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Not Your Plan B
Amara thought she was building a future with the man she loved—until he asked for a “break” to revisit an old flame and left without looking back. No warning. No closure. Just silence.
Rather than wait around for answers that might never come, Amara accepted an opportunity abroad, erased every trace of her past, and quietly started over. In a new city, with a new identity and purpose, she rediscovered the power of choosing herself—and in time, found the kind of love that never made her question her worth.
Five years later, Amara returns to the States for her college reunion. She’s successful, happily married, and whole. But one unexpected encounter with the man who left her unraveling brings old wounds to the surface. Now he wants answers. Maybe forgiveness. Possibly more.
But some absences speak louder than apologies—and some doors don’t open twice.
This is a story of romantic reinvention, emotional reckoning, and the kind of healing that doesn’t beg for validation. A story for anyone who has ever rebuilt their life from silence and emerged stronger, softer, and unapologetically whole.
Rather than wait around for answers that might never come, Amara accepted an opportunity abroad, erased every trace of her past, and quietly started over. In a new city, with a new identity and purpose, she rediscovered the power of choosing herself—and in time, found the kind of love that never made her question her worth.
Five years later, Amara returns to the States for her college reunion. She’s successful, happily married, and whole. But one unexpected encounter with the man who left her unraveling brings old wounds to the surface. Now he wants answers. Maybe forgiveness. Possibly more.
But some absences speak louder than apologies—and some doors don’t open twice.
This is a story of romantic reinvention, emotional reckoning, and the kind of healing that doesn’t beg for validation. A story for anyone who has ever rebuilt their life from silence and emerged stronger, softer, and unapologetically whole.
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Published August 2, 2025
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January 23, 2026
This has an AI quality about it, and the writing is just too wispy for me. I know that doesn't make sense but too many metaphors and similes.
We met at a quiet corner café in Midtown. The kind of place that whispered history—pressed tablecloths, antique silverware, servers who moved like shadows and spoke in reverent tones. It was one of those places that held stories in its walls. Jason used to bring me here in the early days, when we were still enchanted with each other, when he wanted to impress me with soft music and imported espresso. It had once been our spot—a sacred pocket of warmth and intimacy.
That's quite a cafe.
The other issue is the author seemed to change mid stream. The initial male character wants to put things on hold to check out an old girlfriend then later regrets it and the heroine is the one that got away. Bottom line, this dude is never going to be happy.
We met at a quiet corner café in Midtown. The kind of place that whispered history—pressed tablecloths, antique silverware, servers who moved like shadows and spoke in reverent tones. It was one of those places that held stories in its walls. Jason used to bring me here in the early days, when we were still enchanted with each other, when he wanted to impress me with soft music and imported espresso. It had once been our spot—a sacred pocket of warmth and intimacy.
That's quite a cafe.
The other issue is the author seemed to change mid stream. The initial male character wants to put things on hold to check out an old girlfriend then later regrets it and the heroine is the one that got away. Bottom line, this dude is never going to be happy.
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August 21, 2025Dnf 10%
I found the writing very confusing. She left, but then in the next chapter he left…?
I found the writing very confusing. She left, but then in the next chapter he left…?
September 6, 2025
so much wrong- where do I start?
First of all- the premise the story is based on does not stand up at all. Amara and Jason live together. And are getting married. Out of the blue he says he wants a “break” to explore a relationship with his old girlfriend. He thought she would just wait for him to see if he came back. What? Also please edit better- did no-one read this before print? Jason says he left his wife home with the kids and went to the reunion without her in case he saw Amara. Then there are several paragraphs where his wife describes seeing the way he looked at Amara at the reunion. The rest of the book is basically repeating the same sentiments over and over. Perhaps it was cathartic for the author to write this story but it does not a book make.
First of all- the premise the story is based on does not stand up at all. Amara and Jason live together. And are getting married. Out of the blue he says he wants a “break” to explore a relationship with his old girlfriend. He thought she would just wait for him to see if he came back. What? Also please edit better- did no-one read this before print? Jason says he left his wife home with the kids and went to the reunion without her in case he saw Amara. Then there are several paragraphs where his wife describes seeing the way he looked at Amara at the reunion. The rest of the book is basically repeating the same sentiments over and over. Perhaps it was cathartic for the author to write this story but it does not a book make.
November 20, 2025
This book was incredibly hard to follow because of the way it was written.
It’s overly flowery, unnecessarily wordy, and many descriptions don’t even make sense. Every chapter shifts between past, present, and future all at once. Confused? Yeah, me too.
The only angst is in the beginning and even then, barely. It does not hit well.
The story constantly tells you what happened in the past, what’s happening now because of the past, and what’s already happened in the future, which completely undercuts any suspense. On top of that, there are so many repetitive paragraphs that I honestly think the author used AI. The same scenes and confrontations happen over and over again.
There are multiple POVs, which could’ve been nice… if they were handled better.
The FMC, Amara Elise Bennett, is first Amara, then decides to go by her middle name Elise when she moves to Paris. It’s confusing as fuck because it's not consistent.
The cast:
The ex fiancée: Jason
The new husband: Marcus
The ex’s best friend: Trey
The new wife: Tasha
The book opens with Amara and Jason being engaged and living together for two years. Jason comes home one night saying he needs “clarity” and time to revisit the past before he can come to Amara with a clean heart. He never got “closure” with his ex, Tasha. He also mentions that Trey told him he’ll regret not getting closure someday.
Amara basically asks, “So you want to go on a break to figure out if you still have feelings for your ex?” Jason gaslights her by insisting it’s not like that—he just needs time and space before their next step. Then he disappears. Amara comes home two days later and half of his essentials are gone. No texts, no calls, nothing.
We get Trey’s POV explaining he thought Jason meeting Tasha would be a quick coffee for closure, not Jason blowing up his life with Amara, who he thought was perfect for him. Trey apparently had no idea Jason was still thinking about his ex. Then why suggest "closure?"
Amara—now Elise—sells their condo, packs up her life, takes a job in Paris, gets a new number and phone, changes her name, wipes her social media… basically erases herself. (Extreme much?)
She meets Marcus almost immediately but is understandably hesitant to trust again. Then, in the fastest time jump known to man, we learn Elise and Marcus get married after only a year of dating. Jason is now married (unhappily?) to Tasha. There's seriously no fleshing out this story.
Elise gets a 10-year reunion invitation and hides it from Marcus even though he clearly sees it. Marcus somehow knows “something bad” happened in her past but apparently has zero clue about her real name, her engagement to Jason, or why she left the country. They’re married but have never had a conversation about their pasts? She keeps her entire previous life a secret because he “gives her peace.” That’s not love—that’s the same avoidance she had with Jason. Even Elise admits she still wonders how she’ll feel seeing Jason again.
Elise and Marcus fly back to the U.S., not really for the reunion but more as a “test” to see if she’s ready to face her past. She hasn’t been home in four years. She’s only seen her family when they visited her overseas. Marcus is her “safety net” (so romantic).
At the reunion, Elise reflects on how all her former classmates apparently expected her to be shattered or begging to be remembered, like some discarded fiancée. They “wrote her off as broken.”
Umm… egotistical much? Sure, people gossip, but four years later she thinks everyone only cares about her breakup 4 years ago?
Jason walks in wearing a wedding ring. They make eye contact—regret, disbelief. Marcus grounds her. They exchange a few words and move on.
Jason’s POV then tells us how stunning, powerful, and “in her own” Amara looks. He’s filled with regret and jealousy. He even left Tasha at home with the kids because he couldn’t bear the thought of her being there if Amara showed up. His marriage is apparently unraveling. They only talk about the kids—even though it’s only been four years, and somehow they already have multiple children with sports, dentists, and doctor appointments? Toddlers in competitive sports now?
Suddenly, they’re not at the reunion anymore, and Jason admits he wants another chance with Amara. He doesn’t want closure—he wants the life he burned. He purposely runs into her again at a fundraiser weeks later. (So she stayed in town? Why? Where are the freaking details in this book?) He’s been stalking her through her company’s updates. She asks how his wife and kids are and walks away.
We get Tasha’s POV, and it does not match the timeline. She monologues about Jason pulling away, hiding his phone (even though he’s not talking to Elise), and somehow remembers meeting Amara in college and knowing Jason was drawn to her—even though the relationships took place years apart? She says she “built a life and children” with him (again: four years??) but feels like the runner-up. She also "saw" the way Jason looked at Amara at the reunion... that she didn't attend so how?
So Jason left his fiancée for Tasha, but now Tasha is framed as some tragic obstacle to Jason’s “great love” with Amara? Huh?
The timeline is a mess. The emotions are a mess. I have no idea what the author is trying to convey.
Jason stalks Elise/Amara yet again at another event. He finally apologizes, tells her he never should’ve let her go—for anyone. He even slips and calls Tasha “Dani” (typo??), then says he thought getting closure would make him a better man for Amara. Instead he left her and never reached out again.
Then he says he didn’t really love Tasha and only left because he felt “too deeply” for Amara and it scared him. So he ran off… to another woman instead of marrying his fiancée? WHAT IS HAPPENING.
He says he can’t look at his wife knowing he made the wrong choice. Seeing Elise with Marcus makes him think that should’ve been him.
Elise finally stands up for herself. She says she waited for weeks—for a single text, email, anything. He seems to forget he cut contact immediately after breaking up with her to “revisit” his past. She tells him he wanted the easy road, and he took it at her expense. She refuses to be anyone’s second best ever again. She’s with a man who actually loves and prioritizes her.
Then we get more repetitive chapters of Jason feeling guilty for not loving Tasha the way he loves Amara—again making no sense because he literally left Amara for Tasha.
The book ends with Amara/Elise and Marcus happily married with a daughter and living in a different country now rather than Paris, and Jason and Tasha divorced, she took his now ONE child (not children) and left because she won't be second best either.
Very hard time even making it to the end. Great idea, bad execution.
It’s overly flowery, unnecessarily wordy, and many descriptions don’t even make sense. Every chapter shifts between past, present, and future all at once. Confused? Yeah, me too.
The only angst is in the beginning and even then, barely. It does not hit well.
The story constantly tells you what happened in the past, what’s happening now because of the past, and what’s already happened in the future, which completely undercuts any suspense. On top of that, there are so many repetitive paragraphs that I honestly think the author used AI. The same scenes and confrontations happen over and over again.
There are multiple POVs, which could’ve been nice… if they were handled better.
The FMC, Amara Elise Bennett, is first Amara, then decides to go by her middle name Elise when she moves to Paris. It’s confusing as fuck because it's not consistent.
The cast:
The ex fiancée: Jason
The new husband: Marcus
The ex’s best friend: Trey
The new wife: Tasha
The book opens with Amara and Jason being engaged and living together for two years. Jason comes home one night saying he needs “clarity” and time to revisit the past before he can come to Amara with a clean heart. He never got “closure” with his ex, Tasha. He also mentions that Trey told him he’ll regret not getting closure someday.
Amara basically asks, “So you want to go on a break to figure out if you still have feelings for your ex?” Jason gaslights her by insisting it’s not like that—he just needs time and space before their next step. Then he disappears. Amara comes home two days later and half of his essentials are gone. No texts, no calls, nothing.
We get Trey’s POV explaining he thought Jason meeting Tasha would be a quick coffee for closure, not Jason blowing up his life with Amara, who he thought was perfect for him. Trey apparently had no idea Jason was still thinking about his ex. Then why suggest "closure?"
Amara—now Elise—sells their condo, packs up her life, takes a job in Paris, gets a new number and phone, changes her name, wipes her social media… basically erases herself. (Extreme much?)
She meets Marcus almost immediately but is understandably hesitant to trust again. Then, in the fastest time jump known to man, we learn Elise and Marcus get married after only a year of dating. Jason is now married (unhappily?) to Tasha. There's seriously no fleshing out this story.
Elise gets a 10-year reunion invitation and hides it from Marcus even though he clearly sees it. Marcus somehow knows “something bad” happened in her past but apparently has zero clue about her real name, her engagement to Jason, or why she left the country. They’re married but have never had a conversation about their pasts? She keeps her entire previous life a secret because he “gives her peace.” That’s not love—that’s the same avoidance she had with Jason. Even Elise admits she still wonders how she’ll feel seeing Jason again.
Elise and Marcus fly back to the U.S., not really for the reunion but more as a “test” to see if she’s ready to face her past. She hasn’t been home in four years. She’s only seen her family when they visited her overseas. Marcus is her “safety net” (so romantic).
At the reunion, Elise reflects on how all her former classmates apparently expected her to be shattered or begging to be remembered, like some discarded fiancée. They “wrote her off as broken.”
Umm… egotistical much? Sure, people gossip, but four years later she thinks everyone only cares about her breakup 4 years ago?
Jason walks in wearing a wedding ring. They make eye contact—regret, disbelief. Marcus grounds her. They exchange a few words and move on.
Jason’s POV then tells us how stunning, powerful, and “in her own” Amara looks. He’s filled with regret and jealousy. He even left Tasha at home with the kids because he couldn’t bear the thought of her being there if Amara showed up. His marriage is apparently unraveling. They only talk about the kids—even though it’s only been four years, and somehow they already have multiple children with sports, dentists, and doctor appointments? Toddlers in competitive sports now?
Suddenly, they’re not at the reunion anymore, and Jason admits he wants another chance with Amara. He doesn’t want closure—he wants the life he burned. He purposely runs into her again at a fundraiser weeks later. (So she stayed in town? Why? Where are the freaking details in this book?) He’s been stalking her through her company’s updates. She asks how his wife and kids are and walks away.
We get Tasha’s POV, and it does not match the timeline. She monologues about Jason pulling away, hiding his phone (even though he’s not talking to Elise), and somehow remembers meeting Amara in college and knowing Jason was drawn to her—even though the relationships took place years apart? She says she “built a life and children” with him (again: four years??) but feels like the runner-up. She also "saw" the way Jason looked at Amara at the reunion... that she didn't attend so how?
So Jason left his fiancée for Tasha, but now Tasha is framed as some tragic obstacle to Jason’s “great love” with Amara? Huh?
The timeline is a mess. The emotions are a mess. I have no idea what the author is trying to convey.
Jason stalks Elise/Amara yet again at another event. He finally apologizes, tells her he never should’ve let her go—for anyone. He even slips and calls Tasha “Dani” (typo??), then says he thought getting closure would make him a better man for Amara. Instead he left her and never reached out again.
Then he says he didn’t really love Tasha and only left because he felt “too deeply” for Amara and it scared him. So he ran off… to another woman instead of marrying his fiancée? WHAT IS HAPPENING.
He says he can’t look at his wife knowing he made the wrong choice. Seeing Elise with Marcus makes him think that should’ve been him.
Elise finally stands up for herself. She says she waited for weeks—for a single text, email, anything. He seems to forget he cut contact immediately after breaking up with her to “revisit” his past. She tells him he wanted the easy road, and he took it at her expense. She refuses to be anyone’s second best ever again. She’s with a man who actually loves and prioritizes her.
Then we get more repetitive chapters of Jason feeling guilty for not loving Tasha the way he loves Amara—again making no sense because he literally left Amara for Tasha.
The book ends with Amara/Elise and Marcus happily married with a daughter and living in a different country now rather than Paris, and Jason and Tasha divorced, she took his now ONE child (not children) and left because she won't be second best either.
Very hard time even making it to the end. Great idea, bad execution.
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August 12, 2025
Amara recreates herself…
Maybe this should be “Not Your Backup Plan”, or “Not Your Second Choice”, because plan B reminds me of medication…
There end up being several POV’s in this story. The main couple starts out being Amara and Jason. Jason’s friend is Trey. The couple are engaged and about to be married, but Jason decides he needs to get “closure” with a previous girlfriend, Tasha. So he walks away…
Amara waits for him to contact her, hoping he’ll come back. She realizes that he won’t, so she puts on her big girl pants and rebuilds herself. And in doing so, she meets Marcus.
The author tells us that she wrote this as an emotional recovery story. And it really is that. The love story is really background for all of the characters growth. It’s beautiful though, and I really loved seeing Marcus become her anchor.
KU read, and this author has several more that I’m going to read. I like this author a lot… highly recommended.
Maybe this should be “Not Your Backup Plan”, or “Not Your Second Choice”, because plan B reminds me of medication…
There end up being several POV’s in this story. The main couple starts out being Amara and Jason. Jason’s friend is Trey. The couple are engaged and about to be married, but Jason decides he needs to get “closure” with a previous girlfriend, Tasha. So he walks away…
Amara waits for him to contact her, hoping he’ll come back. She realizes that he won’t, so she puts on her big girl pants and rebuilds herself. And in doing so, she meets Marcus.
The author tells us that she wrote this as an emotional recovery story. And it really is that. The love story is really background for all of the characters growth. It’s beautiful though, and I really loved seeing Marcus become her anchor.
KU read, and this author has several more that I’m going to read. I like this author a lot… highly recommended.
August 3, 2025
An excellent tale of finding yourself, not apologising for who you are, and regret. I loved that we were given everyone’s perspective.
Only downside was a couple of continuity errors (and once Tasha became Dani), which threw me out of the story. But otherwise, it’s a story every woman should read.
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
Only downside was a couple of continuity errors (and once Tasha became Dani), which threw me out of the story. But otherwise, it’s a story every woman should read.
In my humble opinion, of course 💙
September 28, 2025
I was really hoping this story was going to be an angstfest, but it wasn't at all. This couple is engaged and living together, when suddenly, the dude comes home and tells his fiance that he wants to take a break so he can go fuck his ex girlfriend and make sure that's she's not what he really wants instead. He didn't say those words, but that's the gist of what he wanted. He really thought his fiance would stick around until he got bored of the ex, and came back to her again. She did not. She packed her shit, accepts a job in France and moves there. It's a damn good job too. The dude immediately moves in with is ex then immediately marries her. He did the woman a favor by at least being up front about what he was going to do so she could get the hell out of dodge.
The fiance's life just gets better from there. She meets the man of her dreams, has a dream job where she excels in her career, and her life has never been better. And even though she cut off all ALL TIES to her last life (even changing her name) so NOBODY in the world could find her, those meddling kids from high school were able to track her down and send her a high school reunion invite. 🙄 She brings her new husband to this shindig, and shows him off, and her shithead ex gets to see her in all of her glory and realize he totally fucked up by letting her slip through his fingers. But now he's tied down to his gross ex and truly stuck because he has kids with her.
This is where (I believe) the story should have ended. Her life was great, and his life was full of regret. And she got to rub his nose in how awesome her life turned out, and the pathetic POS realized he had lost the best thing in he ever encountered in his life. Perfect ending. Not sure if this author was going for page counts or what, but this was like the 50% mark. The story just kind of dwindled after that, with nothing else happening. Just way too many thoughts by too my POVs (seriously everybody had a POV in this story). Despite the lack of angst and zero devastation at the break up, this story wasn't awful up to the halfway mark. I kind of think the author should have stopped there and called it a day.
October 14, 2025
Jason and Amara are engaged. One day, he sits her down and tells her he wants to take a break and date his ex, Tasha, to see which woman he really wants to be with. He says it was his BFF Travis' idea.
We get Travis' POV. He didn't tell Jason to go on a break, he thought Jason and Tasha should get coffee together or something, for closure. But Jason went way overboard. (It is never explained why Travis said anything about Tasha in the first place. Was Jason still talking about Tasha all the time? We don't know.)
So at first, it says Amara immediately sent an email to her company to accept a job transfer out of the country. She just planned to gtfo ASAP. But later it says she was still living in the apartment when Jason suddenly moved all his stuff out and ghosted her, and at that point she accepted the job transfer and moved her stuff out. Jason was surprised because he was hoping she would "chase" him and beg him to come back. So I'm not sure what happened. We also get Tasha's POV and she just says she and Jason started dating "after Amara disappeared." So Tasha seems to have no idea about him going on a break or breaking up with Amara.
In any case, Jason dates Tasha and marries her "by default" since Amara's not around anymore.
Amara goes to Paris for her new job and meets a new guy there, Marcus. There isn't a lot of detail about their relationship, we're just kind of told they started dating and eventually married. After she married Marcus, she gets an invitation to a 5 year class reunion. She attends with Marcus.
At first it says Jason went without Tasha. Tasha stayed home with their kids. Tasha notices he came back different and more withdrawn. What happened was, he had talked to Amara and she introduced him to her husband. He realized that he and Tasha just went through the motions and weren't really happy. Later, it says that Tasha was at the reunion and saw Jason and Amara talking, and she knew that was the reason he became withdrawn. So I don't know what really happened.
Anyway, Amara ends up happily married to Marcus, with kids. Tasha ends up leaving Jason, and Jason ends up alone, full of regret.
This book has a lot of tell not show.
There's a lot of descriptions and not action. Like pages of descriptions of someone's physical appearance, or what "misery" feels like, with nothing actually happening. It's a short novella but the action could have been written in 10 pages.
We get Travis' POV. He didn't tell Jason to go on a break, he thought Jason and Tasha should get coffee together or something, for closure. But Jason went way overboard. (It is never explained why Travis said anything about Tasha in the first place. Was Jason still talking about Tasha all the time? We don't know.)
So at first, it says Amara immediately sent an email to her company to accept a job transfer out of the country. She just planned to gtfo ASAP. But later it says she was still living in the apartment when Jason suddenly moved all his stuff out and ghosted her, and at that point she accepted the job transfer and moved her stuff out. Jason was surprised because he was hoping she would "chase" him and beg him to come back. So I'm not sure what happened. We also get Tasha's POV and she just says she and Jason started dating "after Amara disappeared." So Tasha seems to have no idea about him going on a break or breaking up with Amara.
In any case, Jason dates Tasha and marries her "by default" since Amara's not around anymore.
Amara goes to Paris for her new job and meets a new guy there, Marcus. There isn't a lot of detail about their relationship, we're just kind of told they started dating and eventually married. After she married Marcus, she gets an invitation to a 5 year class reunion. She attends with Marcus.
At first it says Jason went without Tasha. Tasha stayed home with their kids. Tasha notices he came back different and more withdrawn. What happened was, he had talked to Amara and she introduced him to her husband. He realized that he and Tasha just went through the motions and weren't really happy. Later, it says that Tasha was at the reunion and saw Jason and Amara talking, and she knew that was the reason he became withdrawn. So I don't know what really happened.
Anyway, Amara ends up happily married to Marcus, with kids. Tasha ends up leaving Jason, and Jason ends up alone, full of regret.
This book has a lot of tell not show.
There's a lot of descriptions and not action. Like pages of descriptions of someone's physical appearance, or what "misery" feels like, with nothing actually happening. It's a short novella but the action could have been written in 10 pages.
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December 24, 2025
OK. I could not cope with this one.
Jason made a terrible mistake. He made a terrible choice. I do think Amara could have waited a little longer for him. Also, his friend Trey had some responsibility in this. He should’ve been encouraging Jason to honor his commitment to Amara - not planting the idea in Jason to reconsider what he once had with Tasha.
What I kept waiting for someone to say to Jason is “don’t make the same mistake with Tasha you made with Amara”. Jason and Tasha should have gone to marriage counseling. He made that mistake once and he’s making it again. He should have realized that he was doing the same thing in his marriage that he did with Amara. He was once again running and giving up without a fight.
Tasha should’ve suggested marriage counseling before they threw the towel in. Tasha talked like Jason was once crazy about her. With marriage counseling they might have been able to recapture that. Counseling would help Jason to have closure to move on from Amara and appreciate what he already had. Not what he could have had. But what he had already in Tasha.
Jason couldn’t face the way Amara loved him so he ran. And he’s doing the same thing with Tasha. Because she loves him. He needed to work his marriage out.
I would like for the author to write about Jason going home with some clarity now that he knew there was no chance ever of any reconciliation with Amara. To write about Jason having a real conversation with his wife Tasha about what they could do to salvage their family. They had children. Did they really want to destroy their family?
The end of the book did not tell us what happened with Jason. I wanted to see him end ok in his life. In his marriage. With his children.
This story broke my heart. I’m happy Amara found happiness and peace with Marcus. But this was a sad HEA. Not one I was rooting for.
Jason made a terrible mistake. He made a terrible choice. I do think Amara could have waited a little longer for him. Also, his friend Trey had some responsibility in this. He should’ve been encouraging Jason to honor his commitment to Amara - not planting the idea in Jason to reconsider what he once had with Tasha.
What I kept waiting for someone to say to Jason is “don’t make the same mistake with Tasha you made with Amara”. Jason and Tasha should have gone to marriage counseling. He made that mistake once and he’s making it again. He should have realized that he was doing the same thing in his marriage that he did with Amara. He was once again running and giving up without a fight.
Tasha should’ve suggested marriage counseling before they threw the towel in. Tasha talked like Jason was once crazy about her. With marriage counseling they might have been able to recapture that. Counseling would help Jason to have closure to move on from Amara and appreciate what he already had. Not what he could have had. But what he had already in Tasha.
Jason couldn’t face the way Amara loved him so he ran. And he’s doing the same thing with Tasha. Because she loves him. He needed to work his marriage out.
I would like for the author to write about Jason going home with some clarity now that he knew there was no chance ever of any reconciliation with Amara. To write about Jason having a real conversation with his wife Tasha about what they could do to salvage their family. They had children. Did they really want to destroy their family?
The end of the book did not tell us what happened with Jason. I wanted to see him end ok in his life. In his marriage. With his children.
This story broke my heart. I’m happy Amara found happiness and peace with Marcus. But this was a sad HEA. Not one I was rooting for.
October 21, 2025
I really wanted to like this book and thought that I was going to get more angst… unfortunately it didn’t quite hit the mark.
The story had potential, I like the overall story line. However, the writing got a little confusing. There were bits and pieces that contradicted each other and same goes for confusing timelines. The parts where scenes are repeated based on the pov of the H then h got confusing as the information from their pov changed.
One example would be when H and h attended their reunion. H said he left his wife at home with the kids (mind you we find out they only have one child, so not sure why kids plural was used), yet later on in the book H wife says that when her and H got back from the reunion she knew she was done with him. So was she there or not?
In terms of timeline confusion, the author mentions that the reunion occurs 5 years after H ghosts h. Then in the epilogue it seems like sometime has passed, we find h moves to Singapore but says it’s been 5 years since H ghosted her. So were they close together in timelines or has time actually passed?
The author also introduced side characters pov which probably wasn’t necessary as they only made an appearance at the beginning then at the end of the book for their pov’s.
The story had potential, I like the overall story line. However, the writing got a little confusing. There were bits and pieces that contradicted each other and same goes for confusing timelines. The parts where scenes are repeated based on the pov of the H then h got confusing as the information from their pov changed.
One example would be when H and h attended their reunion. H said he left his wife at home with the kids (mind you we find out they only have one child, so not sure why kids plural was used), yet later on in the book H wife says that when her and H got back from the reunion she knew she was done with him. So was she there or not?
In terms of timeline confusion, the author mentions that the reunion occurs 5 years after H ghosts h. Then in the epilogue it seems like sometime has passed, we find h moves to Singapore but says it’s been 5 years since H ghosted her. So were they close together in timelines or has time actually passed?
The author also introduced side characters pov which probably wasn’t necessary as they only made an appearance at the beginning then at the end of the book for their pov’s.
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October 29, 2025Not sure how to rate this book. Storyline was interesting and kept my attention.
What I liked : loved how amara stood up for herself and didn’t get bogged down with hurt after the break up and she bettered herself. She was strong and graceful. Loved Marcus. Even though we don’t get to know “him” we do get to see him be good to her and better than Jason was. Loved that Jason regretted his decision. He was weak and didn’t deserve her. I had no sympathy for Tasha because she started with him before he broke up with Amara even though no physical cheating occurred. Book wasn’t boring because it was short. Read it in 30 mins.
What I didn’t like : repetitive at times. Could have used better proof reading. At one time the author referred to Tasha as Dani. Tasha didn’t go to the reunion she stayed home with the kids but then in later chapter she makes an internal comment on the way Jason looked at Amara at the reunion.
What I liked : loved how amara stood up for herself and didn’t get bogged down with hurt after the break up and she bettered herself. She was strong and graceful. Loved Marcus. Even though we don’t get to know “him” we do get to see him be good to her and better than Jason was. Loved that Jason regretted his decision. He was weak and didn’t deserve her. I had no sympathy for Tasha because she started with him before he broke up with Amara even though no physical cheating occurred. Book wasn’t boring because it was short. Read it in 30 mins.
What I didn’t like : repetitive at times. Could have used better proof reading. At one time the author referred to Tasha as Dani. Tasha didn’t go to the reunion she stayed home with the kids but then in later chapter she makes an internal comment on the way Jason looked at Amara at the reunion.
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August 13, 2025
No this, no that, just....
This author writes great angst and cathartic reads for people going through it. Only one teeny tiny note: the author uses one pattern of writing waaaay too much.
"No something. No something else. Just this"
Over and over and over
"He didn't do one thing. He didn't do another thing. He just did blah"
Once you notice it, you can't unnotice it and it happens in almost every paragraph. Every description notes two things the thing being described isn't, then says it's 'just' whatever. And the ideas expressed repeat themselves too.
If you are going through a breakup I bet this book hits the perfect note:) otherwise, it can be a bit of a pain to get through. I mostly just enjoyed the ex's pov and suffering lol
This author writes great angst and cathartic reads for people going through it. Only one teeny tiny note: the author uses one pattern of writing waaaay too much.
"No something. No something else. Just this"
Over and over and over
"He didn't do one thing. He didn't do another thing. He just did blah"
Once you notice it, you can't unnotice it and it happens in almost every paragraph. Every description notes two things the thing being described isn't, then says it's 'just' whatever. And the ideas expressed repeat themselves too.
If you are going through a breakup I bet this book hits the perfect note:) otherwise, it can be a bit of a pain to get through. I mostly just enjoyed the ex's pov and suffering lol
September 20, 2025
Survival and growth of a strong woman
WOW is all I can say. This book is amazing from beginning to end. We see a woman, Amara, go through a terrible loss and how she becomes stronger and more confident. She deals with her past as she moves on and finally puts it behind her.
We also see the fall of a man, Jason. He is a coward and clueless when it comes to his relationship. He lives in misery cause he can't or won't move on after the fact.
MRC Johnson did an incredible job with the plot and creating the characters. It's like you know them. They are so real.
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
WOW is all I can say. This book is amazing from beginning to end. We see a woman, Amara, go through a terrible loss and how she becomes stronger and more confident. She deals with her past as she moves on and finally puts it behind her.
We also see the fall of a man, Jason. He is a coward and clueless when it comes to his relationship. He lives in misery cause he can't or won't move on after the fact.
MRC Johnson did an incredible job with the plot and creating the characters. It's like you know them. They are so real.
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
September 3, 2025
Good
I like it when someone who has been broken by someone that's meant to love and respect ,gets up and repairs herself without looking back and being strong enough to do it with Grace and dignity .I'm not keen on books about some type of infidelity and the woman takes him back without at least making them grovel,and maybe still realising they dnt actually need to be with the cheating partner and move on to something better .It was short but well written
I like it when someone who has been broken by someone that's meant to love and respect ,gets up and repairs herself without looking back and being strong enough to do it with Grace and dignity .I'm not keen on books about some type of infidelity and the woman takes him back without at least making them grovel,and maybe still realising they dnt actually need to be with the cheating partner and move on to something better .It was short but well written
September 14, 2025
Lacking a lot
Besides the astounding amount of typos, wrong names and repeated paragraphs, there just wasn't much to this book. This felt like a short wattpad story that the author tried to flesh out, but it didn't work because there was nothing but bones to work with.
The povs from the others besides Amara felt odd - Jason was one thing, but Marcus and Tasha? That felt like trying to add pages just to add pages.
All in all, I didn't enjoy the story, I'm sad to say.
Besides the astounding amount of typos, wrong names and repeated paragraphs, there just wasn't much to this book. This felt like a short wattpad story that the author tried to flesh out, but it didn't work because there was nothing but bones to work with.
The povs from the others besides Amara felt odd - Jason was one thing, but Marcus and Tasha? That felt like trying to add pages just to add pages.
All in all, I didn't enjoy the story, I'm sad to say.
October 12, 2025
Survive and Evolve❤️
This is a novel about surviving a life changing decision and evolving into something new. The MFC chose to move on from the MMC after the made a decision to explore something different. He was selfish and wasted two women’s lives by his choices. In the end, both chose themselves.🫶🏾
This is a novel about surviving a life changing decision and evolving into something new. The MFC chose to move on from the MMC after the made a decision to explore something different. He was selfish and wasted two women’s lives by his choices. In the end, both chose themselves.🫶🏾
August 24, 2025
This was very repetitive.
It started off good but 60% of the way in, after the reunion, it was very repetitive. I kept thinking, ok ok and what else, is anything else important going to happen and it didn’t.
It started off good but 60% of the way in, after the reunion, it was very repetitive. I kept thinking, ok ok and what else, is anything else important going to happen and it didn’t.
August 27, 2025
Good Book
It’s a good read. Needs some editing ie ex went to college 10yr reunion. Says he left his wife at home but next chapter is written as if wife was at reunion. Small fixes but would improve narrative of story.
It’s a good read. Needs some editing ie ex went to college 10yr reunion. Says he left his wife at home but next chapter is written as if wife was at reunion. Small fixes but would improve narrative of story.
August 22, 2025
We love a strong FMC.
January 14, 2026
I couldn’t even finish it.
Not often I don’t finish a book but I just couldn’t with this one. So disjointed and confusing. Don’t waste your time.
Not often I don’t finish a book but I just couldn’t with this one. So disjointed and confusing. Don’t waste your time.
September 14, 2025
2.75 stars
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