Book Review for Knotted Roots by Ruthi Kight

Knotted Roots

by Ruth Kight

  5 stars

Reviewed by: Tonya
Format:Kindle/Paperback

Published: Ruthi Kight
Source:author copy Genre:Paranormal Romance

About Book

Partying with friends and scoring a flawless tan is about all Roxie has on her list of things to make her Hampton's summer perfect.

Her parents, however, have other plans and Grandma Betty's farm is just one of them.

Just as her life is in shambles and the quaint town is suffocating her, she meets Chase.

Somewhere in the mix of bummer summer and small town doldrums, he becomes the boy she can't seem to avoid falling for. Just adding him to the picture, her stay starts to get better, even if she knows it has to end with the summer holidays.

That is until Betty drops a life-shattering bomb.
Roxie must make a choice that will change her life forever. What happens when a spoiled brat from New York learns the true meaning of love, loss, and forgiveness?

Can Chase and Roxie find a way to be together or is this just another summer romance?

My Thoughts

First let me say Ruthie is a truly amazing person it has been such a pleasure getting to know her. But what a great joy to be allowed to read her book before it was even released. My rating should be enough to tell you my thoughts on the book but let me share with you why I gave it the rating I did.

I felt l could relate very much to this book. No I never grew up having everything my heart desired, money to spend whenever and where ever. But running from feelings, confusion, anger, hurt. I have had all those as I am sure we all have and that is what makes this book so phenomenal.

Roxie is a teenager who grew up thinking she had it all and never wanted for anything. Then out of nowhere she is thrust into a new world she knows nothing about to meet a grandmother she has never known. Her planned summer of beach parties and everyone knows everyone and your status will be ruined if you are not there has been totally stolen from her. Her parents deliver some news and she is fuming that thought so little of her they couldn’t share it before deciding to ship her off. She is angry, hurt, confused and she is ready to lash out at anyone and everyone.

But in walks mister adorable, cat got your tongue, mouth hanging open looking like a fool was exactly how Roxie was feeling when she met Chase for the first time. I laughed so hard at this scene I could see it and I have been her at that moment. I felt for Roxie and at the same time wanted to just shake her and say wake up girl say something.

For the first few weeks Roxie really struggles with her summer at her grandmothers, they are not getting along, she isn’t getting along with anyone really. Now I will say I totally understand how she is feeling but boy she is good at laying on the poor me stuff. LOL she is so much like my 16 year old daughter sometimes I keep saying okay Roxie show me it gets better. Roxie doesn’t fail me – as her days and weeks go on she grows, she learns, he sees. She opens up her eyes and she sees.

She sees love, caring, friendship, happiness and then it all crashes in. Bad news, devastating news, worse news than when her parents said they were getting a divorce and shipping her down south. She is angry again and she runs from the one who can help her get through it. It isn’t the first time, it may not be the last time, it is what Roxie is used to, and it is all she knows.

But in time with the help of her new real friend Katy and the ever present, ever adorable, ever surprising Chase she comes around. Roxie decides to take steps to better her life and to change her life, she finally realizes where she wants to be and refuses to allow anything to change that.

The romance between Roxie and Chase is so adorable I absolutely loved it. I loved the up and downs they went through. The struggles, the laughter, the very tender moments. I am sure we all remember being a teenager or maybe you are a teenager, remember those first kisses, the ones that blow you off your feet, make your mind spin out of control, steal your breath and your words. You will find those within the pages of Knotted Roots. You will fine pure unadulterated laughter, uncontrollable tears, and moments of pure “CAN I SHAKE HER AND WAKE HER UP”. Your emotions will go from one end to the other with Knotted Roots.

I picked up this book on a Monday afternoon during my lunch break at work and finished it on a Tuesday evening. If I could have sat and read it in one sitting (i.e play hooky from work) trust me I would have.

Ruthie – B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!!! Waiting impatiently for the next book – LOL 

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Book Review for Always There by K T King

 

Always There by K T King 

Reviewed by: Tonya
Format:Kindle
Pages: 198
Published: K T King
Source:Purchased
Genre: , Romance,Contemporary Romance
Buy:Amazon Uk/Amazon US

  5 STAR READ

Description

A journey of friendship, love and hope.

Kelly and Jake are the vision of a perfect relationship, until the day Jake doesn't turn up to meet Kelly. She is furious, but the truth is worse than she could ever imagine. When tragedy strikes, Kelly's life begins to fall apart and she can no longer see a future for herself. With the help of her friends, Kelly struggles to deal with the shock, pain and love from both her past and her present.

My Thoughts and Review 

I have to compliment the author this was a fabulous book. We have all been touched by the loss of a loved one. This book takes you through the lives of best friends Kelly, Matt, Rachel & Laura when they lose their friend Jake, Kelly's finance, to a very tragic accident. It takes you through what each feels along with Jakes parents. How one friends grief is private and angry and lashes out so unexpectedly.

Kelly is devastated when she gets home thinking Jake forgot to pick her up only to have his parents arrive to take her to the hospital where Jake was taken. When Jake doesn't make it her world falls apart. He had been a part of her life for as long as she could remember. How would she go on. Good friends Matt and Rachel are there with her through all of it.

Then a silver lining she's going to be a mother and part of Jake will live on. What great news or is it? Not everyone takes the news as Kelly thought they would. A friend lashes out, Jakes mother and father struggle and before it's all said and done Kelly and her babies are all fighting for their lives.

But that silver lining comes back and through all of the trials these friends and family members go through Love blossoms, hearts mend and life goes on.

This is a really good book and shows that even in ones darkest hour there really is hope and love at the other end.