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girlreading's review against another edition
4.0
4.5*
I love it when a book surprises me and this did in the best way possible. I didn't expect all that much from this, simply because I hadn't heard anything about it, but I absolutely loved it. I think this might be one of my favourite new adult books I have read. It was fantastic. I loved the characters and their relationship. The plot had a genuine storyline, which was both fun yet had a lovely depth to it. My only complaint is that the end felt rushed, I wish it had been a bit longer as I was left wanting a little more. I would LOVE a sequel!! This was such a joy to read. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a brilliant new adult read.
I love it when a book surprises me and this did in the best way possible. I didn't expect all that much from this, simply because I hadn't heard anything about it, but I absolutely loved it. I think this might be one of my favourite new adult books I have read. It was fantastic. I loved the characters and their relationship. The plot had a genuine storyline, which was both fun yet had a lovely depth to it. My only complaint is that the end felt rushed, I wish it had been a bit longer as I was left wanting a little more. I would LOVE a sequel!! This was such a joy to read. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a brilliant new adult read.
theestherhadassah's review against another edition
5.0
DISCLAIMER: I received an e-galley of this book (via NetGalley) in exchange for honest review. Took me damn long enough, but I finally read it.
Firstly, this book has been sitting in my TBR (aka my e-reader) for much too long. I don't know why I didn't devour it within the first couple of days that I had it, but I think it was because I had a ton of other books I was trying to get to.
I cannot even begin to contain my excitement and distress. Excitement because this book is was awesome! Distress because it ended too soon!
This story was amazing. I loved it so much. From the moment I read that the two characters were childhood best friends, I was hooked. Best friends turned lovers are my favorite, but this is more than that. This story involves lost friendship. Its about not being afraid to take risk to be happy.
Kennedy Harrison and Annabel Lee are definitely my new OTP.
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Firstly, this book has been sitting in my TBR (aka my e-reader) for much too long. I don't know why I didn't devour it within the first couple of days that I had it, but I think it was because I had a ton of other books I was trying to get to.
I cannot even begin to contain my excitement and distress. Excitement because this book is was awesome! Distress because it ended too soon!
This story was amazing. I loved it so much. From the moment I read that the two characters were childhood best friends, I was hooked. Best friends turned lovers are my favorite, but this is more than that. This story involves lost friendship. Its about not being afraid to take risk to be happy.
Kennedy Harrison and Annabel Lee are definitely my new OTP.
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denizyildiz's review against another edition
4.0
Seven Ways to Lose Your Heart is simply put a great cute & fluffy.
If you wanna know why I read NA romances, this would sum up exactly well.
It's well written, witty and has a fabulous storyline but first and foremost the character building is fabulous!
This is the first novel I read by Tiffany Truitt. In fact this is her first NA novel. I fell in love with her beautiful descriptions and I love her prose- so I am hoping she will be writing many more NA novels in the near future
In the beginning I was actually worried I wasn't going to like the story line. I thought there would be a terrible love triangle but I didn't mind the little bit of triangling going on. And since I totally loathe them this simply shows how well it was written. It also had a lot to do with the character building, which I will discuss later. They end up going on a road trip, taking photos and going to concerts- see why I liked it? It's the pinnacle of what I adore. I am a total music lover, photographer and eternal nomad. Truitt basically threw my favorite things into the thick, because there are books as well... Then there are the past and present threads that are woven together, which explains their rift and also makes one understand current issues.
A cute and enticing rollercoaster with great elements and depth. Great storyline
As I said before all of this though was held up by the character building. The story is told from the POV of Annabel and Kennedy. Both voices are distinctive. And through it we get to know both MCs very well. I could relate to both of them. Found both exasperating at time yet adore them as well. At the end of the book I felt like I knew them. This extened to th support cast. Each one is unique, multilayered and I felt like I got where they were coming from and who they were.
The chemistry between Annabel and Kennedy is tangible and their closeness felt real, more in fact. It felt right and inevitable.
Brilliantly done and all of it was shining through the different relationships both MCs have with other people. It was my absolute favorite part of the book, all the different relationships their intricacies. It's so well done, which makes it an absolute pleasure to read.
A must read!
beckymmoe's review against another edition
4.0
My first book by this author but definitely not my last!
There was a lot to like about Seven Ways to Lose Your Heart. It's a best-friends-to-no-longer-friends-to-lovers story. There's dares and double-dog dares, an awesome road trip, twin toddler terrors, and a grandma who swears in many languages. The main character's name comes from the poem, and her older brother gave it to her because it was his favorite--how cute is that? A children's book and a dare brought Kennedy and Annabel Lee together back in third grade, and the adult Kennedy now lives above the shop of the third grade teacher who inadvertently (or was it?) brought the two of them together.
So much cuteness.
Actually, the timeline of their relationship totally reminded me of Harry and Sally's in When Harry Met Sally:
Annabel and Kennedy engage in some truly funny and clever banter, and I liked how even though they'd been apart for so long (ten years) they each are still able pick up on the things that make the other one special; important aspects of them that they are not even aware of themselves. The way in which Ms. Truitt used their dares to help them to break free of their (mostly self-imposed) limitations was great. I loved how their shared past gave them so much to build their future on, and the way in which Kennedy's writing brings them together in the end. (Especially the epilogue! So. Darn. Adorable!)
And LOL to Gran's use of a political flyer to get her message to Annabel. Perfect! ;)
There was a lot to like about this book, and its interesting characters, overall fun quirkiness, and awesome epilogue more than made up for a slowish start and quickish reconciliation.
(Interesting fact: the Kindle robotic reading voice knows how to pronounce "Kanye" correctly but not "abs" (it pronounces the letters individually and quickly). I know this, because I listened to part of this book while driving to work today and Kennedy says Kanye A LOT. It was kind of cute and definitely unique, but also kind of annoying--especially when he was giving him the power of creation, as in "the sweetest mouth Kanye ever created.")
Here's hoping Ms. Truiit's first new adult book won't be her last!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
There was a lot to like about Seven Ways to Lose Your Heart. It's a best-friends-to-no-longer-friends-to-lovers story. There's dares and double-dog dares, an awesome road trip, twin toddler terrors, and a grandma who swears in many languages. The main character's name comes from the poem, and her older brother gave it to her because it was his favorite--how cute is that? A children's book and a dare brought Kennedy and Annabel Lee together back in third grade, and the adult Kennedy now lives above the shop of the third grade teacher who inadvertently (or was it?) brought the two of them together.
So much cuteness.
Actually, the timeline of their relationship totally reminded me of Harry and Sally's in When Harry Met Sally:
Harry: We became friends.That. Just, you know, subtract a dozen years or so from the main characters' ages and put the road trip at the opposite end of things...
Sally: We were friends for a long time.
Harry: And then we weren't.
Sally: And then we fell in love.
Annabel and Kennedy engage in some truly funny and clever banter, and I liked how even though they'd been apart for so long (ten years) they each are still able pick up on the things that make the other one special; important aspects of them that they are not even aware of themselves. The way in which Ms. Truitt used their dares to help them to break free of their (mostly self-imposed) limitations was great. I loved how their shared past gave them so much to build their future on, and the way in which Kennedy's writing brings them together in the end. (Especially the epilogue! So. Darn. Adorable!)
And LOL to Gran's use of a political flyer to get her message to Annabel. Perfect! ;)
There was a lot to like about this book, and its interesting characters, overall fun quirkiness, and awesome epilogue more than made up for a slowish start and quickish reconciliation.
(Interesting fact: the Kindle robotic reading voice knows how to pronounce "Kanye" correctly but not "abs" (it pronounces the letters individually and quickly). I know this, because I listened to part of this book while driving to work today and Kennedy says Kanye A LOT. It was kind of cute and definitely unique, but also kind of annoying--especially when he was giving him the power of creation, as in "the sweetest mouth Kanye ever created.")
Here's hoping Ms. Truiit's first new adult book won't be her last!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
heatherhy01's review
5.0
This book was so sweet! A perfect summer contemporary full of love and it even has a road trip!!!!
I loved both the main characters! Kennedy was rough and kind of snarky. He is the type of guy that is never lonely and always has candy on his arm. (if ya know what I mean?) Annabel use to be that way too, I mean who do you think taught Kennedy? But, she had a huge tragedy in her family and it made her change her ways. She now has a plan for her life and nothing will stray her from that plan.
It really helped that the book was written in alternating POV's. We get to know both characters a little better and really can get a picture of the true story. The whole idea of seven dares was awesome and I could not wait to see what Kennedy would make Annabel do next.
My favorite part would definitely be the road trip! Who doesn't love a road trip to a music festival? I liked that Annabel "let loose" if just for a little while.
The ending was great and perfectly wrapped up! Thank you to the publisher for the review copy in exchange of an honest review!
I loved both the main characters! Kennedy was rough and kind of snarky. He is the type of guy that is never lonely and always has candy on his arm. (if ya know what I mean?) Annabel use to be that way too, I mean who do you think taught Kennedy? But, she had a huge tragedy in her family and it made her change her ways. She now has a plan for her life and nothing will stray her from that plan.
It really helped that the book was written in alternating POV's. We get to know both characters a little better and really can get a picture of the true story. The whole idea of seven dares was awesome and I could not wait to see what Kennedy would make Annabel do next.
My favorite part would definitely be the road trip! Who doesn't love a road trip to a music festival? I liked that Annabel "let loose" if just for a little while.
The ending was great and perfectly wrapped up! Thank you to the publisher for the review copy in exchange of an honest review!
samwlabb's review
3.0
This is an NA romance starring Kennedy and Annabel. The two were best friends until Annabel was in a terrible car accident, and Kennedy, being 10, didn't handle the situation properly. He abandoned her, and that was the end of their friendship -- until one morning, when he honks his horn at Annabel. Something made Kennedy initiate this "communication" between the two, and it grows and grows as the story progresses. This friendship was born from a dare, and it is mended with a dare.
I really liked the concept - best friends who grew apart, but realized they were better together. I am a sucker for friends to lovers story, and bonus, it's sort of a second chance romance too. The journey back to each other was quite fun, with the record store, break in, road trip, and music festival. When I was 20, I would have been right there with them.
I really liked Kennedy. He was not perfect, in fact, he was quite flawed, but he did everything with good intentions. He wanted the pre-accident Annabel back. That fun, fearless girl, who would get him into heaps of trouble. As the story progresses, he realizes that some of that girl is still there, but she has changed too, and he accepts some of this new Annabel. He accepts that her experiences have changed her, and he wants to grow with her.
Overall: cute and fluffy fun romance with hijinks and witty characters and lots of heart.
It wasn't the accident that changed my world, it was not having you in it.
I really liked the concept - best friends who grew apart, but realized they were better together. I am a sucker for friends to lovers story, and bonus, it's sort of a second chance romance too. The journey back to each other was quite fun, with the record store, break in, road trip, and music festival. When I was 20, I would have been right there with them.
I really liked Kennedy. He was not perfect, in fact, he was quite flawed, but he did everything with good intentions. He wanted the pre-accident Annabel back. That fun, fearless girl, who would get him into heaps of trouble. As the story progresses, he realizes that some of that girl is still there, but she has changed too, and he accepts some of this new Annabel. He accepts that her experiences have changed her, and he wants to grow with her.
I just wanted my friend back, and then I realized that friend was amazing and hot and all the things that musicians write power ballads about.
Overall: cute and fluffy fun romance with hijinks and witty characters and lots of heart.
sarathebibliophagist's review
5.0
Okay, this book was just so cute. It was exactly what I needed after a steady stream of books that were just okay.
Kennedy and Annabel Lee used to be best friends, practically inseparable throughout their childhood. Always daring each other to be bigger and better and braver than everyone else. But then Annabel was in an awful car accident. Her brother died. She escaped, but with emotional and physical scars. Kennedy was nowhere to be found when she needed him the most.
It's now a decade later. Annabel is taking care of her parents, her sick grandmother, and her two younger siblings. If she can manage to put herself first for once, she'll leave for college in a few weeks. In the meantime, she and Kennedy have found themselves in the same photography class at the local community college. Years of separation have made things awkward, but Kennedy desperately wants to apologize for how he treated Annabel all those years ago.
I thought this book could go one of two ways. It could either be my favorite book of the year, or it could be trite, cheesy, and awful. I think it's pretty obvious from my glowing five-star rating which one it ended up being.
I love books about childhood friends. I love books about people reconnecting. I love books that are cute and don't have love triangles or cheating or unnecessary drama. And that's the thing. This book is everything I love wrapped up in a cute story about childhood friends who reconnect on a road trip to a music festival.
It happens fast. But not too fast. Realistically fast, I think. Because it seemed to me that, even if she didn't know it, Annabel was waiting all those years for Kennedy to come back to her. And Kennedy was waiting for his opportunity to apologize.
I loved their dares and their honesty and how open they were with each other. My laptop's grammar check thinks that I mean "I loved their dates," but no, I really do mean their dares. Because this book is based on Annabel and Kennedy's deal that she'll let him dare her to do seven things if he applies to seven writing internships. Because dares have always been their thing. And through those seven dares, they end up closer than ever. They make each other better.
I loved this book so much, and I can't wait to see more from this author.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
Kennedy and Annabel Lee used to be best friends, practically inseparable throughout their childhood. Always daring each other to be bigger and better and braver than everyone else. But then Annabel was in an awful car accident. Her brother died. She escaped, but with emotional and physical scars. Kennedy was nowhere to be found when she needed him the most.
It's now a decade later. Annabel is taking care of her parents, her sick grandmother, and her two younger siblings. If she can manage to put herself first for once, she'll leave for college in a few weeks. In the meantime, she and Kennedy have found themselves in the same photography class at the local community college. Years of separation have made things awkward, but Kennedy desperately wants to apologize for how he treated Annabel all those years ago.
I thought this book could go one of two ways. It could either be my favorite book of the year, or it could be trite, cheesy, and awful. I think it's pretty obvious from my glowing five-star rating which one it ended up being.
I love books about childhood friends. I love books about people reconnecting. I love books that are cute and don't have love triangles or cheating or unnecessary drama. And that's the thing. This book is everything I love wrapped up in a cute story about childhood friends who reconnect on a road trip to a music festival.
It happens fast. But not too fast. Realistically fast, I think. Because it seemed to me that, even if she didn't know it, Annabel was waiting all those years for Kennedy to come back to her. And Kennedy was waiting for his opportunity to apologize.
I loved their dares and their honesty and how open they were with each other. My laptop's grammar check thinks that I mean "I loved their dates," but no, I really do mean their dares. Because this book is based on Annabel and Kennedy's deal that she'll let him dare her to do seven things if he applies to seven writing internships. Because dares have always been their thing. And through those seven dares, they end up closer than ever. They make each other better.
I loved this book so much, and I can't wait to see more from this author.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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