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The Chaos Within
“You are capable of so much and have so much to give this world. Don’t let them stand in your way. Don’t them ruin the good things you’ve created.”
Emma, is a smart, beautiful, and driven young woman, but she hasn’t always been confident in herself and her life choices. With a traumatic upbringing, Emma is shown a life where people like her don’t deserve to be happy and don’t deserve friends, or romantic relationships. She spends most of her childhood believing these lies and appeasing her family.
After several years of heartbreak, Emma finally finds the courage to break away from her past and attempt to move on. She moves across the world to the beautiful city of Copenhagen, Denmark where she starts a new job and meets some amazing new friends. She also meets a confident and charming Danish boy that she can’t seem to get enough of.
As she begins to find more meaning in her relationships and new life, her past still finds a way to drive a wedge between her and everyone around her. Emma constantly struggles with the decisions she made before moving, and questions whether or not a person like her deserves happiness.
Can Emma confront her inner chaos and move forward or will she remain stuck in the vicious cycle?
Content Warnings: This book contains verbal, emotional and perceived sexual abuse towards children that may be disturbing to certain individuals.
Emma, is a smart, beautiful, and driven young woman, but she hasn’t always been confident in herself and her life choices. With a traumatic upbringing, Emma is shown a life where people like her don’t deserve to be happy and don’t deserve friends, or romantic relationships. She spends most of her childhood believing these lies and appeasing her family.
After several years of heartbreak, Emma finally finds the courage to break away from her past and attempt to move on. She moves across the world to the beautiful city of Copenhagen, Denmark where she starts a new job and meets some amazing new friends. She also meets a confident and charming Danish boy that she can’t seem to get enough of.
As she begins to find more meaning in her relationships and new life, her past still finds a way to drive a wedge between her and everyone around her. Emma constantly struggles with the decisions she made before moving, and questions whether or not a person like her deserves happiness.
Can Emma confront her inner chaos and move forward or will she remain stuck in the vicious cycle?
Content Warnings: This book contains verbal, emotional and perceived sexual abuse towards children that may be disturbing to certain individuals.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 14, 2023
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Katelynne Roland
1 book13 followersKatelynne Roland is a debut author from Canada. She writes relatable fiction that take her readers on an emotional rollercoaster while falling in love with her main characters. She currently resides in Ontario, Canada with her fiancé and two French bulldogs. She loves all things coffee and book related. On most days you can find her with her family, at a pet friendly coffee shop or writing at her desk.
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March 4, 2024
❤️💔BOOK REVIEW💔❤️
The Chaos Within
By Katelynn Roland
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When I tell you that this book rocked my freaking world, I am literally not exaggerating. 🤯🤯
Emma is running from her past. Abuse, toxic family members, and bad memories she can’t seem to leave behind threaten to ruin any progress she makes. Told in past & present tense is a story of trying and failing, and redemption and growth. It’s beautiful and raw and you should just go in blind. PLEASE.
Katelynn HUNNNNNNY. You didn’t warn me!!!! This was freaking amazing. I picked this up casually late on Friday night and binged all day Saturday. I couldn’t put it down. These are the best kinds of books. Ones that pull you in and destroy you, makes your heart break into a million tiny pieces at the hurt Emma goes through. I feel like even a day later I can’t write a proper review so just give me the benefit of the doubt and say I’m still mind-blown🤣 Emma is written so perfectly and real if I had to ever imagine what someone would be like after going through these kinds of things. Her responses to triggers are so valid and watching her grow and overcome😭 I absolutely loved switching back and forth between past and present. I was in my room literally crying- rooting for Emma. Marco was just such a wonderful addition to the story. Sweet and patient but also realistic. I loved her two best friends, they were perfect supportive characters. The book is written so well, I mean so so well. How this is your first book makes me so giddy for the rest. Thank you so much for this copy and letting me read all about Emma’s world. It was truly a journey I was happy to read🩷 Can’t wait to watch you succeed!
The Chaos Within
By Katelynn Roland
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When I tell you that this book rocked my freaking world, I am literally not exaggerating. 🤯🤯
Emma is running from her past. Abuse, toxic family members, and bad memories she can’t seem to leave behind threaten to ruin any progress she makes. Told in past & present tense is a story of trying and failing, and redemption and growth. It’s beautiful and raw and you should just go in blind. PLEASE.
Katelynn HUNNNNNNY. You didn’t warn me!!!! This was freaking amazing. I picked this up casually late on Friday night and binged all day Saturday. I couldn’t put it down. These are the best kinds of books. Ones that pull you in and destroy you, makes your heart break into a million tiny pieces at the hurt Emma goes through. I feel like even a day later I can’t write a proper review so just give me the benefit of the doubt and say I’m still mind-blown🤣 Emma is written so perfectly and real if I had to ever imagine what someone would be like after going through these kinds of things. Her responses to triggers are so valid and watching her grow and overcome😭 I absolutely loved switching back and forth between past and present. I was in my room literally crying- rooting for Emma. Marco was just such a wonderful addition to the story. Sweet and patient but also realistic. I loved her two best friends, they were perfect supportive characters. The book is written so well, I mean so so well. How this is your first book makes me so giddy for the rest. Thank you so much for this copy and letting me read all about Emma’s world. It was truly a journey I was happy to read🩷 Can’t wait to watch you succeed!
November 4, 2023
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“𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻, 𝐸𝓂𝓂𝒶. 𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝓉𝑜 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹. 𝒟𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓎. 𝒟𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓇𝓊𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓋𝑒 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹.”
ɪ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ 𝟸𝟺ʜʀs! ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛғᴇʟᴛ. ʀᴀᴡ. ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀᴄᴏᴀsᴛᴇʀ! ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ɪᴘᴀᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴇʟғ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ᴇᴍᴍᴀ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ. sʜᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ & ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ. ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ sʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ? ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ? ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢɪɴɢ sʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʀᴏssᴇs ʜᴇʀ path ᴏʀ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ sᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇʟʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ! sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ!
“𝐼 𝓃𝑜𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂 𝒷𝒶𝒸𝓀. 𝐼 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒹𝑜𝑒𝓈𝓃’𝓉 𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓈.”
𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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“𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻, 𝐸𝓂𝓂𝒶. 𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝓉𝑜 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹. 𝒟𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓎. 𝒟𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓇𝓊𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓋𝑒 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹.”
ɪ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ 𝟸𝟺ʜʀs! ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛғᴇʟᴛ. ʀᴀᴡ. ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀᴄᴏᴀsᴛᴇʀ! ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ɪᴘᴀᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴇʟғ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ғʀɪᴇɴᴅsʜɪᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ᴇᴍᴍᴀ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ. sʜᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ & ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ. ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ sʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ? ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ? ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢɪɴɢ sʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʀᴏssᴇs ʜᴇʀ path ᴏʀ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ sᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇʟʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ! sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ!
“𝐼 𝓃𝑜𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓂 𝒷𝒶𝒸𝓀. 𝐼 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒹𝑜𝑒𝓈𝓃’𝓉 𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓈.”
𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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September 29, 2024
The Chaos Within by Katelynne Roland
3.5 ⭐️
The story is about resilience. How Emma, who is raised in a toxic family, recognizes the abuse and decides to pursue higher education and move far away despite her family's attempts to bring her down.
Emma's journey is compelling, showcasing her growth from a vulnerable teenager to a strong, independent individual. The author portrays the long-lasting effects of emotional abuse on Emma's relationships and self-perception.
While the book sheds light on toxic family dynamics, it lacks depth in exploring the family's backstory, leaving questions about the parents motivations.
The author's writing style complements the story's emotional tone, balancing introspection with hopeful moments. The pacing seamlessly shifts between past and present, creating a sense of depth. The dialogue authentically captures the complex relationships and emotional struggles.
However, I struggled with the writing style. Compared to my previous read, 'The Oxford Year,' I found the prose to be less polished. Unfortunately, grammatical errors detracted from my reading experience. Tighter editing would elevate the narrative.
Overall, it’s a beautiful story about family, friendship, and self-discovery.
3.5 ⭐️
The story is about resilience. How Emma, who is raised in a toxic family, recognizes the abuse and decides to pursue higher education and move far away despite her family's attempts to bring her down.
Emma's journey is compelling, showcasing her growth from a vulnerable teenager to a strong, independent individual. The author portrays the long-lasting effects of emotional abuse on Emma's relationships and self-perception.
While the book sheds light on toxic family dynamics, it lacks depth in exploring the family's backstory, leaving questions about the parents motivations.
The author's writing style complements the story's emotional tone, balancing introspection with hopeful moments. The pacing seamlessly shifts between past and present, creating a sense of depth. The dialogue authentically captures the complex relationships and emotional struggles.
However, I struggled with the writing style. Compared to my previous read, 'The Oxford Year,' I found the prose to be less polished. Unfortunately, grammatical errors detracted from my reading experience. Tighter editing would elevate the narrative.
Overall, it’s a beautiful story about family, friendship, and self-discovery.
February 26, 2024
“ 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇, 𝑬𝒎𝒎𝒂. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚. 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 ”
After reading this, I love the cover even more 😍 (ifykyk 🗿🥚)
This was such a wonderful story about personal growth, found family, and most importantly love.
The struggles the MC endured were so raw and realistic which made the story even more relatable and impactful for me.
The last 25% had me in the edge of my seat sweating with anticipation…I can totally envision a sequel or novella 😉
Overall I really enjoyed this debut novel from katelynne, I’m looking forward to her future work 📚
𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆
𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒚 🌶
𝑯𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕
𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒎𝒂
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After reading this, I love the cover even more 😍 (ifykyk 🗿🥚)
This was such a wonderful story about personal growth, found family, and most importantly love.
The struggles the MC endured were so raw and realistic which made the story even more relatable and impactful for me.
The last 25% had me in the edge of my seat sweating with anticipation…I can totally envision a sequel or novella 😉
Overall I really enjoyed this debut novel from katelynne, I’m looking forward to her future work 📚
𝑫𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆
𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒚 🌶
𝑯𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕
𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒎𝒂
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December 31, 2023
What a Fantastic debut for this author! This story of trauma, love and finding self-acceptance was beautifully written and told through the eyes of the main character, Emma. Throughout the entire story, I wanted to go into the pages to hug her and tell her that I’m here for her. There were also times when I wanted to go into the pages and defend Emma against the people who were hurting her. I cannot wait to see where this author continues to go in her career as an author. With this beautiful written story, where the characters were so well developed, you could feel their emotions, I only anticipate great things to continue to come.
January 23, 2024
I read this book so fast! I could've easily finished it in a day if I didn't have to work, I was that hooked! From the heartbreaking trauma the FMC endures, to the strong female friendships, to the relationships gained and lost, this story left me emotionally wrecked but for all the right reasons! The protagonist, Emma, is so smart and resilient, but her past holds her back from making any real connection with the people around her. The love interest, Marco, is the emotionally intelligent, dedicated, supportive, and sexy boyfriend we all dream about! And the neighbors Bethany and Clara are the friends Emma so desperately needs and deserves!
The author also added several locations that exist irl in Copenhagen which I would love to check out someday! In particular, I want to eat at Maple Casual Dining, a cozy and chic restaurant that Marco takes Emma to on their first date.
The author also added several locations that exist irl in Copenhagen which I would love to check out someday! In particular, I want to eat at Maple Casual Dining, a cozy and chic restaurant that Marco takes Emma to on their first date.
April 17, 2025
This book is very well written. The female MC Emma is on a journey of self discovery by Moving abroad to Denmark to cope & try to forget her past. While meeting new a people. Especially a new Man who’s a photographer.
This Book made me go through all stages of emotions to anger, happiness, sadness, to giddiness, heartbreak & closure. It was such a beautiful story Highly recommended.
This Book made me go through all stages of emotions to anger, happiness, sadness, to giddiness, heartbreak & closure. It was such a beautiful story Highly recommended.
April 16, 2024
Did I write the book?! Absolutely! If you’re looking for a book that will give you all the feels, look no more! A story about love, heartbreak and redemption.
I hope you fall in love with it as much as I did while writing it coxox
I hope you fall in love with it as much as I did while writing it coxox
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