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A review by jessica42980
The Secret Letters by Taryn Leigh
4.0
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This review appeared on my site on August 12, 2020 as a part of the blog tour.
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The Secret Letters This is one that covers a lot of themes: romance, various relationships, trauma and survival, unfaithfulness, with a little bit of mystery thrown in. It is also a fictional tale based on a real life attack.
Twelve years ago Rachel was attacked and then saved by an unknown person. In the aftermath she begins to receive letters from her ‘hero’ to try to help her to come to grips with what happened and help her heal. He never makes himself known to her and eventually the letters stop.
Since surviving the attack, twelve years has passed and Rachel has become a psychiatrist and truly wants to help others face their issues. She has a boyfriend of 11 years and lately things have become stagnant. She also meets an older gentleman she wants to help named Mr. Lemon. His story is just as important as Rachel’s and takes shape in the novel as well. There was just something about the two of them that resonated with me. I adored him and need a Mr. Lemon in my life!
Then tragedy happens to Rachel a second time and her life is turned upside down again for a variety of reasons…. Then the letters start coming again.
This is a novel that covers so much emotion and you cannot help but become fully invested in the story. I did figure out who the mystery letter writer was at relatively early on, but that did not take away the enjoyment of the novel. I just sat back and enjoyed the story and waited to see how Rachel would react to everything.
The story is based out of South Africa where Leigh is from and she is very descriptive in her writing; she makes you feel like you actually are in South Africa: I would love to see a zebra in the ‘real world’ living its life like a deer does here in Georgia!
This is a powerful read that deals with very heavy subjects that are difficult to handle, but also about overcoming those tragedies. Add a little bit of mystery and a sweet and possible developing romance and you just about have everything covered!
This is one I definitely recommend.
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This review appeared on my site on August 12, 2020 as a part of the blog tour.
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The Secret Letters This is one that covers a lot of themes: romance, various relationships, trauma and survival, unfaithfulness, with a little bit of mystery thrown in. It is also a fictional tale based on a real life attack.
Twelve years ago Rachel was attacked and then saved by an unknown person. In the aftermath she begins to receive letters from her ‘hero’ to try to help her to come to grips with what happened and help her heal. He never makes himself known to her and eventually the letters stop.
Since surviving the attack, twelve years has passed and Rachel has become a psychiatrist and truly wants to help others face their issues. She has a boyfriend of 11 years and lately things have become stagnant. She also meets an older gentleman she wants to help named Mr. Lemon. His story is just as important as Rachel’s and takes shape in the novel as well. There was just something about the two of them that resonated with me. I adored him and need a Mr. Lemon in my life!
Then tragedy happens to Rachel a second time and her life is turned upside down again for a variety of reasons…. Then the letters start coming again.
This is a novel that covers so much emotion and you cannot help but become fully invested in the story. I did figure out who the mystery letter writer was at relatively early on, but that did not take away the enjoyment of the novel. I just sat back and enjoyed the story and waited to see how Rachel would react to everything.
The story is based out of South Africa where Leigh is from and she is very descriptive in her writing; she makes you feel like you actually are in South Africa: I would love to see a zebra in the ‘real world’ living its life like a deer does here in Georgia!
This is a powerful read that deals with very heavy subjects that are difficult to handle, but also about overcoming those tragedies. Add a little bit of mystery and a sweet and possible developing romance and you just about have everything covered!
This is one I definitely recommend.