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After hating school for the whole of your childhood, it was still beyond Robin how anyone managed to end up back there by choice... but weirdly, most days were good.Daniels world was finally 'half full'... Most of the other teachers were okay and if he was honest, most of the kids were great. Practically ex-wife and a newish flat. No looking back. No making the same mistakes again. Life could be worse, and so could he...Falling for someone is hard enough when you've promised yourself you'll never do THAT again, but when you’ve got to hide the reason you know they’ll leave, that’s harder… And how do you trust yourself, never mind someone else, again?Your perspective depends on where you stand.TRIGGER WARNING -*Contains material some people may find upsetting
317 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2025
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Sarah Monie
8 books6 followersOverview -
Small self-published human, battling bad spelling and low to medium self worth ;)
(*AKA The odd thought doodler and occasional adult :D)
Details -
Name: Sarah
Place of birth: Earth
Age: Yes, I do
Hopes:
Changing the world, one story at a time x
Fears:
Spelling tests, Brown envelopes, My Manager asking to speak to me
Goals:
Adulting 10- Fun 10
Realistic Goals:
Adulting 7- Fun 5
Current Goals Score:
Adulting 1- Fun 0
Favourite quote:
"Always look harder at what you can already see" - Me 2001
And remember... What you see depends on how you look & your perspective depends on where you stand.
Stay muchy,
Sarah x
Small self-published human, battling bad spelling and low to medium self worth ;)
(*AKA The odd thought doodler and occasional adult :D)
Details -
Name: Sarah
Place of birth: Earth
Age: Yes, I do
Hopes:
Changing the world, one story at a time x
Fears:
Spelling tests, Brown envelopes, My Manager asking to speak to me
Goals:
Adulting 10- Fun 10
Realistic Goals:
Adulting 7- Fun 5
Current Goals Score:
Adulting 1- Fun 0
Favourite quote:
"Always look harder at what you can already see" - Me 2001
And remember... What you see depends on how you look & your perspective depends on where you stand.
Stay muchy,
Sarah x
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May 5, 2024
Well...
Finished this last night and just... ohh! Feel like i need to debrief with someone else whose met Daniel and Robin! So glad i found this and loved it as much as the others by this author. Very different to the other novel but the people ive now met in this story will stay with me forever :') Need a hug and a coffee and then i'm going to read it again!
Finished this last night and just... ohh! Feel like i need to debrief with someone else whose met Daniel and Robin! So glad i found this and loved it as much as the others by this author. Very different to the other novel but the people ive now met in this story will stay with me forever :') Need a hug and a coffee and then i'm going to read it again!
May 19, 2024
Don't even know where to start with this one! A client at work mentioned it, and actually it was on a free promotion as a Kindle read so I took a chance as it's not something I would normally have been drawn to. I'm not going to lie, I cried, and I wasn't expecting that when I first picked it up! I'm not adverse to emotionally emotive books and read quite a lot of 'heavy' or 'hard' material, both for work and through personal choice. This was a story that hit so many different ways, I feel like I may need a few days to fully form the main 'feels' but finished it this morning on the train, and cried... ON THE TRAIN!
*Spoiler/ plot alert*
I understand now why the author says very little about this in the interview my client showed me and why my client was cagey about why they felt it was good, because I am now struggling to encapsulate its magnitude and how it touches you, without spoiling that very thing with too much information, but here goes (maybe an over-share) as I feel it's too important not to say.
I have personally been in Daniel's shoes, in my own way, and NEVER have I read ANYTHING that I felt really 'seen' in. The closeness to how this can be for someone was paramount, and I literally felt both Robin and Daniels sides, all the way through.
The gentleness of new and scary 'love', and the first person narratives of the WHY'S behind the reasons it's scary were beyond relatable, and the 'flick-flack' between my own view and assumption of what was going on for each character was like I was literally at work or in the bar with them both, almost as a confidante.
This is also the very reason why the reality of the true subject matter of the story landed so deeply. For me, this is exactly the way real lives happen. I have worked with many clients in positions like those of both Daniel and Robin, and also as I said, I have had my own lived experience, and cannot believe how powerfully well (in my opinion) this story gives a window to someone who maybe hasn't got lived experience of domestic violence, so they maybe can understand a little better something that would be hard for someone whose been there, to share or convey. I realise now, this is why my client suggested I read this, as obviously my own lived experience is not shared at work with either clients or colleagues.
I have MASSIVE respect for the author, and will be adding this one to my work-shelf, for clients to peruse, and actually hoping some of my colleagues will too, as It speaks not only to me, but FOR ME.
Man, I'm crying again!! :D
A HUGE thank you to the author
Dave x
*Spoiler/ plot alert*
I understand now why the author says very little about this in the interview my client showed me and why my client was cagey about why they felt it was good, because I am now struggling to encapsulate its magnitude and how it touches you, without spoiling that very thing with too much information, but here goes (maybe an over-share) as I feel it's too important not to say.
I have personally been in Daniel's shoes, in my own way, and NEVER have I read ANYTHING that I felt really 'seen' in. The closeness to how this can be for someone was paramount, and I literally felt both Robin and Daniels sides, all the way through.
The gentleness of new and scary 'love', and the first person narratives of the WHY'S behind the reasons it's scary were beyond relatable, and the 'flick-flack' between my own view and assumption of what was going on for each character was like I was literally at work or in the bar with them both, almost as a confidante.
This is also the very reason why the reality of the true subject matter of the story landed so deeply. For me, this is exactly the way real lives happen. I have worked with many clients in positions like those of both Daniel and Robin, and also as I said, I have had my own lived experience, and cannot believe how powerfully well (in my opinion) this story gives a window to someone who maybe hasn't got lived experience of domestic violence, so they maybe can understand a little better something that would be hard for someone whose been there, to share or convey. I realise now, this is why my client suggested I read this, as obviously my own lived experience is not shared at work with either clients or colleagues.
I have MASSIVE respect for the author, and will be adding this one to my work-shelf, for clients to peruse, and actually hoping some of my colleagues will too, as It speaks not only to me, but FOR ME.
Man, I'm crying again!! :D
A HUGE thank you to the author
Dave x
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May 7, 2025
I could just leave a one word review and it would be Wow! I think a lot of people will feel the same after the ending! I finished it last night and it has taken a full day to decompress. I just had to leave a review.
I loved this book, it was hard to put down, following Robin and Daniel's love story. Will they make it or wont they?
I enjoyed all the characters, the main ones plus the support characters, they are really relatable. The author does not give much of a physical description of them, so you have to create them yourself in your mind. Which is different to most books.
It is very thought provoking and brings awareness to many social issues. It could be triggering to some people. Honestly It was for me, but it had a healing component along with that.
I loved the author's writing style and sense of humour. It made the characters feel more real. This book made me laugh and cry. You gotta love a book that pulls at all the emotions!
I loved this book, it was hard to put down, following Robin and Daniel's love story. Will they make it or wont they?
I enjoyed all the characters, the main ones plus the support characters, they are really relatable. The author does not give much of a physical description of them, so you have to create them yourself in your mind. Which is different to most books.
It is very thought provoking and brings awareness to many social issues. It could be triggering to some people. Honestly It was for me, but it had a healing component along with that.
I loved the author's writing style and sense of humour. It made the characters feel more real. This book made me laugh and cry. You gotta love a book that pulls at all the emotions!
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