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The Last Love Letter

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THE LAST LOVE LETTER was quite a different read for me. Amanda Easton bares her soul, literally, as she puts her thoughts, feelings and emotions to paper. It was a courageous move and I applaud the author. It's not always easy for one to express their feelings, but Easton fluently conveys her passion. THE LAST LOVE LETTER is an unforgettable book that I'd recommend to all young women.

Reviewed by: Peaches

It took me a moment to get it, to remove my preconceived notions about
what a love letter should be, and my amazement that someone wrote an
entire book that contained just one love letter. After reading a few
pages, I shook my head, closed the book and exhaled. Instead, I examined
the appealing cover and studied the lovely drawn woman. Then the
subtitle caught my eye: "The First Step Is Admitting You Have a
Problem.." With a smile, I finally caught the rhythm of this work and
immersed myself in its incredibly, emotional words.

Amanda Easton scripted and published a Spoken Word masterpiece, giving
the reader a glimpse into her soul. She reveals the heart and mind of a
true poetess, a real writer; obsessively enraptured with someone who
barely knows her and certainly doesn't love her. To that, I can
certainly relate, and therein lies the genius of this work. After her
accusations, cloaked in victimization, and her indictments, drenched in
righteous indignation, the truth seeps out. The truth that many of us
face: searching for fulfillment in the idea of love, regardless of the
man we demand love us.

Amanda's Easton's delivery is engaging. Sometimes tumultuous, and
other times downright hilarious, she makes the reader cringe with
embarrassment and laugh out loud at her sarcasm. With clever
metaphors, careful themes and colorful descriptions, this love letter
displays the intimate crevices of the heart. But her truthful
realization is the gem of this emotional collection. She
examines herself with a clarity that most of us avoid, for fear of what
we would see. She discusses how flawed, hurt and possibly unlovable we
really are.

One of my favorite passages of the love letter comes during her
discovery. "And some of us are slightly deranged, Gorgeous girls, Who
give good love, Looking for our Daddy, In every stranger we touch."

This work is very clever, witty, and unflinching. Amanda Easton's THE
LAST LOVE LETTER is simply a classic.

Reviewed by a. Kai
for The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

A crush can take a long time to die, especially if it's never acted upon. "The Last Love Letter" is Amanda Easton's story about letting go and the law of attraction. She tries to write a final love letter to the object of her affections, but she finds it's nowhere as easy as it sounds. In the process she ends up discussing love, romance, sex, honesty, expectations, and other things sought along the road to companionship. "The Last Love Letter" is a first person dive into the subject, sure to enlighten and entertain anyone who would pick it up.

The Last Love Letter by Amanda Easton is a poetic, open letter diary filled with longing, obsession and pain. The author reveals herself within these pages in a nothing held back, unraveling of her feelings, insecurities and growth. Amanda's letter unfolds in poetry form, revealing how it feels when a relationship she gave her all to ends. The feeling of unrequited love literally lives on the pages. Nothing is left untold from the sexual experiences to the humiliating exchanges between the couple.

The Last Love Letter made me flinch at times because it reminded me of how often young women confuse sex with love. The book also exposes how insecurity manifests itself in the hearts of women, allowing them to accept anything from men they feel they love, men who only feel desire for them. I would encourage female readers to read this book because it has the potential to be eye-opening as to how much they stand to lose when they do not demand love and respect. Though most recommended to young female readers, young men would also benefit from reading such a heartfelt rendering.

Angelia Menchan
APOOO BookClub

Personal and poetic. Reaches across age barriers and reminds me of my younger days. I know Amanda needed to write this book for herself but I hope it changes women's minds about giving too much of themselves away.
Thank you for the story Amanda! I heard you interviewed on Iowa Public Radio and right away bought a copy for me and a friend.

Once I started reading this, everything halted in my world until I was done! This book made a connection and I couldn't put it down until I was finished reading it. I read it in a day and it was a really thoughtful book: funny, sad, and very human! It touched a range of emotions and I can't wait to read another one by this author.

What a joy this book was to read. I read the book 3 times and actually got different thoughts each time.
My 1st read allowed me to catch the wittiness between the lines. Sharp Wit. FUNNY!
My 2nd read brought the sadness out. Heavy, but necessary. I actually cried.
The final thought I had was of an ocassional 'Deja Vu', about something Amanda did or was done to her. I would say "that's me- that happened to me".
It's just wonderful to know that with strength and heart, you'll come out on the other side..INTACT and hopefully, a better person.
Don't settle for ordinary if you don't want to.
KUDOS, Amanda.

The "black voice" in this book is articulate, multicultural, moving, relevant, compelling and real. The voice is incredible and undeniable. I've never read first-person, short story done more vulnerably, more stylishly or more hip. This is a story of lust and love, naivete and wisdom. The purpose of this kind of book is to pick you up and take you on an emotional roller coaster. Toward that end, this book perfectly accomplishes its goal. You laugh, you hurt and you cry. You feel. Raw is the word I would use to sum up this two-hour experience best. Amazing. Great job.

A very interesting, passionate book. You can feel the pain of a young woman's heartbreak from a sexual relationship with a man who cannot return her unconditional love. You see the woman's misery and depth of despair as the man delivers devastating emotional blows time and again. But you also see her strength as it begins to grow as she learns to understand and she comes through the encounter a changed person - emotionally strong and ready to love a man who can return to her what she has to offer. Very well done. Kudos to the Author.

Amanda Eastern takes us thought a time in her life when she was hopelessly in love with a man who, could not, would not return her love. She is reminiscing about a love letter she wrote to him. This letter is to a man she has loved for 12 years.

I know most women if not all have been in love with someone who could not, would not love us back. I know most of us have been hurt at one point or another to the point where we never thought we would come back from it. I know most of us have loved the wrong man at some point in our lives. This book it that story. Amanda opens up her heart to say all the things went wrong her relationship and more. I give her credit for putting out there for the world to see.

I personally just could not get into this book. I found myself wondering how in GODS name you could love a man for all those years. I mean it seem evident to me he was not interested. This book was like a lot of rambling to me. Like it more of conversation with her self instead of trying to get her point across in a book. I also felt that a lot of trails she went though with this man was more so on her part that the low self esteemed she had for self ALLOWED this man to put her thought the wringer. I felt most of problem begin and ended with her as all the signs were there.

I am happy to see that she did discover some self-love for herself if not entirely for her but for her daughter also. The editing was great. Give her that also.

SiStar Tea
ARC Book Club Inc.
2.5 star rating