A real emotional roller coaster, I love the way emma writes and once I had got used to the different timelines I could not put this book away. The relationship between Jen and Robbie feels so real and for him to see their story through Jens eyes was just amazing. Such clever writing in bringing it all together. I had no idea where this book was heading and to me that's what makes a great story I hate predictability. I can't wait to look for more by this author. I'm gutted to have finished this, will stay with me for a long time.

The Echoes Of Us by @emmasteeleauthor From the beginning it clear that Jenn and Robbie are destined to be together, however there relationship hasn’t been plane sailing and after 8 months apart they finally get back together, but how long will forever be. I don’t won’t to give to much away about this beautiful story, the impact is in reading it. This is a beautiful love story that unfolds and is told in a unique way, a way that is powerful and will make this book stand out, a book you will remember. Jenn is kind, intelligent, by her own admission loves caring for people but she’s carrying her own secret and as never got over her father leaving her when she was a child. Robbie is completely different, he’s silly, immature at times and he can be incredibly self centred. Yet there are two Robbie’s, the Robbie who’s best described as somewhat of a ghost, who is seeing his life flash in front of him, can see his mistakes, clearly loves Jenn and is sorry for the mistakes he has made. As I reader I loved this Robbie and because of that wanted this love story between him and Jenn to have the happy ending it deserved. There is a twist in the book that I didn’t see coming, dealing with issues that are tough and hard to read. This story will have you laughing out loud but at the end have the tissues ready. For I didn’t expect it to end where it did, I thought there was more coming, however with this story it nearly starts at the end of that makes sense. I couldn’t put this book down and I haven’t read anything by @emmasteeleauthor before but that will change. It’s a book about love, redemption, second changes and secrets, it’s also thought provoking and sad, a book that as I sit here now, has given me a book hangover and one I will be thinking about for days. I highly recommend this book and will be recommending this going forward to family, friends and book clubs. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #TheEchoesOfus

Hmmm - I started off with such high expectations about this book, given all the five star reviews. The writing is good and I love the Edinburgh setting (Emma Steele really knows the city) but I found the jumping timelines frustrating. The middle was a bit slow and I was speed-reading to get to the last quarter and then everything tied in nicely. What an ending! I can see how difficult this book must have been to write and it’s worth persevering with. A good beach read 😊

This is such a special story and to be honest my review is late because well.....i've been a wreck since I read it and needed time to process it all. I loved that the story took us right back to Jenns childhood and that we were seeing it all through Robbs eyes. He really got to see her, to understand her and we really saw the love shine through.

For me the story was all about living in the moment, speaking honestly and not taking each other for granted because life is short.

oh bloody hell i'm about to cry again....I don't think a story has ever affected me like this one did and thats not a bad thing, sometimes we need a reminder of the bigger picture in life..

easy 5 stars

Robbie and Jenn are fate, so why have they been apart for the last eight months?
But when they reconcile, they know it will be forever. But when they get into an accident it is Jenn’s life that flashes before Robbie’s eyes and soon the questions he has will be answered.
Wow, what a beautiful, deep and heart-wrenching novel, that left me feeling so many different emotions.
This narrative has so many layers, that I couldn’t put this book down, and wanted to know what happens next.
This one will stay with you after reading and one I highly recommend; a truly beautiful read.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publishers. Not sure what to say about this book but it was very moving, with great characters even though I found it sad.

Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. This book was unique and thought provoking with so many layers. This is one of those books that will stay with me and I know I’ll read it again. This is an excellent debut and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for my honest and unbiased opinion.

I loved everything about this book and thoroughly recommend it. Beautifully written with such likeable characters and an enthralling telling of their story. I don’t believe a review should give reveals and spoil it for future readers, just want to say read this wonderful book. Thank you to Emma for writing it , Headline for publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it.

I have to say that at first I wasn't too sure of this book, I didn't really get it initially. It might just be me ........ but after a while it clicked and boy did it click - this book is both a clicker and a grower.
If you get the click then you will have a fantastic reading journey ahead of you. Just try it and see and hopefully you will be rewarded by an extraordinary tale. Oh and the ending ......oh my goodness, my heart......

Wow, what an absolutely achingly beautiful book. Definitely one for fans of One Day!

From the onset I was a bit unsure how the premise of the book, the almost supernatural element, would play out and work. But my god, it worked! I absolutely loved getting to know Jenn and Robbie through their different views and memories. All the while, you were wondering how the ending would come about- and I was hoping it wouldn’t end! Exploring all things in life, but mainly our relationships with others and ourselves, this book was beautifully written, so easy to fall into, and done so through the unusual plot. I loved it.

This book took my breath away, I absolutely devoured it, a definite page turner… just one more chapter., oh ok, just one more. Loved it

This is a beautifully written high-concept book. On the way home one night Jenn and Robbie are moments away from being hit by a lorry, when Jenn is catapulted back through her memories, with Robbie as a spectator. As we move back through time can Robbie change things to lead to a different outcome? And what does he not know about the thing Jenn was about to tell him in the car?
This is a romantic novel which makes you think about what you really know about another person, and about what you might see if you could be an observer in your own life.
It’s a bit of a tearjerker, and also covers some dark themes, but is predominantly a love story.
I enjoyed it a great deal.
Many thanks for the ARC

What a compelling heart ringing five-star read. Th ending will just blow you away, there hasn’t been a story with such a strong ending that I have read for ages. Robbie and Jenn will take you with them on their journey. You will get swept up with them, you can feel the pain of the crash, the glass breaking. As they fall back into the echoes of memories, you can’t help but understand how they feel for each other. This is such a compelling story and one that you would be sorry to miss.

A beautiful and heart wrenching story of love that is anything but smooth. Robbie loves Jenn, but he is selfish and thoughtless and cannot understand why she left him. When they reconcile at a wedding, they find themselves in a car hurtling towards a large truck. Robbie finds himself frozen in that moment and then propelled back into flashpoints in Jenns life. He desperately attempts to glean information from each of these moments that might help change the moment of impending impact into survival. Robbie learns so much about Jenn, about himself and about their relationship each time, and about how to truly live in every moment in order to experience life to the fullest. Love doesn't need to be perfect, people don't need to be perfect, but they do require effort. An impactful story. #theechoesofus #emmasteele #netgalley

The Echoes of Us by Emma Steele took my breath away from chapter one, the dual pov, the timelines, everything so artfully and intricately constructed and held together with gossamer threads and steel girders.

Robbie and Jenn have been apart for eight months, and have decided to reconcile. They are meant to be, it will be forever this time. That is, until on the drive home, tragedy strikes, a truck is hurtling toward them, Jenns life is flashing before her eyes... and Robbies eyes. They both see the last eight months, and Jenns life, giving everything an overwhelming clarity like never before

I was absolutely floored by this book. I am not usually one for a love story, or romances in general, but when I tell you I was invested from the get-go, I mean in-vest-ed. The relatability factor to Jenn was off the charts and the interactions and perspectives were utterly compelling. This may be a one-sitting read, but also a read to go back to again and again. I absolutely loved it!

Thank you to Netgalley, Headline | Mountain Leopard Press and the author Emma Steele for this stunning ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

REVIEW
cw: trauma, parental abandonment, death, mentions of DV and alcoholism, depression

Robbie and Jenn are meant to be together. After eight months apart, they've reconciled their five year relationship. But just as they're close to home, a head-on collision has other plans. Suddenly Robbie finds himself thrown back into Jenn's past, watching moments from her memories.

Wow. This was such a powerful book, with a concept unlike any I've read before. There was very little preamble. We start the book as the RTA is just about to happen, and then the memories begin, slowly revealing Robbie and Jenn's history, as well as Jenn's childhood, both from Robbie's POV as an observer to her memories, and through Jenn's own POV.
These were two people who couldn't have been more different. They were both heartbreakingly, humanly flawed in their own ways, their love story beautiful and poignant in equal measure. I thought Jenn's difficult teenage years were so well-observed, and laid the foundations for the serious, responsible person she became. But I loved how fun-loving (and yes, sometimes irresponsible) Robbie was able to spark some joy into her life. The way my emotions went from wanting to hug Robbie one moment, then wanting to slap him, and back again, was a testament to the author's skills at writing such a complex, flawed, but ultimately lovable and charasmatic character. I loved the development of his character as the story progressed and the 'faraways' were so well-incorporated, and beautifully poignant.
There were some wonderful supporting characters. I loved Hilary and Chris. Duncan was such a good man and I really felt for him. I also loved Robbie's family. But, the ways this book made me cry. My goodness! I lost count of how many tissues I went through. The entire third act had me crying, wiping away the tears, and crying again. I completely lost it over chapter forty-two. Seriously. This was the first book I've read since I read The Red Wedding in ASOIAF that I would have put in the freezer had it not been an eARC (obscure 'Friends' reference there but if you know, you know). I consider that one of my highest compliments, and I'll be thinking about this book for a long time.
Heartbreakingly beautiful.

Overall Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Heat Rating:. 5

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. Echoes of Us is published today in the UK*

(Stock up on tissues and fluids. You'll need to hydrate after this book)

Favourite Quotes:

She made me want to think about the future because, for the first time in my life, someone really believed in that future. Believed in me.

...she feels him somehow, here in this place beside her, as though the steps he took before her all those years ago are still in the soil. As though he’s standing right beside her.

I never really thought about it before, how brief life is. How it can be there one moment, and gone the next. Just like that.

Unless you ask the people you love questions when you have the chance, the information goes – just like that.

It’s odd watching myself from only yesterday. I look exactly the same, but I feel so different to this guy sitting in front of me. It’s amazing how much can change in the blink of an eye.

...it’s not about the length of time we get on this planet – it’s about what we do while we’re here.

She’s always tried and tried and tried to please everyone else.
And she needs to stop.
She needs to love herself.

This story will stay with me for a long, long time. Beautifully written, witty, engaging and desperately romantic, this is the story of Jenn and Robbie’s relationship, how they met, their family and friends, their split and reunion.

Jenn and Robbie reunite after 8 months apart and it’s amazing but the tragedy strikes and Robbie has to make some changes so that he can put things right. The problem is, he only has seconds to make those changes and he’s thrown into the most difficult of situations, a life and death one.

This is an incredible story and I can’t wait to read more from Emma Steele.

This will stop your heart. Read it!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an early reader copy.

I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher in return for an honest review. This review is based entirely on my own thoughts and feelings.

Overall rating : 4*
Writing skill : 4*
Plot: 4*
Pace: 3*
Characters: 4*

I was torn whether this was a 3* or a 4* and right up until the last 10% I was more swaying towards 3. The timelines were a bit weird for me, I wasn't sure the jumping around was necessary, couldn't we just see it in chronological order? But since finishing I understand why the author did it the way she did. Its a hard story to review without spoilers, but the character progression in this book was phenomenal. Robbie grated on me the whole way, until the very end, but when a character comes full circle praise is needed.
I would say this will be a massive hit for fans of One Day. Bring tissues.

Wow. I just loved this book from the beginning. Jenny/Jenn meets Robbie at a crucial point in her life, just as she is offered her dream job in Australia. Jenn decides not to go, knowing that Robbie is someone special. The book flips throughout the book from Jenny’s early childhood memories, through school and her teenage years, university, medical training and through to current day. The book is basically Jenn’s life flashing before Robbie’s eyes! Through these flashbacks Robbie realises the mistakes he made and how he may have a chance to make up for them as he realises, almost too late, that Jenn is the only one for him.

I went through almost every emotion reading this book, joy, happiness, anger, fear and contentment.

Before you dive into this one make sure you have plenty of tissues!!!!
Following the car accident, Jenn’s life flashes before Robbie’s eyes and he becomes desperate to prevent the accident and uncover Jenn’s secret, believing it holds the key to changing their fate.
A truly stunning debut novel will make you think about the choices you make and the truths you keep hidden.
The perfect read for lovers of romantic reads with a sprinkling of supernatural suspense.