Burying Water

This is narrated by Josh Goodman and Elizabeth Louise - once again, my complaint is that I've heard Elizabeth Louise many times and her distinctive voice takes me into the many other characters she has inhabited. She's very good, don't get me wrong - despite her sing song manner ... it suits the character here.

A woman who loses her memory after a terrible assault. In hospital she is called Jane Doe, but she rebels against that, and adopts the name Water.

The start of the book is a promising romance with Jesse (it's a good name on men) (part 1 of 10), but he disappears for a few parts believing that if he meets with her, it will give her identity away, and cause the killer to revisit....

I haven't made this complaint for awhile - this show more audiobook is 11 hours - way too long. As I listen to Water talk to me, I wish she didn't go into such detail. It's an impatience I regret, but unfortunately, this isn't the only book in the world; if it was, I would savour the indulgent scene setting.

I think this complaint comes about partly because we know where this novel is headed - the menace is in the air. So drawing it out is a little tortuous and detracts ... it could be more of a thriller if it bounded along a bit more. I wouldn't take much cutting - maybe 1.5 hours. show less

I can't stop gushing about this story. It's so gripping and unique, that there is no way one couldn't be addicted to this story! I wanted to skip to the end, yet I didn't want it to end!

Right from the start you are pulled into this story. The story of a woman who cannot remember her life. A woman who was destined to die in the snowy woods. A woman who is desperate to make a connection that will bring her memory back. A woman drawn to this mysterious man, Jesse.

You are thrown back and forth from the events leading up to Water's horrific "accident" to her currently struggling to hang on and remember.

Jesse has wanted Water since the first time he laid eyes on her. He has always wanted nothing but to protect her. Now he needs to protect her show more from her memories. At the same time, he fights his feelings for her and keeps their past from her.

The relationship building in this book is freaking awesome! It's slow yet instant. All of the characters in the book are so well developed they seem to take over the story on their own. They are natural and real. I loved the way Water is able to connect with those around her despite not knowing who she really is.

With the secrets looming over Jesse and his family. The fear that Water will remember and push them away for deceiving her for so long hangs heavy in the air. At the same time, remembering everything could be all that Water needs to finally feel like she belongs.

I was up and down throughout the whole book. I went from watery eyes to a goofy grin and back the entire time.

Would I recommend this book? Of coarse. I would recommend this book to anyone who reads and even to some that don't. K.A. Tucker has never disappointed in her story telling. show less

Not my usual genre, this book was highly recommended to me by a friend, and I discovered I couldn't put it down! A very engaging
and well-written read with characters I would love to see again. Good book for a Sunday afternoon in winter in front of the fire.

I can't stop gushing about this story. It's so gripping and unique, that there is no way one couldn't be addicted to this story! I wanted to skip to the end, yet I didn't want it to end!

Right from the start you are pulled into this story. The story of a woman who cannot remember her life. A woman who was destined to die in the snowy woods. A woman who is desperate to make a connection that will bring her memory back. A woman drawn to this mysterious man, Jesse.

You are thrown back and forth from the events leading up to Water's horrific "accident" to her currently struggling to hang on and remember.

Jesse has wanted Water since the first time he laid eyes on her. He has always wanted nothing but to protect her. Now he needs to protect her show more from her memories. At the same time, he fights his feelings for her and keeps their past from her.

The relationship building in this book is freaking awesome! It's slow yet instant. All of the characters in the book are so well developed they seem to take over the story on their own. They are natural and real. I loved the way Water is able to connect with those around her despite not knowing who she really is.

With the secrets looming over Jesse and his family. The fear that Water will remember and push them away for deceiving her for so long hangs heavy in the air. At the same time, remembering everything could be all that Water needs to finally feel like she belongs.

I was up and down throughout the whole book. I went from watery eyes to a goofy grin and back the entire time.

Would I recommend this book? Of coarse. I would recommend this book to anyone who reads and even to some that don't. K.A. Tucker has never disappointed in her story telling. show less

Un buon libro, è un romanzo rosa con qualche spruzzata di giallo. Pur odiando l'abitudine moderna di far raccontare il romanzo a due voci, qui l'alternanza dei punti di vista è giustificata dai flashback che spiegano ciò che è accaduto prima.
Sinceramente la trama è abbastanza irreale, ma funziona, perché ti prende e vuoi arrivare alla fine per capire come sono andate realmente le cose. Dal punto di vista del giallista si vede che l'alibi fa acqua da tutte le parti maesswnfo un rosa uno fa finta di niente e va avanti.
Questa autrice è piuttosto brava, ho letto anche un suo libro precedente (ma non finisco mai le serie, leggo sempre e solo il primo).
Direi che il voto giusto sarebbe 3,5. Buon ritmo, buona presa, buon rosa, la show more passata di giallo appena sufficiente ma tutto sommato mi ha convinto. show less

5 "the truth, like water, always rises to the top" stars! What an emotional journey! This romance will convince you that what is wrong is right and what is right is wrong. Moreover, you will be left questioning just how far you'd go to save someone you love. Would you lie? Cheat? Give up everything you ever thought you wanted? Walk away? Nonetheless, when a love is destined to be, can any actions, no matter how extreme and resolute, ever truly end it? Proving the saying that starts with "if you love something set it free", Burying Water is an inspiring story of survival and fate.

Imagine waking up, after having been raped and left for dead, with absolutely no memory of your past . . . not even your name. These are the dire circumstances show more that "Jane Doe", who later symbolically renames herself "Water", wakes up to. Fortunately for her, in a situation where she could have otherwise found herself utterly alone, she instead over the 3 months she spends in the hospital recovering, develops a relationship with several of the small town residents of Sisters, Oregon who help her establish a new life.

Chief among them are her doctor, Meredith Alwood, and her husband, Gabe Welles, the town's sheriff, who together convince Water to stay with their elderly neighbor, Ginny Fitzgerald, once she is discharged from the hospital. Over time Water develops a special relationship with Ginny. Mysteriously, however, the one person that Ginny warns Water to stay away from is Meredith's and Gabe's son, Jesse Welles. So why is it that no matter the warnings, Water can't help but feel drawn to Jesse in a strangely, familiar way?

Jesse knows that he should stay away, but like a moth to a flame, he also is unable to steer clear of Water. Even convinced that her safety and happiness hangs in the balance, and that his nearness could trigger her memory, he can't help himself.

Can true love be denied? Moreover, can it survive the onslaught that the surfacing of the truth, like water, will no doubt unleash?

I wish I could say more--there really is so much that this novel stirred within me--but this is truly one of those reads, where the less you know going into it, the more profound the experience. Suffice it to say, that Ms. Tucker has impressed me so much with her writing, both in this novel and in her Ten Tiny Breaths series, that she has now earned a well deserved, spot on my auto-buy list!

Source: Review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. show less

“The mind, it can be a deceitful thing. But it is no match for the heart.”

I'm surprised by how much I liked this one. There are 2 POV and 2 timelines. It's nice and neat, though, because Jesse is the "then" and Water is the Now. It was an interesting way to tell the story, giving the reader the slow build up of Jesse and Alex meeting, the few times Jesse was there when she needed him and their kiss.

The Now, however, is a girl named Water. She was horribly attacked and left for dead. After days in the hospital, she awakes to absolutely no memory of who she is. She doesn't remember what's happened to her or who did this - only what she is told and what the mirror shows her. As she slowly unravels who she is, we're slowly getting to show more know Jesse in both timelines.

I liked grumpy little Ginny and even the sister Amber. Boone was hit or miss, I didn't love it but I could see the need for him in the story. all in all, it was a good tale and I enjoyed reading it. show less