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Where Time Stands Still
Twenty-six-year-old Wren Lawson knows she will soon forget who she is. With early familial Alzheimer’s disease written in her genes, it’s a fact she’s wrapped her whole life around; to indulge in friends or romance is a risk for everyone around her—one she’s not keen on taking. Throwing herself into her work as a lawyer is the only thing she can do.
Aaron Scott-Perez was happy with his quiet life in Boston, but when a doctor’s mistake leaves his father unable to run his Christmas tree farm, Aaron has no choice but to move back to the small Vermont town he used to call home. He never saw himself managing the business, but since it is so dear to his father, Aaron has given up everything to do it. To get his father the justice he deserves, he hires none other than Wren. She’s emotionally blunted and secretive, but her kindness and competency provide something his family hasn’t felt for a long time: hope. So much so that Aaron starts to think the life he didn’t want might not be so bad when she’s around.
Yet Wren cannot let him in, too haunted by her future.
As the two get closer and the lines become blurred, Wren and Aaron find themselves at a crossroads. But their attraction is unyielding, and together they must decide what risks are worth taking, and if love is better to lose than to never have at all.
Aaron Scott-Perez was happy with his quiet life in Boston, but when a doctor’s mistake leaves his father unable to run his Christmas tree farm, Aaron has no choice but to move back to the small Vermont town he used to call home. He never saw himself managing the business, but since it is so dear to his father, Aaron has given up everything to do it. To get his father the justice he deserves, he hires none other than Wren. She’s emotionally blunted and secretive, but her kindness and competency provide something his family hasn’t felt for a long time: hope. So much so that Aaron starts to think the life he didn’t want might not be so bad when she’s around.
Yet Wren cannot let him in, too haunted by her future.
As the two get closer and the lines become blurred, Wren and Aaron find themselves at a crossroads. But their attraction is unyielding, and together they must decide what risks are worth taking, and if love is better to lose than to never have at all.
296 pages, Paperback
Published November 15, 2022
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N.S. Perkins
7 books1,015 followersN.S. Perkins is an Amazon bestselling author of contemporary romances full of heart and emotion. She lives the best of both worlds, being a part-time romance author and full-time resident physician. When she’s not writing or studying, N.S. loves to try new restaurants, dream about the next beach she’ll be visiting, and creep the cutest dogs in the parks around her house. She lives in Montreal with her partner.
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November 23, 2023
“I don't care that you don't love yourself enough to believe I'd be lucky to be with you. We'll work on that, and in the meantime, I'll love you enough for the both of us”
This book was so beautiful. Heartwarming. It’s a great winter read. This book is set in Vermont in the cold snowy days. Just makes you want to drink some hot chocolate while reading about this truly amazing love story.
The Plot / Characters- Wren Lawson is a lawyer, always worked hard in her career, and fought for her clients. When it came to her personal life, Wren kept herself closed off from others specifically because of her diagnosis of early familial Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately through genetics, Wren also received results that changed her life drastically. In Wren’s eyes, it was better to not get involved with anyone because, for all she knew her Alzheimer’s could start at any time, and she didn’t want to put someone through that. So in a way to protect herself, Wren kept to herself, focused on work and her day to day life, until she met a little hottie at the bar 🥰
Aaron Scott-Perez was the hottie at the bar. He worked everyday and was taking care of his parents. After something happened to Aaron’s father, Aaron and his family sought out Wren to help them build a case. Wren had no idea when she pulled up to her clients house it was going to be Aaron 🤭🤭
With Aaron and Wren working in close proximity, her living in the cabin nearby his family’s house gave them plenty of opportunities to get closer and learn more about one another. 🥰🥰 Slowly but surely with Aaron’s patience and natural ease around Wren made her feel like she could confide in Aaron about things she normally kept bottled up.
“You can let me go all you want in the hope it’ll convince me to move on, but you’d be wrong to do that, because I can tell you I’ll never be able to love anyone the way I love you”
Once Wren started to become closer to Aaron, it was evident just how much she had started to like him as well as reveal her vulnerability to be him. Ugh I was melting!
Again this was such a beautiful story. The ending was so sweet and romantic, and then with the epilogue I started crying my eyes out with a mixture of sadness and happiness. By the end, I was an emotional mess.
“I will remember everything for the both of us”
Playlist
🎶Complicated- Mac Miller
🎶Don’t Know Why- Norah Jones
🎶Dile al Amor- Aventura
🎶Late Night Talking- Harry Style
🎶Baby Please Come Home- Michael Bublé
🎶Dangerous Woman- Ariana Grande
🎶When A Man Loves A Woman- Michael Bolton
🎶Beyond- Leon Bridges
🎶Follow You Into The Dark- Death Cab For Cutie
This book was so beautiful. Heartwarming. It’s a great winter read. This book is set in Vermont in the cold snowy days. Just makes you want to drink some hot chocolate while reading about this truly amazing love story.
The Plot / Characters- Wren Lawson is a lawyer, always worked hard in her career, and fought for her clients. When it came to her personal life, Wren kept herself closed off from others specifically because of her diagnosis of early familial Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately through genetics, Wren also received results that changed her life drastically. In Wren’s eyes, it was better to not get involved with anyone because, for all she knew her Alzheimer’s could start at any time, and she didn’t want to put someone through that. So in a way to protect herself, Wren kept to herself, focused on work and her day to day life, until she met a little hottie at the bar 🥰
Aaron Scott-Perez was the hottie at the bar. He worked everyday and was taking care of his parents. After something happened to Aaron’s father, Aaron and his family sought out Wren to help them build a case. Wren had no idea when she pulled up to her clients house it was going to be Aaron 🤭🤭
With Aaron and Wren working in close proximity, her living in the cabin nearby his family’s house gave them plenty of opportunities to get closer and learn more about one another. 🥰🥰 Slowly but surely with Aaron’s patience and natural ease around Wren made her feel like she could confide in Aaron about things she normally kept bottled up.
“You can let me go all you want in the hope it’ll convince me to move on, but you’d be wrong to do that, because I can tell you I’ll never be able to love anyone the way I love you”
Once Wren started to become closer to Aaron, it was evident just how much she had started to like him as well as reveal her vulnerability to be him. Ugh I was melting!
Again this was such a beautiful story. The ending was so sweet and romantic, and then with the epilogue I started crying my eyes out with a mixture of sadness and happiness. By the end, I was an emotional mess.
“I will remember everything for the both of us”
Playlist
🎶Complicated- Mac Miller
🎶Don’t Know Why- Norah Jones
🎶Dile al Amor- Aventura
🎶Late Night Talking- Harry Style
🎶Baby Please Come Home- Michael Bublé
🎶Dangerous Woman- Ariana Grande
🎶When A Man Loves A Woman- Michael Bolton
🎶Beyond- Leon Bridges
🎶Follow You Into The Dark- Death Cab For Cutie
October 14, 2024
This was so adorable, unexpectedly sad and I loved it so much. I’m crying my eyes out because of how sweet the epilogue was😭 RTC
ᝰ.ᐟ pre-read: ᯓᡣ𐭩୭˚.
Starting another book because the mood reader in me is acting up
ᝰ.ᐟ pre-read: ᯓᡣ𐭩୭˚.
Starting another book because the mood reader in me is acting up
March 4, 2024
” “You can let me go all you want in the hope it’ll convince me to move on, but you’d be wrong to do that, because I can tell you I’ll never be able to love anyone the way I love you. Letting you go would not bring me any happiness, cariño.Quite frankly, it would kill me, and I would never get over it. That, I can promise.”
I honestly don’t know what to say other than that I absolutely loved this book. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Very real and very emotional, the writing was very beautiful it made me feel every struggle and every emotion the characters were going through. It was just so perfect.
” Hands in mine, he murmurs, “ I promise to remember everything”
“I’ll fill my mind to the brim with all the moments we have to spent and will spend together, big or small and when i become old and dusty one day and feel like they’re starting to slip away, then I’ll write them all down. I won’t let any moment go. I know forgetting scares you, and I get it. I get it so much. But don’t worry about out memories, cariño. They’re safe with me”
Everything was represented so well. Aaron relationship with his family how he was struggling to see his dad this way and how he was struggling with taking the family business and leave the job he really loves and be there for his mama and his sister. It made me cry sometimes. The way he broke down more than once because he felt so much 🥹🤍 and wren relationship with her mother and her fears and how she dealt with her illness and how she kept everyone way because she didn’t want to hurt anyone, it was so real and understandable that even when the third act beeakup happened I didn’t blame her because it made sense.
” I don’t care that you don’t love yourself enough to believe I’d be lucky to be with you. We’ll work on that, and in the meantime. I’ll love you enough for the both of us”
Wren and Aaron are my everything! They’re so perfect. I stayed up until 6:00 am to make sure they got their happy ending. I went to sleep crying my eyes out because of stupid weeding vows and an epilogue 😭 i loved their friendship and their vulnerable moments. How they were always there for each other and they way the comforted each-other 🥹 i loved the dancing in the kitchen and the playing in snow like they don’t gave a damn about anything else. I loved how wren was with his family and how she felt like they were her family too 🤍 I LOVE THIS BOOK 🤍
” by loving you and by being loved by you, I learned to love myself too. I also learned that time didn’t have to be my enemy. Before, i was constantly wishing I could live in a world where time would stop. But i came to realize that the clock is not really as scary when you’re by my side”
I honestly don’t know what to say other than that I absolutely loved this book. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Very real and very emotional, the writing was very beautiful it made me feel every struggle and every emotion the characters were going through. It was just so perfect.
” Hands in mine, he murmurs, “ I promise to remember everything”
“I’ll fill my mind to the brim with all the moments we have to spent and will spend together, big or small and when i become old and dusty one day and feel like they’re starting to slip away, then I’ll write them all down. I won’t let any moment go. I know forgetting scares you, and I get it. I get it so much. But don’t worry about out memories, cariño. They’re safe with me”
Everything was represented so well. Aaron relationship with his family how he was struggling to see his dad this way and how he was struggling with taking the family business and leave the job he really loves and be there for his mama and his sister. It made me cry sometimes. The way he broke down more than once because he felt so much 🥹🤍 and wren relationship with her mother and her fears and how she dealt with her illness and how she kept everyone way because she didn’t want to hurt anyone, it was so real and understandable that even when the third act beeakup happened I didn’t blame her because it made sense.
” I don’t care that you don’t love yourself enough to believe I’d be lucky to be with you. We’ll work on that, and in the meantime. I’ll love you enough for the both of us”
Wren and Aaron are my everything! They’re so perfect. I stayed up until 6:00 am to make sure they got their happy ending. I went to sleep crying my eyes out because of stupid weeding vows and an epilogue 😭 i loved their friendship and their vulnerable moments. How they were always there for each other and they way the comforted each-other 🥹 i loved the dancing in the kitchen and the playing in snow like they don’t gave a damn about anything else. I loved how wren was with his family and how she felt like they were her family too 🤍 I LOVE THIS BOOK 🤍
” by loving you and by being loved by you, I learned to love myself too. I also learned that time didn’t have to be my enemy. Before, i was constantly wishing I could live in a world where time would stop. But i came to realize that the clock is not really as scary when you’re by my side”
December 25, 2024
3.75 ★
main thoughts:
I had a pretty fun and entertaining time for the most part I just felt like something was missing in this book hence the rating😭 I wish we got to explore the chemistry between the two main characters more instead of focusing on just a bunch of problems that kept occurring. I get it, but we deserved more scenes between them regardless. But I'm tempting to recommend this book based on the epilogue alone because that made me emotional and I was not prepared🤧 definitely my favorite epilogue to read in a while even though it was bittersweet. I think I loved these characters most towards the ending of the book which is kinda crazy, but there were still some scenes I liked in general.
I also felt like maybe this book could have been a bit longer cause it felt too short and almost like nothing much happened🫣
characters:
Wren: she's certainly a complicated character and I understood her on some levels, but on others I was just annoyed because I wanted her to live her life even though shes scared too, that definitely makes me a hypocrite but Idc😭 I’m glad she started to realize these things at the end though.
Aaron: he is a sweetie pie I will admit that and he is getting a huge boyfriend reward even if some of what he does is bare minimum but again idc🤭 thats my man and what he said during his vows made tears pool out of my eyes like come one now, If only someone loved me as much as aaron loved wren, even though the author didn't always like to show it.
romance:
I enjoyed the romance for the most part, but I felt like the author should have let it devlop more cause it all felt very fresh and new at the end, but also like I said the ending made me actually really love them so I don't know😅 it was clear they loved each other but I wish the author showed it more and gave them more scenes together to express that love.
quotes I loved:❄️
“But Wren, I know you’re in love with me, and guess what? I’m so fucking in love with you too. So no, I’m not letting you go. You run away, I’m right behind you.”
”We’ll work on that, and in the meantime, I’ll love you enough for the both of us.”
”I told you years ago that I wasn’t bitter about what life gave me, and I still believe that. Because it gave me you. And for a minute or a lifetime, it will always have been worth it.”
extra:
Overall I didn’t hate it and I don't regret reading I just feel like some things could have been better developed or written. I would still give this book a chance though, maybe you'll feel differently.
pre review:
╰┈➤ finished on december seventeenth, 2024
I have a couple of mixed feelings, but it did get me really emotional at the end😭
❄️pre read:🎄
╰┈➤ started on december sixteenth, 2024
I haven’t read a book by this author since 2022, but it sounds like it’s a very emotional read and of course it’s holiday themed hehe
main thoughts:
I had a pretty fun and entertaining time for the most part I just felt like something was missing in this book hence the rating😭 I wish we got to explore the chemistry between the two main characters more instead of focusing on just a bunch of problems that kept occurring. I get it, but we deserved more scenes between them regardless. But I'm tempting to recommend this book based on the epilogue alone because that made me emotional and I was not prepared🤧 definitely my favorite epilogue to read in a while even though it was bittersweet. I think I loved these characters most towards the ending of the book which is kinda crazy, but there were still some scenes I liked in general.
I also felt like maybe this book could have been a bit longer cause it felt too short and almost like nothing much happened🫣
characters:
Wren: she's certainly a complicated character and I understood her on some levels, but on others I was just annoyed because I wanted her to live her life even though shes scared too, that definitely makes me a hypocrite but Idc😭 I’m glad she started to realize these things at the end though.
Aaron: he is a sweetie pie I will admit that and he is getting a huge boyfriend reward even if some of what he does is bare minimum but again idc🤭 thats my man and what he said during his vows made tears pool out of my eyes like come one now, If only someone loved me as much as aaron loved wren, even though the author didn't always like to show it.
romance:
I enjoyed the romance for the most part, but I felt like the author should have let it devlop more cause it all felt very fresh and new at the end, but also like I said the ending made me actually really love them so I don't know😅 it was clear they loved each other but I wish the author showed it more and gave them more scenes together to express that love.
quotes I loved:❄️
“But Wren, I know you’re in love with me, and guess what? I’m so fucking in love with you too. So no, I’m not letting you go. You run away, I’m right behind you.”
”We’ll work on that, and in the meantime, I’ll love you enough for the both of us.”
”I told you years ago that I wasn’t bitter about what life gave me, and I still believe that. Because it gave me you. And for a minute or a lifetime, it will always have been worth it.”
extra:
Overall I didn’t hate it and I don't regret reading I just feel like some things could have been better developed or written. I would still give this book a chance though, maybe you'll feel differently.
pre review:
╰┈➤ finished on december seventeenth, 2024
I have a couple of mixed feelings, but it did get me really emotional at the end😭
❄️pre read:🎄
╰┈➤ started on december sixteenth, 2024
I haven’t read a book by this author since 2022, but it sounds like it’s a very emotional read and of course it’s holiday themed hehe
April 6, 2023
There is honestly nothing sexier than a man asking a women what she needs in a time of crisis. Not telling her to calm down, not telling her she’s overreacting but asking “What can I do to help?”. The most attractive thing ever. EVER.
Anyways I am NOT okay.😭😭😭😭😭
I mean can we just appreciate “I promise to remember everything.” AND “I know forgetting scares you, and I get it. I get it so much. But don’t worry about our memories, cariño. They’re safe with me.”
Mr Aaron Scott-Perez ladies and gentlemen.❤️
Truly N S Perkins could write a shopping list and not only would I read it, but I would LOVE every second.
4.75✨✨
Anyways I am NOT okay.😭😭😭😭😭
I mean can we just appreciate “I promise to remember everything.” AND “I know forgetting scares you, and I get it. I get it so much. But don’t worry about our memories, cariño. They’re safe with me.”
Mr Aaron Scott-Perez ladies and gentlemen.❤️
Truly N S Perkins could write a shopping list and not only would I read it, but I would LOVE every second.
4.75✨✨
January 14, 2023
[ 3.75 stars ]
"In this moment, I realize if there was one thing I could wish for, it would be to live in a world where time stands still. Where Aaron and I could keep living without growing old, our bodies stuck in this place in time. This way, nothing would stop me from begging him to stay with me. I wouldn’t ever get sick. He’d never have to say goodbye. We could just be, together."
yes it was a happy ending (thank god I wouldn't have survived a sad one)
!!! SPOILERS !!!
the plot: wren and Aaron drunkenly meet in a bar without exchanging names or phone numbers. Six months later, she's the lawyer hired to help with his father's medical malpractice case. they slowly begin falling for each other but the only thing that brings wren back to reality is that she carries a gene for early familial Alzheimer's which basically means she can be diagnosed with it from a really young age. this absolutely terrifies her so falling in love is a big no but fate had other plans :')
N.S Perkins's stories have a unique element that I enjoy: they are always filled with emotions and real struggles in the lives of the characters, which will most likely make you cry. a lot (from experience) throughout the book. But I have to say, I think this one might be the most emotional yet — you can probably guess why from the synopsis.
I just want to put wrenaaron in a bubble and protect them from everything bad in the world.
they are midnight rain and they couldn't be any more perfect <3 my only complaint is that I WISH we could have gotten happier than sad moments but ill be okay with what I havean extended epilogue won't hurt this book will definitely tug at your heartstrings as it touches on a lot of sensitive topics like dementia, chronic illnesses, and the loss of a parent and does not sugarcoat them at all. my heart hurts for both of them.
now the epilogue. just bittersweet I don't want to talk about it here because I will cry all over again and will literally not stop and I will probably spoil too much because I have no self-control. ITS A HAPPY ENDING I SWEAR BUT SO FUCKING BITTERSWEET as in "had me crying in public bittersweet ending" 😀
BYEEEEE NEVER MIND YALL I'M CRYING AGAIN-
I will be thinking about this book for a while so read it and cry with me. it's a holiday romance too
IDONTCAREWHATYALLSAYAWINISAWIN
ok bye <3
trigger warnings: chronic illness, detailed medical talk, seizures, life-changing injuries, death of a parent.
--------------------------------------------
N.S Perkins. You had no right. NO RIGHT. FOR THAT EPILOGUE.
I WAS PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT BUT YOU HAD TO ADD THE “many many years later”
closure: nonexistent
I’m not doing ok at all.
rtc (maybe)
"In this moment, I realize if there was one thing I could wish for, it would be to live in a world where time stands still. Where Aaron and I could keep living without growing old, our bodies stuck in this place in time. This way, nothing would stop me from begging him to stay with me. I wouldn’t ever get sick. He’d never have to say goodbye. We could just be, together."
yes it was a happy ending (thank god I wouldn't have survived a sad one)
!!! SPOILERS !!!
the plot: wren and Aaron drunkenly meet in a bar without exchanging names or phone numbers. Six months later, she's the lawyer hired to help with his father's medical malpractice case. they slowly begin falling for each other but the only thing that brings wren back to reality is that she carries a gene for early familial Alzheimer's which basically means she can be diagnosed with it from a really young age. this absolutely terrifies her so falling in love is a big no but fate had other plans :')
N.S Perkins's stories have a unique element that I enjoy: they are always filled with emotions and real struggles in the lives of the characters, which will most likely make you cry. a lot (from experience) throughout the book. But I have to say, I think this one might be the most emotional yet — you can probably guess why from the synopsis.
I just want to put wrenaaron in a bubble and protect them from everything bad in the world.
they are midnight rain and they couldn't be any more perfect <3 my only complaint is that I WISH we could have gotten happier than sad moments but ill be okay with what I have
"Pulling his mouth away, Aaron opens his eyes, frowning. “You’re tensing up.” My lips twitch. His right index finger traces my bottom lip, causing goose bumps to erupt all over my body. “Relax. It’s just me.” He’s right. He’s just him. Aaron. The man who danced with me even when I must’ve looked like an awkward worm, and who played in the snow with me and my dogs, and who let me look through childhood pictures of him with his mother and sister because he knew it made me smile. He’s the best of them all."
“When are you going to realize that making you happy makes me happy?” I’m afraid that she’s going to think I’m too much, but instead, she blinks and grins softly. “You’re too good for me.” “Wren,” I say as a gush of wind drags snow around us, shining in the moonlight. “Nothing could be too good for you.”
now the epilogue. just bittersweet I don't want to talk about it here because I will cry all over again and will literally not stop and I will probably spoil too much because I have no self-control. ITS A HAPPY ENDING I SWEAR BUT SO FUCKING BITTERSWEET as in "had me crying in public bittersweet ending" 😀
“I know forgetting scares you, and I get it. I get it so much. But don’t worry about our memories, cariño. They’re safe with me.”
BYEEEEE NEVER MIND YALL I'M CRYING AGAIN-
I will be thinking about this book for a while so read it and cry with me. it's a holiday romance too
IDONTCAREWHATYALLSAYAWINISAWIN
ok bye <3
trigger warnings: chronic illness, detailed medical talk, seizures, life-changing injuries, death of a parent.
--------------------------------------------
N.S Perkins. You had no right. NO RIGHT. FOR THAT EPILOGUE.
I WAS PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT BUT YOU HAD TO ADD THE “many many years later”
closure: nonexistent
I’m not doing ok at all.
rtc (maybe)
November 6, 2024
"..𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚?.."
ೃ⁀➷2 ⭐
Tbh I did not enjoy this at all ,the characters were a tad dramatic for me , so many problems throw at once, we didn't get the time to appreciate the tension or their chemistry ! Am sorry bit NS Perkins this isn't your best book , I think this one is my fourth by her , and yeah .. 😬
This is the first book in a small town romance series, but I’m not too sure if I want to read the next book. Why? That one is about Finn, a side character I wasn’t rooting for. Maybe he has a back story of his own, I don’t know. Furthermore, I’m not sure if I want to keep up with yet another series. I’m getting tired of them, but escaping them proves to be tough.
"..𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩.."
The main characters of this book are Wren and Aaron. These are the biggest opposites you could ever come across in a novel. Wren is scared to really live, she lives her life by strict schedules and plans. There’s no space to differ from these schedules. She has no friends and is scared to open up to other people. Relationships are a no-go, because what if she forgets everyone she loves? Aaron on the other hand is much more open en definitely not afraid to love. He has a warm and loving family who, despite their difficult situation, provide a steady support system. However, due to a medical error, he has to change his future since his dad is not able to run the Christmas tree farm anymore.
When they spend more and more time together, it’s clear that they bring out the best in each other. They both grow so much, individually and together. Wren learns to open up more, there’s nothing left of the distant advocate she was at the start of the story. Aaron learns to navigate his future in the current family situation as well. These characters are written fine and you get to know them pretty well.
"..𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙄’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.” 𝘼 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧. “𝙒𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨.”.."
ೃ⁀➷2 ⭐
Tbh I did not enjoy this at all ,the characters were a tad dramatic for me , so many problems throw at once, we didn't get the time to appreciate the tension or their chemistry ! Am sorry bit NS Perkins this isn't your best book , I think this one is my fourth by her , and yeah .. 😬
This is the first book in a small town romance series, but I’m not too sure if I want to read the next book. Why? That one is about Finn, a side character I wasn’t rooting for. Maybe he has a back story of his own, I don’t know. Furthermore, I’m not sure if I want to keep up with yet another series. I’m getting tired of them, but escaping them proves to be tough.
"..𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩.."
The main characters of this book are Wren and Aaron. These are the biggest opposites you could ever come across in a novel. Wren is scared to really live, she lives her life by strict schedules and plans. There’s no space to differ from these schedules. She has no friends and is scared to open up to other people. Relationships are a no-go, because what if she forgets everyone she loves? Aaron on the other hand is much more open en definitely not afraid to love. He has a warm and loving family who, despite their difficult situation, provide a steady support system. However, due to a medical error, he has to change his future since his dad is not able to run the Christmas tree farm anymore.
When they spend more and more time together, it’s clear that they bring out the best in each other. They both grow so much, individually and together. Wren learns to open up more, there’s nothing left of the distant advocate she was at the start of the story. Aaron learns to navigate his future in the current family situation as well. These characters are written fine and you get to know them pretty well.
"..𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙄’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪.” 𝘼 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧. “𝙒𝙚’𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨.”.."
December 23, 2022
4.5 ✨ “When are you going to realize that making you happy makes me happy?”
I’m afraid that she’s going to think I’m too much, but instead, she blinks and grins softly.
“You’re too good for me.”
“Wren,” I say as a gush of wind drags snow around us, shining in the moonlight. “Nothing could be too good for you.”
Somebody grab me a box of tissues. This story was beautiful. Wren, who works as a lawyer, carries the gene for early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, which is had come to accept and resolved herself to a life separate from others. Aaron’s life is disrupted in a major way when his father didn’t receive appropriate medical care and can’t care from himself. A year after a chance, brief meeting, Aaron and his family request Wren to work on his father’s malpractice case. And the two of them slowly but surely fall together.
I loved this book. It’s emotional, moving, and a truly poignant read. Aaron is so considerate, kind, giving, and understanding with Wren, who’s closed herself off to the world. The love confession?! Killed me. Aaron is actually perfect. The ending made me 100% sob. The whole time. The timeline does suggest Christmasy vibes but I honestly would read this any time of year.
Thank you to my friend Laura who recommended this as a part of 12 books from 12 friends for 12 months! I should’ve read this next December but I couldn’t wait.
Read if you like
✨ friends to friends with benefits to lovers
✨ small town romances
✨ heartwarming family dynamics
✨ emotional reads
I’m afraid that she’s going to think I’m too much, but instead, she blinks and grins softly.
“You’re too good for me.”
“Wren,” I say as a gush of wind drags snow around us, shining in the moonlight. “Nothing could be too good for you.”
Somebody grab me a box of tissues. This story was beautiful. Wren, who works as a lawyer, carries the gene for early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, which is had come to accept and resolved herself to a life separate from others. Aaron’s life is disrupted in a major way when his father didn’t receive appropriate medical care and can’t care from himself. A year after a chance, brief meeting, Aaron and his family request Wren to work on his father’s malpractice case. And the two of them slowly but surely fall together.
I loved this book. It’s emotional, moving, and a truly poignant read. Aaron is so considerate, kind, giving, and understanding with Wren, who’s closed herself off to the world. The love confession?! Killed me. Aaron is actually perfect. The ending made me 100% sob. The whole time. The timeline does suggest Christmasy vibes but I honestly would read this any time of year.
Thank you to my friend Laura who recommended this as a part of 12 books from 12 friends for 12 months! I should’ve read this next December but I couldn’t wait.
Read if you like
✨ friends to friends with benefits to lovers
✨ small town romances
✨ heartwarming family dynamics
✨ emotional reads
November 7, 2022
5 STARS.
I am honest to god amazed and reeling from the emotional rollercoaster this book brought me through.
I was expecting this to be a great romance (I loved Infinity Between Us), but this completely exceeded my expectations!
I inhaled it and read it within a day.
Where Time Stands Still deals with heavy topics like chronic illness, dementia, care giving for a parent, grief and loss. I found it very relatable and close to home having had many of the same experiences as the mani characters.
I cried multiple times and sobbed in the end, yet my heart was so full.
The romance was really well done, given the heavy setting, and I adored the reverse grumpy sunshine.
I could not recommend this book more.
N.S. Perkins is such an amazing writer and had me so hooked from the first chapter and glued to the story until the end of the epilogue.
I am honest to god amazed and reeling from the emotional rollercoaster this book brought me through.
I was expecting this to be a great romance (I loved Infinity Between Us), but this completely exceeded my expectations!
I inhaled it and read it within a day.
Where Time Stands Still deals with heavy topics like chronic illness, dementia, care giving for a parent, grief and loss. I found it very relatable and close to home having had many of the same experiences as the mani characters.
I cried multiple times and sobbed in the end, yet my heart was so full.
The romance was really well done, given the heavy setting, and I adored the reverse grumpy sunshine.
I could not recommend this book more.
N.S. Perkins is such an amazing writer and had me so hooked from the first chapter and glued to the story until the end of the epilogue.
January 20, 2025
in no world did i think this was gonna make me cry!!! it was supposed to be a silly little under 300 page romance why were there tears streaming down my face!!! ns perkins what have you done!!!
November 4, 2022
WINTER ROMANCE SUPREMACY TO BE HONEST. this was such a beautiful & unique story. i love how this book was so sweet but also so emotional at times. it was the sort of thing where i found myself being so invested in these characters & just screaming in my head “COME ON GUYS JUST GET TOGETHER ALREADY” wren & aaron were amazing characters & i’m so glad we got to see both of their povs. it was such a beautiful thing to see wren & aaron both work towards letting each other in & getting what they deserve out of life. this definitely gives ‘the last time’ by taylor swift/‘fine line’ by harry styles/‘all i want’ by kodaline. also thank you ns perkins for sending me an early copy of this, i loved it & think all my winter romance lovers need this NOWWWWWW
April 13, 2024
aaron scott-perez, THE STANDARD.
April 29, 2025
4,5 ⭐️ Dit was echt een prachtig en leuk boek.
April 24, 2025
“Make me burn, Wren.”
Wren has the genetic predisposition to develop early Alzheimer’s. So of course, what else is she to do but give up all of her chances at happiness, push everyone away, and live a sad, unfulfilled life? Enter Aaron, who falls in love with her despite her medical diagnosis, despite the time they may or may not have.
"Maybe not all love stories need to last a lifetime. Maybe the most beautiful ones are the ones that develop despite the fact that they won’t."
This was a very heartfelt book. With Aaron’s dad, Dennis, and his medical malpractice issue, and also Wren’s mother who has Alzheimer’s. The scenes between them were heartbreaking—Wren’s mother unable to recognize who she was and having very negative reactions to her presence. Aaron’s father's inability to speak; an entire method of communicating completely gone. Wren and Aaron are so strong to have gone through what they did. Aaron had to take over the farm despite it meaning he has to give up his dream career. And Wren has to deal with the pain of losing somebody who is still alive, while knowing she's going to meet the same fate.
“Nunca me habia sentido asi por alguien.”
Despite how short the book was, when they finally got together, I was blushing, giggling, swinging my feet in the air. Aaron is such a doll and I loved his monologue. The one thing I thought of while I was reading was that Aaron and Wren’s chapters and internal monologues felt completely, completely different in the sense that it didn’t even feel like they were written by the same author (IN A GOOD WAY). Especially at the beginning when they’re not into each other yet and both have their own issues to tend to. It made it clear and obvious when they began to develop feelings for each other, despite not wanting to or promising not to.
"Dying without having experienced Aaron’s lips on my body would’ve been a sin."
Yes, and I am sad that I will never have that experience.
The setting is beautiful. A tree farm somewhere where it’s always snowing (it seems that way). We don’t spend a lot of page time outside or even describing the outdoors (very short book, remember) but it did set a really cozy vibe for the book.
Even with the cute moments and the fun dog-chasing and the tour around the farm, let me tell you that my heart HURT while reading this. I didn’t feel attached to the characters until they’re breaking up, and I realize just how fucking upsetting it must be for both of them—for Wren not being able to live as freely as she wanted because she believes she isn’t worth the pain, and Aaron trying so hard to prove to her that any amount of time with her is a privilege.
"In this moment, I realize if there was one thing I could wish for, it would be to live in a world where time stands still. Where Aaron and I could keep living without growing old, our bodies stuck in this place in time. This way, nothing would stop me from begging him to stay with me. I wouldn’t ever get sick. He’d never have to say goodbye. We could just be, together."
The pain of knowing that the person you’re in love with will one day no longer be that person—will one day no longer remember your face or what you’ve accomplished together must be heart wrenching. Literally thinking about it rn is making me tear up because what the fuck? Why does it have to be so sad??
And then Aaron goes and says this: “I promise to remember everything.” And my heart is breaking all over again.
The epilogue was also just sad. Many, many years later, especially. Because it’s there… Creeping up… And my heart just breaks AGAIN! Like please stop making it hurt!!!
I deducted a star for, again, the plot-based things. Callie going "missing"... the anniversary where Wren is just bitter the whole time... One minute it's Christmas, the next it's New Years, then it's Dennis's birthday, then it's the anniversary. Like it was too much. I do, however, still recommend this book. It’s a quick, cozy winter read. But have a box of tissues handy because you will need them!
Wren has the genetic predisposition to develop early Alzheimer’s. So of course, what else is she to do but give up all of her chances at happiness, push everyone away, and live a sad, unfulfilled life? Enter Aaron, who falls in love with her despite her medical diagnosis, despite the time they may or may not have.
"Maybe not all love stories need to last a lifetime. Maybe the most beautiful ones are the ones that develop despite the fact that they won’t."
This was a very heartfelt book. With Aaron’s dad, Dennis, and his medical malpractice issue, and also Wren’s mother who has Alzheimer’s. The scenes between them were heartbreaking—Wren’s mother unable to recognize who she was and having very negative reactions to her presence. Aaron’s father's inability to speak; an entire method of communicating completely gone. Wren and Aaron are so strong to have gone through what they did. Aaron had to take over the farm despite it meaning he has to give up his dream career. And Wren has to deal with the pain of losing somebody who is still alive, while knowing she's going to meet the same fate.
“Nunca me habia sentido asi por alguien.”
Despite how short the book was, when they finally got together, I was blushing, giggling, swinging my feet in the air. Aaron is such a doll and I loved his monologue. The one thing I thought of while I was reading was that Aaron and Wren’s chapters and internal monologues felt completely, completely different in the sense that it didn’t even feel like they were written by the same author (IN A GOOD WAY). Especially at the beginning when they’re not into each other yet and both have their own issues to tend to. It made it clear and obvious when they began to develop feelings for each other, despite not wanting to or promising not to.
"Dying without having experienced Aaron’s lips on my body would’ve been a sin."
Yes, and I am sad that I will never have that experience.
The setting is beautiful. A tree farm somewhere where it’s always snowing (it seems that way). We don’t spend a lot of page time outside or even describing the outdoors (very short book, remember) but it did set a really cozy vibe for the book.
Even with the cute moments and the fun dog-chasing and the tour around the farm, let me tell you that my heart HURT while reading this. I didn’t feel attached to the characters until they’re breaking up, and I realize just how fucking upsetting it must be for both of them—for Wren not being able to live as freely as she wanted because she believes she isn’t worth the pain, and Aaron trying so hard to prove to her that any amount of time with her is a privilege.
"In this moment, I realize if there was one thing I could wish for, it would be to live in a world where time stands still. Where Aaron and I could keep living without growing old, our bodies stuck in this place in time. This way, nothing would stop me from begging him to stay with me. I wouldn’t ever get sick. He’d never have to say goodbye. We could just be, together."
The pain of knowing that the person you’re in love with will one day no longer be that person—will one day no longer remember your face or what you’ve accomplished together must be heart wrenching. Literally thinking about it rn is making me tear up because what the fuck? Why does it have to be so sad??
And then Aaron goes and says this: “I promise to remember everything.” And my heart is breaking all over again.
The epilogue was also just sad. Many, many years later, especially. Because it’s there… Creeping up… And my heart just breaks AGAIN! Like please stop making it hurt!!!
I deducted a star for, again, the plot-based things. Callie going "missing"... the anniversary where Wren is just bitter the whole time... One minute it's Christmas, the next it's New Years, then it's Dennis's birthday, then it's the anniversary. Like it was too much. I do, however, still recommend this book. It’s a quick, cozy winter read. But have a box of tissues handy because you will need them!
November 16, 2022
This was in short so, so beautiful. I can’t believe this the author’s third book because it felt like she’s been doing this for awhile. I really loved Aaron, he is such a good book boyfriend, so pure and so loving. Like he was soft. I love me a soft boy.
Wren the FMC is tough as nails and has her reason, I will say it did struggle to connect with her but I loved her and Aaron together. I wish we got more of them together and less of them apart. I wanted to see more of them, and really just be with them.
This book got me right out of my book slump, like my heart feels heavy and yet renewed. The topics in this were very emotional and I know that people will really love how this was all handled.
This was a solid emotional contemporary romance.
Wren the FMC is tough as nails and has her reason, I will say it did struggle to connect with her but I loved her and Aaron together. I wish we got more of them together and less of them apart. I wanted to see more of them, and really just be with them.
This book got me right out of my book slump, like my heart feels heavy and yet renewed. The topics in this were very emotional and I know that people will really love how this was all handled.
This was a solid emotional contemporary romance.
February 6, 2025
C’était très cool et mimi. Il m’a manqué un peu plus de matière pour vraiment adorer, notamment sur la fin du livre.
October 10, 2022
okay wow😭🤍
this has to be my favorite N.S. Perkins book ever. I loved it so much. That epilogue had me tearing up 😭. Wren and Aaron deserve all the happiness in the world. They are so freaking cute. This story was everything.
this has to be my favorite N.S. Perkins book ever. I loved it so much. That epilogue had me tearing up 😭. Wren and Aaron deserve all the happiness in the world. They are so freaking cute. This story was everything.
November 11, 2022
Beautiful and PERFECT!!! I loved it all and the TEARS at the end of this book because of their happily ever after. 😭 The epilogue was just *chefs kiss*
“I promise to remember everything.” 🫶
“I promise to remember everything.” 🫶
September 25, 2024
4,5⭐️
Wauw, wat een prachtig mooi maar ook triest boek. De laatste twee hoofdstukken heb ik met tranen in mijn ogen gelezen..🥺
Ik ken zelf niemand in mijn nabije omgeving die te maken heeft met Alzheimer, maar jeetje wat lijkt mij dat heftig. N.S Perkins heeft deze verdrietige aandoening zo mooi verwoord in dit boek, ik heb er echt geen woorden voor.
Favoriete quote uit het boek:
“Als een eventuele ziekte bij haar bagage hoort, dan is het maar zo. Mijn liefde voor haar kent geen voorwaarden”
Iedereen verdient een man zoals Aaron!🫶🏻
Zomer & Keuning heel erg bedankt dat ik dit boek mocht ontvangen van jullie! Ik heb er heel erg van genoten en ben er gewoon echt stil van🩵.
Wauw, wat een prachtig mooi maar ook triest boek. De laatste twee hoofdstukken heb ik met tranen in mijn ogen gelezen..🥺
Ik ken zelf niemand in mijn nabije omgeving die te maken heeft met Alzheimer, maar jeetje wat lijkt mij dat heftig. N.S Perkins heeft deze verdrietige aandoening zo mooi verwoord in dit boek, ik heb er echt geen woorden voor.
Favoriete quote uit het boek:
“Als een eventuele ziekte bij haar bagage hoort, dan is het maar zo. Mijn liefde voor haar kent geen voorwaarden”
Iedereen verdient een man zoals Aaron!🫶🏻
Zomer & Keuning heel erg bedankt dat ik dit boek mocht ontvangen van jullie! Ik heb er heel erg van genoten en ben er gewoon echt stil van🩵.
December 12, 2022
Earth-shattering. Show-Stopping. Let me wipe off the tears that are currently STREAMING down my face and I’ll get back to y’all with a full review.
*edit to add that yes, I completely forgot to write the full review. But honestly, there isn’t much else to say. This one left me a blubbering, emotional mess and I couldn’t be happier about it.
*edit to add that yes, I completely forgot to write the full review. But honestly, there isn’t much else to say. This one left me a blubbering, emotional mess and I couldn’t be happier about it.
May 1, 2023
4★ ੈ✩‧₊˚
❝ if there was one thing I could wish for, it would be to live in a world where time stands still ❞
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Genres: romance, new adult
Plot: 4★
Themes: 5★
Writing: 4★
Pacing: 5★
Characters: 4★
Romance: 4★
Chapter length: 4★
Epilogue: yes
Cliffhanger: no
I finished this book a few hours ago and I’ve been trying to come up with words to explain how heartbreaking this was. Perkins, you will be hearing from my lawyer for the emotional distress you just caused me. No but seriously this is the second book of hers that I’ve read and I love them so much like I genuinely believe that she will become one of my favorite authors really soon. I can’t wait to read the others because I just know that they’re going to be amazing as well.
Wren, a lawyer, was diagnosed with the gene for early familial Alzheimer’s. Having grown up watching her grandfather, uncle and mother suffer from the same illness, she has accepted her future condition and decided to avoid forming any type of connection with other people, platonic and romantic, knowing that she’s eventually going to forget them all, become a burden and hurt them. After receiving the test results, she drunkenly meets Aaron at a bar, after he proposed to his girlfriend and got turned down. Although there’s clearly a connection between them, their meeting is brief and they leave without sharing names or phone numbers. Five months later, Wren is hired to represent Aaron’s father in a medical malpractice case. They start to fall for each other as they spend more time together but Wren’s illness is still very much present on her mind and she ultimately needs to decide whether she wants to take a risk or keep herself closed off the world.
❝ Aaron once asked me if I resented my life, and my answer was a lie. Or maybe it wasn’t one at the time, but things have changed. How could I not resent something that dangled the epitome of happiness in my face, only to force me to give it back? ❞
There’s something so special about N.S. Perkins books and it’s the fact that she writes stories that feel real. This book especially was extremely emotional for me as it deals with something as severe and melancholic as Alzheimer’s. Reading about it in a fictional book was like a reality check because it’s something that I don’t often think about but could still happen to me or anyone else.
Having said that, I loved this book. N.S. Perkins writes beautifully and she somehow manages to keep you hooked on the story. Wren and Aaron (book characters named Aaron >>>) were amazing characters and I loved watching their friendship evolve and become something else. They had plenty of cute scenes UGH I was blushing ngl. Wren’s character was so interesting because she was determined to not get close to anyone to avoid creating memories and later forget about them, that she ended up not even living her life and enjoying her good years. It was like she was merely existing, just waiting for the illness to show up.
❝ Hands in mine, he murmurs, “I promise to remember everything” ❞
The epilogue was absolutely beautiful but now that I’ve had some time to think about the end of the book, I feel extremely sad. I guess it couldn’t have gone any differently in order to be realistic but it still sucks tbh. Overall, this was amazing. Where Time Stands Still is a book about learning how to not fear the future and allowing yourself to live in the moment and be happy while you can.
Genres: romance, new adult
Plot: 4★
Themes: 5★
Writing: 4★
Pacing: 5★
Characters: 4★
Romance: 4★
Chapter length: 4★
Epilogue: yes
Cliffhanger: no
I finished this book a few hours ago and I’ve been trying to come up with words to explain how heartbreaking this was. Perkins, you will be hearing from my lawyer for the emotional distress you just caused me. No but seriously this is the second book of hers that I’ve read and I love them so much like I genuinely believe that she will become one of my favorite authors really soon. I can’t wait to read the others because I just know that they’re going to be amazing as well.
Wren, a lawyer, was diagnosed with the gene for early familial Alzheimer’s. Having grown up watching her grandfather, uncle and mother suffer from the same illness, she has accepted her future condition and decided to avoid forming any type of connection with other people, platonic and romantic, knowing that she’s eventually going to forget them all, become a burden and hurt them. After receiving the test results, she drunkenly meets Aaron at a bar, after he proposed to his girlfriend and got turned down. Although there’s clearly a connection between them, their meeting is brief and they leave without sharing names or phone numbers. Five months later, Wren is hired to represent Aaron’s father in a medical malpractice case. They start to fall for each other as they spend more time together but Wren’s illness is still very much present on her mind and she ultimately needs to decide whether she wants to take a risk or keep herself closed off the world.
❝ Aaron once asked me if I resented my life, and my answer was a lie. Or maybe it wasn’t one at the time, but things have changed. How could I not resent something that dangled the epitome of happiness in my face, only to force me to give it back? ❞
There’s something so special about N.S. Perkins books and it’s the fact that she writes stories that feel real. This book especially was extremely emotional for me as it deals with something as severe and melancholic as Alzheimer’s. Reading about it in a fictional book was like a reality check because it’s something that I don’t often think about but could still happen to me or anyone else.
Having said that, I loved this book. N.S. Perkins writes beautifully and she somehow manages to keep you hooked on the story. Wren and Aaron (book characters named Aaron >>>) were amazing characters and I loved watching their friendship evolve and become something else. They had plenty of cute scenes UGH I was blushing ngl. Wren’s character was so interesting because she was determined to not get close to anyone to avoid creating memories and later forget about them, that she ended up not even living her life and enjoying her good years. It was like she was merely existing, just waiting for the illness to show up.
❝ Hands in mine, he murmurs, “I promise to remember everything” ❞
The epilogue was absolutely beautiful but now that I’ve had some time to think about the end of the book, I feel extremely sad. I guess it couldn’t have gone any differently in order to be realistic but it still sucks tbh. Overall, this was amazing. Where Time Stands Still is a book about learning how to not fear the future and allowing yourself to live in the moment and be happy while you can.
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July 31, 2023"𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐈'𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮."
"𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬."
I loved. I loved. I love Aaron, why those aaron dudes are soooooooo
AND HE SAID I'LL LOVE YOU ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US, LIKE??????? OMFG???????? I WANTTTTTTT
ITS A NEEDDDD
i love dudes who are named aaron END OF DISCUSSION
"𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬."
I loved. I loved. I love Aaron, why those aaron dudes are soooooooo
AND HE SAID I'LL LOVE YOU ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US, LIKE??????? OMFG???????? I WANTTTTTTT
ITS A NEEDDDD
i love dudes who are named aaron END OF DISCUSSION
September 3, 2024
"Misschien hoeven niet alle liefdesverhalen een heel leven te duren. Misschien zijn juist de liefdesverhalen die zich ondanks dat feit ontwikkelen wel de mooiste".
Eerlijk, ik was voorbereid op heartbreak. Ik was voorbereid op drama en Me before You praktijken. Het boek begon zo mooi en las zo heerlijk weg. Door de dual POV kon ik niet stoppen met lezen. Toch vond ik de twee grootste onderdelen van het plot nogal een anticlimax.
De verhaallijn rondom de rechtszaak was veel te dun. Ook al vond ik de familie van Aaron echt prachtig. De enige momenten dat ik bijna wilde huilen, hadden allemaal met Dennis te maken.
Ookal kon ik me keigoed verplaatsen in Wren en haar gedachtegangen, vond ik sommige dingen ook een beetje te makkelijk en misschien ook wel te irritant.
Ik vond de laatste 100 bladzijdes enorm teleurstellend. Alleen Aaron. Wat een man. Niet normaal. Hij is echt fantastisch.
"Maak je geen zorgen over onze herinneringen, ze zijn veilig bij mij"
Eerlijk, ik was voorbereid op heartbreak. Ik was voorbereid op drama en Me before You praktijken. Het boek begon zo mooi en las zo heerlijk weg. Door de dual POV kon ik niet stoppen met lezen. Toch vond ik de twee grootste onderdelen van het plot nogal een anticlimax.
De verhaallijn rondom de rechtszaak was veel te dun. Ook al vond ik de familie van Aaron echt prachtig. De enige momenten dat ik bijna wilde huilen, hadden allemaal met Dennis te maken.
Ookal kon ik me keigoed verplaatsen in Wren en haar gedachtegangen, vond ik sommige dingen ook een beetje te makkelijk en misschien ook wel te irritant.
Ik vond de laatste 100 bladzijdes enorm teleurstellend. Alleen Aaron. Wat een man. Niet normaal. Hij is echt fantastisch.
"Maak je geen zorgen over onze herinneringen, ze zijn veilig bij mij"
November 28, 2023
i’m sobbing on a plane rn
November 18, 2022
if you’re looking for a winter romance that’s emotional and heartwarming, this one’s it!! n.s. perkins writes some of the most beautiful books and this one is no exception.
wren and aaron met at a bar on one of their lowest moments in life. there was an instant spark, but they left as nothing more than strangers. fate brings them back months later, when aaron hires her as the lawyer to help with his dad’s medical case. their friendship slowly becomes something more, however, wren is genetically predisposed to early alzheimer’s and has built up walls to protect others from the pain. is love ultimately worth the risk?
wren has a beautiful soul and she’s a force to be reckoned with. her strength and courage are so admirable. aaron has the biggest heart. he gave up everything to prioritize his family & the christmas tree farm. the things he says and does for wren are so swoon-worthy, it melts my heart. my heart ached for them having to navigate life through chronic illness, grief, and loss. but it was so beautiful to see the progression of their relationship, especially the way wren opened herself up to love and experienced the beauty in life.
the epilogue is so perfect and bittersweet (yes, it made me sob). wren and aaron’s love goes so deep, they bring each other so much peace, hope, and comfort. if i were to describe their love, it’d be like listening to ‘snow on the beach’ by taylor swift — dreamy, peaceful, ethereal. wren & aaron have a soulmate kind of love and i love that they found home in each other.
“i promise to remember everything.”
tropes: winter/christmas vibes, strangers to friends to lovers, forced proximity, slow burn
thank you n.s. perkins for sending me an arc and for writing one of my favorite books!
5 ⭐️
wren and aaron met at a bar on one of their lowest moments in life. there was an instant spark, but they left as nothing more than strangers. fate brings them back months later, when aaron hires her as the lawyer to help with his dad’s medical case. their friendship slowly becomes something more, however, wren is genetically predisposed to early alzheimer’s and has built up walls to protect others from the pain. is love ultimately worth the risk?
wren has a beautiful soul and she’s a force to be reckoned with. her strength and courage are so admirable. aaron has the biggest heart. he gave up everything to prioritize his family & the christmas tree farm. the things he says and does for wren are so swoon-worthy, it melts my heart. my heart ached for them having to navigate life through chronic illness, grief, and loss. but it was so beautiful to see the progression of their relationship, especially the way wren opened herself up to love and experienced the beauty in life.
the epilogue is so perfect and bittersweet (yes, it made me sob). wren and aaron’s love goes so deep, they bring each other so much peace, hope, and comfort. if i were to describe their love, it’d be like listening to ‘snow on the beach’ by taylor swift — dreamy, peaceful, ethereal. wren & aaron have a soulmate kind of love and i love that they found home in each other.
“i promise to remember everything.”
tropes: winter/christmas vibes, strangers to friends to lovers, forced proximity, slow burn
thank you n.s. perkins for sending me an arc and for writing one of my favorite books!
5 ⭐️
September 8, 2024
Dit was zoo leuk! Het verhaal volgt Wren, een advocate, die het erfelijke gen van vroegtijdige Alzheimer draagt. Hierdoor is ze een erg afgesloten persoon totdat ze Aaron ontmoet. Aaron kon niet meer verschillend dan Wren zijn. Altijd goedlachs, zeer open met veel familie en vrienden om zich heen. Natuurlijk kan het dan ook niet anders dan dat ze voor elkaar vallen🥹
Het verhaal was zo mooi en emotioneel! Ik ga er niet veel woorden over kunnen en moeten schrijven omdat ik het zo leuk vond🥹 Het is zo'n gevalletje waar je niet anders kan dan meeleven met de personages hun verdriet en hartzeer💔 Dat Wren advocaat is maakte het voor mij nog leuker omdat ik sinds deze week zelf advocaat ben🤭
De schrijfstijl is zeer aangenaam en ik vond het boek goed vertaald. Het boek leest zeer vlot en de emoties van de personages worden perfect neergezet🥰
Het verhaal was zo mooi en emotioneel! Ik ga er niet veel woorden over kunnen en moeten schrijven omdat ik het zo leuk vond🥹 Het is zo'n gevalletje waar je niet anders kan dan meeleven met de personages hun verdriet en hartzeer💔 Dat Wren advocaat is maakte het voor mij nog leuker omdat ik sinds deze week zelf advocaat ben🤭
De schrijfstijl is zeer aangenaam en ik vond het boek goed vertaald. Het boek leest zeer vlot en de emoties van de personages worden perfect neergezet🥰
January 12, 2024
This book was truly magnificent. I really enjoyed how we had the love story BUT also an amazing story of self love, growth, accountability & change.
This book was eye opening, gut wrenching and made me tear up at the end.
We all deserve love, even if we don’t think we do. We all deserve our person & watching the story of Wren & Aaron unfold was such a beautiful read.
December 6, 2022
Wowowowow! I absolutely loved this book. This is my first read by this author and it won’t be last. First off this book is set on a Christmas tree farm with the two most developed and lovable characters. Not to mention the epilogue. I literally lost it at the epilogue. I’m talking tears and all. This was just so beautiful and I highly highly highly recommend it
December 19, 2023
“𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹. 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲. 𝗶 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸. 𝗵𝗲’𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲. 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝙗𝙚, 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.”
it's official. this is my new comfort (christmas) book. (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰 𝘪 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳) 🤩
it's official. this is my new comfort (christmas) book. (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰 𝘪 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳) 🤩
January 1, 2023
Winter romance. A bit cliche but cute.
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