Review Tour The Birthday List by Devney Perry

     

Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer a wife. She is no longer the envy of her single friends. Now, people look at her with pity as they whisper a single word behind her back.

Widow.

Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.

Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?

 

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★★★★★ - 5 Stars 

This is my first Devney read, and it certainly will not be my last! I absolutely loved this story! Devney’s writing is full of emotions that you feel right from the start of the book until the end. I can’t wait to see what other emotions her other stories bring to me.

This book was so heartbreaking, my heart hurt through the majority of this book for the loss of Jamie. I kept thinking, if I was in her shoes I don’t know if I could have made it through. Poppy is so incredibly strong. Her character keeps on going even when she wants to break down and give up. I love a heroine as strong as Poppy. Cole, well he is just all kinds of gorgeous! I love how he’s so protective and patient. I swooned, I fell in love with his character. He is just what Poppy needs, in my opinion.
The secondary characters are amazing as well. Randall was a hoot, Jimmy was so much fun, and I just loved Nazboo! I did feel as though Finn and Molly had some unfinished business to attend to though!

“In a heartbeat”, this is my favourite line in the whole book. There is so much passion and understanding in this one sentence. I thought this slow burning romance was set at a good pace. It wasn’t too fast, and it wasn’t too slow. I didn’t want to stop reading it at all. The Birthday List made me cry for the loss, and the heartache felt though the story. But even though it was sad, it was also uplifting, and beautifully written. It shows that time can heal all our wounds, we can find that one person who will help us through our darkest days. They will help us heal our hearts, and show us that we can still be happy, we can still go on with our lives without feeling guilty about wanting to live. You can find epic love more than once in your life. There is a light beyond the dark, you just need to find your way, and trust me, you can, you just need to take it minute by minute. I recommend this book to everyone! Devney has done such wonderful work with this slow burning romance, I am really looking forward to reading more from her

 

Turning to the door, I smiled, ready to greet my late-evening customer, but faltered as the door closed behind him. Cole Goodman was walking my way. My belly dipped as I took him in. His aviator sunglasses were perched on top of his chocolate-brown hair. A black polo stretched across his broad shoulders and pulled tight across his muscled arms. His pale-blue jeans molded to his Herculean thighs before draping down to his black, square-toed boots. The leather belt on Cole’s trim waist held both a shining badge and a holstered gun. Cole smiled and locked his light-green eyes on mine as he crossed the room. His straight, white teeth made my breath hitch—something that had happened last night more times than I wanted to admit. Molly, who had turned around from her seat to greet our customer, spun around so her back was to Cole. Her cheeks flushed as she whispered, “Wow.” Wow was right. Cole Goodman was—simply put—gorgeous. He could give a woman a speeding ticket and get a thank-you in return. He inspired women to attempt push-ups in a karate class just for the chance to watch him sweat through his gi. Cole made grown women blush like teenagers and giggle in corners, like those girls at the dojo last night. 

Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories. Devney loves hearing from readers! Connect with her on social media.

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