Ghosted

”i wasn't accusing you of cheating. i just wanted to know how long it took you to move on.” ”oh well, that's an easy one,” he says. ”it hasn't happened.” no words for this book. it was so good. one of the best angsty book i have ever read. the way kennedy and jonathan are literally soulmates, i am not kidding y'all. second chance romance hitting so well. she went from hating and pitying him to trusting him again. and he went from being a drunk addict to being such a good father and a good boyfriend. it's not always that you read a book like that. when kennedy said that the greatest lesson that she has ever learnt is that “don't let anyone else be the main character of your story”, it was her life experience. also, i giggled when jonathan said how “she is the queen and he is a commoner"

This was such a beautifully written love story. I love how the love interest wasn’t forgiven immediately, he definitely had to do a lot of grovelling. It alludes to the harsh realities of Hollywood and the negative effects it has on people. I was instantly connected to the characters, and their adorable 5-year-old daughter definitely stole the show. I would definitely recommend this book!

when i heard that this book is a second chance romance i literally added this book to my tbr ASAP! in this book we got jonathan an actor and kennedy a single mother. okay first of all, i adore this book so much like i literally can’t stop thinking about it. i’m so glad it’s a dual pov like in second chance romance we need dual pov to know what both of them thinking of each other. the author really did great with the writing. the plot was okay but i just need more grovelling. LIKE CMON WE NEED MORE ANGSTY ALSO. i cried but i need to sobbed. the characters development omg so great. and the daughter omg she sooo cute like she’s the main character in this book. overall, this book was filled with every raw emotions, hope, love, happiness and redemption. i just need everyone to read this once in their life. there’s something why i couldn’t give it five stars. but still i love this book and the characters.

this book made me cry so fucking much my eyes are swollen as fuck. worth it tho.

kind of slow but i absolutely loved how realistic this was. the way she kept forgiving him even when he fucked up. + i wouldn’t call the guy toxic at all so i’m really happy with this book <3

Cried my gawwdam heart out but so should everyone else 💕👍

cried my eyes out i love this book sm <\3

Hoped to see him groveling crying shaking throwing up begging her for forgiveness

never knew that i like second chance romance (if it’s done well) until i read this book awee,,, anyway maddie is just ADORABLE!!! i ship jack and megan!!! And obvs i love jonathan and kennedy!!

3.5 i'd have liked the mc to be angrier. he was a c***

One of my new favourite book.

4.5 Stars I need you to know… that even when I was completely fucked up, I never once stopped loving you.” This was such a sweet and emotional second chance romance!! Also, with a really cute kid and what ended up being an incredible family! I'm so happy to have experienced this broken relationship being repaired and a father being reunited for the first time with his daughter, and family🤧💕 This book was one of those ones that got stronger as it went along and by the end, I was completely and utterly endeared to Jonathan, Kennedy, and Madison. These are two people who fell in love as teenagers and shared a beautiful bond at a young age. Kennedy was the first person who never let Jonathan give up on his dreams but having them happen came at a cost, and it was that cost later destroyed their relationship. It's been years now and Jonathan is a very successful actor while Kennedy lives a more modest life, only making just enough to be able to support their daughter and herself on her own. She doesn't want his money or apology for how things ended, only that if he comes back into her life this time he's not going to end up messing with their daughter's heart. I love how Jonathan made no excuses and completely owned up to his mistakes. He knew how badly he fucked up and worked very hard to right his wrongs. His love for Kennedy and his daughter was unwavering which was so beautiful to read about. In the past, he made empty promises while fighting his addiction but this time when he got clean and sober he wasn't going to let the opportunity pass him by and was willing to do everything to prove it. Likewise, Kennedy was strong and highly protective of her daughter and her heart. As much as she wanted to believe Jonathan had changed and finally got his act together she wasn't going to give in without him really proving he was here to stay. If you like some good and much needed groveling this is definitely your book because it's so satisfying how there were no shortcuts! There is this really beautiful moment where she writes about knowing he will be the best father when the time is right that had me wanting to tear up big time. If I had one complaint it would be the transition between past and present wasn't very smooth imo and it took a while for me to get used to those transitions. Also, I know it was done deliberately to show Kennedy always casting herself in the shadows, but the writing style for it bothered me at first and made the past scenes harder to get into. I really did love all the multi meanings and understanding after reading the significance of the title. All in all, this is a beautiful story of love, with real soulmates, and when a wonderful message about finding your way back home when you're lost. I really don't think I will forget it anytime soon and anyone who loves a good emotional read with a beautiful romance HIGHLY HIGHLY RECCOMEND!!

OH MY GOD. OKAY. This book easily made its way into my top favorite books. Like seriously. Everything, and I mean everything, you need in life, is written here in this book. It was all heartfelt, beautiful, I shed tears. Everything. I lived, laughed, loved. Kennedy, my love. Jonathan, MY MAN. Also, I LOVE Jack. He has my heart. Like I fell hard.

It was pretty nice. I hadn’t seen this book on booktok or bookstagram and I decided to give it a try. I liked the characters and the storyline. At first I wasn’t sure if I was a fan of the flashback chapters, but near the ending I started to appreciate it more. The only major flaw was the length of the book if you ask me. I think it could have been way shorter.

5 Stars ★★★★ HI BOOKLOVERS, I SWEAR TO GOD, You can't do no wrong with J.M Darhower. I fucking love all her books and this Jesus. I just love it. I don't care if nobody like it, I love it. HIGHLY RECOMENDED! xoxo, Kath.

behind every man is an even GREATER woman!! Kennedy Garfield literally made Jonathan's acting career!! She did it alllll, she worked her ass off for him to get his dream!! (I'm tired for her) I wasn't expecting this to be emotional, I thought this was a cute celebrity romance. omg I hella teared up, especially when Kennedy realized that not only her dream was being overshadowed but also herself while following Jonathan's and that goodbye chapter before chapter 29 got me -tear streaming down my face. I loved the cohesive storyline!! Honestly, I wish there was more groveling on Jonathan's part. At first, I didn't understand why everyone was mad at Jonathan but I get it now and tbh they forgave him too easily. like what he said also hurt me. I would love to see Kennedy live out her dream in the end to become a writer!! All Jonathan gave Kennedy was a pen and a notebook .... like she made you into a star and gave you a kid. The epilogue was nice but I would like to see Kennedy's dream since most of the book was about Jonathan's dream. Kinda wish we saw more of Kennedy and Meghan's friendship, especially how they became close.

OMG this book! I’ve probably read 50 romance books this year but this book is my most favourite - possibly ever. I didn’t expect to like second chance romance - but this book has changed my mind. The character development, the pining, the remorse. All the characters were written perfectly. This book is seriously underrated. Go read it if you haven’t already. If you have, we should start a Ghosted Book Fan Club together or something.

this one was beautiful. art. will be added to the louvre in a few short days. i have to hop on the second chance romance train because now i see what y'all were talking about. this story was so beautifully written, i shed a couple tears while reading (which is something i never ever ever do.) everything was so put together and correct and lovely, i couldn't hate a single thing. for example, i normally cannot stand time jumps, but with this one, i was actively waiting for the moment we the people would see inside kennedy's journal. wanna give props to my brother, jonathan, my twin was TRYING! he really was!!! i was there watching him check the records, your honor. anywhosie, in all seriousnes, i don't think i can express how wonderful this book truly was in complex, thought out words; i'm a little too silly right now i can say it was an experience and a half. thank you j.m darhower for gracing the planet with this one.

I originally rated it 4 stars when i finished this book earlier but now i add a .5 because im currently still in their world every scene is replaying the sweet moments the emotional parts gosh i love how their past displayed in Kennedy's notebook i really admire that part Maddie baby i love Her so much she's my favorite no doubt i really enjoyed this book it was a good read for my first second chance romance book it was good !!!

I thought I would like Ghosted more than I actually did. That’s not to say that it wasn’t a good read, because it was, but I never truly connected with any of the characters and at points found myself tempted to dnf.

4.8 ⭐️

** spoiler alert ** Me parece que le tenía mucho hype a esta historia. Así como también le tenía un montón de MIEDO porque pensaba que me haría sufrir un montón, y literal estuve leyendo todo el libro con un nudo en la garganta, con muchas pausas e intentado evitar el final, porque estaba esperando LO PEOR (spoiler alert: nunca llegó jeje). Es por eso que me siento tan decepcionada, primero porque no esperaba fuese así de sencilla y tranquila la historia; y segundo porque sentí que a pesar de la angustia de ese romance que no llegó a nada bueno, me dio la impresión de que todo se resolvió muy rÁPIDO. ¿Dónde está el conflicto? O sea, el libro está narrado tanto presente como en pasado, y no nos lanzan toda la información de una, sino que se va intercalando el pasado entre los capítulos del presente. Eso no estuvo mal, pero debo de admitir que me fastidiaba la narración del pasado, porque ajá era de la perspectiva de Kennedy, pero en tercera persona como si ella fuese la narradora de su propia historia pero poniendo a Jonathan como el protagonista de todo... creo que me expliqué fatal, pero funciona para mí. El punto es que no me gustan los second chance romance, pero pensé que este libro sería la excepción a la regla. En fin, estoy muy exigente, y este bloqueo con el que ando ahorita no está ayudando mucho que digamos, así que no tomen en serio nada de lo que digo. Claramente, la reina de esta historia es Maddie, qué niña tan simpática; pero a la vez quedo con la duda sobre si un niño de seis años se expresaría de esa manera, y si los autores de verdad no saben darle una voz coherente a un infante en sus historias... (otra vez yo cuestionando hasta la más mínima cosa, mejor ignorenme jeje) En cuanto a Kennedy y Jonathan... ¿Qué puedo decir? No me gustaron, primero era muy obvio que se amaban (aunque fuese de una manera tóxica y dependiente), pero a la vez era como que... ¿no le dolían esos seis años separados? Porque de verdad no sentí la brecha de tiempo, ni mucho menos la importacia del hecho de que Jonathan siempre supo de la existencia de Maddie (pensé que sería un baby secret) y tuvo el descaro de nO ESTAR PRESENTE NUNCA, para andar con la otra drogándose a diestra y siniestra. Me disculparán, pero él no me cayó bien, e incluso estaba preparada para que la volviera a cagar en cualquier momento; y aunque cambió, y decidió ser el padre que Maddie se merecía desde el primer momento en que Kennedy supo de su existencia, no pude conectar ni con sus razones para no estar ahí, ni mucho menos con su triste historia. Ahora Kennedy... la chica amó demasiado a Jonathan, se dejó cegar por todo la ilusión de él. O sea... NO FUE A LA UNIVERSIDAD POR ÉL. Eso me parece un montón. Así como también todos esos vistazos de su vida en LA, que en vez de generarme lastima, me daban RABIA porque Kennedy dejó todo por Jonathan y le dio todo lo que tenía (y lo que no), y el muy idiota se dejó cegar por la ambición y todo el mundillo asqueroso de Hollywood. Y si, era su sueño, pero joder que lo pudo haber hecho él solo (mentira) y dejar que Kennedy hiciera su vida aparte, y luego reencontrarse en el camino. El final... era obvio que sería de Kennedy diciéndole a Jonathan que estaba embarazada, y dejar implícita la idea de que ahora sí harían las cosas bien. No sé, ese final no me cuadró y de verdad necesité más desarrollo o conversaciones incómodas para entender a ambos personajes. Ahora, no todo puede ser hate... ¿Podemos hablar de Jack y Meghan? Amo. Yo si me leería una historia de esos dos. ¿Jonathan apareciendo en un capítulo de Ley y el Orden interpretando a un niño mUERTO? Tremendo, mi serie fav de la vida; así que una de las estrellas que le di al libro es directamente por ese detalle jeje ¿Kennedy diciendo que tal vez la razón de Jonathan para actuar era porque está cansado de ser él mismo? Me dolió hasta mí. ¿Kennedy diciéndole a Jonathan que fuese un padre en vez de un cheque? ESO ES AMIGA, GRITALO. ¿El asunto de los aniversarios de los sueños? Debo de admitir que ahí si me sentí muy destrozada, y me daba lástima como Kennedy decía que la vida no tiene compasión con la gente buena, sino que se los comían vivos; y nunca lo supo hasta que fue muy tarde, porque durante esos años con Jonathan nunca dejó de creer en los sueños de él, que eventualmente eran los de ella. ¿Kennedy confesándole a Jonathan que nunca creyó que volvería a ver al "verdadero él" y pensó que lo único con lo que tendría que lidiar era con su versión borracha, drogada o perdida? ufff, me dolió. Me gustó el mensaje de casi al final, donde Kennedy le dice a Jonathan que lo que aprendió de su relación,fue que nunca debía convertir a otra persona en la protagonista de su propia historia. MUY IMPORTANTE, eso me super gustó. Dato de vital importancia: Maddie nació el 4 de julio, así que su cumpleaños fue hace DOS DÍAS !!!! todo mal que no inicié el libro antes jeje En fin, mención honorífica a Jack y a Maddie, los únicos personajes que me cayeron bien en esta historia.

jonthankennedymaddie, my little family <3

empecé este libro hoy mientras viajaba, curiosamente iba sonando this love taylor's versión en mis audífonos, coincidencia? lo dudo, es literal su canción AMÉ ABSOLUTAMENTE TODO de este libro, me hizo llorar? si, me hizo reír? si, también me rompió el corazón? oh si. me encantó la forma en la que estaba escrito, las notas de kennedy? MIS FAVORITAS pero también las más dolorosas. me gustan los romances de segundas oportunidades pero duelen un montón cunado están bien escritas y desarrolladas. KennedyJonathanMaddie mi familia💗