About this deal
This book has me in a chokehold the entire time, I thought it was gonna be some kind of cutesy romance but it was so much more than that.
It was so hard to choose the star rating for this book because of how well written it is to the point it’s extremely frustrating to have to sit through and watch the main character go through all the emotional abuse. I was a little worried about how the book would end but it was definitely the ending I was hoping for. When I turned the last page, I did not sigh with the joy of a widowed woman whose previously cracked heart has been healed by the caulk of romantic tears. This is the kind of book that you absolutely have to set time aside for before you begin to read it as you won’t be able to put it down.Five years later, Ben still thinks about the amazing woman he met in London and questions how it managed to go so wrong between them. Special thank you to Sophia at HarperCollins, she always sends me the best arcs, some of them that I would not normally pick up.
the only way i can describe it is when ur boring friend is telling u a story after you’ve sort of ran out of things to talk about, they’re half way through describing their story and then they stop. The only clue to her identity is the small bee pendant she wears on a chain; the very same one Ben bought for Lili all those years ago.Aunt Norina, Willow and Lo were all wonderful supporting characters who added so much to the story in their own ways. It kept me on edge with every twist that pushed Lili and Ben apart through miscommunication/distance/memory loss. It’s still there now, smoking slightly and occasionally emitting a creaking sigh, like a train that has just pulled into the depot.
The portrayal of emotional/mental abuse by Fiona are done very well, they are sensitive yet completely honest. i really liked lili and ben as characters; they were strong and i enjoyed reading their development and their growth as individuals.
They make the most of the time that they have together and arrange to meet up a year later, but it never happens. Alternating in past and present timelines, you slowly piece together the life Lili has lived for five years—a life she has no memories of.