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Happy pub day, @emmagreyauthor 😍 I absolutely loved this book. Thanks so much @zibbybookspublishing for the gifted copy & the fun goodie box to go along.

👍🏼: I knew this story would be a 5-star read for me pretty early on because of the unique plot & the way I could not put the book down!! This story was absolutely captivating from the start. From the beginning, it reminded me of 13 going on 30 but with much more traumatic and dramatic vibes! When Evie wakes up in the hospital, she swears she’s a teenager and has no memory of her husband that has just tragically passed away. There was so much past to unravel & lots of twists and turns as Evie works to uncover the trauma that her brain eliminates with her amnesia. The love and heartbreak between the characters pulled at my heartstrings and I was rooting for them all the way!

👎🏼: The ending was much too abrupt for me! There was a lot of build up to this giant moment and I found myself turning the last page and wanting more! Fingers crossed we get more of these characters in the future 🤞🏼

Overall, this was still a 5 - star read for me and I can’t wait to see what @emmagreyauthor writes next! 😍📖

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Thank you #Netgalley and #Zibbybooks for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars rounded down

What to expect in this book:

-Coming of age story
-Friendships
-Alternating timelines
-Dual POV
-Teenage love
-Masterful storytelling

Thoughts

From the author of the instant bestseller, The Last Love Note, Emma Grey is back with another heartbreaking story that will leave you wanting more. I highly recommend going into this book blind. I did not look up any synopsis and wanted to be surprised by where the story took me. While there is a romance interwoven within the storyline, this contemporary fiction story felt more coming of age and self-discovery than anything. Evie Hudson must navigate an unpredictable and surprising reality that takes her years into the past. The pacing of this feels like a nostalgic movie or TV series and I loved falling back into the past story line and the anticipation of how it connected to the present.

This is one of those books that feels like nothing I have ever read and yet so familiar to me. Without giving anything away, it reminded me in some ways of 13 going on 30, which is a comfort movie for me. Pictures of You gives the feel of teenage nostalgia with the pains of navigating the discomfort and pain of young adulthood. There is some content that I feel would be helpful for readers to know, including emotional abuse. So readers be sensitive to this. However, there are no graphic scenes of violence.

The last 100 pages of this book were so entertaining and I loved the direction the story took as it unfolded more into a mystery of sorts. Evie's linguistic background and study of words was a fascinating part as well. Ultimately, this is beautiful story of girlhood, friendships, and love. Emma Grey is now an auto-buy author for me and I am recommending to all those who love an emotional read with a hint of mystery.

This is another winner from Australian author Emma Grey. I really enjoyed Last Love Note but confess to wondering how she would duplicate that feat given how much of that novel was based on her own personal experiences. I need not have worried. In Pictures of You, Grey has given us another compelling well written fast paced and enjoyable romantic novel. I loved the freaky Friday vibe and who doesn’t enjoy an amnesia story? I could have done with less 16-year-old teenage love and angst, but I appreciate that Grey needed to build the foundation of what led to a knockout ending - indeed the last 100 pages raced by as our by then beleaguered and beloved Evie Hudson barrels towards the truth of the last 13 years of her life and we root along with her.

Evie wakes up from a coma and can’t remember a huge chunk of her life. You go with her on a journey as she tries to piece together why she has alienated all of her loved ones so there’s a bit of mystery involved! What happened?

I read Emma’s book 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚 back in February and fell completely in love with it! It’s in my top two reads of the year. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one. I went into this one completely blind and I think that’s the way to do it! Although I didn’t love this one 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 as much as TLLN, this is still an incredible book! It’s a wild ride and it’s full of lots of very heavy themes with potential triggers. I am not going to list any because I don’t want to give away anything. If you need to know please DM me! It goes back and forth in time so a chunk of the book does feel a bit YA, but it’s all relevant to the story. The ending was a bit abrupt. I do wish there had been a bit more at the end.

I truly can’t say enough good things about this gem of a book! It is in my top 5 reads of the entire year..easily! Emma writes with such depth but also humor in spite of the grief in her personal life. I loved the dual timelines in this book, and also the whole premise was so unique. I could not put the book down, and I am telling EVERYONE to read it!

I could not have loved this book more.

I soaked up every moment. Such important subject matter handled so well.

A highlight of my reading year!

OMG THIS BOOK! It is excellent! Went in totally blind and highly recommend.

Quick premise: Evie wakes up from an accident to discover her husband is dead. Things grow more complicated when she experiences profound amnesia and believes she's only 16. Told through past and present timelines, she works to put the pieces together of how she ended up in this situation.

I don’t want to disclose too much about the plot, as I didn't know what to expect and was really taken by surprise. The characters and story are complex, and there is so much substance.

I adored Emma Grey’s debut novel, The Last Love Note, so I had pretty high expectations as I opened the first page of her newest novel, Pictures of You. It was everything I hoped for and more. Evie wakes up after surviving the car accident that killed her husband to a life that she has no memory of. As she struggles to put the pieces of her life together, she relies on Drew, her childhood friend that she turned away from, unbeknownst to her. Told in alternating chapters between Evie and Drew, then and now, readers start to get a picture of what Evie’s life is like at the same time she does, too. Readers who loved What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty will love this book and will likely look at their own lives with new eyes as a result. Emma has done it again.

This is my second winner of a book by this Australian author this year after I absolutely loved THE LAST LOVE NOTE earlier this year. Pictures of You was so hard to put down, absolutely engrossing, heart-rending, and ultimately hopeful. The characters were special, the plot was gripping, and the way the story was told really held my interest.

This book might be for you if you enjoy:-fiction with a strong dramatic component (at times it felt comparable to a Colleen Hoover type of book)-flashbacks to a past storyline and the mystery of trying to figure that out as the reader-the desire to keep reading to find out what happened ;)-young love with the possibility of a rekindling-photography and art and language studies

I don't want to spoil much of the book but I definitely see this one working for a lot of people. However, some trigger warnings would include: death of a spouse, domestic abuse, childhood cancer.

Synopsis: After a traumatic accident causes her to lose her recent memory, Evie must piece her life back together.

Thoughts: Pictures of You is easily one of my favorite books of 2024. I think you should go into this one blind. Just know that this heartbreaking and heartwarming story will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. I binged it in one day because I just couldn’t put it down - from beginning to end I was absolutely captivated. I loved every moment of this journey. I truly cannot recommend this book enough!

Read this if you like:
📸 self-discovery
📸 second chance romance
📸 amnesia
📸 dual pov
📸 photography

What would you do if thirteen years of your life has gone missing? Evie wakes up in an unfamiliar hospital bed with no recollection of how she got there. She was in a car accident. She has a deceased husband. She’s 29. How?

To piece together all that she has lost, Evie relies on photographer Drew, whose chance encounter with Evie jump starts her memories and sends the two hurtling through the story of her life in ways that just may shatter both of their worlds.

This book is best to go in blind. It will capture you from the very first few pages and keep you immersed throughout the entire journey. I devoured this in two large gulps, and all I can say is Emma Grey is one of my new favorite authors. She captures the human emotion in such a beautiful way. I can’t stop thinking about this book.

Please, do yourself a favor and go grab this one. It will be in my top reads of the year for sure.

Thank you to Emma Grey, Zibby Books and NetGalley for an advance e-copy of the book for an honest review.

Happy Pub Day to another amazing read by @emmagreyauthor

@zibbybooks really knows how to pick stories that really stick to your heart!

I fell in love with Emma Grey’s writing when I read The Last Love Note last year. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend you do!

Similarly to The Last Love Note, Pictures of You explores tougher topics with grace and relatability. I was immediately absorbed into this book when I met Evie and I couldn’t stop reading. This is probably the most bingeable book I have read in some time.

I loved the dual POV, the dual timelines, and the deep character development.

I really recommend you go into this one blind but suggest you read the Author’s Note at the beginning for trigger warnings.

This one is going to live rent free in my head for some time!

4.5 stars!

WOW. I’m absolutely blown away by this book it is pure magic from start to finish. The writing is so beautifully immersive, I literally couldn’t put it down. Every page pulled me deeper into the story, and I found myself racing to the end, so keen to see how it would all come together.

The characters are so real, so raw—you feel everything they’re going through. The way Emma Grey weaves together past and present, pain and healing, is nothing short of masterful. It’s the kind of story that stays with you long after you turn the last page.

I don’t want to give too much away, but trust me, this is one of those books you’ll be thinking about for weeks. If you haven’t thought about reading this one, do yourself a favour and pop it on your list —you won’t regret it.

A definite must-read! 💫📖

A big thank you to @netgalley and @zibbybookspublishing for the #gifted eARC ~ I can’t wait to add a physical copy to my favourites bookshelf!

Congratulations Emma Grey you knocked it out of the park!

I started this book not knowing a single thing about it. I definitely recommend that and that's why my review will be vague. I read the first 20% of the book in no time. It has such a strong beginning.

Evie wakes up in a hospital after a car accident, but she can't remember it or her now deceased husband. In fact, she thinks she is sixteen years old instead of 29 years old. Thirteen years missing.

This book is a journey of Evie getting her memories back--and it isn't a pleasant one. It is told in flashbacks starting at age sixteen and present day. She is desperate for her memory to return and unknowingly meets the one person who can help her, Drew. There are so many twists and secrets. It has a slight second chance romance theme with a mystery element.

I felt the ending was slightly abrupt. I guess I just wanted a little more from the story once Evie remembered.

Thank you to Zibby Books and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

4.5 stars to this amazing author!

I was blown away from Emma Grey’s first novel, The Last Love Note, and was so excited for this one! I went in completely blind and found myself utterly engrossed with the story and needing to know what was going on! This story is told in such a unique way in which our FMC Evie wakes up in a hospital and thinks she is 16 years old. It turns out she is in fact 29 and married, and was in a serious car crash that killed her husband. Having no memories of him at all, she is eager to leave and piece together the last 13 years that are missing from her memories. Along the way she reconnects with people from her past and slowly memories come back and Evie doesn’t like who she was the past 13 years.

As the story progresses and Evie past comes to light, I was just so captivated! All the twists this story took had me on the edge of my seat! This explores heavy topics of controlling behaviors and psychological abuse. Evie undergoes years of subtle manipulation by her boyfriend turned husband Oliver and ends up cutting off all her relationships, even from her own parents. The way in which this is done was classic narcissist behavior like love bombing, surprise gifts and trips, and eventually worming his way into her head that he is the only person who will ever love her. It eventually evolves into threats to harm oneself if Evie leaves, cornering her into staying. Oliver got this way from his father who has done the same thing with another woman in the story and it shocked me when we learn more about that.

While I think Emma did an amazing job of exploring this theme, there were some parts that made me feel like “how can this be real?” Along with the ending wrapping up a bit too quick and some loose ends left untied, it overall was an amazing story that is so important for people, especially women, to read and understand the signs of abuse.

Evie wakes up in the hospital finding her husband is dead but she has no memories of her recent years and doesn't even remember being married. In her mind she is still 16 and at a party. She unexpectedly connects with Drew, a photographer as she is desperate for answers and realises they share a much deeper history.

Thus we follow Evie on her journey trying to piece together missing parts of her life. The story alternates between the past and the present as she uncovers unexpected truths about her life. I was happy to get dual PoVs of both Evie and Drew that made them relatable and packed an emotional punch. I loved the element of mystery that was very well blended with the romance however I felt it to be a bit slow for my taste.

It is a complex and emotional read dealing with certain heavy topics but I recommend it if you like a slow burn second chance romance with a little mystery and intrigue.

Pictures of You publishes tomorrow 11/12 and I am happy to have received an eARC from @zibbybookspublishing @emmagreyauthor and @netgalley

“Pictures of You” by Emma Grey is the story of a young woman struggling to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragic accident and the man who gives up everything to help her. When Evie Hudson wakes up in an unfamiliar hospital room and she has no memory of the recent tragic accident that has taken the life of her husband. In fact, she has no memory of the past 15 years or said husband.

Enter Drew, a promising photographer whose chance encounter with Evie and reveals the elusive details of her marriage and her husband's death. As Drew watches Evie stitch the story of her life together, secrets emerge that might shatter both of their worlds. This tangled second chance romance leads Evie to question every decision she has ever made. This time around she gets to see her marriage from the outside in… and choose a different love.

For me, this was a powerful read that took hold of my heart right from the very first page. I finished this stunning story in one day. It was beautifully written, and I found it to be uniquely compelling how the story of memory loss was so delicately approached. I’m not sure I can adequately put this in words, but it felt as if the author took great care with Evie and treated her so special in respect to her recovery. It struck me as that’s where the love story started for me.

Throughout the story there are multiple plot twists that are meaningful and surprising, but be aware there are some unsettling topics throughout the story - death of a spouse/parent, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and gaslighting. Emma Grey does a tremendous job handling all those topics and providing hope throughout the story.

Thank you #netgalley and #zibbybookspublishing for the opportunity to read this before release.

This book took hold of my heart from the first page. It’s not only one of my favorite reads of the year but easily one of the most unforgettable. The emotions it stirred in me ran so deep that I’m still processing them. I had the pleasure of reading it with my best friends, and for once, we all agreed on just how powerful and beautifully written it was. None of us wanted the story to end.

There’s something uniquely compelling about stories of lost memory, especially when handled with such care and depth. Imagine waking up one day and realizing that over a decade of your life has vanished. You’re suddenly married, with friendships and family ties altered beyond recognition, and you have no memory of how it all came to be. Piece by piece, the protagonist unravels the mystery of their own life, torn between the desire to remember and the urge to rewrite the past.

This journey was emotional, raw, and deeply moving. We laughed, cried, and felt every twist together, seeing ourselves reflected in this story of self-discovery and resilience. Saying "I loved it" doesn't even begin to capture the experience.

If you read this author’s literally breathtaking debut THE LAST LOVE NOTE, then you know. She will sweep you up in the glory that is love and break your heart into pieces, a heartache so profound, yet she does so gently by letting rays of humor and a sense of hope shine through. She’s done it again in a gorgeous, moving story about second chances.

Evie wakes up from an accident not knowing what’s happened, where she is or things about her best friend, and she’ll soon find out she’s lost her memory, erasing her past. When she and a stranger to her in her present condition unite, they begin to unravel what she doesn’t know but is soon going to find out.

Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster that will take you from turns of suspense to tears to twists you won’t see coming. Grey’s signature style of blending love and laughter will keep you fully engaged and hopefully prevent you from sobbing all over your Kindle, in case yours isn’t waterproof (thankfully, mine is).

My one bit of advice, even if you don’t think of yourself as a romance reader, please consider this book. It’s a nuanced look at love and second chances. You’re in the best of hands with an Emma Grey story.

My deepest gratitude to Emma Grey, Zibby Books, and NetGalley for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

P.S. The cover is absolutely as stunning as the book is beautifully written!

When Evie wakes up after an accident, she can't remember details about her current life. She thinks she's still a teenager and is shocked to find out that she's married and no longer in touch with anyone from her high school days. As she craves the people she remembers, she finds out what happened in her life as secrets are slowly revealed. The big question is though, will Evie regain her memory?

If I can recommend one book you must read before the year ends, it would be this one! I can't even tell you how much I loved it. The storyline was emotional, the romance was pure and the ending was so heartwarming. If you loved the author's previous book, The Last Love Note, get ready because this book is even better!

All the stars for this beauty!