AN AMAZON TOP 60 BESTSELLER It’s crazy how fast the buzz comes back after you’ve been sober for so long.Whiskey stood there, on my doorstep, just like he had one year before. Except this time, there was no rain, no anger, no wedding invitation — it was just us.It was just him — the old friend, the easy smile, the twisted solace wrapped in a glittering bottle.It was just me — the alcoholic, … bottle.
It was just me — the alcoholic, pretending like I didn’t want to taste him, realizing too quickly that months of being clean didn’t make me crave him any less.
But we can’t start here.
No, to tell this story right, we need to go back.
Back to the beginning.
Back to the very first drop.
This is my love letter to Whiskey. I only hope he reads it.
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ALLTW is a favorite amongst Steiner fans for a reason. Kandi is a gifted storyteller with a special knack for the angst, and Jamie and B’s story is the definition of emotional rollercoaster. You feel the heartache as they are pulled towards each other just to be ripped away again. Through the years and other relationships, friendship, and the curse of bad timing, they’re unable to quit each other. The way Kandi uses the whisky imagery is unforgettable. A uniquely beautiful and unforgettable story.
Don’t you want a little whiskey on your lips?
OMG THIS BOOK!!!! Kandi you have spoiled me for all the other books, seriously AMAZING.
Jamie and B have the most chemistry in any book I have EVER read! Wow it is seriously off the charts intense, it keeps you sitting on the edge of your chair wanting more.
Do not even get me started on the angst! Gosh it was just crazy full of it. I seriously do not think I have felt so much of it in one book before!! I knew your books were full angst before but Now I realise where you originally got the Queen of Angst title from, it is seriously well deserved girl.
All the angst
Intense
Hot sex
Humor
Friendship
Love
Chemistry
Emotional
This book had the hottest sex scene ever, the intensity of it was just phenomenal and it was that that made it so hot!!!
OMG the scene in the bar where Jamie walks in, I’m pretty sure he got me pregnant lol. What an intense scene.
Jamie and B first met in school, I wonder how different their lives would have been had they got together then. Their love for one another was so strong, they had such a strong connection just sadly they had to go through a lot of hurt on the way.
It was weird reading about the relationship between B and her dad as I had a similar one with my own father. Different circumstances but so alike. My father passed last year and I was only informed 3 months later and it broke me, it absolutely knocked me for 6 with how hard I took it after a non relationship for 12 years. This book really made me think about that while reading it.
The ending killed me, I was so on edge and when it finished I just burst in to tears, it was just so much to deal with. The emotions I felt in those last few chapters were all consuming! Kandi I think you broke me.
Thank you so much for writing this book and for the chance to live Jamie and B’s journey! What a journey it was.
Kandi, what have you done to my heart with this one?! Kandi is the queen of angst for a reason! A Love Letter to Whiskey was so well written, heart breaking, gut wrenching, and full of so much angst that I’m pretty sure my heart jumped out of its chest at one point. The chemistry was palpable. It was developed and heart breaking all at once. I feel like there are not enough words in this world to describe how amazing this book is.
Kandi definitely deserves the award for angst. I bow down to the queen. She had me crying up to the last page. Just WOW.
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This book…
Whiskey and B’s story brought me to my knees. It broke and crushed me and thrilled me at the same time. This is one of those books that will not leave me for a long time, if ever.
I trembled with emotion as I read this beautiful story… suffered, cried, laughed …. It is incredibly intense.
Wow! I am really at a loss for words!
5+ stars
They say a good read is worth the ‘book hangover’, but I don’t think I’ll ever come down from the high of this one!
I’m so overwhelmed with emotion.
This story has crushed me in the most unexpected and best of ways with its intoxicating and powerful words. I have never in my life read a story as passionate and real as this. The things that blew me away the most were the comparisons throughout the pages.
A Love Letter to Whiskey by Kandi Steiner has just been deemed my top read, period. I just can’t stop loving it!!!!!
Whiskey is in many forms addictive, just like this book.
This comes highly recommended.
„Even if you must move on, please don’t ever let us go.”
This book… I have no words. Stories like this one are the reason why I read angsty romances. There is no sugarcoating in them, every emotion is raw and real. A Love Letter To Whiskey is a book that both makes your heart beat faster and makes it bleed. Some love stories are not a bed of roses, and B and Jamie’s story is one of those that will wreck you first and put you back together at the very end. It’s a heartbreakingly beautiful experience.
Jamie is an almost perfect hero. He’s down-to-earth, attentive, caring, smart and funny. He cares about his loved ones and has great goals in life. His love is deep and unconditional, and his character made me swoon over and over again.
Now, B was a harder nut to crack. Her story is shocking and heartbreaking, so it’s no wonder she has a whole list of issues. Yes, she’s flawed and scared, but she’s also selfless and loving. I’m in awe of the progress she made throughout the story.
These two are a combination of tension, love and drama. Their feelings are undeniable, but there was always something or someone standing in their way to complete happiness. I loved the friendship they shared, their chemistry and sexual tension kept me at the edge of the seat, and their love made me alternately cry and swoon. B and Jamie had plenty of obstacles to face over the years, time being the greatest of them, yet a feeling like theirs would not go away. And I think this knowledge was the reason that got me through the enormity of suffering Kandi Steiner served me.
A Love Letter To Whiskey is a book that will put your heart through the emotional grinder. Sometimes it hurt to read this story, but it was the most delicious ache to experience and I am angry with myself that it took me so long to reach for this book. It’s beautifully written, filled with raw emotions and I loved every second of this unputdownable and extraordinary story. A must read for all angst-lovers!
Wow this was my first Kandi Steiner book and I am hooked. A Love Letter to Whiskey is this crazy emotional roller coaster. I laughed and cried and wanted to smack B and Jamie a few times. My heart broke for them numerous times. I am so looking forward to my next read by Kandi.
I’m kicking myself for not reading this book sooner. I’m a sucker for angst, and Kandi Steiner freaking delivers every. Single. Time. I sat in the front seat of this emotional roller coaster with my arms high in the air. I went through all the dips and bumps, twists and turns, heartbreak and happiness right alongside the characters. I felt everything they felt deep down. This book was so hard to put down and when I was forced to, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Every time I thought things were going to be okay, BAM, just kidding. I’d slam the book closed each time, look towards the ceiling and want to cry, but I would endure the whiplash over and over again. This book did in fact wreck me, like I guessed it would, but in the best way possible. With tears in my eyes, you can bet I read through that epilogue TWICE.
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I’d heard so much about A Love Letter to Whiskey. One night, the book showed up in my dream, like a prop on a coffee table. It was so weird! The next morning, I saw a post from Kandi Steiner about the book and felt like someone was telling me it was time to read it. So I read it. And it ripped my heart out!u2063
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The decade-long relationship between B and Jamie had so many bumps in the road that my emotions couldn’t keep up! I was happy for them one second and then literally, in the next second, I felt like someone punched me in the stomach. They were pulled toward each other with such force but seeing them ignore that force was painful. Honestly, I didn’t think they would ever give in to it.u2063
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B was so beautifully broken from the very beginning. She wasn’t sure how to come to terms with her past (really, her mom’s past) and I think that played a huge part in why she never felt like she deserved to be happy. u2063
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Comparing Jamie to Whiskey was brilliant and gave the book a different twist that I absolutely loved. From the whiskey facts thrown into the chapter names referencing whiskey, it brought the story together seamlessly. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I almost got up and poured a glass of whiskey when I finished this book. Were it not 10:00 in the morning, I probably would have!u2063
My heart was in the throat the entire I was reading this book. I stayed up nearly all night reading this book because I just had to know if each new phase in Jamie and Brecks if this would be their time. Kandi Steiner reeled me in hook, line, and singer. I was gone for these two. My emotions were on high alert. I loved the comparison of Brecks love for Jamie as an addiction to Whiskey. In some ways that’s what it was. But it was beautiful and full of pain also. It was never the right time and no matter how much time went by, the new loves in their life, and the lies they told themselves, their hearts knew the truth.
I also loved that this was an interracial relationship which I most definitely do not see enough of. I just want to stress how every moment of this book was perfect. These two characters are in no way perfect. They make mistakes, feel undeserving of the others love, and hurt each other and those around them. They have growing pains and stumble through their lives until they are on solid ground. They are friends who know they will always be so much more.
I absolutely loved A Love Letter to Whiskey. I highly recommend reading this story.
Original ARC on October 2016
5 agonizing stars!
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review
I think I’d never read a story that made me angry, sad and inlove at the same time. The way the author tells the story is so captivating, definitely made me want to cry, mourn and throw my kindle against the wall; but most of all I loved the characters as they were so pure and totally real. It was not the story I expected … was much better.
I think every woman could be identified in more ways than one with Brecks because, as I said before, it’s a very real character since it reflects many of the insecurities that live women at some point in our lives. So, what can I tell you about the guy … he’s definitely amazing, so patient and intelligent, but above all I love the fact that he fought every day for his love, no matter the situation. I totally fell in love with him.
There were many situations that detest at the time, situations and decisions of the characters that made me want to get them out of the book, give them a slap and say “what the hell are you thinking?”, but hey, I was wrong and I turned to inlove again. I think I’d never read something that made me feel so frustrated and inlove at the same time.
A book that make you fall inlove and angry, but mostly it makes you reflect on the second, third, fourth and even fifth opportunities; because when you know that you find the love of your life, you can’t just let it go.
“When I was writing, I was facing my fears—my anxieties, my feelings. I was putting them into words, giving them life, letting them know I recognized they existed.” —B
Kandi Steiner definitely is one of my favorite author in the world.
5 beautiful yet heart wrenching stars!!
This is a story of love, loss, heart break, hope, and all the damn feels. It’s a story of two beautiful people whose timing never seemed to be right.
I was so emotional during this book. I think this is unlike any book I have read before. I felt so raw and by the end I didn’t even realize I had been crying until I saw my pillow was wet. I was so absorbed in this book that everything around me didn’t matter.
I wanted to smack the two main characters and tell them to get their shit together many times and then I realized. This is a unicorn fairytale romance like so many we read. This felt like it could have been someone’s real love. Real story. Real truth.
I urge you to read this if you need to immerse yourself in a book and drown out the world.
First time reader of this author. Whilst I enjoyed the books storyline at times I felt it dragged on and the ending was predictable. I was unable to connect with the main characters, as I thought they were both weak and made really stupid decisions. I really loved the authors use of her whiskey knowledge to describe so many emotions, descriptions throughout the book.
B sees him first, but he strikes a relationship with her best friend. She’s the third wheel, always tagging along and a friendship grows between them. Her best friend breaks up with him and their friendship blossoms over their love of classical music and surfing. In the wee hours, sitting on a beach Jamie makes a pact with B, should they be single at thirty they’d get married. Over the years they come into each other’s lives and although they confess their love, timing fails them. Their relationship is a failure in communication and commitment and left a barrage of damage in its wake.
Kandi pulls at your heartstrings. The angst is lovely.
I popped my Kandi Steiner cherry with A Love Letter to Whiskey and I’m absolutely drunk in love with this story. All I wanted was to keep reading and reading. I needed more of Jamie and B. Gah! My heart was all over the place and yearning for more of them. Such a magnificent, beautiful, heart-wrenching story.
Wow!! What an emotional ride!! I have to biggest book hangover right now. All the angst in this book just had me speechless!! What an amazing book. Well done Kandi, well done!!!
Have you ever wanted to read a romance where the author doesn’t force love through endless dialog, but instead shows it through actions, pain, and raw human nature? That’s what I’ve been craving, and A Love Letter to Whiskey gave me exactly that.
Whiskey and B’s story is not sweet or lighthearted. Their love is like finding that one precious grain of sand that catches your eye among the millions of grains in your hands, only to watch it slip through your fingers and become completely out of reach. Now imagine finding that itsy bitsy piece of sand several times over the span of a decade and losing it each and every time.
“I saw him first, but it didn’t matter. Because he saw her.”
Whiskey and B. My, oh my. These two. I have never felt so drawn to a love story like I felt drawn to theirs. It was utterly painful and made me feel too much. Right from the start they shared a connection so strong I felt it in my bones, but the timing just wasn’t right for them and wouldn’t be for a long, long time. In the moments they couldn’t be lovers, Whiskey and B shared a connection of genuine friendship no calendar or clock could ruin. The author wrote them so well that I felt like they were living and breathing people I was spying on — two very real people with very real issues.
B was birthed by tragedy, which makes her associate love with pain and betrayal. I fully believe that this is the reason why things kept not working out for them. But, you know what? I sympathized with her. Not once did I feel like strangling her or just taking Whiskey for myself. I rooted for her and cheered her on when she took all those tiny steps to getting over her fears. Most people might find her toxic in some ways, but I found her so incredibly lovable. And Whiskey, Oh my gosh. This man is an angel. He is so caring and considerate, his only flaw being his uncontrollable love for B.
The bottom line is that THIS BOOK is real. It is sad. And it is so amazing. It will show you that time might seem like it’s against you, but the only real enemy is yourself. When you find love, hold on to it and never let go.
A Lover Letter to Whiskey will always be one of my top fave reads ever! It is my go to rec for anyone needing a good read. It’s been over a year since I first read it and I’m still SO in love. 10**
I really enjoyed this book it was definitely an emotional roller coaster. B had a unusual childhood but mostly happy until one night with a drunken mother her whole life she knew shattered with one little truth that was covered up with a white lie.
She also met the love of her life but they seemed to be like two ships passing in the night. It never seems to be the right time for them. They were both selfish in what they wanted instead of compromising for each other. This is a love story of two people growing up to realize what they want is more than career or personal goals it’s that love is hard but worth fighting for.
I really liked this book. It shows a couple growing up and then fighting for love. Realizing that Love is worth everything and fighting for more than a career and a big bank account.
Have you drank a glass of Whiskey in one shot? I havent.. A small shotglass was my limit. Whiskey with the famous yellow-gold tinge..a pitfire burn down your throat. The perfect image to describe this Whiskey love was a burning chaotic.
B and Jamie… I mean you guys really did numbers with my heart. Squeeze.. stab..punch.. what else have you not done it? I loved your young teenager love.. boy did I envy you.. the freedom of life.. I thought you guys had it but No.. your ego and pride were the epic center.. I was drown with your love frustration.. Your love was consuming, raw like a sharp razor!
The story was written with an intense plot. KANDI, this relationship was a toxic one. The magnet effect which It stay with each other. It was very painful to read the struggle between the two. Your story was the whiskey to my emotions.. I cant stop sipping through until the burn had settled.