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The Empty Jar

M. Leighton

Start date: June 10, 2016

Finish date: June 16, 2016

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Apr 18, 2016 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: may-2016, contemporary, 2016, contemporary-romance, loved-it, favorite-authors, love, made-me-cry, addicted-to-this-author

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Apr 22, 2016 Sera rated it liked it

This is definitely a case of it's not you it's me. Unfortunately for me I don't think I ever fully connected with the characters. The story was a good one, and maybe if I read it at another time I would have felt more while reading it. I have read another book that I loved that had a similar story and part of me could not help comparing the two. That may be the reason I didn't get invested in this one as much as I would have liked. This is a heart breaking story, that is well written but I'm rat ...more

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Apr 27, 2016 Anne OK rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-reads

M. Leighton has beautifully written a love story that transcends those darkest and stormiest moments in our lives. I cried openly throughout this too realistic story. My heart broke into pieces. But I smiled, too. In the darkness, there is light. And it shone brightly in the love that Lena and Nate shared.

Without a doubt, that old Mason jar on my pantry shelf will have a whole different meaning now. An amazing story with lessons that will remain with me for a long time to come.

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May 09, 2016 Ela rated it it was amazing

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Absolutely beautiful! No words can describe this book and the emotions it brings out!

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May 13, 2016 Amy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I will preface this review of The Empty Jar by saying that I recently lost my mother after watching her suffer through cancer. And given that, it took me awhile to finish this book. I had to stop and pick it back up when the emotions got to be too much.

This is such a moving, poignant emotional story. This book had me doing the ugly cry, but it wasn't all doom and gloom. There were moments of humor, too. You really do feel like you're seeing a couple that have been through so much together and w ...more

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