Art of Survival: Part Two

Art of Survival: Part Two (A Stern Family Saga Book 6)<br>By: Monique Orgeron<br>5 Emotional Stars<br><br>Just closed the kindle on this very emotional book. Keep in mind, this is book 6 in the series. You must read all 5 prior books before diving into this one. <br><br>Catherine Stern has totally prepared herself for the fight. Her family has stood behind her like the soldiers they’ve been trained to be from birth. Going through the battle is only ½ of the war. The after battle is where the emotions and finding out who your true loyal members are. <br><br>Although Gabriel has been primed to take over for quite some time, it’s the hardest changing of the guards that Catherine has to accept. Has she done a good enough job training him to take over? Is the handing over the reins telling all the other men that she is done? That the cancer has caused her to become weak… So many thoughts running through her mind at a time that she needs to be taking care of herself.<br><br>There is trouble in the Stern household. The truth coming out has caused destruction that only time can tell if the family can overcome and rebuild. The wives are stronger than ever and are a force of their own! <br><br>One thing that brings Catherine happiness is watching her house fill with so many grandbabies. The love and joy filling the house that was once like a prison brings tears to her eyes. Finally, after all these years the kids voices are like angels singing! <br><br>What a journey we have be through with the Stern Family! I totally enjoyed reading this entire series. Catherine’s story being my favorite. Great job to the author for bringing us this entire series.<br><br>#BookBistroBlogApproved<br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/photos/1509458959p8/3637777.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="description" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br>Follow us on:<br>FB – <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookBistroBlog">https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookB...</a><br>Blog -<a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://bookbistroblogcom.wordpress.com">https://bookbistroblogcom.wordpress.com</a><br>Blog -<a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://bookbistroblogger.blogspot.com">https://bookbistroblogger.blogspot.com</a><br>Twitter - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.twitter.com/BookBistro">https://www.twitter.com/BookBistro</a><br>Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/BookBistroBlog">https://www.instagram.com/BookBistroBlog</a><br>

Art of Survival Part 2 of 2 by Monique Orgeron in A Stern Family Saga. This continues the story of Catherine Stern. This book picks up with Catherine coming to terms with the cancer diagnosis but also changing her actions to those of a fight to overcome this disease. Catherine is dealing with turning over control to her oldest son and her other kids along with working on what has happened to her in the past. This was an emotional read for me and one that I couldn't put down. This whole series has been such a great one and I am so glad I found this author. I would love to read more books from Ms. Orgeron. Loved this book and series!!

Book 2 for Catherine’s story and I was just as hooked with this book as I was with of Monique’s others. I finally put it away at 2am though I really wanted to finish. This part is all present day and like how the 1st one ends , the beginning of Catherine’s fight for her life. I am so attached to this whole family. As always with Monique’s writing, it is flawless and pulls you into the story. You feel with her words and can relate to what she was going through. It brings to life the big change in women’s lives and the battles that they face when dealing with breast cancer and the treatment. Some can relate probably more then others. I work for a plastic surgeon so I have seen a lot of what she went through and have been there to watch their incredible journey to fight not only the disease but to feel whole and like a woman again. Grand slam on this book!! Well worth the wait!!! Now we really need Teddy’s story....

Carla's Five Star Review<br /><br />Holy Cow! This book has left me with a serious book hangover! This is part two of Catherine's story, and just like the lady herself, this book is complex and brings some heavy emotion. From the very beginning of this series, Catherine has been the epitome of strength, but, with these last two books, we have seen that she is human and can be quiet vulnerable. Like us, Catherine learns that there are just some battles that we simply can't fight (or conquer) on our own. Even the strongest and bravest of us all need someone to pick us up when we don't feel like going on.<br /><br />What a great conclusion to Catherine's story! As always with the Stern family, there is a lot of drama, danger, and suspense. My favorite part of the story? The mini "baby boom" going on in the Stern house. They are slowly building the family that Catherine has always wanted! The only question? Will Catherine survive to enjoy it?<br /><br />Congrats to this amazing author for creating such amazing characters for us to love!

Wow, I am totally blown away! Every time I think that this author cannot do any better, she ups her game! This is the second part and conclusion of Catherine’s story, where she is in for the fight of her life, and having to relinquish control of the family legacy over to her son Gabriel. This is a beautifully written story which is gritty, emotional, heartbreaking, intense, loving, and all round powerful tale. I was totally captivated throughout this addictive page turner. I cannot wait to read what this exceedingly talented author brings to us next, and I highly recommend this phenomenal series for all readers.

Part two picks up with Catherine fighting for her life, literally. Turning over control to someone so she can fight is not easy and causes a lot of turmoil in the Stern house. But cancer or not, Catherine is still a bada$$!. I'm still mad at Gabriel and I still want to throat punch him. Fallon made me so proud, and you can totally see her taking over the reins of the family from Catherine some day. You definitely need to read part one to understand everything that is going on this book. I love these characters and the stories are so well written in this series. The series is a must read!!!

This book is book two of Catherine's story. It's not a light story. It is in fact a heavy one. It deals with every day life. The difficulties we deal with and the choices we make in dealing with them. <br />If you were to ask me to describe this book and author to you in one word, it would have to be PHENOMENAL!!<br /><br />

Wow!!! A fantastic book and conclusion to Catherine’s journey. Catherine’s story is heartbreaking and loving filled with grit and determination of a woman making it in a man’s world. I highly recommend this story and this whole series!!!

Oh ma chère Monique! Vous avez certainement dépassé toutes les attentes que j'avais dans mon esprit pour ce livre! BRAVO!<br />Even though I am not feeling, I couldn't or didn't want to put this book down. Not even to rest! This whole series is captivating! It's extremely well written. Exquisitely so! If I could give this a billion stars I would! Thank you Monique for all the passion, pride, and love you put into this series!

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