Ok, so I’ve been sitting on this review for a while because I was truly racking my brain for how to rate this. If this was strictly contemporary/literary fiction with exploring grief at the center and the romance didn’t exist, this would be a 5 star without a doubt, but I just could not get behind the romance. It’s undeniable that they had a spiritual connection and I won’t fight that, but it felt like their romance was rooted in trauma bonding. That, plus the age gap and the unspoken power dynamic that existed, I can’t in my heart of hearts be excited for this couple. 

I loved the writing and am looking forward to reading their other contemporary works as that seems more up my alley!