Up in the Treehouse

A New Adult Romance Novel

By: K.K. Allen

Narrated by: Anne James

Chloe Rivers never thought she would keep secrets from her best friend. Then again, she never imagined she would fall in love with him either. When she finally reveals her feelings, rejection shatters her, rendering her vulnerable and sending her straight into the destructive arms of the wrong guy.

Gavin Rhodes never saw the betrayal coming. It crushes him. Chloe has always been his forbidden fantasy; sweet, tempting, and beautiful. But when the opportunity finally presents itself, he makes the biggest mistake of all and denies her.

Four years after a devastating tragedy, Chloe and Gavin's worlds collide and they find their lives entangling once again. Haunted by the past, they are forced to come to terms with all that has transpired to find the peace they deserve. Except they can't seem to get near each other without combatting an intense emotional connection that brings them right back to where it all started, their childhood treehouse.

Chloe still holds her secrets close, but this time she isn't the only one with something to hide. Can their deep-rooted connection survive the destruction of innocence?

©2016 K.K. Allen (P)2016 K.K. Allen

A Wonderfully Emotional Story

This was my first KK Allen story and it has me hooked. The narration brought all of the angst and emotion to life and had me invested in Gavin and Chloe's story as if it was my own.

Just okay

I loved this book just not the narrative. At times I felt the narrator’s voice was a bit too adolescent. I did enjoy the audible book and am happy I listened. Good book.

Slow Start... struggling to get Through...

When I started this book, I thought the plot summary was intriguing, and settled in for what I thought would be a terrific emotional book (according to all the 5-star reviews. I loved how the treehouse was used as a metaphor, how Chloe was bookish and insecure and figuring out who she was...
But I'm 3.5 hours in and there's no end in sight to the obsession between Chloe and Gavin. I want to shake both of them - their "past selves" and their "current selves" and tell them to stop obsessing about each other's bodies and get with the program already. I never DID understand why Chloe and Devin dated, particularly after Devin was involved with the girl who bullied Chloe...

Anne James was in many ways a good narrator, but she shouldn't have been expected to carry this book through. There are portions read in Gavin's point of view that would've greatly been improved with a male narrator. But since that did not happen, Ms. James did the best she could with what she had...

I'll probably pick this book up and try and complete it when I'm in the mood for something light. Unfortunately, my "light reading" quota was met recently by a novel with more meat to it, and I'm back in the headspace for heavier books.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Just Okay

The story was okay. I would have love to slapped some sense into Chloe. Her whining and stupidity was labeled as her just being “stubborn”. Why do authors make their female characters like this?

Still have a lump in my throat

I absolutely adore this book. Between the characters, the emotion, and the whole concept of telling the story like branches on a tree, I just can't get enough.

This can easily transition from new adult to contemporary romance so it reaches a broad audience. The author definitely struck a chord with me and the narrator performed wonderfully. Incidentally I just moved to the West Coast and happened to move to a town adjacent to Bonney Lake. The accuracy of the references nearby made it that much more enjoyable. I've tagged this author as someone to keep my eye on.

This audiobook was gifted to me by the publisher, narrator, or author.