Book Review: What Do You Regretv - K Dosal McLendon

Title: What Do You Regret
Author: K. Dosal McLendon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: What Do You, Book 2
Release Date: December 6, 2019

Cole
Regrets, I have many in my life, but the top two regrets haunt me every day.
One is the future I stole from my sister, Claire, because of a car accident I caused.
The second? Grace.
I was six years old when I met the love of my life. I didn’t know. How could I?
After years of my life being filled with Grace, grace itself became my regret.
My sister always said, “The past doesn’t always stay where it should.” And damn, she was right.
My past is staring right at me. Golden eyes, slick blood-red hair, killer body, and a shy smile.
A smile that was once mine, and mine alone.
Grace now lives in the same apartment building, attends the same university, and is friends with my siblings. She came back into my life for a second time. I should walk away, just like she once had.
Regrets. Is it possible to regret the same person twice?

Grace
Living on an island, they always preach about the power of the sea. The hazards of the riptide.
But my riptide was too much for me to fight, and the current never slowed. So, I went away.
Away from him. Cole.
My shore.
Three years ago, strangers broke me with their hateful words.
They didn’t even know me.
But I was weak.
It’s true. People could destroy you with words—in this case, a sex tape. A single video managed to ruin my reputation—my self-worth—and my soul drowned along with it.
After my family isolated me, keeping me away from the aftermath, I left my safe-haven and decided to go to college. My soul knows he’s here, too.
It’s been three years, but now I’m stronger.

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K. Dosal Mclendon is a New Adult, Contemporary Romance writer. She lives in the Gulf coast with her amazing husband and their two energetic boys. When she is not writing or reading, she enjoys going to the beach and looking for new adventures.

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I really think that K Dosal McLendon has potentials. I mean this, is only her second published book and it is really something to look forward to. What Do You Regret is the second standalone book from the series What Do You. I like how the story has little flashbacks that show how everything happened. The placing of these said flashbacks in between current chapters makes the whole plot interesting. I also like that this series seems to be inclined more on the mental health issues that we are currently facing. While the first one seems to focus on depression, this one is more on bullying. Even though I find it ridiculous how one little incident makes her life that miserable, doesn’t mean it does not happen in real life. It’s an eye-opener on how someone’s little action may affect others at a larger scale than we could ever understand. This one may not be as emotionally heart wrenching than the fist one, but it captures your heart nonetheless. That twist is a little unexpected, at least for me. I really find it very enjoyable when something surprises me while reading. I would initially want to say that Grace is a little weak. But given the circumstance that she found herself in, I think it’s pretty understandable that she would crumble. She did redeem herself along the way though. She was able to stand her ground and fight through the darkness that somehow is eating her alive. Cole on the other hand is just a typical book boyfriend. He may not be a knight in shining armor, but he has passion and enough love to fill in voids. Overall, I would give this 4 stars. It’s something new and typical both at the same time. There’s a little something more missing, although I just can’t seem to put my finger on it. Either way, this is something worth reading and definitely something I would recommend.

Book Review: What Do You See - K Dosal McLendon

Title: What Do You See
Author: K Dosal McLendon
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: July 28, 2019

Claire
I believed I had my future all planned out.
College, track, friends, I mean, why wouldn't I? I was a nineteen-year-old girl in college with a dream of being an Olympian that wasn't too far within reach as a college top track star.
A jeep I could roll the windows down while the radio blasted as I sang off-key.28
My own dorm that gifted me privacy from my two triplet brothers.
I had it all.
But just like many, I took it all for granted. That's until my life turned upside down, and everything changed. I nearly became one more lost soul. Without the love of my family, friends, and a very charming soccer player, I would've truly lost myself in the process.
This is my story and how I began to see beyond what's right in front of me.
Funny, all I had to do was open my eyes.
The only problem is time.
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Jake
I lived a life never truly paying attention to the world around me. I had my dad, my grams, and my soccer ball. I was perfectly fine with the way I lived life.
Why grow attached to things that can walk away?
That's until I saw her.
The girl I never thought I would find--the one who made me see in a different perspective.
​Oh, and how beautiful it is.

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I have recently shied away from authors that I don't really know or haven't read unless they were someone recommended to me by a friend or someone I trust with the taste of books. So I was a little hesitant when K Dosal McLendon contacted me to try her new book. Something in the blurb made me decide to give it a go even if I'm not sure I'll like it. My decision was proven correct when I was bawling my eyes out throughout the story.

The story tackles a lot of emotional and mental turmoil. Maybe it was my current emotional state but for some reason I was able to feel all the pain that the character was feeling. The emotions were so raw and powerful that I had to stop more times than I can remember just to let it all sink in. Absorb all the emotions and let it pass. It was even a bad idea to read at a public place. I kinda look a little pathetic with all the crying. But I just can't not read what happens next. Its insta-love is still a little baffling to me as it most often than a hit and miss for me. But the romance was built around so much feelings that I had to overlook that little flaw. Throughout the story, I was battling if I wanted her to surpass that trial triumphantly or have to go thru the pain and learn to live with it. Bottom line, I couldn't be much happier on how she decided to end things. My heart was properly shattered and the bits and pieces still hurts as I wade thru the plot line. It was so emotional that I can't stop bawling my eyes out.

The characters are very easy to connect to. You could really feel their pain, anguish and emotional turmoil. I loved how she have her brothers to take care of her. I've always loved a good sibling book. I like how they (the hero and heroine) bring out the best in each other and make them see beyond what was in front of them. I love how the characters (all of them) are created. They speak to you as though you are one of them. You can just feel them to your bones.

I'm giving this a perfect 5 stars. It may just have been my emotional and mental state at the time i'm reading it, but it did make me feel raw, unadultered emotions at the time and that's all that matters to me.