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Finding Noah
Are you ready for salvation?
I was born in rain.
I was raised in thunder.
I chased the lightning through tumultuous uncertainty, never knowing when the bogeyman—my father—would come to hurt my mother and me again.
For years, we lived in fear of his unpredictable wrath, until I found a hero to save us, ensuring we never had to worry about that bogeyman coming back again.
Except he was never really gone.
He still lived within me, hidden in the shadows of my mind. Lurking, waiting to strike when I least expected …
And now, in an adulthood full of happiness and love, years after he was removed from my life, I’m left to wonder …
Will I ever be free from the darkness he cast over my life?
Or will I remain trapped in the prison he created for me … forever?
I was born in rain.
I was raised in thunder.
I chased the lightning through tumultuous uncertainty, never knowing when the bogeyman—my father—would come to hurt my mother and me again.
For years, we lived in fear of his unpredictable wrath, until I found a hero to save us, ensuring we never had to worry about that bogeyman coming back again.
Except he was never really gone.
He still lived within me, hidden in the shadows of my mind. Lurking, waiting to strike when I least expected …
And now, in an adulthood full of happiness and love, years after he was removed from my life, I’m left to wonder …
Will I ever be free from the darkness he cast over my life?
Or will I remain trapped in the prison he created for me … forever?
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Published April 24, 2026
About the author
Kelsey Kingsley
29 books3,183 followersWhen I was a wee lassie, I was told by my preschool teachers that I was a natural at storytelling. When I was just a little older than that, an old friend's mother said to me, "Kelsey, one day your books are going to be on the shelves at the library."
Well, Diane, I don't know if my books are ever going to be on the shelves of libraries, but I'm sure as hell going to try.
When I'm not writing stories destined to be bestsellers, I enjoy devouring TV shows, listening to every type of music there is and going to concerts, reading pretty much anything (with a soft spot for romance and certain books located in 18th century Scotland), obsessing over makeup, and pretending to workout.
I also have a fondness for cats, my family, tattoos, and a really good French fry.
Well, Diane, I don't know if my books are ever going to be on the shelves of libraries, but I'm sure as hell going to try.
When I'm not writing stories destined to be bestsellers, I enjoy devouring TV shows, listening to every type of music there is and going to concerts, reading pretty much anything (with a soft spot for romance and certain books located in 18th century Scotland), obsessing over makeup, and pretending to workout.
I also have a fondness for cats, my family, tattoos, and a really good French fry.
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May 5, 2026
3.5 stars
Kelsey Kingsley’s books are also so readable and intriguing to me. ‘Saving Rain’ is my favorite book of Kingsley's, and this is a spin-off of it. I was so excited to read ‘Finding Noah’. The first half (maybe even closer to 60-70%) was fantastic for me. The last 30%… I mean, I get what she was doing here, but for me, it was way too much, and I feel like it ended way too fast after everything was settled. I love Noah Mason and Meg, too. I just wish the last half had been different. Still, I’m sure some people will love this one, just a bit much for this reader!
Kelsey Kingsley’s books are also so readable and intriguing to me. ‘Saving Rain’ is my favorite book of Kingsley's, and this is a spin-off of it. I was so excited to read ‘Finding Noah’. The first half (maybe even closer to 60-70%) was fantastic for me. The last 30%… I mean, I get what she was doing here, but for me, it was way too much, and I feel like it ended way too fast after everything was settled. I love Noah Mason and Meg, too. I just wish the last half had been different. Still, I’m sure some people will love this one, just a bit much for this reader!
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April 28, 2026
Where do I start???
To begin I want to say that I loved "Saving Rain" and not once did I want to put it down when I read it 3 years ago. But this book was something else.
I was reluctant to read it because Im a 911 dispatcher and she markets this as a young detective who falls in love with the dispatcher who took his call as a child and saved his life. So I kinda got the ick from the idea of that as a professional.
But still I gave it a chance and really liked the beginning and seeing Noah's pov from his life during saving rain.
And don't get me wrong Noah and Meg never had an inappropriate relationship while he was young. Which is great!
But Soldier and Rain having another child and basically Noah feeling jealous is totally understandable but he never talks about it. Even when he is an adult he talks about how jealous he is out his brother which just seems so out of character for someone who is talking about how he talks to soldier about everything.
Sooo fast forward he is 26 with Meg his childhood crush who is 6 years older than him so 32. When suddenly he is laying in bed and decided to go face his childhood trauma and leaves without telling anyone but Meg where he is going.
And gets kidnapped. Which by the way is the major turning point In the story which got spoiled to me on TikTok by the author herself. 😬
Noah is now being held captive and what happens he gets R@p3d because what else would happen. Because it seems like every single book I pick up by the author the main character has been r@p3d or almost r@p3d and what the fuck??
Now we're at the end and Noah doesn't even tell anyone what happened to him he gets a therapist which good for him and only the therapist knows.
So moral of the story... Noah doesn't work through his shit, doesn't tell anyone, and we barely saw any of the relationship that was promised for the book.
Was it a bad book? No. Was it good? I don't know honestly.
I had to push through most parts and really the r@p3 stuff pushed me out to where I almost didn't finish but I did and have to say the ending didn't impress me.
Sorry for the long review but man I don't know if I can pick up another book if it's going to keep talking about sexual assault.
To begin I want to say that I loved "Saving Rain" and not once did I want to put it down when I read it 3 years ago. But this book was something else.
I was reluctant to read it because Im a 911 dispatcher and she markets this as a young detective who falls in love with the dispatcher who took his call as a child and saved his life. So I kinda got the ick from the idea of that as a professional.
But still I gave it a chance and really liked the beginning and seeing Noah's pov from his life during saving rain.
And don't get me wrong Noah and Meg never had an inappropriate relationship while he was young. Which is great!
But Soldier and Rain having another child and basically Noah feeling jealous is totally understandable but he never talks about it. Even when he is an adult he talks about how jealous he is out his brother which just seems so out of character for someone who is talking about how he talks to soldier about everything.
Sooo fast forward he is 26 with Meg his childhood crush who is 6 years older than him so 32. When suddenly he is laying in bed and decided to go face his childhood trauma and leaves without telling anyone but Meg where he is going.
And gets kidnapped. Which by the way is the major turning point In the story which got spoiled to me on TikTok by the author herself. 😬
Noah is now being held captive and what happens he gets R@p3d because what else would happen. Because it seems like every single book I pick up by the author the main character has been r@p3d or almost r@p3d and what the fuck??
Now we're at the end and Noah doesn't even tell anyone what happened to him he gets a therapist which good for him and only the therapist knows.
So moral of the story... Noah doesn't work through his shit, doesn't tell anyone, and we barely saw any of the relationship that was promised for the book.
Was it a bad book? No. Was it good? I don't know honestly.
I had to push through most parts and really the r@p3 stuff pushed me out to where I almost didn't finish but I did and have to say the ending didn't impress me.
Sorry for the long review but man I don't know if I can pick up another book if it's going to keep talking about sexual assault.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Noah .... and Meg.
We start the book the day Noah was born. And then we see him growing into a happy boy with his mom and grandparents. If only his horrible dad wouldn't come home every once in a while.
But then, when Noah's twelve, he finally meets Soldier. The man who would become his real dad.
And life could be amazing after that. And it is... but he's still his birth father's son and he still lived through those things with his dad and one day all that might be too much to carry.
Meg.
She's the daughter of an old Kelsey Kingsley hero. She's five years older than Noah. When she first meets him as a 911 operator Noah was only 13 years old.
Now might finally be the time that he's ready to live a happy life with his dream woman... but his past won't let him go. He has to go and find out things...
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Kelsey with her crying books! Ugh!
We already know much of what happened in the first part of the book from Soldier's POV in Saving Rain . But now we're with Noah. That poor boy.
But then after all the bad stuff he could finally be happy, but things are complicated. Mainly in his head and in his nightmares, but he still has to go and do something about it. Which might turn into a really dangerous trip.
It was a tiny bit too much for me. I loved reading this. We cry a lot. But the dangerous part toward the end... it was a bit much and tiny bit ridiculous too.
Also a bit much was Noah's constant use of OH MY GOD. I hated that. It sounds so weird. No kid would say that. No teenager. I wanted to hear some F-words or just other phrases. But not always the god stuff.
But still. I loved the story. I loved that we were back in River Canyon. Back with the Kinney clan.
I've read all of Kelsey's books so far and I will keep on reading them.
Can't wait to see what's next. We'll get some hints in here!
Please read the trigger warnings if you're sensitive to ... things!
FINDING NOAH was a great Saving Rain spin-off. I loved seeing everyone again. Noah's story was so sad + sweet + heartbreaking + dangerous + horrible... and all the things! READ IT!
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April 26, 2026
When I found out Noah Mason was getting his own book, I couldn't wait to find out how his family fared since I read their story, Saving Rain, a few years ago. These characters have floated in and out, been mentioned here and there as other connected, standalone books by Kelsey Kingsley have come to be. Still, I needed to know more. How has Noah grown with the unconditional love and support from his mom and Soldier, and without the fear his biological father inflicted? What kind of man would he turn out to be?
Now comes Finding Noah, a story told from his own point of view, revisting the past through his younger eyes again, watching him grow, with flashbacks and in present time, making his way through life with ghosts still taking up space in his head.
Noah experiences self-doubt, and rebellion, among other things, but as the title suggests, he finds his path to a better place with help of people who cared enough to be there for him through it all. His story isn't an easy one. It's dark at times, with possible triggers for some, but feels uplifting in many ways as well. Noah can't let go of a tragic nightmare he was witness to long ago, but needs to unravel it for his own peace of mind so he can move on to his patiently waiting future and happiness.
Of course, reading Saving Noah requires a giant box of tissues and a quiet, cozy spot to release the plethora of emotions his book stirs up. How anyone could have a dry eye left after reading it is beyond me.
Many of the beloved characters I hoped to see again here, made themselves known. Watching his growth from a terrified boy, to a confused teen, then blossoming into an upstanding man who needed purpose, craved peace of mind and wished for a love like his mom and the only dad worth the title, already had.
All I'll say is, Noah finds what he's looking for and much, much more. The road taken to get there will challenge him along the way, solve the mysteries he's been afraid to know the answers to, and throws in roadblocks to overcome, but it's worth every uphill climb to get to where he belongs. I was knocked for a series of loops as the shocking twists and turns kept coming and had me guessing towards the end.
Saving Noah is a memorable, character driven journey through the clouds to the sun shining brightly in a blue sky. Even though there are other books that have a connection to the Mason family, you don't need to read them to understand this one, but Saving Rain is the beginning of their story. But, missing out on a good binge? Who wants that? Kelsey Kingsley's creative writing style is addictive and her broken characters have a way of getting under your skin, tunneling their way into your heart like they've done with mine over the years.
Personally, I would love a book that further explores the wildly suspenseful twistiness that made it possible for Noah to get back to where he needed to be. Maybe someday, but for now, my fingers are crossed for more of that.
* I was given an early copy of this book to read and review. These are my honest and freely given thoughts about Finding Noah.
Now comes Finding Noah, a story told from his own point of view, revisting the past through his younger eyes again, watching him grow, with flashbacks and in present time, making his way through life with ghosts still taking up space in his head.
Noah experiences self-doubt, and rebellion, among other things, but as the title suggests, he finds his path to a better place with help of people who cared enough to be there for him through it all. His story isn't an easy one. It's dark at times, with possible triggers for some, but feels uplifting in many ways as well. Noah can't let go of a tragic nightmare he was witness to long ago, but needs to unravel it for his own peace of mind so he can move on to his patiently waiting future and happiness.
Of course, reading Saving Noah requires a giant box of tissues and a quiet, cozy spot to release the plethora of emotions his book stirs up. How anyone could have a dry eye left after reading it is beyond me.
Many of the beloved characters I hoped to see again here, made themselves known. Watching his growth from a terrified boy, to a confused teen, then blossoming into an upstanding man who needed purpose, craved peace of mind and wished for a love like his mom and the only dad worth the title, already had.
All I'll say is, Noah finds what he's looking for and much, much more. The road taken to get there will challenge him along the way, solve the mysteries he's been afraid to know the answers to, and throws in roadblocks to overcome, but it's worth every uphill climb to get to where he belongs. I was knocked for a series of loops as the shocking twists and turns kept coming and had me guessing towards the end.
Saving Noah is a memorable, character driven journey through the clouds to the sun shining brightly in a blue sky. Even though there are other books that have a connection to the Mason family, you don't need to read them to understand this one, but Saving Rain is the beginning of their story. But, missing out on a good binge? Who wants that? Kelsey Kingsley's creative writing style is addictive and her broken characters have a way of getting under your skin, tunneling their way into your heart like they've done with mine over the years.
Personally, I would love a book that further explores the wildly suspenseful twistiness that made it possible for Noah to get back to where he needed to be. Maybe someday, but for now, my fingers are crossed for more of that.
* I was given an early copy of this book to read and review. These are my honest and freely given thoughts about Finding Noah.
April 24, 2026
ARC Review: Kelsey has quickly become one of my new favourite authors. I absolutely love her writing, it’s so easy to get completely immersed in her stories. I was so excited to read this because I had so many questions about Noah’s future after Saving Rain. My poor darling boy 😭 He has been through so much trauma in his life, and watching him choose to suffer in silence was heartbreaking.
This story was full of wild twists and turns that kept me hooked. I especially loved all the cameos from Solider, seeing how his relationship with Noah evolved as father and son after taking on the role of adopting him was so beautiful. Their bond was honestly my favourite part of the book. Noah’s relationship with Meg was beautiful. I just adored all of the characters in both of these books.
Definitely recommend reading Saving Rain before Finding Noah. I can’t wait to read all Kelsey’s future books!
This story was full of wild twists and turns that kept me hooked. I especially loved all the cameos from Solider, seeing how his relationship with Noah evolved as father and son after taking on the role of adopting him was so beautiful. Their bond was honestly my favourite part of the book. Noah’s relationship with Meg was beautiful. I just adored all of the characters in both of these books.
Definitely recommend reading Saving Rain before Finding Noah. I can’t wait to read all Kelsey’s future books!
April 12, 2026
Kelsey does it again!! I swear every book I pick up by her just keeps getting better and better.
I definitely recommend reading Saving Rain before diving into Saving Noah. Saving Rain was actually my first book by Kelsey, and that’s where I completely fell in love with her writing and her characters.
Getting to return to this world in Saving Noah felt really special. Seeing more of Noah’s life, understanding how he grew up, and everything he had to go through just added so many layers to his character. It made the story hit even harder.
I loved this book—the growth, the relationships, and the lessons woven throughout were done so beautifully.
I definitely recommend reading Saving Rain before diving into Saving Noah. Saving Rain was actually my first book by Kelsey, and that’s where I completely fell in love with her writing and her characters.
Getting to return to this world in Saving Noah felt really special. Seeing more of Noah’s life, understanding how he grew up, and everything he had to go through just added so many layers to his character. It made the story hit even harder.
I loved this book—the growth, the relationships, and the lessons woven throughout were done so beautifully.
April 24, 2026
I loved this book so much. It was heartbreaking, it was happy, and it was a complete roller coaster of emotions. I loved Noah and loved Rain, and it was so sad what they went through thanks to Noah's father. I loved when Soldier came into their lives. I loved that he adopted Noah and became his dad. It was bad Noah got into drinking and such and ended up arrested but it was a wake up call. Loved that Meg talked sense into him too. It was horrific what happened to Noah because of a past character, and I'm glad he survived. This was so good even when it was sad or heartbreaking. Loved the ending with Meg and their baby.
A couple of my favorite quotes:
𝘕𝘰, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯, 𝘐'𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄'𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙤. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩. 𝙉𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙎𝙤, 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙.”
A couple of my favorite quotes:
𝘕𝘰, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯, 𝘐'𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥.
“𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄'𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙤. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩. 𝙉𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬. 𝙎𝙤, 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙.”
April 24, 2026
One thing is for absolutely certain when you grab yourself a Kelsey Kingsley book and that is that it is going to leave a mark and that is certainly true for Finding Noah. If you thought your heart couldn't possibly ache and break any more for Noah after reading Saving Rain, you were wrong, so very wrong because it and your emotions and feelings are going back through the wringer as this potent and oh, so powerful story unfolds.
April 27, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Noah! Wow! I have no words! This book chewed me up and spit me out! The darkness he went through I didn’t know where this book was going. I gasped. I cried. This was incredible.
Noah! Wow! I have no words! This book chewed me up and spit me out! The darkness he went through I didn’t know where this book was going. I gasped. I cried. This was incredible.
April 22, 2026
Thank you, Kelsey, for the ARC of Finding Noah
April 16, 2026
ARC Review:
First I want to thank Kelsey for an early copy of this amazing book! Second, you HAVE to read Saving Rain before reading this! SO
4.5⭐️ I loved Noah’s story and everything he overcame! gah my heart hurt 🥹 His relationships, his story, his trauma.. all wrapped up into a story that left me reeling. The emotions Kelsey pulls from me are impeccable.
First I want to thank Kelsey for an early copy of this amazing book! Second, you HAVE to read Saving Rain before reading this! SO
4.5⭐️ I loved Noah’s story and everything he overcame! gah my heart hurt 🥹 His relationships, his story, his trauma.. all wrapped up into a story that left me reeling. The emotions Kelsey pulls from me are impeccable.
May 13, 2026
💜 Finding Noah ARC Review 💜
An emotionally devastating story about grief, redemption, and second chances at life. Perfect for fans of tortured heroes, emotional healing, and ugly-cry romances.
⭐⭐⭐✨ (3.25, rounded down)
🌶️
📘 Finding Noah is a raw, emotionally consuming romance about survival, forgiveness, and discovering that sometimes being loved means finally learning how to face yourself.
📓 After years of surviving more than thriving or even truly living, Noah exists in the wreckage of grief, trauma, and memories he can't outrun. Then, in unexpected connection begins to crack through the walls he's built around himself. But healing is messy, love is terrifying, and some scars refuse to heal.
🫵🏼 Read Finding Noah if you:
• appreciate romance that prioritizes emotional healing over fluff
• love deeply traumatized protagonists
• enjoy stories about surviving abuse, trauma, addiction, or grief
• like emotionally intense romance with a "big feelings" atmosphere
• want a cathartic crying-book experience
• enjoy tortured heroes and psychologically layered characters
• appreciate stories where love is restorative rather than simply romantic
• love authors like: Kennedy Ryan, Tia Williams, Jennifer Hartmann, Brittainy Cherry, and Mia Sheridan.
⚠️ This book has some very dark, potentially triggering content. Please, please check TW/CW before reading. ✨
❓QOTD: What is the funniest book you've ever read? Or, what's your CR?
❗AOTD: Dungeon Crawler Carl, without a doubt. My current favorite is The Butcher's Masquerade (book 5).
📘 I loved the first 50-75% of this book. But then, it quickly because too heavy, too dark for me. It also seemed to wrap up too quickly (especially to be so neat) after all that occurs.
Do not ignore or take the TW/CW with a grain of salt (like I did). I thought this would be on the same level with Saving Rain, but for me, it was much darker. Or maybe it's my current mental health. Regardless, I feel it went too hard on showing this specific traumatic event for too long.
While I see and appreciate what Kingsley was going for, I felt it could've been achieved without the one event being as thoroughly detailed and lasting as long as it did. Or, have it happen sooner so there's more time for the fallout and healing before the end. It also didn't quite make sense to me that Noah suddenly seemed to need answers when he did.
At times, the characters' emotional struggles looped a bit too many times for me and I felt annoyed. This is a 'feel everything intensely' and since it was often quite visceral, it got overwhelming for me, at times.
📓 Finding Noah feels like it reaches into your chest and squeezes. Kelsey Kingsley delivers an emotionally bruising, deeply intimate story that lives in the quiet spaces between grief and healing, creating a romance that feels less like escapism and more like emotional survival. From the very first pages, the novel wraps readers in an atmosphere of ache, vulnerability, and fragile hope unraveling its characters layer by painful layer until the story becomes impossible to experience from a safe emotional distance. This is the kind of book that leaves your chest tight, your eyes burning, and your thoughts lingering on its characters long after the final page.
⛓️💥 Themes, Deeper Meaning, & Metaphors
At its core, Finding Noah is a novel about survival after trauma and emotional devastation. Not survival in the dramatic, cinematic sense but the quieter, uglier kind - waking up every day carrying guilt, grief, trauma, self-loathing, and exhaustion while still trying to function. The book repeatedly asks an important emotional question: what happens after the worst thing has already happened to you?
One of the strongest thematic threads is the idea that healing isn't linear. Kingsley doesn't romanticize recovery or pretend love magically fixes broken people. Instead, the story treats healing as cyclical and uneven: setbacks happen, wounds reopen, and growth often feels painfully slow. That emotional realism is what gives the book so much weight.
The novel also explores shame vs forgiveness, emotional isolation, the fear of vulnerability, the difference between being "saved" and being understood, how trauma reshapes identity, and whether damaged people deserve softness and love.
A recurring metaphor throughout the emotional structure of the novel is drowning/suffocation versus breathing. Characters often feel emotionally trapped beneath the weight of their pasts, and intimacy becomes associated with finally being able to breathe again. Love in this story isn't portrayed as fireworks or fantasy. It's portrayed as oxygen, warmth, shelter, and safety.
There's also a subtle but powerful metaphorical tension between brokenness and rebuilding. The novel repeatedly suggests that people are not "fixed" by love. Instead, they're slowly reconstructed through trust, honest, and emotional endurance. That distinction keeps the emotional arc grounded rather than melodramatic.
✍🏼 The prose is highly accessible intimate, and deeply interior-focused. The narration often feels close enough to the characters' emotional states that reading it is almost viscerally experiencing their anxiety, grief, and longing.
Kingsley has a talent for writing emotional exhaustion in a way that feels believable rather than exaggerated. Many lines carry a bruised, confessional quality thatectre fits the tone of the novel extremely well.
The prose shines most during moments of emotional vulnerability (quiet confessions, moments of emotional collapse, scenes of tenderness after conflict, and internal spirals and self-destructive thinking.
Overall, it leans more emotionally immersive than highly literary. For this book, it works well.
🎙️ We get dialogue that reads smoothly and naturally and contributes to the emotional realism. Conversations often feel messy, hesitant, interrupted, or emotionally guarded - which suits characters carrying deep trauma. People don't always say the right thing at the right time in this book, and that emotional awkwardness makes the relationship feel human.
⏳ The pacing is deliberately emotional rather than plot-driven. Readers looking for constant external action may find it slower, but for readers who enjoy character-focused romance, the pacing allows emotional beats room to breathe. The novel spends significant time unpacking trauma, building emotional trust, exploring internal conflict, and sitting inside difficult emotional states. Doing so allows the story to feel immersive and emotionally heavy. Kingsley allows some scenes to linger, giving the reader time to fully absorb the emotional consequences of interactions, which strengthens the eventual payoff. The strongest pacing decisions come from the gradual emotional unraveling between characters.
The emotional repetition wore on me a bit over time. It got to be a bit too heavy for me, at times. The middle section slowed down a bit too much for me.
👥 Excellent character development. These characters have depth, nuance, and personality. There's so much emotional fragility and internal conflict in Noah. He embodies the "wounded hero" archetype, but with enough nuance that he doesn't feel like just an archetype.
The supporting characters serve well to help ground the story emotionally. They don't exist just as plot devices. Many of them reinforce the novel's larger themes about grief, forgiveness, accountability, and emotional survival.
💜 This romance feels like an emotional refuge. It's not a light, fluffy love story. I love that it's a slow, slow burn that develops through vulnerability, emotional patience, trust-building, caretaking, honesty, and mutual emotional recognition. It feels restorative without feeling magically curative. The characters don't "fix" each other, they help one another endure. I love that tenderness is treated as something deeply intimate and almost frightening. Small gestures often carry enormous emotional weight because the characters are so emotionally guarded. Rather than presenting love as escapism, Finding Noah presents love as a difficult act of trust - and that gives the relationship it's emotional power.
However, I personally didn't love the age gap and that they'd known one another since he was around 12 years old. The gap wouldn't bother me if they'd been older, and there's no grooming, to be clear. Nothing at all occurs until he's well over 18. But I didn't love that they met when he was 12 and she was at least 18.
🌶️ I love that the spice is more emotionally driven, coming from a place tied to vulnerability, healing, and emotional trust. This results in spice that feels earned and meaningful - no gratuitous spice in this book. I love that Kingsley prioritizes emotional connection and psychological intimacy first and foremost. The physical connection acts as an extension of that.
📚 Read if you liked: Don't Let Me Go (JH Trumble), The Way I Used To Be (Amber Smith), Lotus (Jennifer Hartmann), June First (Jennifer Hartmann), Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan), Seven Days In June (Tia Williams), The Gravity of Us (Brittainy Cherry), Archer's Voice (Mia Sheridan), A Love Song for Ricki Wilde (Tia Williams), Something Beautiful (Kait Weaver-Smith), When You Call My Name (Tucker Shaw), The Ghosts We Keep (Mason Deaver), They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera),
Thank you to Kelsey Kingsley for the opportunity to read this gifted eARC. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
An emotionally devastating story about grief, redemption, and second chances at life. Perfect for fans of tortured heroes, emotional healing, and ugly-cry romances.
⭐⭐⭐✨ (3.25, rounded down)
🌶️
📘 Finding Noah is a raw, emotionally consuming romance about survival, forgiveness, and discovering that sometimes being loved means finally learning how to face yourself.
📓 After years of surviving more than thriving or even truly living, Noah exists in the wreckage of grief, trauma, and memories he can't outrun. Then, in unexpected connection begins to crack through the walls he's built around himself. But healing is messy, love is terrifying, and some scars refuse to heal.
🫵🏼 Read Finding Noah if you:
• appreciate romance that prioritizes emotional healing over fluff
• love deeply traumatized protagonists
• enjoy stories about surviving abuse, trauma, addiction, or grief
• like emotionally intense romance with a "big feelings" atmosphere
• want a cathartic crying-book experience
• enjoy tortured heroes and psychologically layered characters
• appreciate stories where love is restorative rather than simply romantic
• love authors like: Kennedy Ryan, Tia Williams, Jennifer Hartmann, Brittainy Cherry, and Mia Sheridan.
⚠️ This book has some very dark, potentially triggering content. Please, please check TW/CW before reading. ✨
❓QOTD: What is the funniest book you've ever read? Or, what's your CR?
❗AOTD: Dungeon Crawler Carl, without a doubt. My current favorite is The Butcher's Masquerade (book 5).
📘 I loved the first 50-75% of this book. But then, it quickly because too heavy, too dark for me. It also seemed to wrap up too quickly (especially to be so neat) after all that occurs.
Do not ignore or take the TW/CW with a grain of salt (like I did). I thought this would be on the same level with Saving Rain, but for me, it was much darker. Or maybe it's my current mental health. Regardless, I feel it went too hard on showing this specific traumatic event for too long.
While I see and appreciate what Kingsley was going for, I felt it could've been achieved without the one event being as thoroughly detailed and lasting as long as it did. Or, have it happen sooner so there's more time for the fallout and healing before the end. It also didn't quite make sense to me that Noah suddenly seemed to need answers when he did.
At times, the characters' emotional struggles looped a bit too many times for me and I felt annoyed. This is a 'feel everything intensely' and since it was often quite visceral, it got overwhelming for me, at times.
📓 Finding Noah feels like it reaches into your chest and squeezes. Kelsey Kingsley delivers an emotionally bruising, deeply intimate story that lives in the quiet spaces between grief and healing, creating a romance that feels less like escapism and more like emotional survival. From the very first pages, the novel wraps readers in an atmosphere of ache, vulnerability, and fragile hope unraveling its characters layer by painful layer until the story becomes impossible to experience from a safe emotional distance. This is the kind of book that leaves your chest tight, your eyes burning, and your thoughts lingering on its characters long after the final page.
⛓️💥 Themes, Deeper Meaning, & Metaphors
At its core, Finding Noah is a novel about survival after trauma and emotional devastation. Not survival in the dramatic, cinematic sense but the quieter, uglier kind - waking up every day carrying guilt, grief, trauma, self-loathing, and exhaustion while still trying to function. The book repeatedly asks an important emotional question: what happens after the worst thing has already happened to you?
One of the strongest thematic threads is the idea that healing isn't linear. Kingsley doesn't romanticize recovery or pretend love magically fixes broken people. Instead, the story treats healing as cyclical and uneven: setbacks happen, wounds reopen, and growth often feels painfully slow. That emotional realism is what gives the book so much weight.
The novel also explores shame vs forgiveness, emotional isolation, the fear of vulnerability, the difference between being "saved" and being understood, how trauma reshapes identity, and whether damaged people deserve softness and love.
A recurring metaphor throughout the emotional structure of the novel is drowning/suffocation versus breathing. Characters often feel emotionally trapped beneath the weight of their pasts, and intimacy becomes associated with finally being able to breathe again. Love in this story isn't portrayed as fireworks or fantasy. It's portrayed as oxygen, warmth, shelter, and safety.
There's also a subtle but powerful metaphorical tension between brokenness and rebuilding. The novel repeatedly suggests that people are not "fixed" by love. Instead, they're slowly reconstructed through trust, honest, and emotional endurance. That distinction keeps the emotional arc grounded rather than melodramatic.
✍🏼 The prose is highly accessible intimate, and deeply interior-focused. The narration often feels close enough to the characters' emotional states that reading it is almost viscerally experiencing their anxiety, grief, and longing.
Kingsley has a talent for writing emotional exhaustion in a way that feels believable rather than exaggerated. Many lines carry a bruised, confessional quality thatectre fits the tone of the novel extremely well.
The prose shines most during moments of emotional vulnerability (quiet confessions, moments of emotional collapse, scenes of tenderness after conflict, and internal spirals and self-destructive thinking.
Overall, it leans more emotionally immersive than highly literary. For this book, it works well.
🎙️ We get dialogue that reads smoothly and naturally and contributes to the emotional realism. Conversations often feel messy, hesitant, interrupted, or emotionally guarded - which suits characters carrying deep trauma. People don't always say the right thing at the right time in this book, and that emotional awkwardness makes the relationship feel human.
⏳ The pacing is deliberately emotional rather than plot-driven. Readers looking for constant external action may find it slower, but for readers who enjoy character-focused romance, the pacing allows emotional beats room to breathe. The novel spends significant time unpacking trauma, building emotional trust, exploring internal conflict, and sitting inside difficult emotional states. Doing so allows the story to feel immersive and emotionally heavy. Kingsley allows some scenes to linger, giving the reader time to fully absorb the emotional consequences of interactions, which strengthens the eventual payoff. The strongest pacing decisions come from the gradual emotional unraveling between characters.
The emotional repetition wore on me a bit over time. It got to be a bit too heavy for me, at times. The middle section slowed down a bit too much for me.
👥 Excellent character development. These characters have depth, nuance, and personality. There's so much emotional fragility and internal conflict in Noah. He embodies the "wounded hero" archetype, but with enough nuance that he doesn't feel like just an archetype.
The supporting characters serve well to help ground the story emotionally. They don't exist just as plot devices. Many of them reinforce the novel's larger themes about grief, forgiveness, accountability, and emotional survival.
💜 This romance feels like an emotional refuge. It's not a light, fluffy love story. I love that it's a slow, slow burn that develops through vulnerability, emotional patience, trust-building, caretaking, honesty, and mutual emotional recognition. It feels restorative without feeling magically curative. The characters don't "fix" each other, they help one another endure. I love that tenderness is treated as something deeply intimate and almost frightening. Small gestures often carry enormous emotional weight because the characters are so emotionally guarded. Rather than presenting love as escapism, Finding Noah presents love as a difficult act of trust - and that gives the relationship it's emotional power.
However, I personally didn't love the age gap and that they'd known one another since he was around 12 years old. The gap wouldn't bother me if they'd been older, and there's no grooming, to be clear. Nothing at all occurs until he's well over 18. But I didn't love that they met when he was 12 and she was at least 18.
🌶️ I love that the spice is more emotionally driven, coming from a place tied to vulnerability, healing, and emotional trust. This results in spice that feels earned and meaningful - no gratuitous spice in this book. I love that Kingsley prioritizes emotional connection and psychological intimacy first and foremost. The physical connection acts as an extension of that.
📚 Read if you liked: Don't Let Me Go (JH Trumble), The Way I Used To Be (Amber Smith), Lotus (Jennifer Hartmann), June First (Jennifer Hartmann), Before I Let Go (Kennedy Ryan), Seven Days In June (Tia Williams), The Gravity of Us (Brittainy Cherry), Archer's Voice (Mia Sheridan), A Love Song for Ricki Wilde (Tia Williams), Something Beautiful (Kait Weaver-Smith), When You Call My Name (Tucker Shaw), The Ghosts We Keep (Mason Deaver), They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera),
Thank you to Kelsey Kingsley for the opportunity to read this gifted eARC. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
Review of advance copy received from Author
5 Stars✨
1.5 Spices🌶️
If reading Saving Rain has positively wrecked me, then Finding Noah drove my emotions to plunge into a chaotic abyss before resurrecting me with altered DNA. I have no words to describe this book. It's a tender, quietly uplifting story about hope, redemption, healing, and the life-changing power of grit.
Finding Noah is a spin-off from Saving Rain. An emotionally stirring and thought-provoking story that unfolds a feverish exploration of trauma, identity, and the psychological disintegration caused by violence. This book follows the story of Noah Mason, whom we've seen as the boy who played a significant role in transforming Soldier's life in Saving Rain. What begins as a journey for closure and finding answers to find his peace quickly fractures, entrapping him in a dark, chaotic, and horrifying predicament, leading to him even further pain and misery. Will he be able to survive this time?
In Finding Noah, Noah shows a charming yet introspective character. This book is not for the weak of heart; it depicts a man trapped in his own horrific recollection and unable to control or escape it, as well as a childhood filled with a great deal of anguish, fear, and doubt.
The later chapters were challenging to read. He had already endured enough pain throughout his early years, but experiencing a new trauma that is much more cruel and agonizing is a surefire way to ruin your physical being and mind. This man truly broke my heart. However, I was also impressed by his fortitude in fighting and his perseverance in healing.
Kingsley has made me fall in love with her writing style after reading Saving Rain. She has a talent for immersing you into the context of the book while simultaneously enabling you to indulge in every emotion that emanates from it. With a feeling of tenderness and emotional clarity, Kelsey has written a book that shifts between the past and present in an approach of layered recollections. She frames the entire story from Noah's point of view, handling the plot with sensitivity and authenticity.
At its heart, Finding Noah may be a love story, but it presents more as a personal account, blending tender and uneasy moments. It captures the intricacies of growing up in a fear-filled world while pursuing identity and self-worth, as well as the courage to confront your emotional ghosts and past, and the transformational power of family bonds.
Receiving a complimentary copy of this book was an honour, and I am eternally grateful to Kelsey Kingsley and Wordsmith Publicity for entrusting me with reading this book in exchange for presenting my candid opinion based on my own experience.
1.5 Spices🌶️
If reading Saving Rain has positively wrecked me, then Finding Noah drove my emotions to plunge into a chaotic abyss before resurrecting me with altered DNA. I have no words to describe this book. It's a tender, quietly uplifting story about hope, redemption, healing, and the life-changing power of grit.
Finding Noah is a spin-off from Saving Rain. An emotionally stirring and thought-provoking story that unfolds a feverish exploration of trauma, identity, and the psychological disintegration caused by violence. This book follows the story of Noah Mason, whom we've seen as the boy who played a significant role in transforming Soldier's life in Saving Rain. What begins as a journey for closure and finding answers to find his peace quickly fractures, entrapping him in a dark, chaotic, and horrifying predicament, leading to him even further pain and misery. Will he be able to survive this time?
In Finding Noah, Noah shows a charming yet introspective character. This book is not for the weak of heart; it depicts a man trapped in his own horrific recollection and unable to control or escape it, as well as a childhood filled with a great deal of anguish, fear, and doubt.
The later chapters were challenging to read. He had already endured enough pain throughout his early years, but experiencing a new trauma that is much more cruel and agonizing is a surefire way to ruin your physical being and mind. This man truly broke my heart. However, I was also impressed by his fortitude in fighting and his perseverance in healing.
Kingsley has made me fall in love with her writing style after reading Saving Rain. She has a talent for immersing you into the context of the book while simultaneously enabling you to indulge in every emotion that emanates from it. With a feeling of tenderness and emotional clarity, Kelsey has written a book that shifts between the past and present in an approach of layered recollections. She frames the entire story from Noah's point of view, handling the plot with sensitivity and authenticity.
At its heart, Finding Noah may be a love story, but it presents more as a personal account, blending tender and uneasy moments. It captures the intricacies of growing up in a fear-filled world while pursuing identity and self-worth, as well as the courage to confront your emotional ghosts and past, and the transformational power of family bonds.
Receiving a complimentary copy of this book was an honour, and I am eternally grateful to Kelsey Kingsley and Wordsmith Publicity for entrusting me with reading this book in exchange for presenting my candid opinion based on my own experience.
Review of advance copy received from Author
An author who writes stories Soaked in sentiments, gritty and raw, full of vulnerable characters. Her strength is flaying her writer heart wide open for readers. The people she creates confront their past and present, exploring themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the power of love.
Noah Mason is a child abandoned. The situations he was put into forcibly by his biological father, have left him with PTSD. But he covers it up in public with sassy charm. Ironically his person in distress is his 911 operator - Meghan Kinney. She responds to his panicked call and he falls for her at first sight.
But the story isn't all rainbows and flowers. Despite a now secure mother, an overprotective father in Soldier, and all loving girlfriend in Meg, his heart is restless.
An unfinished detail of his past is chafing at his soul
What he forgot was to let sleeping dogs lie.
“And we never ever dig up a past that’s meant to stay buried.
Never again,”
The lesson comes at an expensive cost and the consequences will be a whole minefield to get through
The subtelities, the intent, the truthfulness in this story hits you hard.
“4.5 stars for solid soldier”
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Noah Mason is a child abandoned. The situations he was put into forcibly by his biological father, have left him with PTSD. But he covers it up in public with sassy charm. Ironically his person in distress is his 911 operator - Meghan Kinney. She responds to his panicked call and he falls for her at first sight.
But the story isn't all rainbows and flowers. Despite a now secure mother, an overprotective father in Soldier, and all loving girlfriend in Meg, his heart is restless.
An unfinished detail of his past is chafing at his soul
What he forgot was to let sleeping dogs lie.
“And we never ever dig up a past that’s meant to stay buried.
Never again,”
The lesson comes at an expensive cost and the consequences will be a whole minefield to get through
The subtelities, the intent, the truthfulness in this story hits you hard.
“4.5 stars for solid soldier”
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April 30, 2026
I don’t know where to start? First of all, thank you for giving me an arc of this— I was over the moon joyous and cheered so loudly.
Second of all, this book???? This story?? Oh my GOD. As soon as I heard we were getting a sequel of Noah’s story I was SAT, I was ready. And I knew, I just knew, it was gonna be a life changing read for me (just like any other Kelsey Kingsley book I read. Changed the trajectory of my life) I love how it was consistent like Saving Rain with following the mmc’s life since childhood and we got to literally watch him grow up. And what I loved most is Noah is a character you meet as a kid in Saving Rain, this kid who I absolutely adored and loved, with his own book we got so much more context to his life and all the things he had to go through. It was a lot. But what really gutted me the most was the last like 20%, the words got blurry and my Kindle was lagging from my tears like hello I couldn’t stop crying it was such a tragic thing and I can’t even imagine anyone going through what he went through AND IT WASN’T EVEN HIS FAULTTTT oh my god this baby has gone through hell and he just wanted to be with his family and go back home😭🙏🏻
I’m so happy I read more about Soldier and Rain’s lives after marriage it was such a nostalgic thing. If I had to explain how I felt reading it in two or less words: Nostalgia, dread. Both of which are so important because I did feel mushy and warm seeing Noah again and watching him grow up and find his love and make his little family, dread because I knew something will happen that will change his life, a sickening feeling as you go through the chapters that something is wrong, there’s a piece missing. And when it’s found? It wrecks everything (especially me.)
All in all this story is so important to me it’s carved a place right inside my heart alongside Kelsey’s books because they’re just this good for me and I loved each one I read so far. I’m so excited for more of Kelsey and the upcoming novels she has planned.
Second of all, this book???? This story?? Oh my GOD. As soon as I heard we were getting a sequel of Noah’s story I was SAT, I was ready. And I knew, I just knew, it was gonna be a life changing read for me (just like any other Kelsey Kingsley book I read. Changed the trajectory of my life) I love how it was consistent like Saving Rain with following the mmc’s life since childhood and we got to literally watch him grow up. And what I loved most is Noah is a character you meet as a kid in Saving Rain, this kid who I absolutely adored and loved, with his own book we got so much more context to his life and all the things he had to go through. It was a lot. But what really gutted me the most was the last like 20%, the words got blurry and my Kindle was lagging from my tears like hello I couldn’t stop crying it was such a tragic thing and I can’t even imagine anyone going through what he went through AND IT WASN’T EVEN HIS FAULTTTT oh my god this baby has gone through hell and he just wanted to be with his family and go back home😭🙏🏻
I’m so happy I read more about Soldier and Rain’s lives after marriage it was such a nostalgic thing. If I had to explain how I felt reading it in two or less words: Nostalgia, dread. Both of which are so important because I did feel mushy and warm seeing Noah again and watching him grow up and find his love and make his little family, dread because I knew something will happen that will change his life, a sickening feeling as you go through the chapters that something is wrong, there’s a piece missing. And when it’s found? It wrecks everything (especially me.)
All in all this story is so important to me it’s carved a place right inside my heart alongside Kelsey’s books because they’re just this good for me and I loved each one I read so far. I’m so excited for more of Kelsey and the upcoming novels she has planned.
May 1, 2026
3.5 stars
Noah’s story was good, but disturbing. After reading Saving Rain, we get the story of Rain’s son that was the result of a sexual assault by Seth. Seth was a very bad person who repeatedly abused both Rain and Noah. When Noah was 6 years old, Seth brought him to this disgusting place where the drug addict owed Seth money and Seth told Noah to find the bag of money, but came upon the guy Tommy’s son. The young son attempted to choke Noah, but Seth stopped the assault and told Noah to go outside where Noah heard a gunshot. Noah didn’t ever know exactly what happened and it haunted him. Then Soldier moved in next door, reconnected with Rain and took Noah under his wing. When Seth came around again to try to hurt Rain, Soldier instructed him to climb out the window with his cell phone and call 911 and run to the police station. The 911 operator was very nice to him. Seth ended up getting killed that night. From the moment Noah met the 911 operator in person, he had a crush on her. Noah got into regular teen and young adult trouble. Then he decided to join the police academy. When he became a police officer, he and Meg, the 911 operator had lunch every day together and became close and eventually a relationship when she broke up with her boyfriend. Noah was still haunted by the incident when he was 6 years old and did some investigating to find out who the kid was. He traveled to the area in Massachusetts where the funeral home that ran the obituary was. He ended up getting kidnapped by Benjamin, the kid who Seth killed his father. For the week that he was missing, Benjamin repeatedly beat and raped him. He was tended to by a mysterious man who ended up being one of the guys he spoke with at the funeral home. He was eventually set free, while his family travelled to search for him. Noah and Meg got married and had a baby girl. I was confused at the end of this story because it didn’t seem to tie up any loose ends.
Noah’s story was good, but disturbing. After reading Saving Rain, we get the story of Rain’s son that was the result of a sexual assault by Seth. Seth was a very bad person who repeatedly abused both Rain and Noah. When Noah was 6 years old, Seth brought him to this disgusting place where the drug addict owed Seth money and Seth told Noah to find the bag of money, but came upon the guy Tommy’s son. The young son attempted to choke Noah, but Seth stopped the assault and told Noah to go outside where Noah heard a gunshot. Noah didn’t ever know exactly what happened and it haunted him. Then Soldier moved in next door, reconnected with Rain and took Noah under his wing. When Seth came around again to try to hurt Rain, Soldier instructed him to climb out the window with his cell phone and call 911 and run to the police station. The 911 operator was very nice to him. Seth ended up getting killed that night. From the moment Noah met the 911 operator in person, he had a crush on her. Noah got into regular teen and young adult trouble. Then he decided to join the police academy. When he became a police officer, he and Meg, the 911 operator had lunch every day together and became close and eventually a relationship when she broke up with her boyfriend. Noah was still haunted by the incident when he was 6 years old and did some investigating to find out who the kid was. He traveled to the area in Massachusetts where the funeral home that ran the obituary was. He ended up getting kidnapped by Benjamin, the kid who Seth killed his father. For the week that he was missing, Benjamin repeatedly beat and raped him. He was tended to by a mysterious man who ended up being one of the guys he spoke with at the funeral home. He was eventually set free, while his family travelled to search for him. Noah and Meg got married and had a baby girl. I was confused at the end of this story because it didn’t seem to tie up any loose ends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Author
There are some books that tell a story, and then there are books that unravel you. Finding Noah is firmly in the second category. All I can really say is… WOW. Kelsey Kingsley does it again.
Going in, I expected a journey centered mostly on self-discovery. Noah “finding himself” in a more straightforward sense. And while that is part of the story, what unfolds is so much deeper, darker, and more emotionally layered than I anticipated. This isn’t just about finding yourself, it’s about confronting the parts of you that were shaped by trauma, the shadows that don’t just disappear because time has passed.
Noah’s voice is haunting from the very first line. His childhood, marked by fear and instability, casts a long shadow into his adulthood, and the way that internal battle is portrayed? Absolutely gripping. The idea that the “bogeyman” never really leaves, but that he lingers inside, is handled with such raw honesty that it’s impossible not to feel it in your chest.
And then there’s Meg. I won’t spoil anything, but I will say this: I did not expect the direction things took once she entered Noah’s life. At all. The twists in his journey caught me completely off guard in the best (and most gut-wrenching) way. This book doesn’t play it safe, and that’s exactly why it works.
I was completely engrossed. If life (and work) hadn’t gotten in the way, I would’ve devoured this in a single sitting. It’s the kind of story that keeps pulling you back, making you think “just one more chapter”… until suddenly hours have passed.
What I appreciate most is that this isn’t a sugar-coated romance. Like Saving Rain, this story embraces the good, the bad, and the ugly. It acknowledges that love doesn’t magically erase trauma. Healing isn’t linear. Life isn’t a fairytale, and yet, somehow, there’s still hope woven through the pain.
And that ending? Completely earned.
If you’re looking for a light, fluffy read, this isn’t it. But if you want something emotional, intense, and deeply human, something that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page, Finding Noah is absolutely worth it.
Going in, I expected a journey centered mostly on self-discovery. Noah “finding himself” in a more straightforward sense. And while that is part of the story, what unfolds is so much deeper, darker, and more emotionally layered than I anticipated. This isn’t just about finding yourself, it’s about confronting the parts of you that were shaped by trauma, the shadows that don’t just disappear because time has passed.
Noah’s voice is haunting from the very first line. His childhood, marked by fear and instability, casts a long shadow into his adulthood, and the way that internal battle is portrayed? Absolutely gripping. The idea that the “bogeyman” never really leaves, but that he lingers inside, is handled with such raw honesty that it’s impossible not to feel it in your chest.
And then there’s Meg. I won’t spoil anything, but I will say this: I did not expect the direction things took once she entered Noah’s life. At all. The twists in his journey caught me completely off guard in the best (and most gut-wrenching) way. This book doesn’t play it safe, and that’s exactly why it works.
I was completely engrossed. If life (and work) hadn’t gotten in the way, I would’ve devoured this in a single sitting. It’s the kind of story that keeps pulling you back, making you think “just one more chapter”… until suddenly hours have passed.
What I appreciate most is that this isn’t a sugar-coated romance. Like Saving Rain, this story embraces the good, the bad, and the ugly. It acknowledges that love doesn’t magically erase trauma. Healing isn’t linear. Life isn’t a fairytale, and yet, somehow, there’s still hope woven through the pain.
And that ending? Completely earned.
If you’re looking for a light, fluffy read, this isn’t it. But if you want something emotional, intense, and deeply human, something that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page, Finding Noah is absolutely worth it.
Review of advance copy
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐡 is the second book in the Born in Rain series by Kelsey Kingsley, featuring the much-anticipated, heart-wrenching coming of age tale from Noah’s point-of-view, delivering a dark and twisted journey of unimaginable trauma and pain coupled with some self-discovery, suspense, and a pivotal reverse age gap romance! Reading 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 a few years ago was a life-altering experience, and this spin-off story has seriously upped the ante with the way this author brings complex characters to life and inspires visceral emotions while handling triggering topics with such care. I’ll admit, though, this one was extra tough, Normally, I ignore TWs, read everything, and ride the emotional wave through laughter, or tears, or whatever may come. There was no preparing for the horror that befalls Noah in this book, though, and I swear, I nearly went through an entire box of tissues!😭😭 I love that the character-focused plot was raw and gritty showing the light and dark aspects of life, and how every decision can change so much. The relationship between Noah and Meg was a surprise, and the unique dynamic was an interesting premise. Seeing Soldier and Rain again was fabulous, despite the difficult circumstances, and the town came with other familiar characters. If I’m honest, I’m still processing this one. While I loved the ending, it left me with some questions, as well as a wish that the happy resolution would have been a bit longer before the end of the book. My heart needed a bit more of their happiness. I hope more is coming from this series soon!!
I received an ARC for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️.5
😭😭😭😭
I received an ARC for free, and am leaving this review voluntarily.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️.5
😭😭😭😭
Review of advance copy received from Author
*** 4.5 Stars ***
Finding Noah by Kelsey Kingsley is a dark contemporary romance told almost entirely from the male main character Noah's first person perspective. There are a few third-person chapters near the end (at/beyond 70%) from Meg's and Soldier’s perspectives too. Although Finding Noah can be read as a standalone, those who’ve read Saving Rain and the Spider and the Storm first will have the fullest experience, because they provide the foundation for this story and the background for certain characters that appear. The story follows Noah from childhood through adulthood, focusing on key events in his life, originating from or shaped by childhood trauma. It explores what happens after the trauma when things are good and the bogeyman you’re dealing with now is the one in your mind.
I loved Noah’s story, and I loved Meg. After reading Soldier’s story in Saving Rain, I was excited for Noah’s perspective and for more about his background. Trauma leaves a mark, and I enjoyed seeing Noah grow up as he navigated that. I also enjoyed how his relationship with Meg evolved through the years. I wasn’t expecting the suspenseful turn the story took or the additional horrors Noah experienced as an adult. That situation had me on the edge of my seat, made me cringe and wince, and stirred up my curiosity. I MUST know more about the Llewellyn funeral home brothers! Finding Noah is dark, heartbreaking, romantic, twisty, suspenseful, and mysterious. I’m looking forward to reading whatever Kelsey writes next.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
Finding Noah by Kelsey Kingsley is a dark contemporary romance told almost entirely from the male main character Noah's first person perspective. There are a few third-person chapters near the end (at/beyond 70%) from Meg's and Soldier’s perspectives too. Although Finding Noah can be read as a standalone, those who’ve read Saving Rain and the Spider and the Storm first will have the fullest experience, because they provide the foundation for this story and the background for certain characters that appear. The story follows Noah from childhood through adulthood, focusing on key events in his life, originating from or shaped by childhood trauma. It explores what happens after the trauma when things are good and the bogeyman you’re dealing with now is the one in your mind.
I loved Noah’s story, and I loved Meg. After reading Soldier’s story in Saving Rain, I was excited for Noah’s perspective and for more about his background. Trauma leaves a mark, and I enjoyed seeing Noah grow up as he navigated that. I also enjoyed how his relationship with Meg evolved through the years. I wasn’t expecting the suspenseful turn the story took or the additional horrors Noah experienced as an adult. That situation had me on the edge of my seat, made me cringe and wince, and stirred up my curiosity. I MUST know more about the Llewellyn funeral home brothers! Finding Noah is dark, heartbreaking, romantic, twisty, suspenseful, and mysterious. I’m looking forward to reading whatever Kelsey writes next.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
May 3, 2026
Reading a Kelsey Kingsley book is not for the faint of heart, but unforgettable if you can handle it. This book put me through the wringer!
📚 Before You Read
Yes, this book can be read as a standalone… but don’t.
Start with Saving Rain. You’ll get:
• deeper emotional payoff
• an understanding of Noah’s full backstory on a deeper level
• and Soldier Mason (trust me, you want this)
From the start, Noah and Meg are tied together by one of the darkest nights of his life. Despite how they met, Meg was his one bright light! His angel on the end of the line.
And while Noah matured and waited for Meg to see him, the real him, he acted out like most teenagers. But once Meg saw him, their connection is steady, supportive, and quietly powerful. No chaos. No games. Just… real. She encouraged him to follow his dreams and stood by him.
However, the trauma of his youth was not so easily discarded... it kept festering... so believe me when I say, this book is trauma heavy! If you’re expecting a swoony love story… you’re in the wrong place.
His past isn’t just backstory, it dominates the narrative. I loved Noah and Meg, but I have to be honest, their love story is a supporting structure, not the main story...it's what holds him together. Without Meg (and Soldier), I’m not sure Noah survives this story at all. To me, this isn’t about falling in love. It’s about surviving long enough to keep that love.
I am intrigued by the storyline of the mysterious men in black. Can't wait to see where Batman, Doc and Cujo will lead us in this Kelsey Kingsley world.
📚 Before You Read
Yes, this book can be read as a standalone… but don’t.
Start with Saving Rain. You’ll get:
• deeper emotional payoff
• an understanding of Noah’s full backstory on a deeper level
• and Soldier Mason (trust me, you want this)
From the start, Noah and Meg are tied together by one of the darkest nights of his life. Despite how they met, Meg was his one bright light! His angel on the end of the line.
And while Noah matured and waited for Meg to see him, the real him, he acted out like most teenagers. But once Meg saw him, their connection is steady, supportive, and quietly powerful. No chaos. No games. Just… real. She encouraged him to follow his dreams and stood by him.
However, the trauma of his youth was not so easily discarded... it kept festering... so believe me when I say, this book is trauma heavy! If you’re expecting a swoony love story… you’re in the wrong place.
His past isn’t just backstory, it dominates the narrative. I loved Noah and Meg, but I have to be honest, their love story is a supporting structure, not the main story...it's what holds him together. Without Meg (and Soldier), I’m not sure Noah survives this story at all. To me, this isn’t about falling in love. It’s about surviving long enough to keep that love.
I am intrigued by the storyline of the mysterious men in black. Can't wait to see where Batman, Doc and Cujo will lead us in this Kelsey Kingsley world.
April 24, 2026
Buckle in, hold on tight, take a deep breath, and make sure your affairs are in order. Then say “Dang it all" and dive in. You’re not ready for this, and nothing could ever prepare you for it, so you may as well throw caution to the wind and take the plunge.
I mean, holy freaking wow! Yes, if you’re not grizzled and jaded like me, you’ll want to heed the TWs. Some of it is a rough read, and Noah has had a rough life. I'm unbothered by the numerous psychological thrillers I read, and some of what Noah endures left me beyond unsettled. But for those brave souls who venture in, you’ll love the heart and emotion of this, and Noah's story will be permanently seared into your soul.
Noah goes through the fire, but it becomes a cleansing and refining fire that redefines his worldview and makes him into a better man. This gifted storyteller has a way of utterly destroying her characters and then rebuilding them into a stronger, improved version, and the payoff is always worth it.
But Noah, bless his heart, his path is probably the most difficult, problematic, and rewarding I’ve ever seen. And it's equally rewarding to read. I felt everything along with him, my heart cheering him on through the drama and peril, and the satisfying, inspiring conclusion makes it all worth it. Phenomenal, masterfully written, and unforgettable, Noah’s story is this talented wordsmith's best work yet, and you definitely won’t want to miss it.
I mean, holy freaking wow! Yes, if you’re not grizzled and jaded like me, you’ll want to heed the TWs. Some of it is a rough read, and Noah has had a rough life. I'm unbothered by the numerous psychological thrillers I read, and some of what Noah endures left me beyond unsettled. But for those brave souls who venture in, you’ll love the heart and emotion of this, and Noah's story will be permanently seared into your soul.
Noah goes through the fire, but it becomes a cleansing and refining fire that redefines his worldview and makes him into a better man. This gifted storyteller has a way of utterly destroying her characters and then rebuilding them into a stronger, improved version, and the payoff is always worth it.
But Noah, bless his heart, his path is probably the most difficult, problematic, and rewarding I’ve ever seen. And it's equally rewarding to read. I felt everything along with him, my heart cheering him on through the drama and peril, and the satisfying, inspiring conclusion makes it all worth it. Phenomenal, masterfully written, and unforgettable, Noah’s story is this talented wordsmith's best work yet, and you definitely won’t want to miss it.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Read Saving Rain before you start this story. The Spider & The Storm is also a good backstory to check out.
After Saving Rain, it’s as if someone challenged Kelsey to write another raw, emotional story, and she really did. Get ready for an emotional ride.
Noah was born to Rain and grew up surrounded by storms and hardship. Seth, who assaulted Rain when she was a teenager, did not expect the result to be a premature baby boy named Noah. Rain’s parents helped her raise Noah while she continued her studies. But sometimes, Seth would show up, violate Rain again, and abuse Noah. For years, mother and son lived in fear of what Seth might do next. When Noah turned eight, they moved to a trailer park in River Canyon, but danger and the fear of the bogeyman stayed with them.
After serving nine out of thirteen years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, Soldier Mason is released. He gets a job at the local market and moves in next door with his adopted kitten, Eleven. Noah hears all sorts of rumors about the new neighbor and tries to investigate, but he gets caught and decides to introduce himself. It turns out that Rain and Soldier knew each other when they were younger.
Sometimes wishes do come true, but nightmares about the bogeyman can haunt even the strongest people. Even though the duology is finished, I don’t think I’ll ever be done with this story.
After Saving Rain, it’s as if someone challenged Kelsey to write another raw, emotional story, and she really did. Get ready for an emotional ride.
Noah was born to Rain and grew up surrounded by storms and hardship. Seth, who assaulted Rain when she was a teenager, did not expect the result to be a premature baby boy named Noah. Rain’s parents helped her raise Noah while she continued her studies. But sometimes, Seth would show up, violate Rain again, and abuse Noah. For years, mother and son lived in fear of what Seth might do next. When Noah turned eight, they moved to a trailer park in River Canyon, but danger and the fear of the bogeyman stayed with them.
After serving nine out of thirteen years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, Soldier Mason is released. He gets a job at the local market and moves in next door with his adopted kitten, Eleven. Noah hears all sorts of rumors about the new neighbor and tries to investigate, but he gets caught and decides to introduce himself. It turns out that Rain and Soldier knew each other when they were younger.
Sometimes wishes do come true, but nightmares about the bogeyman can haunt even the strongest people. Even though the duology is finished, I don’t think I’ll ever be done with this story.
Review of advance copy received from Author
If you haven't yet read a Kelsey Kingsley book, you really don't know what you are missing. As for myself, I've read every single book that she's published, and while I know that I'll never be disappointed in one of her stories, I also never quite know what to expect. She has surprised me again with this one.
You could read Finding Noah as a standalone, but it is the second book of a duet, so I highly recommend that you read Saving Rain first. If you've read that book, then you've already met Noah and you know that he had a really rough start. In this book, we get a glimpse of the past that continues to haunt Noah's present, but then...well, then, this story takes a turn that I wasn't quite prepared for.
This is a dark romance (possibly the darkest that I've read from this author) and there are definite triggers for some readers. Noah's story is difficult to read at times and it had me on edge for days. I wanted to put the book down for fear of what was coming next, but at the same time, I wanted to read as fast as possible to see how it would end.
If this author isn't new to you, you'll see so many past characters mentioned throughout these pages, and I absolutely love how these worlds all come together. You'll also meet some new characters and I'm sure that we'll be seeing more of them. I personally cannot wait for that.
You could read Finding Noah as a standalone, but it is the second book of a duet, so I highly recommend that you read Saving Rain first. If you've read that book, then you've already met Noah and you know that he had a really rough start. In this book, we get a glimpse of the past that continues to haunt Noah's present, but then...well, then, this story takes a turn that I wasn't quite prepared for.
This is a dark romance (possibly the darkest that I've read from this author) and there are definite triggers for some readers. Noah's story is difficult to read at times and it had me on edge for days. I wanted to put the book down for fear of what was coming next, but at the same time, I wanted to read as fast as possible to see how it would end.
If this author isn't new to you, you'll see so many past characters mentioned throughout these pages, and I absolutely love how these worlds all come together. You'll also meet some new characters and I'm sure that we'll be seeing more of them. I personally cannot wait for that.
April 25, 2026
Finding Noah ; Born In Rain Book 2 ) Perfection absolute perfection, that’s exactly what Noah and Megs journey was and is !!! There are some books out there that just resonate with you and touch your heart in a way that’ not so easy to put into words in a way that rarely ever happens. Well I can say with 100% certainty that every time I pick up one of Kelsey’s romances, it doesn't matter if it's part of a series or not. That's exactly what happens. And oh man was this story truly spectacular, utterly addicting and beautiful and emotional to the point i can guarantee it Will pull on all your heartstrings in ways you'll never ever be expecting . I have to be completely honest, I’m not even sure there are enough words out there that could even start to express how much I simply adored these two . The fact that both had flaws made them even more likable and relatable for me . The things both experienced in their lives , the obstacles, the demons , the trauma oh my gosh ; my heart truly broke , but at the same time I found myself rooting for both so so hard . Seeing the way they found each other when they needed someone the most , watching them find love and happiness again and help one another heal . So so beautiful and very very emotional. Everyone absolutely needs to read this story !
April 29, 2026
More like a 2.5-3 for me as I wish I’d never read this honestly 😭 I loved the first book so much, and I wish I could go back in time and tell myself to finish the story there. Noah went through so much as a little boy, but nothing he couldn’t get through and he found peace with Meg. The first 50-60% was pretty slow, and I know when everything seemed happy at that point we were in for a dark twist. I actually felt sick with worry about it all the way through 🙈 and when it twisted, BOY did it twist. How can he go through all that, to make it out, to then have that trauma as an adult?! It just felt unnecessary and left me so sad. It might be because I’m in my luteal phase but I honestly felt really sick and sad after I finished it 😂. Something else that bothered me was his relationship with his mum. I loved that in book 1, he was her entire world, his world revolved around protecting her and their bond was so special, only for it to be a background story in this. She was barely mentioned and when she was it was half assed. When he was acting up she would have been so invested in helping him and getting him through it, when he was missing/got home she would have been leading the charge. She was such a strong character in book q and this didn’t line up to their relationship then and felt too focused on soldier only.
I’ll probably cry about poor Noah for about 4 days 🙃
I’ll probably cry about poor Noah for about 4 days 🙃
Review of advance copy received from Author
5 ⭐️ ⋆⭒ ࣪ .⋆
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First of alllll, I want to thank author Kelsey Kingsley for granting me this beautiful ARC of “Finding Noah”. I did in fact SCREAM when I saw my mail, and immediately started reading. Yep, I was THAT excited.
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Second…seeing Soldier & Rain once again felt like coming home 🥹 I missed their banter and love I wanted to cry!! (Well, I did) in sooo in love <3 Soldier never failed to amaze, that man is just a true hero. I would highly recommend reading "Saving Rain" before this! Just to understand more and go DEEP into the story.
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Third, and now the actual story….WOW?! This was a rollercoaster of emotions, such a wild ride. I cried and laughed and cried again. What Noah went through as a child & as a teenager, even during his middle and late teens, where he was lost and his thoughts were his enemy, was truly heartbreaking. But amongst the darkness, he found his angel on the other line: Meg. He never knew a 911 call to change his entire life, but it did. OMG, their relationship was inspiring and heartfelt. This was not just a romantic story, it’s emotional, raw, it carries heavy themes and in the middle of all that darkness, there was always a bright light. This book and “Saving Rain” means the world to me!
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First of alllll, I want to thank author Kelsey Kingsley for granting me this beautiful ARC of “Finding Noah”. I did in fact SCREAM when I saw my mail, and immediately started reading. Yep, I was THAT excited.
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Second…seeing Soldier & Rain once again felt like coming home 🥹 I missed their banter and love I wanted to cry!! (Well, I did) in sooo in love <3 Soldier never failed to amaze, that man is just a true hero. I would highly recommend reading "Saving Rain" before this! Just to understand more and go DEEP into the story.
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Third, and now the actual story….WOW?! This was a rollercoaster of emotions, such a wild ride. I cried and laughed and cried again. What Noah went through as a child & as a teenager, even during his middle and late teens, where he was lost and his thoughts were his enemy, was truly heartbreaking. But amongst the darkness, he found his angel on the other line: Meg. He never knew a 911 call to change his entire life, but it did. OMG, their relationship was inspiring and heartfelt. This was not just a romantic story, it’s emotional, raw, it carries heavy themes and in the middle of all that darkness, there was always a bright light. This book and “Saving Rain” means the world to me!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I’m not quite sure how to even begin describing Finding Noah, because it’s one of those rare books that feels larger than anything a review can capture. It’s not a light read; it’s raw and painful, and there were multiple moments when my heart broke for Noah as we followed him from childhood into adulthood. The experiences that shaped him—both the trauma he endured and the resilience he somehow held onto—leave a lasting mark.
What struck me most was how deeply human Noah is. Despite everything he survives, there’s an undeniable goodness at his core, and watching him grow into the man he becomes is both inspiring and devastating. While the story contains a romance between Noah and Meg, the heart of the book is Noah’s journey toward understanding himself, reclaiming his life, and learning what it means to be whole. The relationship is meaningful, but it’s his internal transformation that gives the novel its weight.
The emotional power of this story comes from its honesty. Noah’s grit, his perseverance, and the quiet strength he shows in the face of unimaginable trauma make this book linger long after the final page. It’s a worthy, impactful sequel to Saving Rain, and it left me eager to see where the series goes next.
What struck me most was how deeply human Noah is. Despite everything he survives, there’s an undeniable goodness at his core, and watching him grow into the man he becomes is both inspiring and devastating. While the story contains a romance between Noah and Meg, the heart of the book is Noah’s journey toward understanding himself, reclaiming his life, and learning what it means to be whole. The relationship is meaningful, but it’s his internal transformation that gives the novel its weight.
The emotional power of this story comes from its honesty. Noah’s grit, his perseverance, and the quiet strength he shows in the face of unimaginable trauma make this book linger long after the final page. It’s a worthy, impactful sequel to Saving Rain, and it left me eager to see where the series goes next.
April 29, 2026
Rating: 4.5/5
- small town romance
- coming of age turned cop hero
- age gap romance (she’s five years older)
- darker, angsty romance (check TWs)
- 🌶️.5/5
- predominantly single, male pov
Kelsey said we’d need tissues, and she never lies. Finding Noah is the most heartbreaking, traumatic conclusion to the Born in Rain duet.
The beginning runs alongside Saving Rain, but from Noah’s perspective, and yes, it hurts just as much the second time around. We then follow him as he grows up, gets into trouble, and eventually finds his path.
In the second half, he becomes a cop and falls for the 911 dispatcher who answered his call as a teenager. But there’s a part of his past he’s never been able to let go of, and when he finally goes looking for answers, everything unravels in the worst way imaginable.
I genuinely can’t write this without wanting to cry again 🥺. What Noah goes through is devastating, and even knowing there’s an HEA, it still hurts to read. My chest physically ached at times.
Kelsey has a way of pulling you all the way in with her writing. She balances lighthearted, swoony moments with some really dark, heavy ones, and it works so well. It’s a full emotional rollercoaster she delivers, so buckle up, grab the tissues, and enjoy the ride, baby!
Noah and Soldier forever. I’m really going to miss this family 💙.
- small town romance
- coming of age turned cop hero
- age gap romance (she’s five years older)
- darker, angsty romance (check TWs)
- 🌶️.5/5
- predominantly single, male pov
Kelsey said we’d need tissues, and she never lies. Finding Noah is the most heartbreaking, traumatic conclusion to the Born in Rain duet.
The beginning runs alongside Saving Rain, but from Noah’s perspective, and yes, it hurts just as much the second time around. We then follow him as he grows up, gets into trouble, and eventually finds his path.
In the second half, he becomes a cop and falls for the 911 dispatcher who answered his call as a teenager. But there’s a part of his past he’s never been able to let go of, and when he finally goes looking for answers, everything unravels in the worst way imaginable.
I genuinely can’t write this without wanting to cry again 🥺. What Noah goes through is devastating, and even knowing there’s an HEA, it still hurts to read. My chest physically ached at times.
Kelsey has a way of pulling you all the way in with her writing. She balances lighthearted, swoony moments with some really dark, heavy ones, and it works so well. It’s a full emotional rollercoaster she delivers, so buckle up, grab the tissues, and enjoy the ride, baby!
Noah and Soldier forever. I’m really going to miss this family 💙.
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