Book Review for Transcend by Jewel E Ann

TRANSCEND
by JEWEL E ANN

“In another life, she was my forever.”

An unexpected tragedy leaves Professor Nathaniel Hunt a widower alone with a newborn baby.

He hires a nanny. She’s young, but well-qualified, with a simple life, a crazy name obsession, and a boyfriend she met at the grocery store.

Over time, he discovers she knows things about him—things that happened before she was born—like a hidden scar on his head, his favorite pizza, and how he cheated on a high school Spanish test.

She speaks familiar words and shares haunting memories that take him back to over two decades earlier when he lost his best friend in a tragic accident.

“I’m afraid of what’s going to happen when you realize I’m not her.”

Transcend is a sexy, mind-bending journey that uncovers possibilities, challenges beliefs, and begets the age-old question: is there life after death?

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REVIEW: WHAT DID I JUST READ....?
"The mind functions with memory, but flourishes from discovery."

I feel like some throw around the word angsty because they know that draws in the readers. They know that's a turn-on for some and use it every chance they get - right or wrong, and I understand that desire to captivate and bring in those readers. I crave well written angst. I love when it strings me along and it makes me anxious. I love when it makes me pace because I can't figure it out. It says something to me when it's so torturously slow that I'm unable to focus on anything else but the book, but I can't sit still long enough to sit down and read it. Jewel knows how to write a story that does exactly that; that grips you and holds you against your will, making you see another side to the potentiality of this story. This one will dominate my thoughts for quite some time. I'm in so much trouble....

"Nate holds me captive without touching me."

I was so afraid as to how this book would play out and end, but by the time I got there, the gasp was completely audible. It was late at night, so of course I had to curtail my freak out, but I am SO excited to get to Epoch because of the discussion that I get to have AFTERWARDS. I know that sounds crazy, but there is only so much I can put in this review. Jewel had me thinking not only outside of my comfort zone, but she had my mind spinning with what-ifs and why-nots. I want to cry for Nate and hug Griffin. I want to cradle Swayze's heart and rock with her while she goes through all this turmoil. My heart is just not in a safe spot right now. Any decisions made have ramifications. Any actions taken have consequences. There is so much at stake on either side of the storyline that it truly makes me pace! Such a gripping conundrum.

"A single touch can say things twenty-six letters can't even begin to say."

I truthfully loved each of these characters equally, and that is rather rare for me. While I am usually very decided on sides while reading this type of story, I can honestly say that this one scares me so much. Each character has their own dynamic playing into this. Each one brings something different; another aspect to grasp onto and run with. I am so conflicted because I love how this book is making me feel!! I love how these characters are making me question and think, worry and sympathize. I find that I'm putting myself in their shoes, questioning the what if....

"Griffin grounds me. I find the best version of myself rooted in his love."

REALITY CHECK: The heartbreak is inevitable on every level. I mean, this is a triangle, but it's very different than any I have ever read. With this twist she added to her storyline, there is an element of supernatural wonder to it. For those of you that don't read that genre, or won't read outside of romance in general, I implore you to read this. I loved her vision because it was so easy for me to follow and to read it. I read it with such curiosity surrounding me on every page. So interesting and so different!

I wrote this on my Facebook post: Jewel E Ann is testing my mind's ability to bend the truth. To accept the unexplainable. I’m in love with this story and the possibilities. Crazy enough, I trust Jewel with this journey because this wouldn’t be my normal read. It’s so different. I’m really getting caught up in this story.

This one, it was the kind of story that grabbed me, sucked me in, and then I was completely and utterly fixated on the minute details that she sprinkled in between the pages. I had goosebumps. I had chills. I had so many questions. But most of all, I had love and adoration for the characters of this story. My heart broke and it smiled, it cried and it sighed. I am SO in love with these characters that I cannot possibly wait patiently for Epoch. I am ready.

OMGosh....my heart!!! Helllp meeee!!! I am just going to wallow over here, rocking in a corner awaiting Epoch. 

"We don't love with our brains, we love with our hearts. We love on instinct."
~BEE

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~MEET JEWEL E ANN~

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree a a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course . . .heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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