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Six Months Kindle Edition

by Mona Sedrak (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 27
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For twenty years, Mikala Jacobson had it all: loyal friends, a precious little girl, and a man who adores her. Then double tragedy strikes and her perfect world shatters.

Good friends, Rena and Jake are instantly by her side, protecting her from her husband David's sordid secret life and his final drunken confession.

With their help, Mikala finds strength to rebuild and redefine her life. As her spirit and heart heal, she not only finds closure, but the beauty of a new love built upon an old friendship.
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    October 29, 2018
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This is a brilliant novel that I took time reading. I didn't want to rush it and I wanted to savor every single word. Mikala's struggle felt real and as if it was my own. The multiple points of view and the fragmented narrative was enough to make me read on. I enjoyed how the author let Mikala grow and become her own person. She breathed and become a real person in my mind and I could almost imagine her face in my mind. I loved this novel! This is one of the best novels I have read this year.Reviewed By Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite

You'll cry, you'll smile, and you'll share the joy and grief, and join the struggle. A beautiful romance born from tragedy, and the road to the end is anything but easy for either of them. Grab a box of tissues and a cup of tea, because you're not going to want to put this book down. While it tugged at my heart strings, it also made its way onto my very selective list of books to which I attribute the words "highly recommended."Reviewed By K.J. Simmill for Readers' Favorite

Mona Sedrak has really hit the nail on the head with this pinnacle of dramatic fiction. The premise of the novel is incredible and exciting in itself, but the emotional journey which follows it is sure to suck readers in and take them along for a devastating but ultimately positive and heartwarming rideReviewed By K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite

About the Author

Mona Sedrak lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and works as a university administrator and professor. Although she has co-published two academic books, she is now writing contemporary romance, mainstream fiction and women's fiction. She is an avid reader, enjoying many different genres.
Mona lives with her husband of 33 years, a geriatric maltipoo, and an Amazon Parrot named Pretzel. She binge watches too many shows to count and she loves fine brandy.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H9N97CB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Wild Rose Press, Inc (October 29, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3218 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 27

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Mona Sedrak lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and works as a university administrator and professor. Although she has co-published two academic books, she is now writing contemporary romance, mainstream fiction and women's fiction. She is an avid reader, enjoying many different genres.

Mona lives with her husband of 33 years, a geriatric maltipoo, and an Amazon Parrot named Pretzel. She binge watches too many shows to count and she loves fine brandy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018
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For readers seeking an emotional journey, Six Months will make you smile, cry, and root for the main character as she suffers more losses than any wife or mother should in their lifetime. Themes woven throughout the story including hope, love, the meaning of family, and guilt offer something for everyone who has dealt with life's tragedies. Relatable, emotional, and worth the read!
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BarbarinaS
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020
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I had mixed feelings about this novel. Whilst the subject matter was delicate the characters lacked something In this, making connection difficult. The female lead was not likeable. She lets everything happen to her, and continues to do this even in her grief so it is hard to imagine her as someone two men loved.

I think the problem was we were told a lot but we were not given the opportunity to connect through the characters themselves. Aside from being told how much they love the other person, their interactions don’t let us see it.
I thought the novel had real potential to move people and perhaps it does. Different people react in different ways to things in Iife, including reading. I needed tension in characterisation and plot. It will be interesting to see what others think but overall reasonable reading.
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SRiley
5.0 out of 5 stars From Loss to Hope
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018
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Six Months unveils Mikala's journey from unimaginable loss to rediscovering hope in six-month increments. Her loss is compounded by her husband's betrayal, and she is surprised to discover support in unexpected places. Ultimately, this story is about finding hope and learning to live again. An emotional roller coaster but well worth the ride.
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Katie O'Sullivan
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional story of loss and love and second chances
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018
The dramatic tale of loss, sorrow, and redemption tells a powerful story of second chances, mostly through the eyes of a mother who's spirit and soul have been broken by the ultimate loss - the death of her daughter and the subsequent suicide of the guilt-ridden husband who'd been driving the car. A bleak premise for sure, but also raw and real and heartbreaking in its lyrical telling.

The first chapter of this story weaves disjointedly back and forth, from a remembered good day to the frozen bleak cemetery to the fateful day of the car crash that took a child's life and shattered her mother. Not an easy breezy start to any story. Take it slow, and don't let it stop you. Seriously. This is the author's debut at fiction, and while the first pages are not smooth the story will slowly suck you in until you're turning pages in spite of yourself.

As the main character begins to slowly heal, so does the prose, becoming more orderly in its storytelling, trying to make sense of the tragedy instead of throwing it scattershot at the reader. And as the main character, Mikala, puts her heart back together and lets her friends back into her life, the words on the page become lyrical and flowing. By the end you won't want to put it down, eagerly wanting the happy ending that Mikala so desperately deserves.

This is not a romance novel, per se. Told in various voices and points of view, this is a story of loss and love and second chances for all the characters involved, in the most basic senses of the words. This is also not a fast read, or a pick-it-up-when-you -have-a-second kind of book. Grab a cup of tea, a box of tissues, and curl up on the couch for a good cry. I think fans of Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this story, and this new voice in fiction. I look forward to the next book, which I hope has a smoother first chapter but just as much emotion packed in its pages.
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Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
First, I want to thank Mona Sedrak, Wild Rose Press Inc, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.

Mona Sedrak’s breathtaking cover captured my interest in this book originally in Six Months. The book’s cover has a sweet little girl with laughing as a butterfly sits on her nose. Flowers surround her and, in the background, you see a silhouette of a couple. I am a huge butterfly fan and this cover just melted my heart. Kudos to the graphic designer. When I did read the synopsis of the book I knew it was a must read book-I was right!

I feel that I must warn readers ahead of time that this book deals with a loss of a child at a young age. It also deals with the tremendous grief afterword’s and how each individual deals with it. If this is a trigger for you then this may not be a good book for you.

This book is dedicated to Mona’s husband Samy. He has always supported her and believed in her even when she lost faith in herself.

WOW! Mona had me hooked on page one and feeling all sorts of emotions. Warning you will need tissues! If you are a parent or like me a proud Auntie you will want to be holding them tight after reading this book. It was incredibly powerful.

You could tell that this book was very near and dear to Mona’s heart. You could tell by the way Mikala’s character and storyline was so passionately portrayed. It was a beautiful storyline that totally tugged on my heart strings. So many times I wanted to reach out and hug her for so many reasons.

I am a huge fan of butterflies for so many reasons. Not only are they on the front cover but they are mentioned in the book. The reader gets a little bit of education about butterflies which I thought was a cool idea. However, they are symbolism for Molly as well. I thought that was beautiful.
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Merry Jelks- Emmanuel
5.0 out of 5 stars This Will Have You Crying
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2019
Grab your tissues because you will need them. David, Mikala, Jake and Rena had a unique friendship that could be seen as a family. All throughout college they were each others buffers that got them through college and all of life's drama but Jake and Mikala were really close. David knew if he wanted a relationship with Mikala, he had to accept her close friendship with Jake as well. The four bridged a friendship that covered over twenty years and when tragedy strikes it will take this close friendship to get them through all of the lies, deception and betrayals that are uncovered before true healing comes.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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