The LoveLock is a good fit for mature readers seeking a thoughtful exploration of love, loss, and redemption, as it follows the intertwined journeys of two troubled souls striving to overcome their past traumas and find hope in a brighter future.

What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. The word building was phenomenal in this book. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.

I received a copy of this one through NetGalley and the publisher in return for an honest review.

Violet and Dylan were former college sweethearts with a past that is unforgettable and troubled. This was a little hard to read. It is a very dark romance and tragedy is no stranger to this couple who separate and try to find their way back to each other. There is a lot of emotion in this book. There is also the exploration of loss, grief, and passion. It is definitely not a light read for a one night sitting. However, it does have a lot of emotional depth to it and it is written really well for mature readers.

A twisty, turning, suspenseful love and out of love story. Readers will enjoy the author's changing time as the story progresses.

Ok, talk about intense. This was an interesting New Adult book. It is the life of Violet and Dylan . This is at times a love story, a tragedy, a coming-of-age, and a contemporary tale. I look at is as a modern day Romeo and Juliet"esque" type of tragic love story. Although, in good conscience I wouldn't really call it a "love story". The author deals with some very prevalent issues of our times; drug addiction, dependency, depression, suicide, illness, murder, death, etc. The story is told in the third person from both main characters points of view. It flows well and is engrossing. I liked it quite a bit.

I did start reading this book knowing that it was rather a 'dark romance' rather that a happy romance, however once I finished reading this book I felt like there wasn't really any romance just a little bit at the end. Through the novel we find out about the life of Violet (Bethany) , although its not really romantic you do find out about her ups and downs in life and how she overcame them. Although it is a book that does venture into depression and addiction, for me it is not a book that I would remember in later months what happened in it, or be one that I would recommend to someone who is going through any of that to read.

The book is also scattered with spelling mistakes and sentences that don't make sense such as 'Her hair Dylan flew' this is something that as a reader I look out for and was rather disappointed to see fairly often in this novel.

Wow. So I don't know why this is getting five star ratings. The "gritty" nature of this book didn't bother me, and it wasn't even the endless stream of bad events in the lives of Violet and Dylan. No, it was the fact that throughout the entire book, we barely got any evidence that they even loved each other. I had no context for their relationship, and so through the ups and downs, I had no emotional investment in them, and didn't care when bad things happened to them because there was no reason for me to think of them as good people who were suffering in the story.
The note from the publisher (or the author? It was unclear) about how it's a dark story, but that the bad things in the beginning of the story set up the second half I found annoying. I don't think you should have to defend your work like that. Your story should be good enough that it can stand on it's own, and that the bad events explain themselves. A trigger warning maybe, but don't say "I know it's a lot of bad stuff but it'll get better don't worry, it'll make sense." I should be invested enough in the characters that even though things don't get better, I'm still rooting for them. I was not rooting for the main characters of this book.
Lastly, I have to bring up the utter stupidity of naming twins after the color of their eyes. Babies eyes can change colors anywhere from six to nine months after being born, and most babies are born with dark blue eyes. The fact that the author is not only suggesting that Amber and Violet were both not born with blue eyes, but that no longer did both of them keep their eye colors as they grew up, but that one of them had VIOLET eyes, was one of the most unrealistic things in a book that was already riddled with events that just seemed shoved into the storyline.

A dramatic and compelling romance story about 2 characters, Violet and Dylan who have known each other since childhood. Coming into each other's lives after they each had loved ones die. After reconnecting in college, they developed a close relationship. However, a few years later they are each chasing after different things in life, worlds apart from each other. This book can be captivating at times. It is full of drama, loss. love, passion, plot twists, Emotional upheavals that cause the characters to have a reactionary and projection-type psychological mindsets, which causes hurtful behaviors.

This book leaves you wondering if they will overcome the obstacle/events that caused their lives to go in separate directions and rediscover each other. Will they reconnect with the love they once shared?

Second chance love for Dylan and Violet. This author describes in depth how mental anxiety can affect relationships. This story was engaging and very inspirational. Thanks to Independent Book Publishers Assiociation and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is a story of love, tragedy, betrayal and forgiveness. Forgiveness not only of others, but for oneself.
Violet loses her twin sister, Amber to cancer. She is only ten years old. In the process she also loses her mother to depression and her mother withdraws from life at home. The one positive thing is meeting Dylan at the hospital. His mother also has cancer, and she also passes on. Through these tragedies, Dylan and Violet become close and are soon dating. Then after college they become engaged. Their live for one another reaches no depth. They are meant for one another, now and forever. Life has some more tests and tribulations to throw their way and in the process they lose each other. But, they never forget.
Very heartwarming story. Great storyline. Wonderful characters. Definitely recommend.

This story for me was not interesting. I felt like I was pulling myself to finish it. I couldn't understand why the characters did what they did even after it was explained. It felt to me like the characters were plodding along to a plot which they didn't agree with. The ending was simplistic after all the heavy stuff through out the story.

This book started in media res and then lost me after a scene change. Was this originally written as a screenplay, perhaps?

I received this e-book to read and review for free from Independent Publishers. This book had many twist and turns and surprises. Some good and some bad. It really depends on the reader. The plot does have romance but also mystery. There is alot of different emotions you will feel from characters such as Dylan and Violet. I excepted the one death but the other shock you can't even thing that was going to happen and it does. There is alot of realism you need to very open-minded to read this book. I only had to read it once and felt that I didn't miss anything. There is language and some sexual scenses so if you're not into that this isn't your book.

This book was okay. It was pretty average and the characters did not stand out much. It’s really sad that the H and h had so much potential, but the execution just fell flat.

Very well written and engaging but also very dark. Too dark for your average reader so bare in mind in wont be to everyone's taste.