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Darkness
One instant. Everything changes in one instant. What was once a beautiful morning becomes a violent reminder of how fleeting our time can be. For Tommy and Brittany, they both learned that lesson more times than most. They have been through trials and tribulations that would level the strongest of people. They were happy. They were in love. They were expecting a miracle baby. And then there was darkness. What will happen when nothing can be done to fix what was lost? How does a family move forward when the darkness seems suffocating? It will take everyone she knows and everything she is to help Brittany find the light, or else all she built with Tommy will be lost forever.
393 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2012
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November 1, 2012
I loved this book. I found this series from the first one being offered free on Amazon. I liked that the first two were stand alone but after that, its clear these books continue one from another. I like how there has been some "focus" in each book but that it does continue the relationship of all six characters. I saw the "twist" coming as soon as the twins were mentioned and can't wait to see the conclusion of that twist, hopefully in the next book. Waiting anxiously for the next installment
July 7, 2017
When I first picked up this book - well downloaded this novel to read - the content was incorrect via NOOK. The customer service team was excellent and I was able to begin reading within 30 hours. Good thing too because the previous book left one hell of a cliffhanger!
Now, this book started off strong, but I worried it would hit into "lag territory." This novel was also a lot shorter than the previous - only 250ish pages and 50 some odd chapters rather than 400+ pages and 90 some odd chapters like the previous. I prefer shorter novels so I was hopeful Nadler cut the chatter clutter. This novel was definitely the strongest so far in terms of content and flow, but it still lagged in the middle.
I liked how Tommy remembered everything - Nadler wrote it well. Brittany was starting to royally piss me off on her attitude and personally, I think this feeling towards her had been growing over the last two novels. Now it was like "damn girl, get over yourself and grow a damn backbone..."
A few things triggered past novels, but nothing was elaborated. One was when Brittany calls Tommy "squishy." Something Courtney called him. The first time this was brought up, Brittany didn't mention Courtney, later when it was brought up again, Courtney was referenced. Also, when Tommy talks about offering money to Bill, Jack mentions having Bill earn the money. Tommy shared the same idea in the previous novel, but didn't bring that up in this novel; it seemed like here it was a brand new idea from Jack and the perfect idea, but really we've had this idea shared with us before.
I found it hard to believe that Julie was pregnant with triplets. Please don't judge my personality on this thought - I know that sounds extremely negative and narrowed; I really came to this conclusion just with how Nadler built the characters (at least in my opinion). It's rare to be pregnant with triples, without medical help; it just seemed farfetched and personally, the downfall of this novel.
I also was not a fan of Stephanie getting pregnant again. I felt like she wanted the attention again or felt left out with Brittany and now Julie pregnant. Like girl, can you not make it about yourself?
This novel still a few inconsistencies with spelling and grammar, but not as many as past novels.
Jack also woke up from a dream where Bee (awful nickname by the way) was seven but when he woke up he said she was six.
The dream sequence Tommy had was well written by Nadler. It shocked the heck out of me! but I realized he was possibly having a dream based on how quickly, even calm the characters portrayed themselves in the nightmare.
Nadler definitely got better with her writing, granted it only took five novels...
And FINALLY we got to the letter. Only took until this novel and most of this novel to get Brittany to open it. One piece that has yet to be discussed was the inside job, "the leak" with Brittany's kidnapping - One and a half books and counting...
I liked that this one was shorter. It was really action packed in the beginning, but once Tommy woke up it started to drag with filler.
The ending leaves you anxious and hanging which is good. But this novel had me thinking, "was that possible? could that happen? was it realistic?" I guess you could answer "yes" to any of those but I found some parts are to grasp.
3.5 out of 5 stars!
Now, this book started off strong, but I worried it would hit into "lag territory." This novel was also a lot shorter than the previous - only 250ish pages and 50 some odd chapters rather than 400+ pages and 90 some odd chapters like the previous. I prefer shorter novels so I was hopeful Nadler cut the chatter clutter. This novel was definitely the strongest so far in terms of content and flow, but it still lagged in the middle.
I liked how Tommy remembered everything - Nadler wrote it well. Brittany was starting to royally piss me off on her attitude and personally, I think this feeling towards her had been growing over the last two novels. Now it was like "damn girl, get over yourself and grow a damn backbone..."
A few things triggered past novels, but nothing was elaborated. One was when Brittany calls Tommy "squishy." Something Courtney called him. The first time this was brought up, Brittany didn't mention Courtney, later when it was brought up again, Courtney was referenced. Also, when Tommy talks about offering money to Bill, Jack mentions having Bill earn the money. Tommy shared the same idea in the previous novel, but didn't bring that up in this novel; it seemed like here it was a brand new idea from Jack and the perfect idea, but really we've had this idea shared with us before.
I found it hard to believe that Julie was pregnant with triplets. Please don't judge my personality on this thought - I know that sounds extremely negative and narrowed; I really came to this conclusion just with how Nadler built the characters (at least in my opinion). It's rare to be pregnant with triples, without medical help; it just seemed farfetched and personally, the downfall of this novel.
I also was not a fan of Stephanie getting pregnant again. I felt like she wanted the attention again or felt left out with Brittany and now Julie pregnant. Like girl, can you not make it about yourself?
This novel still a few inconsistencies with spelling and grammar, but not as many as past novels.
Jack also woke up from a dream where Bee (awful nickname by the way) was seven but when he woke up he said she was six.
The dream sequence Tommy had was well written by Nadler. It shocked the heck out of me! but I realized he was possibly having a dream based on how quickly, even calm the characters portrayed themselves in the nightmare.
Nadler definitely got better with her writing, granted it only took five novels...
And FINALLY we got to the letter. Only took until this novel and most of this novel to get Brittany to open it. One piece that has yet to be discussed was the inside job, "the leak" with Brittany's kidnapping - One and a half books and counting...
I liked that this one was shorter. It was really action packed in the beginning, but once Tommy woke up it started to drag with filler.
The ending leaves you anxious and hanging which is good. But this novel had me thinking, "was that possible? could that happen? was it realistic?" I guess you could answer "yes" to any of those but I found some parts are to grasp.
3.5 out of 5 stars!
July 24, 2013
Such a great read! This family proves that they can get through it all, good and bad, as long as they're together! And now, there's about to be an addition to this amazing family! On to the next book in this terrific series!
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