Review: AMAZING
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGEnduring Everything is a novel by M. Sembera, it is a stand alone novel that features characters from her previous novels The Rennillia Series. It is not necessary to read that series first but it might be helpful since I did occasionally find myself confused on who all the characters were because there were so many. Enduring Everything is is about Ren and a promise she and her friend Jackson made many years ago. Ren had been focused on working and raising her daughter for many years while she buried her past deep inside. Once Sophia is married and Ren is on her own Jackson wants to be with her as more than a friend. Ren has spent years trying to move on from the trauma of her past but it is suddenly thrown back in her face when she is asked to help her friends adopted daughter cope with her own traumas. Can Ren let Jackson into her life and trust him not to hurt her? Can Jackson handle Ren when things and people from her past comes back to haunt her?Enduring Everything is such a perfect title for this novel, just how much and Ren or Jackson endure before they fall apart? Can they endure everything that has happened to them and between them? This novel was shows very real effects of trauma and how they can continue to haunt you even when you think you are dong fine. Poor Ren seemed to not realize how much she was still affected until she tried to form a relationship with Jackson and then when she tries to help Charlotte. This novel also shows us that family doesn't have to be blood related to love you and support you unconditionally. While some of this story will make you very sad, it is in many ways also heart warming to see Ren really start to heal after all those years. Life and Love aren't always easy but they are always worth it. True love can Endure Everything.