Since Youve Been Gone

Posted on 16 August 2018 by Christa Allan

A Selah Award winner.One moment, Olivia Kavanaugh is preparing to walk down the aisle and embrace her own happily ever after The next, she learns that her fianc , Wyatt Hammond, has been in a fatal car accident Then comes a startling discovery Wyatt s car wasn t heading toward the church He was fifty miles away with a baby gift in the backseat.Her faith shaken, Olivia pores over the clues left behind, desperate to know where Wyatt was going that day and why As she begins uncovering secrets, she also navigates a tense relationship with her judgmental mother and tries to ignore the attentions of a former boyfriend who s moved back home But when she starts receiving letters written by Wyatt before his death, she must confront a disturbing question Can we ever know anyone fully, even someone we love When an unexpected path forward though nothing like the life she once envisioned offers the promise of a new beginning, will she be strong enough to let go of the past and move toward it New Read Since Youve Been Gone Author Christa Allan For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I picked up this book reading the blurb, thinking this is about a strong woman, Olivia who, after being jilted at the alter when her fianc dies in an accident on a road 50 miles away from the church with a baby gift in the back seat, and going through various hardships, discovers life again The premise of the story sounded so interesting that I started the book in the middle of the nig...This novel was well written and the story line engaging I was pulled into Olivia s story right away While the novel was primarily about how Olivia recovered from the shock of losing her intended on their wedding day, it was also about the strained relationship between a mo...With a blurb like that, how could I resist this book Olivia s life has been turned upside down with Wyatt s death, and the mystery surrounding where he was going and why on the morning of their wedding She s still in the raw, early stages of grief when she s dealtshocking news Needing her familythan ever, she s deeply hurt by her mother s rigid attitude and lack of support at a time when she needs her motherthan ever.Olivia s mother is noteworthy because she is the first Chr With a blurb like that, how could I resist this book Olivia s life has been turned upside down with Wyatt s death, and the mystery surrounding where he was going and why on the morning of their wedding She s still in the raw, early stages of grief when she s dealtshocking news Needing her familythan ever, she s deeply hurt by her mother s rigid attitude and lack of support at a time when she needs her motherthan ever.Olivia s mother is noteworthy because she is the first Christian fiction character I ever read whom I disliked intensely due to her interpretation of her faith That s not to say I didn t understand how she could be the way s...It s interesting to me how some people who ve gone through a difficult death in their life can read books about characters who are going through similar feelings, while others cannot I can see where both ways would be very natural Right after my mother passed away, I don t think I could have read a story such as this, I would have been way too emotional But now Now I completely connected with Olivia and so much of what she deals with emotionally in this story I m not sure I would have even It s interesting to me how some people who ve gone through a difficult death in their life can read books about characters who are going through similar feelings, while others cannot I can see where both ways would be very natural Right after my mother passed away, I don t think I could have read a story such as this, I would have been way too emotional But now Now I completely connected with Olivia and so much of what she deals with emotionally in this story I m not sure I would have even wanted to try this book prior to experiencing a loss in my life Maybe, maybe not But either way, I m so glad I tried it now.It was r...3.5 Stars Since You ve Been Gone is the first book that I have read by Allan And as is the case with any new to you Author, you are not sure what to expect From the beginning, Allan hooked me in The mystery with all the circumstances of Wyatt s death will pull you all the way through the novel To be honest, this novel left me with mixed emotions I would say that the first half of the book had me completely glued but then things slowed down and I got a little frustrated I won t pretend tha 3.5 Stars Since You ve Been Gone is the first book that I have read by Allan And as is the case with any new to you Author, you are not sure what to expect From the beginning, Allan hooked me in The mystery with all the circumstances of Wyatt s death will pull you all the way through the novel To be honest, this novel left me with mixed emotions I would say that the first half of the book had me completely glued but then things slowed down and I got a little frus...This was my first ARC I got it from Netgalley in ebook format.The story itself is really intriguing Here we have a jilted bride who discovers her fianc has not only driven away from the wedding, but was killed in a car accident, offering no explanation as to why he has disappeared Interesting, right Wellthe problem was the approach I understand that Olivia would be incredibly upset and bit catty, but this character was almost juvenile She was in her late twenties and was flat out awful This was my first ARC I got it from Netgalley in ebook format.The story itself is really intriguing Here we have a jilted bride who discovers her fianc has not only driven away from the wedding, but was killed in a car accident, offering no explanation as to why he has disappeared Interes...Since You ve Been Gone by Christa Allan is one of those books that you ugly cry through and then shove at everyone you know, saying Read this You ll love it Right from the prologue, readers are drawn not only to Olivia but also the mystery of where her fiance was going the morning of their wedding and why he had a baby gift in the back seat Olivia s pain is raw and honest, her questions about God authentic and natural And this isn t the end of the story or the grief or the anger Yet just Since You ve Been Gone by Christa Allan is one of those books that you ugly cry through and then shove at everyone you know, saying Read this You ll love it Right from the prologue, readers are drawn not only to Olivia but also the mystery of where her fiance was going the morning of their wed...First time reader of this author I don t normally read spiritual books, but this one captivated me At points in the story my heart broke for Olivia to the point where I considered not finishing the story, but I wa...This was the first ARC that I have read, I got it from Netgalley in ebook format.We follow Olivia who loses her fiance on the day of their wedding After that it feels as though her whole life is falling apart She, along with the help of her best friend Mia, her Grandmother and her parents even if her mother is painful at times , rebuilds her life.I really enjoyed this book, it had a good message Even if life seems to be awful and knocking you around at every turn, you need to choose to be ha Th...A tear jerker supposedly The groom dying while the bride waited at the altar secrets coming out, but with no groom to answer all the questions This is the kind of story that I d bet would have me engrossed, pouting and crying while my fam...

16 August 2018

Christa Allan