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All He Ever Dreamed (2013)

by Shannon Stacey(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1426894627 (ISBN13: 9781426894626)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Carina Press

series

Kowalski Family

review 1: The Kowalski family has owned the Northern Star Lodge for three generations; but as his siblings move away to live their own lives, Josh Kowalski has been saddled with keeping it a profitable business. The housekeeper's daughter, Kate Davis, grew up with Josh and has always been his best friend. But Katie has been waiting for Josh to notice she isn't one of the guys. Actually, everyone in town has been wondering when they would get together. Josh is the only person who doesn't see that things have changed. Now Josh may have a chance to leave the lodge, leave Maine, and leave Katie. He has to figure out what is right for him. It was clear that Josh would never be happy at the lodge unless it was his own choice to stay. Josh felt trapped by circumstances and just want... moreed out. His feelings for Katie were a whole different matter. Josh is oblivious to their changing relationship. I loved that Katie's mother, Rose, kept steering them together. The comments from the family and townspeople about Josh and Katie were hilarious.I've been looking forward to Josh and Katie finally having their own book. I have to say it didn't quite live up to my expectations. I felt like they went from friends to lovers a little too quickly (even though it took years). Also the resolution of the whole leaving Katie behind storyline wasn't satisfying to me. Overall, a good book that could have been great. My rating: 4 Stars.
review 2: I could say that this would be my favorite Kowalski book...so far. Okay fine, I'm sometimes partial to plots of unrequited love; not because I have a deep connection to it but because there are things that could be explored deeply if the story has that flow. Josh is dense to the fact that Katie, his best friend, whom he have known his whole life has been harboring feelings for him. That's how dense he could be. Katie the daughter of their adopted mother, since the Kowalski Northern Star Lodge family's parents has died, has always been in love with Josh and it seemed like he was the only one who couldn't see it. Everyone in town knows it like an open secret and even her mother is secretly plotting a matchmaking session for them. I love this story because Josh has always been the witty, humorous one in the bunch and the way the story revolves and matures where he is in the crossroads of finally getting his freedom from the lodge that has been a chain around his neck against his willingness to fight and stay for Katie is tastefully done; at least for me. less

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