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When you see the Northern Lights
or a unicorn, you are spellbound. Overcome with emotion, bursting to share your
feeling and utterly lost for words. This book is like that. We’re left a
blubbering mess of delight and feelings. Completely in love with every single
character in this wonderful book.
Leslie Raymond and Erica Cooper
are both in their fifties, which immediately gave this book many, many positive
points. Erica has a seven-year-old daughter, Siena, an unusual occurrence in
romances, but real enough otherwise. There is a dog, Gus, that adopts Leslie
and then burrows his way into Siena’s (and our) heart. There are wonderful
secondary characters – each one distinct and with a defined personality of
their own.
The relationships between Siena
and Leslie, Erica and even Gus are beautifully described. In fact, every single
relationship has been carefully thought out and described such that we can
practically live them.
Levig has thoughtfully crafted
Leslie and Erica with their own fears, backstories, warmth, love, personalities
and most importantly, arcs through the book. The narrative is flowing,
comprehensive (no jumps in time, emotion or sequences), and keeps us turning
the pages with a feeling of “just one more chapter”…especially when you just
need to get up to pee!
It is a slow-burn tale with each
of the women working through their own pasts and baggage. The chemistry is
undeniable and the love bubbling. You actually feel every emotion with
them. We can’t remember the last book that has moved us to tears. This one did.
It is absolutely phenomenal.
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