Published
by Montlake on January 18, 2022
322 pages
I read the
paperback version
Back
Cover
After
serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the
town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old
daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild.
Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how
hard she works to prove herself.
The only
person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar
owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone
were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s
life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them.
The two
form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance
grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her
past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.
My
review
I read it
for two reasons: one because I liked the two other novels I read from this
author, and the second I wanted to know the plot before the movie come out this
month. I got it as a Christmas, and I don’t regret my choice. I guess it was
somehow predictable, but it surprised me
on the same occasion. The storyline was promising. I didn’t consult many books
that the main character was in prison for five years and lost contact with her
daughter, however there was time I believed the protagonist was passive.
In general,
I liked Kenna, yet I thought that she struggled making decisions for herself. I
know she had it hard during the last
five years, but she didn’t fight much to get her life back after. I felt that
she let people choose for her.
My favorite
character was Ledger. I saw he was making the best decision Diem although she
is not his daughter and he lost his best friend. He is the kind of strong
character that I like to observe in novels.
Diem
appears in a few chapters, and she became my second favorite. She is so cute
and adorable. She reminds me of a young version of myself when I used my
imagination when I was bored and asked too many questions.
I recommend
it if you like romance, but I think finding yourself after a tragic even is the
main plot of the book.
Excerpts
Having my own
apartment can only serve to help as I plead my case to the Landrys. It’ll show
I’m independent now. Even if that Independence will be a struggle. (p.5)
I haven’t
learned much about her since she walked in here an hour ago. But one thing I
know for certain she didn’t come here to meet anyone. She came here for
solitude. These people have tried to approach her in the last hour, and she
held up a hand shot them down without making eye contact with any of them.
(p.17)
I haven’t
wanted anyone in a long, long time. Not since I first met Scotty. But the
bartender was kind of hot, and he had a great smile, and make great coffee, and
already invited me to come back, so it’ll be simple to show up and turn him
down. (p.23)
Guys my age
had only disappointed me up at this point. I thought maybe I was supposed to be
attracted to older men, or maybe even women., because no guy I had ever met who
was my age made me feel good about myself. Between the catcalls and the sexual
expectations, I had lost complete faith in the make population of my
generation. (p.40)
Music is
the one thing that grounds me. I couldn’t imagine not being able to connect
with it, but Kenna is right. Most songs are about love or loss, two things that
are probably incredibly difficult for her to absorb in any medium. (p.176)
