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𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Alice Kellen✍🏻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: 480📖

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀:⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲:🌶️🌶️

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 5/5
𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁: 4/5
𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5
𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5
𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 2/5
𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀: Emotional 15% |  Angst 50% |  Bittersweet 10%  |  Hopeful 10%  | Melancholy 15%

𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽: 10 years [Him: 32, Her: 22]
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Duet
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: HAE
 

“… 𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒅. 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆.”

💙 Age Gap
💚 Second Chance Romance
💛 He/She Never Stopped Loving Her/Him
💙 Emotional Growth
💚 Discovering Herself
💛 HAE

What’s the Story?

It’s been three years since Axel pulled the ultimate self-sabotage, breaking his own heart (and Leah’s) by pushing her away. Both of them have done their best to move on, but some loves just don’t fade.

Leah’s on the rise with her first gallery showing, and Axel? Yeah, he’s not missing that. When they reunite, sparks fly, hearts ache, and Axel is determined to make things right. But Leah? She’s not exactly rolling out the red carpet.

Will Axel and Leah find their happily ever after, or will they learn that not every love story is meant for forever?

My Thoughts

God damn it – I jumped right into All That We Are Together after finishing book one because I couldn’t deal with the emotional hangover.  Jokes on me because if the first book was emotional, 80% of this one is a soup of emotions, angst, and melancholy. Zero help for that hangover.

After a rough road, we do get a happy ending, but LAWD, the ride there is tough.

Seeing how their separation and heartbreak affected both Leah and Axel leaves you right off the bat with a feeling of melancholy. Leah’s finding herself in college, meanwhile, Axel’s still the misunderstood black sheep of the family. And since he never stood up for himself, his mom still treats his past relationship with Leah as a terrible transgression.

What really hit me? Leah’s time in Paris. It’s not just about finding herself—it’s about wanting Axel in her life without needing him. She grows, she stumbles, and she figures out what really matters.

The writing pulls you in so hard, you’ll practically feel Leah’s and Axel’s struggles as your own. This is both fantastic AND UNFORTUNATE, considering the amount of angst that happens on these pages.

It’s a heart-heavy ride, but the storytelling and emotional depth make it so worth it. Just maybe keep some tissues nearby—you know, for all the emotional rollercoasters you’ll be riding.

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