If you knew beyond all doubt that one chance encounter would change the course of your future, what would you choose?
There's nothing like a spring day in Boston to make your heart sing. I'm out with my girls, having drinks in a bar, enjoying the bright pulse of our beautiful city, when I see Caleb. The second my eyes meet his, I know this is the moment when everything will change. All I have to do is choose him.
I meet Whitney on the worst day of my life. I've always been an adrenaline junkie, but I never knew how fast things could change. Her soft gaze melts my cynicism, makes me forget the bitter man I was becoming. She makes me want to be the version of myself that I see in her eyes. All she has to do is choose this life.
When We Met takes Whitney and Caleb on the ride of their lives, hitting every note on the scale of beauty and tragedy along the way. USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann will make you question everything you thought you knew about love and fate, and this unforgettable story will leave you certain that destiny always finds a way.
"Nothing is unattainable - you're going to learn that very soon."
I'm just gonna be one of those crazy, cheerleading, screaming-because-you-loved-it kind of reviews. This is also one of those ones that I'm afraid I just won't do it justice based on the effect it had on me alone ....and how I want to convey that to you. Because, ONCE AGAIN, Marni Mann has taken my easy thinking world and turned it upside down. She caused me to think deeper than I imagined I would have to just by reading a book. This was the BIGGEST CASE of WHAT-IF. A coulda-shoulda-woulda kind of read. This was a rough one and I was pretty sure I was going to be mean-messaging Marni at 1:30 am, but alas - I calmed myself down. Self negotiating skills in full effect.
I'm just gonna be one of those crazy, cheerleading, screaming-because-you-loved-it kind of reviews. This is also one of those ones that I'm afraid I just won't do it justice based on the effect it had on me alone ....and how I want to convey that to you. Because, ONCE AGAIN, Marni Mann has taken my easy thinking world and turned it upside down. She caused me to think deeper than I imagined I would have to just by reading a book. This was the BIGGEST CASE of WHAT-IF. A coulda-shoulda-woulda kind of read. This was a rough one and I was pretty sure I was going to be mean-messaging Marni at 1:30 am, but alas - I calmed myself down. Self negotiating skills in full effect.
I CAN’T STOPPING THINKING ABOUT THIS BOOK. This story. These characters. I really can't...
I think Mann invites real discussion with her vision and her words and the way in which she lays out and tells her stories. She’s not very up front and transparent with the journey in the beginning because I feel like she’s allowing my mind to wander, but she’s very well versed in providing a visual before she reins me in and gives me a clearer picture. And I think that is brilliant. To allow my mind to ponder and go into overdrive thinking about the possibilities with the storyline, only to pull me back and center me with her truth. Oh my gosh. I can't!! I just can't! I loved this book so much...
I love reads that make me think. Or feel. But mostly think. Because my perspective is fluid on many things, steadfast on others - but there’s always that in between on things you just don’t quite think about enough. Dare I say, things we all take for granted. This one had me tearing up. Quite a bit actually...but she gave me perspective. She gave me understanding. She gave me hope. And she gave me a love to savor. Caleb and Whitney showed me two halves of a whole, and they didn’t quite fit together, but they melded well. Her personality and his were polar opposites, and that’s what I loved about them. Without giving too much away, broody and driven, those two moved mountains.
The gravity of the situation these characters were dealing with, you’d think it wouldn’t lend time for laughs and giggles and winks - but between Whitney’s personality, Caleb's finesse, and Marni’s writing, I couldn’t help myself. I want to read books with this much depth all. the. time. Is that too much to ask? I am so in love and still thinking about them. {{love}}
The gravity of the situation these characters were dealing with, you’d think it wouldn’t lend time for laughs and giggles and winks - but between Whitney’s personality, Caleb's finesse, and Marni’s writing, I couldn’t help myself. I want to read books with this much depth all. the. time. Is that too much to ask? I am so in love and still thinking about them. {{love}}
I LOVE writing a review while I'm still hopped up on my emotions. I feel like it allows me to share my words with a little more oomph and depth - a real truth behind my feelings about just how much the book affected me. With this one, I wrote it while I read it. I met every turn with a comment, with a gasp, with serious confusion but immense amounts of love. I honestly wish I could have read this one with someone sitting right next to me because the discussions would have been EPIC. This was a heart gripping, pain-intensifying, mind-boggling read. Mann conjures up a sense of gratitude, a sense of thankfulness that I always feel like I have....but then she puts into perspective something so real and visceral that it draws the emotion out of me. It was real, all encompassing. It was real world drama with so much truth to back it up. It afforded me a massive book hangover, that's for sure. It was literally life unfolding before my eyes and so well written. My gosh, so well written.
This book was the type of read that once you’re done, you want to go back and immediately read it again just to see how many clues you can pick up on and see what you missed. I *wish* I could re-read books because that is exactly what I would do with this one. This one, my gosh, this one.... {{sigh}} I would love to sit down and say 'come here', pat the couch and watch you while you read it just so I can react to your reactions. #StalkerBee
This book will have emotional repercussions for a while to come. Thank you, Marni. Thank you for the journey. Thank you for the eye opening reality. Thank you for the love. Thank you. I'll never make another decision without thinking about....what if?
"They say that every tragedy is met with pain. But once you survive, why does it still hurt?"
Bestselling author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Marni was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotions. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her husband and their two dogs, who have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop, working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling, or devouring fabulous books.
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AWESOME! #stalkerbee
ReplyDeleteGreat review. I love that you couldn't stop thinking about it. That, for me, is a sign of a great book!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh!!! This is such an amazing review!! You had me smiling, feeling giddy and so excited to read this book like right now. With When Ashes Fall, I knew what it was about. Do you think I will b able to guess this one? Which you're beside me when I read this book. As in literally.
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