Sometimes, one last wish is all that we get...
It should have been me.
I was supposed to be the one who died in the car accident that day.
Not my best friend who had a family to leave behind.
But like most things, life is unpredictable and filled with unexpected changes.
Like stepping in to help her family pick up the pieces after their world shattered around them.
Or the epic cross country road trip that we took to honor the bucket list she made when she was a little girl.
I never expected to become a part of their family along the way.
I tried to keep the lines clear and avoided getting too close.
After all, it wasn’t just my heart that I feared breaking.
I wasn’t looking for love, but that didn’t mean that it didn’t find me.
Author's note: This is a SWEET, heartwarming tale of a woman struggling through her grief and finding love in the place she least expects it. Join along as she goes on the trip of a lifetime and finds who she is meant to be. Heat level is 0.5-- your e-reader is more likely to act up from the tears that fall on it than the steam on the pages.
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**My thoughts**
Oh, I am so conflicted in how I feel about this book!
You have all of the heartbreak when Charlotte is killed in the accident. Emma has lost her best friend, who is her family. Lily has lost her mother. John has lost his wife. They are all lost and grasping at straws, trying to figure out how to continue to survive.
And then Emma moves in with Lily and John to be Lily’s nanny, but it almost feels like something else. My brain kept screaming, “Danger, Will Robinson!” I just was not comfortable with the direction her relationship with the widowed family was going. And you know that she is also questioning it, which does make me feel better.
Perhaps I would have felt better about it had Charlotte died following a terminal illness. At least then there would have been some mental preparation because of the expectation of death. But a car accident is too abrupt. Any supposed feelings had me yelling, “Rebound!” And no matter how close Emma was with Charlotte’s family, I just cannot see her parents being so supportive of a relationship so soon.
At the same time, Lily really needs a mother figure in her life. “Aunt Emma” is a great perso not fill that role.
Taking on Charlotte’s bucket list is a beautiful idea. I just love that. But gain, it can cause some confusing emotions.
I won’t give any spoilers, but I will say that in spite of my concerns, the ending was satisfactory and I did still enjoy the book overall.
Thank you to the author and Give Me Books for the requested review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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