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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Review of This Way to Forever by Loren Kleinman

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BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – This Way to Forever
SERIES (& book #) – n/a
AUTHOR – Loren Kleinman
GENRE – YA / Contemporary Romance
PUBLICATION DATE – August 14, 2016
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 48,667 words
PUBLISHER – Evatopia Press
COVER ARTIST – Evatopia Media



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BOOK SYNOPSIS

Sara Brody thought she had met her soulmate in Tad Bolak, a charming exchange student. Their whirlwind romance includes nights staring at the stars, declarations of love, and promises to talk often when Tad must return to his native Poland to complete his Master’s Degree. But Sara’s idealistic view of Tad and plans to be together when he gets his degree come to a shattering halt when he admits to having a fiancee back home.

Heartbroken, she vows to keep her heart safe from men and and focuses on her own studies. Until she meets Ethan.

Sara discovers that no relationship is perfect, especially when one still mourns past loves. Tad never gives up on her. Ethan wants her to give their relationship a chance. And Sara wonders what will become of her sense of self if she gives in to either man.


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EXCERPT

He leaned in, his mouth inches from mine. Our lips brushed once, and he held my jaw, his thumbs caressing my cheeks. He gazed down at me as though he'd discovered beauty I couldn't fathom anyone could see in my skin, my lips, my pale widow's peak. Soft fingers stroked my neck, slipped into my hair, loosening my ponytail. Unable to glance away, I lost myself in his blue eyes, seducing me like a clear sky on a chill winter's day. We fell into a temporary kiss, losing ourselves--and our balance--as we stumbled to the floor. Laying beside me, he found my hand, his gaze melting my apprehension.

MY REVIEW:

THIS WAY TO FOREVER IS A CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE.  I LOVE READING ROMANCES AND I ENJOYED THIS BOOK  SARA MEETS TAD AND THINKS SHE HAS FOUND HER SOULMATE.  TAD LATER BREAKS HER HEART WHEN HE TELLS HER HE HAS A FIANCE AT HOME.  SARA THEN VOWS TO CONCENTRATE ON HER STUDIES AND NOT LET ANOTHER MAN BREAK HER HEART.  SHE THEN MEETS ETHAN WHO CHANGES HER OPINION ABOUT MEN.  ETHAN WANTS SARA TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE.  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TAD TRIES TO COME BACK INTO HER LIFE?

THIS WAY TO FOREVER IS A WELL WRITTEN CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE.  IT WAS A FAST READ FOR ME AND I DID ENJOY.  THE AUTHOR IS PORTRAYING A YOUNG WOMAN WHO DEVELOPS A CRUSH ON TAD WHO SHE THINKS IS HER SOULMATE.  EVERY WOMAN GOES THROUGH A CRUSH AT ONE POINT IN THEIR LIFE WHICH THEY THINK IS TRUE LOVE.  SARA THEN MEETS ETHAN WHO IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A CRUSH AND THEY HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON.  SARA WASN'T ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS.  SHE HAS ALOT OF GROWING UP TO DO.  I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN EITHER MAN SHE WENT OUT WITH.  I THOUGHT ETHAN WAS THE BEST FOR HER.  SARA DID GROW ON ME AS SHE STARTED TO GROW UP AND REALIZE THAT NO RELATIONSHIP WAS PERFECT AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO A RELATIONSHIP AND LIFE.  I THINK THIS AUTHOR HAS A LOT OF PROMISE AND I REALLY ENJOY HER WRITING.  4 STARS


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AUTHOR BIO

Loren Kleinman’s poetry has appeared in journals such as Drunken Boat, Nimrod, Wilderness House Literary Review, Paterson Literary Review, Narrative Northeast and Journal of New Jersey Poets. Her interviews appeared in IndieReader, USA Today, and The Huffington Post. She edited Indie Authors Naked, which was an Amazon Top 100 bestseller in Journalism in the UK and USA.

Kleinman is the author of four collections of poetry, and her memoir The Woman with a Million Hearts released 2016 with BlazeVOX Books. She also blogs for The Mix (Hearst), where she publishes personal essays in Good Housekeeping, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Woman’s Day.


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1 comment:

  1. Thank you for hosting and reviewing "This Way to Forever" on your blog.

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