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Dots
This is a story about two strangers with nothing but grief in common.
Mason is great at connecting dots in other people’s life’s, but not so much in his own. His website, The F#ck it List, is all about connecting sexual requests. Matching never have I ever’s like a pair of socks. Efficiently. All in an effort to raise money for charity. That’s all he wants, to give. Why is that so hard?
Chloe’s in denial, but that’s not going to make the cancer go away. When her doctor gives her an expiration date, she can’t deny it any longer. It’s time to break the news to family and her best friend. She thought she’d have more time. There’s things she needs to say. She needs to be heard, but not by her loved ones. They’ve got enough on their plates with the diagnosis.
Two Months? Not long enough to do anything except…dig the hole.
It’s time.
This is Chloe’s story and how she copes with the end.
Just as there is a song for every occasion, Chloe has a friend for every occasion.
A pity party friend.
A truth friend.
A fixer friend.
And an end friend. Mason.
Mason and Chloe have nothing in common but grief. Two dots, floating in a sea of sorrow.
He’s lost his mother. She’s losing the fight.
When the end is near, is it too late for a new friend?
One woman’s end journey. Even when it’s time to get your affairs in order, it’s never too late for an “end” friend. Someone that will listen? Share your burden, so the family doesn’t have to. Help with the mess she’s created by keeping secrets. Be there for her best friend, a shoulder to cry on when the time comes.
It’s one thing to donate money to a cause.
What about your time, heart and soul? How much should you be expected to give?
If a stranger asked, could you be an end friend?
Mason is great at connecting dots in other people’s life’s, but not so much in his own. His website, The F#ck it List, is all about connecting sexual requests. Matching never have I ever’s like a pair of socks. Efficiently. All in an effort to raise money for charity. That’s all he wants, to give. Why is that so hard?
Chloe’s in denial, but that’s not going to make the cancer go away. When her doctor gives her an expiration date, she can’t deny it any longer. It’s time to break the news to family and her best friend. She thought she’d have more time. There’s things she needs to say. She needs to be heard, but not by her loved ones. They’ve got enough on their plates with the diagnosis.
Two Months? Not long enough to do anything except…dig the hole.
It’s time.
This is Chloe’s story and how she copes with the end.
Just as there is a song for every occasion, Chloe has a friend for every occasion.
A pity party friend.
A truth friend.
A fixer friend.
And an end friend. Mason.
Mason and Chloe have nothing in common but grief. Two dots, floating in a sea of sorrow.
He’s lost his mother. She’s losing the fight.
When the end is near, is it too late for a new friend?
One woman’s end journey. Even when it’s time to get your affairs in order, it’s never too late for an “end” friend. Someone that will listen? Share your burden, so the family doesn’t have to. Help with the mess she’s created by keeping secrets. Be there for her best friend, a shoulder to cry on when the time comes.
It’s one thing to donate money to a cause.
What about your time, heart and soul? How much should you be expected to give?
If a stranger asked, could you be an end friend?
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301 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 2, 2016
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September 22, 2016
I love Angie Brasiers writing... her Chubby Chasers Inc series is insanely original and erotically twisted... so when I read the synopsis for Dots... I thought... ok.. this is different. But knowing Angie, I just knew that it was going to take me to another side of her brilliant brain... And she rocked it!
So word of advice... don't trip up on the first line of her blurb...
Yes, you will deal with grief... but honestly, I see this story being about life. All the nitty gritty, raw, painful and beautiful grab it will all you've got, life.
You get Mason, ok.. well YOU don't get Mason.. he's mine... but you will get to read all about the amazingly yummy inside and out, Mason. He is an intelligent and successful businessman... but he is also a man who has suffered, is figuring out how to survive that pain, and in the process, becoming an amazing human being with a heart of gold. He is an entrepreneur, who is using his mountain of money and created a unique website, for people to connect. Ok, thats all the info you are getting because Angie came up with a brilliant idea, and I really wish it existed..
So, with Mason's brainchild, you will see how his connection to Chloe begins...
Ohhhhh... Chloe, Chloe, Chloe..... How you made my heart soar and bleed. This story is her journey, her amazing heart and soul completely bared and it will consume you! She is following her path.. her destiny, by connecting the dots in ways you will be amazed at the picture they make...
Dots is truly a poignant story... I really loved the ending... well... after dropping to my knees and crying... i came to terms with how beautiful it really was!
So word of advice... don't trip up on the first line of her blurb...
This is a story about two strangers with nothing but grief in common.
Yes, you will deal with grief... but honestly, I see this story being about life. All the nitty gritty, raw, painful and beautiful grab it will all you've got, life.
You get Mason, ok.. well YOU don't get Mason.. he's mine... but you will get to read all about the amazingly yummy inside and out, Mason. He is an intelligent and successful businessman... but he is also a man who has suffered, is figuring out how to survive that pain, and in the process, becoming an amazing human being with a heart of gold. He is an entrepreneur, who is using his mountain of money and created a unique website, for people to connect. Ok, thats all the info you are getting because Angie came up with a brilliant idea, and I really wish it existed..
So, with Mason's brainchild, you will see how his connection to Chloe begins...
Ohhhhh... Chloe, Chloe, Chloe..... How you made my heart soar and bleed. This story is her journey, her amazing heart and soul completely bared and it will consume you! She is following her path.. her destiny, by connecting the dots in ways you will be amazed at the picture they make...
Dots is truly a poignant story... I really loved the ending... well... after dropping to my knees and crying... i came to terms with how beautiful it really was!
October 12, 2016
For the sake of my sanity, I DNF at 27%. I just couldn't do it. This book feels so much like a rough draft that all the conversations were just a big, jumbled mess. I was really hoping for something that would pull at my heartstrings and maybe even make me cry; instead all I got was a headache and I had to call it quits.
The main character, Chloe, was so selfish (even flat out admitting herself numerous times) and unlikable. The situation she put herself in with her family is something I couldn't look past. There were several other characters who are mentioned like I should already know who they are, but haven't shown up yet. I feel like this book needed more time in the editing room to fine tune the rambling that I witnessed in the first 27% because if the whole book is like that, I'm glad I stopped where I did.
The main character, Chloe, was so selfish (even flat out admitting herself numerous times) and unlikable. The situation she put herself in with her family is something I couldn't look past. There were several other characters who are mentioned like I should already know who they are, but haven't shown up yet. I feel like this book needed more time in the editing room to fine tune the rambling that I witnessed in the first 27% because if the whole book is like that, I'm glad I stopped where I did.
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Blurb:
Chloe
The day they told me I was dying, was the day I started to live.
In Yoda terms: The cancer is strong in this one. I hid the worst of it from my family, and most of my friends, until now that is.
Once I dropped the ‘C’ word, they never looked at me the same way again. Now, I see my expiration date in their eyes.
I understand, it’s a lot for them to process.
It’s just…what about all I have to process?
Love. Friendship. The sun shining on my face, the punchline of a really good joke. I’ll be leaving all that I cherish in this beautiful world behind.
I’m dying, not dead yet and I need someone to talk too.
Someone who isn’t emotionally involved-like him. Mason Dixon.
Never have I ever…had an end friend.
I wanted one last adventure and got so much more.
Blurb:
Chloe
The day they told me I was dying, was the day I started to live.
In Yoda terms: The cancer is strong in this one. I hid the worst of it from my family, and most of my friends, until now that is.
Once I dropped the ‘C’ word, they never looked at me the same way again. Now, I see my expiration date in their eyes.
I understand, it’s a lot for them to process.
It’s just…what about all I have to process?
Love. Friendship. The sun shining on my face, the punchline of a really good joke. I’ll be leaving all that I cherish in this beautiful world behind.
I’m dying, not dead yet and I need someone to talk too.
Someone who isn’t emotionally involved-like him. Mason Dixon.
Never have I ever…had an end friend.
I wanted one last adventure and got so much more.
November 6, 2018
4.5 ⭐️’s
I couldn’t stop my self from crying all throughout, this is a sad story with a happy ending that no one was expecting .... This book is beautiful in its own way. It gives us a different look on how a person wants to spend the last few months of their lives, before departing the ones they love. Selflessness and vulnerability is show in its rawest form. And at the end of the darkness a light shines bright between two people that would not have ever met if not for this road. If not for Chloe.
I couldn’t stop my self from crying all throughout, this is a sad story with a happy ending that no one was expecting .... This book is beautiful in its own way. It gives us a different look on how a person wants to spend the last few months of their lives, before departing the ones they love. Selflessness and vulnerability is show in its rawest form. And at the end of the darkness a light shines bright between two people that would not have ever met if not for this road. If not for Chloe.
October 1, 2016
So word of advice... don't trip up on the first line of her blurb...
This is a story about two strangers with nothing but grief in common.
Yes, you will deal with grief... but honestly, I see this story being about life. All the nitty gritty, raw, painful and beautiful grab it will all you've got, life.
You get Mason, ok.. well YOU don't get Mason.. he's mine... but you will get to read all about the amazingly yummy inside and out, Mason. He is an intelligent and successful businessman... but he is also a man who has suffered, is figuring out how to survive that pain, and in the process, becoming an amazing human being with a heart of gold. He is an entrepreneur, who is using his mountain of money and created a unique website, for people to connect. Ok, thats all the info you are getting because Angie came up with a brilliant idea, and I really wish it existed..
So, with Mason's brainchild, you will see how his connection to Chloe begins...
Ohhhhh... Chloe, Chloe, Chloe..... How you made my heart soar and bleed. This story is her journey, her amazing heart and soul completely bared and it will consume you! She is following her path.. her destiny, by connecting the dots in ways you will be amazed at the picture they make...
Dots is truly a poignant story... I really loved the ending... well... after dropping to my knees and crying... i came to terms with how beautiful it really was!
Princess Elizabeth
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October 6, 2016
Dots is a contemporary fiction novel about friendship, family, prejudice and selflessness. It is also about acceptance and grieving. There is a lot of grief in Dots, but there is also love. I cried and laughed through the entire book. I didn’t want to put it down, but there were points of the book that were too, too much, and I had to step away from it. Even though the reader learns how the story will end early on, one has to hope for a miracle. Alas, I got something closer to reality.
The main characters in the book are well developed, engaging, and relatable. Chloe, a free-spirited artist, is one of the narrators of the story. Chloe’s spirit and joie de vivre have been dampened a bit by her latest news, but there is still plenty of it to carry her dedicated family and friends through to the end.
“In a world of hardboiled [eggs], you’re scrambled.”--Mason
Mason, the other narrator of the story, has his own grief and issues to process, and through his selfless friendship with Chloe, he finds a path to closure. He might even get one of his “never have I evers” addressed. Mason is a much-misunderstood character. The Moral Majority paint him to be the cyberspace version of Larry Flynt and more, however, those who actually know him and bother to learn about all his business dealings, know that he is a wish-granting angel. Mason is good at connecting the dots.
I loved the chemistry and relationship between Mason and Chloe. Their symbiotic friendship gripped my heart and squeezed tight. Secondary characters, Gram, Emily and Lola, and people you want in your life.
They are good-hearted, true-blue characters,
Ms. Brashears, a nurse herself, has poured her experiences into the details of this book. Her well-paced story is engaging and entertaining. She has threaded lovely messages of love and generosity through her novel. Dots is a touching story about the mathematics of life: we’re all points on a plane until we connect with the next “dot” to become a line.
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The main characters in the book are well developed, engaging, and relatable. Chloe, a free-spirited artist, is one of the narrators of the story. Chloe’s spirit and joie de vivre have been dampened a bit by her latest news, but there is still plenty of it to carry her dedicated family and friends through to the end.
“In a world of hardboiled [eggs], you’re scrambled.”--Mason
Mason, the other narrator of the story, has his own grief and issues to process, and through his selfless friendship with Chloe, he finds a path to closure. He might even get one of his “never have I evers” addressed. Mason is a much-misunderstood character. The Moral Majority paint him to be the cyberspace version of Larry Flynt and more, however, those who actually know him and bother to learn about all his business dealings, know that he is a wish-granting angel. Mason is good at connecting the dots.
I loved the chemistry and relationship between Mason and Chloe. Their symbiotic friendship gripped my heart and squeezed tight. Secondary characters, Gram, Emily and Lola, and people you want in your life.
They are good-hearted, true-blue characters,
Ms. Brashears, a nurse herself, has poured her experiences into the details of this book. Her well-paced story is engaging and entertaining. She has threaded lovely messages of love and generosity through her novel. Dots is a touching story about the mathematics of life: we’re all points on a plane until we connect with the next “dot” to become a line.
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October 20, 2016
This book first attracted me because of the cover as it reminds me of the current fad of Adult colouring books. The second was that I had previously read a book by this author - the first in her Chubby Chasers series and loved her writing style as I had really enjoyed it. Firstly, this is a Cancer story but what I loved about it was that unlike most others that focus on the whole "cancer issue" and what the characters are going through and the whole depressed outlook on life, I found this one stood out as I have read quite a few different ones. My first experience with reading a Cancer story was Lurlene McDaniel when I was 11-12 years old. In Dots , though I loved the overall storyline there were a few points that I felt were lacking in realism. One major one for me was that we discovered the main character Chloe was diagnosed with Cancer a year ago and only told her best friend Emma. Her family had no idea and I think after a year of treatments etc, they would have discovered already or had some inkling and the same goes with her best friends. I did like the idea of Chloe's friend Lola doing an intervention as that was used as part of the storyline on an episode of Chasing Life which I enjoyed when April's mother found her pills she had been taking for her Cancer. During Chloe's last few months, she is introduced to a web-based site called The F* it List where like a bucket list you can do everything that you wanted before you die and there are no limitations. The guy behind the site Mason Dixon knows what it is like to lose someone you love to Cancer , but what happens when Chloe's request is to get to know him and he starts to chat to Chloe. Will he be able to protect his feelings and not fall for her ? Can Mason and Chloe remain in the friend-zone or will he do everything he can to make her last few months the most perfect time she has ever had ? Another idea while reading this was that though I understand where the title comes from - I was thinking that they should have called it the Mason F*It Dixon List . If you are wanting to read a Cancer story but one that stands apart from others, then check out Dots by Angie M. Brashears.
September 29, 2016
Thank you for NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Normally if I don't like a book so much that I quit reading it I will just privately leave feedback via NetGalley and apologize for wasting their time having not been able to finish it.
However this book is so awful I feel like I should publicly review it to save people on their previous money and even more precious time. I knew right away when I started reading Dots that I wasn't enjoying it but I figured hell, it's a quick read I might as well go ahead and finish reading so I can leave a review on the entire story.
But after 26% I just couldn't do anymore. This book is poorly written and I don't just mean the plethora of grammatical errors (this is an ARC afterall). The author writes so horribly that I couldn't even quite figure out what as going on or what the characters were talking about half the time. Speaking of characters, they're unrealistic and unlikable... or once again, I have no idea what's going on. Practically every sentence was a sentence fragment.
I hate myself for wasting so much time trying to read this book last night.
This book is listed under women's fiction on NetGalley but it should be listed under #erotica or #comedy (it's so bad it's funny) or maybe even #youngadult, because I think it may have been written by a young adult with an inexperienced dirty mind.
However this book is so awful I feel like I should publicly review it to save people on their previous money and even more precious time. I knew right away when I started reading Dots that I wasn't enjoying it but I figured hell, it's a quick read I might as well go ahead and finish reading so I can leave a review on the entire story.
But after 26% I just couldn't do anymore. This book is poorly written and I don't just mean the plethora of grammatical errors (this is an ARC afterall). The author writes so horribly that I couldn't even quite figure out what as going on or what the characters were talking about half the time. Speaking of characters, they're unrealistic and unlikable... or once again, I have no idea what's going on. Practically every sentence was a sentence fragment.
I hate myself for wasting so much time trying to read this book last night.
This book is listed under women's fiction on NetGalley but it should be listed under #erotica or #comedy (it's so bad it's funny) or maybe even #youngadult, because I think it may have been written by a young adult with an inexperienced dirty mind.
August 9, 2018
Depressing
The novel was sad, as expected. This was a story about a young woman dying of cancer and an unusual friendship she found near the end, as well as her interactions with her longtime group of friends, and her family. Mason, her new 'end friend' is a rich young guy, mourning his mother, whom he lost to cancer who runs a website for people who are suffering through devastating illnesses, where Chloe, who is nearing the end of her battle with cancer finds him. She helps him to work through his grief over the loss of his mother, and he helps her through telling her family and close friends that she has cancer and is nearing her end.
It was hard to feel much sympathy for any of the characters, who were often dealing with their pain by drinking themselves senseless. The plot device of Chloe arranging her single survivor's convenient relationships to take her place in their lives and actually having that happen just doesn't ring true.
The novel was sad, as expected. This was a story about a young woman dying of cancer and an unusual friendship she found near the end, as well as her interactions with her longtime group of friends, and her family. Mason, her new 'end friend' is a rich young guy, mourning his mother, whom he lost to cancer who runs a website for people who are suffering through devastating illnesses, where Chloe, who is nearing the end of her battle with cancer finds him. She helps him to work through his grief over the loss of his mother, and he helps her through telling her family and close friends that she has cancer and is nearing her end.
It was hard to feel much sympathy for any of the characters, who were often dealing with their pain by drinking themselves senseless. The plot device of Chloe arranging her single survivor's convenient relationships to take her place in their lives and actually having that happen just doesn't ring true.
December 5, 2016
We are all just dots waiting to get connected. Angie Brashears shines and wow’s in her release of Dots. Chloe has been handed the hardest news of her life, the life she has come to know will be no more. Dots is the beautiful story of Chloe and her journey after being diagnosed with cancer. Chloe enlists the help of Mason to help with a very unique sort of bucket list. Both Mason and Chloe suffering from grief form an unforgettable bond that will leave you breathless. Dots is one hell of an emotional rollercoaster, serious crying action in this one! This is one book that will really pull at your heartstrings and is such an amazing read!! Beautifully written and characters that will stay with you well after you have finished reading it. Angie Brashears’ Dots is a MUST READ!
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November 21, 2016Sadly this could have been a great book, but it was so jumbled that I kept getting confused about where I was, who I was with and what was happening. I think it needed a fair few more drafts as it could have been a very promising book!
***ARC provided via Netgalley for an honest review***
***ARC provided via Netgalley for an honest review***
September 29, 2017
"We're all just dots looking for a line to connect us" is a quote from this book that will forever stick with me.
I am not sure how to write this review as tears steam down my face. It is a muat read. It is an emotional read. 5 stars are no where near enough for this story.
Angie M Brashears this book will forever be in my top reads ever!! The humor in this story was perfect and made it easier to read with everything going on in my life but my heart is shattered. Please tell me we will get more stories of the other characters. I loved Mason and he needs more story time. I loved the F#CK IT LIST.
F#ckCancer
I am not sure how to write this review as tears steam down my face. It is a muat read. It is an emotional read. 5 stars are no where near enough for this story.
Angie M Brashears this book will forever be in my top reads ever!! The humor in this story was perfect and made it easier to read with everything going on in my life but my heart is shattered. Please tell me we will get more stories of the other characters. I loved Mason and he needs more story time. I loved the F#CK IT LIST.
F#ckCancer
August 4, 2017
Chloe's song
A brilliant, heartwrenching story of a young woman's final few months of life dealing with terminal cancer, telling her family, friends, and making her last wishes and dreams come true with Mason and the "F it list". He is determined to help her have an amazing time her last months-all she wants that her body can handle.
This book has great characters -signifigant true friends, loving devoted family that grasps your heart and soul throughout this beautifully written work. I received an ARC and am voluntarily reviewing the story. I LOVED IT!!!!!
A brilliant, heartwrenching story of a young woman's final few months of life dealing with terminal cancer, telling her family, friends, and making her last wishes and dreams come true with Mason and the "F it list". He is determined to help her have an amazing time her last months-all she wants that her body can handle.
This book has great characters -signifigant true friends, loving devoted family that grasps your heart and soul throughout this beautifully written work. I received an ARC and am voluntarily reviewing the story. I LOVED IT!!!!!
December 19, 2017
You know every once in a while a book just touches you! You know what I mean it gives you all the feels. This book makes me want an "end friend" if I ever need one! You fall in love with the characters in this book. It feels very real. It made me laugh and yes it made me cry but it was so worth it for a story like this one! Please, please, please choose to read this book!!
July 17, 2018
Beautiful and Tragic
What a beautiful story. Chloe is dying from cancer and so very young and meets a special friend. Mason finds Chloe via his website and they become good friends. It's tragic how someone so young can suffer and die. This book reminds you it could be anyone of us at any time. Spend your days loving like Chloe. Great read, highly recommended!!
What a beautiful story. Chloe is dying from cancer and so very young and meets a special friend. Mason finds Chloe via his website and they become good friends. It's tragic how someone so young can suffer and die. This book reminds you it could be anyone of us at any time. Spend your days loving like Chloe. Great read, highly recommended!!
April 8, 2019
Angie signed my book, I hope you cry your eyes out. I did, she was right that I would. It wasn’t a perfect written book, but it got you to the point that everyone needs people to talk too. With or without cancer everyone needs to get things off their chest. And not be a burden to their family.
May 12, 2019
When I was told I would need tissues, they weren't kidding! A full, charming all the feels. Looking death in the eye has to be hard, a good look at lightness, over coming, final wishes. Love with your whole heart!
August 12, 2018
Wow
I love this book. Took me 3 days to read. What a awesome story can't wait to read another one.
I love this book. Took me 3 days to read. What a awesome story can't wait to read another one.
September 3, 2018
Don't be put off by the whole eff it list thing. This story has zero to do with sex but everything to do with human compassion and end of life wishes and friendship. I loved it.
December 30, 2020
When they told her she had cancer and its terminal her world stopped. You cry a lot, laugh, smile and commiserate with Chloe. It has a happy ending. Loved every word of it.
November 18, 2017
There is not much I can say without giving everything away. You find out how the story will end in the very beginning because it is not your typical happily ever after tale. I love how the story develops between the characters and the subtle way you learn the meaning behind the title. I loved the book. It affected me on so many levels and is one that I won't forget anytime soon.
July 18, 2018
Unique storytelling.
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