Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon: Review

Have you ever opened a book and was completely absorbed from the very first page? It became a book that you simply could not stop reading. This story from an author I have never read before is one of those writers that can tell a story that stops your world.

Clear a day when you buy this book because it seriously is one you will not stop reading until you turn the last page. Continue on with my thoughts on this review for this upcoming publication.

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Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon
Publisher: ‎ G.P. Putnam’s Sons (April 25, 2023)
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593544334

OVERVIEW:

An earth-shattering secret. A life-changing love story.

When Wren realizes her fiancé is in love with someone else, she thinks her heart will never recover.

On the other side of the world, Anders lost his wife four years ago and is still struggling to move on.

Wren hopes that spending the summer with her dad and step-family on their farm in Indiana will help her to heal. There, amid the cornfields and fireflies, she and Anders cross paths, and their worlds are turned upside-down again.

But Wren doesn’t know that Anders is harboring a secret, and if he acts on any feelings he has for Wren it will have a serious fall-out for everyone. Walking away would hurt Wren more than she can imagine. But, knowing the truth, how can she possibly stay?

Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon Review

I simply love sweeping romance novels. The ones that burrow into your soul and leave you drained by the time you get to the end. The subtle buildup that happens page after page. Building an emotional story that is not overly complex, it’s just a fantastically written love story.

This author has had me swooning with my emotions all over the place. Told from two different points of view, with the main male character and the main female character, we get to see both sides of the story.

Toon tells the story from one end of the spectrum to another; heart-wrenching pain from secrets and hurts, then soaring love that fills the reader with joy. It is an addicting read!

Only Love Can Hurt Like This is a book that is more of an experience than anything else. It’s simple in its plot yet complex in its heartfelt emotions. The character development of Wren and Anders is amazing.

Since this is the first book I’ve read by this author, I have nothing to compare it to, but I do know that this will not be the only book I’ve read by this author. This is definitely a story you will want to read again and again. Deeply emotional and so damn good. What a romance!

5 Fab STARS!

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