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The Mason List: A Coming of Age Love Story Kindle Edition

by SD Hendrickson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,151 ratings
Goodreads Choice Award nominee
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2015 Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist:
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"An epic love. An epic hate. An epic story that would last a lifetime."

Today, 8:15 p.m.
I hurt. I hurt so deeply, I felt the pain searing in my bones and jabbing like a hot poker into my heart. I knew nothing would make it better as the memories pulled from the crevices of my mind, detailing the bad and the ugly, filling my thoughts with regret as I slipped into the darkness. . .

When I was eight, my mother was dying of cancer, my father lost his job, and the bank kicked us out of our house. I was forced to move to the strange town of Arlis, Texas where my father and I slept in our car in the hospital parking lot. Desperate and hopeless, we lived on fumes of our former life.

Then one night, everything changed forever. A knock on the car window brought a family into my life that I only wanted to shut out. I hated charity and I hated the Masons. Well, except one. He made it impossible to hate him.

Jess Mason had the biggest blue eyes and ornery smile of any boy I had ever seen. He was a ray of sunshine in my dark world. A boy full of adventure, dragging me across the meadow of Sprayberry Ranch; a beautiful Texas paradise full of horses and tree houses that got us into more trouble than anyone ever imagined.

Jess was my everything as a kid until we grew up and the rules changed. Instead of living happily ever after with a boy full of love. . . I destroyed it.
- Alex Tanner

Author Note: The Mason List is a coming-of-age story that follows the life of Alex Tanner from the age of six to twenty-six. The novel is a standalone Contemporary Romance novel that crosses the genres of Young Adult and New Adult based on the age of the characters. Length is 118,900 words and a grammatical update fix was loaded 2-21-15.

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"This book was just breathtaking!! I loved the writing, I felt the story, and the intensity of this childhood friends-to-lovers romance kept my heart racing the whole way through! This is truly one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read." - Aestas Book Blog

"Wonderfully written with purpose, we never lose track of the initial focus. Every character is distinguishable, real, "fleshed out" and perfectly believable. This book delivers on everything it promises in that blurb! - Maryse's Book Blog

"The angst was so incredibly well written that my heart and stomach were aching throughout much of the novel. I was swept away by the epic romance and storytelling." - Book Lovers for Life

"I loved everything about this book. It's truly an EPIC love story." - Devoured Words

"It took me to places, it made me feel...it's something I won't soon forget." - Book Reader Chronicles

"Jess Mason and Alex Tanner were some of the most beautifully crafted characters. This is one novel not to be missed." - Four Chicks Flipping Pages

"This is a book that you should take your time with, cherish and admire. You should let it fill your heart with compassion." - We Solemly Swear to Read Good Books

"Are you looking for a book that has you blubbering one moment and laughing so hard your stomach hurts the next moment? Read The Mason List!" - Smutt Book Junkie

"What a debut from author S.D. Hendrickson which has officially gone on my list of my Top Faves so far of 2015. In a word...simply magical!" Shh Mom's Reading

"It's a love story, so pure and written in such a unique way it will leave you with an epic book hangover. Thank you, S.D. Hendrickson for writing our number one book of 2015 so far" Romance Rewind

About the Author

SD Hendrickson received a Bachelor's of Science in Journalism and Public Relations from Oklahoma State University.  She is the author of The Mason List, Waiting for Wyatt, and My Lucky Days. Visit sdhendrickson.com or follow on Facebook and Instagram for more information on upcoming projects.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00R0KGHYQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ S.D. Hendrickson, LLC (January 10, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1262 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 367 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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SD Hendrickson received a Bachelor's of Science in Journalism and Public Relations from Oklahoma State University. She is the author of The Mason List, Waiting for Wyatt, and My Lucky Days. For more information on upcoming projects, visit www.sdhendrickson.com

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Becca
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, beautiful, and unforgettable!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2015
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6 MORE THAN LOVE MASON STARS!!!

This will probably be one of my favorite reads for 2015, and that is saying a lot considering it is January!! This is just one of those stories that will stick with you. Some books I enjoy, but I forget what they were about almost as soon as I finish reading them. Not so with The Mason List, this will be one of those books that will stay in my heart, never to be forgotten.

The Mason List is a captivating, emotional, coming of age story about two kids who grow up being best friends, with that lingering tension of something more always between them. It is no secret that best friends to true love stories are my absolute favorite, and this book is at the top of that long list!

So what is it about you ask? This story is about Alex, who at the age of 8 experiences more heartache and loss than any child that age ever should. Things are bad and hopeless, and she can't even fathom anything ever being better. Until one day there is a glimmer in her otherwise dark world. A glimmer of hope and of life, this glimmer comes in the form of an 8 year old boy with a mischievous grin and the bluest eyes she has ever seen. His name is Jess Mason. He just happens to become everything good in her life, the problem is he is wrapped up in everything she hates.... the Mason name.

Jess Mason is amazing. Absolutely amazing. He is thoughtful, caring, and fiercely devoted. He truly is the definition of love personified. The thing that bonds Alex and Jess immediately is that Alex isn't after his money. Jess is a Mason, of the Masons, a filthy rich family in a small southern town. He is used to everyone wanting to use him and be around him because they want a piece of the pie. Alex is the opposite, she wants nothing to do with his families wealth and that is an instant draw. However, the one of the things he loves most about her initially may be the one thing that has the power to ruin them forever.

S.D. Hendrickson is a master story teller. The writing of this novel is simply breathtaking. The flow and the pace of the story is perfect and the way in which it is written is ingenious. The story starts out in present day, you are thrown into an emotional event without really knowing what is going on. In the midst of brief flashes of present day we get the story of the past. We get to watch Alex and Jess grow from 8 year old kids who are constantly in trouble into adults making life changing decisions, all while catching glimpses of what is going on in present day. I can't say enough how absolutely beautiful this book is!!

The only draw back for me in the whole book was the ending. Don't get me wrong, it was a wonderful ending but I just wanted to know more. I felt like I had been apart of Alex and Jess' life and then when it was all tied up with a pretty little bow I missed going from where it ended, to the epilogue. I wanted to know more of about that part of their journey as well.

If you don't read any other book this year... read this... (less)
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5.0 out of 5 stars 6 STARS The Mason List will break your heart, over and over again, but it’s worth every tear and more!
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2015
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“I hurt. I hurt so damn bad and nothing would ever make it better.”

The Mason List is a love story that spans the course of 20 years. It begins with a young girl, only 6 years old, named Alexandra (Alex) Tanner. Alex has a simple life, climbing trees, playing with her dog Digger and making her parents worry, as all parents do, that is until a cruel shift in fate leaves the entire Tanner family in ruins. Homeless, hungry, penniless, set adrift with absolutely no place to go, and hope fading by the very second. This book starts but punching you in the gut, emotionally I was a mess from pretty much the very beginning. Alex’s emotions, her thoughts, her feelings are undiluted, they are raw and unfiltered and as a reader I felt every single one. I was completely sucked in there was no way I was turning back.

“Shame pumped through my body with each of my heart. I hated charity. I hated depending on others. I hated being homeless. I hated people we had nothing.”

Just when things cannot possibly get worse for the Tanners, a miracle happens, and it seems like all of the dark days are finally over. Whereas Alex’s Dad sees this as their saving grace, and the answers to his prayers Alex sees it as something else entirely. She sees failure, weakness, and debts that will someday need to be repaid. She’s grieving, angry, she’s feels lost and confused and she misses the life that she used to have. These reactions and emotions are completely understandable especially considering her age, but what astounds me from the very start of this story, is Alex’s strength and her resilience.

“In just a few short minutes, Jess Mason had made me truly smile from the inside out.”

In a new town, knowing no one, she’s drawn in by the little boy with the dark floppy hair and the prettiest blue eyes she has ever seen, Jessup (Jess) Mason. From the moment they meet their friendship and connection is sealed, and everything is going to change, that is certain.

“These Masons didn’t just come into your life; they arrived with the force of a hurricane.”

Jess is the one shining spot in Alex’s life, he makes her forget, but these feelings leave her feeling conflicted, defensive, angry and guilty. She hates the Masons, their wealth, their charity, their perfect lives, and her best friend in the entire world is a Mason. In an attempt to deal with her feelings she begins a list, keeping track of what the Tanners owe the Masons, vowing she will one day pay it all back. As Alex and Jess grow up, their bond never wanes, they are truly each other’s other half. Resigned to her new life, new home, finding a new friend here and there, life rolls on. It’s not until they are older that the dynamic of the relationship begins to shift, this where my heart began to break all over again. Nothing ever came easily for Alex, it’s a continuous struggle, everything is always learned the hard way, and it’s so painful to experience. And while my heart broke for Alex, it broke for Jess countless times as well. These two, just broke my heart over and over again. I loved Jess from the first time we met him, in that hallway. I fell in love with that mischievous, smart mouthed, super sweet boy. The boy that would literally do anything for his girl.

“I should have told him,” I whisper to myself. I should have told him and now it was too late.”

The Mason List is not a light, happy go lucky, sunshine, and rainbows read, it’s littered with heartbreak, loss, inner turmoil, conflicting emotions, and regret. But it’s also filled with mischievous children, friendships that will last a lifetime, unconditional love and support, forgiveness, immeasurable kindness and overwhelming generosity. This book was powerful, inspiring and beautifully touching. This story broke my heart so many times I lost count, but what it all came down to in the end for me, was knowing that somehow, someway it would work out in the end. There was no way I could take this incredible journey and not have it come together. I was losing my mind.

Hendrickson crafted a story so beautiful, so raw I can’t even really describe it accurately. I adored the characters, their thoughts, their feelings, their flaws, their struggles; it just left me feeling everything. I cried, I cursed, I yelled, I cried some more, I was a mess! This book is all kinds of wonderful, and it goes on my Top Reads of 2015, it has also earned it’s also now one of my all-time favourites list; it will be re-read over and over! I cannot wait to see what this author gives us next, Hendrickson is a new indie to watch, she’s capable of great things, The Mason List proves this without a doubt.

“The road to getting over the past would not be easy, but it was one worth traveling for this boy.”
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Jeanette Christine
4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a fantastic story and one I would recommend
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2017
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I went into this book blind on recommendation of a reader friend. I hadn’t read the blurb before I opened up to Chapter One. Now reading the blurb after the fact, it mentioned this is a crossover genre between Young Adult and New Adult. Being honest, I’m not really a YA fan, but I never felt while reading this that it was really YA. Yes, it starts in childhood, but the way this is written makes me feel like It was taking me back in time so I truly felt the impact of the story. It told the story of an 8 year old girl who lost her mother to cancer, and life as she knew it was destroyed. It told the story of a privileged young boy with bright blue eyes who befriended a lonely girl during her darkest days, and gave her a ray of light in an angry world. Two people who would never be expected to cross paths, yet from day one, were never meant to be apart. Years of pushing and shoving and hugging and laughing paved the way for an emotional yet epic love story.

This book was a wonderful and beautifully deep read; the kind that reaches in and grabs hold of your heart. The characters had a deep rooted history and the emotions ran deep. It didn’t take long for me to be rooting for Jess, wishing that he could just make Alex see what was staring her in the face for so many years. Eventually, I was a little irritated by the fact that no matter what happened, Alex selfishly refused to let herself give in to what she really and truly knew was right. This is really well written, but I just kind of wished that certain events would have unfolded just a bit sooner, as for me the last 20% or so felt rushed in comparison to the majority of the book, and I think I missed out on being as emotionally attached as I could have been. Definitely a fantastic story and one I would recommend though!
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Micky - bookphenomena
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning book about friendship and more
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2017
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Deep breath as I try to do justice to the effect this book had on my emotions, my love of the characters, the hurt, pain, fun and love of all the words inside THE MASON LIST. I've had this book on my kindle since release a few years ago and I got an audio copy. I am literally kicking myself that I didn't read or listen to this sooner because this isn't just a good read, this is an unforgettable read.

THE MASON LIST, to me, was a book revolving around friendship, friendship deep and true, built on circumstances, difficulties and tests. Jessop (Jess) is the eight year old boy that extends the hand of friendship to Alex at her time of need. They grow up together from there. This is not a friends, fall in love, the end, kind of book. This is life, finding identity, raw experiences and hurting one another like friends inevitably do. This book has such clever interweaving of characters, events and a story that intricately fits the jigsaw pieces together.

Jess and Alex stole my heart, pumped my system with adrenaline at times and open the tear jets too. Jess and Alex would be weaker without the other characters in the book that strongly supported the journey and stories in their life. I loved Sadie and Ashley. There were occasional little twists, not for the sake of it but they enhanced the experience.

SD Hendrickson wrote this book as her debut and that blows me away. Her words are talented, her ability to provoke feelings is amazing and I just lost myself in the experience. I will definitely be finding her other books.

The narration of this audio is a tough job, considering the connections and emotions contained within. Honey St Dennis brought a tangibility to each part of Jess' and Alex's life. I slipped into the listen and just felt it all, so all credit to her.

This book will not be forgotten. I want it in paper glory on my bookshelf and I want to shout to all my book friends, read or listen to this!

A copy of this audiobook was provided by the narrator in return for a honest review.

Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
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Zeida TG
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow !!!
Reviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2015
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Just Wow! I was Crying the last 30% of the book . Wow wow.. Love it. Alex pissed me off but I was happy at the end
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lauren17
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Amazing Stars!!
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2015
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oh man, where do I even start with this book? As some people have already said, epic love story, and thats really the only way I can describe it. It's a gut-wretching journey of love starting as a innocent friendship that developed from a tragic incident and developed into something more complicated and complex as Jess and Alex's lives go on. One of the main things that made this book so special to me is that it had such a unique story line. It is completely different from the usual cookie-cutter coming of age romance story where the "boy and girl meet as children and fall in love because they are destined to be together". It is way more realistic and really captures the fine line between friendship and love and even though at times I wanted to strangle Alex, these characters worked for their love and it didn't just happen easily, which I found to be extremely refreshing!
I have only written one other book review because a lot of the books I read are good but I have nothing really to say about them. This book though, I feel like I have to write a review for because I just have so many feelings going on after reading it that I have to share these thoughts, so that others will be able to enjoy and experience this amazing novel like I have!
Let me just give you are forewarning though that this book is going straight to the top of my ugly cry list! So if you purchase this book,which I EXTREMELY RECOMMEND that you do, that you buy it and are prepared to not be able to put it down and also have your tissues ready!
The new year just started but I can already see this book being one of the best books that I will read in the year 2015, so do yourself a favour and see how amazing it really is!
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lizzy
5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly good, remarkable character developement
Reviewed in Germany on May 26, 2015
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Once i started i could not put it down. Though its sometimes difficult to understand the reactions in the book, the well developed characters draw you in and you just have to know how the story evolves.
I got to love the HH especially Jess and was really sad, when the story ended. For me the epilogue and what went on after the happy ending was to short. I really would have liked to learn more about their life together, considering how long and painful the journey was.
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nicky
3.0 out of 5 stars Avrebbe potuto essere un libro indimenticabile!
Reviewed in Italy on April 28, 2015
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Avrei tanto desiderato dare 5 stelline a questo libro, ma ho trovato la prima parte veramente troppo lunga e per certi versi anche noiosa. Il lettore rimane costantemente nell'attesa che qualcosa cambi, che l'amore trionfi e quando finalmente accade, tutto di compie nel giro di pochi capitoli, senza troppe parole.
Avrei tanto voluto leggere di più della storia d'amore tra Jess e Alex e leggere molto meno sugli infiniti modi in cui Alex ha ferito, respinto e allontanato un ragazzo stupendo come Jess.
Peccato!
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