The first love story I ever read
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The first love story I ever read, and then the Movie came out..... I love this movie and wanted to have it forever!!
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Great job Emi on this first book. I am usually not a big fan of love stories but I changed my mind after reading it. Once I started I couldn't put it down.
I am definitely looking forward to the next one!
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This is the first book that i actually consider readin again i loved every second of it. I am in love with this triology
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Okay, guys. I started reading that book yesterday at 1:47pm and put it down at 11:17pm. I couldn't stop reading. I even forgot to eat..and god knows I LOOVE to eat.
This story ..oh my..that's true love. Syd Parker is gifted. The way she puts words on those characters so we can feel their feelings, get their moods, sharing and understanding their ache..it's brillant. Thanks for that. Wish everybody could find this powerful love.
My favorite scene is when Arpen and Lex sleep again together. You can tell it's not about sex. it's about pure love, magic. I am really thrilled about this story. So far the best love story I've ever read.

and thanks for the recepies.

p.s: sorry if there's mistakes in my review. english isn't my language.
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If ever I needed a friend, Id read this book or one of its poems. If ever I wanted to learn what it means to be in love, this book, in part 3, is where youll find me. Im a sap for romantics; that said, if ever I wanted to know if someone loved me Id read Letter to my future wife, because those are the words of truth from a mans heart.
I fell in love with the author. His stories and poems, his life re-visited in ink, remind me of my youth. They remind me of the lessons our aged have tried hammering into us, and the blessings we have been given and forget to be thankful for. Once read, it is difficult to walk away from this book and not think of R.A. Friedl as an incredible talent to our literary world.
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Let me tell you how beautiful this book is. It made me want to go out on a date and eat some pasta and have a drink! Seriously, no book has ever made me feel that way. I'm not sure if it's good or bad!

This series just gets better and better. So far, this is the most beautiful love story I've ever read. Oh. My. Goodness. It's the ULTIMATE fairy tale story with the happy ending and good sex (lol).

Emma was so beautifully described and her love for Jack was just so vivid in every page. When her heart broke, mine broke as well.

Jack on the other hand was funny and idiotic. Poor guy couldn't get a clue until it was almost too late. In the end, he was able to beg his way back to Emma's heart and get Parker's help in doing so.

Parker - she's an all-around genius. I truly admire her. I'm dreaming of buying all business suits and dressing like her. I want to be as calm and collected as she always is.

Laurel - she's funny. The next book is about her, and I have a STRONG feeling, Del is her man. As for Parker, I have a strong feeling as well who her man will be in the fourth book ;)

Mac - she's madly in love with Carter still. But even with all that, she's still such an amazing friend to Emma through the hard times.

Their friendship is so admirable and I'm really jealous. I wish I had friends like them. Life would be so much easier if I did.

My favorite chapters of this book was Chapters 6, 9, and 12. Lastly, this book was so well-written, at one point, I wished I could actually see a picture of everything being described in the story.
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I am so blown away by this beautiful love story.  It has affected me like no other story maybe because it similarly parallels my own life/love. I really hope people read this book
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I absolutely loved this story, so much so I went back to the beginning and read it again when I was done. This tells a beautiful love story. I also enjoyed how I felt like I learned something about composers, music, religion and culture with almost every chapter. I got this for free on my Kindle and I would like to get the actual book for my 17 year old daughter. If you are debating whether or not to buy this book, get it do not hesitate.
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When I first fell in love, I was 13 years old.  I was in 8th grade and my teacher handed me a brand new copy of Wuthering Heights.  I have never been the same since.  It was the day I fell in love with reading.  I think all avid readers remember that day and that book, quite vividly.  The characters and setting that we were drawn into, that world so carefully crafted by an artist of words moved us so deeply that we haven't been without a book in progress since.  I have read many books in my lifetime.  Some have taught me, some enriched my soul, some annoyed me, and some even transported me, which is no small feat.  Nelly Dean is such a book.  Much like its predecessor, Nelly Dean managed to take me to another world.  Ive read quite a few books this year already, but this one is by far my favorite.

Nelly Dean speaks in first person, writing down her memories to Mr. Lockwood. I am sure you recall Mr. Lockwood from Wuthering Heights, the weary traveler who spends the night at the Heights and gets quite a scare and an earful about the master and the history of the house.  The moors certainly do hold their secrets, as do those who serve in the great houses of England.

Anyone who knows Wuthering Heights knows its not a happy, carefree read.  There is passion, addiction, love and loss.  There is regret, and there is tragedy.  Most of all there are secrets.  Nelly carries many secrets and those around her do as well.  She begins her story just before Heathcliffs arrival, when she was just a young girl being raised alongside the masters children.  She desperately wanted to be a part of that family, and it was that desire, and that deep loyalty and love she felt for them that kept her with them despite the despair that surrounded them.  Her mother tries to get her to leave the house, but she refuses time and again.  She must stay, she thinks.  She is the only one who can care for them as she can.  They need her, she believes, and it is that belief that binds her to them even when they fall, perhaps even more so when they fall, for then the evidence is clearly there that she is needed and cannot leave.  The lady of the house, that sad and tragic character, needs her.  The master himself has said she is the salvation of the family.  Then there was the love she felt for the masters son.  Hindley was her playmate throughout childhood, her classmate in lessons, and her partner in crime as they romped on the moors.  Bound by all these things and these people, her life moves up and down according to their choices, most of which brought her nothing but pain.  But she is strong and as she watches them all self- destruct, one by one, she is led to the truest love of her life.  One thing Nelly Dean reminded me of is that there is always hope.  In the face of great loss and sadness, there is always a chance for a positive, new beginning.

Nelly is a likable character, well developed and multi-faceted.  Her supporting cast was all in keeping with the original, which pleased the purist in me.  I always fear when another author takes on such a task, they might disrespect the original in some way.  This was not the case here.

This book can stand alone; however, I know it helped me to have knowledge of Wuthering Heights.  If you have not read the book, it is my opinion that you should at least read over the Cliff Notes.

Books like Wuthering Heights stay with us for a lifetime.  The characters become as familiar to us as old friends.  I know that Nelly Dean will stay with me for a very long time.  Her strong, clear voice took me back to my childhood, to a cherished old home on the English countryside.

*Publisher sent me a copy for my unbiased review.
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In fifth grade I fell in love with this book.  I read the tale cover-to-cover with the single-minded obsession thats unleashed in me whenever I find a compelling story.  The next week, at the school library, I turned my book in and checked out the sequel.

I liked my book so much I bought a paperback copy at the school book-fair.  Not wanting my book to be lonely I bought the sequel too.  In seventh grade, on the way home from school I left my book on the bus.  The next day a girl I knew handed it back to me.  Inside the front cover she had written my name in pencil, but she spelled my last name wrong.  Her handwriting distinguishes the copy as mine to this very day.

My book moved with me from moms house to dads house and back-and-forth again and again.  It followed me to the dorms in college, lived in a handful of apartments, and joined me for the years at my grandparents house.  Today it sits in my condo on the bookshelf in our living room.  Every year or two, no matter where I live or what has changed in my life, I scan my shelves looking for something to read.  Inevitably my hand falls on the worn spine of my book, because this is the tale that speaks to me over all the others on my shelves.

However, it wasn't until winter dumped mountains of snow upon us last month that I realized the depth of what my book has done.  For the first time since Ive started writing seriously, I went and pulled my book off its shelf.  I opened the cover, passed over my handwritten incorrectly spelled name, and turned to Chapter 1.

I worried that maybe this time it would be different.  That my writers brain would over analyze the authors use of adverbs and choice for point of view.  That I would no longer get lost in the story because somehow, after twenty-three years, I had out grown the tale.  The story began and for the first two pages my brain screamedthrowing all my doubts at me.  By the third page the voice was talking, by the fourth whispering, and by the fifth it was silent.  Because this was my book, and it carries the magic that makes me want to be a writer.

It was just as I remembered, but at the same time it was different too.  I traveled with my heroine as she began a long, hard journey, and I thought Hey, thats like in the book I'm writing.  I saw the places she traveled because of the vivid detail and dead-on imagery, and I thought Hey, thats like in the book I wrote.  I saw two minor characters subtly named after cartoon characters that were linked to one another, and I thought Hey, thats like in my book.  Page after page went by.  I loved every one of them, but by the end I knew what was different.

Its not that her story was like the book Ive been writing, its that my story was like the book she had written decades ago.  Its that the authors voice has spoken to me from the age of ten, and somewhere along the way her book became a part of me.  Whatever modicum of skill I possess was unconsciously modeled after her talent, and she is an aspect of the voice I hear when I write.  And I realized if I ever write something that shapes a whole persons being, thats when I will have done it right.

Cynthia Voigt changed my life when she wrote Homecoming.  I just didn't know it until now.

I wonder if she has a book too?

p.s. This piece was written for an old blog of mine in March of 2013. At that time, I also forwarded this to Ms. Voigt. I was sitting on my boyfriends couch when the reply email came in, and I just kept saying, She wrote back! She wrote back! She wrote back! It took me a good twenty minutes before I could explain to him who had written back. Its one of my favorite writer memories.
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A story about a time that I had never read about, but a love story for all time.  A good read.
1372198
What a great love story. I know, first hand, about learning problems. But, since I never told anyone until I had my son about my problem I know just how that feels. With so much love going through this book, I laughed and cried my way to true love at the end.
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I must admit, I haven't read a romance since high school. At that time, a friend of mine got me into Barbara Cartlands romance novels. I devoured them, enjoying the drama and innocence of those charming love stories.

On a whim, I decided to give The Silk Romance a try. Oh my, Im so glad I did! The story of strong-yet-vulnerable Sophie and her nemesis/love interest Jean-Luc brought me back to the romance genre. I won't give away any spoilers, but will tell you that the story caused me to tear up a few times. I highly recommend this sweet romance, and look forward to Helena Faifaxs next book.
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Breezes written by Wafica Mansour AlDoueiri was a very interesting story,

especially just reading it in general, I have never read a book from right to left so

that alone was a tough task considering I have read books from left to right my

whole life, but its cool and authentic that way.  The way the book was written felt

like as if you were almost in the story, it was so easy to visualize and get the insider

effect.  Before I opened the book I wasn't excited to read this, I had a closed mind but

once I opened it, it wasn't easy to put down, the author really kept your attention

with the stories of the two who had such strong feeling for each other and their

history from growing up till now. The book gave us such a strong insight on both of

them individually and their feelings, typically books give you one side of the story or

relationship, and I really appreciated how this gave us both, it was refreshing, thats

why I think it was so easy to understand and knowing what they felt at all times.

The book was written in almost a poetry form, that was one of my first observations,

is it a book or a poem, it was really interesting.  It really helped the romantic theme

of the book thats forsure.  I think many people can relate to this book, I know I can,

there is a scene where the two who grew up and loved each other and now see each

other for the first time in years and they both fear rejection by the other and in

todays society that is so common, we fear rejection.  The story was almost like a

Nicholas Sparks romantic film, they loved each other, they were separated, they fall

back in love and live happily ever after.  In the end Im glad I read the book, to read

and Arab culture romantic story and to get the feel that its no different than stories

I hear about here in America.  I typically am not a Romantic genre kind of guy but I

did really enjoy learning about the twos love and hardships together, it really is a

book that people can relate to and trust in love after all, and like the book showed,

love isn't easy but worth it.  I recommend this book to anyone who either is a
Romantic genre fan or someone who has an open mind and likes to read for
pleasure, I really feel it only could help us not hurt us and to never give up on
finding the love of your life.  I think this is more of a realistic love story as well, so
many romance movies in todays world are so Hollywood and almost from another planet and typically leave people jealous or searching for something that isn't real or won't happen, that they don't have that kind of fake love, so this is a perfect
example of a realistic and true love story.
-Cody Hall
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I love this story... It will forever be in my collection of greatest love stories n books of all time... Nothing else needs be said

Frewil
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This is one of the most captivating and most beautiful love stories that I have ever read.
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This is one of the most beautifully f'ed up love stories I have ever read. This story is intricately woven and precise, there are no fillers, every word is important to this story. If you skip anything you will be lost, read every.single.word.

I had to step away from this story a few times, not because it was boring or off putting, but because of the intensity of the story. I have to admit that some parts were hard to read because of the subject matter, but it was necessary to the story and not gratuitous.

Tax and Mia's story is so strong it made my heart ache, literally ache. These two characters will be in my mind forever, I even had dreams of them while reading this book, I kept dreaming about what would happen, I was so nervous about the ending it gave me anxiety. But, I was anxious in the best kind of way, I was anxious because the story is that good, the characters are that strong.

Now let's talk about the love scenes, shall we? They are exquisitely and beautifully brutal, they will make you blush. They will titillate and excite with their intensity and raw sexual energy. I don't think anyone writes a love scene as intense as Nina does.

This story proves that love has no bounds, that love is not all sunshine and roses, sometimes love is hard, gritty, raw and will take you to the brink, but that's what makes it worth the fight. We all should be so lucky to find a love like that.

I think this is quite possibly Nina's best work, this is a masterpiece. And I can't wait for what she gives us next.