The Brightest Light of Sunshine

The Brightest Light, Book 1

De: Lisina Coney

Narrado por: Avery Reid, Stephen Borne

A woman ready to move on. A man who can't afford distractions. An inspiring journey of healing love.

Determined to walk away from a traumatic past, 22-year-old Grace Allen feels ready to take the next step in her healing journey—dipping a toe into the dating pool. Although she should probably start by making a friend or two, right?

Samuel 'Cal' Callaghan isn't who she had envisioned as her first male friend in… well, forever. With an intimidating build, tattoos everywhere, eight years her senior, and a little sister under his care, the last thing she expected was to warm up to him so easily. As their friendship evolves, Grace can't help but wonder if Cal is exactly who she's been looking for all this time.

Cal can't afford to lose sight of his priorities—making sure his tattoo parlor thrives and taking care of his little sister. Especially the latter. He wants to make sure 4-year-old Maddie has a healthy and happy childhood, despite their mother going off the rails and her father's blatant neglect. There's certainly no room for love in his life right now. But when a sweet blonde with a veiled past breaks down his walls, he finds it difficult to stick to his guns.

Intended for mature listeners.

©2023 Lisina Coney (P)2023 Podium Audio

Sweet and fun

I would say it is sweet and has some good spice … there is a deeper topic not too explored … in anticipates some of the history and the rest is a bit predictable
But in general well written and makes you jar a good time

Angsty

I love Grace and Cal’s Story. Grace had a hard time around men because of a traumatic experience 4 years earlier, but she didn’t feel that way around Cal. They met when Gracie went in for a tattoo, and they became best friends. Cal is primarily taking care of his little sister, because his mom and stepdad are were neglecting her. I loved that he called her sunshine before they got together. He was an idiot towards the end of the book, but he was able to get his head out of his ass. I loved the character growth and the relationship development!

there's something missing i just can't put my finger on it

I felt the story was well-written, but something just felt missing to me.

I personally don't care for baby endings, but it felt right for the characters.

Some of the social dynamics between the main and side characters felt stilted, but in the end didn't take away too much.

I feel like a lot of pressure was put on the FMCs SA backstory, but it ultimately didn't have too much impact on the story itself. It's a bit of a shame as the backstory and healing were part of what pulled me to the story. It just seemed like there was way more emphasis placed on other things like the MMCs family drama.

I give it a solid 3.5 rounded to 4 for the rating system.

Spectacular read!

I loved this book the first time I read it and the reread is even better. NOW I DO have the original indie paperback so they did change some words in the new paperback which is ok I like having an original copy. The story is great and the relationship between cal and grace is my favorite! Can’t wait for Maddie’s story next

Story line was good

Her voice was weird and very childish. But the story line was good and a happy ever after.