REMEMBERING EVERLY (Lost and Found #2) by J.L.Berg-Review and Book Tour

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About the book: Release Date April 5, 2016

After a stunning cliffhanger ending in Forgetting August, USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg delivers the happily ever after that fans have been waiting for in the sequel, REMEMBERING EVERLY.

He’s forgotten his past, but it hasn’t forgotten him. After losing two years of his life trapped in a coma, August Kincaid will do anything to win back the love of his life. But his past threatens to destroy his second chance at happiness, it’s Everly who is in danger of paying for his crimes.

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REVIEW: REMEMBERING EVERLY is the second installment in J.L. Berg’s contemporary, adult LOST AND FOUND romantic, suspense duology focusing on August Kincaid, and Everly Adams. REMEMBERING EVERLY should not be read as a stand alone story as it picks up immediately upon the events and ‘cliffhanger’ ending of book one Forgetting August.

Told from dual first person points of view (August and Everly) using present day, and memories from the past, REMEMBERING EVERLY is the continuing story of August Kincaid and Everly Adams. Waking up from a two year coma August finds himself searching for answers-the truth-as to what happened and why. Fast forward to present day wherein August begins to recapture some of his memories, and with it the return of his past. What ensues is August’s attempt to push away the woman that he loves in order to protect her from his past, while Everly tries to get on with her life.

REMEMBERING EVERLY is a second chance romance; a story about two people who love one another but are afraid of what was, and what could be. While August begins to remember the pieces of his life, Everly finds herself pulled in another direction by a different man.

The world building continues to focus on the past as August endeavors to uncover the truth. His past is mired in secrets, lies and betrayal by the man he once considered friend and partner, and it is the process of recovering those memories that places both August and Everly in the direct line of fire.

The first two thirds of REMEMBERING EVERLY is sluggish and somewhat uneventful; it fell very short in the angst and anxiety of the cliffhanger reveal. The focus follows Everly’s preparations for her future, and August’s slide into alcohol, the recovery of his memories, and the regret about his past. The couple is apart for a large portion of the story line. The final third of the book brings Everly and August back together as they search for the truth – setting up a take down with everyone involved. I am a little skeptical and conflicted about the finals events but the book is a story of fiction and its purpose is to entertain, so I was entertained.

REMEMBERING EVERLY is a story of second chances and forgiveness; betrayal and revenge; love and a happily ever after. The premise is interesting but challenging; the characters are impulsive and passionate; the romance is lost to the struggles with the past; the happily ever after reveals a bit of a surprise. If you read FORGETTING AUGUST, you must definitely read REMEMBERING EVERLY to discover the truth about the past.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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