Review: Emotional Love Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
If Tomorrow Never Comes by Lisa Chalmers is a very emotional love story.  It is a story about death and the after-effects for those left behind.  And the after-effects of the one that died.Josh and Avery are in love and they are going to have a baby.  He leaves one morning to meet his brothers to go on a trip, and he dies on the way there.  Once Josh realizes that he is dead, he does everything within his power to return to the life he left.  He observes those he left behind and sees the pain and sorrow that surround the survivors, especially Avery.  His heart breaks every time he sees Avery struggling to make it through each day.Avery cannot believe that Josh is gone and cannot imagine her life without him.  She struggles daily to put one foot in front of the other.  Josh’s family is there for her, and try to help her as much as they can, but they are not Josh.  All she has left now is their unborn son and knows she must stay strong for him.Gabrielle is Josh’s mentor in the after-world and eventually they form a strong bond.  Gabrielle has never seen a love as strong as Josh and Avery have, and at times allows Josh to break the rules.I think this book is very character-driven and thrives on the emotions felt by all of the characters.  Although Josh and Avery were the main characters, the secondary characters play a big part in this book.  Josh’s brothers, Avery’s best friend and Gabrielle all made important contributions to the story development.  All of the characters are on an emotional rollercoaster and the reader is taken along for the ride.The writing style flows easily.  I can’t say it is an easy read because of the sadness and despair that the reader is witness to.  But that is not a bad thing.  Lisa Chalmers is very descriptive in her writing style and the book really pulls you in.  My only criticism is that the book seems a little long and parts of it seem repetitive.  A lot of time is spent with the characters trying to find a reason for the death and a way to accept it, and at times it seems as though these were just reworded in a different way.  That being said, I still think this book was a great 5 star read.I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an emotional love story.  Also to anyone who likes to read a book that will have them thinking about their own lives.  I look forward to reading more books by Lisa Chalmers.