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I loved this. Kristy wrote a great story from both Gray and Diana’s perspectives. I love that they were at two different places in their lives but that they could still be friends and live their lives together. I loved that gray had a hot young boyfriend. Gives hope to the older ladies. I also loved that Diana’s mom came back and that she used gray’s story about being angry with her mom to realize that she should forgive hers.

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I'm so glad I discovered Kristy Woodson Harvey! I absolutely love her writing and her ability to tell such wonderful stories. Feels Like Falling is a touching summer story that takes place in the lovely coastal Carolina. From themes of family, friendships, hardships, and the one that got away, this book has it all! Feels Like Falling shows life through two very different lenses and perspectives, but in the end the pursuit of happiness is all that really matters.

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Kristy Woodson Harvey is a phenomenal author. Her books are always fantastic. This new one definitely does not disappoint. Loved it!!

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This is the story of an unlikely pair, two women from different walks of life that form an unbreakable bond. I would recommend this book without hesitation to anyone. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC, and this is my honest review.

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Kristy Woodson Harvey is one of those few authors that you just know - even before you read the first page -that you are going to meet wonderful believable characters in a beautiful location. You want to read her books fast because they are so good but you also want to read them slowly because you don't want to leave these new friends. I am one of her major fans and have read every book that she's written and I can tell you that all of her books are fantastic but this is my new favorite.

I really don't have anything in common with the two main characters -- I'm not uber-rich like Gray and I've never had to live in my car like Diana - but they are both so well written that I feel like I know them and could have a great time with them if we met.

This is a story of love and heartbreak, family and friends and the search for happiness and fulfillment in life. It shows that family isn't just the people that you are related to but also includes the friends that you learn to love throughout your life. It reminds us that even when life gets tough, there will be a second chance waiting - maybe not what you planned but definitely what you need.

Thanks to Kristy for another wonderful book that made me laugh and cry with two characters that I feel like I know and then I won't soon forget. See is one of the best authors of Southern fiction writing today. My prediction is that Feels Like Falling will be one of the MUST READ books for the summer of 2020.

Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.

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Feels Like Falling redefines unputdownable. I planned to read a few pages...ended up staying up waaay past my bedtime, then got up at 4 a.m. to try to finish it before work.

On the surface, Gray and Diana seem to not have much in common. Gray is a successful entrepreneur, with a son and soon-to-be ex-husband. Diana is a former foster child, with a string of unsuccessful jobs and loser men in her past. But both are loyal friends with abandonment issues and a yearning for a happily-ever-after. They are thrown together when Diana loses her job and home, and Gray believes she is solely to blame. Neither could have predicted how transformative their summer would be.

With its coastal setting, April release date, and romantic elements, Feels Like Falling will probably be considered a beach read—and it’s addictive nature does contribute to that designation, but it really is an enduring story about women’s strength, friendship, and forgiveness. A must read.

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Thank you #Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read these book.

Loved! Perfect balance of a summer read tied in with a couple hard topics. The novel follows to main leads, Diana and Grey who lives eventually began to intertwine. The novel covers, divorce, cheating, financial struggles, being a single parent, being homeless, and so much more!

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Another fantastic read by Kristy Woodson Harvey. I love love love her books. Her characters are wonderful they feel like real people and I feel like I am standing right next to them as they are going through their trials and tribulations. I laugh with these books, cry with these books and absolutely and heartbroken when I finish them. I feel like I lived through them, she is that good of an author. She has quickly become one of my very favorite Southern authors and I look forward to every new book she publishes. I cannot recommend her enough.

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Another fantastic read by Kristy Woodson Harvey. I love love love her books. Her characters are wonderful they feel like real people and I feel like I am standing right next to them as they are going through their trials and tribulations. I laugh with these books, cry with these books and absolutely and heartbroken when I finish them. I feel like I lived through them, she is that good of an author. She has quickly become one of my very favorite Southern authors and I look forward to every new book she publishes. I cannot recommend her enough.

I would like to thank the author/publisher/Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair an honest review. I cannot say how much I loved this book.

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This book was a little too "wrapped up in a neat little bow" for me. I have enjoyed this author's other titles and like "women's fiction" but this was just too much to buy into.

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This was my first reading of this author even though I have heard her books were great. Well I concur, great book. After I read a few more of hers, she may be added to my list of favorites along with Mary Alice Monroe and Dot Frank.
You'll laugh, cry, and want to smack a couple people, but will thoroughly enjoy the book. Characters come to life and you are transported to the beach where it is set. Great beach or anytime read!

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Feels like Falling was my first book by Kristy Woodson Harvey. I read it while traveling home from vacation and it was the perfect balance of being easy and engaging without being too fluffy. It was the kind of book that I had a hard time putting down but I also didn't want it to end because I wanted to follow along with these main characters even more.

I enjoyed getting to know the characters and the idea that sometimes "family" is the one we create ourselves. Harvey's writing is emotional, engaging and has a perfect touch of humor. I loved the topic of friendship and supporting one another through tough situations and choices. Feels Like Falling perfectly captured how sometimes the right people come into our lives when we least expect it and the amazing power of connection. The romance element was light and easy and helped round out this powerful story of friendship. I hope this becomes a series too like her Peachtree Bluff trilogy!

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for an advanced copy.

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This started out just being about Gray and life after a divorce. It turned into something so much more!
I loved the characters, they were fun and fresh! I really enjoyed the story and definitely recommend!
Thanks to Netgalley and the author for the early copy

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Once again, Kristy Woodson Harvey has brought us into the middle of an emotional crisis. Her words will have your emotions spanning the spectrum from heartwrenching sorrow to anger to exasperation to laughter. The upheaval in the lives of the main characters will have you waiting to see what will happen next. The feeling of hope for what the future can hold will keep you waiting for the next episode.

The story is told from the viewpoint of two women who are the main characters. You will be drawn into their lives and you will be cheering them on one minute while your heart will ache along with them the next minute.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. I look forward to another delightful story from the author.

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I would happily read anything by this author! Well written southern wit coupled with true human emotion. Plus I loved that Gray and Diana were strong, independent woman who chose to persevere rather than let life being them down. Great read.

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Feels Like Falling is a novel about love, friendship, and forgiveness. The struggles and heartache that the characters endure as they find their way through difficult times is real, and readers can identify with the journey to
overcome obstacles. A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging book!

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Feels like a GREAT READ!

Feels Like Falling is a heartwarming story about friendship and big life changes. Through her amazing characters, Kristy Woodson Harvey shows the readers that despite the family you have it’s the family you make that will carry you through the tough times in life.
Gray and Diana were brought together by a misunderstanding. Little did they both know how much they needed each other. Despite being on opposite ends of the spectrum to how “easy” life has been for each woman, they find themselves in the same position; uncertain about the future and longing for a love and community that feels like home.
This is a perfect beach or vacation read. I would highly recommend this book.

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Feels Like Falling is a trailblazing work of women's fiction that follows two separate unconventional romances. There's Gray, a 35 year old divorcee who falls head over heels for her son's tennis instructor. Then there's Diana, Gray's housekeeper, who's 40 and ends up rekindling an old flame of her own. Diana is one of my top five favorite book characters of all time: she's witty, she's got a spine of steel, and she's from a social class that can be dismissed pretty easily in women's fiction. I loved how heartwarming this book was. I say this about all of Kristy's books, but it genuinely made me laugh out loud and tear up, too. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

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I adore Kristy Harvey's work and loved all the Peachtree Bluff books so I was delighted to see she would have a new one out this spring. And FEELS LIKE FALLING does not disappoint. I stayed up way too late reading this. She writes about hard subjects with such warmth and laughter. I love all her characters -- they feel like they could all be great friends to have. The sisterly-like bond between Diana and Gray is the best. I'll be telling all my friends to read this first thing this spring. What a delight!

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Thank you NetGalley for my Arc. I’m never disappointed with a Kristy Woodson Harvey book and this holds true still. A wonderful story that follows two completely different women, Gray and Diane, that build a friendship and help each other through hard times and tough decisions. I really enjoyed it and definitely loved the characters.

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