The Ones Who Got Away

By: Roni Loren

Narrated by: Jeanine Bartel

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A fresh new contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today best seller Roni Loren that will rock your world. Twelve years ago, tragedy struck the senior class of Long Acre High School. Only a small number of students survived, a group the media dubbed as The Ones Who Got Away. Now, web designer Liv Arias, along with the rest of the survivors, have returned to the small Texas town to tell their stories for a documentary. Which means Liv seeing former star-athlete and old flame Finn Dorsey.

A lot happened between them that night and Liv is ready to end their decade-long riff and move on. But when her attempt at closure turns into a steamy kiss, moving on proves much more difficult than either of them thought....

©2018 Roni Loren (P)2018 Recorded Books

The ones who got away

Romance, romance, romance and a good story to go a long with it. A FBI undercover agent and a photographer find lost love and themselves one summer.

Horrible narration...

The narration was horrendous ... I have to change it to 2.5x to make it more bearable. Not only that I have a difficult to know when the point of view changes because her tone stays the same. Just bad... but the story was good!

My all time favorite romance series!

I love these characters so much! Their stories are comfort food for my sou! Thank you Roni Loren for creating this world.

A romance with a real story!

This is a spicy romance with an actual plot line. Quite rare in the romance genre.

The Ones Who Got Away

After the terrible incident 12 years ago and all the nightmares that followed, these few have returned to be interviewed for a documentary and connect and finally Liv and Finn are face to face again. Life changing decisions bring these two together once more and only their love will keep them together. This was not only heartbreaking but life changing. I cannot wait to find out what is in store for the rest of the group.

Heartbreaking and beautiful

The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren is a romance novel that deals with heavy topics such as gun violence, school shootings, anxiety and PTSD. Please check trigger warnings before reading. While it dealt with heavy topics it also had a message of live your life to the fullest and it inspires hope and healing after tragedy.

As a teacher and parent, this topic was very difficult for me, but Roni Loren dealt with it in a beautiful way. The characters are still affected by the tragic past and are healing in different ways. I liked the bond and friendship that was woven throughout the book.

Finn and Liv got a second chance 12 years after a deadly school shooting at their prom. Finn has held onto guilt about how he handled himself in the mist of the shooting. You feel how deeply he was affected. The emotions are evident beyond the page.

Liv is also trying to heal and feels stuck and wants to move past the trauma from her past. I loved how her healing manifested through her passion for art.

This is an emotional read and your heart gores out to all the characters and you want to root for them to thrive not just survive.

Compelling story about the Strength, Guilt, & Struggles of School Shooting Survivors

While this is a romance, it is more a story about surviving tragedy. It is the first in a series and a bit of a departure from the author’s erotic romances, though there are several hot scenes. This is more though as it begins to explore the aftermath of a school shooting through the adult memories of teen survivors. The characters are varied and interesting, the narrative unfortunately fairly ringing with elements of truth. The narration was ok- not great- and would have been better with less forced accent and with a dual or duet performance. It is worth a credit if the reader is not fortunate enough to subscribe to the escape package.

This was good. Super good!

I've seen a few reviews for this and I've been intrigued since it came out. Finally got my hands on it.

The story follows Liv and Finn. Both were in their senior class when tragedy struck. Only a few students survived that terrible night. The media dubbed those survivors as The Ones Who Got Away. Liv and Finn had a secret relationship and that night tore them apart. Years have passed and the two run into each other during the filming of another documentary and the sparks are still there, but can they find themselves before they lose each other.

OoooOOOoooooOOOOOOooooOOOO the feels here. It really gave me some tears here and there. Especially at the beginning. Finn, Liv, and the others have a lot of damage from what happened that night. Poor things. I can't even imagine surviving something like that and having to deal with the guilts and sadness. UGH so sad.

What I loved the most about this story was that this wasn't only a journey of love, but a journey for the characters to help them move forward. They have a lot of demons to sort through and find themselves again. I was nervous this would be 2-D and too angsty, but there was a perfect balance of complexity and simplicity. The characters loved each other and they knew it and have always known it even though they don't think it will ever work especially after that terrible night. The past weighs heavy on both of them. Especially Finn. He has so much guilt and he blames himself for Liv nearly getting killed. They have the lust down but loving themselves and each other will take time.

I also love the side characters. I want them all to find happiness within themselves and their love life! They deserve a HEA!!! Can't wait to get my hands on the next ones!

Loved the narrator. She was awesome.

This was good. Super good. This is definitely will hit you in the feels. Good feels and sad feels. I highly recommend it. 5 stars

Story good

Narrative horrible.. she kept licking her lips and needed water all through this. Very distracting

worth it

once you get past the narrator it's definitely a great story. worth a listen, especially when it's free.