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In Ruins
by Danielle Pearl
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In Ruins is the first in a new, new adult contemporary romance series by Danielle Pearl. The series is called the Something More series. I really enjoyed this one. It is told in dual narrative and jumps back and forth between multiple different time lines, so sometimes it was a little hard to keep track of the stories, but it was nice that we got to see the couples relationship throughout childhood, high school and then college.
In Ruins in told in dual narrative between Tucker and Carleigh. It is really a second chance romance story, but this one packs a real punch. I think most of that is due to the fact that their first chance romance is in the not so distant future. They broke up the summer before they started college for a big mysterious lie (this lie had me so capitvated and fascinated. I could not for the life of me figure out what it was going to be for most of the book!) and the book takes place during their freshman year. So the breakup is very fresh. And still very much an open wound. Which makes In Ruins a very emotional read. I loved that.
There is a lot of jumping back and forth between different phases in Tucker and Carl's life. (and can I just say I don't love the nickname Carl for a girl...) I was much more interested in the present day timeline, but the backstory timelines were very important for character and story development, but I would be lying if I said that I didn't try and read those chapters just a little bit faster. I tried to savor the present day chapters more. I felt the emotion on every single page of In Ruins. I was so rooting for Carl and Tucker. I loved Carl, which made the whole she is a lying dirtbag tirade Tucker was on very weird to me. I just couldn't imagine what Carl could have done that was so bad, because she is such a sweetheart. (Nope, I am not telling you a thing!) And Tucker is so great. I just wanted them to get together every page of the story. Danielle Pearl does an excellent job captivating the reader. I so easily could put myself in both of the characters shoes. I felt like I was right there with them, at every college party, through every fight, and that is the magic of In Ruins. It is why I am super excited to continue on with this story. I can't wait to see what In Pieces is going to bring because Danielle Pearl is so great at writing romances full of emotion, a bit of angst and drama but so full of heart. This book will tug on your heartstrings. Because sometimes there is a lot of junk and heartbreak that goes along with a breakup and sometimes a second chance is really hard to give.
In Ruins will have you wondering just what happened between Carl and Tucker and it will really have you rooting for them. I loved this book. I would recommend it to everyone who like a well written emotional romance.
In Ruins is the first in a new, new adult contemporary romance series by Danielle Pearl. The series is called the Something More series. I really enjoyed this one. It is told in dual narrative and jumps back and forth between multiple different time lines, so sometimes it was a little hard to keep track of the stories, but it was nice that we got to see the couples relationship throughout childhood, high school and then college.
In Ruins in told in dual narrative between Tucker and Carleigh. It is really a second chance romance story, but this one packs a real punch. I think most of that is due to the fact that their first chance romance is in the not so distant future. They broke up the summer before they started college for a big mysterious lie (this lie had me so capitvated and fascinated. I could not for the life of me figure out what it was going to be for most of the book!) and the book takes place during their freshman year. So the breakup is very fresh. And still very much an open wound. Which makes In Ruins a very emotional read. I loved that.
There is a lot of jumping back and forth between different phases in Tucker and Carl's life. (and can I just say I don't love the nickname Carl for a girl...) I was much more interested in the present day timeline, but the backstory timelines were very important for character and story development, but I would be lying if I said that I didn't try and read those chapters just a little bit faster. I tried to savor the present day chapters more. I felt the emotion on every single page of In Ruins. I was so rooting for Carl and Tucker. I loved Carl, which made the whole she is a lying dirtbag tirade Tucker was on very weird to me. I just couldn't imagine what Carl could have done that was so bad, because she is such a sweetheart. (Nope, I am not telling you a thing!) And Tucker is so great. I just wanted them to get together every page of the story. Danielle Pearl does an excellent job captivating the reader. I so easily could put myself in both of the characters shoes. I felt like I was right there with them, at every college party, through every fight, and that is the magic of In Ruins. It is why I am super excited to continue on with this story. I can't wait to see what In Pieces is going to bring because Danielle Pearl is so great at writing romances full of emotion, a bit of angst and drama but so full of heart. This book will tug on your heartstrings. Because sometimes there is a lot of junk and heartbreak that goes along with a breakup and sometimes a second chance is really hard to give.
In Ruins will have you wondering just what happened between Carl and Tucker and it will really have you rooting for them. I loved this book. I would recommend it to everyone who like a well written emotional romance.
Books in the Something More Series:
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