All That Matters | Youseph Tanha

Being Compared To Nicholas Sparks

Something I am seeing in a lot of the reviews about my book ‘All That Matters‘ is that I am being compared to the author, Nicholas Sparks. That is such an honor to me. I have one book published so far and people are already comparing me to a highly successful and amazing author such as Sparks. I am flattered and humbled by this.

I am a fan of Nicholas Sparks and have read many of his books over the years. One of his first books I read was ‘A Walk To Remember‘ which had major and positive impact on my life.

Sparks’s writing style is fluid and keeps the story moving along. This is something I have found to be an influence my own writings.

Savannah recently made this comparison between myself and Sparks on her ‘Books With Bite‘ blog when she reviewed ‘All That Matters‘. Here are a few things she had to say:

What I liked most about this book is the struggle, the fight for love that is once there, but for some reason fades away.
I adore the characters in this book.
I struggled towards the end with hiding my tears…

You can read Savannah’s full review on her blog, ‘Books With Bite‘.

Book Vacations Reviewed ‘All That Matters’

Shana with the book review blog ‘Book Vacations‘ reviewed ‘All That Matters‘. Here are some of the kind things she said.

..raw look into young love, a love so pure and uncanny, is completely different.
Most books I read tend to deal with female leads smitten with a male who could care less, and Tanha has created a nice change of pace in his novel.
Tanha certainly has a way with words, and All That Matters is a beautiful story.

Check out the full review over at ‘Book Vacations’.

‘Reading On The Run’ Blog Reviews ‘All That Matters’ And Is Giving A Copy Away

Lacey Hittle did a really great interview with me and a review of my book ‘All That Matters‘ on her blog, ‘Reading On The Run‘. It is one of the more in-depth reviews I have gotten to read of my own work.

One of the other cool things Lacey is doing on her blog is putting on a contest to win a copy of my book. So, if you want to read the interview she did, read the review of my book she wrote, or just try to get your hands on a free copy of my book, head on over to ‘Lacy Hittle’s ‘Reading On The Run‘ blog to check it out.

A couple of great highlights from her review where:

From the Introduction I was hooked.
When Amanda and Ethan have their first date, you are able to remember the feelings you had on and after your first date as you experience Ethan’s feelings.
As I was reading about their first few dates, I kept thinking “KISS HER”…
From beginning to the last chapter I really enjoyed the book…

Rambling Bookmarks Reviews ‘All That Matters’

The Reviews just keep coming in. Marriah, with Rambling Bookmarks blog reviewed ‘All That Matters‘ recently and had the following to say about it:

I loved it.
It’s a great love story told from the boy’s point of view.
I haven’t read a book that is so honest about what a high school student experiences in a long time.

Marriah rated my book one of her favorites. What a compliment!

Please check out Marriah’s full review of my book over at Rambling Bookmarks.

Raindrop Reflections Review ‘All That Matters’

‘All That Matters’ was reviewed by Rita at Raindrop Reflections. The positive notes and comments throughout her review are very encouraging to me. I want to share a little of what Rita had to say about my book, but to read her whole review you should head over to her website at Raindrop Reflections.

…it’s a big deal that I even read this book, because the author is dyslexic and I think it’s amazing that today he writes books.
The story itself was moving, especially the ending, which I didn’t expect.
…it showed amazing depth in Ethan’s character to be able to do stuff like that. I very much admired him for it.
…kudos to Youseph Tanha for attempting such a sensitive topic.

Check out the whole review here.