Ten years ago, Jamie walked away.
And I left my small town for the bright Hollywood lights, searching for something to make me whole again. I wanted to be more than Callie McCoy, the girl who’d lost too much. I never expected to stay away so long or to return home a different person than when I’d left. I certainly didn’t count on being face to face with Jamie again, let alone this army ranger … being face to face with Jamie again, let alone this army ranger version of him.
The first time I see him, I punch him.
The second time, I want nothing more than to turn back the clock.
Because after a decade of missing my blond-haired surfer boy with the easy grin, I’m not sure I recognize the man who has come back to me.
What if I let myself believe in him once again and his darkness consumes us both?
We Thought We Knew It All is book 2 in the Invincible duet.
The Invincible series:
- We Thought We Were Invincible
- We Thought We Knew It All
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We Thought We Knew It All is the sequel of We Thought We Were Invincible. After the open ending of the previous book, we got to see how the lives of Callie, Jamie and the rest changed after 10 years. And boy, I did not expect some things.
As I want to keep this review spoiler-free, I’ll skip the description and go straight to the plot. Just as the previous book, We Thought We Knew It All is more character driven. That doesn’t mean it isn’t full of plot twists. Some of the things revealed in this book were unexpected and made me realize that even after a book ends, lots of things can still happen.
Honestly, the ending of the We Thought We Knew It All was excellent. It shows how life doesn’t necessarily have a happy ending, and that a happy ending can be different from what you first thought it would be. And if you’re okay with such an ending, it isn’t necessary to read this sequel. But if you want closure, I highly recommend you read it. I personally loved it, not just the story but also the fact that I have never ever seen a full sequel that skips a decade ahead.
Michelle, you did it again and I’m adding you to my insta-buy author list, because your books never disappoint.
We Thought We Knew It All by Michelle MacQueen is a contemporary, second chance romance told in first person dual POV. It is part two and the conclusion of the Invincible duet. The story takes place ten years after the events of We Thought We Were Invincible.
Callie is going through a divorce. So she moves with her three children from L.A. back to her home town in Florida. Jamie is also back in town for his father’s funeral. But he may be sticking around longer due to an injury that resulted in his discharge from the army. Over the past ten years, Jamie has not kept in contact with Callie, Colby, or Jay; and tensions run high when they all meet again.
Why did Jamie cut everyone out of his life? Why did Callie marry so quickly after moving to California? Will everyone be able to forgive Jamie for being out of contact for so long? Will Callie and Jamie be able to rekindle their relationship? Or are some things better left in the past?
I enjoyed the conclusion to Callie and Jamie’s love story. Like book one, it tackles some sensitive subject matter. It explores themes of forgiveness, healing, and starting over. Out of both books, I’m partial to book one, but the entire duet as a whole is a great read. We Thought We Knew It All was emotional, entertaining, and a satisfying conclusion to the duet.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
I love this story! Amazing! I know I wanted to cry several times because I felt that Jamie and Callie wasted so much time and I was angry because I felt that she shared something with Dylan that was supposed to be Jamie’s. I know it’s strange to feel that way because life happens and people grow up and move on. I was hoping for a different outcome concerning a certain thing, but I understand why it turned out the way it did. Ms. MacQueen, please, please, please give us readers a novella or novelette of Jamie and Callie having their first child together. I can see him overwhelmed with joy and tears flowing. I need more of these characters. Ms. MacQueen has a unique way of writing life stories and I love them. My favorite line from this book was: “Because my non-fiction might be your fiction.”
BUCKLE UP FOR A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE!!!have to say I’m a firm believer. If I had thought, for one second, that Michelle could not deliver another phenomenal read. Thats as smooth flowing as the first. With all the realism and feel as the one before. I would have too now. Luckily for me, I knew it wasn’t a fluke. The way Michelle brings out each character and defines their personalities, it’s unreal. How she details each scene as if choreographed. How the feel and vibration of the characters seem to jump off the pages. It’s kind of scary. It’s like she’s witnessing first hand all the sorrow, hurt, fear, anguish, grief and finally love that the main characters have gone and continue to go through. It’s heartbreaking. Then she brings it all together and it’s beautiful. Like the sun shinning for the first time. Michelle’s insight into all of these rollercoaster of emotions is a talent that I’very rarely seen. There are no words to fantastic an author she is. Michelle, you continue to leave me in awe of you. This is one phenomenal read.Thank you.