I was given the opportunity to read this book a couple of years ago, but for some reason I couldn't download a Kindle version of it. Therefore, I hoped that I would come across a paper version and I did. So I finally read it :)

Theo has had a troubled childhood. On paper, it looks like he has everything - two parents who are together, lots of money, boarding at a prestigious school....but nothing is as it seems. He was severely emotionally neglected and that colours every experience that he has in his life, including relationships with women. Anna is a special person who has had her own battles and when the two of them meet, sparks fly. They are two halves of a whole, and yet, they have to overcome a great deal, due to both of their upbringings.

Loved this story!! I had read Anna's story and was looking forward to reading Theo's, to round off the experience. Then I discovered there is another book after this one, can't wait to read it too.

Amanda Prowse has a storyteller's ability to get under the skin and into the heart of her characters. Reading her books becomes such an emotional experience and you feel like you KNOW the characters personally.

5 stars from me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus.

Thank you Harper Collins Australia and Netgalley for an ARC for this wonderful book.

This is the first book by Amanda Prowse amd I look forward to reading more by her.

I love the concept of writing two different books based on each persons perspectives of a relationship. This was a very enjoyable read and I can’t wait to read Anna to find out her side of the story !

I thoroughly enjoyed Anna, the first book in this story so I was looking forward to reading Theo's story. I found it very interesting to get the story from Theo's side compared to Anna's. I went through many differing opinions of Theo, as a child I felt terribly sorry for him, when he meets Anna, I was so happy, then I disliked him immensely, I found him selfish and then events happened and I began to like him again, a lot, I finally came to hope Theo and Anna's story would be a happy one, the way I did in Anna. I loved the ending I have to say, going past the ending of Anna and giving us something more to hope for. A wonderful story and a wonderful way that Amanda Prowse has managed to tell it, I look forward to the next chapter.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia and Head of Zeus for a copy in return for an honest review.

EXCERPT: It was as he lay in his bed, wide awake and staring at the ceiling while the adults screamed their laughter below, that a sad realisation came to him. He didn't want to be anywhere, not at school, not in the back of his father's car, where cigarette smoke and fast corners had made him sick, not in the cold kitchen with the fuzzy TV, where there was no one to talk to, and certainly not in this bedroom filled with antiques from his grandpa's house. And that left only one question: if he didn't feel comfortable anywhere, then where was he supposed to be?

ABOUT THIS BOOK: There are two sides to every love story...

Anna Cole grew up in care, and wants to start a family of her own. Theo Montgomery had a loveless childhood, and wants to find his soulmate.

Then, one day, Theo meets Anna, and Anna meets Theo.

Each shows the other how to love. And each shows
the other what heartbreak feels like...

This is Theo's story.

MY THOUGHTS: One love, two stories. . . an interesting concept and one Amanda Prowse has executed beautifully. I really liked Anna, but I absolutely adored Theo.

I started this book this morning and just read until it was finished.

Theo pulled at my heartstrings. I cannot believe that parents can be so casual, so careless with their children as Theo's were. That any parent could even contemplate sending such a young child off to boarding school is completely foreign to me, and yet I know it happens.

If you are looking for a beautiful, touching read, I highly recommend this wonderful pair of books, Anna and Theo. 4.5☆

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Book blurb...
There are two sides to every love story. Anna Cole grew up in care, and wants to start a family of her own. Theo Montgomery had a loveless childhood, and wants to find his soulmate. Then, one day, Theo meets Anna, and Anna meets Theo. Each shows the other how to love. And each shows the other what heartbreak feels like. This is Theo's story.

My thoughts…
Before reading Theo, I read Anna’s story and here are some words used for that review. (Unique and utterly addictive. I am so glad I got the opportunity to read Anna’s story. What a clever concept. I can’t wait to read Theo’s story.)
Well, I have now read Theo’s story and the same must be said about this sweet and cleverly plotted story that focuses on the male character’s point of view.
I admit to not reading a lot of single POV stories in the past. Normally I get multiple points of view in one book, giving me the chance to get to know/understand/feel for each of the characters portrayed. Theo, and companion novel, Anna, was a different reading experience. While I was completely invested in the character, Anna, while reading Anna (and ditto for Theo), when reading Theo’s story, I felt disconnected from Anna as a character (and visa verse with Theo in Anna’s story). This is not a criticism; more an observation - one aspiring authors who want to better understand the importance of POV might want to experience for themselves. Learn and enjoy at the same time.
I’m not sure why the author chose the two-book structure. (It would be a big story if combined and employing alternate POV, but I would have liked that very much.)
Of course, both books - Anna and Theo - are enjoyable reads for the very prolific Amanda Prowse.

After reading Anna, I couldn't wait to read Theo's book. I find it amazing the power of the mind and what path it can lead you down. So many circumstances could have been very different for Theo if he had the guidance of decent parents and the ability to ward of the bullies he was faced with, some because of his Father of all people.

Anna was and is such a good influence on Theo, it was just a pity he couldn't fully confide in her all of the secrets of his past which we finally learn in the latter part of the book.

A beautifully written companion novel for Anna and one which will remain with me for a good long while.

Definitely more than a 5* book and one I would recommend reading after Anna.

Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book.