Grace is yet again the "omg I am totally not pretty and guys do not notice me at all" 🥺🥺🥺 when she is the most gorgeous person on this planet and I just do not vibe with stuff like that at all.

Tell me that I’m not the only one who thinks that these two are so freakin toxic. Like really toxic. This is the aspect of the book that somewhat failed for me. We see from the blurb that Matt spots Grace from across the subway platform but she's gone before he has the chance to catch her. They both set eyes on each other. He SAW her whisper his name. He HAS to reconnect with her. I loved both persepectives and both timelines, which is rare for me. I usually prefer one over the other. but i believe, for this story, it works for the overall plot. Matt and Grace made choices that had my eye twitching and wanting to slap the dog shit outta them. but i digressed. people make mistakes and love is messy. the ending couldn’t have been anything less than perfect. it was so tender 😭✨ If you’re looking for a fantastic first love story, a second chance romance story, a friends to lovers story, or a beautifully emotional story- Before We Were Strangers is the book for you. Renee Carlino’s writing and character development is wonderful. The end left me with a happy heart and a smile on my face.

Summary

But this love story isn’t just as simple as that. Fifteen years have passed. A love that existed was lost somewhere, somehow along the way. And before we can get to the finish, we must first go to the beginning. First love...all the tangled emotions that come with it.The hopes,the dreams,the insecurities but because you love so hard you firmly believe in the future... Estrada, Alfredo José (2007). Havana: An Autobiography. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-4039-7509-6. every character in this book was incredibly immature and dumb expect their daughter, ash, ironically who is the youngest character in the whole book. there are so many things that i was disturbed and annoyed but i am not patient enough to write them, i just want to erase this book from my mind.

This blurb was probably one of the most intriguing and captivating blurbs I’ve stumbled across. The moment I read it, this book became an obsession. I needed to read it, I had to. First of all, no one says ‘cell phone’ anymore. Second, that’s not a phone; that’s an artifact. We should ship it to the Smithsonian and get you an iPhone.”This book was a surprise for me since I have read a book from this author before and I didn't like it a lot!But with this one she goes on the top of my favorite books and authors!If you are looking for an emotional story this is exactly what you need!!I highly recommend it!! so the trope i hate the most in the entire world is miscommunication, and ‘before we were strangers’ is literary the book version of this trope. when grace and matt first met it was totally okay, they were having fun, looking out for each other, spending quality time etc. but when there was a month left before matt’s leaving, they become the unhealthiest couple i have ever read in my life. like just TALK omg- they were constantly dodging the topic so much at the end they had a huge fight and they didn’t talk for three weeks and made up so weirdly when there was only one week left? and don’t get me started after matt’s leaving, god i have migraines. Now another traumatic loss forces Sloane to realize she owes it to her mother to find out the truth, even if it means returning to a town full of secrets and lies, a jilted ex-boyfriend, and a father and brother who’d rather see her silenced. But as Sloane starts digging into the past, the question isn’t whether she can uncover what really happened that night—it’s what will remain of her family if she does . . . Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including: i had hopes for this book because it takes a place in new york city. like who doesn’t like nyc? and you know, musician girl and photographer boy? it sounds so promising but it went downwards even from the first chapter.

I LET BRODY, the seventeen year-old salesperson at Verizon, talk me into the newest iPhone. It actually costs eight dollars less a month to have a newer phone. Nothing in this world made sense to me anymore. I was distracted while signing the documents because the image of Grace, on the train, floating off into the darkness, had been running on a constant loop in my mind since we had left the station.Before We Were Strangers is no doubt the best contemporary romance book I've read this year... What I loved? EVERYTHING... [E]very component of this book is perfect. -- The Book Enthusiast From the time you’re born, you have no control; you can’t choose your parents, and, unless you’re suicidal, you can’t choose your death. The only thing you can do is choose the person you love, be kind to others, and make your brutally short stint on earth as pleasant as possible."