote: "Wow, Dawn! Had no idea you’d gotten marooned. Glad you finally made it home."Thanks. It was definitely a high stress time. I decided to escape the PNW winter this year and 3 weeks before I planned to go back the world turned upside down. Luckily I have a camping membership and the company stood behind all of us national wide. They allowed us to stay as long as the area we were in was under SIP orders. The only bit a of stress after that was when S Cal opened up before Oregon did. I just took my time and used the CA parks that were opened up to incoming travelers. The book made my days a lot better
Jonetta wrote: "Dawn since you listened to it and are an audiobook user/listener, were you aware of all that is involved in being a narrator? I had no clue. January LaVoy is in my top five favorite narrators and..."
I did not. I thought it was a really interesting part to include in the storyline. I loved her descriptions of that part more than the acting parts I think. Dillon running in to rescue her was hilarious.
I love January Lavoy so much, I search out her works regardless of the author
I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't one of Nora's best. The middle dragged, and the ending was a bit rushed. I would have liked to see Charlotte get what she deserved. I also had hoped to see Aidan find love again. Cate was a wonderful heroine. So smart and strong. And everyone should have a family like the Sullivans.
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One of the joys of listening to Nora’s books is you just get so immersed in the world she creates you don’t often notice when the story is dragging. I don’t doubt that it did; I was just in a happy place.
Like you, the ending seemed a bit rushed to me, too. I wanted more of Cate and Dillon together. Maybe a big epilogue.
Great story...I really enjoyed meeting the Sullivan clan, as well as Dillion's family.I teared up a few times in the first part of this story. Seeing how the drama unfolded in part one made me so excited to see how things would play out.
As some people have said, I would have liked to see Charlotte get her due. Also, I do think the end was slightly rushed. I thought it would have ended with the wedding.
I thought Nora was leave us hanging and waiting for the second part of the story
Barbara "Cookie" wrote: "Just finished listening to”Hideaway “ love it. I always thought listen to book took away you imagination but I was wrong. Some of the reader use different voice for the characters and it’s easy to ..."I agree. I also resisted listening to the books. I didn't want anyone else interpreting the story for me, but I've started to come around.
I loved this one. January LaVoy did a fantastic job. Learning about all that a narrator has to do was really interesting.I also hoped that Charlotte would get hers. But at least she wasn't able to convince anyone of her innocence. I really wanted Aidan to find someone but this story was all about Caitlyn and how she coped with everything that kept happening to her and of course, Dillon. When she was with Noah at first, I was hoping that she would end up with Dillon. I wished there was a long epilogue so that we could really see them together.
Jonetta wrote: "I’ve read criticism about the low intensity of the romance and suspense. Did anyone have similar feelings?"Yes, I just wanted "more."
After reading the comments here, so many of you had the same issues I did namely that Charlotte did not get enough of what was coming to her and that Aiden deserved his own HEA. I was hoping he and Julia would get together but alas... Neverthless, I really enjoyed the book and it was very interesting and original having a heroine who was a voice actor.
