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Beautiful Graves

By: L.J. Shen
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a passion- and angst-charged story about a woman caught between a secure relationship and a once-in-a-lifetime spark with her muse.

They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence.

Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak…and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death.

After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe.

Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts. A shell of the woman she once was, she takes her days one at a time, careful not to allow herself the joy she believes others in her life were robbed of. But when the mysterious, handsome Dominic storms into her life, it becomes more difficult to stay in solitude. Dominic is different: adventurous, joyous, with lust for life and a passion to make her his.

Everlynne is on the cusp of reinventing herself once again when the old wounds of her past are resurrected, rawer than ever. There is nothing worse than being in love with two men.

Especially when one of them hates you.

©2022 L.J. Shen (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt

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“A unique, clever, fascinating, engaging, and with a special appeal to fans of angst riddled contemporary romance…brought to life in the mind's eye by the superbly performed narration of Cassandra Campbell.”Midwest Book Review

“Narrator Cassandra Campbell does a fabulous job bringing the author's words to life. Campbell has an attractive, youthful-sounding voice that fits well with the characters in this romance story.… Campbell's narration helps involve listeners in this heartrending audiobook.”AudioFile Magazine

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Not typical Shen but still good

This for sure is NOT typical Shen- no Alphas, no smut. It is something totally different. I read some reviews that hated the main character and felt she was self loathing and weak but I just felt like she was one that struggled with loss and guilt. It just took her awhile to get there, to find her strength. It was a story of kismet, love, loss, renewal and strength. Overall I liked it but I will agree that the narration is VERY difficult. The voice was too old for Ever and I just couldn’t get past it. The whole time I wished it was a different narrator.

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Hated the protagonist

Too whiney
Made me yell at her in anger.
Almost stopped several times , but gritted my teeth through it.
It’s a shame- Could have been good, but Ever is a horrible indecisive dumb
Character that made it extremely hard to listen to.
Sorry- wanted to love it

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Not the Usual for L.J

i didnt like it and skipped over a lot to the end. It felt drawn out. This is the first time i have not liked one of her books.

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Beautiful and heartbreaking story

Beautiful and heartbreaking story. I find hard to put into words all the feelings this story brought up in me. Thank you LJ

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Great story!

Love all the plot twist in this story! I didn’t want to stop reading it!!

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Great story

I LOVED the story! It had drama, ups, downs, surprises, and I was fully entertained. The performance was…lackluster but it wasn’t completely bad. As a matter of fact, I feel like the narrator’s cadence matched the tone of the main character. For my first audiobook, I’m extremely pleased and excited for my next choice.

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Ok

I am really torn on this one. Normally I give a 5 star rating for all things L.J. Shen. But I didn't fully connect with this one. Its really sad and at times depressing. I thought the love between Ever and Joe was beautiful and heartbreaking. I had to suspend reality just a little to believe such a deep and lasting connection was formed in one night while the two meet in Spain. Then we move forward 6 years and you meet Dom. I know we are not really supposed to love him, since he is not Joe. But he came across so sweet and like that golden retriever boyfriend we all dream about. As the story progressed I was really sad to learn all the shady things that were happening behind the scenes. It just felt like a way for the author to try and keep the reader from being too sad about things that happen, rather than who the character actually was. I know, that is probably just me. But it just felt a bit much. Then you see all the push and pull that Ever does to Joe and there were so many moments when I wanted to shake her. I am sure Joe does too! But the end was cute and even made me laugh a little. So I didn't end the story totally unhappy. That is why I am giving it three stars. Also, the narrator did a really nice job!

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It’s meh- not L.J. Shens best.

I love L.J. Shen, and usually her books are the right amount of angst for me without going overboard. This one missed the mark for me. While it was still a touching story overall, the FMC was too angst and self loathing, which brought the whole story way down. I found myself constantly wishing she would just get over herself and buy a clue. The ending helped makeup for it some, but not quite enough to rate this as anything but average.

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Good story

It might have been a little long but I listened to it all- great characters and good storytelling.

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Predictable, but good.

I honestly saw the plot twist coming, but I still really enjoyed this book. The story was well written. I wish it would have stretched out a little longer, but overall I would recommend this book. The narrator did a great job.

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