Pause
How to enjoy God, find hope and bear fruit through midlife and the menopause

This book did not go where I was expecting. It was more emotional than I expected. I loved seeing the main characters work through their pain and trust issues. So many times I wanted to hug the FMC. The writing style is on the formal side, but so are both of the main characters so for me it worked.......more

Pause excels with its attention to character histories and their emotional differences. It's where the highlights of the narrative beats occurred for me, especially when it came to lending towards Simi's hesitations to being vulnerable with Clark. I wanted more from the prose. It's not dry writing,......more

Pause is an emotional and evocative novel, centered on Simi and Clark’s story. It depicts the characters’ respective journeys with healing from trauma, grief, and trust as well as their feelings for each other. Clark sees Simi had a hotel bar in Chicago, where she goes each week alone. Their connecti......more

Overall Rating: (4.5/5) Pause is not a traditional romance—it’s an emotionally charged, raw, and sometimes painful exploration of love, grief, and survival. Readers looking for a spicy yet deeply introspective story will find it haunting and memorable, while those preferring a lighter rom-com style m......more

The writing was a little formal but there’s a culture factor as well. I like the book it tells you there hope at the end of the tunnel. The amount of grief you have with loss never really quits but heals in different ways. It was a emotional book for sure I received an advance review copy for free,......more