Love and Other Lost Things
A totally heartbreaking page-turner
by Melissa Wiesner
Genre: General Fiction (Adult) | Romance | Women's Fiction
At first this seems like a simple, light romance, but there are some deep dark themes going on. Things that can and do happen in real life, things that do leave scars, mental and physical.
I so felt for Jane, a hard choice to make at such a young age. I did have some issues with how quickly she moved in with someone, but she's very young, alone and we don't always make the best choices at the age...
What seemed like a good idea at the time turns out to be anything but, and of course poor Jane is trapped once more.
Then she goes back home after her father's death to help her mum sort things. She's not planning to stay but slowly Nik and she reconnect, each sharing parts of their past but holding back secrets.
I really enjoyed the slow reveal of what happened to each of them while they were apart, meeting Jane's school friends and seeing them reconnect, seeing her mum finally get the strength to help her daughter. That though brought me a total shock, I didn't expect to discover that, though I can see why she did it.
Its a lovely story, great mix of romance, pathos, heartache and hard decisions. Would I have done the same? Who knows, who can say what anyone will do when its backs to the wall time.
Stars: Five, a great read with some startling surprises.
ARC supplied by Netgally and publishers
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