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Something in the Way

Written by: Jessica Hawkins
Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Zachary Webber
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"Jessica Hawkins weaves a tale of forbidden love in epic proportion." (Corinne Michaels, New York Times best-selling author)

It was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents' house. Under the sweat and dirt, Manning Sutter was as handsome as the sun was bright. He was older, darker, experienced. I wore a smiley-face t-shirt and had never even been kissed. Yet, we saw something in each other that would link us in ways that couldn't be broken...no matter how hard we tried.

I loved Manning before I knew the meaning of the word. I was too young, he said. I would wait. Through all the carefully-chosen words hiding what we knew to be true, his struggle to keep me innocent, and infinitely starry nights - I would wait. But I'd learn that no matter what you achieve in life, it means nothing if you suffer the heartbreak that comes with falling for someone you can never have. Because even though I saw Manning first, that didn't matter. My older sister saw him next.

Book one in the completed Something in the Way series, a USA Today best-selling love saga.

©2017 Jessica Hawkins (P)2017 Jessica Hawkins

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No ending in first book

This story drags on, almost painfully so. I would not have bought it if I had realized it was part of a series.

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Captivating

Something in the way by Jessica Hawkins had me from the start. A story I wasn’t expecting and at times was unsure how I wanted it to play out. I very much Loved Lake and her innocents. Manning really did care and want to protect her but her being so young threw me. Tiffany actually made me laugh and that was a bonus. Overall I was enthralled and definitely will need to know what happens next.

Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber are very talented and made this narration truly enjoyable.

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The only thing good about this was the narrators

Did not like this book.
The plot was boring.
The two characters, sisters, Lake and Tiffany were so annoying.
Lake is 16 and naïve. She wants a 23 year old constitution worker Manning.
Tiffany is 19 and a slut. She doesn’t know what she wants. But she wants Manning but why? She is conceded and full of herself. Two things Manning hates.
Manning is 23 and I don’t know what his shit is.? Not sure what he was thinking and what gives him the right to be doing what he was. He is a bit of a freak. You will see.

If you love Andi and Zachary you might get through this book.

*SPOILER ALERT *

Lake’s annoyance doesn’t change throughout the rest of these books. And Manning’s character doesn’t get any better.


Ok I ended up getting the other three books. Honestly they do get slowly better with every book.
Lake, Manning and Tiffany do start growing up.

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it was ok

I felt 'off' reading this and knowing their ages. it just felt wrong, even with good intentions. The voices were ok, the sisters sounded the same. Interesting ending.

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