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N E Henderson

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I really wish i had read the first book More Than Lies before reading this one even though it can be read as a standalone novel but i would recommend new readers to read More Than Lies first.
I absolutely fell in love with this book right from the start even though it broke my heart in places!
This is 100% a must read and i can't recommend it highly enough.
Such a difference to my normal reading genre and was a fresh well needed break from the serial killers i had been reading prior to this one!
When everything you know about yourself is a lie, how do you even begin to find the truth? Who do you trust when your memories betray you?
The story follows Shane Braden and Whitney Lane who were high school sweethearts that suffer a terrible tragedy the night of their high school graduation 10 years ago and were torn from each others lives leaving Whitney with amnesia and Shane believing she was dead.
It then skips to 10yrs later where we start to see the unravelling of events that lead to the eventual rather dramatic end to a story that on the whole is sometimes heartbreaking but satisfying.
Whitney Lane is now a mother of two girls and married to the control freak and unpleasant Blake Lane, she can't remember anything from her life before the last ten years.
Shane Braden, is now a paediatrics resident who, besides devoting himself to med school, has spent his last ten years trying to numb the pain for having lost Whitney, the love of his life.
Whitney knows deep down that she is missing something, that there was something more, something just out of her reach.
It takes a chance encounter for her to come face to face with Shane that starts to lift the amnesia she has been struggling with.
When she realises she has been manipulated into a false life she will do all that she can to protect her daughters, but will her memories come back so that she can live the life she was supposed to?
The book is filled with unimaginable happiness, soul crushing sadness, betrayal, secrets, deception and second chances and leaves a sense of hope that just maybe you really can find your soul mate!
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DebTat2 | 1 annan recension | Oct 13, 2023 |
3.5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me a copy in exchange for my honest review.
You can see more of my reviews at Carlene Inspired.

Taralynn has done everything her parents ever expected from her, but it's never been enough. She doesn't look like her mom wants her to, date who she should, or pretty much do anything like her mother thinks she should. It seems like no matter what she does, she's not good enough. Fortunately, she has a group of amazing guy friends who she wouldn't trade for the world, an amazing relationship with her brother, and a strong sense of independence that keeps her driven. Among her friends is Shawn, the one guy she's harbored feelings for as long as she's known him.

Shawn doesn't do relationships, he's the ultimate alpha male; he takes girls homes, he tattoos for a living, and he parties hard. Shawn likes sex with different women whenever he can, he likes the control, but somethings changed recently and he's giving more attention to Taralynn, the girl he knows he can't have. After years of easy friendship and being roommates, he's fighting against his want for her knowing he won't ever be good enough for her. Tragedy strikes though and Shawn finds himself doing whatever it takes to make Taralynn happy again.

This is quite a book, it took me a few days to get through it, because there is so much going on. There is angst, romance, smut, family drama, and so much yelling! I liked the character of Tara a lot, even though she was quite a conundrum of a character. She apparently screams innocent, but let me tell you, that girl is not innocent. She has a lot going on in her life, a heck of a lot is thrown at her, and you watch her grow through the entire book. Shawn, on the other hand, was probably my favorite POV to read from. I felt like he was the one character who really knew himself and overcame a lot of his own personal problems and habits to get to a better place. The two many characters have a lot between them and I enjoyed reading from both POV's. The storyline of this book has a lot going on, so the use of two POVs allows the reader to really get a feel for the situation, especially when you've got characters in two different locations dealing with the same problem. Getting into Shawn and Tara's heads made me really like this book a whole lot. There are definitely some smut scenes and I personally liked them, because it gave me more insight to who each character is, especially when I looked at who they were with.

There is a lot of drama in this book, a lot more than you'd expect for the number of pages. There was a lot more going on than my mind could keep up with, but I admit it kept me turning the pages. The family scenes didn't bring enough to the book for me, so some of the twists that happened due to each family really confused me. Plus, the minor characters weren't defined, some of the things they did made no sense, so the turmoil within friendship made for some plot line discrepancies. I love a good friendship turned love book, but I couldn't handle that every good moment was smashed by a bad one. The twists are huge, many completely out of left field, so my mind was left reeling after some scenes. There are major time jumps, over a year is completed within the book, with some chapters taking place right after each other and some jumping a few months. This left me feeling disjointed and like I had missed something.

More Than Lies was a good, dramatic (and smutty) read. I liked the storyline, minus some of the twists, and I enjoyed how long it kept me hooked. I hope that N.E. Henderson plans to give us more of the minor character's stories, because I am definitely interested where Tara's best friends end up, especially after the epilogue.
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CarleneInspired | Jun 14, 2019 |
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

There is just something about a book that features characters with amnesia that I am drawn to. I like not knowing what may be coming next, that there is huge risk the character will take when they face it. More Than Memories is my second read from N.E. Henderson, with More Than Lies being the first, and I feel like Henderson's writing and character development has changed in such a positive way. I connected to the characters and to the story, despite never experiencing similar events myself. It was descriptive, emotional, and though there was a lot going on it, flowed just right. The main characters are going through the motions of life, but neither is happy, they're missing something, and only one of them knows what it is. When a chance encounter, a decade after a terrible accident, draws them back together there is no denying that they are soulmates.

"He's mine. He's always been mine. And he always will be mine."

It is hard to imagine such terrible parents exist, but N.E. Henderson makes you believe they do. Whitney and Shane, once inseparable, haven't seen each other in ten years after Whitney's parents made a decision that changed the course of her life. Once rebellious and artistic, Whitney is now an unhappy stay-at-home mom to a husband that rules her life. Her every move is watched and criticized, but she believes this is what she wanted before she lost her memory so she stays for the children. Shane has followed his dreams, only deviating from his plans when the painful memories become too much. The good guy covered in tattoos in honor of his former love can barely take it anymore, but they're drawn to one another and even ten years can't change the connection they have. I really liked Shane, he's so well developed, an all-around good guy, and more than the cliche male heroes that grace the pages of books lately. His POV was by far my favorite, because his love is the all-consuming kind that I just adore. He sees who Whitney is despite the way her mind, and circumstances, have imprisoned her true self. Whitney though, she's stubborn, but sweet and her POV reads just like you might expect from someone who knows very little about her former self. She looks at life from a mother's perspective and it's unique to have a contemporary romance that features that style of thought. It makes the book move slower, with the romance moving in reverse, starting with family and its drama rather than friendship and dating.

Of course, the two lost soulmates aren't being kept away by fate, but rather by intervening parents and a man who hides his obsession a little too well. It's a story about wealth and expectations and neither has room for true love. Whitney and Shane have an unlikely opportunity to be together every day, but it's driven by Whitney's obsessive husband and the need to protect Whitney and her children rather than by romance. The reader can feel the connection between the two, but we're gifted with a view of the dark and suspenseful reality thanks to Henderson's writing. We get to see that things aren't just happy, as Whitney's husband's texts increase and as one of her daughters begins to fear her visits. Henderson makes the story feel real, like you too are constantly on the look out for when someone will burst in and take the dream away.

I really enjoyed More Than Memories, it's great as a standalone and an excellent release in the More Than series. Readers will love the characters and the realistic storytelling. If you're a fan of contemporary romance with a bit of suspense and a dash of angst, this one is for you.
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CarleneInspired | 1 annan recension | Jun 14, 2019 |
DNF'd at 13% - Start of Chapter 4

I think if I read this book 2 years ago when I bought it, I would have enjoyed it more.

Everything just felt so cliched to me. Both characters were similar to ones I have encountered before so nothing felt totally new. Perhaps if I delved deeper into the story, they would have evolved more. I think having alternating POVs would have helped too because I didn't really enjoy Shannon as a character so I didn't enjoy reading her POV that much.

Shannon learns about her cheating fiance in chapter 1 and she is rightfully angry and angsty about the whole situation. But that's all that seemed to be happening! She was a bit of a broken record in the first 3 chapters, moaning on and on about it. Which I get, I mean you walked in on your fiance but I wanted something else to happen.

Maybe it would have evolved more. I mean, Chapter 4 was 41 pages on my Kobo (the previous chapters had been 10-15) so something was bound to happen. But it just didn't capture my attention like I wanted to and at this point I need to be intrigued by my NA reads and characters.

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Actual Rating: DNF
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12
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147
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½ 3.6
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