Happy Hump-day, everyone! Today, I bring you another fab book review. This is yet another title from the ever awesome Heather Topham Wood. If you haven't read her books, you can start for free by picking up the first of her
Second Sight series:
First Visions. Those are new adult contemporary paranormal novels about a girl named Kate who falls ill and wakes up from a coma with a psychic ability. I reviewed the whole series of four! See those reviews (in order by book #)
here (Amazon Review),
here (Goodreads Review),
here (on this blog), and
here (also on this blog). Anywho, grab a cup of coffee, get comfy, and let's get going!
As I do, here's a little about the book up for review today:
Title: Finding Autumn - a Falling for Autumn companion novel
Author: Heather Topham Wood
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Length (print): About 153 pages
Buy Links: Amazon
Kindle $0.99
Synopsis:
***Not a standalone. Falling for Autumn from Blake's point of view.
Includes bonus chapters set after the events of Falling for Autumn.***
Two years earlier, Blake Preston received a phone call that would change
everything. His stepfather—a man he trusted and admired—had been
accused of sexually assaulting one of his students. His stepfather
declared his innocence and Blake chose to stay loyal to the man who had
raised him as his own.
Cook University is the one place Blake can keep his anonymity. No one
knows about the scandals surrounding his stepfather’s arrest and
subsequent conviction. To his friends, he is merely the star running
back for the college team and an NFL hopeful. But the life he has built
at Cook is threatened when Autumn Dorey locks eyes with him at a campus
party.
Getting entangled with Autumn is a mistake. Yet Autumn is the only
person who can answer the one question that haunts him: is his
stepfather a monster?
Blake conceals his identity and starts a friendship with Autumn under
false pretenses. What begins as a way to uncover the truth about his
stepfather changes as he grows close to Autumn. His relationship with
her calls into question everything he thought he knew about his family.
Against all odds, he falls in love with the one girl he’s forbidden to
have feelings for. But can their love last once Autumn finds out who
Blake Preston really is?
60,000 Words
Ages 17+ Due to Strong Language and Sexual Situations
***Will not appear in review elsewhere. I've been a long time fan of Heather's. We met during the first Author Blog Challenge, and we've kept in touch ever since. I found her and her books, enjoyed her unique flavor, and never looked back. I've proofread nearly all of her titles since then. Love her work!
Finding Autumn is a companion novel to
Falling for Autumn. You can read my review of that title
here.***
Let me move on to the review.
I was so excited to read this novel. So many things happened in Falling for Autumn that I wanted to see from Blake's POV. When I heard Heather was writing this one, I was chomping at the bit for her to finish. Well, she did. And I wasn't disappointed. Time for the good stuff!
From a Reader's Perspective:
Autumn Dorey is an unreliable narrator because she never gets to see what Blake is going through when she's not around. I have to say, I loved him in the first book, and this one just made him more likable. I did find out some of the things he was doing when not by her side (things that were a little deplorable), but I loved watching him grow as a character and appreciated that he wasn't perfect. We're human; therefore we're flawed. He was so protective of her later on. It was a nice change from the A-typical bad-boy in many other books. By the end, I wanted him to succeed and win her heart. Like
Falling for Autumn, I was immersed in the story and emotionally vested by the end. There's enough difference in the stories that it's worth it to pick this one up and lend it your time. A great read.
From an Editor's Perspective:
This book is clean and error free. You won't be sorry if you take a chance on it.
Rating:
1 Star for giving me an excellent variation on the first book
1 Star for making Blake so likable
1 Star for keeping me biting my nails
1 Star for giving the main character plenty of flaws
1 Star for lack of errors
Overall, 5 out of 5 stars! You certainly want to pick up this title. Great book hangover.
In case you weren't aware, there's a giveaway going on
here on my blog and
here on the IBGW blog. In one, you get
Falling for Autumn (and six other awesome titles); in the other, you get
Finding Autumn.
Go enter!
What do you think? Will you pick up a copy? Have you read the first one?
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!
Jo
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