NA novels manage to make my happiness always hype. Thus this was a good ride for me. Pun not extended. Liked the HEA and would love to read the rest of the series.

2.5 stars



A copy of this book was provided via NetGalley for an honest review.



This was the debut book for Author Anna Karington, it was written nicely but the story just did not hold my attention like I wanted. I found myself scanning over parts of the story especially the love/sex scenes between Lana and Jarek. These scenes were just too long and detailed for my liking. And having to grab lube every time just seemed strange to me.



I had a hard time connecting with the characters. After so many years apart, Lana and Jarek did not seem to know how to communicate with each other even though they were now adults and no longer the teens. The one character that intrigued me was Janet. Lana's baby sister. I have also been given a copy of book 2 in this series which is Janet's book. Let see if Author Anna Karington woes me in that one.

In Every Time He Leaves, we follow Lana as she tries to seek revenge on the guy that broke her hear.

When she first sees Jarek again, it is not easy for her. She knows their connection had been very strong. Jarek meanwhile, still only has eyes for Lana. He has been working hard to better himself, to be worthy of her.

They have issues to face, but watching their relationship grow again is sweet and romantic. And HOT!

I definitely enjoyed this story!

Every Time He Leaves is the first book in the Raeven sisters series. I found this book to be spunky and funny. The author's writing style is good, the sex scenes were steamy and there were plenty of times I laughed... mostly because of Janet. But even with that...I felt the characters weren't all that memorable. The characters lacked depth and the plot was easy to predict. With that said, I would recommend to those who love steamy scenes and family drama.

Wasn't personally for me, I could really connect with the authors writing style, or the characters. They felt much younger than they were.

First things first … I never thought that I would hate the words condom and lube.

I am having a serious love/hate relationship with this book. I like the story as a whole but I am so disliking the heroine. Lana is just really, really negative … about herself, the hero, her life … just everything. Every time there is some negative observation on her part, as the reader, I just get more frustrated and pissed off. That’s just it, there is so much negativity and self-hate that it even resonates in the intimate scenes between the main characters. Actually, the intimate scenes weren't that appealing and seemed to be space fillers.

Our heroine, Lana is dealing with loss and abandonment issues. Not to mention, a gold digging opportunistic mother. As mentioned before, Lana is dealing with the loss of her father and soon after the love of her life. Since the two must important people in her life are gone, Lana becomes consumed with the idea that every negative thing that she has ever encountered is her fault. If everything is her fault, then naturally she is deserving of any ill treatment that comes her way. This aspect of her character was sad and irritating all at the same time. The reader spends over 90% of the book having to deal with her constant negativity and self doubt.

Jarek Dean, the male lead for this tale is okay with the typical good looks of most leading males. While reading, the reader never really had a chance to gain his point of view. A lot of the encounters between the two leads was very one-sided; the heroine is in her head about how hurt she is and the hero is silent or getting the lube. The best part of the book was saved for last. The drama between Lana and her mother or Lana and her older sister really gained my interest. . Honestly, I would have loved to see more of these interactions because seriously mom is a real piece of work.

Though the heroine isn't my favorite, the author didn't a good job of getting me involved with the main character, even though I spent a lot of time rolling my eyes and thinking not again with this is my fault or this is what I deserve.

I guess I expected something different, something more. It was entertaining at time, though.

this book was good an well written with good characters cant wait for more from this series. would recommend

Every Time He Leaves is a good second chance at love story. I thought the story was okay and the characters were good.

3.5 Stars

I received this from Netgalley