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A review by heatheradoresbooks
Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann
4.0
4⭐
Part 1 duet ~ Colten & Josie
Features: dual 1st person POV, slow burn, childhood sweethearts, friends to lovers~ish to enemies to lovers, forbidden love, single dad, law enforcement, medical examiner, characters in their teens and then in their 30's, second chance
Colten and Josie's story is a complicated one. It's told in the present with some flashbacks of their childhood together beginning when they were 9. Something happened near high school graduation that made them not speak for 17 years. Now, they are working in parallel career fields that give them a chance to get to know each other again. Colten is a homicide detective and Josie is an medical examiner. One character is more reluctant than the other to reconnect.
For most of the book Josie was quite frustrating, and Colten at times too, but the story slowly takes us on the journey of why she's so upset with Colten. I don't want to give too much away, but there's a bit of an intriguing mystery that they try to solve. Note that there is a cliffhanger, which is to be expected with a duet.
CW ~ many suicide and dead children references
Jewel is quite the story teller that takes you on an emotional ride. It was lighter on the romance than I thought it would be, but fast paced with an interesting plot. I'm looking forward to the continuation of Colten and Josie's story in [b:Memories of a Life|57669011|Memories of a Life (Life, #4)|Jewel E. Ann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660024532l/57669011._SY75_.jpg|90330353] and I'm excited to see what's in store for their future.
*Thanks to [a:Jewel E. Ann|7505427|Jewel E. Ann|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1564594667p2/7505427.jpg] and Valentine PR for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Part 1 duet ~ Colten & Josie
Features: dual 1st person POV, slow burn, childhood sweethearts, friends to lovers~ish to enemies to lovers, forbidden love, single dad, law enforcement, medical examiner, characters in their teens and then in their 30's, second chance
Colten and Josie's story is a complicated one. It's told in the present with some flashbacks of their childhood together beginning when they were 9. Something happened near high school graduation that made them not speak for 17 years. Now, they are working in parallel career fields that give them a chance to get to know each other again. Colten is a homicide detective and Josie is an medical examiner. One character is more reluctant than the other to reconnect.
For most of the book Josie was quite frustrating, and Colten at times too, but the story slowly takes us on the journey of why she's so upset with Colten. I don't want to give too much away, but there's a bit of an intriguing mystery that they try to solve. Note that there is a cliffhanger, which is to be expected with a duet.
CW ~ many suicide and dead children references
Jewel is quite the story teller that takes you on an emotional ride. It was lighter on the romance than I thought it would be, but fast paced with an interesting plot. I'm looking forward to the continuation of Colten and Josie's story in [b:Memories of a Life|57669011|Memories of a Life (Life, #4)|Jewel E. Ann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660024532l/57669011._SY75_.jpg|90330353] and I'm excited to see what's in store for their future.
*Thanks to [a:Jewel E. Ann|7505427|Jewel E. Ann|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1564594667p2/7505427.jpg] and Valentine PR for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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