7 Tamron Stars!!!
Present Perfect by Alison G. Bailey is a definite
"must read". I had the absolute honor of reading an ARC in
exchange for an honest review. I'm not going to lie, had it not been for
Stacy's insistence that it was a great read, I would have been hesitant to
accept the offer. This is the first offering from an unknown Author, and had it
sucked, I would have felt really bad about giving my honest opinion. I am
so happy to say that this is easily one of the best books I've ever read.
I knew from the first chapter that this book was
special. I read ALOT of books, and this was the first time I've EVER
found a book quotable in the first chapter, but there it was...so obvious, yet
so profound. I read the paragraph TWICE, said aloud (to myself) "Wow! Holy
shit! This chick has IT!" (Sometimes, when I'm talking to myself, there is
profanity involved. My apologies if I offend, but those were my EXACT
thoughts.) I was so excited that I sat for a moment before continuing on.
"We're led to believe
that love is complicated. It's not the love that's complicated. It's all the crap that we attach to it and put
in front of it that makes it difficult. If you're smart, you'll realize this before it's too late and simplify."
Amanda, affectionately called "Tweet",
and Noah have ALWAYS been together. Separated by one minute at birth, their
lives are irrevocably intertwined. The bond they share is so deep that no
outsider can understand, let alone break it. They are best friends. I happen to
believe that they are soul mates. Noah has loved tweet since...forever. Tweet
loves Noah as well, but her own insecurities have her convinced that he
deserves better than her. That he deserves "perfect". What she
doesn't see is that she IS perfect to him.
We follow their beautiful story from childhood to
adulthood, through their many mistakes, heartbreaks, almosts, and tragedies to
end up where they belonged all along. You WILL fall in love with Noah, because
Tweet's right, he really is PERFECT. You will wish that you could smack
some sense into Tweet, or at least be her friend and give her a much-needed
wake-the-hell-up pep talk. You will connect with these people and their
lives.
Alison G. Bailey has "IT", that elusive
quality that some Authors have to make you FEEL the story, rather than just
read about it. I laughed out loud at times, I cried like a baby as well. I'm so
glad that she was brave enough to take a chance and put her work out there. I
believe WITH MY WHOLE HEART that this is her calling, her gift. I look forward
to following her on her journey. I just know, without a doubt, that she will be
signed to a major publishing house in the near future. (YES, IT'S THAT GOOD!) I
am even hopeful that this story will be made into a movie in the future. (Again, THAT
GOOD! And, I will be at the premier proudly wearing my #9 shirt!) Just
read it for yourself. You won't regret it.
Be sure to check out the stops on Alison's Blog Tour Aug 5th - 10th, for excerpts, alt POVs, and a hot deleted scene! (there's an awesome giveaway too!)
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Welcome to my Book SoulMate, Tamron Davis's Book Review page on Literary Mania Reviews!! <3
Her first book review is of soon to be released (Aug. 6th) "Present Perfect" by Alison G. Bailey and will be posted soon!!! (It's awesome!!!)
Tamron's Bio
My name is Tamron Davis. I'm a happily married
mother of three amazing boys. I work full time as a Title Abstractor, and
Thursday through Sunday nights I call bingo. (It's the family business.) In my
downtime, I read books. Lots and lots of books. Occasionally, I run across a
book so amazing that I want to tell EVERYONE about it, and often do. I have
even been known to gift copies to friends to make sure that they read it so
that they can truly appreciate how I feel about it. I have a bit of a
"one-click" problem (Don't we all?) and I'm pretty sure that when I
die, my tombstone will read:
"Here lies Tamron, dead and
cold,
Killed by books, or so I'm told.
Her TBR, stacked by her bed,
Fell and crushed her sleeping
head."
As you can see, she has a great sense of humor and cracks me up on a daily basis!!
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