Nothing But It All

By: Adriana Locke

Narrated by: Amy Hall, Ryan Duncan

From USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke comes a warm and romantic novel about a marriage in trouble, two conspiring kids, and the meaning of long-lasting love.

After twenty years, the cracks in Lauren Reed’s marriage are showing. She and her husband, Jack, feel more like roommates than a loving couple. What they have in common are two wonderful teenagers, Michael and Maddie, and the same wistful question: When did it all go wrong? Now that Lauren’s decided to get on with her life—alone—divorce is inevitable.

Not to the kids. They aren’t giving up so easily.

Michael and Maddie have conspired with their grandfather to bring everyone together for a vacation in the family’s favorite summer getaway, a rustic lakeside cabin in Story Brook, Ohio. Awkward? Yep. A little deceptive? Sure. But as far as traps go, Lauren and Jack agree—the meddlers couldn’t have set one that was more scenic or filled with so many bittersweet memories.

This trip is going to be life-changing for the whole family. Fourteen days of hope, heartbreak, and unexpected possibilities—like maybe falling in love all over again.

©2024 by Adriana Locke. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

My new Roman Empire.

I read this in one sitting.

It had me sobbing in bed at 4am, just feeling grateful for my life. I didn't even finish the damn thing until 630am.
I'm not even exaggerating. 😂

If you're a SAHM, feeling unappreciated by your spouse, went through a divorce with an ex who didn't appreciate you, or just don't have a perfect marriage (cause who does after 20 years?!) this book will have you REFLECTING.

I loved this book.
I love Adriana Locke in general, but this... This book was incredible.
Maybe it's because it pulled at my heartstrings, and I was able to relate so much to the characters, idk. But I'm going to be thinking about this book for a LONG time.

It was SO REAL, which I don't usually care for in books, but this was just so spot on at certain times. I feel like I'm just repeating myself in this review, but I have no other words.😂 It's just good.

Read it. 100% recommend. Come back and let me know if you also cried lol.

*Side note*
As of right now, this is on KU and if you have an Audible account, you can also listen to it for free! I listened to some of it as I was reading along and the narration is amazing!

Lauren and Jack

This is an extremely emotional book. The characters were wonderful and loving. I loved the family dynamic once things were settled between Lauren and Jack. Amy Hall and Ryan Duncan were both fabulous in their roles. They portrayed all of these characters perfectly.

Family & Love

This audio was just what I needed. You always think you’re the only one going through the valley of life when in reality all of us that have been married 15 plus years have gone through just that.

You always question what can I do more of or why hasnt things changed. But if you’re not wanting to put in the work you get stuck. And that’s just what Lauren & Jack had done. Two ships passing in the wind but neither changing until it was almost too late.

But true love will find its way back and will make you whole again. Just be patient and like they say sometimes it’s just a season. You have to go through the rain to see the rainbow at the end.

Fantastic listening

Amy and Ryan brought this story to life beautifully.
They wonderfully portrayed Lauren, Jack, Gramps, Michael, Maddie, and all the other characters.
I did not want to take my headphones off, their performance was enthralling.

This story was funny, a little sad, heartwrenching and heartwarming - all of the things.

If you are after a book to listen to via KU, I would definitely recommend this one.

Get past 35% and it really rolls

3.75 Stars for me!

During the first 35% of the story, I considered DNFing the story several times as the h seemed unwilling to look at herself as hard as she did her husband. She had no desire through 50% of the story to even consider proper communication with her husband. Once the communication started in earnest, things began to change. The kids and the dad were, at times, a bit much but helped make the story.

Worth the read/listen... especially if you are unhappy with the direction of your marriage but care about making it better.