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I personally really loved this book. I thought at first, in the beginning chapters this was a really odd story so far. How could staring at someone for 180 seconds create a story line? Well I was wrong, once I got a few chapters passed the main event, I literally could not put this book down. The emotions this author was able to capture in words was incredible. Truly a feel good story. Reminds you to live in the moment. Well done, Jessica Park.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this but it wasn't without flaws. Parts were a little unrealistic, but if emotion is what you're going for it has that. Love and loss.

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My next read...25% so far....keeping my interest...cover is cool

I finished it! I almost DNf‘d it, but I‘m glad I finished. She redeemed some things, but I still feel her portrayal of foster care is problematic.

I may need to DNF this one. Park is using major stereotypes about foster kids and foster parents and it‘s pissing me off. Park is just feeding into stereotypes and using major misinformation to make her character seem even more damaged. The damage from abandonment is real enough. Why add stereotypes?
As a former foster parent, as an adoptive parent, and as an advocate for children, I find this writing lazy and ill informed.

Borrowed from Library: all the books this month, so far.

Morning reading. #nerdsrule

Mug from my Mama, sticker from #uppercasebox

This is a departure from the type of books I usually read. I was worried it was going to be too much of a romance, but that turned out to not be the core focus of the story. This was a surprisingly touching tale and I cried several times during the book. 😭

Ok I‘m really loving all of Jessica Parks books! This one was really emotional for me. Grab tissues.

Young love— exploded. Meh! It was okay.

1. 180 Seconds by Jessica Park
2. 67 books read so far this year.
3. My best friend had a beautiful little girl!
4. I‘m looking forward to Christmas celebrations.
5. Hi, @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This book is warm, wonderful, eye opening, fun and emotional. I loved it for all it is and want to up my Twitter game !

Super sweet quick read when you need one. Great characters and fun plot

Unusual but likeable love story with so much more. 😍 and 😢 and 😌

Wow!!! What a devastatingly awesome emotional ride! I haven‘t read an entire book in one day in a very long time but I absolutely couldn‘t put this down. If you at all like the “new adult” genre, read this!! But stock up on Kleenex first.

Starting this today...

I love Jessica Park and haven‘t read anything by her that I didn‘t like. This was a bit of a tough read for me for personal reasons and I would have put it off if I had know that this fell under a read with tissues category. It was a good story and had a unique premise and a great ending, even though it was tough.

I didn't expect much of this book. I was in the mood for a sweet, quick read and I was sure this would deliver. Which it did! It was So. Very. Sweet. Except for the parts that dealt with:the effects of life in the foster care system, sexual assault, the real world problems internet trolls can cause, cancer, etc-I sobbed every few pages. It was much better than I expected. Also, Esben is a unicorn- when I was 20ish I knew zero guys that evolved.

Esben‘s gravelly morning voice booms from my bedroom. “Where is my human pillow? Where are my clothes? Why am I alone in this bed? Do I smell coffee? Do I have a headache because I drank too much tequila or because someone hit me over the head while I was sleeping when I got frisky?”

“You‘ve heard all of my stories. All of my pain. Let me hold some of yours.”

If you‘re going to go running anywhere, I‘d prefer that you come running to me.

Sometimes, the unexpected happens. Sometimes, someone makes you break your own rules.

Esben is holding us together emotionally, giving me an unspoken promise that he will not drop me. The traumas that bind me every day, every hour, every minute soften until I barely feel their presence.

Whether I like it or not, he is taking in pieces of me, just as I am taking in pieces of him, too.

And when you‘re lucky enough to find one—just one—person in this unforgiving life who makes everything worth it, who you love and trust and would kill for, then you hold on damn tight, because that‘s probably all you get.

Oh. My. Goodness. This story is beautiful. Jessica Park's writing is beautiful. Seriously. Esben and Allison made me laugh, then cry, then swoon, then cry again, and swoon again. This was my first experience with Jessica Park's writing, but it will definitely not be my last. I have already added 180 Seconds to my "Favorites" collection on my Kindle.

I‘m struggling with reviewing this book. I liked the writing, I read it within 24 hours, so clearly I was interested, but I just never connected to either main character or their romance. I really wanted to though. I‘ll definitely be checking out more of her books though!

Starting this tonight! #180seconds #jessicapark #bookworm

Tagged by @Debiw781 to post #5in2018. All but one of these I currently own and really want to get too. TWBU is on hold at Library so hopefully won‘t be a super long wait.

Jennifer‘s review - http://bookishdevices.com/2017/12/04/180-seconds-park/

Book was amazing love who the characters loved each other and had a strong bond with one another.

On sale for Kindle today. Grab it quick if this is on your want list. Great reviews!

I struggled with this one in the beginning and some of the ending, but overall I enjoyed it. I rated it a pick because I liked the atmosphere that was built throughout the story. And Simon. Simon was everything.

Starting this one today. Has anyone read it? It was recommended to me on my Amazon App based on other books I've read but it was my first time ever hearing about it! The description sold me so let's see...

Cute contemporary read.

I loved this book. Definitely recommend. It had me feeling all of the feels at work. I listened to it in audio and didn't want to stop the first night. But I did. Then didn't stop after work the second day and finished it.

There were plenty of things I loved about this book, and certain things I was disappointed in. I felt like a lot of parts and characters could have been better developed, but she seemed to rush through it all. Her social experiment ideas were amazing, but the rest was so-so. It's still a decent read, but could have been so much better.
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Since I loved Flat Out Love so much I rushed at the opportunity to read this one. Inevitably I built it up in my mind, and inevitably it just couldn't live up to this. The story held my interest, but since I only skimmed the blurb, I found the initial premise to be a bit far fetched.

“You can‘t reach what‘s in front of you until you let go of what‘s behind you.”

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Started a new one last night. I have high hopes because I loved Flat Out Love so much. Hope to squeeze some reading in before festivities later. What is everyone doing this Mother's Day? #180seconds #jessicapark #mayreads #goodreadschallenge

Pretty good book about a girl who grew up in foster care who learns to let her walls down and fall in love with a boy and with new friends and her foster dad.

There were some instances in the book were I felt it was too cheesy but I did get teary eyed on a few parts. The whole 180 second eye contact the heroine and hero when they first meet as part of a social experiment was interesting start to their romance.

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I read this new adult novel last night, and have grappled all day with a review that tries to show my complicated feelings about it. https://trishtalkstexts.wordpress.com/2017/04/23/review-180-seconds-by-jessica-p... not sure I succeeded. #blogging #netgalley #jessicapark