While I Was Away

by Stylo Fantome

• ASIN: B07PV7LKDB
• Publish Date: 2019
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Language: English

Reviews

[Romance Schmomance]

Stylo is one of those go-to authors for me, I've been loving her diversity with writing, recently. And I just couldn't wait to dive into her newest release, While I Was Away. For the most part, I was enjoying this read, but there were other things going on the took me out of the Adele and Jones story.

Once I heard about this book, I was completely intrigued because it was definitely a plot that I've never read before. I thought it was a great introduction to authors and one that I hope more will take on and write about. Adele's story definitely got me thinking about people who are in a coma. Obviously I would personally never want to be in that situation, but color me intrigued about it all.

As much as I wanted to, I couldn't feel the deep connection that resonated between Adele and Jones. I'm not exactly sure what it specifically was, but Adele falls in love with a man in her dreams during her coma.  And to me, the pacing didn't seem all that rushed, we are jumping time a little bit, but not by much. I think I just need more development around the both of them to really connect with their relationship.

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[Risa Nichols]

** review to come **

[Eve1972]

I have ZERO idea where to start with this review. As of this moment this book sits on the top of my list for best book I have read so far this year. This story completely blew me away, and I teared up SO many times. I will leave this review somewhat vague because I think this story is best experienced without a lot of prior knowledge. Just trust me you'll want to read this book as soon as it is released.

 
So onto the deets...this was an amazingly well-written book. A good portion of it had an almost surreal Alice In Wonderland feel to it I loved.  It is a fairly long book, clocking in at around four hours of reading time. However, I never once found myself bored or needing to skim. It was told in multiple POVs, which was one of the things I think worked SO well. I loved getting an inside peak at the thoughts of Adele's brothers and her BFF. It added so much depth to the story and set the stage for the secondary romance that plays out in the book. There was no OW or OM drama. This wasn't a steamy read, and that didn't bother me in the least since that aspect fit with the overall plot. One of the standout things about this book were the secondary characters. Especially Adele's brothers (River, Ocean, and August). My heart broke reading their POVs. I also loved Adele's BFF and her ex Charlie, who was such a nice guy. Both Adele and Jones were fantastic main characters. The journey they took together was amazing, and heartbreaking. Last, it all wraps up in a very satisfying way. I hope we get to see more of these characters in the very near future.