Now and Again

De: Jennifer Ellision

Narrado por: Piper Brown

Unemployed. Broke. Maid of Honor.

All (unfortunately) words that describe Em Hayes.

Without any job leads, Em caves to her mother's promise of free rent and returns home. Her best friend, Nikki, couldn't be more thrilled. Em's degree in Event Management is gathering dust, and what better way to put it to use than planning Nikki's wedding?

There's just one flaw in that plan: Cole Connors. The girls' former roommate. And part of the reason Em hasn't been back since college graduation.

Em's never been able to forget Cole - or how close they were before she pushed him aside and ran for the hills. Cole's never forgotten Em either - but in the past two years, she hasn't given him much choice but to try.

And, according to Nikki, there's no better pair to plan the wedding of her dreams.

Em's usually good at squashing messy feelings, but being around Cole again brings them all rushing to the surface.

And this time, she's not sure she wants to run.

©2015 Jennifer Ellision (P)2016 Jennifer Ellision

Confusing

Although the author made the changes in the present and the past as separate chapters or sections it got hard sometimes to know when we were in the past of the present.
The love story between Cole and Em was great though. They fell in love at first sight but faught it for over thirteen years.
They would circle around each other but never act on their feeiling. Cole knew that Em was his one and only throughout college but they were best friends and he did not want to mess that up with the L word. Especially after Em lost her father during their Junior year.
Em moved all the way to California to avoid the feelings that she had. But after losing her job she came home to Florida to work for her Mom. It took all of the presistent of her best friend Nikkie and Em's Mom to get Em and Cole on the same page.
It was a fun listen to as long as you kept up with what was then and what was now,

I was provided this book through Audiobook Blast.

Heartfelt Story About Best Friends

I really enjoyed this beautiful story. Many stories portray guys as shallow and uncaring but it was refreshing to read about a strong caring guy that falls in love with his best friend in College. It is nice for a change to have the male character as the devoted one.

The characters were well developed and I really immersed myself in the story. Even the flashbacks between past and present were not difficult to keep up considering I was listening to it on audiobook form.

Cole totally stole my heart. He is such an amazing character. Even after all Em put him through, he still loves her.

Em totally lost her way after some major life events shook her to her core. She decided to run and leave behind her best friends.

The narrator did a great job bringing the story to life. I love the dual POV and HEA. The past flashbacks were well placed and I could easily kept up with what was happening in the past and present.

I loved the drama, suspense, and romance!!!

This audiobook was provided free of charge in exchange for my honest unbiased opinion.

Great story, but it involved a pet peeve of mine

I really enjoyed this book, especially at first. At the beginning, I was enchanted by Em's somewhat snarky sense of humor and I empathized with her awkward pain when it came to seeing her Cole again - the boy she'd been in love with all through college. I have to confess, though, that as the book went on, I had less and less sympathy for Em. The more of the story of their past unfolded, the more I realized that this was one of those cases where the only real obstacle was Em's refusal to admit to her feelings and her inability to truly connect (one of my pet peeves). I started to get frustrated with her about midway through the book (maybe even a little further?). BUT, I will say that Em had reasons, and by the time I got to the end of the book I understood her fears and motivations a lot better.

On the other hand, I LOVED Cole - he's one of the absolute best book boyfriends of ever! He was sweet and caring and understanding, even when Em pushed him away. He never gave up on her, but he didn't push her either.

This was a really quick listen for me because I was really engaged in the story and just wanted to keep listening (again, especially the first half to three-quarters of the book). I liked how everything was wrapped up, but would have liked if it hadn't happened quite so quickly - things were resolved on pretty much the very last page of the book!

Even though this wasn't my favorite of Ellision's books, I now officially know that I love her writing, and I plan to read all of the rest of her books (this is the third I've read).

The narration - I loved the narration for this one. I thought that Piper Brown did a fantastic job capturing Em's tone and I just wanted to keep listening and listening!

Overall, I give this one 3/5 stars (bordering on 3.5 stars).

***Disclosure: I received this book from the author via Audiobook Blast in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***

An surprising story.

--I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This book was refreshing. Normally you find the commitment level of the man to be low, but in this case, the opposite is true. Em unexpectedly loses her father sophomore year in college and from taht point on is emotionally removed from her relationships. Cole, a guy she met freshman year and became best friends with never gave up hope. Years after graduation, their friends are getting married and the two are thrown together to plan the wedding. While their friendship never blossomed past best friends, it didn't mean they did not love each other. The question now is can Em get passed her obstacles and see Cole? I know I could when listening to the book! He is an awesome man. Listen and find out how they work out.

Piper Brown always provides us with an amazing performance and this book does not disappoint. She gives us the emotional journey these characters(as well as the wonderful secondary characters) the visual you can see in your mind as they progress.

Try As I Might I Couldn't Get Excited About Book

I listened to 3/4ths of this book. I was expecting the best at the beginning, but I found my mind wandering as the meandering story went along.

Kudos to Jennifer Ellison for putting the time, effort and investment into this book. I admire anyone with the confidence to write. A lot of people really enjoyed it, maybe I was off.

I've listened to Piper Brown before. Her performance is very, very good.

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