Review:
From Goodreads: Just when she thought things were going up…
Two years after a devastating breakup, Brittni Mitchell has moved on from Justin Avery—or so she tells herself. But when she returns to Seattle for her best friend’s engagement party, Brittni finds herself the victim of a disastrously timed elevator breakdown. She’s trapped with the last person she wants to face, and forced to recount the past she desperately wants to forget.
She’s going to have to look back…
When Brittni left her podunk hometown for a big city college experience at the University of Washington, hooking up with a guy like Justin Avery was not part of her plan. Between Justin’s attention-grabbing tattoos, cigarette smoking, and bad boy attitude Brittni quickly chalked him up as “Mr. Wrong.” But his charm was unrelenting, and Brittni’s decision to give Justin a chance quickly turned into the worst choice she ever made.
So that she might be able to move forward.
Now she’s stuck with Justin—literally—and the complicated web of misunderstandings that tied up the truth for two years is about to unravel.
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Tiffany King is one of my all time favorite authors. I have read each of her novels to date, and every single one has blown my mind. Every. Single. One.
King’s novels always captivate me from the get go, and Misunderstandings has quickly become one of my favorites of her—yet the entire Woodfalls Girls series is just amazing. With its realistic characterization, humorous situations, and passionate romance, Misunderstandings sets the stage for a beautiful NA novel that left me immensely satisfied, yet wanting more.
I love novels that jump from past to present, setting the stage for the here and now through glimpses into the past, connecting events, and bringing the reader up to speed. This back and forth nature is one of my favorite techniques writers employ in their writing, and King has certainly mastered it. As we learn the truth behind the whirlwind romance between Justin and Brittni, we too become part of the story, casting judgment, analyzing choices, and ultimately rooting for the couple, even when everything seems to be at its worst. Though I certainly didn’t agree with all the characters’ choices throughout the novel, King presents both sides of the story and showcases the misunderstandings that led up to the demise of Brittni and Justin’s romance, and I loved every minute of it. As I’m sure we’ve all experienced in our own lives, not everything is as it seems, and King does a superb job hooking the reader as Brittni and Justin relive their relationship mishaps while stuck in an elevator—an ingenious and unique setting for this masterpiece. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and I highly recommend it to any readers out there who adore new adult novels. King’s latest novel will not disappoint. Five stars.
In exchange for an honest review, I received an ARC of this novel from the publisher, via Netalley, prior to its release today.
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Check out ALL The Woodfalls Girls Novels (these are stand alones):
No Attachments: Amazon | Kindle | Barnes and Noble
Misunderstandings: Amazon | Kindle | Barnes and Noble
Contradictions: Amazon | Kindle
And be sure to pick up King’s amazing novella, Cross Country Christmas–also part of the Woodfalls Girls Series
Amazon | Kindle | Barnes and Noble
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