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Handwritten & Heartbroken Duet #1
All The Letters I’ll Never Send You
I met my soulmate on July 17th, 2017. He wasn’t my typical type, but the way his ice blue eyes cut through me and his deep honeyed voice warmed me back up made him something new entirely; they were two of the million little things that seemed to make him mine.
Except…I met my fiancé December 22nd, 2012.
I didn’t plan for any of this to happen. Not to meet James Larrabee or to fall in love. Not to hurt the people closest to me. And definitely, definitely not to write the letters that would be both my salvation and my damnation.
Except…I met my fiancé December 22nd, 2012.
I didn’t plan for any of this to happen. Not to meet James Larrabee or to fall in love. Not to hurt the people closest to me. And definitely, definitely not to write the letters that would be both my salvation and my damnation.
306 pages, Paperback
First published January 23, 2020
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Ace Gray
17 books814 followersAce Gray is a best selling author, self-proclaimed troublemaker and connoisseur of both the good life and fairy tales. After a life-long love affair with both books, she undertook writing the novel she wanted to read. Ten books later, she's gotten to live in the world of billionaires, twisted murders, and sweet small towns. She's made her heart race both with suspense and serious swoon and wouldn't trade one minute, one word of it.
When she's not writing, she owns a taco truck in a ski town in Colorado even though she can't cook a lick (that's all her husband). She loves paddle boarding, snowboarding, camping, basically anything outside... and hosting dinner parties (though she's only in it for the drinks). Oh, and of course, writing more words.
Ace is the author of Strictly Business, Bad For Business, Family Business, Twisted Fate, Twisted Death, A Twisted Love Story, Twisted Secrets, Of Smoke & Cinnamon: A Christmas Story, Pretty Young Things, All The Letters I'll Never Send You and All The Letters I've Ever Read. These titles are available on Amazon.
When she's not writing, she owns a taco truck in a ski town in Colorado even though she can't cook a lick (that's all her husband). She loves paddle boarding, snowboarding, camping, basically anything outside... and hosting dinner parties (though she's only in it for the drinks). Oh, and of course, writing more words.
Ace is the author of Strictly Business, Bad For Business, Family Business, Twisted Fate, Twisted Death, A Twisted Love Story, Twisted Secrets, Of Smoke & Cinnamon: A Christmas Story, Pretty Young Things, All The Letters I'll Never Send You and All The Letters I've Ever Read. These titles are available on Amazon.
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January 14, 2020
When I first read the premise for All the Letters I’ll Never Send You, I knew it would be one to really hit home for me. All it took was the blurb and I was already hooked.
When I dove into the pages, I found my expectations to be blown away. Not that I really predicted any different. Ace Gray knows how to weave a stunning storyline so the reader gets drawn into her words without effort. Her style is engaging and creative, finding new ways to describe even the simplest thing. I was consumed with these characters and their uphill challenges from the start.
This journey is personal and real...delving into a world we can all relate to. I cried with Mina and screamed with James. Their romance isn’t a silky-smooth journey. They face a lot of trials and battles, some alone and others together. The angst and emotion flow through every impactful scene. I’m always in awe of this author’s ability to make me feel so much from words alone. The picture she paints is so vivid that I easily see the scenes unfolding in front of me. Every moment is a cherished treasure and I find myself wrapped in riches.
In the end, Mina and James have to decide if their love is strong enough to conquer all.
When I dove into the pages, I found my expectations to be blown away. Not that I really predicted any different. Ace Gray knows how to weave a stunning storyline so the reader gets drawn into her words without effort. Her style is engaging and creative, finding new ways to describe even the simplest thing. I was consumed with these characters and their uphill challenges from the start.
This journey is personal and real...delving into a world we can all relate to. I cried with Mina and screamed with James. Their romance isn’t a silky-smooth journey. They face a lot of trials and battles, some alone and others together. The angst and emotion flow through every impactful scene. I’m always in awe of this author’s ability to make me feel so much from words alone. The picture she paints is so vivid that I easily see the scenes unfolding in front of me. Every moment is a cherished treasure and I find myself wrapped in riches.
In the end, Mina and James have to decide if their love is strong enough to conquer all.
January 29, 2020
I just really figured out that I’m not a fan of overly angsty books at all!!! I feel emotionally exhausted after reading this book.
I enjoyed the beginning which is a series of letters the FMC is writing because she’s secretly head over heels in love with her coworker James. But as the letters go on it’s very obvious it’s an unrequited love. At one point it became too much...she was creating a world of pain for herself that was starting to feel very unnecessary. Cut to three years later she’s living in a different city running her own restaurant and BOOM....mysterious James is back.
My issue with All The Letter I’ll Never Send is that it feels like there’s so much missing..I feel like I jumped into this book in the middle of it and I was very confused...I didn’t understand why she was so devastated. I guess that’s where I needed the missing pieces filled in
Mina was a hot mess over a guy that at times I was really questioning..does this guy really like her?? Does he’s love her?? I really couldn’t tell...and at this point I felt like this book would’ve benefited greatly from a dual POV.
I really wanted to love this book because I love this author and everything else she’s written but it just wasn’t hitting its mark.
I enjoyed the beginning which is a series of letters the FMC is writing because she’s secretly head over heels in love with her coworker James. But as the letters go on it’s very obvious it’s an unrequited love. At one point it became too much...she was creating a world of pain for herself that was starting to feel very unnecessary. Cut to three years later she’s living in a different city running her own restaurant and BOOM....mysterious James is back.
My issue with All The Letter I’ll Never Send is that it feels like there’s so much missing..I feel like I jumped into this book in the middle of it and I was very confused...I didn’t understand why she was so devastated. I guess that’s where I needed the missing pieces filled in
Mina was a hot mess over a guy that at times I was really questioning..does this guy really like her?? Does he’s love her?? I really couldn’t tell...and at this point I felt like this book would’ve benefited greatly from a dual POV.
I really wanted to love this book because I love this author and everything else she’s written but it just wasn’t hitting its mark.
January 23, 2020
This book is unlike anything Ace has written before. Honestly, it is unlike anything I have ever read before. It is really hard to try to put into words what this book is! The only word that really comes to mind is REAL. This book felt so real!
It is emotionally raw, sad, full of heartbreak, insecurities, but also so very beautiful.
The story starts off with a number of letters written by Mina to James. Letters that she never intends on giving to him, but things she needs to get out. The letters depict her heartache, inner turmoil, slight obsession, and realizations that a) she is in love with him, b) she doesn’t feel worthy enough for him, c) she can never be with him, and d) he is her soul mate. The book then segues to years later when Mina has finally started to rebuild her life after the implosion of her friendship with James, only to have James re-appear and throw things off kilter again. In the end, we are left wondering if/how James and Mina will overcome their troubles and find their way to one another.
The emotions this book evoked in me were real. I felt everything Mina and James felt. I felt the rawness of their want, the realness of their heartbreak, and related, in ways, to their insecurities. I love both these characters, but I will tell you there were times where I was really frustrated with them!
Mina and James’ story seriously hurt my heart.
This book is unique and it is special, and I highly recommend you all give it a try! Once you read it, I think you will know exactly what I was trying to convey in this review.
Congratulations Ace! This book is something that was definitely needed in this book world and I am so glad you took a risk and wrote it! You BLEW ME AWAY!!
I am sitting here eagerly awaiting All The Letters I’ve Ever Read, Handwritten & Heartbreak Book 2, to find out what happens with this couple.
It is emotionally raw, sad, full of heartbreak, insecurities, but also so very beautiful.
The story starts off with a number of letters written by Mina to James. Letters that she never intends on giving to him, but things she needs to get out. The letters depict her heartache, inner turmoil, slight obsession, and realizations that a) she is in love with him, b) she doesn’t feel worthy enough for him, c) she can never be with him, and d) he is her soul mate. The book then segues to years later when Mina has finally started to rebuild her life after the implosion of her friendship with James, only to have James re-appear and throw things off kilter again. In the end, we are left wondering if/how James and Mina will overcome their troubles and find their way to one another.
The emotions this book evoked in me were real. I felt everything Mina and James felt. I felt the rawness of their want, the realness of their heartbreak, and related, in ways, to their insecurities. I love both these characters, but I will tell you there were times where I was really frustrated with them!
Mina and James’ story seriously hurt my heart.
This book is unique and it is special, and I highly recommend you all give it a try! Once you read it, I think you will know exactly what I was trying to convey in this review.
Congratulations Ace! This book is something that was definitely needed in this book world and I am so glad you took a risk and wrote it! You BLEW ME AWAY!!
I am sitting here eagerly awaiting All The Letters I’ve Ever Read, Handwritten & Heartbreak Book 2, to find out what happens with this couple.
July 6, 2020
I was stoked to start reading this. I was excited! So I'm at 8% and I'm like "Oookay" At 14% more of the same I think I'm missing something yet I can't pull away. At 18% I'm so invested. Intrigued. Consumed. I couldn't turn pages fast enough. And I was feeling the character as if I was standing right next to her.
My 1st book by this author and I'm seriously amazed by her words. Her storytelling.
I cannot remember reading another book like this. And I don't mean the trope. I mean the way it's told. The way it read.
Oh my goodness. When I say all the feels with this read I don't say that lightly.
I kept reading and thinking there's no way this kind of emotion can keep UP throughout the entire book but it did!!
☆“Mina, can I kiss you?” he asks, his words dark but breathless. “You already have,” I barely manage. “Then can I keep you?”♡
Every other phrase is packed with so much passion. Every other page is a punch right in the chest. It's that kind of pain that while it's hurting it feels good and you want to keep feeling good
This is definitely a different kind of book. It's special. I loved it.
♡ I want to know that my heart was the only thing she ever took.♡
My 1st book by this author and I'm seriously amazed by her words. Her storytelling.
I cannot remember reading another book like this. And I don't mean the trope. I mean the way it's told. The way it read.
Oh my goodness. When I say all the feels with this read I don't say that lightly.
I kept reading and thinking there's no way this kind of emotion can keep UP throughout the entire book but it did!!
☆“Mina, can I kiss you?” he asks, his words dark but breathless. “You already have,” I barely manage. “Then can I keep you?”♡
Every other phrase is packed with so much passion. Every other page is a punch right in the chest. It's that kind of pain that while it's hurting it feels good and you want to keep feeling good
This is definitely a different kind of book. It's special. I loved it.
♡ I want to know that my heart was the only thing she ever took.♡
January 26, 2020
I’ve read a few of this authors stories and I loved them so of course I couldn’t wait to read her newest story. I definitely wasn’t disappointed as it was so so good.
The author starts telling the story through letters, letters Mina wrote to James. It was a different way of telling the story for me but I liked it. The letters certainly gave an insight into her thoughts. The second part of the story we get explanations that we were waiting for.
This is a great read and I’m waiting impatiently for the second part of this duet.
The author starts telling the story through letters, letters Mina wrote to James. It was a different way of telling the story for me but I liked it. The letters certainly gave an insight into her thoughts. The second part of the story we get explanations that we were waiting for.
This is a great read and I’m waiting impatiently for the second part of this duet.
January 21, 2020
Don’t go into this thinking that this is just another love story, because it isn’t. This is all the messiness, hurt and heartache that sometimes can be associated with love and relationships. It is a turbulent and tumultuous love story that is all kinds of complicated, and is powered by genuine vulnerability, apprehension and mistrust.
This book is about a woman who writes letters to her love, her soulmate, while she is struggling through the personal drama of doubt and uncertainty within their relationship. The intent is to pour all her feelings into words on a piece of paper to survive her fear and lack of confidence of herself and their happiness.
These characters are so multilayered and I think that is why Ms. Gray has me flipping all over the place like a fish about these characters. One minute I’m hating on James and feeling sorry for Mina, and the next I want to cuff Mina upside the head. I am sure my emotions haven’t had that kind of whiplash in quite some time.
To adequately describe these character’s dynamic and allure is not an easy feat as both are well beyond flawed. James is very unique, his lack of empathy almost comes across as narcissistic sometimes. He is the type of character that you love to hate and hate to love. Mina on the other hand is a river full of emotions and self doubt. Her emotional rollercoaster had me wanting to pop a handful of xanax to just deal with her uncertainty and insecurity. I honestly can say that neither character had a redeeming quality about them, but then something happened. Ace Gray, the talented author that she is, made me fall in love with both characters. I honestly didn’t think it was possible, but upon reading the last few chapters my heart went out to both James and Mina’s plight and I was rooting for them both.
In my opinion this is Ace Gray’s most significant and best piece of work, and I am ecstatic at having had the opportunity to read it!.
This book is about a woman who writes letters to her love, her soulmate, while she is struggling through the personal drama of doubt and uncertainty within their relationship. The intent is to pour all her feelings into words on a piece of paper to survive her fear and lack of confidence of herself and their happiness.
These characters are so multilayered and I think that is why Ms. Gray has me flipping all over the place like a fish about these characters. One minute I’m hating on James and feeling sorry for Mina, and the next I want to cuff Mina upside the head. I am sure my emotions haven’t had that kind of whiplash in quite some time.
To adequately describe these character’s dynamic and allure is not an easy feat as both are well beyond flawed. James is very unique, his lack of empathy almost comes across as narcissistic sometimes. He is the type of character that you love to hate and hate to love. Mina on the other hand is a river full of emotions and self doubt. Her emotional rollercoaster had me wanting to pop a handful of xanax to just deal with her uncertainty and insecurity. I honestly can say that neither character had a redeeming quality about them, but then something happened. Ace Gray, the talented author that she is, made me fall in love with both characters. I honestly didn’t think it was possible, but upon reading the last few chapters my heart went out to both James and Mina’s plight and I was rooting for them both.
In my opinion this is Ace Gray’s most significant and best piece of work, and I am ecstatic at having had the opportunity to read it!.
January 22, 2020
Ace Gray has a heartbreaking hit on her hands with the gorgeous almost desperate people in All the Letters I’ll Never Send You. The story is raw and as real as it gets, yet transporting all at once. A true romance.
*Whispers* Readers, All the Letters is way more than a romance. It’s an exploration of love and anxiety--told with hope and humor--where they intersect and where they separate. It’s a trip into the darkness lurking inside us, the doubt, and the possibility that lies on the other side.
Mina’s journey—and the documentation of her most brutal moments of falling in love—is a fierce epistolary story of surfacing. I found myself begging her to leave her fiancé, somehow forgive James and just move on. But this is not a Hallmark story of shallow feelings with a trophy hottie at the end of a rainbow. Gray doesn't go for cliches and simple tropes.
Mina is skittish, and has options and a good friend, even if the decision making or advice is specious or troubling. But that’s life, right? That’s real that’s the raw territory Gray covers.
James is flockHOT. And deserves an award for his earnestness. He’s very kind and all kinds of sexy. He might just be too late. The steps he takes, OMG I can’t even begin to tell you how I love the passages where we hear from him.
With Mina’s fall into love driving the plot, and James’ swoony appearance laying the foundation, All the Letters takes a complex woman, who’s hiding—she’s hiding hope and her crushing anxiety—and spits her out into the present and we get to watch her live a life, mistakes and mountains climbed and all. Loss and recovery, anxiety and acceptance, are ugly, but this story is gorgeous. It’s a keeper.
kc caron
Aphrodites Reading Alphas
*Whispers* Readers, All the Letters is way more than a romance. It’s an exploration of love and anxiety--told with hope and humor--where they intersect and where they separate. It’s a trip into the darkness lurking inside us, the doubt, and the possibility that lies on the other side.
Mina’s journey—and the documentation of her most brutal moments of falling in love—is a fierce epistolary story of surfacing. I found myself begging her to leave her fiancé, somehow forgive James and just move on. But this is not a Hallmark story of shallow feelings with a trophy hottie at the end of a rainbow. Gray doesn't go for cliches and simple tropes.
Mina is skittish, and has options and a good friend, even if the decision making or advice is specious or troubling. But that’s life, right? That’s real that’s the raw territory Gray covers.
James is flockHOT. And deserves an award for his earnestness. He’s very kind and all kinds of sexy. He might just be too late. The steps he takes, OMG I can’t even begin to tell you how I love the passages where we hear from him.
With Mina’s fall into love driving the plot, and James’ swoony appearance laying the foundation, All the Letters takes a complex woman, who’s hiding—she’s hiding hope and her crushing anxiety—and spits her out into the present and we get to watch her live a life, mistakes and mountains climbed and all. Loss and recovery, anxiety and acceptance, are ugly, but this story is gorgeous. It’s a keeper.
kc caron
Aphrodites Reading Alphas
February 23, 2020
I’m usually not a fan of books that make me weep, annoyed, or make me want to throw my book up against a wall from too much drama. Clearly, this made me do all of the above. The letters in the beginning had me intrigued and emotional and I was ready to gobble up all the words, but the more I read the more I felt the over-angst and Mina’s relationship with James was too much and I started to disconnect with the characters/story. I do love this author and many other books she has written but if you the reader enjoy a ton of angst, heartache, and drama...this one’s for you.
January 20, 2020
Ace Gray ripped my heart out, broke it into million pieces and then left me in a complete emotional chaos in All The Letters I'll Never Send You. This is beautiful love in most raw, intense and captivating form.
I cannot tell you that this story has a definite beginning or ending. This is the endless journey of Mina and James and their feelings. The beauty of the story in the sorcery of words. They have this unique and all consuming friendship that slowly transformed into love. A love that cannot be. A love that is forbidden and so wrong. Yet nothing makes more sense and more right to them. But that doesn't make it easy to accept. So James destroyed Mina's heart. And she has just recovered a bit only for him to come back with promises of future. Will she survive if she falls this time? Are they too toxic to be with each other?
If angst wrote an autobiography, All The Letters I'll Never Send You will be it. Many of my friends think I read romance because it's sweet. But this book is the reason why I read romance. All the ugly, messy, painful, debilitating and heartaching glory of love. Because love is not perfect. Love is not rainbows and sunshine. Love is deep dark tears of heart. And Ace Gray brought it to life like never before. I am in love with Mina's insecurity, guilt, heartbreak and ability to love with every thing even it means breaking herself. I am in love with the simple, easy, fascinating and charming ways of James. I am in love with their flawed, scarred and special kind of love. It is that kind of love story that will consume your heart, drown you in emotions and you will still want more.
All The Letters I'll Never Send You by Ace Gray is the celebration of love that is gritty , real and soul deep. The author will make you face your own heartbreaks and tragedies. And it will remain one of the most spiritual and unforgettable reading experience for me!
Received ARC for Honest review
I cannot tell you that this story has a definite beginning or ending. This is the endless journey of Mina and James and their feelings. The beauty of the story in the sorcery of words. They have this unique and all consuming friendship that slowly transformed into love. A love that cannot be. A love that is forbidden and so wrong. Yet nothing makes more sense and more right to them. But that doesn't make it easy to accept. So James destroyed Mina's heart. And she has just recovered a bit only for him to come back with promises of future. Will she survive if she falls this time? Are they too toxic to be with each other?
If angst wrote an autobiography, All The Letters I'll Never Send You will be it. Many of my friends think I read romance because it's sweet. But this book is the reason why I read romance. All the ugly, messy, painful, debilitating and heartaching glory of love. Because love is not perfect. Love is not rainbows and sunshine. Love is deep dark tears of heart. And Ace Gray brought it to life like never before. I am in love with Mina's insecurity, guilt, heartbreak and ability to love with every thing even it means breaking herself. I am in love with the simple, easy, fascinating and charming ways of James. I am in love with their flawed, scarred and special kind of love. It is that kind of love story that will consume your heart, drown you in emotions and you will still want more.
All The Letters I'll Never Send You by Ace Gray is the celebration of love that is gritty , real and soul deep. The author will make you face your own heartbreaks and tragedies. And it will remain one of the most spiritual and unforgettable reading experience for me!
Received ARC for Honest review
January 24, 2020
My frame of reference for Ace Gray’s work is dark romance. And while All the Letters I’ll Never Send You is definitely not dark, it is mostly a romance. I say that because, at times, it felt more like an obsession than a romance.
The formatting of the story is a little unusual. It starts off with letters Mina has written that contain her emotions. Her anguish was clear. They are an inside look at everything that can’t or won’t be said, but needs to be.
Mina has her issues. Her insecurities and lack of trust were battles I wanted to see her win though it was difficult to read and very frustrating. James is complicated. His communication skills are lacking. I’m not sure I completely understood their dynamic and at times felt like I was missing something.
Their love is messy and flawed. They need to figure it out. This one ends on a cliffhanger with the answers coming in All the Letters I’ll Ever Read.
The formatting of the story is a little unusual. It starts off with letters Mina has written that contain her emotions. Her anguish was clear. They are an inside look at everything that can’t or won’t be said, but needs to be.
Mina has her issues. Her insecurities and lack of trust were battles I wanted to see her win though it was difficult to read and very frustrating. James is complicated. His communication skills are lacking. I’m not sure I completely understood their dynamic and at times felt like I was missing something.
Their love is messy and flawed. They need to figure it out. This one ends on a cliffhanger with the answers coming in All the Letters I’ll Ever Read.
January 10, 2020
*Sigh*, I just loved James.
Wow, there is so many pent-up feelings, so much personal heartbreak, and for the first part, I thought they were only one-sided. Author Ace Gray’s approach to the first part of the books was written as the series of letters Mina wrote to someone she’d met and grown to love as her soul mate, but had never sent to him. I’ve never seen this story set up before, and I was intrigued from the start. It was only in Part Two that the relationship behind the letters was rounded out and things became self-explanatory.
This book will resonate with everyone whose continual thoughts of self-doubt and unworthiness have circulated into an ever-decreasing circle of self-hate in their heads. It colours every interaction that is had with someone whose opinions matter. When feelings aren’t or can’t be communicated due to circumstance, they become tarnished under the weight of mis-communication and mis-understanding. Mina was engaged to someone she’d thought she’d loved, but the relationship was already struggling, when she discovered the other half of her soul, but she never crossed the line of unfaithfulness. The emotional affair was strong, unbidden and one sided, and it broke her heart.
Mina’s letters were discovered by the man she was engaged to. He accused her of betrayal and crushed what was left of heart before he left. She shut down, moved back to her childhood town, and rebuilt her life. On the day she finally decided to put the past to rest, and burnt the letters to ash, Jamie arrived in her childhood town. He’d come for a prime job interview as an opportunity to be close to the place that he knew she’d grown up in.
What happens when three years, distance and circumstances change, and Mina discovered that James, the other half of her soul, had loved just as strong, but also wouldn’t and couldn’t cross the line because she belonged to another man......
Ace Gray has written a love story with an entirely new-to-me approach. Part one had the letters that Mina never sent to James and we saw the developing friendship between two workmates as only her feelings, penned on paper, one sided and coloured with self-doubt, weighted under a failing relationship where feelings of guilt and misguided loyalty further damaged an already battered soul.
I struggled with, but understood how the years had locked her heart down under the weight of heart-break and guilt. Why could she not let the past go and realise that her love HAD returned just as fiercely, but that James had been honourable in not giving away his own feelings. If she could only get rid of the extra baggage she insisted on dragging into the relationship - ‘self-doubt’, ‘un worthiness’
This book was a delicious slow burn, quite sweet, and the angsty feelings between these two hurt my own heart, especially when James said this to Mina, “You question me, what I say to you, how I act around you, ... it’s something in you. Which means not only is the woman I love hurting but also, I can’t fix it.”
I really wanted to slap Mina and say, just get in there, but her feelings were articulated so well, that I saw how delicate her mental health was, and just hoped she hadn’t broken herself beyond repair. The book ended with a mild cliffhanger that has me waiting with hopeful anticipation for the second book due out soon. I highly recommend this one to all angsty romance lovers for sure. 4.5 stars 💔
Wow, there is so many pent-up feelings, so much personal heartbreak, and for the first part, I thought they were only one-sided. Author Ace Gray’s approach to the first part of the books was written as the series of letters Mina wrote to someone she’d met and grown to love as her soul mate, but had never sent to him. I’ve never seen this story set up before, and I was intrigued from the start. It was only in Part Two that the relationship behind the letters was rounded out and things became self-explanatory.
This book will resonate with everyone whose continual thoughts of self-doubt and unworthiness have circulated into an ever-decreasing circle of self-hate in their heads. It colours every interaction that is had with someone whose opinions matter. When feelings aren’t or can’t be communicated due to circumstance, they become tarnished under the weight of mis-communication and mis-understanding. Mina was engaged to someone she’d thought she’d loved, but the relationship was already struggling, when she discovered the other half of her soul, but she never crossed the line of unfaithfulness. The emotional affair was strong, unbidden and one sided, and it broke her heart.
Mina’s letters were discovered by the man she was engaged to. He accused her of betrayal and crushed what was left of heart before he left. She shut down, moved back to her childhood town, and rebuilt her life. On the day she finally decided to put the past to rest, and burnt the letters to ash, Jamie arrived in her childhood town. He’d come for a prime job interview as an opportunity to be close to the place that he knew she’d grown up in.
What happens when three years, distance and circumstances change, and Mina discovered that James, the other half of her soul, had loved just as strong, but also wouldn’t and couldn’t cross the line because she belonged to another man......
Ace Gray has written a love story with an entirely new-to-me approach. Part one had the letters that Mina never sent to James and we saw the developing friendship between two workmates as only her feelings, penned on paper, one sided and coloured with self-doubt, weighted under a failing relationship where feelings of guilt and misguided loyalty further damaged an already battered soul.
I struggled with, but understood how the years had locked her heart down under the weight of heart-break and guilt. Why could she not let the past go and realise that her love HAD returned just as fiercely, but that James had been honourable in not giving away his own feelings. If she could only get rid of the extra baggage she insisted on dragging into the relationship - ‘self-doubt’, ‘un worthiness’
This book was a delicious slow burn, quite sweet, and the angsty feelings between these two hurt my own heart, especially when James said this to Mina, “You question me, what I say to you, how I act around you, ... it’s something in you. Which means not only is the woman I love hurting but also, I can’t fix it.”
I really wanted to slap Mina and say, just get in there, but her feelings were articulated so well, that I saw how delicate her mental health was, and just hoped she hadn’t broken herself beyond repair. The book ended with a mild cliffhanger that has me waiting with hopeful anticipation for the second book due out soon. I highly recommend this one to all angsty romance lovers for sure. 4.5 stars 💔
January 20, 2020
There's a reason I have sat on writing this review FOR MONTHS! I am having the hardest time figuring out what to say. This is such an original, unbelievably stirring story that took me completely by surprise. So well, here we are. I joked with Ace that I should just copy and paste the direct messages I sent her during and after I read the book and honestly, it's the best I can do. Word for word—in order even—my feelings and ramblings:
1. I’m at 76% (that’s fast for me these days...) and it’s incredible. Those damn letters man. They set up the story so tortuously and beautifully.
2. Mina’s yearning honestly had me reminiscing about old unreturned crushes and those heart-aching feelings. And I know this story is so much MORE than that so please don’t think I’m downplaying anything, but I think that’s why people are going to be able to relate on at least a small level. Because anyone who tells you that they’ve never had a crush (even a small school-age one) on someone they couldn’t have is a liar! In my opinion...
3. Duuuuuude! It’s the best I’ve read from you, no doubt.
4. I LOVE that it’s raw and honest and painful!
5. And it’s a total gut punch, but this shit isn’t all fairy tales in real life.
6. Fuck the typical desired book boyfriend! I personally love James. I am so much like him—I don’t often wear my heart on my sleeve, I tend to probably over-rationalize things when feelings like this just don’t make sense most of the time, I’m not an overly expressive person (emotion-wise)!
7. But Mina also broke my heart! I’ve had Minas in my life!
8. It’s such a lovely painful story that makes my heart stutter a bit. I’m serious about the reminiscing...I’ve felt a little bit of this feeling before and man oh man...
9. I just really loved it. It’s not typical, it’s hard, it’s heartfelt.
10. …Mina is pouring her heart out. It’s her stream of consciousness and it shouldn’t be interrupted. It’s maybe messy but her feelings are messy so I think it’s perfect for the whole damn heartbreaking show.
11. Look, it won’t be everyone’s jam—but nothing is!! I still maintain that the story is absolutely relatable. Even if it’s in a teeny tiny way for some people. And those letters are the backbone of this story. Who hasn’t wanted to rip their own heart out in such a cathartic way!! But seriously, I FEEL these books. And to wrap the whole heart-aching package up—your writing is stunning.
There you have it. It's not neat, but perhaps it's quite fitting for Mina and James' story because their story is anything but neat. Ace Gray pours her heart out with this very real, bleeding and poignant story about true heartache. Take a chance. It's unlike anything you've read before. All The Letters I'll Never Send You gets all my stars.
1. I’m at 76% (that’s fast for me these days...) and it’s incredible. Those damn letters man. They set up the story so tortuously and beautifully.
2. Mina’s yearning honestly had me reminiscing about old unreturned crushes and those heart-aching feelings. And I know this story is so much MORE than that so please don’t think I’m downplaying anything, but I think that’s why people are going to be able to relate on at least a small level. Because anyone who tells you that they’ve never had a crush (even a small school-age one) on someone they couldn’t have is a liar! In my opinion...
3. Duuuuuude! It’s the best I’ve read from you, no doubt.
4. I LOVE that it’s raw and honest and painful!
5. And it’s a total gut punch, but this shit isn’t all fairy tales in real life.
6. Fuck the typical desired book boyfriend! I personally love James. I am so much like him—I don’t often wear my heart on my sleeve, I tend to probably over-rationalize things when feelings like this just don’t make sense most of the time, I’m not an overly expressive person (emotion-wise)!
7. But Mina also broke my heart! I’ve had Minas in my life!
8. It’s such a lovely painful story that makes my heart stutter a bit. I’m serious about the reminiscing...I’ve felt a little bit of this feeling before and man oh man...
9. I just really loved it. It’s not typical, it’s hard, it’s heartfelt.
10. …Mina is pouring her heart out. It’s her stream of consciousness and it shouldn’t be interrupted. It’s maybe messy but her feelings are messy so I think it’s perfect for the whole damn heartbreaking show.
11. Look, it won’t be everyone’s jam—but nothing is!! I still maintain that the story is absolutely relatable. Even if it’s in a teeny tiny way for some people. And those letters are the backbone of this story. Who hasn’t wanted to rip their own heart out in such a cathartic way!! But seriously, I FEEL these books. And to wrap the whole heart-aching package up—your writing is stunning.
There you have it. It's not neat, but perhaps it's quite fitting for Mina and James' story because their story is anything but neat. Ace Gray pours her heart out with this very real, bleeding and poignant story about true heartache. Take a chance. It's unlike anything you've read before. All The Letters I'll Never Send You gets all my stars.
July 13, 2020
This is the first book by this author for me and I've to say that I really enjoyed this emotional, dramatic and gripping story.
At first I was a bit surprised, because the first part of this book is a handwritten journal. Unbelievable chaotic and mysterious, because you don't know the writer and who is the person to whom it's written.
But the longer you read the more familiar the entries become.
I really really enjoyed this emotional roller-coaster.
The heartbreaking story about a girl that can't forget her first and only but unfortunately unrequited love.
This story is not sweet and swoony, but raw and real.
It's a journey through pain and heartbreak, but also a way to find yourself and self-love.
When you want a light and funny read it's definitely not for you.
This story is real, emotional and nerve-wracking and I loved it because of it.
This is the first book in a duet and HER story, her feelings and her thoughts about love and life, but also so damn much more.
I can't spoil it so I'll stop just by this short review.
Read it! It's really good 🤐
At first I was a bit surprised, because the first part of this book is a handwritten journal. Unbelievable chaotic and mysterious, because you don't know the writer and who is the person to whom it's written.
But the longer you read the more familiar the entries become.
I really really enjoyed this emotional roller-coaster.
The heartbreaking story about a girl that can't forget her first and only but unfortunately unrequited love.
This story is not sweet and swoony, but raw and real.
It's a journey through pain and heartbreak, but also a way to find yourself and self-love.
When you want a light and funny read it's definitely not for you.
This story is real, emotional and nerve-wracking and I loved it because of it.
This is the first book in a duet and HER story, her feelings and her thoughts about love and life, but also so damn much more.
I can't spoil it so I'll stop just by this short review.
Read it! It's really good 🤐
January 22, 2020
This story earned the love of every bit of my cold dark heart 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Ace does something different and utterly unique with this story. It’s not a book I read but a life I experienced and felt every ounce of struggle as each word bleed onto the page. This is a tale of love at its most vulnerable moments when you question even your own sanity. It’s gut wrenching and the most emotional I’ve ever been while reading, Also the most honest I’ve ever seen. I found parts of myself in the words but also left pieces of my soul along the way. I’m not even sure how that’s possible.
The story is beautifully crafted the layers working together on such an intricate level it blew my mind. The way she writes emotions each one is a tangible thing that breathes fire and tore down every last one of my walls leaving all of my feelings unprotected in their wake. I connected on such a deep level with Mina I was pulled under and never wanted out. Her pain was my own and at parts I was a sobbing mess. I’d have to pause and remember how to breathe I could feel her struggle to my very core. It’s not something I can ever forget. The characters are complex and intrigued me to no end. My heart could never have been ready for the wild ride that is All The Letters I’ll Never Send You but I’m glad I took the leap because it was devastatingly delicious and unlike anything I’ve ever read before.
Ace does something different and utterly unique with this story. It’s not a book I read but a life I experienced and felt every ounce of struggle as each word bleed onto the page. This is a tale of love at its most vulnerable moments when you question even your own sanity. It’s gut wrenching and the most emotional I’ve ever been while reading, Also the most honest I’ve ever seen. I found parts of myself in the words but also left pieces of my soul along the way. I’m not even sure how that’s possible.
The story is beautifully crafted the layers working together on such an intricate level it blew my mind. The way she writes emotions each one is a tangible thing that breathes fire and tore down every last one of my walls leaving all of my feelings unprotected in their wake. I connected on such a deep level with Mina I was pulled under and never wanted out. Her pain was my own and at parts I was a sobbing mess. I’d have to pause and remember how to breathe I could feel her struggle to my very core. It’s not something I can ever forget. The characters are complex and intrigued me to no end. My heart could never have been ready for the wild ride that is All The Letters I’ll Never Send You but I’m glad I took the leap because it was devastatingly delicious and unlike anything I’ve ever read before.
January 25, 2020
Wow, wow, WOW!!!!!!!
It took me way to long to get the words to write this review but only because it is literally all the feels.
If there is ever anything that you can guarantee when you read a book by Ace it is that there is going to be an untold amount of emotions coursing through you, and this book is no exception.
It took me three days to make it through but because there is so much angst and emotion that I spent way too much time with emotions leaking out of my eyes, and I could not be happier for it. I love the way that there are actual letters written in this book, it conveys true love and depth and the heartbreak that bleeds of the pages is just profound.
James and Mina don't have a fairytale romance and that is exactly what I needed, it's down to earth and raw, and gave me something I didn't even know I needed. We spend so much time with that "perfect" relationship when we read that to spend time reading something real and honest, blew my mind and make me really appreciate love again.
I am so beyond invested in these two and I literally cannot wait for the next book!!!
This is my honest and unbiased review.
It took me way to long to get the words to write this review but only because it is literally all the feels.
If there is ever anything that you can guarantee when you read a book by Ace it is that there is going to be an untold amount of emotions coursing through you, and this book is no exception.
It took me three days to make it through but because there is so much angst and emotion that I spent way too much time with emotions leaking out of my eyes, and I could not be happier for it. I love the way that there are actual letters written in this book, it conveys true love and depth and the heartbreak that bleeds of the pages is just profound.
James and Mina don't have a fairytale romance and that is exactly what I needed, it's down to earth and raw, and gave me something I didn't even know I needed. We spend so much time with that "perfect" relationship when we read that to spend time reading something real and honest, blew my mind and make me really appreciate love again.
I am so beyond invested in these two and I literally cannot wait for the next book!!!
This is my honest and unbiased review.
January 23, 2020
Ace Gray is a newly discovered author for me and when I read the premise of this book I was intrigued and knew it was a book I wanted to read. When people say this book is unlike anything I've read before I sometimes roll my eyes but this book truly is different.
The story starts with a series of letters written by Mina to James where she pours out all her feelings and emotions. These are sometimes hard to read because they are so personal, it felt like I was secretly reading someones diary. There was a poetic feel to them for me and also a sense of doom because you just know someone is going to read them. We never really learn much about the main players of this story and James remains a mystery right to the end. As I was reading I began to question if it was real, had she conjoured James up from her imagination. Is she an obsessive stalker who has become fixated on a man who's not hers and never will be. To me the not knowing was part of the beauty of the story, the wondering and the questioniong. I'm certainly not going to tell 😉 you will need to read the book to find out for yourself.
The story starts with a series of letters written by Mina to James where she pours out all her feelings and emotions. These are sometimes hard to read because they are so personal, it felt like I was secretly reading someones diary. There was a poetic feel to them for me and also a sense of doom because you just know someone is going to read them. We never really learn much about the main players of this story and James remains a mystery right to the end. As I was reading I began to question if it was real, had she conjoured James up from her imagination. Is she an obsessive stalker who has become fixated on a man who's not hers and never will be. To me the not knowing was part of the beauty of the story, the wondering and the questioniong. I'm certainly not going to tell 😉 you will need to read the book to find out for yourself.
January 20, 2020
I loved the start of this story. It was different and gave me an insight to the heroine. Seeing her feelings, her wants, and her dreams helped me connect to her in a way I don’t think I would of it hadn’t been for the letters. I liked the plot and seeing things play out when it came to the characters and why happened in the past. There was a time jump and we get little clues before we find things out and that was a fun little mystery.
While I really liked this story, it was hard to picture things. Somethings seemed rushed, somethings just didn’t give a paintable description, and most things just bore me. I’m not saying that to make this seem like a bad book, because it wasn’t. I’ve read other books by this author and loved them, but this isn’t one of my favorites. I do plan to read the next one to see why happens, but I felt like it was hard to really connect with the characters once we got past the first part. They seemed very flat. 3 stars #2OCCJD
While I really liked this story, it was hard to picture things. Somethings seemed rushed, somethings just didn’t give a paintable description, and most things just bore me. I’m not saying that to make this seem like a bad book, because it wasn’t. I’ve read other books by this author and loved them, but this isn’t one of my favorites. I do plan to read the next one to see why happens, but I felt like it was hard to really connect with the characters once we got past the first part. They seemed very flat. 3 stars #2OCCJD
January 22, 2020
Wow. I have never read a book like this before. It literally starts out with letters. I thought that was very unique. This story is very real and raw. This story pulled me in and wrapped its self around me squeezed as hard as possible. This story has amazing highs and lows. You will fall hard for these characters. I can’t wait for the next book!
Thank you so much Ace for giving us your words again ❤️❤️
Thank you so much Ace for giving us your words again ❤️❤️
January 25, 2020
“James Fucking Larrabee is holding out his hand, waiting for me to take it, like he’s my knight in shining armor not the battle axe that split me in two." 😭😭😭
Unexpected and original. Ace Gray writes heartache so beautiful and real, you feel your own breaking right along with Mina's & James's.
Unexpected and original. Ace Gray writes heartache so beautiful and real, you feel your own breaking right along with Mina's & James's.
March 4, 2020
I was given an advance readers copy of this book and have decided to write a voluntary honest review. I found this book really different from ace grays other books. This.one cuts deep and makes you bleed. It's honestly very emotional now I need to know what happens next.
January 17, 2020
Full disclosure: I found this book quite difficult to get into, all the letters at the beginning were absolutely fabulous but I felt I missed the full effect of them due to no context. However, the more I read, the more I understood.
It was a very different approach to writing a book from what I'm used to, but I did like it.
Longing, loss, heartbreak, love, drama and hella angst wait within these pages.
I'm really looking forward to the next book, I want to see how James and Mina finish their story!
It was a very different approach to writing a book from what I'm used to, but I did like it.
Longing, loss, heartbreak, love, drama and hella angst wait within these pages.
I'm really looking forward to the next book, I want to see how James and Mina finish their story!
January 15, 2020
Beautifully written and angst for days. I was emotionally ripped apart and put back together and ripped apart and maybe I’ll be put back together again when part two of the duet comes out?!
This book feels like real life messy romance. Can’t wait for book two!
This book feels like real life messy romance. Can’t wait for book two!
February 19, 2020
This is my first book by Ace Gray. I fell in love with the title and blurb straight away and I was so excited to start this. Unfortunately that excitement didn’t last.
All The Letters I’ll Never Send You starts with a series of letters written by a woman who’s in love with her co worker. She makes it clear she never intends to let him read the letters, it’s a way for her to process her feelings. This is the part when a little of my excitement died. I felt like I was missing something. The letters gave such a one sided, at times I thought somewhat vague, view of what was happening. I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I was missing something but hoped things would be explained later in the book. You can see the impact that events are having on Mila, you can feel her pain and suffering, her turmoil and infatuation. The story then skips to three years later, she’s moved away, she’s getting her life in order and then James appears sending her spiralling.
I struggled with both Mila and James. I couldn’t connect with either of them. Mila is a hot mess when it comes to James but I couldn’t see why. What made him so special? Was he interested or playing games? Mila is borderline obsessed with James, she questions everything and at times I found her to be very draining. The constant back and forth between them didn’t have the angst I was hoping for, it just got tiresome.
I really wanted to love this book. I had such high expectations and I’m not sure if that’s got anything to do with my feelings about the book. Did I build it up too much in my head? Possibly. I loved the idea of it but maybe getting just Minas pov wasn’t enough for me? I can’t help but feel getting James pov would’ve brought a lot more to the story. Is it a case of it’s not the book, it’s me? I don’t know. I do think this is one of those books that everyone will form different opinions about, some are going to love it and some like me are going to struggle.
All The Letters I’ll Never Send You starts with a series of letters written by a woman who’s in love with her co worker. She makes it clear she never intends to let him read the letters, it’s a way for her to process her feelings. This is the part when a little of my excitement died. I felt like I was missing something. The letters gave such a one sided, at times I thought somewhat vague, view of what was happening. I just couldn’t shake the feeling that I was missing something but hoped things would be explained later in the book. You can see the impact that events are having on Mila, you can feel her pain and suffering, her turmoil and infatuation. The story then skips to three years later, she’s moved away, she’s getting her life in order and then James appears sending her spiralling.
I struggled with both Mila and James. I couldn’t connect with either of them. Mila is a hot mess when it comes to James but I couldn’t see why. What made him so special? Was he interested or playing games? Mila is borderline obsessed with James, she questions everything and at times I found her to be very draining. The constant back and forth between them didn’t have the angst I was hoping for, it just got tiresome.
I really wanted to love this book. I had such high expectations and I’m not sure if that’s got anything to do with my feelings about the book. Did I build it up too much in my head? Possibly. I loved the idea of it but maybe getting just Minas pov wasn’t enough for me? I can’t help but feel getting James pov would’ve brought a lot more to the story. Is it a case of it’s not the book, it’s me? I don’t know. I do think this is one of those books that everyone will form different opinions about, some are going to love it and some like me are going to struggle.
March 9, 2020
2.5 stars
Well, here comes my theory proving that reading blurbs before starting the books leads to a lot of expectations. And most of the times those aren't fullfilled and that was the case with All The Letters I'll Never Send You.
Unfortunately this book didn't hook me at all. And I'm the queen of angsty reads. I expected such an angsty story and the book didn't deliver that. Just the opposite. Everything seemed forced, starting with those letters. I seriously considered stopping reading it when it seemed like the whole story was going to be told through Mina (the heroine)'s letters. Fortunately it isn't the case, but it didn't get better.
Mina's letters were so forced to me. Starting with the way she addressed them. It all seemed superficial and to be quite honest, dumb. I couldn't feel sympathy for her. At all. Connecting with her was very hard and I couldn't relate to her in any levels.
One of the reasons why she frustrated me so much is the fact that she was a jerk. I get she got her heart broken, but from those letters it definitely seemed like the way she felt about James was one-sided. At least the way she played it on the letters.
I really really wanted to like this book, but it was a big disappointment to me. The things I mostly disliked were the letters and the characters and how they played out. Not being able to connect with them didn't help matters to me.
I hate when I expect angst from stories and they don't deliver it. For me this isn't even angst-ish, it felt like it followed a "recipe" for what an angst read should have, but following the recipe without being able to actually execute it means nothing.
I don't want to sound mean, but I'm a bit tired of these books being advertised as something and, in the end, not being that at all.
Well, here comes my theory proving that reading blurbs before starting the books leads to a lot of expectations. And most of the times those aren't fullfilled and that was the case with All The Letters I'll Never Send You.
Unfortunately this book didn't hook me at all. And I'm the queen of angsty reads. I expected such an angsty story and the book didn't deliver that. Just the opposite. Everything seemed forced, starting with those letters. I seriously considered stopping reading it when it seemed like the whole story was going to be told through Mina (the heroine)'s letters. Fortunately it isn't the case, but it didn't get better.
Mina's letters were so forced to me. Starting with the way she addressed them. It all seemed superficial and to be quite honest, dumb. I couldn't feel sympathy for her. At all. Connecting with her was very hard and I couldn't relate to her in any levels.
One of the reasons why she frustrated me so much is the fact that she was a jerk. I get she got her heart broken, but from those letters it definitely seemed like the way she felt about James was one-sided. At least the way she played it on the letters.
I really really wanted to like this book, but it was a big disappointment to me. The things I mostly disliked were the letters and the characters and how they played out. Not being able to connect with them didn't help matters to me.
I hate when I expect angst from stories and they don't deliver it. For me this isn't even angst-ish, it felt like it followed a "recipe" for what an angst read should have, but following the recipe without being able to actually execute it means nothing.
I don't want to sound mean, but I'm a bit tired of these books being advertised as something and, in the end, not being that at all.
March 8, 2020
My heart was literally touched from the very first page! Mina’s letters, oh my, those heartfelt deeply emotional words on the pages were so utterly fascinating and captivating! Heartfelt and true, my heart was palpitating at times and tears sprang from my eyes and I could feel what Mina was conveying. It built my intrigue and curiosity to learn more about Mina her insecurities and raw emotions and her feelings for James. James was an enigma until he appears three years later. We then learn more of what transpired. It ends with us wondering what happens next. I await All The Letters I’ve Ever Read with great anticipation!
Ace Gray is a new to me author and I can’t believe I’ve waited this long. This story is unique and realistic so very different from the “norm” in its uniqueness and impact. I can’t recommend this enough!
Ace Gray is a new to me author and I can’t believe I’ve waited this long. This story is unique and realistic so very different from the “norm” in its uniqueness and impact. I can’t recommend this enough!
January 22, 2020
There are two types of authors: ones that write wonderful stories and make a great book. Then there are authors who write a work more than that, ones who create a work of art, it’s much more than simple letters strung together, they’re not just words, or, sentences, or, paragraphs or pages.... they paint a picture with their work.
My favorite type of author is the latter. The kind of author who writes a book and when you read it, it feels as if they wrote it specifically for you. It feels as if the author is sitting next to you, holding your hand, letting you in and baring their soul to you.
It takes a special kind of writer to show you the nitty gritty parts of their heart and soul. The kind that shows you their battle scars. They show you the raw and painful truth as they hold your hold and tell you it’s all going to be okay. They create more than a mere story, they create a true work of art that has you speechless because it is so immaculate and breathtaking that you are completely shaken in the best way.
This story had be absolutely blown away! Every book by Ace gets me more amped then the next and I don’t even know how that’s possible. I get so damn hyped for every one of her books I started jumping up and down and yelling like a psycho!
Mina, my dear, sweet, Mina, she understands my soul. Here’s the thing about Mina’s story- If you have ever felt that exquisite type of pain, of loving someone who was never yours to begin with, then had to try and piece together the remaining ashes left of your heart.... if you have been there thus book will definitely speak to you as it did for me.
Even if you can’t relate to this exact situation I am telling you right now that this is a MUST READ! Seriously, you need to! You will be missing out on something incredible if you don’t.
Mina is my girl. She just gets it, gets the pain, and still puts on a badass front while handling her shit and business. All the while she holds up her heart that’s shattered on the inside as she takes care of everyone else besides herself. Mina is my girl and I love her to pieces!
James, oh, James. He is something else entirely. He’s not Prince Charming, he’s just James and that is more than enough. He is the perfect missing piece and I absolutely adore him! I want to throat punch him and scream then hold him close to me and never let go. He is just.... *le sigh* REAL. And real is the best❤️
Seriously read this shit ASAP! LADYFACE hits it out of the park with this angsty second chance romance(aka everything I am obsessed with) and I am dying for the next book in this duet!!!
I needed this book and that is an understatement, but, nevertheless I did. Ace has a part of my soul with this masterpiece and I am in awe 👏🏽
My favorite type of author is the latter. The kind of author who writes a book and when you read it, it feels as if they wrote it specifically for you. It feels as if the author is sitting next to you, holding your hand, letting you in and baring their soul to you.
It takes a special kind of writer to show you the nitty gritty parts of their heart and soul. The kind that shows you their battle scars. They show you the raw and painful truth as they hold your hold and tell you it’s all going to be okay. They create more than a mere story, they create a true work of art that has you speechless because it is so immaculate and breathtaking that you are completely shaken in the best way.
This story had be absolutely blown away! Every book by Ace gets me more amped then the next and I don’t even know how that’s possible. I get so damn hyped for every one of her books I started jumping up and down and yelling like a psycho!
Mina, my dear, sweet, Mina, she understands my soul. Here’s the thing about Mina’s story- If you have ever felt that exquisite type of pain, of loving someone who was never yours to begin with, then had to try and piece together the remaining ashes left of your heart.... if you have been there thus book will definitely speak to you as it did for me.
Even if you can’t relate to this exact situation I am telling you right now that this is a MUST READ! Seriously, you need to! You will be missing out on something incredible if you don’t.
Mina is my girl. She just gets it, gets the pain, and still puts on a badass front while handling her shit and business. All the while she holds up her heart that’s shattered on the inside as she takes care of everyone else besides herself. Mina is my girl and I love her to pieces!
James, oh, James. He is something else entirely. He’s not Prince Charming, he’s just James and that is more than enough. He is the perfect missing piece and I absolutely adore him! I want to throat punch him and scream then hold him close to me and never let go. He is just.... *le sigh* REAL. And real is the best❤️
Seriously read this shit ASAP! LADYFACE hits it out of the park with this angsty second chance romance(aka everything I am obsessed with) and I am dying for the next book in this duet!!!
I needed this book and that is an understatement, but, nevertheless I did. Ace has a part of my soul with this masterpiece and I am in awe 👏🏽
January 23, 2020
Mina is in love with her soulmate. Sounds good right? Except not because her soulmate is not the man she's engaged to. Yikes.
This is such a wonderful take on a love story. The first part is just all the letters Mina wrote her soulmate. The second part is the actual relationship between Mina and James. It's not pretty. It's not fun. It is heartbreaking and messy and seriously complicated and I can't wait for the conclusion, which is coming soon, thank God!
This is such a wonderful take on a love story. The first part is just all the letters Mina wrote her soulmate. The second part is the actual relationship between Mina and James. It's not pretty. It's not fun. It is heartbreaking and messy and seriously complicated and I can't wait for the conclusion, which is coming soon, thank God!
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January 23, 2020
Here we go...Ace I have been a reader of yours for awhile now and think I have managed to read as many of your books as I can find. Each one always get me in the feels but also makes me come back for more. There are no words for the excitement I had to find out this series was going to be published! THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH SO MUCH ANGST, LOVE, LIFE, AND REALNESS. THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER OF THE BEST KIND! BE PREPARED THIS IS NOT A COOKIE CUTTER LOVER STORY! The book just jumps right in a whirlwind and in the beginning my heart was all for Mina while I was completely rationalizing her feelings and actions. But then BAM I'm now feeling so conflicted with Mina and James. Whose side am I really on? Are there any sides? And wait for it...BAM...you get another major angsty twist. (Many Bam moments all over the place just dont want to spoil anything for anyone.) This book has such a different writing style that I find so refreshing. Now that I have finished I'm honestly left needing the next book and feeling happily emotionally drained. I feel like a book hangover is coming because I'm not sure anything will keep my attention at the moment. Ace has never let me down on making me feel like I'm the characters in her books and I love every second of it!
*Sorry if my review is all over the place. I'm currently coming down from all the feels from this book as I write this!*
*Sorry if my review is all over the place. I'm currently coming down from all the feels from this book as I write this!*
January 23, 2020
An angsty and often painful love story
Have you ever loved someone with all your heart but couldn’t get past your insecurities to let them all the way in?
Welcome to Mina’s world.
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Overall rating: 💔💔💔💔
Kindle unlimited: Yes
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This is not your typical love story. This is a story of love that happens at the wrong time. This is a love story that hurts. This is a love story filled with regrets and insecurities.
What do you do when you are engaged to one man but love another obsessively. You watch your world implode. You watch your heart break, you feel the pain. What happens when your soulmate comes back into your life after you break and have managed to barely duct tape yourself together. This story that’s what happens.
If you are looking for a story that will bring you to tears, make your heartache and make you pray that two characters can find their way, this is your book. This angsty, painful and unique story is for you.
Mina and James have their flaws. But you can’t help but root for them! You will want to scream at Mina many times! But every one of us has probably been a Mina before. Loved someone so deeply you couldn’t breathe, loved someone to the point of insanity. I know I have. This story reached me on so many different levels and no I anxiously wait for book two, I recommend you give this a book a read.
Have you ever loved someone with all your heart but couldn’t get past your insecurities to let them all the way in?
Welcome to Mina’s world.
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Overall rating: 💔💔💔💔
Kindle unlimited: Yes
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This is not your typical love story. This is a story of love that happens at the wrong time. This is a love story that hurts. This is a love story filled with regrets and insecurities.
What do you do when you are engaged to one man but love another obsessively. You watch your world implode. You watch your heart break, you feel the pain. What happens when your soulmate comes back into your life after you break and have managed to barely duct tape yourself together. This story that’s what happens.
If you are looking for a story that will bring you to tears, make your heartache and make you pray that two characters can find their way, this is your book. This angsty, painful and unique story is for you.
Mina and James have their flaws. But you can’t help but root for them! You will want to scream at Mina many times! But every one of us has probably been a Mina before. Loved someone so deeply you couldn’t breathe, loved someone to the point of insanity. I know I have. This story reached me on so many different levels and no I anxiously wait for book two, I recommend you give this a book a read.
January 23, 2020
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I was intrigued when I read the blurb for it so I knew I had to read it and I am really glad I did. This author starts telling this story through letters and it was a unique and intriguing way to tell a story . It immediately sucked me in and I really enjoyed it ! Can’t wait to find out what’s in store for Mina and James ! Will they be able to find there way back to each other ? Start this intriguing story of love loss and heartache in All The Letters I’ll Never Send You right now ! You won’t be sorry !
*** I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book ***
*** I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book ***
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