Title: I See You
Author: Molly McAdams
Genre: New Adult
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Molly McAdams’ powerful new novel offers one of the most memorable love triangles in fiction since Twilight—perfect for fans of New Adult fiction like Jamie McGuire, Abbi Glines, and Tamarra Webber.
What if…
Aurora Wilde’s life feels like a series of what ifs, forks in the road, and doors unopened. What if she hadn’t gone to the party that night? What if Jentry Michaels hadn’t captured her interest, or disappeared the next day? What if Declan Veil hadn’t been there to sweep her off her feet?
And as she goes down the list to make her perfect forever, Aurora is happy with her life and a future that seems completely secure. Until, one day, suddenly it’s not. Now she’s stuck between the man who has been there for her and the one she never stopped thinking about.
As the consequences of each of her choices comes to a head, Aurora begins to realize that, sometimes, one tiny decision can ripple through a life and change everything. But when what once felt like a safe and reliable future becomes something else, will Aurora have the courage to make a final decision that could alter the course of her entire life?
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Review by: Amy C
"And if I disappear tomorrow? As long as you don't disappear tonight." Aurora " Rorie" Wilde is nothing short of sweet and calm. No feathers ruffled and easy going. When one night of spontaneous changes everything that she believes in for love and life, she's left trying to figure out if it's just a dream or a reality she can't stop thinking about. Meeting Declan sure wasn't in the plans but the best things in life can't always be planned. Just like meeting your boyfriends family can't possibly be something so new and so familiar all in one. Until spontaneous meets reality and the rash may be far worse than planned.
Jentry isn't easy going. He's protective and stubborn and is convinced he's not fit for real love and commitment. He's worried about his family and coming back from his tour. He also can't stop feeling that his one night of "forgetting it all" before he left months ago didn't imprint on his soul forever. She blew in like the wind and captured him into a state of sheer and complete lusty love...feelings he never thought possible. And now she's standing in front of him and he's not sure what to do.
I liked this book and it baffled me all at the same time. I was not crazy about all the parts and back in forth on the time line. That was confusing and had me re-reading for clarity which I feel took away from loving the story. I thought the story line over all was cleaver. The characters were defined but their symmetry in the book was hard to place. I love Molly's writing and stories but this one was hard for me.
3.75stars
Review by: Tatia
This one was tough to rate. I gave it 3.75 simply because of the storyline. It's one that I would normally devour. It's the execution that caused such a low rating. At about 50% in, I felt like I needed to find a notepad and pen and start over at the beginning. This story was nothing but back and forth, not between characters, but between the timeline. That's what was confusing. I found myself questioning what happened at a month ago, 3 months ago, during present day, 10 months ago. I started mixing up what happened when. I wish it had been done completely different. The storyline was in typical Molly McAdams style, but not the flow. I would have preferred so much more if we got all of the back story at the same time and if it flowed through the months into the present day and then continued on with the story and what was happening now. It just didn't sit well with me. Instead of feeling like we got a complete story, I was left feeling torn. I loved some of the characters, especially Jentry. But by the end, I still felt like I was missing key details.
3.75 Stars
He reached for me, but I shot my hand out in a silent plea for him not to. I was already shaking from keeping myself from him. I didn’t want to think about what I would do if he touched me now.
The past was standing right in front of me, begging to be seen. As if I had ever stopped seeing him. As if I had ever pulled myself from the embers of that night. That night was a dance of flames that had no ending, only respites. One touch from him and those embers would roar to life again, burning hotter and higher.
I wanted it.
I couldn’t allow it. Not now, not with everything going on.
I dropped my head and took quick steps to leave the closet, but Jentry’s arm shot out to stop me, his hand curled against my waist possessively.
“Aurora—”
“Don’t. Please don’t.”
He ignored me and pulled me against him so my side was pressed to his chest. My body trembled as those flames got higher. But with the flames that guilt grew and grew, threatening to cripple me.
“You hurt, I hurt,” he reminded me. “And, Aurora, seeing you like this and not being able to fix it is killing me. I’m sorry for what happened. I’m so damn sorry, and I’m sorry I wasn’t here sooner.” Each word was laced with pain, echoing the aches in my heart and my soul. “But you are out of your mind if you think it was easy for me not being here. I have regretted letting you go, every minute of every fucking day. If I could do that first night all over again I would, and I would’ve been there for you. I would have been here.”
The tears that had filled my eyes finally slipped free at his words and the memory of that night. “But you did let me go, and no matter how much we beg time to reverse, it won’t.”
His body deflated against mine as regret leaked from him. “No, it won’t. But I’m here now. I’m here, and we’re going to get through this.”
So much indecision and confusion wove through me. Wants and needs at war with one another as they had already been for an agonizing amount of time.
My heart had bled out through each battle until I’d made a life-changing decision, a decision that Declan and I didn’t speak of, and one that Jentry still didn’t know. Now any move I could make from here on out would be the wrong one. I was sitting in a minefield, waiting.
Just waiting.
“I tried to forget that night,” I whispered before I could stop myself. “I tried to forget you, but somehow you embedded yourself so deeply into my soul in just one night, that forgetting you—forgetting that night—was impossible. I don’t need a lifetime with you to know that no one and nothing will ever compare to what’s between us. But it’s too late for anything involving us even if it’s just us getting through this, because that night and you are now some of my biggest regrets.”
Want to know how the music matches to the book?
Here are the songs linked up to the parts of the story!
Here are the songs linked up to the parts of the story!
Tonight – Mitch Lee, ft. Jocelyn Alice [Ch. 5: end of]
Whisper – Chase Rice [Part II]
Come Wake Me Up – Rascal Flatts [Ch. 6: Jentry’s POV]
9 Crimes – Damien Rice [Ch. 9]
Fallout – Marianas Trench [Ch. 10]
Over You – Ingrid Michaelson, ft. A Great Big World [Ch. 11]
Playing With Fire – Thomas Rhett, ft. Jordan Sparks [Part III]
Good To You – Marianas Trench, ft. Kate Voegele [Ch. 13: end of Aurora’s POV/beginning of Jentry’s POV]
With Love – Christina Grimmie [Ch. 20 – Ch. 21: Aurora’s POV]
Powerful – Major Lazar, ft. Ellie Goulding, Tarrus Riley [Part V: first half]
Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard, ft. Marketa Irglova [Part V: second half]
Foolish Games – Jewel [Ch. 22: second half of Aurora’s POV]
Don’t Go – Jake Coco, ft. Caitlin Hart [Ch. 23: second half]
Perfectly – Chelsea Lee, ft. Jason Reeves [Ch. 25: first half]
We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off – Ella Eyre [Ch. 26: second half]
Molly grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her husband, daughter, and fur babies. When she’s not diving into the world of her characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and long walks on the beach … which roughly translates to being a homebody with her hubby and dishing out movie quotes. She has a weakness for crude-humored movies and fried pickles, and loves curling up in a fluffy comforter during a thunderstorm … or under one in a bathtub if there are tornados. That way she can pretend they aren’t really happening.
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