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Review: 'Every Breath' by Nicholas Sparks - story of second chances and if you are willing to take them

 


Format Available: e-book, hard cover, paperback, audiobook
Format Read: Audiobook by Sean Cameron Michael and Vanessa Johansson
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212843-every-breath

Review
Tru finds himself in North Carolina meeting his father for the first time, leaving behind his life in Zimbabwe. He runs into Hope and they have an instant connection. They know that they want to be with each other, but circumstances force them apart. Years later, they are given a second chance and they have to decide if they are going to be able to take it.

I listened to this book as an audio book so the first part will be about that. then the rest will be about the rest of the book. 

It took some time for me to get use Sean Cameron Michael who is the voice of Tru. The accent was hard to understand sometimes but I appreciate the dedication to wanting to be authentic. Vanessa Johansson was great for Hope. I think she did a better job at showing emotions for the character then Michael did, but that could have been a purposeful choice. Tru is a very stoic type of person, but I think I would have liked a little bit more emotion. 

The story by Sparks is similar to some of his other books but there is enough differences so that it doesn't feel like I am re-reading any of his other books. Sparks has always been able to create love stories that have elements that you can relate to while also making it it's own. Considering how many books he has written, this is an amazing. 

Like his other books, there is a bit of a slow start but once it hit's stride, you won't be able to put it down. It's what i like to call a soft romance. There isn't a lot of heart-wrenching moments but there are definitely enough 'tug at the heart strings' moments that will leave you hooked to the story until the end. That is why I had to knock it down a star. 

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