Sometimes it’s what you don’t say that can change everything… Isabel Winton had planned to spend the last few days of her marriage at her vacation home, intending to reflect, regroup…or maybe just do some solitary sulking. Instead, she collides with her almost ex, Paul, who has the same idea. Too stubborn to leave, Isabel figures this is a chance for them to get some closure. But she’s … she’s astonished to see that months apart have transformed her emotionally aloof husband into “Paul 2.0,” more open than ever before.
Paul was blindsided when Isabel left him. He had no idea she felt he was more committed to his career than to their marriage. With his new, hard-won self-awareness, he blames himself for letting her walk away. But winning her back will take more than simple words. It’ll mean finding the courage to grow, to trust, and grab a second chance at life by each other’s sides.
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The premise of this book was very similar to another book published about 6 weeks later, Love Her or Lose Her, by Tessa Bailey. The first quarter or so, it seemed like the same book.
This one went a different way, though, and I think I liked it better. Basically, the couples are both very close to divorce, due mostly to a complete lack of communication in their marriage. Although with this book, it wasn’t they DIDN’T communicate, it was more the way they’d each been communicating was not the way the other needed to hear it to they would understand. There was a LOT of passive aggressiveness on Isabel’s part, and eventually she seemed to realize why she communicated that way, and how they could each understand better where the other was coming from so they could avoid the issues that kept them apart.
Having been in a rocky marriage, and counseling, and eventual divorce, this book was more science fiction/fantasy than reality, but I thought the way it handled the couple being forced into close quarters the week before their divorce, and the difficult conversations they allowed themselves to have, was very well done. I didn’t expect to enjoy the journey.
I was so happy to have received an ARC of Unspoken from NetGalley because I couldn’t wait to read Paul and Izzy’s story and it did not disappoint. Heartbreaking and heartwarming with a little frustration added in at times. I was furious with Izzy through much of the book but then she redeemed herself, thank goodness! After reading Unexpected, the first book in this series, I knew Paul’s journey would be a heartbreaker. Thought-provoking and deep, sexy and sweet — I loved everything about Unspoken. I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.
Another second chance romance for me this week but this one had a different tone to it. Isabel and Paul are days away from the finalization of their divorce and both show up to their weekend home, separately, and both being stubborn neither will leave. Well, this leads to them spending three days together. Three days where they learn about each other again. Isabel finds her husband is now not the work focused man he was before that she accused him of being and maybe she was partly at fault for some of their problems. Together they ride the roller coaster and find their way back together. I did not read the first book in this series and did not feel I missed anything. Will I read the next? Quite possibly…
I love that Paul was on the autism spectrum for personal reasons. I believe when an author writes a person with a disability it is always difficult. Being able to portray Paul as having a fulfilling life was great. As he and Isabel try to right the wrong things that have gone wrong with their marriage, they talk, which is something often missing in relationships. Getting a second chance to repair a marriage is a blessing. This may not have meant to be an inspirational story but it sure was. The characters were thoughtfully and wonderfully developed to create a great story.
Wow, this story completely blew me away! 5 amazing stars for this one! Grab it asap!
This story is a second chance romance that will melt your heart, and pull at it also. It was so well written I could not put it down!
Meet Isabel & Paul, they will officially be divorced this coming Wednesday, but each separately decide to spend one last weekend at their summer home, not knowing the other will be there too! The shenanigans these two do to each other trying to get the other to leave is funny. But when he convinces Isabel to sit and have dinner and they open up to each other, it becomes so apparent the lack of communication is what led them down the divorce road. Can they work on it and repair the damage or is it to late?
This was my first book by this author and I’m looking forward to reading more by her!
Overall I thought Unspoken by Kelly Rimmer was well written and had a well developed original (for romance) storyline. I have to save however, that I really didn’t like the characters very much. Paul was completely clueless emotionally and Isobel was just a bit too bitchy for taste.
This is the second book in this series and I think it is the last book I will read in the series. This was Paul and Isobel’s book, and since I had read the first book and this couple was mentioned I was nosy and wanted to read. I liked Paul well enough and I was stumped on why no one had figured out before that he was a little autistic, while reading I had picked up on it so it made me wonder why if Isobel claimed she had loved him so never figured it out? Huh? but I have to say I did not like Isobel at all, here we are constantly reminded that she is so nice and yet I didn’t pick up on that at all. Yes I get that going thru a divorce can bring out the worst in people but she really bugged me..I am glad that they were able to resolve their differences but to read the next one on Jess, yeah no..
rcvd an ARc at no cost to author..(netgalley) Voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions