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Even When I'm Gone

By: Nicole Fiorina
Narrated by: Lilly Drake, Michael Gallagher, Gregory Salinas
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The second book in a heart-consuming series.

Ollie: Forget everything you thought you knew. Hell, I don't even know myself anymore. For seven months, I've been gone, only to come back to be tested in every way possible. They say keep your enemies close, and my demons welcomed me back with open arms. My downfall is a necessary evil. But Mia is my endgame.

Mia: Seven months ago, Ollie surrendered to the darkness, abandoning me in the process. He stripped me of my walls, only to leave me defenseless. Now he's back, along with fresh new faces and obstacles standing in our way. He says to trust no one. Not even him. How am I supposed to be strong for us both when I'm losing my grip?

©2019 Nicole Fiorina (P)2021 Nicole Fiorina

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Reformatory College Romance

Even When I'm Gone by Nicole Fiorina is a reformatory college romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Lilly Drake, Michael Gallagher, and Gregory Salinas. This is the second book in the Stay With Me series.

I originally read this book in 2020 when it was released and was so excited to see it come to life in audio. This story took me on an emotional roller coaster that I didn’t want to get off. I loved getting Mia, Ollie, and Ethan's points of view throughout the book. It really brings the story to life.

Lilly, Michael, and Gregory did an amazing job on the narration! I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would highly recommend this series if you like reformatory college romances, gothic romances, new adult romances, romantic suspense, or psychological thrillers.

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Love this series!!!

“A villain and a hero. An angel and a demon. Heaven and hell.”

I have let me emotions simmer for days, and I’m still not sure how to get all of thoughts out of my head. Even When I’m Gone is such an emotional endeavor! I fell in love with Ollie and Mia in Stay With Me, and I was on pins and needles watching their story play out. Watching these two struggle, emotionally and physically, is heart wrenching!

“That’s the thing about love. Once it touches you, it doesn’t go away.”

Ollie and Mia have this soul deep connection and I KNOW they belong together. Their journey isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s distressing, destructive and down right painful at times. But then it’s sweet, romantic and sooo beautiful. They belong together, plain and simple. Only it’s not that simple. There are so many obstacles in their way.

“Embrace it, Mia. Every moment, no matter how long it lasts, it’s all worth it, yeah?”

Two years. That’s how long they are in that godforsaken place. A place where you can’t trust anyone. Where your so called “friends” are waiting to stab you in the back. Where you can’t even trust the staff. Bad things happen everyday. But Ollie and Mia are survivors. They will get through it. My heart needs to believe that.

“Sure, we were adults, but stripped of our freedom and deprived of our identity by the hands of medication and means of brainwash—an attempt to reset us like a broken toy.”

At the end I was screaming “NOOOOOO! NO! NO! NO! THIS CANT BE HAPPENING!” I’m losing my mind wondering where Fiorina is taking us in the next book!!!! I’m still blown away that this is a debut series!! The writing gets better and better. It’s the emotions that this is going to bring it out in you, that make it such a fabulous read. You will have no choice but to still be thinking of the characters days later.

Narration is pretty freaking awesome! Lilly Drake, Michael Gallagher and Gregory Salinas are freaking fabulous!

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This Book is Truly Poetic!

This book was truly Poetic. Book 2 in the Stay with Me series by Nicole Fiorina picks up a few months after book 1 and follows Mia and Ollie's tortured romance. I initially read this the print version and was very excited for the audio, especially once i heard there would be 3 narrators!

I will be honest,I was eager and afraid to read this novel. I wanted to both read the book and hide from it simultaneously, terrified that my heart was going to be destroyed. I devoured this book, unable to stop reading or put it down. The prose was just beautiful and conjured imagery that was almost tangible. The references to music interspersed throughout the story expanded the emotions and tone and Nicole Fiorina has a playlist as well which elevates the reader's experience. I don't think I have highlighted as many lines in a novel since I took literature classes during my undergrad, and never purely for pleasure. This novel addresses difficult issues and readers may want to check content warnings. These topics can be difficult to address but are done in such a way that the reader feels not only invested in the struggles of the characters, but also as if they too have grown simply by consuming the words on the page. This book will leave its mark on your soul, and you will not regret one word of it. The audiobook brings so much depth to this story! I love getting to read it in different mediums! Lily Drake does such a great job as Mia, I hope she starts doing more romance!

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Raw emotions

“I’m not going to make you remember me, Mia. I’m going to make it where you can’t remember anything else.”

“You think any of these will scar?” “Probably,” he exhaled in concentration. “But it’s up to you on how deep you let the scars in.”

This absolute gem of a book shows a different side of the characters and how their relationship evolves after some major things happened.
The voices are, like the first audiobook, absolute perfection. You can almost feel Ollie and Mia’s love, pain and everything they feel.

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absolutely mind blown

wow! not only was this immaculate writing, these audios were amazing in their own right. so so good.

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This series is perfection

I cannot say enough good things about this book and this audio is absolutely incredible! The narration is outstanding and the care they put into ever sentence makes the entire book! I cannot wait to listen to the 3rd one!

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Exceptional

This story and the narrators were exceptional! This was so good! A heartfelt and raw story you don’t want to miss!

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Even better than the first book!

OMG. Just OMG. 😭😮‍💨 What a rollercoaster that was!! And HOLY PLOT TWIST!! Wow. This book cemented my undying love for my baby Ollie Masters. He is literal perfection. This book was incredible. As someone who has struggled with mental health in the past, This series hits close to home for me, but wasn’t triggering if that makes sense. I desperately want Ollie and Mia to have their HEA, they deserve it so much. I honestly can’t believe the rollercoaster ride my emotions just took! I don’t think I’ve ever felt that wide of a range of emotions while reading a book, and I am absolutely here for it!

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Loved

I really enjoyed it. It was a little slow moving but I’m invested in the journey of these characters. Can’t wait to dive into the 3rd book.

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Heartbreakingly good

Noooooooo!

Zeke!
Ethan!

Wow! I don’t even have words at the moment so I may need to come back to this with a better, more detailed review.

Everything hurts.

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