The Same Backward as Forward

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Narrated by: Blythe Melin, Christie Moreau

You’ve fallen in love with the Hawthorne brothers, now discover the love story of the lost scion of Hawthorne House. Read Hannah’s side of the story, then flip the book over to experience their love anew through Toby’s eyes in this deluxe novel that you can read backward or forward! The lush edition includes designed edges, a special case, and illustrated endpapers.

Hannah Rooney knows how to be invisible. At twenty, she keeps her head down and her eyes open, and so far, she’s managed to avoid being pulled into the dealings of her notorious criminal family. Hannah lives her life in countdown mode, biding her time in nursing school as she waits for her beloved sister, Kaylie, to turn eighteen so Hannah can get them both far, far away from Rockaway Watch and start a new life.

Tobias Hawthorne II acts every inch the entitled heir that he is. As the only son of one of the country's richest men, there isn't a door that isn't open to him. Yet behind his razor sharp cheekbones and devil-may-care attitude, Toby is guarding a nest of deadly secrets and a fiery anger fierce enough to burn everything in his path.

Their lives collide in one tragic, stormy night, where an act of arson and nature leave Kaylie and two others dead and Toby just barely alive—with no memory of who he is. The fisherman who pulls him from the ocean enlists Hannah to help save the very person who she knows took away her sister. Fueled by her hatred, Hannah is determined to deny Toby's death wish by keeping him alive. He is the last person that she should ever develop feelings for, and she is the first thing he ever remembers seeing.

Some things cannot happen—and some things cannot be stopped.

*Hannah’s side of the story was previously published as a novella in Games Untold

*Reading them all? The ideal reading order is: The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, The Brothers Hawthorne, Games Untold, The Grandest Game, Glorious Rivals, and The Same Backward as Forward.

*Looking for more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Check out The Naturals series (The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the enovella, Twelve), The Debutantes duet (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), and The Lovely and the Lost.

Repeat

The book was literally a repeat of the all the other books, you gain very little insight about the characters. It was difficult to finish because of the repetitiveness. A few paragraphs could have provided the same insight that I gained from this entire book.

Horrible Girl

Jennifer Barns, you are a horrible horrible girl for writing such a heart wrenching piece of work.
This book in the series details the relationship of Tobi (Harry) and Hannah (Sarah). Be prepared to step inside their minds, and hearts, as their back stories unfold and cuts deep. The love between the two is written so eloquently, full of detail and emotion, that it makes one envious to find a love such as theirs.

It’s just so good

It’s so good it made me cry and since I’ve read vegan Americans game series and then this book it was just so good

What is this?!

This story has already been told! I skipped through most of the book. I do hope she writes something new in the series.

Lazy

Half of this book is from the Games Untold. It was a serious let down, you can’t claim it’s a new book.