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Back to the Start

By: Monica McCallan
Narrated by: Lori Prince
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When Remy's grandmother dies, it means leaving her life in San Francisco and returning to a town she swore she'd never revisit, forced to confront a world she'd worked hard to put behind her over the last twelve years.

She's not expecting that the first girl to ever steal her heart, the pretty, popular Fallon Lewis, is still around, and in a town this small, their paths continue to cross, much to Remy's dismay. It's hard enough seeing her first love, but it's exponentially more difficult when she can barely stand to look at the woman.

Remy's trip back has the possibility to open up doors she believed were shut long ago, but she's never planned on staying, and she definitely never planned on letting Fallon back into her life.

If she thought being a teenager in a small town was hard, she's about to find out how much harder life is when there's no one but herself to blame for her problems.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Monica McCallan (P)2022 Tantor Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural Heartfelt
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I liked the story, but I just couldn't get past the overuse of those words.

The Blonde and Brunette

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I read the reviews before I actually listen to this book and yes if you can get over the blonde and brunette comments, it’s not too bad. I don’t know why you have to use them so often when you use their names as well so I’ve got a bit confusing, but the narrator did a great job as per usual. Not a bad listen.

A couple of minor flaws, a good listen

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I tried, I really did. But every time poor Lori had to say “the blonde” or “the brunette” I audibly groaned like a haunted house door.
Once or twice for character building? Fine. But over 120 “the blondes,” more than 150 “the brunettes,” and a whopping dose of “the other woman” for good measure? By chapter ten I felt like I was stuck in a shampoo commercial that refused to end.

The actual story had promise, but it got smothered under this endless parade of hair color roll call.
It’s like watching a great movie on mute while someone shouts “BLONDE!” “BRUNETTE!” “OTHER WOMAN!” in the background. Funny at first, then exhausting, and finally—tragic.

Good plot, but the words tangled themselves into a knot I couldn’t brush out.

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