A review by lostinpaperbacks
Him by Clare Empson

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

we get 3 povs. one from now,4 months ago and 15 years ago. we follow two charcters point of views (lucian and catherine). and all we know at the start is something traumatic happened and now catherine is in a psychological silence, and we get to explore and figure out why. the execution of the book alone was incredible. i cannot express how much the characters touched me. i have been in a reading slump for months, and this book really pulled me out of it.   Truly This is one of my favorite books so far this year. I felt so much reading it. The heartache, the regret. Every word lingered, and I was the protagonist for a while, understanding them completely. The book kept me wondering until the end, and it just made sense to me. I will remember it for a long time, knowing that it touched me to the core.  My heart ached for Lucian and Catherine. this book will stay in my heart forever.