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A Different Kind Of Fine Twelve Beats In A Bar Book 1 eBook KK Hendin

Ok. I just finished A Different Kind of Fine. And really? Really, KK Hendin? Really? Loved the book. Loved seeing Hayley and Nate together and working through all of their issues. At least, as best as they could. But I was left wanting so much more. And I felt like it wasn’t complete. I have so many more questions than answers at this point. And while that is bugging me, in many ways I’m ok with that. Is it a happily ever after? In some ways yes. Because deep down, you know what’s going to happen even if you don’t see it. But in other ways, it’s not. Its not that it’s not happy. The ending just left me wanting to know so much more. And I feel like that was done on purpose. Or at least I hope it was done of purpose. Because, here is me begging, KK Hendin...please please please give us another Hayley and Nate book. Pretty please with a cherry on top. Because I love this couple. And I love how they work. Or don’t work. But how it works for them. I want to know more. I want to know their future. I want to know more of their struggles even though they kill me.

All of that to me, says how awesome KK Hendin is as a writer. She gave me just enough information to be happy but didn’t give me it all and left me begging and wanting more. And doing that, that is awesome. I can’t wait to read more of her writing. And learning more about the people in this series. It has made it into my top 10 series I’ve read.

~Katie


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A Different Kind Of Fine Twelve Beats In A Bar Book 1 eBook KK Hendin Reviews

**ARC given in exchange for an honest review.**

Yes! This is what I wanted in the first book! Lots of Hayley and Nate in the present! I am a sucker for a good reunion.

This book basically picks up where "Come Back to Texas" left off. Hayley and Nate have reunited and they are spending time together. Nate only has a week before he has to return to rehab so they are trying to make the most of their time together. Unfortunately, the past is still hanging over them and they need to deal with it.

They both are carrying around A LOT of guilt about how they ended things almost 4 years ago. Hayley feels guilty for the way she left Nate and Nate feels guilty for treating her the way her did. And neither of them are ready to talk about it. They have just reunited and the last thing they want to do is talk about the past.

Also, Nate has Post-traumatic stress disorder. He is having frequent nightmares and flashbacks about the explosion. He was the only one of his squad to survive so he is carrying around a lot of survivor's guilt. Not to mention Nate still has A LOT of rehab to go through, so these two have a long road ahead of them. As much as he tries to push Hayley away, she is in it for the long haul and wants to make it work.

In this book, the two of them go on a road trip to bring Nate back to rehab. While he drove himself home, there is no way he can drive himself back, so Hayley volunteers to do it. I think the road trip was exactly what they needed. While the trip wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, it allowed them to fall back into their comfortable relationship. They have these funny, nonsense conversations about random topics just like they did back in high school. It was nice to see the old Hayley and Nate, even it was just for a little bit.

There are some very tense moments on the trip, but they work through it together. I loved that it's clear the two of them are committed to working things out, as hard as it may be. Hayley and Nate's story is far from over and I hope that we get another book about these two. The author's next book is about Hayley's college friend Olivia, so hopefully we will get a little insight into how they are doing. I just really want them to get their HEA.
A Different Kind of Fine did exactly as I’d hoped, picking up the story of Nate and Hayley right where it left off in Come Back to Texas and giving us a view of the relationship I’d been so disappointed to not see in the first book.

After several years, the trauma of war for Nate and the relatively safe if not confusing college years for Hayley, countless YouTube videos and a well-earned reunion, Nate and Hayley are faced with a new reality. As can only be expected, Nate’s psychological scars from his time in combat are every bit as difficult to bear as the physical ones. He and Hayley are clearly still in love, but they’re also very different people than they were back when he first enlisted, and reconnecting is about more than simply finding each other.

Not surprisingly, they both want their relationship to pick up where it left off, as well, but the years of separation and very different experiences out in the world have created a new kind of wall that they must breach. Nate’s suffering from survivor’s guilt, not to mention learning to take on life in a changed body, and the PTSD he’s experiencing is something for which Hayley could never be entirely prepared. His return home to Leland is fraught with a new kind of tension, and while it’s understandably traumatic and serious, the story manages to impart a sense of hope, even when Nate’s at his lowest.

For her part, Hayley is understanding, even when she can’t quite grasp the depth of Nate’s issues, but it’s her determination that really stands out. Despite the fact that Nate in many ways feels like he’s a burden Hayley shouldn’t have to shoulder, she doggedly clings to a belief that she can love him through it.

A Different Kind of Fine is a rather unique story, exploring young love, PTSD, and second chances during what is already a rather confusing time in young adulthood. It doesn’t gloss over the gritty reality faced by injured soldiers returning from war, but it does confront it from the particular perspective of young people who’ve been disillusioned, forced to grow up a bit too fast, and don’t yet have the usual life experiences to put everything into context. Watching these two navigate their emotional obstacles, mature, and come out better for it on the other side finally provided that sense of closure the first book in the series lacked, and I’d definitely suggest reading both books in quick succession.

***FicCentral received this book from Inkslinger PR for free in exchange for an honest review.
Ok. I just finished A Different Kind of Fine. And really? Really, KK Hendin? Really? Loved the book. Loved seeing Hayley and Nate together and working through all of their issues. At least, as best as they could. But I was left wanting so much more. And I felt like it wasn’t complete. I have so many more questions than answers at this point. And while that is bugging me, in many ways I’m ok with that. Is it a happily ever after? In some ways yes. Because deep down, you know what’s going to happen even if you don’t see it. But in other ways, it’s not. Its not that it’s not happy. The ending just left me wanting to know so much more. And I feel like that was done on purpose. Or at least I hope it was done of purpose. Because, here is me begging, KK Hendin...please please please give us another Hayley and Nate book. Pretty please with a cherry on top. Because I love this couple. And I love how they work. Or don’t work. But how it works for them. I want to know more. I want to know their future. I want to know more of their struggles even though they kill me.

All of that to me, says how awesome KK Hendin is as a writer. She gave me just enough information to be happy but didn’t give me it all and left me begging and wanting more. And doing that, that is awesome. I can’t wait to read more of her writing. And learning more about the people in this series. It has made it into my top 10 series I’ve read.

~Katie