'I was a different man, once.
I was a man with only one woman on my mind – the only woman I wanted to hold in my arms.
I was her man.
But things change. Life changes you. Choices, mistakes, resentment: they all change you.
So do unkept promises.
We hurt each other. We loved each other, then hated each other, then missed each other, then grew apart.
And then…
One day, we found each other again.
At the wrong time, in the wrong place.
Because the two of us are wrong together – we’re too far apart, too incompatible.
We’re the main characters of a story that doesn’t belong to us.
But I still keep loving her, even though she hates me.
And she keeps hating herself, because she can’t help but love me.
And we keep searching for each other, even though we’re destined to lose each other.
I wish I could be a different man, just once.
I wish I could be the kind of man who’s ready to give everything for the woman he loves.
Someone who was ready to let her go.
Because I want her to be happy more than I want her to be mine.'
This is the fourth book in the 'From Connemara with Love' series. I have happily read book two and three where you meet Andy, Shane, Reid and Sloane. You also met the couple from book one Alex and Ellie. Although this book is part of a series, you don't have to read the series in order to read this book. In fact at the front of this book there is a character summary for anyone who doesn't know the characters or needs a reminder.
This book concentrates on Brian and Darcy, both of who you meet in the other books. There story is told over the course of 58 Chapters and an Epilogue. Now Brian and Darcy are not just two characters who meet for the first time in this story. Oh no they have a past. A past that is hinted at before it is finally revealed.
Now these hints of their shared past will intrigue readers, and get them wondering what exactly happened in the past and will it affect Brian and Darcy now. Brian and Darcy do not have it easy when it comes to this path they are on. But that uneasiness means that the readers get hooked. Readers will find it easy to get stuck into this book and not want to put it down until they have read the entire thing.
I feel like I need to be honest and say this book needs to come with a slight warning. This warning goes out to the readers who will cry while reading, in fact all readers need this warning. Do not have a packet of tissues with you when you read this book, you will need a fresh box! This reader went through a stage that they couldn't read a few chapters before reaching for a tissue. Now this isn't a bad thing, this is just me getting emotionally invovled with this book and the characters/
One thing to really love about this series and this book is that as the series continues you get life updates on the previous characters. So for the readers out there who have read the series you get to see how Andy, Shane, Ellie, Alex, Reid and Sloan are in.
Let me tell you about the Author Alex Kelly, who was born in Italy but lives in Ireland with her husband, two children and a cat named Oscar. She is passionate about English Literature, she's a music lover and addicted to coffee. She spends her days in a small village North of Dublin, looking for inspiration for her next stories. Rainy Days is her debut novel.
Overall as much as this book emotionally destroyed me I loved it. This is the exact kind of book that destroys a readers emotions, and the moment they finish reading it they recommend it to anyone who will listen. I personally hope this is not the last book in this series. You can get your copy HERE
Until Next Time
Emma
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