A review by bookish_jeanie
Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann
4.0
Jewel E Ann has given us another perfect swoon-worthy man and charmingly odd yet perfect leading lady with Pieces of a Life. This is book 1 of the Life Series duet and it follows the story of Colton Mosley and Josephine Watts from the time they met at 9 years old to the two reconnecting seventeen years later. Colton shattered Josie’s heart when they were 18 years old and nearly two decades later, she hears his voice in a restaurant while on a date. Turns out Colton is now Detective Mosley, and she is one of the medical examiners, so their professional lives intersect on a regular basis, much to Josie’s dismay and the Detective’s delight. One day, Colton saves Josie’s life but now she is plagued with creepy and terrible visions she just can’t shake.
As I mentioned before, Colton is absolutely swoon-worthy, but it wasn’t always that way. When we get the flashbacks of the two when they were young I couldn’t help but think about how toxic the two were together, but I also couldn’t help but cheer for them to get it together and was heartbroken when it was over…. And then 35-year-old Colton opened his mouth and spewed some of the most romantic worlds I’ve read in a long time and I was done for… and so was Josephine Watts.
I am a sucker for second chance romances (give me all the angsty that comes with them) but when you throw in some of the paranormal or unknown aspects of life and I’m a goner. Just when you’re starting to get comfortable in the story and think you know where it’s going the author throws something way out of left field at you and you didn’t realize you needed it but it’s there now and it makes sense. I cannot wait for the second book bc I need answers and I need them bad. I have theories and I need to know if they are right but also, I just need more Dr Watts and Detective Mosley in my life.
As I mentioned before, Colton is absolutely swoon-worthy, but it wasn’t always that way. When we get the flashbacks of the two when they were young I couldn’t help but think about how toxic the two were together, but I also couldn’t help but cheer for them to get it together and was heartbroken when it was over…. And then 35-year-old Colton opened his mouth and spewed some of the most romantic worlds I’ve read in a long time and I was done for… and so was Josephine Watts.
I am a sucker for second chance romances (give me all the angsty that comes with them) but when you throw in some of the paranormal or unknown aspects of life and I’m a goner. Just when you’re starting to get comfortable in the story and think you know where it’s going the author throws something way out of left field at you and you didn’t realize you needed it but it’s there now and it makes sense. I cannot wait for the second book bc I need answers and I need them bad. I have theories and I need to know if they are right but also, I just need more Dr Watts and Detective Mosley in my life.