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In the Likely Event
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From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros, comes a sweeping romance about the sustained power of chance encounters.
When Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn’t expecting much. It’s the usual holiday travel experience: busy, crowded, stressful.
Then she spots her seatmate, who is anything but ordinary. Nate Phelan sports dark hair, blue eyes, and a deliciously rugged charm that Izzy can’t resist. Their connection is undeniable. Izzy never believed in destiny before, but she does now.
Just ninety seconds after takeoff, their plane goes down in the Missouri River.
Their lives change. They change. Nate goes on to a career in the military while Izzy finds her way into politics. Despite a few chance encounters over the years, the timing never feels right.
Then comes a high-stakes reunion in Afghanistan, where Nate is tasked with protecting Izzy’s life.
He’ll do anything to keep her safe. And everything to win her heart.
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In the Likely Event
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Jen Oddo –
In the Likely Event was a story that will easily pull on one’s heart. It was emotional, steamy, and impossible to put down. The dual time line was brilliantly done and the characters were beautifully flawed and leapt from the pages. But make sure you have a Kleenex near you, I already had tears by the 6th chapter, and there was still many more to come. This romance story was gritty, brimmed with emotions, had off the charts chemistry and became an instant favorite!
In the Likely Event alternated between the past and the present. I loved how I never wanted to leave either time line. They both pulled me in and left me desperately needing to know what happened next! We started in the present, with Nate being stationed in Afghanistan. And he was tasked with protecting Izzy’s life. From there we jumped 10 years into the past, with the most fabulous of meet cutes that played out like I was watching a movie. Izzy found herself sitting next to Nate on a plane, and she was a nervous basket case. Whereas Nate was calm, collected and so easy for her to talk to. They clicked right away, but then disaster struck and their plane went down. It was emotional, scary and horrific isn’t a strong enough word to describe what Izzy and Nate went through together. As the tale unfolded, I loved seeing how their friendship evolved over the years and how much heart was packed into their story!
Nate was a man who would put his life on the line for Izzy. But we saw over the years how he didn’t get a choice at times, that duty called and he had to keep moving ahead. So in the past chapters I fell so easily in love with him. And the present chapters my heart bled for him. The horrors he battled. The situations he was put in. The things that haunted him. Nate was strong, brave, protective and I loved when he even showed a little bit of jealousy. Yet he never seemed to be able to hold on long enough to what he wanted most, which was Izzy.
We learned why Izzy got into politics, why she was overseas, but I had so many questions. Why was there anger and pain? Where did it all go wrong between them? So as we got to know the both of them, I loved what a multifaceted person Izzy was. She was so easy to love. Her family life, friendships, and work, all showed us what a kind, hardworking woman she was. Yet it seemed like the bright spots in her life were her sister, and Nate. The moments Nate would appear in Izzy’s life, it gave me chills and so many happy tears!
As we alternated between Nate and Izzy, it was impossible to ignore that fate kept trying to push them together. In those past chapters, they had the highest of highs. But there was always that knot in the back of my throat, I continually had to keep the tears at bay. Because life wasn’t fair. They were pulled apart as much as they were pushed together. And their timing never seemed to work. So it was beautiful seeing that after all of these years, they still had a connection. There was still that pull. Not only from a deep, beautiful friendship. But also one that felt like it was laced with love. So the fire that raged between them was scorching hot. Their moments together were seductive. And while assumptions were made, we watched as answers were given and got to see that loyalty ran through both of their blood.
I cried more times than I could count and I fell completely in love with this love story. I’m still in shock over one thing. My heart is still struggling to process it. But I know that I will be reading this book many times in the future and I’m keeping my fingers that that hurts a little less next time. This story ended with a beautiful epilogue that was set years in the future, so I closed this book with happy tears in my eyes and a smile on my face. This military romance, with forced proximity, owned me! And was yet another Rebecca Yarros book that I fell hard for. I can’t wait to see what she releases next!
PS I loved the JLA Half-Blood reference! I loved the highlighting of the books! And the call sign?! Oh my heart!
Mich_star –
Ms. Yarros, your book almost killed me from heart attack. What agony I suffered with some parts… And I couldn’t help but turn page by page until the very end. Your plot has a trick even managed to fool me and when I discovered my mouth dropped open. It had been a few years since I read such a complete novel like yours. It’s wounderful. It has everything: combat, action, adventure, disaster, romance and sex. Unfortunately, I can’t say anything else about this book, because I don’t want to give spoilers to readers. I want people suffer as I suffered. Hahaha! I only regret that Brazilian publishers lack brains; they don’t know to choose the books they translate for us. I had to read this book in English. Awesome! I just recommend it!
Amazon Customer –
I loved this book overall. It’s pretty surface level in terms of the story line, so don’t expect anything super deep but the characters are well developed and there is definitely a story to follow. This is one of those feel good, easy read romances.
TheEvoney –
I really love the book and I think it’s amazing to write the story with a timeline of over 10 years. The author does a great job on describing the FMC and MMC and their personal developments.
Bruna –
Rebecca never disappoints
Please read all her books it’s so worth it
Zoe (whatsbetterthanbooks) –
In the Likely Event is a poignant, intimate tale that sweeps you away into the life of Izzy Astor and Nate Phelan, two teenagers who, after having an instant connection and surviving a plane crash together, spend the next several years separately following their dreams while fondly anticipating and savouring the few days they sometimes get to spend together until an unexpected meeting on the war-torn streets of Afghanistan has them not only trying to survive but finally confronting the long-buried hurts, secrets, and feelings they’ve built up over the last ten years for each other.
The prose is sentimental and tender. The characters are independent, supportive, and layered. And the plot is a compelling, touching tale of life, love, family, honesty, kindness, communication, acceptance, self-discovery, grief, loss, understanding, forgiveness, romance, taking chances, and new beginnings.
Overall, In the Likely Event is another emotive, thoughtful, beautiful read by Yarros that reminds us that life is complicated and messy, timing is everything, and sometimes, perhaps, things are just truly destined to happen.
Karla Mayela Gonzalez Gonzalez –
Comencé a leer este libro con cero expectativa, mi primer libro de esta autora y me sorprendió gratamente, una historia bien contada, excelente final, una linda historia. Recomiendo ampliamente!
Karissa Eckert –
Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I got a copy of this on ebook through Amazon First Reads.
Thoughts: I really enjoyed this a ton. This is a well done contemporary fiction book that blends current events, thrilling adventure, and romance. I was hooked pretty much from page one and struggled to put this down. This is the first book I have read by Yarros and I plan on reading more.
When Izzy and Nate end up sitting next to each other on the plane they are strangers, they find each other attractive but realize it’s a temporary meeting…then the plane goes down and Nate ends up saying Izzy’s life. Events that day bring them close together and then tear them apart again. However, they keep running into each other as the years go on. Now it is time for the United States to withdraw from Afganistan. Nate is in special ops and Izzy is in politics as an aide to a senator. Nate knows he is going to be guarding a senator’s aide but when he finds out it’s Izzy he is stunned. Add into the mix the fact that Izzy’s news-reporter sister has gone missing in a country that is rapidly falling to Taliban rule and you have a high stakes situation.
I loved the structure of this story. We alternate from past to present and then back to the past. As events occur in the present we are then given a chapter back in the past that relates to the present events somehow. I love this type of structure to a story and love how it unravels the mystery of the past even as you are living through the intense present actions.
Izzy and Nate are both amazing characters with a lot of depth to them. The chemistry between the two of them is super intense. They are strong people with defined goals and they need to decide what’s more important their career dreams or each other.
I also loved the intensity of being in a war zone and also getting to learn more about the US withdrawal from Afganistan. I had read some about it in the news when it was happening but this book submerses you right in the middle of it and gives you a better idea of how unexpected and quickly things went wrong.
The writing was flawless. It was incredibly easy to read and moved at a fast pace. Parts of this book will leave you breathless. I thought it was very well-balanced; you have intriguing historical events, engaging characters, lots of action, and an incredibly well done romance.
My Summary (5/5): Overall I loved this and I was completely unprepared for how much I loved it. You have an intriguing time and setting, amazing characters, non-stop action, and a well done long-running romance. On their own none of these would have been all that unique but the way they were blended together made for an unstoppable story that I could not put down. I am excited to pick up Yarro’s fantasy “Fourth Wing” to read soon.
Tana –
Loved their fully committed dedication to each other that flowed across the distances and time. You knew who they were from the first meeting, and it was hard to accept how young Nate was because he was so focused and mature having been shaped by his past. Izzy was just what you might expect from a young woman who was still coming into her own. The events felt current and well researched enough to be believable; and the surprise twist at the end …! Well, I stayed wake many a night mentally reviewing what I’d read and never predicted the outcome. Yarros writes some pretty intense love stories ( look at the Empyrean series) that, although involved very young couples, manages not to be mushy. In fact, they are downright steamy without feeling like porn and the intense emotions back up whichever storyline she is working with. And who doesn’t want their love interest to show that single-minded focus! Halfway through,I’d hoped for a sequel, but I am happy to have closure if this is where Nate and Izzys’ story ends.