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*No. of pages: 382
*My Rating on Goodreads: 4/5
*Date of Publish: January 22, 2016 by Christine Brae
*Format: eARC (Provided by Christine Brae for the blog tour)
Via Goodreads
SYNOPSIS:
“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere,
They’re in each other all along.”
Rumi
They say that life is full of choices. When you’re young and idealistic, you believe that the path you choose is the road that will lead you to your destiny.
But what if, along the way, fate decides to step in, and no amount of logic or rationality or even prayers can save you from your fortune? When the sacrifices you make, the love that you find, and the bright promise of the future are all snatched away from you, you’re left alone to pick up the pieces of your life.
This is a story about love, found in a faraway place by two very unlikely people. It is also a story about friendship and loyalty and fighting for what you have despite the illogical mystery of fate. It is a story of faith and acceptance, and learning that even the best-laid plans are powerless against the alignment of the universe.
From the beaches of Thailand to the streets of New York, three friends, Anna, Dante, and Jude will learn the hard way that once providence steps in, there is nothing in the world that can change what is truly meant to be.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Christine Brae is a full time career woman who thought she could write a book about her life and then run away as far as possible from it. She never imagined that her words would touch the hearts of so many women with the same story to tell. Christine is the author of The Light in the Wound, His Wounded Light and Insipid. Her new book, In This Life, is set to release in January 2016.
When not listening to the voices in her head or spending late nights at the office, Christine can be seen shopping for shoes and purses, running a half marathon or spending time with her husband and three children in Chicago.
Christine’s Social Media Sites
Website || Goodreads || Twitter || Facebook || Instagram
Here are some amazing quote edits by Sayyeda of Christine Brae Philippines!!!
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Review:
Have you ever looked forward into a huge plan of yours? Where everything is set and you are working hard day by day to make it all come true? Have you ever had that plan and you were just waiting for everything to fall into place when all of a sudden, it all crumbles down instead? If this happened to you just like most of the people in this world, then this is a book that you should really grab and read.
In This Life is a story about three protagonists, each having their goals and dreams that they are determined to reach. But when life gets in the way, they realize that fate and destiny are stronger than all these perfectly laid-out plans.
This is one among my tons of favorite quotes in Christine Brae’s In This Life:
“We were burglars in the night, stealing someone else’s laughter for our own and replacing it with tears.”
While reading this book, you will see the beauty of life, and of course with it, is all of its nasty, disgusting, and filthy parts. Yet despite its entire flaw, life maintains all of its glorious. However, each person, just like what the characters in the story symbolizes is that we are nothing but mere pawns in this chess game in the so-called life. We struggle to be happy and there are times in which others must suffer for us to get that joy. One being hurt for another’s happiness is inevitable—the art of life in its oddest form.
Anna is a woman who is running away from a problem bigger than hers; little did she know that running away would only cause her more trouble and more pain. She was bold, has so much passion in her yet at the same time she is filled with anger and guilt resulting to her need of something grand and spontaneous. Yet as the story develops, she turns into a woman who is no longer running away from the past, but holding on to it. She cannot settle down in her life and keeps yearning for something that she could not grasp. Dante is fierce and wild; he is a true friend and a great man who would give anything for the one he loves unconditionally. Jude is a passionate man who has his plans laid out perfectly for him, little did he know that it would only take a perfect and irresistible woman to sway his unwavering faith.
These three characters are helpless against time and love—so little time yet so much love to give. In the end, they must decide what is best for their lives, what would make them truly happy. I must say, dear readers, that this book has shocked me to no end! Every turn of the event was unpredictable, just like life itself. You’ll never know what’s coming for you.
Christine Brae’s new novel is her best so far, her writing has not only improved together with her technique, but she made a story that anyone could relate to—because we are all experiencing or have experienced what is happening on the pages of this book one way or another. For this novel tells a lot that is so beyond the story of the three protagonists: it shows life’s cruelty, of time’s way of giving us so much and taking it, of losses, of dealing with grief, and how it seems so hard for joy to find us. And love, life is full of so much love.
If you want a book that will teach you a lot of lessons about life, how to deal with a loss, how to accept life’s many challenges, or a book that teaches you to voice out what you feel before it’s too late—or if you simply just want to cry, then this book is highly recommended.
“In this Life, it is only through sadness that one could truly experience joy.”
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BUT WAIT, THERE’S SO MUCH MORE IN STORE!!!
Excited for In This Life yet? Wait until you read below what is in store for all the fans and readers out there on the release date of In This Life which is set on January 22, 2016!!!
PLANNING FOR BOOK RELEASE:
PRE RELEASE DAY:
Christine Brae PH Only:
- Trivia Questions – Gift of 3 books a day from January 11 to January 21 – total 33 books to be gifted on Release Day
- January 20 – Grand Trivia or Contest – Win a T Shirt
- January 21 – Grand Trivia or Contest – Win Book Marks and 3 signed copies
- January 22 – RELEASE DAY – Grand Prize (Trip)
BLOG TOUR PRIZES: RELEASE DAY
Christine Brae PH Blog Tour
- 3 Signed Copies of In This Life
- GRAND PRIZE:
Trip for 2 to Cebu from anywhere in the Philippine – up to a P10,000 value
Two (2) night stay at any resort in CEBU – up to a P15,000 value
- Philippine Residents Only
- Dates to be Chosen by Winner
LOGISTICS: GRAND PRIZE
- Copy and paste your gift links and purchase links on Googledoc with number of books
- Enter your name in Rafflecopter – a tweet will be required that says – “@christinebrae I have your book!”
- Entries will be checked against purchase links
Rafflecopter Link:
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Pre-order Christine Brae’s In This Life to get a chance to win these amazing giveaways from Christine Brae herself!!! Do not forget to read the wonderful novel entitled In This Life set to to be released two days from now!
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