A review by colo
The Lost Husband by Katherine Center

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Couldn't be a five cause I really don't think this book had a plot outside of "Moving to new place and growing as a person"

Don't understand why it's called The Lost Husband when Danny wasn't even that central to this particular story. Like yes, he was mentioned and of course his death was a major event in their lives that changed them but I still don't understand why the book is titled that. 

She wasn't even necessarily looking for him or checking for him like that to be honest. I don't know but I think him blowing through their savings and leaving her with two kids and a house she couldn't afford kind of desensitized her from... him... I don't know what I'm trying to say but I think she felt bitter towards him in a way even if she never expressed it. 

O'Connor was cool. Loved the relationship he fostered with her kids. 

Loved their dynamic, O'Connor and Libby. I don't know his first name. I know they mentioned it but I don't remember it. 

Jean, my hero. Sunshine, my tethered. Russ, my grandpa!