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Molly Alcott didn\u2019t expect to open her mailbox one summer morning and find an old letter stuffed between bills and a supermarket flyer. Penned in familiar handwriting, dated over fifteen years ago, the letter was written to Molly after her first date with the man she\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n
Week after week, new letters appear. Each marks an event in the history of their epic love affair.\u00a0Each heals a wound. Each holds the confession of the man who still owns Molly\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n
The letters are full of promise, hope and love, but truth be told, Molly wishes she could unread them all.<\/p>\n
Because the man who wrote these letters is not the one sending them.<\/p>\n
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5 second-chance stars!<\/b><\/p>\n
Devney Perry is such an amazing storyteller, and she\u2019s given us a beautiful second-chance-romance with this book! The second in the Maysen Jar<\/i> series, this is the story of Molly and Finn (respectively the best friend and brother of Poppy from The Birthday List<\/a>).<\/p>\n Molly and Finn met through Poppy, fell in mad love, got married and had two children. They were happy together\u2026 and then they weren\u2019t. They have now been divorced for six years and they share equal custody of their fabulous children, and though there is clearly still a lot of love between them, they both acknowledge that they weren\u2019t able to make it work, so they are going on with their separate lives.<\/p>\n And then Molly receives a letter in the mail. It\u2019s a letter that Finn wrote to her after their first date but never sent her, and it stirs up all kinds of feelings. When the second letter from Finn arrives, written right before he proposed to her, she confronts him only for him to tell her that it\u2019s not him sending the letters. So who is?<\/p>\n The letters keep coming, and each one brings memories with it, and as Molly shares them with Finn, it forces the two of them to look back on their relationship \u2013 remembering the happy times and just how good it was between them, and bringing all of their feelings for each other to the surface.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are we doing?\u201d Molly whispered as she stood up. Her hand went to her lips, wiping them dry as she paced the office. God, I love these characters! They are two people who still love each other deeply and who truly belong together, but their past is messy. And as the letters keep coming, they begin to change as their marriage fell apart, raising all of the hurt, pain and issues that they never dealt with at the time.<\/p>\n \u201cI hate this,\u201d she whispered. The ending of their marriage is all too realistic and relatable. It was a slow deterioration that just happened<\/i> before collapsing with a devastating implosion. The true story of it all comes out throughout the book, and I thought the dual reveal of the letters and Molly and Finn\u2019s memories was beautifully done.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Their relationship in the present shifts and changes as they begin to find their way back to each other, but at the same time are torn apart by the hurts of the past. Again, I thought it was really realistic, and I could relate to all they were feeling. They have a lot to work through, and a lot to come to terms with, but underneath everything, their love for each other absolutely shines.<\/p>\n \u201cHow was it possible for us to go so wrong? We were good together. So. Fucking. Good.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is such a beautiful book. It\u2019s realistic and emotional, and I fell madly for these characters. I could feel everything that they were going through, and OMG, it hurt at times! But it\u2019s not all heavy and super-dramatic. There are moments of fun and lightness, there\u2019s great banter and flirting, and in addition to all of the intensity, the romance is sweet and playful.<\/p>\n By the time he was unzipping his jeans, I was naked but for my thong. The moment his eyes landed on the scrap of fabric, he let out a long curse that filled the room. \u201cFuck.\u201d This book can be read as a standalone, but beware spoilers for the first book. Poppy and Cole are a big part of the story, and I loved the beautiful story progression for them, as well as seeing the fantastic dynamic between the whole group.<\/p>\n I loved this book, and I read it in a day, unable to put it down. It\u2019s a beautiful read with all the feels, and proof again of what an amazing writer Devney Perry is.<\/p>\n 5 stars!<\/p>\n An Advanced Reader copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Birthday List (#1)<\/strong> Letters to Molly (#2)<\/strong> The Dandelion Diary (A Maysen Jar novella) <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Website\u00a0 <\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook\u00a0 <\/a> |\u00a0 Instagram\u00a0 <\/a> |\u00a0 Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amazon |\u00a0 Apple\u00a0 |\u00a0 Nook\u00a0 |\u00a0 Kobo Blurb Molly Alcott didn\u2019t expect to open her mailbox one summer morning and find an old letter stuffed between bills and a supermarket flyer. 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\n\u201cIt was just a kiss.\u201d
\nShe stopped pacing. \u201cWhy are we kissing?\u201d
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\n\u201cSo do I.\u201d
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Devney lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories.<\/p>\nCheck out our Devney Perry Author Spotlight<\/a> for more great reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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