Until Next Time

The build up was slow as it progressed from grief to just going through the motions and to finally moving on. It was tragic and a tearjerker and hilarious all in one. A reader who hasn't experienced what it was to lose a person to death could not relate as the process is slow with the guilt, the what ifs and might have beens that will never happen again. The other characters surrounding them were supportive and provided light relief to all the heavy emotions going on. The child was adorable and heartbreakingly concerned for her mom who tried to carry all the sacrifices and burden of raising her and was ultimately the source of how the main characters met again. Overall, five stars.

Deleted after chapter 20. The story kept dragging with no progress towards a relationship between the two main characters. They kept wallowing in their grief. Yes, both had spouses to die, but either stay in the situation or move on, the constant struggle was just annoying and boring.

5 Star Review Until Next Time (Against All Odds: The St James Family #1) by Claudia Burgoa AUDIO REVIEW: Having read numerous books by Claudia Burgoa I was excited when I learnt about this series and couldn’t wait to dive in. From the first chapter to the last I felt as though I was on an emotional roller coaster of a ride. Until Next Time is an emotional, extremely well written story that ticked all the boxes for me. There is so much heart and soul in this book that my review is brief. My emotions were all over the place and there were times that my heart almost broke for all that Zach and Autumn have been through. This is a book which is at times, sad but it is the love and family that really shines through and takes it t another level. The narration by Jason Clarke, Ava Erickson and Brooke Bloomingdale was spot on for the characters in my opinion and they all did a wonderful job in bringing the characters they portrayed to life for me. Their voices are easy to listen to and I couldn’t help but be drawn into their performances. This is one book that I highly recommend you read. It is the first in her latest St James Family series and if this book is anything to go by, then she has a winning series on her hand.