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Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

26 reviews

michelle_my_belle's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Child death

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Dementia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

hereforthefunofit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Car accident and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Dementia

shaipanda's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

4.75

This book was absolutely beautiful and I loved itt! I was super skeptical of a second chance romance post divorce and the only reason I decided to was because it was written by Kennedy Ryan who I’ve loved everything I’ve read of hers and bc of the overwhelming positive reviews which I definitely understand now :)  I’m still not 100% convinced but I am about 99% which is way more than I expected and genuinely really loved Yasmin and Josiah together they’re amazing and I loved seeing them work through their issues and seem to genuinely improve themselves 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, and Car accident

sydapel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I wanted so badly to love this, and it definitely made me super emotional at times. Primarily, I regret going into this expecting a lot of romance. Which is not to say that this book isn't romantic, just that the heart of it focuses less on tropes and more on grief, depression, growth and the importance of therapy in the healing process. And for some reason, I was not at a place where I could focus on that, and found myself trying to skip around to Josiah and Yasmen's reconciliation. I think if you approach this book with the right mind frame and with patience, it'll be incredible, but sometimes I am not the best reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Death, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Dementia

lana72905's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! All of the recommendations I've received for this book, I completely agree with. My first five star read for feburary, and I truly adored it. Every aspect of this story. The pain, the grief, the love I felt like it was really real. I was rooting for Josiah and Yasmen the entire way. It truly broke me seeing all the grief and depression all characters were going through, the inevitable crash of their lives, and how they had to cope from it. It was amazing seeing them feel through it. Each character felt real. Rheir flaws, their liks, their dislikes and their personalities felt truly deep and three dimensional. It was phenomenal. I cannot express enough how much I was fangirling seeing the scenes where Josiah and Yas had do much love for each other. It felt truly like a love story, a truly heartfelt love story that also delved into grief and loss. It truly made me feel like a second chance was deserving, to which it was. A wonderful story, 10/10, I'm definitely reading more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Dementia

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Dementia

mymercurialnature's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

“Before I Let Go” By Kennedy Ryan is a romance novel and so much more. I’ve come close to tears reading this one. Covering depression, pregnancy loss, death of loved ones, therapy, and the difficulties of parenting while depressed. Such a heartwarming and uplifting story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Death, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

discarded_dust_jacket's review

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? Yes

4.25

Normally, second chance romances are not my cup of tea, but I gave this one a shot because Ms. Ryan doesn’t miss, and sure enough, I was not disappointed.

Although a great book, it wasn’t necessarily easy to read. It’s a love story worth rooting for, but it’s also incredibly sad. Your heart will break for these characters, even while simultaneously finding the unhealthy ways they cope with their emotions acutely frustrating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent

ems_rxlibrary's review

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, Child death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity and Dementia

moreadsflora's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Dementia