I had Together Apart on my TBR for quite awhile, so I was looking forward to finally getting to this one. Sarah and Adam have been living together, and he is happy to finally make it official. What he doesn't expect it that she not only turns down his proposal, but she breaks up with him. She has a secret, one she will do whatever she needs to do in order to protect it. The difficult thing is that they remain in the same apartment, but are now in separate rooms; Together, Apart. Adam tries to move on but loves Sarah and cannot understand why she won't explain herself. His friends try to convince him to move on and get him to party, but he still can't give up. When he finds her diaries and with some hesitation reads them, he finally gets her to tell him everything.

I had mixed feelings about this book. It moved slowly, and it was difficult to get into it at that pace. I also didn't like Sarah very much. She really annoyed me by the way she treated Adam. What did she think would happen when they moved in together? I felt terrible for Adam and could feel his frustration. The mystery that was part of the plot seemed forced to me and this turned out to be just an okay read for me.

I really don't care for books where everything hinges on a "big secret" because rarely (and in this case, nope) does the secret seem large enough for such drama. And her reasons for not telling him were ? what? I couldn't figure that out. She loved him, just tell him already.

A hard hitting story, it took a while for me to get through as the plot is so raw. An interesting but gripping read.

Really cute story. I like the idea of something in the past being left unsaid. Only to creep up in the future.

Adam proposes. Sarah's reaction? Immediate break-up.
As they can't afford to loose the deposit, they stay together in the small flat. And it is pretty awkward.
And what is worse is that Sarah loves Adam, but there is a reason locked in her past that makes her to break their relationship.

Interesting idea, but prolonged play.
I very much like the idea of something from the past, left hidden and unsaid, can influence the present. It might be the reality for the most of us.
And untreated secrets just feed the pain and shame.
So I get Sarah.
And I get Adam, a nice guy, who is totally confused, hurt, angry...and yet, still there. I like them together.

But the way to the truth is really prolonged and the ending (the big secret) feels rushed, as everything is solved just within pages.
Now don't get me wrong, the truth is therapeutic. But the 'ruthless' editor might make the good novel being a truly good novel by cutting a few pages here and there.

Having said all that, this is a nice read. Unsaid secrets can rule us, let's not let them to do that!