Review: A solid 3.5 star book (even if Amazon don't allow half stars)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
I really enjoyed this book and it made me feel all sorts of emotions. You'll definitely need tissues for this one. No story featuring the death of a dearly loved partner is easy to read and this is no exception. Our h lost the love of her life and her first everything nearly 18 months prior to the start of this book. She is barely surviving and is pretending to her family and friends that she is moving on, when in reality she isn't. Her best friend encourages her to start dating the hunky football coach even though the h still doesn't quite feel ready. In the meanwhile the h's class (she's a teacher) write to a soldier serving in Afghanistan and he replies. The h forms a friendship with him even though he is far away.+++Spoilers+++This is a bit of a love triangle but it soon becomes clear to the reader that things aren't what they seem with the H. I found the development of the h's football coach boyfriend to be both dramatic and unrealistic at the same time, so it cost a half a star for that. The fact that the h's best friend ditches her in a time she most needed her, truly frustrated me. Finally the best friend, who is the h in the next book was so severely annoying at certain points in the book that I almost gave up reading it. I'm glad I persevered and I was happy with the ending.I've gone ahead and downloaded the second book in the series and have high hopes that Ms Ivey continues to deliver on her writing skills