After the Climb by Kristen Ashley special edition releasing July 9, 2021

 5 stars


Then, now, and why??? Weird way to start a review but this story packed a lot, showing us the now and how things are and working through how things were. But we also get glimpses and moments of the then, a couple of thens, but when you have a story that spans 40+ years, there some pretty significant thens. This starts the River Rain series, and it starts with the two people who make up the family that you can see the River Rain will be, Bowie and Genny. They, along with their third friend, Corey, have lived a lot of life, with ups and downs, and break-ups and make-ups, and are finally to a place where they can think about being together, again, forever. And as with any second chance, or third chance, or finally chance, the one scene that caused me the only heartbreak through the whole book was the ‘what if’ and while our characters recognize the here and now is what they have, they can’t help but wonder. The here and now is pretty awesome really, with 4 sons and 2 daughters between them, plus her friendly ex, and his, not so much, and that shadow and lingering of Corey, that still leaves the questions of why? Anyway, needless to say I am hooked and ready for daughter #1 to get her story!



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