Reviews

Thank You For Loving Me by Nicole Bea

eshurricane's review against another edition

5.0

This book is heavy and gorgeous, with a delicate angst that seeped into my bones. Maggie’s journey is so heartwrenching and her pain is palpable, but there’s hope woven throughout that had me totally gripped.

The contrast between her inner thoughts and the characters surrounding her is the best kind of jarring, perfectly showcasing how even when lost in sorrow the world keeps turning. I found it incredibly inspiring and Maggie is an interesting character with a lot of depth.

This book might not be for everyone because the topics are explored very viscerally, so mind your trigger warnings (they are in the book and on Nicole’s web site). But if you take the leap into this journey it will rend your heart in the best way and stitch it back together again.

This is one of those stories that will be sticking around in my brain for a long time. 10/10 recommend!

"Just because things disappear doesn't mean they aren't valued or important." <3

reneeshantel's review against another edition

5.0

THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME is a beautiful display of grief. It's a story of how it affects people differently, of how people don't grieve on the same timeline, of how it can look different on everyone. A year after her husband is lost at sea, Maggie is showing us what her grief looks like, and it makes her a likeable, relatable character whose story you'll want to see through to the end.

Coupled with beautiful scenery and a cast of wonderful characters, TYFLM is perfect for saying in bed on a rainy day or slowly devouring over a couple of nights. But however you choose to read it, make sure you bring tissues.

fairytalefootnotes's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Death

zillanovikov's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"This connection, the one between our skin, is a kind of unwritten, unpainted, unphotographed something that tells me that from now on we might have moments of loneliness, but we’ll never be truly alone."

Thank You For Loving Me is a gentle book. It's a story about healing after a loss that destroyed you. It's about forgiving each other and yourself for continuing to go on, for finding happiness when all joy seemed lost. It is a book about sailing your grief ship to safe waters.

Maggie's world ended when she lost her sailor husband, Taylor. Her remaining lifeline to community is his sister, but Caitlyn has her own wounds, and Maggie is as lonely when she calls as alone. Thank You For Loving Me tells the story of Maggie allowing herself to move past her grief to find friendship and new love, without forgetting Taylor. 

The book is classic Nicole Bea; the description is lush and the east coast setting is a character in its own right. The sea took Taylor from her, but the maritime ocean is not cruel in this book-–it is the inspiration for Maggie's paintings, and the colour of the eyes of her new love. Even when she has little human company, Maggie is never truly alone on the beach. The world can be impossibly hard, but Nicole shows us that it can be kind, too.