10 Years

Time for Love, Book 5

By: Bethany Lopez

Narrated by: Honey St. Dennis

Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

A lot can happen in 10 years, and Gwen and Craig have been there for each other through it all, from meeting on the playground to juggling college finals. But their long-standing friendship hasn't been without its challenges.

Gwen keeps her emotions locked down tight, and when someone hurts her, she shuts down and shuts them out. Craig has always been her hero, but when one night leaves her broken, she realizes he has the power to hurt her the most.

Unable to get past Gwen's emotional barriers, Craig focuses on baseball and reaching for his dreams, but he misses his best friend. He wonders if he'll ever have the same relationship he did with the girl he met 10 years ago.

When the barriers finally come down and their true feelings are revealed, will they finally become the couple everyone says they're destined to be, or will the darkness from Gwen's past tear them apart forever?

Warning: this story is meant for listeners 18 and older.

©2015 Bethany Lopez (P)2017 Bethany Lopez

A story that will test the time of friendship...

Would you try another book from Bethany Lopez and/or Honey St. Dennis?

I have been a fan of Bethany Lopez's books for some time now and will continue to read and/or listen to anything she writes.

As for the performance by Honey St. Dennis it would depend on the story she is narrating. As my first time listening to her it was not one that I could fully get into.

What didn’t you like about Honey St. Dennis’s performance?

I am not a fan of this narration. The flow of the story felt somewhat rush, sounded the same throughout the read, and did not give me any feels when listening to a story being told. For this particular book I had preferred reading it on my own.

Any additional comments?

“This audiobook was given by the authors', narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.”

I enjoyed this 4 stars book about long-term friendships and how over time things happen and people grow up and whether to see if time can truly test them. Needless to say in Gwen and Craig’s story…years have past and they both have feelings for more with one another but something is holding them back. Their story is more than just the typical breaking of their friendship if things turn bad it is that if walls are not broken down it can be driven to despair. With out revealing anything I will note that some scenes can affect the faint of heart, which in turn will either make or break the long-term friendship.

Emotional and heartwarming friends-to-lovers story

I listened to the audio of 10 Years by Bethany Lopez and absolutely loved it. Honey St. Dennis did an absolutely amazing job bringing Craig and Gwen to life in their emotional and charming story. We have seen them throughout the previous 4 books in the series but had no idea how heartbreaking and heartwarming their journey would be.

Craig and Gwen met when they were 10 years old. Craig is Cal’s younger brother (8 weeks) and Gabby’s younger sister (42 Hours) and have been inseparable best friends ever since. They have always been there for each other and their friends. But before starting college, Gwen pulled away and barely acknowledges Craig and he has no idea why. Can he break down the barriers between them or is it too late?

Gwen was caring and kind, but also kept so much of herself buried. How could she give anyone the chance to hurt her? Craig was sweet, kind, and protective. He was determined to breakthrough to Gwen and find the future he always dreamed of sharing with her. Can he do it or is too late? 10 Years was an emotional read with so many feels. I loved the families and friendships in this series and highly recommend it!

Happy listening!

fun Plot

What did you like best about 10 Years? What did you like least?

I love the friendship, didn't care for the flash backs

Would you be willing to try another one of Honey St. Dennis’s performances?

Yes

What would have made this romance irresistible?

Adding a male reader

Any additional comments?

I wasn't sure I would like this, and I was happy to find I did. its a sweet story line. However, the audio was kind of slow and hard to get into, and the flash backs were not always clear.
With that being said, this is worth the read, its a fun plot and interesting read.
I was given this free copy, in return for my unbiased review

Sweet love story

I was gifted this audio ARC for a honest and unbiased review from the author/narrator
This is my first read by Bethany and I look forward to checking out the rest of this series. This can be read as a standalone. This story is a heart warming story of a couple over a 10 year period. I enjoyed Honey St Dennis . She did an awesome job at differentiating between the male and female roles without pausing.
Yes take a chance on this series

I CAN'T EXCEPT THE REASON SHE TURNED AWAY

Any additional comments?
I was provided this audiobook through Audiobook Boom at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review.

Simple and short. The entire premise wasn't realistic. A friendship that strong would have worked through any problem, especially when the families were close and they shared rides home from school. I couldn't buy it.

But it was well written and easy to listen to. Narration was good. A HEA story.

A sweet, heartwarming read!

This is such a sweet, heartwarming read!! I just love a good friends to lovers story!! This shows the ups and downs of the friendship between Craig and Gwen in time period of 10 years. They eventually reveal that they have romantic feelings for each other. This is my first read by Bethany and I look forward to checking out the rest of this series. This can be read as a standalone however.
I enjoyed the narrator. She did an awesome job at differentiating between the male and female roles.

Emotional and Beautiful!

This is the fifth book in the Time for Love Series. This is a beautiful, emotional, and heartwarming second chance to love. Honey St. Dennis did a great job with the narration. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Good Read

10 Years (Time for Love #5) was a good read by Bethany Lopez. Gwen and Craig have been through a lot together since meeting on the playground. Although they remained friends, their friendship had it's challenges. Gwen is the type of person who shuts down when someone hurts her. Craig was always her hero until she realized that he has the power to hurt her the most. Craig decided to focus on baseball and reach his dreams, but he misses his best friend. They both hide their feelings from each other. I really enjoyed reading Gwen and Craig's story and can't wait to read more by the author.

GOOD SERIES!

I have enjoyed this series! Each book is a very quick read. The narration was good and kept me entertained! The author did a good job with the characters and plot! I look forward to reading more books from this author! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

10 Years

Wow. Holding in so much pain and not knowing how to let it out or lean on your friends for support is tragic in its own way and we see how it can effect both sides with this book. Bethany is able to weave such a sad story into happiness in the end with such ease that you find yourself cheering for these characters the whole time. I think this book is by far my favorite so far as I listen to this series, but that can definitely change by the time I listen to the next.