{"id":21148,"date":"2017-06-26T05:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=21148"},"modified":"2017-06-26T06:05:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T10:05:51","slug":"arc-review-until-it-fades-by-k-a-tucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=21148","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Until it Fades by K.A. Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

Love, love, loved it! A sweet and romantic slow burner with no angst, and a couple that you can’t help but root for. I loved every moment of it!<\/p>\n

Catherine Wright hasn\u2019t had an easy life. She has been made mistakes and she has paid the price, she has been the victim of manipulation, scandal and scorn, and she has persevered. And now, aged 24, she is the single mother to an adorable 5-year-old, working at a diner in her small town and trying hard to keep a low profile and make a good life for her and her daughter. That proves impossible when she comes across a fatal car crash one night, and saves the life of a man who turns out to be Brett Madden, the NHL\u2019s golden boy.<\/p>\n

From the moment her identity as Brett\u2019s rescuer is leaked she finds herself the target of journalists and the paparazzi who not only stalk her, but also dig up past secrets that she has tried so hard to move on from. The press\u2019s attention also allows the man in question to find her, and when Brett shows up on Cath\u2019s doorstep to thank her, the spark of attraction is instant.<\/p>\n

Catherine and Brett share an immediate bond that even from the beginning feels deeper than friendship. But with Catherine sure that the only thing Brett feels towards her is gratitude, and the press watching their every move, Brett has a battle on his hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m crazy about you and you won\u2019t even answer my calls. I need to know how to fix that so you\u2019ll give me a chance. <\/i>Please.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved this book! The story is told entirely from Catherine\u2019s perspective, which I loved, because there is this element of mystery about Brett – about what he is feeling and how strongly he is feeling it – and it adds a wonderful sense of anticipation to the slow pacing as we wait for the inevitable to all unfold. And I felt everything!<\/p>\n

He meets my gaze again, his eyes raw and heated, his breaths ragged. \u201cThis<\/i> has never been about gratitude, Catherine.\u201d
\nI\u2019m having a hard time breathing.
\n\u201cTell me you believe me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cath\u2019s backstory is pretty much revealed upfront, but flashbacks provide a lot of depth, allowing us to experience all that she went through just as she did as a na\u00efve 17 year old. I thought that it allowed us to really get to know her, and I certainly empathised with her and could understand the impact it had on her life and why it made her so frightened of throwing herself all in with Brett.<\/p>\n

And Brett\u2026 OMG, I love him! He\u2019s an absolute sweetheart, and I adored his sweet, gentle nature. He\u2019s not a manwhoring alpha, but he is a man who knows what he wants, and his pursuit of Catherine was perfect \u2013 he was slow, considerate and gentle, but didn\u2019t hold back on his feelings, and I was easily swept up in their developing romance.<\/p>\n

\u201cLife is too short to do what other people think you should do.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a deliciously sweet, heartfelt love story, and it had me so captivated that I struggled to put the book down. Like Tucker\u2019s other books, there is more to it than just the romance, and I thought that the love story blended really well with the personal and family storylines that made up the book.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a phenomenal bunch of side characters \u2013 both Catherine and Brett\u2019s family and friends fit into the story so well, and I\u2019m hoping that this book becomes a series because I would love to read more about them. There are stories there just begging to be told.<\/p>\n

I loved this book. It\u2019s sweet and romantic with a nice amount of depth without becoming overly dramatic or angsty, and it left me with a huge grin on my face. A truly charming, heartwarming read.<\/p>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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