After the Leaves Fall Audiobook

" Very touching and moving story. I think it's something a lot of women can relate to. "

" After the Leaves Fall tells the story of young Julia DeSmit who is only used to being left behind and forgotten. Her mother leaves the girl at the age of 9. Years later, at 16, Julia's father passes away, and Julia is left to live in the old farmhouse with her grandmother. Julia finds that the only people she can really relate to are her beloved grandmother and her neighbor/best friend, Thomas. Over time, Julia realizes that she's been harboring romantic feelings for Thomas. When he leaves for college, Julia hopes their relationship will last, but soon, she discovers that he's finding new relationships to follow. Julia herself heads off to college not long after, and begins forging relationships of her own. In this new world where she finds herself, Julia learns about life and love and loss. The stresses of college classes and relationships wear on her, and somewhere in the midst of everything, Julia makes a decision that will alter her life entirely. Living in the consequences of that decision, Julia must decide how to move forward from there. I liked the book. Sometimes, the author seemed to spend long periods of time describing almost innane events (pouring coffee, looking at snow, etc.), and these flowery passes seemed like rabbit trails. Some of these passages came into play later, but many did not. The writing was beautiful, but at times, too flowery. The plot was usually interesting, but occasionally, plodding. Like I said, it was a good book and worth reading, but there was the occasional style distraction for me. "

" 3 1/2 stars. Liked it enough to read the sequel eventually. Very well-written. "

" A tad different than what I'm use to reading, but I liked it none the less. "

" This was a very well written book, but it didn't move me at all. SPOILER ALERT: This is a rather typical tale of a teenage girl growing up, complete with confusing romances and an unplanned pregnancy. "

" Man, was that depressing. Highly relatable to a young woman who is struggling to find her place. "

" I enjoyed this book, but I had no problem putting it down... I was never sure what the angle was. However, I do think I will read the sequel. "

" Liked very much as well as her others-well done. "

" This book tricked me and I ended up reading the whole thing. Don't let it happen to you! "

" I'm beginning to think a portion of this book was omited when formatted for the Kindle. I felt like it was missing either chapters or whole sections. "

" A new-found Christian author I came across. . .Baart's novel is not really profound, but a likable summer read. "

" I would actually give it between 3 and 4 stars, I'm looking onward to reading the sequel! "

" I loved this book, but it was sad to see how it ended......not at all how I wanted the storyline to go. "

" Awesome. I read this out of order - this is a sequel to Summer Snow, but both were fantastic. Very realistic story of a young girl faced with much heartache and some difficult decisions. I hope a third novel comes out so we can know if the main character's love interest works out. "

" This book was really really good. I could relate to the characters in some way through out the whole book... I can't wait to read the sequel!! "

" Really good coming-of-age story about a girl who constantly gets dealt crappy cards. The writing is beautiful and the story is relatable. It's a great rainy day "curl up on the couch" read. It's a poignant and bittersweet story, but I had to ignore the preachy undertones. "

" Interesting and moving story without a lot of preachiness. "

" Great book !! Yes, I will be reading the other 2. "

" Enjoyed this series! "

" Really enjoyed this story, but alittle disappointed in the ending. "

" It was pretty good. I think the author did an excellent job of getting inside a teenager's head and articulating all of the insecurities they sometimes feel. I was sucked in from the beginning and had a difficult time putting it down. It ended very abruptly, though, which really annoyed me. "

" This is a good book, highly emotional. The author did a good job at making the reader really feel for the main character. "

" Kept waiting to see where this was going and it was to nowhere...can't believe it is averaging almost 4 stars...disjointed ....glad I did not spend money for it "

" Just finished this one. Was a free ebook and I enjoyed it. "

" This was ok. An easy read but sometimes it was a bit drawn out. "

" Depressing the whole time. Hated the ending. Not worried about reading the others. "

" I thought this book was interesting at first when 9 year old Julia had to deal with a sullen uncaring mom. This novel turned out to be more of a coming of age/romance novel--not my type of book. I think this would be a good book for a high school girl. "

" I would actually give it between 3 and 4 stars, I'm looking onward to reading the sequel! "

" Well written and a good story but I didn't like the ending. Good clean read. "

" This book brought out emotions in me like no other book before. I feel like in some ways I related to the character in a deep way. This book was good, but I have yet to decide whether I will read the sequel due to my emotional state during this book. "

" It was pretty good. I think the author did an excellent job of getting inside a teenager's head and articulating all of the insecurities they sometimes feel. I was sucked in from the beginning and had a difficult time putting it down. It ended very abruptly, though, which really annoyed me. "

" I just couldn't get into this book. <br/> "

" This was a pretty good book. It was something totally new for me...I got it for free on my Kindle. It was definetly different. I guess it was a sequel to it, I will check it out, too. "

" I read this because I got it for free on my Kindle. It was enjoyable but not something I'd go out of my way to recommend. "

" I read this book for free on my nook. It was actually pretty good and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I will probably read the sequel :) "

" The book was an entertaining read but not a great read. Very depressing and bleak throughout the book. While the author tried to capture a teen's sad life, the characters in the book seemed very static and rigid. There was no growth in the characters. I really couldn't connect with any of them. "

" I enjoyed this book, but I had no problem putting it down... I was never sure what the angle was. However, I do think I will read the sequel. "

" I stumbled across this book on a day it was free in the Kindle Store. It was a good story but I felt like the author ended at an odd place in order to sell a sequel to the book. So the story was ok but really not finished. I don't mind sequels but would like there to be a logical end. "

" I thought this was a well written book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. "