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I just was not a fan of this. The writing was quite poor, and there was just no details and no development. I sped through this pretty quick, mostly just to get it over with. I think it had potential, but addiction and recovery are tough topics to cover. I did appreciate the ending, but I probably wouldn’t recommend this.

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I have to agree with the other readers that this is a book that will keep you thinking long after you’re done reading. Kat comes from a family of divorce. She has a brother with mental health issues, a mom with severe depression and a father who goes through women quickly. Kat herself throws her complete self into relationships, falling in love very quickly. Her relationships end quickly. She doesn’t realize it but she is addicted to love. When she meets Charlie it is a quick long-distance romance and they are soon wed. It is obvious that something is not right in their marriage and Kat discovers that Charlie is a sex addict.
This was such an interesting book as it dealt with childhood traumas, mental health, co-dependency and addictions. I was simply amazed to find out what it is to be a love addict and that a sex addict can be so damaging to oneself. This book was completely engrossing to me and I found the ending to be well written. I was lucky to receive a digital ARC from the publishers
Vedeikis & McDonough And NetGalley. This review is my own.

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Different topic for an interesting story.

Thanks to NetGalley and Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd. for the opportunity to read this ARC.

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4/5 Stars. I have never been so agitated while reading a book, while also genuinely enjoying the book. This book I imagine would be if a psychiatrist wrote a fiction book, trying to get people to understand all of these issues without forcing it in your face in a teaching manner. The book was captivating and despite my constant agitation, I wanted to know what was going to happen next. There will be many people who feel that it is enthralling, but should you come from a background like mine, you might want to skip it. Unless! You do want to have some trauma thrown in your face. One line really stood out to me - You can’t save an addict from depression. For almost a year now I have thought about going back in time, if I could go back in time, could I save my addict brother from his depression? Could I have stopped his mania? His self-medicating? It’s part of why certain sections of this book agitated me, so if you have any thoughts like these in your own life…maybe skip the book, or at least be prepared.

The book is written in first person format and often reads as if it’s a diary, although by the way it is laid out and Kat’s career choice, I guess it is more likely written as a play. This is certainly not a sit-down and relax book, your mind will be anything but relaxed, but it is one to keep you on your toes and will have you contemplating the life around you.

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Wow, this book was a ride! I went into it assuming that the addiction mentioned in the blurb was going to be an alcohol or drug related addiction. But no, it’s about sex and love addictions, both of which I knew very little to nothing about but came out of the book much more enlightened. It even had me examining myself in some parts (particularly when past trauma driving current behaviours is spoken about in an easy to digest way) and it takes a strong story for me to be able to do that.

90 Days Without You is a story about love, loss, truth, pain, sex, fear and above all relationships. We read the story through the perspective of a young American woman named Kat, who finds herself in a long distance relationship with a charming and successful British fellow called Charlie. The story starts off like a fairly typical romance with a unique hook and interesting characters but then takes us beyond that, not only into the subject of addiction but where it may stem from and on how the varying cast of characters all deal with their trauma differently.

Despite the book getting quite heavy, particularly towards the end, there is still enough romance, witty banter and great characters to help lighten it up. My absolute favourite would have to be Matt, Kat’s brother who is struggling with his battle with bipolar disorder. The only criticism I have is a personal one, I wanted to read this because my now ex-pat American husband and I had a long distance relationship for a couple of years but that part of the story (which I picked up from the blurb) went by too fast to be of much note overall.

Marvellously written and throughly, thanks to NetGalley, Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd and the author for this ARC in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.

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