Review: Emotional Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
Good Together was a very emotional read…one that I couldn’t put down until I finished in the wee hours of the morning. This was my first C.J. Carmichael book, but it certainly won’t be my last. When life throws a sudden, unexpected curveball at Mattie Carrigan and her twin daughters, they’re thrown into a complete and utter tailspin. As someone whose life was once turned upside down in a similar fashion, I felt a strong connection to the true and raw emotions of the characters in this book. Although I had very little sympathy for Mattie’s completely selfish and self-absorbed husband, Wes, I found her longtime neighbor, the altruistic Nat, to be a true hero in every sense of the word; he put his own problems on the back burner as he did everything in his power to support and protect Mattie, even if it meant sacrificing his own happiness. I could really empathize with the struggles they all face as they deal with the fact that life doesn’t always turn out the way you expect it to--but with determination, courage, and most of all love--you can reach deep within and find the hope and strength you need to move on and reach toward a new and brighter future.