Thursday, February 8, 2018

Living Out Loud (The Austen Series #3) by Staci Hart

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Synopsis:
Bestselling author Staci Hart brings you another installment of the Austen Series, inspired by the works of Jane Austen, with a heartfelt contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility.

When Annie Daschle arrives in New York City, the only thing she can control is her list.

Not her father’s death or the loss of her home. Not the hole in her heart or the defective valve that’s dictated so much of her life. But she can put pen to paper to make a list of all the ways she can live out loud, just like her dad would have wanted.

See the city from the top of the Empire State Building: Check.
Eat hot dogs on the steps of The Met: Check.
Get a job at Wasted Words: Check.

What wasn’t on her list: Greg Brandon. And just when she thinks she’s figured out where to put him, everything changes. In the span of a few staggering heartbeats, she finds herself her caught in the middle of something she can’t find her way out of, with no clear answers and no rules.

List or no list, she realizes she can’t control anything at all, not even her heart.

Not the decisions it makes, and not the moment it stops.


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*Received an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review
I really loved the dialogue in the book. There were definitely a few lines from it that will stick with me for a while. I enjoyed the quotes from other literature as well as the conversations between the characters. Their opinions on love and living life were refreshing and made me think. I did have a hard time during the beginning of the book deciphering if it was supposed to be set in modern day because the language choices reminded me too much of a Jane Austen book which didn't seem to fit with Annie and her family's background. One minute she is using southern slang and the next she is speaking as if she were a character in an Austen novel. 
Annie was a sweet character but seemed immature considering the things that she was faced to endure. I would have liked for her to be a bit less sheltered because there were times when it seemed annoying and made it hard to believe that Greg would be interested. He seemed far more worldly and experienced to me. He was a gem. I loved him from the first time I met him in Wasted Words and that love continued to grow in this book. He was a wonderful mix of a sweet guy next door and tattooed bartender. I loved the way that Staci Hart was able to portray him loving Annie quietly. That was my favorite part of the entire book. He said more with actions than he did with words and only wanted to make Annie happy. This is something that I feel makes this book unique from other books in this genre. I would have liked for the story to have been more unique. It felt as if there were a few typical tropes mixed together to form the story.

About the Author
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life -- a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can't forget that. She's also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She's been a wife, though she's certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She's also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she's been drinking whiskey.
From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she's not writing, she's reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.


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