Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
Reader beware: there is a potential trigger here as the bulk of the story deals with miscarriage. I wish I had known that going in, so if you can’t deal with that subject matter, you might want to pass this one by. That said, Evan Grace does a great job of showing how both Chloe and Joe deal with losing their child, from the hurt and lashing out all the way through to the healing, and the way both of their families rally around the characters afterwards is heartwarming.
The age difference between Joe and Chloe is an obvious issue for her at first, but Joe is nothing if not determined to prove that he’s mature enough to handle the relationship. And a long-distance one at that. He really puts in the effort to prove his love to Chloe, and when a second tragedy strikes, it’s the kick in the pants that Chloe needs to realize that the years between them have nothing to do with the feelings in their hearts.
I hadn’t read any of the other books in this series, but Unexpected Love did read like a true standalone, even though it’s connected to characters from several of Evan Grace’s other books. There are ALOT of supporting players here — I kind of had a hard time keeping them all straight!
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
“For some reason this book just got to me on such a deeper level than some in awhile. I will tell you to read Evan Grace’s book!!! Every single one of them.”(Tina Morgan from Sassy Southern Book Blog)
“The author made me fall in love with Joe & Chloe so many times over. Even if I wanted to throw my kindle at Joe a time or two.” (Diane Plourde with TDC Book Reviews)
“This author knows how to bring me to my knees. Have some tissues (or wine or chocolate) handy to get through some of the devastating sad parts, you’ll be so glad you stuck it out.” (Violin vixen from Violin Vixen Reviews)
“I have every book in The Love Stings Series by Evan Grace and book 4 is now my favourite.” (Sharon Jones from Evan Grace Review Team)
A Midwesterner and self-proclaimed nerd, Evan has been an avid reader most of her life, but five years ago got bit by the writing bug, and it quickly became her addiction, passion and therapy. When the voices in her head give it a rest, she can always be found with her e-reader in her hand. Some of her favorites include, Shayla Black, Jaci Burton, Madeline Sheehan and Jamie Mcguire. Evan finds a lot of her inspiration in music, so if you see her wearing her headphones you know she means business and is in the zone.
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