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The Same Backward as Forward (Standard Edition)

Name: The Same Backward as Forward (Standard Edition)
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
ISBN: 9780316600262

Jennifer Lynn BarnesAuthor

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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 unforgettable novel that you can read backward or forward.

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

Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set in the world of the Inheritance Games:- The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) - The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games #2) - The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3) - The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games #4) - Games Untold - The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game #1) - Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game #2) - The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3) - The Same Backward as Forward
For more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don’t miss the killer The Naturals series, and The Debutantes duet.

ISBN9780316600262

PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers

Publication Date11/04/25

Pages400

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ISBN9780316600262

PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers

Publication Date11/04/25

Pages400

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Das traurigste Buch dieses Jahr "She is the beginning and the end and everything in between for me"
Dieses Buch ist ein einziges Herzbrechen. Besonders wenn man die Inheritance Games Reihe bereits gelesen hat, kennt man das Ende dieser Geschichte, aber es ist trotzdem einfach die tragischste Liebesgeschichte, die ich kenne. Man merkt, wie Hannah und Toby immer mehr und stärkere Gefühle entwickeln, aber am Ende reichen diese Gefühle einfach nicht aus. Toby sollte auf jeden Fall ein Vorbild für alle Männer da draußen sein: "Maybe isn't yes. I won't do a thing without a yes. I won't even hope" oder auch "She deserves the world and the whole damn sky" Und Hannah zeigt, dass man Hass überwinden kann und sogar lernen kann, diese verhasste Person mit allem, was man hat zu lieben: "I hated you until I loved you and I will love you until the end" Das schlimmste für mich war das Ende von Toby's Seite. Diese letzten Seiten haben mich komplett leiden lassen. Ich kann es dennoch sehr empfehlen. Jennifer Lynn Barnes hat einfach den besten Schreibstil und obwohl die Geschichte der beiden tragisch ist, ist sie auch wunderschön.
Dec 24, 2025
5.0
Das traurigste Buch dieses Jahr "She is the beginning and the end and everything in between for me"
Dieses Buch ist ein einziges Herzbrechen. Besonders wenn man die Inheritance Games Reihe bereits gelesen hat, kennt man das Ende dieser Geschichte, aber es ist trotzdem einfach die tragischste Liebesgeschichte, die ich kenne. Man merkt, wie Hannah und Toby immer mehr und stärkere Gefühle entwickeln, aber am Ende reichen diese Gefühle einfach nicht aus. Toby sollte auf jeden Fall ein Vorbild für alle Männer da draußen sein: "Maybe isn't yes. I won't do a thing without a yes. I won't even hope" oder auch "She deserves the world and the whole damn sky" Und Hannah zeigt, dass man Hass überwinden kann und sogar lernen kann, diese verhasste Person mit allem, was man hat zu lieben: "I hated you until I loved you and I will love you until the end" Das schlimmste für mich war das Ende von Toby's Seite. Diese letzten Seiten haben mich komplett leiden lassen. Ich kann es dennoch sehr empfehlen. Jennifer Lynn Barnes hat einfach den besten Schreibstil und obwohl die Geschichte der beiden tragisch ist, ist sie auch wunderschön.
Dec 24, 2025
annabau
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"And maybe scar are just a body's way of saying I survived."
Die beiden Perspektiven der Geschichte sind wirklich gelungen. Besonders weil man aus den vorherigen Büchern weiß, dass beide wichtige Erzählstränge zu bieten haben. Dadurch geht zwar manchmal etwas an Tiefe verloren, aber es fügt sich nahtlos in die Reihe rund um die Hawthornes ein.
Nov 16, 2025
3.5
"And maybe scar are just a body's way of saying I survived."
Die beiden Perspektiven der Geschichte sind wirklich gelungen. Besonders weil man aus den vorherigen Büchern weiß, dass beide wichtige Erzählstränge zu bieten haben. Dadurch geht zwar manchmal etwas an Tiefe verloren, aber es fügt sich nahtlos in die Reihe rund um die Hawthornes ein.
Nov 16, 2025
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MY ROMAN EMPIRE!! Masterpiece✨✨✨
“You love fairytale, I know, but I can’t be your happily ever after.” “I had a choice between hating myself and loving Hannah and I chose wrong.” NOT talked about enough. Forget about Romeo and Juliet, Toby and Hannah are the bitter sweetest couple in book history🥀 I lowkey forgot that I was reading while reading. The book felt like midnight thunderstorm by the ocean 🌊 The end was devastating and I think I will never stop yapping about their story. So that’s your sign not to stop reading books in the TIG-Universe after the three main “The inheritance games”. READ. THAT. BOOK.
Mar 17, 2026
5.0
MY ROMAN EMPIRE!! Masterpiece✨✨✨
“You love fairytale, I know, but I can’t be your happily ever after.” “I had a choice between hating myself and loving Hannah and I chose wrong.” NOT talked about enough. Forget about Romeo and Juliet, Toby and Hannah are the bitter sweetest couple in book history🥀 I lowkey forgot that I was reading while reading. The book felt like midnight thunderstorm by the ocean 🌊 The end was devastating and I think I will never stop yapping about their story. So that’s your sign not to stop reading books in the TIG-Universe after the three main “The inheritance games”. READ. THAT. BOOK.
Mar 17, 2026