I so totally wanted to love this book!!! But… I didn’t love it. I didn’t sob through the whole thing and I wasn’t in love with the main characters… I Hate That I Didn’t!!!! I was very prepared to be crying through this book and I even had a box of tissues at the ready. That may have been my downfall. I heard that it was a wonderfully emotional read and I wanted to feel it all. So that obviously didn’t happen.
Here’s what actually happened. It started off strong, I was beside our main character, ready to be upset with the world and then given this amazing second chance… but then the terrible things started to happen… I started to dislike our heroine. Then I started to be really pissed off at her. Then I downright shut down because she was being a selfish twit (I could have used a much stronger word there) over and over. One time, I forgive; but my lord, so many times was she selfish that I had to stop counting!! Rarely have I seen such selfish behavior in a main character that we’re all supposed to feel for.
And yes, I realize her boyfriend died and she deserves some slack, but holy hell, she’s not the only one who lost someone. Anyway, I could really rant on and on about every single time I was let down or I had to put the book aside because of frustration, but I don’t need to. I think I’ve made my point.
I still gave three stars because of the ending. I didn’t outright cry, but I got a little misty eyed. So there was a strong beginning and a decent ending, I just couldn’t get over most of the middle. I’m sorry if that’s too harsh, but I can’t help it. All this means, I can’t really recommend this one. And I was soooo prepared too!!!! I mean, that cover!!!!! Smh.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for letting me read this for my honest and unbiased opinion.