Reviews - The Things We Leave Unfinished

9.16k reviews for:

The Things We Leave Unfinished

Rebecca Yarros

4.23 AVERAGE

jberlin's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The twist at the end is great! Love both timelines and bathe sets of characters.

rvanandel's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

lillyconboy's review against another edition

4.0

I’ve now discovered I LOVE historical fiction. I just found the present time parts of Georgia and Noah to be repetitive and slow. I just wanted to read the historical fiction part the whole time but it was the first book I actually got sad reading.

cadianook's review against another edition

Tried twice now and got bored couldn’t finish.

lexxsavage's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Just finished The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros, and while everyone swore this book would emotionally wreck me—I must be broken because I didn’t shed a single tear 😅. That said, it was still such a good read, and I was fully invested from beginning to end.

This was my first book by Rebecca Yarros, and as a lover of historical fiction, I was hooked. The dual timeline was seamless, with Georgia Stanton’s present-day story weaving beautifully alongside Scarlett and Jameson’s WWII romance. And the letters between Scarlett and Jameson? Absolutely stunning. Intimate, aching, and full of longing—they were easily one of my favorite parts.

I had a small inkling about the twist as I was mentally building out possible endings, but I wasn’t completely sure—so when it happened, it still hit hard. I loved how it tied everything together. With rich history, layered romance, and a storyline that sticks with you, this one easily earns 4.5 stars from me.