Separate like Stars

De: Diana Kane

Narrado por: Abby Craden

On paper, Jordan Cohen has it all. With numerous best sellers under her belt, a number of blockbuster movie adaptations to her credit, and a high-profile relationship with one of Hollywood's most prominent stars, what more could she possibly ask for?

Maybe for Olivia Bradley, the only woman to ever break her heart, to exit her life as quickly as she'd reentered it.

When an ongoing case of writer's block triggers a series of unforeseeable events, Jordan is forced to face the tragedies of her past and reevaluate the life she has been contentedly coasting through. As she reaches a crossroads, she must decide if she'll be able to forgive her former best friend and just how much is she willing to sacrifice in the name of happiness.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Diana Kane (P)2020 Tantor

Oh, how I love this audiobook!

I have discovered that the angsty ones - while they kill me - are those that wrap firmly around my heart and won't let go. In a similar vein to The Art of Us by KL Hughes, this is the story of two lovers who meet when they are still in high school. They are from a small town so can't exactly be out and proud, but are mature beyond their years and navigate their relationship with their parents wisely. It doesn't take long for all parties involved to realize that Olivia and Jordan have met their forever person. But as years go by, life gets in their way - thwarting what they always believed would be their trajectory. This story is their journey back to one another. This isn't a spoiler - it's a romance and that's kind of a requirement unless you want a major lesbian uprising.

The audiobook is 12 hours long and covers decades, with a super slow burn that made this reader ache for resolution. For a time I wasn't sure if Olivia's character was ever going to win ME back - much less Jordan. She made some decisions that were confounding to me, yet I wonder if that is all about perspective. What choices do we make when we are young that we would never make with some life experience behind us? There is also a stunning turn of events in this story I didn't see coming that made it all the more emotionally wrenching.

If you're going to put a story like this on audio, Abby Craden is the perfect person to narrate it. She excels at portraying vulnerability and is right in her element here. Books that make a reader feel this deeply are definitely doing something right. I listened to this title for free through my library and moments after it ended, I purchased it on Audible. This swoonworthingly beautiful story is now firmly on my favorites list and I will no doubt revisit it when my heart can take it.

Beautiful

This was a beautiful love story however it dragged a little bit and I feel it didn’t need to be as long as it did but performance was great and overall a nice story. Definitely worth a credit.

Great book

This audiobook was a beautiful story. Of course Abby Craden does it justice with a flawless narration. I was sad when the book was over. The details this writer includes attached you to the characters and the narrator draws you in even further.

This story was EVERYTHING!!

So much packed into this little gem of a story. I love this story and how it is weaved throughout their lifetime. very nicely written.

Great Story and Narration

A great story, well written with hot scenes. Always love having Abby Craden as the narrator, she never disappoints.

Separate Like Stars ✨️

This was a beautiful second-chance romance. I really enjoyed the dual timeline. I'm used to the flashbacks back and forth, but this time, we were brought to the past and caught up completely to the present. It felt like two different stories linked together.

Olivia and Jordan are quite the couple. You cannot sum up their relationship with a few sentences, which makes sense as to why the story was written the way it was - brilliant. They're one of those couples that, no matter what they go through or put the other through, you always root for them to be together in the end.🥰

Great Story... A Must Read

I loved the characters in this book. It brought out every emotion. Looking forward to more from this author and you can never go wrong with Abby Craden as the narrator

my first

This is my first book by Diana kane, I pre-ordered it because the story seemed interesting and I must say it wasn't what I was expecting but I truly enjoyed it, I actually loved it. my heart felt for Jordan this whole book. The love between them when they were teenagers was adorable but adult Olivia really frustrated me, if someone would have done to me what Olivia did to Jordan smh.... no spoilers GREAT BOOK!

A great book

At the end of the book “Jordan” the main character says that any writer will tell us that there is something from the author’s life in their book, I wonder which part of this up and down book tells the story of this author.
This is a book of courage and second chance and of pappy love that turns into a wonderful adult love.
Abby as always is great, but this time I had to slow her a little because she was too fast for me, probably because it is a looooong book.

Better than The Notebook

Such sweet pleasure, then pain and then pleasure and everlasting comfort.
It was so perfectly intense and I only wanted more.
Both MCs were achingly real and navigated through the many pains of life with real feelings, conversations, consequences and fought for outcomes.
I will be reading this many more times and can only wish to be given more by this amazing author.

Thank you for giving us Jordan and Olivia.