Title: Watch Over Me by Tara Sivec
Release Date: June 14, 2013
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We are thrilled to bring you a review of Watch Over Me by Tara Sivec, along with a fantastic giveaway!
Synopsis:
Addison Snow is your typical teenager. She has a family that loves her, friends that make her laugh, and she’s wrapped up in the excitement of graduating high school and going off to college to pursue her dream of becoming an author. When her mother, who also happens to be Addison’s best friend, dies unexpectedly, her world comes to a crashing halt.
Death changes everyone…
To make the pain go away, Addison and her father travel down separate, dark paths. She chooses to end her grief forever, while he drowns his sorrows in the bottom of a bottle. How do you learn to live again when the most important person in your life is gone?
Addison struggles to pick up the pieces of her life. Instead of getting back to being the carefree teenager she once was, she’s stuck handling all of the responsibilities that should have been her father’s. She has no time to grieve, no time for emotions, and no time for happiness…until Zander Reinhardt walks in. All it takes is one little handwritten note on a napkin to kickstart her back to life and help her realize that maybe there’s more to that life than pain.
But can it really be that simple? Can she really trust this man who makes her feel alive again for the first time in a year?
Addison and Zander both have secrets they aren’t ready to share. When the truth finally comes out, is it enough to tear them apart or has something bigger than themselves always been watching over them, pushing them together, making sure they both get their happily ever after?
Review:
This book was a totally unexpected read!
As a fan of Tara Sivec’s “Chocolate Lovers” series, I was completely surprised by the very emotional tone of WATCH OVER ME. The author takes you through every painful step of Addison’s troubled journey in her attempts to recover from her mother’s death as well as deal with her father’s alcohol addiction. She must also bear the burden of managing her family’s bakery business. She struggles through each day and barely holds things together.
Addison then meets the wonderful Zander, and it seems as if she is finally learning to work through her grief. He accepts her unconditionally, emotional problems and all. Addison is also receiving counseling, which seems to be helping her live a full and normal life. Then the author throws in a few major plot twists which will totally surprise you! The story caught me completely off guard and I absolutely loved the direction the author took with this book. Do not read any reviews with spoilers; it’s best if you read this book without knowing too much detail about the plot!
The cast of supporting characters is also very well-written, and their presence really added to the storyline. If you like a solidly emotional story, with a really surprising plot twist or two, then WATCH OVER ME is for you!
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Bio:
T.E. Sivec is the pen name for Tara Sivec. Under T.E. Sivec, she delves into a more serious genre that is her absolute favorite to read romantic suspense. She loves reading a book and feeling her heart speed up with anticipation and wanted to be able to give that feeling to her fans. T.E. lives in Ohio with her husband and two children, living the dream of being a fulltime writer.
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Up for grabs is a SIGNED paperback of Watch Over Me (open internationally) everywhere), and also some cool swag!