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Third Time's the Charm
If at first, you don’t succeed…Jenna Whitley’s life is great. Until a plane crash rocks her world and shatters her existence. While Jenna thinks the most important people in her life can help her reassemble the pieces, she quickly realizes maybe that’s not the answer. Sometimes, a person has to learn to love who they’ve become after tragedy before others can love them. Distraught, Jenna decides to move away and see where fate takes her—one step at a time.Joe Walsh feels a kinship with the beautiful stranger the minute she walks into his diner. He can see the same pain in her eyes that he sees in his and knows that he will do whatever it takes to help Jenna heal and keep that stunning smile on her face. Unfortunately, her past isn’t done with her, and Joe knows it’s only a matter of time before it comes knocking. But he also knows that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to defend what he loves and honors in his life.When past and present collide, the couple is forced to face the reality that life’s too short, and happiness should be seized. Despite their past burdens, they’ve found something not many people do when starting over—their person. Sometimes, the third time really is the charm.
348 pages, Paperback
Published April 22, 2021
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May 11, 2021
Third Time's the Charm - Josie Cara
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
::: SPOILER-FREE REVIEW :::
Rating: 3 STARS!!!!⭐⭐⭐
I must be clear from the beginning. This is perhaps the most difficult review I have written. My choice of stars was difficult for this. I read Josie's first book a while back and I loved it. But this book was not my cup of tea...
This review is going to be hard to write but here goes nothing...
Jenna had a great life. Until a plane crash rocked her world. Jenna quickly realized that maybe people in her life can't really help her reassemble the broken pieces so she decided to move away and see where life takes her.
Joe feels something for Jenna the minute she walks into his diner. He can see the same pain in her eyes that he sees in his own. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make her smile again.
This was a bit painful to read if I'm being honest. The grief and loss were overwhelming at times and Jenna was just miserable throughout half of the book. I get it but still... Some of the emotions were way too strong for what they were.
I did not like a lot of the characters. I thought Tom was horrible and was romanticized in a way he did not deserve at all. Sorry, I just did not appreciate the author trying to romanticize him like that.
If not for Joe and Erin (her husband in a way too) I would not have finished reading this book. I loved Joe and Jenna's chemistry and their happy ending. I was glad Jenna turned her life around even though I did not like the way she went about doing the things she did.
Really, this book was not for me maybe... IDK 😅😅 It is not that it’s a bad book. It was a well written book. I really wanted to give it more stars but couldn't. Giving it 4 or 5 stars is saying I agree with all of this. And I definitely don’t!
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
::: SPOILER-FREE REVIEW :::
Rating: 3 STARS!!!!⭐⭐⭐
I must be clear from the beginning. This is perhaps the most difficult review I have written. My choice of stars was difficult for this. I read Josie's first book a while back and I loved it. But this book was not my cup of tea...
This review is going to be hard to write but here goes nothing...
Jenna had a great life. Until a plane crash rocked her world. Jenna quickly realized that maybe people in her life can't really help her reassemble the broken pieces so she decided to move away and see where life takes her.
Joe feels something for Jenna the minute she walks into his diner. He can see the same pain in her eyes that he sees in his own. He is willing to do whatever it takes to make her smile again.
This was a bit painful to read if I'm being honest. The grief and loss were overwhelming at times and Jenna was just miserable throughout half of the book. I get it but still... Some of the emotions were way too strong for what they were.
I did not like a lot of the characters. I thought Tom was horrible and was romanticized in a way he did not deserve at all. Sorry, I just did not appreciate the author trying to romanticize him like that.
If not for Joe and Erin (her husband in a way too) I would not have finished reading this book. I loved Joe and Jenna's chemistry and their happy ending. I was glad Jenna turned her life around even though I did not like the way she went about doing the things she did.
Really, this book was not for me maybe... IDK 😅😅 It is not that it’s a bad book. It was a well written book. I really wanted to give it more stars but couldn't. Giving it 4 or 5 stars is saying I agree with all of this. And I definitely don’t!
May 3, 2021
The author does a great job of creating a story and emotions in this book. There was quite a bit I didn't love though. Some of the emotions were a little too strong for what they were and I didn't like a lot of the characters. I like how the book ended. I loved Joe and Jenna's relationship and their happy ending. I was glad Jenna turned her life around even if there were times I was upset about how she went about it. I'm glad I read this book even if it wasn't a favorite.
April 28, 2021
Joe and Erin save this one
This was a tad painful to read. The grief and loss for what once was overshadowed what it became, which only led to more misery for Jenna until over halfway through this book. Jenna was clearly someone who has been manipulated by the person who should love and cherish her, yet I wanted to shake sense into her many times. Tom was vile, but his part of this story was romanticized in a way he didn’t deserve at all. Sean was questionable in his best moments and unrealistically unhinged in his worst. If not for Joe and Erin (and to an extent her husband), I’m not sure Jenna would ever find her way. Joe and Erin brought some much needed strength and friendship to what would have otherwise been a lonely life for Jenna.
This was a tad painful to read. The grief and loss for what once was overshadowed what it became, which only led to more misery for Jenna until over halfway through this book. Jenna was clearly someone who has been manipulated by the person who should love and cherish her, yet I wanted to shake sense into her many times. Tom was vile, but his part of this story was romanticized in a way he didn’t deserve at all. Sean was questionable in his best moments and unrealistically unhinged in his worst. If not for Joe and Erin (and to an extent her husband), I’m not sure Jenna would ever find her way. Joe and Erin brought some much needed strength and friendship to what would have otherwise been a lonely life for Jenna.
June 8, 2021
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Author numerous times referred to Patty as Cathy. Once in the same paragraph. Also had Joe and Jenna have sex outside but, later in the book she tells him it's been a long time for her and she isn't sure she is big enough to accommodate him. They already had sex. Last but not least, is there no sequel to see what has happened to Sean?
Author numerous times referred to Patty as Cathy. Once in the same paragraph. Also had Joe and Jenna have sex outside but, later in the book she tells him it's been a long time for her and she isn't sure she is big enough to accommodate him. They already had sex. Last but not least, is there no sequel to see what has happened to Sean?
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