{"id":43445,"date":"2019-06-13T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43445"},"modified":"2020-12-19T08:34:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T13:34:15","slug":"arc-review-parallel-parallel-duet-1-by-elizabeth-oroark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43445","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Parallel (Parallel, #1) by Elizabeth O’Roark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Time is a cruel thief\u2026unless you can steal it back.<\/p>\n

As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes everything can be explained by science.
\nBut he can’t explain her\u2014Quinn Stewart, an irresistible patient who knows things about him she shouldn’t. And insists that at some point, she was his wife.<\/p>\n

Something else he can’t explain: he remembers her too.<\/p>\n

Quinn wakes each morning remembering new details of the life they shared. She’s desperate for the dreams to stop. With each one, she finds herself craving what she had with Nick more than the life\u2014and the fianc\u00e9\u2014she already has.<\/p>\n

Nick and Quinn share an attraction neither can deny, but one that might destroy everything.<\/p>\n

Just like it did before.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

\u201cIt feels like we\u2019ve already waited forever. It\u2019s like I\u2019ve been missing you and craving you my entire life.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Wow. I have no idea what to say about this book. Partly because my thoughts and feels are a tangled mess, and partly because my head is spinning with what I just read and the possibilities of what is to come. It\u2019s the first book in the Parallel Duet<\/i> and a beautiful, epic love story with a touch of the mystical, and it absolutely stole my heart.<\/p>\n

Quinn Stewart has always had dreams\/memories of another life \u2013 her life, but not the one she is currently living. It\u2019s something she\u2019s lived with since childhood, and it\u2019s something she\u2019s tried to just forget about in order to carry on with her life. But her dreams about a man named Nick<\/i> and their life together are becoming more frequent and intense, and she can\u2019t just brush them off – even though she\u2019s engaged to another man. Each night she dreams of Nick, and each morning she wakes up with a sense of loss for the life that is not hers.<\/p>\n

My eyes open and fill with tears. Nick is not my husband. He\u2019s not <\/i>anything. How can he possibly not exist when I remember him in such detail? When I feel so much for him?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Quinn\u2019s \u2018condition\u2019 lands her in the hospital, her Neurologist just happens to be the man she\u2019s been dreaming about all of this time.<\/p>\n

Dr Nick Reilly is stunned beyond belief when his new patient is a woman that has frequented his dreams for years. What\u2019s even more bizarre is that she knows things about him that nobody else could possibly know. And when she opens up to him and tells him about the dreams she has of him, of the life she remembers them having together, he joins with her to investigate what could possibly be going on, and OMG I could not put this book down!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went to Paris for our honey\u2014\u201d I trail off. <\/i>God. I cannot believe I just said that out loud.
\nHe stops. \u201cYou\u2019re telling me you dreamed about our <\/i>honeymoon?\u201d
\nI should be too upset by what this MRI might uncover to be capable of humiliation right now, but I\u2019m not. I feel the heat in my face and there is no way to stop it. \u201cNo comment.\u201d
\nHe raises a brow, holding the elevator door open and following me in. \u201cOh, you\u2019re not getting off that easily. If we had a honeymoon in Paris, I need to hear all about it. What did we do?\u201d
\nI roll my eyes, trying hard not to smile. \u201cIt was December and cold as hell, and we were there on our <\/i>honeymoon. What do you think we did?\u201d
\nHe laughs. \u201cWow. Any other glamorous trips where we never left the hotel?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Quinn and Nick share an incredible connection. We see Quinn\u2019s dreams of the past and their love for each other is amazing! And the story of the present is told in dual POV, getting us right into their heads to see all that they are experiencing, which is good, because not only do we get to see them falling for each other right up close, but this book does get confusing.<\/p>\n

There is an explanation for everything that is going on, but it\u2019s complicated! I still don\u2019t have my head entirely wrapped around it, and I think that is the intention as there is so much to it, and so much more still to be revealed. We get the main idea, but there are hints and clues given throughout the story letting us know that there\u2019s something more<\/i> going on, and my head is spinning with theories!<\/p>\n

And in the middle of it all is this incredible love story. Past and present, you can feel the chemistry between Quinn and Nick, and watching them begin to fall for each other (again), is just beautiful!<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, you and I are witnessing the impossible. We\u2019re having the same dreams, for God\u2019s sake. You know things you couldn\u2019t possibly know, and from the moment I met you, it felt like you were\u2026\u201d
\n\u201cIt felt like I was what?\u201d
\n\u201cMine,\u201d I reply.
\nThe awkwardness of that word washes over us both. I\u2019ve never called anyone mine<\/i> in my life, and she is with someone else. But I also know what I said was right. She is meant to be mine<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And can I just say\u2026 Nick absolutely stole my heart. He\u2019s smart, sweet, funny, supportive and protective, and the way he deals with everything that unfolds is just amazing. I love him madly!<\/p>\n

This is my first read by Elizabeth O\u2019Roark, and I love her writing! She\u2019s created a beautifully emotional read and an intriguing and unique love story with hints of The Time Traveler’s Wife<\/a> and Losing Me Finding You<\/a>, and the way she tells the story is really clever. Those hints that we are given throughout the book come to a head in the final few pages, leaving us with a huge cliffhanger and even more questions, and I\u2019m desperate to learn more. I can\u2019t wait for book #2, Intersect.<\/p>\n

I loved it! 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Parallel Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Parallel (#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Intersect (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Across Time (#3)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Across Eternity (#4)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Elizabeth O\u2019Roark lives in Washington, DC with her 3 children. After many years spent writing scintillating brochures about amniocentesis and heart surgery, she is thrilled to have found a job that allows her to just make s*** up.<\/p>\n

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