I found this book to be so true and on point for grief and what it means to lose someone. While I have never lost my husband, I feel like I would have the exact same emotions as Kate in her grieving process. How can you learn to love another so deeply and fully like you do for you first? It was a heartbreaking but beautiful read to say the least. 

With the characters in this book, I didn’t really relate to them on a personal level besides with Cameron, which is sad because he isn’t the main character so you don’t get to see as much of him. When it came to Kate and Hugh, I didn’t really feel the connection between them and seriously didn’t think it would get romantic until it did. Maybe, though, that’s just good storytelling. Like I said, can you truly give yourself fully to another person after losing the one you love so tragically? I totally believe that we can love more than one person, but Kate won’t be able to give anyone else her full heart because Cam will always have a piece of it. 

I think one of the things that I disliked about this book the most was the plot. For me, at least, it just wasn’t there. I’m not sure how to really describe it, but it was so lax and just… flowing. But in a way that it was just moving along without direction. That’s how I felt anyway. However, the main show here isn’t the plot or the characters, it’s the emotions and grief that these characters feel that makes this book so special. 

Overall, this novel portrays grief in such a real and raw way. I often wanted to stop and hug my husband and my child because it just felt too close and too real. Emma Grey definitely deserves a round of applause for making these emotions cut so deep. 

Source: Personal Copy

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