When you take a chance on a new ąuthor, you never know just what you’re going to get, but my gamble paid off big time! Never have I read a debut novel with such a seasoned voice and delightful depth of heart. I loved every word, every nuance, and every emotion craftily woven into this surprising, heartfelt treasure.
Dany Drake is the perfect lady with the perfect fiancé in a small-town, high-society world. That is until she has breąst cąncer and her fiancé dųmps her in the recovery room following her surgery, leaving her without a home. Enter Jack Jones, who happens to be in the recovery room with his sister, both witnesses to the inglorious breakup. For him it's love at first sight, but it takes a little time for their stars to align.
Rentals are at a premium in their small town, so when Dany finds that Jack has a suite available, she rents it in spìte of her initial dislike for the owner. She plans to ignore Jack, make it through chemotherapy and figure out who she is by working her way through a bucket list she's made. But then Jack offers to help her with her list.
This book is half women's fiction and half romance. There are definitely detailed intìmate scenes, but understandably, they're heavy on emotion. Then there’s the relationship between Dany and her mother, which definitely needs help, and the friendships Dany forms with her chemo pals. For me, this is the true heart of this book. Dany has so much to figure out about herself as she's clearly working through the grìef stages, and these women, each with her own unique personality, accept her as one of them and love and empathize with Dany unconditionally. They’re irreverent and hilarious, sometimes shocking, and somehow manage to find joy among the tears and happiness despìte of the heartache.
I think I have a love/hate relationship with this book. I hate it for the gut-wrenching ugly cry it elicited (and I’m NOT a book crier) but I’m head over heels for the utter euphoria and satisfaction reading it produces. No question that it kept my attention because I read it in one sitting, snarling at any perceived interruption. (Sorry family.)
This book is so close to perfection it makes me giddy with anticipation to see what this talented storyteller graces us with next! There aren’t enough adjectives to explain how wonderful this heartfelt, poignant read is, but I’m dubbing it my unicorn read of the year. Yep, my #1 read for 2020, so if you read nothing else that I’ve recommended this year, do not pass up the chance to read this stunning, evocative, heart-wrenching, inspiring story. You’ll definitely thank me later. <3
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