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One Way Or Another
One Way Or Another | Kara Mcdowell
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Sliding Doors meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in a sweet, smart holiday romance about a girl who decides to stop letting her anxiety stand in the way of true love. The average person makes 35,000 decisions every single day. That's about 34,999 too many for Paige Collins, who lives in debilitating fear of making the wrong choice. The simple act of picking an art elective is enough to send her into a spiral of what-ifs. What if she's destined to be a famous ceramicist but wastes her talent in drama club? What if there's a carbon monoxide leak in the ceramics studio and everyone drops dead? (Grim, but possible!) That's why when Paige is presented with two last-minute options for Christmas vacation, she's paralyzed by indecision. Should she go with her best friend (and longtime crush) Fitz to his family's romantic mountain cabin? Or should she accompany her mom to New York, a city Paige has spent her whole life dreaming about? Just when it seems like Paige will crack from the pressure of choosing, fate steps in -- in the form of a slippery grocery store floor -- and Paige's life splits into two very different parallel paths. One path leads to New York where Paige falls for the city . . . and the charms of her unexpected tour guide. The other leads to the mountains where Paige might finally get her chance with Fitz . . . until her anxiety threatens to ruin everything. However, before Paige gets her happy ending in either destiny, she'll have to face the truth about her struggle with anxiety -- and learn that you don't have to be "perfect" to deserve true love.
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jmtrivera
One Way Or Another | Kara Mcdowell
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The story splits, Sliding Doors style. In Fate 1, Paige goes to New York & meets Harrison, who helps her take a step back & look at her expectations of life. In Fate 2, she goes to Fitz's cabin & faces her expectations of him. Both contain valuable lessons which she needed & explored a different facet of her character (as well as Fitz's). I also like the way her mental health was a factor in both Fates. It was an enjoyable, sweet holiday romance.

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jmtrivera
One Way Or Another | Kara Mcdowell

"Do you ever feel like you're wandering around in the dark, with no idea what you're doing or where you're going?"
"Pretty much every day."
"How do you deal with it?"
"I read."

readordierachel Well, this resonates 3y
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ckittle019
One Way Or Another | Kara Mcdowell
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“That‘s the thing about my brain. It latches onto the bad, digs its fingernails in, and refuses to let up even for a second.”

mcipher This sounds so cute! 3y
ckittle019 @mcipher so far it really is! ☺️ 3y
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Charityann
One Way Or Another | Kara Mcdowell
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Picked up first stack of holiday reads from my public library! I‘m thankful my library is still able to provide curbside pickup.😊🎄📚 #christmasreads #holidayreads