Swear on This Life
By Renée Carlino
- Release Date: 2016-08-09
- Genre: Romance
Description
Booklist, Top 10 Women’s Fiction of 2016
Goodreads Best Romance of August
Redbook.com’s “20 Books by Women You Must ReadThis Fall”
Popsugar’s “21 Fiction Reads to Add to Your Fall Reading List”
Bustle’s “11 New Romance Books Perfect for Summer Beach Reading”
Brit+Co’s “16 Must-Read Adult Books Out in August”
Sunset magazine’s “Bookmark this: Your ultimate summer reading list”
From USA TODAY bestselling author Renée Carlino (Before We Were Strangers), a warm and witty novel about a struggling writer who must come to grips with her past, present, and future after she discovers that she’s the inspiration for a pseudonymously published bestselling novel.
When a bestselling debut novel from mysterious author J. Colby becomes the literary event of the year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term relationship, Emiline isn’t thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of a young and gifted writer.
Yet from the very first page, Emiline is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson, two childhood best friends who fall in love and dream of a better life beyond the long dirt road that winds through their impoverished town in rural Ohio.
That’s because the novel is patterned on Emiline’s own dark and desperate childhood, which means that “J. Colby” must be Jase: the best friend and first love she hasn’t seen in over a decade. Far from being flattered that he wrote the novel from her perspective, Emiline is furious that he co-opted her painful past and took some dramatic creative liberties with the ending.
The only way she can put her mind at ease is to find and confront “J. Colby,” but is she prepared to learn the truth behind the fiction?
Reviews
AMAZING
5By JG32423Oh my GOD such an amazing book! I couldn’t put it downUnexpected
5By Ari283629274Loved every minute of this bookLoved it at first
3By Sasha2298Within the first few chapters I was already teary-eyed and just knew this was gonna be a great book. I loved the story concept and their childhood was so beautiful. But when we were in the present it seem kind of rushed and lacked that death that was in their childhood chapters. The rest of the book was a little underwhelming sadly and could have a lot more potentialSo ingeniously written
5By Rosejulian7I absolutely loved this book! The act of reading a book within a book was pretty genius. The stories moved me and really made me feel such pain for them. It was one of those books where you were so excited and wanted to see how it ended but didn’t want to skip all the details.Swear on This Life
5By JoelleS.I absolutely loved this book!Couldn’t put it down
5By schmidtyvSuperbly written!I’ve never been a reader but this got me
5By slowreader-cpIt has taken me a while to really get hooked on reading. But thank you to Renee because this book and Before we were strangers have really got me being a book worm and can’t do anything without finishing the book.A must read
5By becdiceI was hesitant at first to read this but finished it in 2 days, such a captivating story I couldn’t put it down. I’m always searching for reads like this and am usually disappointed, but definitely not with this book. Definitely recommend.Loved every word
5By Maleman36COULD NOT OUT IT DOWNA Great Read!
5By tbo36You won’t regret reading this! It’s a wonderful story, even though the characters have it right in the beginning. The characters, the development, the story itself, it was overall a great read. I love how this author pulls her stories and characters together to make remarkable books. However, I will say that I think the writing could use a little work, as it lacks a little depth in details. And I wish that the ending wasn’t so rushed. I just feel that they deserved a better ending after all they went through in the story. BUT NONETHELESS A NEW FAVORITE.
