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Again
“How do I fall out of love?”
Cash Bennett enlisted in the Marines the day his boyfriend married someone else, but military life failed to numb the pain. After he got out, he relied on casual sex and the adrenaline rush of pushing his limits to distract himself from the inescapable He’d lost his heart the first time he laid eyes on Robbie Logan, and he’s never going to get it back.
“I want a divorce.”
An accident on Robin Logan’s eighteenth birthday changed his life. He lost his memory but gained a best friend, a woman whose dreams were stolen when their lives collided. At the urging of his homophobic father, Robin married her out of guilt. But now he’s free… and not at all sure he’s got the courage to go after what he’s never admitted to wanting. Or whether he even deserves it.
“I love you. I don’t know how to do anything else.”
Robin doesn’t remember what they once were to each other, and Cash can’t forget the way they’d been. Sometimes, though, life gives you a second chance to do it all over again…
Again is a steamy, standalone gay romance novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
Cash Bennett enlisted in the Marines the day his boyfriend married someone else, but military life failed to numb the pain. After he got out, he relied on casual sex and the adrenaline rush of pushing his limits to distract himself from the inescapable He’d lost his heart the first time he laid eyes on Robbie Logan, and he’s never going to get it back.
“I want a divorce.”
An accident on Robin Logan’s eighteenth birthday changed his life. He lost his memory but gained a best friend, a woman whose dreams were stolen when their lives collided. At the urging of his homophobic father, Robin married her out of guilt. But now he’s free… and not at all sure he’s got the courage to go after what he’s never admitted to wanting. Or whether he even deserves it.
“I love you. I don’t know how to do anything else.”
Robin doesn’t remember what they once were to each other, and Cash can’t forget the way they’d been. Sometimes, though, life gives you a second chance to do it all over again…
Again is a steamy, standalone gay romance novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
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First published September 2, 2016
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December 4, 2016
Apologies in advance for the rant, but...
OMMFGoddamn!
Whichever writer on the ‘Sierra Riley’ team used the 'em dash' so much in this book, I seriously want to throttle them, because it was distracting as hell and repeatedly pulled me completely out of an otherwise great story.
For example, the author turned this simple sentence:
“What I like about you is that you’ll fix me up without telling me not to do stupid shit.”Into THIS confusing as fuck, convoluted mess:
“What I like about you—” he continued, ignoring the interruption just like he ignored the sight of Beck’s admittedly stellar body when he stripped the wet shirt off. Although Beck getting half naked did just go to prove that Cash actually had a third category: Men who he genuinely had no interest in fucking. Friends, family, married men. Nuh-uh. Those ones were a no go on every level. “—is that you’ll fix me up without telling me not to do stupid shit.”And the book used em dashes like that on nearly EVERY SINGLE PAGE of the book.
Here and there, I could deal with, but that often? Come on, that's ridiculous and served zero positive purpose.
Please, for the love of God, MAKE. IT. STOP.
And the worst part? This was a solid 4.5 star read for me, but with all of the constant distractions, due entirely to that element of the writing style, I can't in good conscience give it more than 3 stars. :- /
October 19, 2019
Sugar and sprinkles!
Cash's declarations of love were frequent and passionate, although Robin was a bland character. He seemed to have no interests, no hobbies, no friends.
I don't get why seven years after the accident, Robin and Sarah still didn't have jobs? If you want to be free of your demanding father, don't take his money.
I also don't understand why Robin's mom took so long to stand up to the dad. She implicitly supported his cruelty to their sons for years.
This isn't a deep book; it's fluffy, a little sexy, and all about the happy feelz. The ending wraps up everything in a perfect bow.
Cash's declarations of love were frequent and passionate, although Robin was a bland character. He seemed to have no interests, no hobbies, no friends.
I don't get why seven years after the accident, Robin and Sarah still didn't have jobs? If you want to be free of your demanding father, don't take his money.
I also don't understand why Robin's mom took so long to stand up to the dad. She implicitly supported his cruelty to their sons for years.
This isn't a deep book; it's fluffy, a little sexy, and all about the happy feelz. The ending wraps up everything in a perfect bow.
September 4, 2016
* I received an ARC in exchange of an honest review. *
Oh... Such a sweet book. Yes, Cash, you really are a sap. But yours is the kind of sappiness that everyone on this Earth must want. Do guys like him even exist in the real world? I sure wish so! ;-)
Yet another great addition to this series. I can't wait for the next two books. Amazing series. Loved the secondary characters, loved the build up, and don't get me started about Cash's sappiness. I loved every single bit. :-)
Oh... Such a sweet book. Yes, Cash, you really are a sap. But yours is the kind of sappiness that everyone on this Earth must want. Do guys like him even exist in the real world? I sure wish so! ;-)
Yet another great addition to this series. I can't wait for the next two books. Amazing series. Loved the secondary characters, loved the build up, and don't get me started about Cash's sappiness. I loved every single bit. :-)
July 10, 2020
Re-read July 9, 2020
*** Robin/Robbie was in a car crash at 18, and still has memory issues today.
* Cash is a big, flirty, ex-Marine we met in previous books,
and has always loved Robbie.
Yes, they have a past, before the accident.
* After the crash, curly haired Robbie was in a sorry place,
damaged, being controlled by his demanding, bigot of a father.
His father demanded he marry, and now he's divorced with memories trickling in. He has seen Cash with different men all the time, but they still said "hi". Cash had to respect that Robbie married. Robbie takes a chance and calls Cash to see if he wants to talk. Robbie's memory doesn't recall their torrid, hot in-love relationship. We find that there has been lying, shocking deceit, manipulation and deviousness.
Now, once AGAIN, Robbie and Cash can be together...
In small bursts his old memories are knitting his past together. The truth is discovered and the web untangled.
The insertion of the email transcripts help the reader relate to past and present. Even though it jumps back and forth, it really gives us a deep look into how we feel about these amazing characters.
I liked these men. Unsure Robbie found his inner strength and his memories were forming nicely. Full of energy, Cash, finally finding what he always longed for, Robbie in his arms.
This is well written, interesting, sexy, and has us wanting more. Simply lovely.
Each book in this series can stand alone.
Will Liam and Beck find each other? Who will Jared find?
Highly recommended. ENJOY !
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I was given a free copy for an honest review.
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*** Robin/Robbie was in a car crash at 18, and still has memory issues today.
* Cash is a big, flirty, ex-Marine we met in previous books,
and has always loved Robbie.
Yes, they have a past, before the accident.
* After the crash, curly haired Robbie was in a sorry place,
damaged, being controlled by his demanding, bigot of a father.
His father demanded he marry, and now he's divorced with memories trickling in. He has seen Cash with different men all the time, but they still said "hi". Cash had to respect that Robbie married. Robbie takes a chance and calls Cash to see if he wants to talk. Robbie's memory doesn't recall their torrid, hot in-love relationship. We find that there has been lying, shocking deceit, manipulation and deviousness.
Now, once AGAIN, Robbie and Cash can be together...
In small bursts his old memories are knitting his past together. The truth is discovered and the web untangled.
The insertion of the email transcripts help the reader relate to past and present. Even though it jumps back and forth, it really gives us a deep look into how we feel about these amazing characters.
I liked these men. Unsure Robbie found his inner strength and his memories were forming nicely. Full of energy, Cash, finally finding what he always longed for, Robbie in his arms.
This is well written, interesting, sexy, and has us wanting more. Simply lovely.
Each book in this series can stand alone.
Will Liam and Beck find each other? Who will Jared find?
Highly recommended. ENJOY !
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I was given a free copy for an honest review.
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June 13, 2020
Re-read June 2020
I can't seem to get enough of this series. And I don't even like second chance romances! But here I did. This was so sweet, so romantic, I just melted.
Cash is 25 years old and living on the wild side. According to his cousin Jeremy, he is trying to kill himself with all his dangerous sports and interests, but Cash is just trying to forget. Trying to forget that he lost the love of his life. That he will never have Robbie again... Robbie, who was his boyfriend when they were 18, but who forgot about their year together after a car crash that messed up his memory.
Robin woke up 7 years ago with his father telling him he was responsible for hitting another car and injuring a woman in the process. It was Robin's responsibility to make sure that woman is okay again, so why not marry her. So Robin does since he feels pressured and guilty...
After 7 years of slowly dying and trying to forget by having sex with a different man every night, Cash knows he has to do something or he will drown like this. But just when he is about to really move on this time, he gets a text from Robbie, asking him to meet him.
When Robbie tells Cash he is divorced and that he is gay (Robbie never had a real romantic relationship with his wife, who is his best friend still), Cash could not be happier. He is never letting his Robbie go, even though Robbie still doesn't remember them or their love.
Robin only knows that Cash is his friend, and that he has always been attracted to him, but when he finds out that they were once boyfriends, his whole world is turned upside down. But he knows he doesn't ever want to be apart from Cash..
I am never a fan of second chance love stories. I'm always wondering why the couple broke up in the first place or why they would work now when in the past they didn't. But this was different in the way that these guys get together pretty early in the book. And Cash tells Robbie about their past almost immediately. There are no secrets that could result in relationship angst or a break up. Yes, there are some other factors threatening their relationship, but it wasn't them.
I loved how deep Cash's feeling for Robbie went. It was so romantic how he kept writing letters to Robbie all those years. I felt how happy he was when he was given another chance. And Robbie might not have remembered their time together at first, but his heart still knew Cash..
This was a very sweet and intense kind of romance with some very hot sexy times. Such a lovely read.
I can't seem to get enough of this series. And I don't even like second chance romances! But here I did. This was so sweet, so romantic, I just melted.
Cash is 25 years old and living on the wild side. According to his cousin Jeremy, he is trying to kill himself with all his dangerous sports and interests, but Cash is just trying to forget. Trying to forget that he lost the love of his life. That he will never have Robbie again... Robbie, who was his boyfriend when they were 18, but who forgot about their year together after a car crash that messed up his memory.
Robin woke up 7 years ago with his father telling him he was responsible for hitting another car and injuring a woman in the process. It was Robin's responsibility to make sure that woman is okay again, so why not marry her. So Robin does since he feels pressured and guilty...
After 7 years of slowly dying and trying to forget by having sex with a different man every night, Cash knows he has to do something or he will drown like this. But just when he is about to really move on this time, he gets a text from Robbie, asking him to meet him.
When Robbie tells Cash he is divorced and that he is gay (Robbie never had a real romantic relationship with his wife, who is his best friend still), Cash could not be happier. He is never letting his Robbie go, even though Robbie still doesn't remember them or their love.
Robin only knows that Cash is his friend, and that he has always been attracted to him, but when he finds out that they were once boyfriends, his whole world is turned upside down. But he knows he doesn't ever want to be apart from Cash..
I am never a fan of second chance love stories. I'm always wondering why the couple broke up in the first place or why they would work now when in the past they didn't. But this was different in the way that these guys get together pretty early in the book. And Cash tells Robbie about their past almost immediately. There are no secrets that could result in relationship angst or a break up. Yes, there are some other factors threatening their relationship, but it wasn't them.
I loved how deep Cash's feeling for Robbie went. It was so romantic how he kept writing letters to Robbie all those years. I felt how happy he was when he was given another chance. And Robbie might not have remembered their time together at first, but his heart still knew Cash..
This was a very sweet and intense kind of romance with some very hot sexy times. Such a lovely read.
May 29, 2017
super meh
April 8, 2018
I liked the heroes very much but the point of view and time slips and internalized thoughts didn't work well for me in the telling of this tale.
I found my self skipping around a lot and fading out and getting back into the story.
I like this series and these characters but not the writing style of this book.
I found my self skipping around a lot and fading out and getting back into the story.
I like this series and these characters but not the writing style of this book.
September 16, 2016
First, a big thank you to the Librarian that finally made this “series” a series. My OCD was on overdrive over this. So, thanks!
Second, thank you to Sierra Riley for writing Cash’s story. I needed it. At the end of Falling I mentioned that I needed two more stories because there were two more boys I had to have a Happily Ever After for. So, thank you for Cash. Another huge thank you for the end of this book and the note that the other boy in desperate need is also getting his own book. And more and even better, a new boy is also getting a story. Yeah!
This kind of broke my heart a little. I knew Cash loved someone he couldn’t have but I had no idea why he couldn’t and man, the why was very, very sad.
The beginning had me scrambling to read so very fast. I just needed the story to get there you know? I needed to see the two of them together.
It was quite beautiful and have yet to find any disappointment in this series.
More please!
Second, thank you to Sierra Riley for writing Cash’s story. I needed it. At the end of Falling I mentioned that I needed two more stories because there were two more boys I had to have a Happily Ever After for. So, thank you for Cash. Another huge thank you for the end of this book and the note that the other boy in desperate need is also getting his own book. And more and even better, a new boy is also getting a story. Yeah!
This kind of broke my heart a little. I knew Cash loved someone he couldn’t have but I had no idea why he couldn’t and man, the why was very, very sad.
The beginning had me scrambling to read so very fast. I just needed the story to get there you know? I needed to see the two of them together.
It was quite beautiful and have yet to find any disappointment in this series.
More please!
September 19, 2016
I really love this series and Sierra totally sold to me the next 2 books ;_; I´m weak!
Ok this book is a beautiful story but is totally angst the first 50% !!!! I suffer a lot!!!!
We already know from the previous books that Cash has a BIG love story that is IMPOSIBLE to become true. So here is the story!!!
I don't want to spoil, but yes, he meets his soulmate but for some circumstances beyond the control of Cash all ended in a very tragic mode, that make his last 7 years a very SAD period…
BUT suddenly, when he was alredy thinking on move on... the circumstances CHANGE!! and finally Cash start to see the light ♥
September 17, 2016
This writer! I swear I could give this book 2 stars or 4 stars and have no qualms either way. As I have said before I absolutely hate a character having practically two pages of inner dialogue in between two lines of a conversation. And all of that inner dialogue is stuff that has been thought already 1,000 times before. Just rehashing. And rehashing the rehashing. It gets soooooooo tiresome. Maybe I'm a simpleton but I swear in a week I don't think about and mull things over in my head as much as these characters do in one conversation. Plus her writerly tic of stating things in threes for emphasis. Something like:
I would love him forever...for eternity...til the end of time.
Happens over and over. I would almost start holding up my fingers and counting to "3" each time it happened. And yet...good grief parts of this story had me swiping the back of my hand across my wet eyes trying to be nonchalant. Nah, that wasn't me sniffling.
I would love him forever...for eternity...til the end of time.
Happens over and over. I would almost start holding up my fingers and counting to "3" each time it happened. And yet...good grief parts of this story had me swiping the back of my hand across my wet eyes trying to be nonchalant. Nah, that wasn't me sniffling.
August 31, 2016
2.5 stars
Robin comes across as young, and I mean really young... I guess that's to do with the sheltered life he's led.
Cash is sweet. A little too good to be true but sweet none the less.
The constant 'babe' got a bit tiresome.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book but something happened about half way through and I lost interest.
I'm not entirely sure what changed but I just started to lose focus and didn't really care what happened.
I really didnt like the way Cash dealt with Robin's father. I wanted him to be the bigger man and not resort to violence. It made him less in my eyes.
Overall I'm disappointed that the second half didn't match up to the first. I lost interest to the point that by the epilogue I was skimming.
However, I adored the 'secret' emails.
Robin comes across as young, and I mean really young... I guess that's to do with the sheltered life he's led.
Cash is sweet. A little too good to be true but sweet none the less.
The constant 'babe' got a bit tiresome.
I really enjoyed the first half of this book but something happened about half way through and I lost interest.
I'm not entirely sure what changed but I just started to lose focus and didn't really care what happened.
I really didnt like the way Cash dealt with Robin's father. I wanted him to be the bigger man and not resort to violence. It made him less in my eyes.
Overall I'm disappointed that the second half didn't match up to the first. I lost interest to the point that by the epilogue I was skimming.
However, I adored the 'secret' emails.
August 25, 2016
I have been waiting for Cash's story ever since they first introduced him a couple of books ago. I definitely wasn't disappointed. I've said it before, but I swear Sierra Riley's books just keep getting better.
Cash was unbelievably sweet with Robin. I love how Sierra Riley included the old emails that Cash sent to Robbie at the beginning of some of the chapters. I really thought that added a lot to the story and showed that Cash never really got over Robin.
Robin still hasn't recovered fully from his head injury in a car accident. He still occasionally has speech issues and can't remember some of his past, including Cash. After his wife asks for a divorce and encourages him to stop hiding and live his life, he finally admits his feelings for Cash and asks him out.
These two had great chemistry together. I felt so bad for both of them at times: Cash for loving Robbie so deeply but trying to be respectful of his marriage, and Robbie for struggling to remember the past and dealing with his homophobic father. I loved the moments when Robbie would remember a moment from his and Cash's past.
I can't wait to read the next one in the series, Beck and Liam's story. I was hoping they were going to run into each other in this one but they hadn't yet. All of the books in this series are connected and you see past characters in each one, but they can be read as stand alones. BUT I think you would get more enjoyment out of them if you read previous ones and "met" the other couples too.
** I received an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. **
Cash was unbelievably sweet with Robin. I love how Sierra Riley included the old emails that Cash sent to Robbie at the beginning of some of the chapters. I really thought that added a lot to the story and showed that Cash never really got over Robin.
Robin still hasn't recovered fully from his head injury in a car accident. He still occasionally has speech issues and can't remember some of his past, including Cash. After his wife asks for a divorce and encourages him to stop hiding and live his life, he finally admits his feelings for Cash and asks him out.
These two had great chemistry together. I felt so bad for both of them at times: Cash for loving Robbie so deeply but trying to be respectful of his marriage, and Robbie for struggling to remember the past and dealing with his homophobic father. I loved the moments when Robbie would remember a moment from his and Cash's past.
I can't wait to read the next one in the series, Beck and Liam's story. I was hoping they were going to run into each other in this one but they hadn't yet. All of the books in this series are connected and you see past characters in each one, but they can be read as stand alones. BUT I think you would get more enjoyment out of them if you read previous ones and "met" the other couples too.
** I received an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. **
February 19, 2017
A good Book in this Series but For me something was missing. It just was not perfect
March 30, 2017
4.5 Stars!
Another great addition to this "guilty pleasure" series. A bit more angst in this one, but lots of romance to balance.
I've been waiting for Cash's story, and it did not disappoint.
Another great addition to this "guilty pleasure" series. A bit more angst in this one, but lots of romance to balance.
I've been waiting for Cash's story, and it did not disappoint.
March 21, 2021
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
OK. So I admit...when I first started to read this, I completely forgot it was a part of a series--one that I really enjoyed so far. At first, I could NOT get into this book. I couldn't quite get my finger on what was going on. Cash was obsessed with his past boyfriend, and the telling of important starting details was spread out at first so I didn't know what was going on. Robbie is married, then we hear about an accident, then he's getting divorced, then we find out more about the accident. I couldn't quite place at first how he ended up with Sarah to be married to her. None of it made sense in that way at first, and it annoyed me. Once I started to understand what was going on, the story started to really flow for me.
While I didn't like the very beginning of it, the story really started to get good. I loved how Robbie started getting bits and pieces back after seeing Cash. I loved how Cash stood by him 100%. I loved seeing how they were able to overcome the odds of memory loss and a jerk father. And I loved seeing Jeremy and Nick again. It took me about 25% of the book before it clicked for me...hey, I know them! I can't wait for Liam and Beck's story. I knew right off the bat hearing thier stories that they would get together. You know they are going to meet at Cash and Robbie's wedding, but the book stopped just short of that. I may have yelled "NOOOOOOOO" when I didn't get to see their reaction to each other. Maybe. lol
OK. So I admit...when I first started to read this, I completely forgot it was a part of a series--one that I really enjoyed so far. At first, I could NOT get into this book. I couldn't quite get my finger on what was going on. Cash was obsessed with his past boyfriend, and the telling of important starting details was spread out at first so I didn't know what was going on. Robbie is married, then we hear about an accident, then he's getting divorced, then we find out more about the accident. I couldn't quite place at first how he ended up with Sarah to be married to her. None of it made sense in that way at first, and it annoyed me. Once I started to understand what was going on, the story started to really flow for me.
While I didn't like the very beginning of it, the story really started to get good. I loved how Robbie started getting bits and pieces back after seeing Cash. I loved how Cash stood by him 100%. I loved seeing how they were able to overcome the odds of memory loss and a jerk father. And I loved seeing Jeremy and Nick again. It took me about 25% of the book before it clicked for me...hey, I know them! I can't wait for Liam and Beck's story. I knew right off the bat hearing thier stories that they would get together. You know they are going to meet at Cash and Robbie's wedding, but the book stopped just short of that. I may have yelled "NOOOOOOOO" when I didn't get to see their reaction to each other. Maybe. lol
March 18, 2017
--5 stars-- Beautiful and heartwarming story. Your books are getting better and better Ms. Sierra.
Another book of yours that i loved and going to be re-read soon.
Can't wait for Beck and Liam story.
Another book of yours that i loved and going to be re-read soon.
Can't wait for Beck and Liam story.
September 26, 2016
4.5 stars
September 4, 2016
*~~*ARC kindly provided by the author to me in exchange for an honest review *~~*
What a blast of a book. :3 Sierra Riley did it again (;)) - she wrote a marvelous book. :3 If you think the stories can't get more emotional, more heart-clenching sweet and with an HEA you melt away you've been proved wrong and you get a new one.
This time we meet Cash - Cassius - and Robbie - Robin. They are ment for each other but destiny is a bitch. Being seperated due to an accident, the both men can't stop loving each other. Or at least Cash do everything to "win" Robbie back. Despite a man who have lost his memories, who have to fight against his douchebag of a father...
It's totally sweet to see how love can endure everything, how inseparable both are, how deep connected. It's also totally thrilling when the true reason behind Robbie's accident are reveiled.
Heart-clenching and full of emotion. With so sweet, kind and joyful character you instantly fell in love with when you've not read anything about them.
But I also highly recommend to read the other books in the series.
Meet Danny and Mace in Someday, Gavin and Ben in Delicious and Jeremy and Nick in Falling.
And prepare yourself for Liam's and Beck's (Roger's) story - I assume as heartbreaking as this one - as well as Jared's (Robin's brother) and Tristan's. :) Or enjoy other books by the author. All worth well. <3
This book get's 5 out of 5 stars.
Highly recommended.
What a blast of a book. :3 Sierra Riley did it again (;)) - she wrote a marvelous book. :3 If you think the stories can't get more emotional, more heart-clenching sweet and with an HEA you melt away you've been proved wrong and you get a new one.
This time we meet Cash - Cassius - and Robbie - Robin. They are ment for each other but destiny is a bitch. Being seperated due to an accident, the both men can't stop loving each other. Or at least Cash do everything to "win" Robbie back. Despite a man who have lost his memories, who have to fight against his douchebag of a father...
It's totally sweet to see how love can endure everything, how inseparable both are, how deep connected. It's also totally thrilling when the true reason behind Robbie's accident are reveiled.
Heart-clenching and full of emotion. With so sweet, kind and joyful character you instantly fell in love with when you've not read anything about them.
But I also highly recommend to read the other books in the series.
Meet Danny and Mace in Someday, Gavin and Ben in Delicious and Jeremy and Nick in Falling.
And prepare yourself for Liam's and Beck's (Roger's) story - I assume as heartbreaking as this one - as well as Jared's (Robin's brother) and Tristan's. :) Or enjoy other books by the author. All worth well. <3
This book get's 5 out of 5 stars.
Highly recommended.
May 19, 2017
I have two reasons that I give a book 5 stars. Either it's joined the very small ranks of books I want to read multiple times and recommend to other people to read ("recommend"... "badger them to read nonstop until they do so that we can talk about it"... whatever), or it made me cry.
I'll admit that the crying thing is a loophole, but so far, out of more than 250 stories I've rated on this site, 3 have managed the crying loophole to five stars. And I said this on another review, but if you can manage to write your way past my cynicism into enough actual emotion to leak out my eyeballs, you deserve way more than five internet stars. But alas that's all I have to give, so I suppose it'll have to be good enough.
Was it angsty? Yes.
Was there angsty monologuing? Yes.
Did I think that the author sort of took the convenient bits of a TBI and ignored the inconvenient ones for story purposes? Yeah, a little... but judging from some of the writing, I think there might have been actual research into TBI and associated problems. I was pleasantly surprised that there was an effort made at all to include "other stuff" that often comes with a brain injury significant enough to cause memory loss. Sure, maybe there was some cherry picking of symptoms, BUT most authors don't even bother to do research, so I think I'd actually put that in the win category.
Academically... on paper, I don't love everything about this story. There are things I could nit pick on.
But I connected with it. I felt feelings, and that's the bottom line for a love story. Did you feel all the feelings? Yes. Yes I did.
I'll admit that the crying thing is a loophole, but so far, out of more than 250 stories I've rated on this site, 3 have managed the crying loophole to five stars. And I said this on another review, but if you can manage to write your way past my cynicism into enough actual emotion to leak out my eyeballs, you deserve way more than five internet stars. But alas that's all I have to give, so I suppose it'll have to be good enough.
Was it angsty? Yes.
Was there angsty monologuing? Yes.
Did I think that the author sort of took the convenient bits of a TBI and ignored the inconvenient ones for story purposes? Yeah, a little... but judging from some of the writing, I think there might have been actual research into TBI and associated problems. I was pleasantly surprised that there was an effort made at all to include "other stuff" that often comes with a brain injury significant enough to cause memory loss. Sure, maybe there was some cherry picking of symptoms, BUT most authors don't even bother to do research, so I think I'd actually put that in the win category.
Academically... on paper, I don't love everything about this story. There are things I could nit pick on.
But I connected with it. I felt feelings, and that's the bottom line for a love story. Did you feel all the feelings? Yes. Yes I did.
October 13, 2016
I don't even have the words for this book.
It's just that awesome.
Writing style?
Perfect as always. Nothing new there :D Enjoyed this one way more than some of the others that I only rated with four stars simply because of the way the writing style pulled me in.
But also because of the plot.
Plot
Wow.
Just... wow.
Cash loved Robin. Loved. Not love because hey, his former boyfriend is married now. So of course he doesn't still love him. But then he finds out about the divorce and all bets are off.
There was just soo much feeling in this novel. The background story was great. I would have liked to have more glimpses into it but the way it was structured, the way we always got some emails from back then was also very well done and just showed us the way they were.
Those mails also showed us how deeply Cash loves Robin.
And I was close to tears, honestly.
Anyways, that leads me to the characters.
Cash and Robin's chemistry is off the chart.
I love the way Robin seems a bit insecure at first but the way Cash totally never even lets it come to that. He's a force to be reckoned with but a lovely and adorable force. Ahh, I'm just soo in love with this guy...
Yeah sorry, this book deserves a much better an more elaborate review but I just can't right now. I'm simply too happy :D
Very much looking forward to Beck nd Liam's story!!! October is here :D
It's just that awesome.
Writing style?
Perfect as always. Nothing new there :D Enjoyed this one way more than some of the others that I only rated with four stars simply because of the way the writing style pulled me in.
But also because of the plot.
Plot
Wow.
Just... wow.
Cash loved Robin. Loved. Not love because hey, his former boyfriend is married now. So of course he doesn't still love him. But then he finds out about the divorce and all bets are off.
There was just soo much feeling in this novel. The background story was great. I would have liked to have more glimpses into it but the way it was structured, the way we always got some emails from back then was also very well done and just showed us the way they were.
Those mails also showed us how deeply Cash loves Robin.
And I was close to tears, honestly.
Anyways, that leads me to the characters.
Cash and Robin's chemistry is off the chart.
I love the way Robin seems a bit insecure at first but the way Cash totally never even lets it come to that. He's a force to be reckoned with but a lovely and adorable force. Ahh, I'm just soo in love with this guy...
Yeah sorry, this book deserves a much better an more elaborate review but I just can't right now. I'm simply too happy :D
Very much looking forward to Beck nd Liam's story!!! October is here :D
September 2, 2016
Cash lost Robbie(Robin) to a head injury from a car accident, causing Robbie to have no memory of his and Cash’s relationship. Seven years later and Cash is still trying to get over Robbie with no hope whatsoever of getting him back since he married the woman that was in the same accident. Ever since Robbie woke up and did not remember him Cash has written love letters to his secret email they setup before the accident as a coping mechanism. When Robbie texts Cash out of the blue and Cash finds out he is no longer married, Cash vows to move heaven and earth to be with him again, unfortunately there are still a lot of barriers. Worst one being Robbie’s overbearing father who is determined to keep them apart and force Robbie to date only women for appearance sake. New fav!! Unbelievably emotional read (keep the Kleenex handy ) big, tough, cocky, man-whore Cash is definitely not what he seems and everything he went through after losing Robbie was heart breaking and heartwarming at the same time. Talk about a forever love!
October 20, 2019
I was pretty sure that I wouldn't be crazy about this one since a) I don't like second chance romances and b) I don't like memory loss as a trope.
On top of that, things get resolved way to quickly. Robin is divorced already, casually comes out as gay and gets together with Cash within like 24 hours. And of course, the marriage was just a marriage of convenience and never consummated. And of course, Cash's kiss (and wuv, true wuv) helps to bring back Robin's memories, lost over 7 years ago. And of course there is an evil parent. Blah.
But of course, he doesn't recall everything. He still didn't remember the accident[...], as he then narrates what happened right up to the impact... which I would say is remembering the accident, n'est pas?
(And honestly, regardless of what he'd forgotten, I find him not even knowing about Dark Knight a bit unbelievable.)
On the bright side, this is the first book in the series that actually has two gay MCs and doesn't follow a GFY story line.
On top of that, things get resolved way to quickly. Robin is divorced already, casually comes out as gay and gets together with Cash within like 24 hours. And of course, the marriage was just a marriage of convenience and never consummated. And of course, Cash's kiss (and wuv, true wuv) helps to bring back Robin's memories, lost over 7 years ago. And of course there is an evil parent. Blah.
But of course, he doesn't recall everything. He still didn't remember the accident[...], as he then narrates what happened right up to the impact... which I would say is remembering the accident, n'est pas?
(And honestly, regardless of what he'd forgotten, I find him not even knowing about Dark Knight a bit unbelievable.)
On the bright side, this is the first book in the series that actually has two gay MCs and doesn't follow a GFY story line.
September 6, 2016
This one has to be one of the top 3 books I had read of Sierra’s to date. Cash’s situation just broke my freaking heart. Throughout the whole book, I just wanted to run up to him and give him the biggest hug. Very very sweet couple and I adored reading about these two. And those emails…THOSE EMAILS…..oh just rip my heart out….freaking loved it. Anyway, I can’t wait to read about Bek/Liam and then about Robbie’s brother…who did not come out as gay but since he is getting a book…hmmmmmmmmmm :-)
August 29, 2016
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This was a good story that I overall enjoyed. There was a sad backdrop that bothered me, but I really loved Cash and Robin. They were perfect for each other, and I loved seeing them together. It was great seeing them reconnect and following their journey to their HEA. I really felt bad for Cash and Robin and everything that they had went through, but at least it worked out in the end for them.
February 2, 2018
Both MCs are quite adorable in different ways, and well worth reading their story so long as you are OK with the writing style.
I would have rated this 4 stars however there is a lot of waffle and internalised thoughts that I find a bit tedious. This is clearly the writing style of the author, so I will at least expect this in the next book I read by SRiley. I have book 3 on my 'to read' shelf and will definitely try to read it in the next couple of months.
I would have rated this 4 stars however there is a lot of waffle and internalised thoughts that I find a bit tedious. This is clearly the writing style of the author, so I will at least expect this in the next book I read by SRiley. I have book 3 on my 'to read' shelf and will definitely try to read it in the next couple of months.
January 15, 2017
2.5 stars
I was so excited to finally read Cash's story but I was a bit disapointed. .
to still be hopelessly in love with your childhood sweet heart *ugh is something I will never get!
but seriously 7 years is a long time to wait for someone to finally love you back .
Cash has the patience of a saint !
I was so excited to finally read Cash's story but I was a bit disapointed. .
to still be hopelessly in love with your childhood sweet heart *ugh is something I will never get!
but seriously 7 years is a long time to wait for someone to finally love you back .
Cash has the patience of a saint !
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March 19, 2017Okay apparently I read this already [downloaded it twice on KU ... apparently] and now I need to skim and see what my rating was. Once again, apparently, I forgot to rate this o__O!!
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September 3, 2016
3,5 Stars
I had forgot ( I confess I have missed some book by Sierra riley) how nice the stories were. But I'll catch up immediately. The love story of Cash and Robbie is so romantic .
I had forgot ( I confess I have missed some book by Sierra riley) how nice the stories were. But I'll catch up immediately. The love story of Cash and Robbie is so romantic .
January 29, 2017
Seriously sappy.
Loved it.
Loved it.
March 19, 2017
So...I'm being slightly harsh here, but I feel that most of the reviews go too soft on this book, and I want to counteract that a bit.
Basically this is a good book. There are some guys, then fall in love, or possibly were in love before, and then everything works out okay. It's a typical second-chances type style with a plot-moving case of amnesia. As in that's pretty much the only thing holding up the plot. Oh, that's not actually why the guys are apart for seven years, and it's not why the guys get back together, and it's not what causes (or resolves) the ultimate "climax" of the story line. So perhaps it's not a plot-necessary case of amnesia. But I'm not sure how else to explain any part of the story, so.
The amnesia also came with some speech impediment of some sort, at least allegedly because Robbie told us about it every other chapter or so, but it was never reflected in the writing of his speech. Still, it's nice that there was some attempt at legitimacy to his memory-stealing brain injury, even if it was poorly done (and seemed to be partly to mostly cured by True Love). ...I guess? Isn't it like erasure when you give a person a disability, and then don't actually follow through on writing it? or is that just shitty writing?
But actually, that bit about Robbie telling us about his impediment but us never seeing it? That was pretty much the whole book. Not blathering about being unable to talk, but just blathering about EVERYTHING. Robbie and Cash spent the whole book alternately pining for each other, and telling us all about how they feel, and telling us what they remembered, and telling us what they were feeling, and telling us what they wanted to do, and telling us and telling us...BUT NEVER DOING THINGS, just monologuing about fucking everydamnthing. I kept hoping that once the story started moving, they'd start interacting rather than thinking about interacting, but apparently that's beyond the scope of this author's ken.
But that being said, I read the whole thing, and I made it more than half-way before starting to skim and wonder why I was still reading, so I guess that's...something.
You know, on reflection, I'm not really being harsh with those stars, now am I?
Two stars: would not read again, am entirely ambiguous on whether you read it or not.
Basically this is a good book. There are some guys, then fall in love, or possibly were in love before, and then everything works out okay. It's a typical second-chances type style with a plot-moving case of amnesia. As in that's pretty much the only thing holding up the plot. Oh, that's not actually why the guys are apart for seven years, and it's not why the guys get back together, and it's not what causes (or resolves) the ultimate "climax" of the story line. So perhaps it's not a plot-necessary case of amnesia. But I'm not sure how else to explain any part of the story, so.
The amnesia also came with some speech impediment of some sort, at least allegedly because Robbie told us about it every other chapter or so, but it was never reflected in the writing of his speech. Still, it's nice that there was some attempt at legitimacy to his memory-stealing brain injury, even if it was poorly done (and seemed to be partly to mostly cured by True Love). ...I guess? Isn't it like erasure when you give a person a disability, and then don't actually follow through on writing it? or is that just shitty writing?
But actually, that bit about Robbie telling us about his impediment but us never seeing it? That was pretty much the whole book. Not blathering about being unable to talk, but just blathering about EVERYTHING. Robbie and Cash spent the whole book alternately pining for each other, and telling us all about how they feel, and telling us what they remembered, and telling us what they were feeling, and telling us what they wanted to do, and telling us and telling us...BUT NEVER DOING THINGS, just monologuing about fucking everydamnthing. I kept hoping that once the story started moving, they'd start interacting rather than thinking about interacting, but apparently that's beyond the scope of this author's ken.
But that being said, I read the whole thing, and I made it more than half-way before starting to skim and wonder why I was still reading, so I guess that's...something.
You know, on reflection, I'm not really being harsh with those stars, now am I?
Two stars: would not read again, am entirely ambiguous on whether you read it or not.
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